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- 9541: Beloved
- ... we and the people around us have had to face death, neglect, uncertainties, self-doubt or inner demons. Sethe explains that she took her baby’s life in order to save her from the treacherous world that she would have greeted. She did not want her baby to grow up in slavery like she had to, or starve because she did not have any milk to feed her. “….and I could ... talked about the baby clothes like any other woman, but what she meant could cleave the bone. This here Sethe talked about safety with a handsaw. This here new Sethe didn’t know where the world stopped and she began. Suddenly he saw what Stamp Paid wanted him to see more important than what Sethe had done was what she claimed. It scared him”(164). Paul D was bewildered and outraged ... people who care the most about her, combined their strength to save a woman fighting her demons. This is true for each of us, when there does not seem to be any hope and our world is caving in, we can always count on the people who care about us the most. If our friends, neighbors and families’ strength is not strong enough, we can always count on the Lord ...
- 9542: Novel Outline Of The Pearl
- ... the great pearl. The story starts on a beach where a poor village lies. Kino and his Family are living happily together and living just fine. Even though they don’t have everything in the world that they need or want, they remain happy. Through the progress of the story they gain hope and a way to get out of the poor life they are living. Also, though not knowing it ... they strive for comes with a very big price which the pearl could not pay and they could not return to their previous way of life lacking the togetherness and happiness they once had. The World of the Work: The class of the characters in this work is not varying as in a lower, middle or upper class. In this novel there are only two classes: the lower and the upper ... wife was right. The characters can be divided into two main groups: realistic and unrealistic. Today the values of people have changed. The kindness and humbleness of Kino and Juana would be unrealistic in a world like today. If an ordinary man had found a pearl like Kino’s today, he would have traded it in for money in the hour he found it because anyone would steal it if ...
- 9543: Battle Royal
- ... in the society in which a person is unheard and unseen by others is invisible. At that point our young friend's problem is clear. He is a black boy in a White men's world, in which he is not see or heard. Yet he still does not know what to do about it, well at-least not until he hears his grandfathers words to his father: Son, after I'm gone I want you to keep up a good fight. I never told you, but your life is a war and I have been a traitor all my born days, a spy in the enemy's country ever since I give up my gun back in the Reconstruction. Live with your head in the lion ...
- 9544: Did Sparta Achieve Her Goal
- ... discipline and harsh training, Sparta focused almost all her attention on achieving her goal. Known as the ‘tamer of men’, her strength made all but Spartan men shrink in fear. However, Sparta did not wage war any more lightly then any other army, she simply waged it better. Despite the cold, military driven surface, Sparta often engaged in merriment. Festivals were celebrated with vigor, men were good to their families and ... but she made a small but dire mistake. Foolishly underestimating the power of Thebes, Sparta failed to see that Thebes was incredibly similar to her younger self. Sparta began as a small city merely waging war in order to survive; Thebes had the same motivation for war, except that their key to survival was to knock out Sparta. In the end, Sparta died away with no fanfare or glory, only to be reborn in 1850 as a gentler, tamer Sparta. Unlike ...
- 9545: Night, By Elie Wiesel
- ... so light in weight that he hung struggling for nearly an hour before he died. Elie states, “This day I ceased to plead….My eyes were open and I was alone-terribly alone in a world without God and without man….I ceased to be anything but ashes, yet I felt myself to be more powerful than the Almighty, to whom my life had been tied to for so long.”(65 ... book as a living testament, being one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. He felt it was his duty to justify how so many of his people could be allowed to die while the world remained silent. He and his people did not create the Holocaust, but rather the Holocaust created them. As a survivor, Elie has no choice but to tell all who will listen what the silenced victims would tell if they could speak for themselves today. Having lost his entire family to the aftermath of the Holocaust, one can only hope that the world can learn from the Jewish people's suffering and prevent history from repeating itself.
- 9546: The Death Penalty Just Or Inju
- ... justice justify our acts? Those who assist in the death penalty are they not partners in crime? Is the death penalty a "Cruel and Unusual" punishment or is it now a necessary tool in the war on crime? With the increase in crime and violence in our society, how does the death penalty affect a North American family. History of the Death Penalty: Use of the death penalty has declined throughout the industrial Western World since the 19th century. In 1972, movement in America to have the death penalty declared unconstitutional during the landmark case of Furman v. Georgia, which declared the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment. However, after ...
- 9547: Diversity Of Leadership In Ame
- ... participate in the Constitutional Convention, over which he presided, and he used his immense prestige to help gain ratification of the constitution of the United States. The famous tribute by General Henry Lee, “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen,” accurately reflects the emotions that Washington’s death aroused. His ability as a leader shows us that he truly deserved the title “Father of ... and held office during two of the greatest crises ever faced by the U. S. His leadership of the Democratic Party transformed it into a political means for American liberalism. Both in peacetime and in war his impact on the office of president was enormous. Although there were strong presidents before him, they were the exception. In Roosevelt’s 12 years in office strong leadership became a basic part of the ... was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. His achievements, both foreign and domestic, were therefore limited. Nevertheless, his influence was worldwide, and his handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis may have prevented war. He brought to the presidency an awareness of the cultural and historical traditions of the United States and an appreciation of intellectual excellence. Because Kennedy eloquently expressed the values of 20th-century America, his ...
- 9548: Bridge Of San Luis Rey
- ... worse then it already was. As her companion Pepita was ignored constantly and lived a life of solitude. Pepita is that life in the novel, she is the only good love that exist in a world of those who either love too much or those who love too little. The Marquesa drove her daughter away, because she loved too much. Although she was able to realize this before she died, it ... seen. Although he had been through a hard life, it was still not comparable to what Pepita had to go through. Jaime was also very sickly, which probably made him more humble and loved the world around him more. Most people, who have to go through what Pepita went through, end up hating the world and having no more love in their hearts. Yet Pepita was able to still have love in her heart. She was able to even change the heart of the Marquesa, who loved her daughter ...
- 9549: Barn Burning: Abner Snopes Character Analysis
- William Faulkner’s short story "Barn Burning" describes a typical relationship between wealthy people and poor people during the Civil War. The main character, Abner Snopes, sharecrops to make a living for his family. He despises wealthy people. Out of resentment for wealthy people, he goes and burns their barns to get revenge. Abner’s character ... the democratic element of fire as the one defense available to all, regardless of social class"(855). Abner's act of breaking the law begins when he was supposed to be fighting in the Civil War, but instead he stole horses from both sides of the lines. When Abner returned home, he continued his act of breaking the law by committing arson. At the beginning of the story, Abner is in ... hearted father and husband to a lawless and violent man, which, towards the end of the story, leads him to the death of himself. Things today are better than they were back during the Civil War. People are still categorized by how much money they have. But, because of better law enforcement and court systems, people can not get away with the so-called revenge and hatred, as portrayed by ...
- 9550: No Mans An Island
- ... able to contribute to the whole and society suffers. I actually found this piece kind of ironic, John Donne speaks of togetherness yet probably about the same time Europeans were discovering other parts of the world and exploiting and killing the inhabitants of these lands. Chief Dan George writes about an age where everything was innocent and beautiful. Where his people looked for guidance to spirits, we now rely on computers ... land, taking everything but giving nothing back. The natives tried to befriend the white man and in the end were conquered and looked down upon. As time went on, the native nations of the new world were stripped of their land and their dignity and pushed back further and further away. They were ridiculed for their beliefs, taken advantage of when they compromised and jailed or hung when they stood up ... life time to learn from each other as well as help those in need without prejudice and pity. All humans are created equal and each has been given a unique capability to add to our world for the good of generations to come. When we understand that unity is what makes this universe go round we will have created a realm based on love, appreciation and support. In the end ...
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