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War In The Pacific Aircraft Carriers
1,189 wordsThe Second World War engaged the energies of the American people for almost four years and was fought on a scale not even conceived by prewar observers. The war in the Pacific was long and arduous due to the fact the Japanese were never willing to surrender. At the beginning of the war most battles were fought between aircraft carriers and their planes. The most significant of these was the Battle of Midway. This island was barren, but a strategically important outpost guarding the western appro...
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Daisy Miller Nice Girl
1,310 wordsFor days, Winterbourne tries in vain to see Daisy at her hotel. Finally, the day of Mrs. Walker's party arrives, and although Winterbourne and Mrs. Walker did not part at the Pincian Gardens on the best of terms, he goes in hope of seeing Daisy When Daisy's mother arrives, Winterbourne overhears her say that she has come unescorted because Daisy and Giovanelli can't tear themselves away from the piano. Mrs. Walker is incensed. She suspects this is Daisy's revenge for her meddling at the Pincio, ...
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Hall Of Fame Straight Man
577 wordsIn 1931, at Empire theater in New York City, Lou Costello and his crew grew worried that they would not be able to find a replacement for his straight man who became ill and was unable to perform. Fortunately, a fellow by the name of Bud Abbott was working the box office at the theater and offered to substitute. These two men performed so well together that Abbott played straight man to Costello's buffoon from then on. William Bud Alexander Abbott, the clown in the straight man /clown relationsh...
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United States Canada Effects On The Environment
1,533 wordsGlobalization: A Policy of Apocryphal Benefits The idea of globalization is a greatly misconstrued, detrimental policy to those countries and people outside of the North American sphere of life. Corporations are globalizing not only to reduce production costs, but also to expand markets, evade taxes, acquire knowledge and resources, and protect themselves against currency fluctuations and other risks (Brecher and Costello 18). Three hundred companies own an estimated one-quarter of the productio...
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Review Of Tribute Album To Gram Parsons
548 wordsTribute albums are an unpredictable breed, but this one looks far more interesting than most of the genre, boasting a roster of artists that includes Beck, Evan Dando and Julianna Hatfield, Elvis Costello and the frequently fine Wilco, along with Gram Parsons' former musical partner Emmylou Harris, who duets on a couple of tracks. And before you assume (as I did) that Almo Sounds are some precocious little backstreet indie outfit, note that the company is run by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss (the '...
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Meyer Lansky Lucky Luciano
1,867 wordsCharles "Lucky" Luciano, without doubt the most important Italian-American gangster this country ever produced, left a far greater impact on the underworld than even the illustrious Al Capone. In 1931, Luciano created what can be called the American Mafia by wiping out the last important exponents of the Sicilian-style Mafia in this country. Together with Meyer Lansky, Luciano was also a founder of the Mafia's "parent" organization, the national crime syndicate, a network of multi-ethnic crimina...
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Sinn Fein De Valera
1,220 words... leaders of the Easter Rebellion, only he had survived. He was elected president of Sinn Fein. He was elected president of the Irish Volunteers. Everywhere he went people cheered him. Now de Valera threw himself completely in the struggle for Irish independence. He set forth a strategy that, he was certain, would lead to victory. Meanwhile, British losses on the European battlefields of World War I had been climbing rapidly. In 1918, hoping to fill their badly depleted ranks with Irish soldie...
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The Chocolate War By Robert Cormier Black Box
707 wordsThe Chocolate War By Robert Cormier (The Black Box) The Chocolate War exposes a web of unsentimental power and control which, exerts bullying. This war was instrumented by both the adults and the students at a Catholic High School. The focus of this paper will surround the Black Box that controls Archie Costello, the Leader of a Mafia-like club (the Vigil) that has not only influence on students with its psychological tactics but the staff as well. I will discuss the effect this box has on Jerry...
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Robert Cormier The Chocolate War
812 wordsRobert Cormier's the Chocolate War In my essay I will reflect on Robert Cormier's the Chocolate War. This book is focused on the problem of unrestricted power of authority that can rule over and swallow people. The main idea of the novel is shown in the destiny of the main character. Jerry Renault tried to fight the authority of the mafia in his school. In this way he dared to disturb the universe and embodied the opposition of a morally strong and independently thinking personality to miserable...
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Catcher In The Rye Grab For The Gold Ring
1,644 wordsIn JD Salinger's Catcher in the Rye, a post war novel written in 1953 is about a troubled teenager named Holden Caulfield, who struggles with loss of innocence and the fact that everyone has to grow up. He yearns for perfection. He illustrates individualism and alienation in adolescents in American society, and JD Salinger uses symbolism and irony to get this point across to his audience. Holden? s language, his colloquial speech of teenagers above all provides the excitement, surprises and clue...
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Catcher In The Rye Positive And Negative
1,483 wordsCatcher in the Rye The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with mater...
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Catcher In The Rye Positive And Negative
1,388 wordsThe passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfields vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with material that is socially scandalous for its time. As an em...
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Catcher In The Rye Positive And Negative
1,479 wordsCatcher in the Rye The Language of Cather in the Rye The passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with mater...
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Catcher In The Rye Positive And Negative
1,466 wordsThe passage of adolescence has served as the central theme for many novels, but J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, long a staple in academic lesson plans, has captured the spirit of this stage of life in hyper-sensitive form, dramatizing Holden Caulfield's vulgar language and melodramatic reactions. Written as the autobiographical account of a fictional teenage prep school student Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye deals with material that is socially scandalous for the times (Gwynn,...
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Jerry Renault Brother Leon
1,417 words" Do I dare disturb the universe" (172). With these words Robert Cormier clearly shows his purpose for writing The Chocolate War. He writes it to give insight into the consequences of standing up for what you believe in. Through his portrayal of characters, and plot, Robert Cormier achieves his purpose. Cormier shows what happens to Jerry Renault and his protagonist Archie Costello. Through The Chocolate War Robert Cormier clearly shows his feelings towards conformity and the abuse of ...
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Judge A Person Meets Winterbourne Daisy
562 wordsID# 2385 E 6 XN When an author writes a book, he usually has a certain idea that he wishes to convey to us. He uses certain details, and messages which are supposed to efficiently get his point across. In Daisy Miller, by Henry James, James tries to tell us you can? t always judge a person by the way that they seem to be. Annie Miller, better known as? Daisy? Miller, is a young girl staying in Europe with her mother (we only know of her as? Mrs. Miller? ), and her little brother Randolph, who is...
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Daisy Miller Henry James
871 wordsDaisy Miller by Henry James Brief Biography of Henry James Henry James was born in New York in 1843. His parents were Henry James Sr. and Mary James. Henry James had three brothers and one sister. Henry James? ancestor, William James, was an 18 year old Irishman who arrived in America in 1789. According to family legend, the ancestor arrived with a very small sum of money and later gained a small fortune through the establishment of a store in New York. Later, he ventured into banking and the ma...
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Daisy Miller European Society
943 wordsWhen Winterbourne first meets Daisy, he is willing to accept her for the vivacious young American girl she is. Although Daisy's customs are not what are expected of young girls in European society, Winterbourne is charmed by Daisy and her original ideals. He defends Daisy to the aristocracy, claiming that she is just uncultivated and is truly innocent. As the story progresses, Winterbourne finds himself questioning Daisy's true nature in comparison to the standards of European society. Winterbou...
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Elizabeth Bishop Historical Events
892 wordsFrom the onset of civilization, society has increased its capabilities in the quest for survival. Methods of achieving fundamental needs have been belittled through modernization. In 1946, a time period defined by abundant technological advancement, Elizabeth Bishop describes the art of capturing a fish from water, an act once used simply as a food source, in her poem The Fish. As the narrator caught the fish only to observe and then release the creature, the reader develops a desire to discover...
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United States Canada Effects On The Environment
1,529 wordsGlobalization: A Policy of Apocryphal Benefits The idea of globalization is a greatly misconstrued, detrimental policy to those countries and people outside of the North American sphere of life. Corporations are globalizing not only to reduce production costs, but also to expand markets, evade taxes, acquire knowledge and resources, and protect themselves against currency fluctuations and other risks (Brecher and Costello 18). Three hundred companies own an estimated one-quarter of the productio...
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