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Death Of Salesman
Number of Words: 979 / Number of Pages: 4
... and the protestant
work ethic. The ethic demands accumulation and work as signs of favor
in the eyes of god. Thus in order to please god and himself he had to
accumulate wealth and objects. The consumer oriented society in which
Willy lives will not allow him to live the American Dream. Willy is
fascinated by accumulating things. His desire fior goods makes him
want objects that he neither needed nor could afford. Willy thinks
that he needs to buy his wife a new refrigerator and new stockings
even though she is content with what they have. As he tries to live
the American drea ...
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Massacre Of Wounded Knee
Number of Words: 1625 / Number of Pages: 6
... to maintain their own culture and identity. The end of Indian America is marked by what can only be called a massacre.
In 1880, the Great Sioux Reservation corralled the Sioux tribes and gave white American agencies control over their activities. The establishment of
separate reservations blurred long-standing tribal distinctions. The older, subtribals gradually became obsolete and Indians began to identify themselves according to their reservations. The Sioux struggled to uphold to many of their old customs and traditions and were torn from the only life that they ever knew. The once proud ...
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Kohlberg And His Scale Of Matu
Number of Words: 743 / Number of Pages: 3
... decisions on her own with a baby in her possession. Taylor, the main character in the book, reaches the highest level and stage of moral development according to Kohlberg's scale. Even though Taylor makes many stage five decisions, she belongs in stage six.
In the book The Bean Trees Taylor starts out in stage five. Her decision to move and become independent due to the low success-failure ratio automatically places her into stage five. Taylor makes the decision to move not because she would get recognition for it or even personal profit but because it is the right thing to do and that is a clear exam ...
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The Theme Of Freedom Versus. C
Number of Words: 1282 / Number of Pages: 5
... peg thee in his knotty entrails till
Thou hast howled away twelve winters.
Prospero here is informing Ariel that if she dares to question is authority again, he will imprison her in an oak tree for twelve years. Ariel, longing for her freedom, agrees to run errands for Prospero in order for him to gain control and be free, through his plans of uniting Miranda and Ferdinand. Throughout the play, references are made by Prospero that Ariel shall soon be free as long as she carries out his instructions. (Act 4 Scene 1):
Shortly shall all my labours end, and thou
Shalt have the air at freedom. ...
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Irony In Animal Farm
Number of Words: 382 / Number of Pages: 2
... and situational irony, we can too find some dramatic irony. When Boxer is sent off to be slaughtered, the characters trust Squealer when he says Boxer is being taking off to a hospital, but the reader knows the truth. While that is a good example, the best, perhaps, is the ending where it is stated that the onlooker could not tell the difference between pig and man.
The two most prominent themes in Animal Farm, freedom and oppression, play a very important role in the novel’s irony. While the animals’ ultimate goal is to break free from oppression, they ironically oppress themselves in the proc ...
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Creon The Tragic Hero
Number of Words: 290 / Number of Pages: 2
... the punishment for treason. Antigone, Polyneices' sister, rebels against Creon and buries her brother, denouncing the decree as an offense against the "law of God." Polynese, Creon's son, pleads with his father to listen to his citizens and empathize with Antigone's action. However, Creon is determined to make an example of Polyneices and demonstrate his power over the people of the state. Antigone is banished to a stone cave to die alone.
Creon's pride came to be his major flaw as demonstrated during the reversal sequence in the play. A blind prophet, Theresies, calls upon Creon and informs hi ...
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Story Of An Hour
Number of Words: 1076 / Number of Pages: 4
... immigrants. Furthermore, death plagued Kate Chopin throughout her whole life. At the tender age of five, her father, Thomas O'Flaherty died in a rail accident2. Seven years later, her great grandmother, Victoire Verdon Charleville dies, who she had been living with for six years. The same year, Kate's half-brother, George O'Flaherty, dies of typhoid fever3. During the next seven years, she graduated from the Academy of the Sacred Heart and visited New Orleans, which she loves. She marries, Oscar Chopin, they have six children, but in 1882, Oscar dies of malaria4. One year later, Kate's mother di ...
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“The Legacy Of One.”
Number of Words: 782 / Number of Pages: 3
... ride. Now, I had always loved riding the bike. Something was wrong today; I just didn’t want to go. So he went, and stayed out for a long time. I told grandpa and grandma I was worried but they told me to settle down. I was so scared and my whole body ached. I told grandpa and grandma that I WAS sick. They said it was my hungriness. It wasn’t though, I hurt all over and it just kept getting worse and worse. Then within the time this had all began to happen all of the pain on my body was gone and there was a knocking at the door. I looked out the window and saw my Hercules sitting on a trailer ...
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Jane Eyre
Number of Words: 692 / Number of Pages: 3
... Mr. Rochester brings to Thornfield a party of guests; all elegantly appareled and socially sophisticated. Hesitantly, Jane reaches the drawing room where she and Adele wait for the party to enter. The ladies all come in first, gathered together and chatting when they notice Adele and Jane. The ladies swoon over Adele while Jane sits on the side inspecting and criticizing each lady as she passes by. No one is unpleasant to her and no one seems to grab Mr. Rochester’s attention; which puts Jane at ease. Jane is content and almost enjoying herself while she participates in some activities and beco ...
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Global Broadcasting Systems
Number of Words: 868 / Number of Pages: 4
... the formats of programs uniform around the world. Will we have diversity, or uniformity, in the future? Chapter Two is titled "World Systems Overview." There are hundreds of millions of television sets and radios all over the world. Countries like the US, Canada, and England have sophisticated broadcast systems. Developing countries like those in Central and South America do not. Some countries have private broadcasters, and others have government broadcasters. Some countries have a mix of both private and government ownership. Chapter Three is titled "Control and Regulation of World Systems." The va ...
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