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- 7391: Theodore Roosevelt
- Theodore Roosevelt During the course of the twentieth century, America has been influenced by numerous prominent individuals. The Wright Brothers pioneering flight on a dusty North Carolina field, and Charles Lindbergh’s piloting aviation to its utmost extremes during his arduous journey across the Atlantic are just two out of an endless number of examples of Americans breaking new ground and setting standards. America has produced so ... this century that choosing one as the most important is a difficult task, but among the countless number of heroic Americans there is one who is almost solely responsible for setting the pace for America’s race to becoming the most powerful nation in the history of the world. He is sometimes overlooked but any close observation into a number of institutions of America today reveals his handiwork. His name is ... him. Roosevelt was an adventurous man with a captivating personality that embodied the essence of Americans at the turn of the century as well as those of today. Theodore Roosevelt led the way for America’s path to greatness and showed us what it means to live life to its fullest. Theodore Roosevelt was born into a wealthy New York home while the nation was at the brink of civil ...
- 7392: Chrysalids
- ... Their theories developed from the experiences of Man, particularly from his tribulation. The Waknuk people are insecure about themselves; therefore, they use God as an excuse for their persecution of the deviates. In John Wyndham's, The Chrysalids, we have the opportunity to view mankind not in the ideal way as most would like, but in a realistic way. The deviate is not perfect and because he is it, he is ... not all the characters in Waknuk believe that deviations should be killed or isolated. These characters are very distinct and all have a significant importance. There are a variety of opinions produced by John Wyndham's characters who cause many conflicts. The main character, David has the strongest beliefs and these beliefs become even stronger as the story develops. Throughout his whole childhood, he has always been taught to honour the Repentances. After he meets Sophie, he thinks that there is nothing wrong with her and that she's harmless for she can definitely not be a mutant. However, in his society she is considered to be a deviation and a mutant, because of her extra toe. From this point on he begins ...
- 7393: Agamemnon
- ... the play is the chorus singing about many of the things that happened during the war. The play also shows the disrespect the men had for women in that time period. In front of Agamemnon's palace, a watchman wishes his shift would end. He is tired and wants to sleep but he must stay awake. He awaits news from Queen Clytemnestra. The Chorus of Argive elders enters, singing of the ... that Apollo would make the winds blow for his armies ships. The chorus thinks that deed was horrible, but had to be done for the good of the country. The leader asks Clytemnestra if she's heard any news. He doesn't like being ruled by a woman and treats her somewhat rudely. He only listens to her because of his loyalty to his King. She tells the leader that the army has taken Troy. The ...
- 7394: Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None
- Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None This mystery written by a female author is a twistful book. The mystery begins by 10 people receiving letters from an old friend, or so they think it's someone they know. They are asked to meet at an island type area. When they arrived no one is there they see a note saying he was late and go ahead and make themselves at ... Throughout the book the people are dying off as the poem suggests. Everyone is blaming everyone. The last one to live hung himself just like the poem b/c he knew that the police wouldn't believe him. But the actual killer faked his death in the middle of the 10 indians dying. He knew the last indian would himself. So basically, the book is based around a poem and ...
- 7395: A Separate Peace
- ... who somehow managed to become friends, have completely different views of each other. Finny wanted to be friends with Gene, but had trouble facing the reality that Gene felt differently. Gene became jealous over Finny’s difference to himself. Difference has led to hate, once more, and pain has again resulted, first mentally and emotionally, then finally physically. Knowles creates Gene as one who always is strictly trying to comply with the rules and regulations, always obeying his superiors; completely different then that of Finny’s personality. “Over your head? Pink! It makes you look like a fairy!” (909). Considering such, he envies Finny, because Finny can ‘get away with murder’ if he wanted to, and can stay out of trouble doing so. “Phineas could get away with anything. I couldn’t help envying him…a little” (909). Knowles shows how much jealousy Gene had over Finny’ s ability to stay out of trouble, no matter what he did. “This time he wasn’t going to ...
- 7396: Flowers For Algernon(book)
- ... that may follow. His experiment is not worth the risk because he realizes that humans can be cruel, the experiment is not permanent, and he loses his friends and job. One of the reasons Charlie s experience is not worth the risk is he realizes that humans can be cruel. This is seen throughout the story for example in the way Charlie Gordon s so-called friends treat him. After the operation, on of Charlie s friends Joe Carp teases him about the operation saying hey look where Charlie had his operation what did they do Charlie, put some brains in. Another time Charlie realizes humans can be cruel is ...
- 7397: John Proctor Tragic, Or Pathet
- John Proctor: Tragic, or Pathetic? "I have given you my soul; leave me my name!" (138). This is the disturbing vision we are left with at the end of Arthur Miller's play The Crucible. This scream is let out by the main character John Proctor; who has been accused of witchcraft, and is to be hung on that merit unless he confesses. John Proctor is innocent ... Therefore a better measure is needed. Clinton Trowbridge wrote that "tragedy must create an impending, ever-growing sense that the character will be destroyed yet we must never for a moment regard the tragic hero's struggle against his fate as absurd" (42). This measure seems to work, but much like how the part of enlightenment seems to be the flaw in Merle's definition, so is the latter part of Trowbridge's where he states that we cannot feel that the "hero's struggle" is "absurd" for if we look at that part in isolation one example ...
- 7398: Bus Boycott 2
- ... first speech as the president of the M.I.A. at the Holt Street Baptist church, he speech touched such a nerve in the massive crowd that response, a response to a sentence in King s speech, . . . there comes a time when people get tired being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression. The applause was so loud it has been described as a . . .. startling noise that rolled on and ... the boycott was focused on M.L.K himself. Soon Martin was getting invitations from all over the country inviting him to speak about his beliefs on non-violence and civil rights. Martin Luther King s oratory skills made more and more popular and started becoming more and more of a leader in the movement. When the Boycott ended victoriously with the Supreme Court ruling the bus segregation was unconstitutional was ... for Martin Luther King. Not only had he led a massive non-violent boycott of all the blacks in Montgomery, he was succesful at winning what they had been fighting for. Again Martin Luther King s name was linked to the bus boycott in national headlines. Only this time the papers were saying much greater things about him. He was not only the leader of a boycott, he was the ...
- 7399: Old Man And The Sea
- ... metaphor is key in showing how this is indeed true. The struggle with the Tiburon represents the mental struggle that Santiago is having with himself. The Tiburon is also used as a metaphor for Santiago’s life. The boy in the story parallels what Santiago’s life once was. The struggle with the Tiburon represents the struggle that Santiago is having with himself. The constant struggle makes Santiago realize that he is no longer as young as he thinks he is ... he is. This is shown by the gradual deterioration of his sanity. Santiago must come to the realization that he needs the help of others. The Tiburon is also used as a vehicle for Santiago’s final days as well. The Tiburon is used as a metaphor for Santiago’s life. The struggle he has with the Tiburon parallels growing up poor in Cuba. This is shown when Santiago first ...
- 7400: John Grisham
- ... normal childhood. Grisham was born in 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas (Current 221). The son of a construction worker and a homemaker, Grisham and his family moved around the deep South according to where his father's work was (Ferranti 43). In 1967 the Grisham family moved to a permanent residence in Southaven, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee (Current 221). John Grisham said, "We didn't have a lot of money, but we didn't know it, we were fed and loved and scrubbed" (Hubbard 44). Along with being a famous writer, Grisham is also a devout Christian. While his father usually had to work seven days a week, ...
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