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Ragtime
Words: 1690 / Pages: 7

.... that he thought, “…America is a mistake, a gigantic mistake.” (33). The period in American history at the turn of the 20th century is commonly referred as the Gilded Age. This is in reference to the increased size of the lower classes and the emergence of the elite capitalist as a new hegemonic class that possessed riches and power that were practically undreamt of. This era saw a dramatic increase in the size of the lower classes as immigrants filled the country and jobs became scarce, and a decrease in the size of the middle class. However, despite the less than ideal conditions that existed for many people in the country, .....


In Search Of Excellence: Review
Words: 717 / Pages: 3

.... and adapt to the new manager's way of business. Another more main topic of the novel is the Eight Basic Principles. Their research had shown that the excellent companies had been based on the basics. The companies had to try to keep things simple. Sometimes, to a big business, it might seem logical that business should be run more complex the larger it is. From their research, this is usually not true. The first pricnciple is a bias for action. This is basically saying "Stop talking and do something about it." When Taco Bell has a rush of customers and their supplies for making food are low, they (usually) don't say "You know what, I have n .....


The Good Earth: Wang Lung - A Man Of Determination And Loyalty
Words: 827 / Pages: 4

.... to find food and money for his family. After a 100 mile train ride, they end up in the south. Wang Lung is delighted to find rice for only a penny. While Wang Lung uses the ricksha to make money for rice, the family eats and begins to regain strength. When all is well, Wang Lung returns home to start his life all over. Also during the drought Wang Lung spares food and money for his uncle, uncles's wife and their son. The uncle is a poor old gambler who would rather gamble his money away than to spend it on his family. During the drought he shows up in Wang Lung's fields begging for money. At first Wang Lung refuses to dish out money to hi .....


Frank Norris' "McTeague": The Three Major Themes
Words: 1353 / Pages: 5

.... in the novel "McTeague". McTeague shows the dangers of greed and how it can get the best of you. This novel shows how money can make you from a caring person into a evil person. Zerkow was greatly obsessed with gold and riches. The same obsession for money was in all of the characters. Zerkow was viewed as a "lost" soul and Trina as a proper young lady, yet they were both almost exactly alike. Here are some quotes on greed. "Miser, nasty little old miser. You're worse than old Zerkow, always nagging about money, money, and you got five thousand dollars. You got more, an' you live in that stinking hole of a room, and you won't drink any decent beer. .....


Catch 22: What’s Fair Isn’t Fair
Words: 2358 / Pages: 9

.... and preserver of justice (although, through our insanity, we may speak of it as such); rather, the military actually operates as a huge business machine, whose operators’ primary concern lies in that of personal advancement instead of the well-being of their country. Although the title of General, Sergeant, or Major may make one seem distinguished and well-learned, Heller offers a different perspective. Major Major Major, Scheisskoph and co. share one common characteristic: they are more fit to be clowns than leaders. Through portraying Major Major Major as an inefficient Major (he is unwilling to meet with those who wish to see him) whose promot .....


The Fellowship Of The Rings
Words: 485 / Pages: 2

.... Hobbits were well to entertain and were taken notice by a man, a warrior by the name of Strider. He took aim on their quest and was reluctant to aid in their cause. Gandalf had departed them to seek the wisdom of another wizard. With Strider and the remaining party they traveled the broad expanse if terrain. Where they would befriend new adventurers along the way. Many a time would they be tempted to misuse the ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the climax of events, when the ring raids came to take what once belonged to them. In a moment of weakness, Frodo placed the ring on his finger. He vanished from his party's sight. "Take the rin .....


I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
Words: 495 / Pages: 2

.... female), 90 eighth graders (44 male and 46 female), and 65 eleventh graders (39 male and 26 female). The subjects evaluated hailed form ethnically diverse neighborhoods of the northeast. The racial breakdown of the participants was as follows: 94 Caucasians, 110 African Americans, and 36 Hispanic. The study was conducted in each of the student_s respective classrooms. The students were prompted to share three instances when they felt guilty. The investigators wanted to know the specific incidences which evoked the guilt and the reason for feeling guilty. The three dimensions under observation were the type of situation which .....


Lord Of The Flies: The Vision Of God
Words: 948 / Pages: 4

.... by the Hebrew prophet Isaiah, god became a higher being, as mankind had mastered something within themselves to have a need for a higher god. This first god was still immoral and like the humans, except that he could live forever and did not dwell on the same surface as the humans, but god still lived in heaven, which was thought of as a tangible place in the sky, and still was thought to be in the shape of a man. This idea was challenged by another Hebrew prophet, Jeremiah. He was the first to convey the message that god was holy, apart from the world, and did not meddle in mortals lives. This change was brought about by the change in .....


Sweat By Zora Hurston
Words: 497 / Pages: 2

.... occasions Sykes has cut down Delia and her kind nature, even to her religious beliefs, accusing her of being a “hipocrite” because she worked on the Sabbath day. Sykes not only abused Delia emotionally but also physically. One night after an argument between the two where Delia actually had the courage to stand up to him, Sykes got into to bed and threatened that, “[he] oughter mash [her] in [her] mouf fuh drawing dat skillet [on him].” After they been married only a short few months he gave her the first beating. Others in town knew of the abuse Delia suffered from. One gentlemen from town made the comment one day,  .....


The Plague
Words: 466 / Pages: 2

.... Paneloux believes that the people of Oran are being punished because they didn’t spend enough time with God at church. He believes that they are being punished just like Cain from the Old Testament. He believes that , which is killing many also, is trying to lead the people towards the right path. In Father Paneloux’s second sermon he says “my brothers, a time of testing has come for us all we must believe everything or deny everything. And who among you, I ask, would dare to deny everything”(Camus p.224). He believes that is a test of faith. He wants the people to still believe in God. Through all that he has been through Panelou .....



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