...Within this essay, I will compare and contrast the characters, conflict, settings, and tone that are found within the stories of “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will also point out the vast similarities in both of these short stories. It is my intention to show you the how these are centered on biblical truths. Both of these short stories are written by British authors, but in different eras. Each of these stories was written during post war periods. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” was written shortly after World War I and “The Destructors” after World War II. This is integrated into the story of “The Destructors” as part of the history of the area. After each of these world conflicts, the economy and living conditions of England was that of simple survival. I believe that these events are used by the authors in describing the hardships of the times within both stories. Both stories are centered on young boys. Paul is the main character of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and Trevor in “The Destructor.” Besides their young age, these two boys had quite a different life. Paul did not have any friends that were his own age in the story. The two predominate characters in his life were the gardener, Bassett and his uncle, Oscar. Paul led a secluded life, away from other children. He turned all his frustrations and energy inward toward a personal goal of obtaining luck and money. In contrast, Trevor was a member of the gang known...
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...Nobel laureate is a story written by Yuwen Wu about Guan Moye (known as Mo Yan). Mo Yan, born in February 1955, into a large peasant family, where he learned firsthand the pain of being hungry and lonely; and he used those experiences to write and became a Nobel Prize winner. A writer of both short and long stories and novels about the ordinary lives, culture and spirit in China, many people were certain he would be the winner. The day the winner was announced, the writer was hiding in his house to try and avoid the media. The media, local and foreign, found his house and camped outside ready to celebrate the winner. As Mo Yan explained to the media during a press conference, he was surprised but pleased he won. Mo Yan, ready to continue with research and writing, would hope the media would not stay long; however, being able to openly celebrate, his country wanted to continue celebrating his success. His win has led to many things: have a literature museum and school named after him, a statue built, plans for a tourist route, and stamps, t-shirts, spirit bottles and many other products made with his name and image on them. With the fame brought by winning the Nobel Prize, pressure and anxiety were present followed. Mo Yan is the second richest writer in China, but cannot decide if he is happy. He explains that he is under pressure and stress, so he is not sure how he can be happy, but having won the Nobel Prize, he cannot be unhappy. Having written stories of mostly of rural...
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...Within this essay, I will compare and contrast the characters, conflict, settings, and tone that are found within the stories of “The Destructors” by Graham Greene and “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. I will also point out the vast similarities in both of these short stories. It is my intention to show you the how these are centered around biblical truths. Both of these short stories are written by British authors, but in different eras. Each of these stories was written during post war periods. “The Rocking-Horse Winner” was written shortly after World War I and “The Destructors” after World War II. This is integrated into the story of “The Destructors” as part of the history of the area. After each of these world conflicts, the economy and living conditions of England was that of simple survival. I believe that these events are used by the authors in describing the hardships of the times within both stories. Both stories are centered on young boys. Paul is the main character of “The Rocking-Horse Winner” and Trevor in “The Destructor.” Besides their young age, these two boys had quite a different life. Paul did not have any friends that were his own age in the story. The two predominate characters in his life were the gardener, Bassett and his uncle, Oscar. Paul led a secluded life, away from other children. He turned all his frustrations and energy inward toward a personal goal of obtaining luck and money. In contrast, Trevor was a member of...
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...Ben Burrows English 12 Daulerio George Orwell's famous book 1984 was written as a political novel to warn people of the dangers of facing Communism in a totalitarian government. This book not only warned the world of potential dangers of being ruled this type of government, but it also presented some controversial new societal trends and technological advancement ideas for the future. Little did society know that Orwell's technology predictions in this book would actually come true in the near future. Orwell was especially concerned with the technological role in these governments, allowing them to control and keep an eye on their citizens. People in the time period that this book was written had a hard time grasping what Orwell was predicting. Many of his ideas and concepts were said not to happen for thousands of years, some were even claimed impossible to be done. In actuality, as we know today, a good amount of Orwell's predictions in the book 1984 have already became a reality. Orwell presented these ideas to warn people of what might be ahead and to be careful, but it may have created an opposite effect. His ideas may have actually had society work towards making his predictions come true. Orwell's book 1984 revealed how powerful technology could be, as the Party, or "Big Brother", used its complex technology to monitor and implement fear into those it identifies as its enemies. One of the devices the Party used for this purpose was the "telescreen"...
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...States Electoral System. However, very few Americans actually understand how it works. The lack of political efficacy in this country is a large reason of why some people do not think the Electoral College should be abolished. However, as Eric Black (2012) stated in an article on PBS News Hour, “Polls for many years have reliably shown that a majority of Americans would prefer a straightforward popular vote for the presidency.” Originally the Electoral College was established to prevent majority factions from having too much power causing mobocracy to occur. However, this system is outdated and the conditions that prompted the founding fathers to institute this precaution no longer exist today. Also, the fact that almost all the states use a winner-take-all system to determine which candidate gets all of the electoral votes for the state. Will abolishing the Electoral College rid the United States from mobocracy? Introduction The Electoral College is outdated and does not follow the true spirit of American Democracy. David Stewart (2013), a lawyer in Washington, D.C., states that, “Because most people knew little about public events or leaders from distant states, the convention delegates reasoned, they would not make a wise choice between presidential candidates.” Today, people have access to information through TV, the internet, and social media. People can travel easily around the country. It is extremely difficult to not get bombarded with political campaign ads and political...
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...The History of Computers http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm "Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention. This series covers many of the major milestones in computer history (but not all of them) with a concentration on the history of personal home computers. Ads Cars - Motor Traderwww.motortrader.com.myBuy and Sell New Cars, Used Cars You Can Find 15000+ Cars From Here! BGS Repair Servicewww.lelong2u.comRepair/Sales/Buy/Used-Projector,LCD Laptop,Server,PC,Printer and iMAC. Network Traffic Shapingwww.exinda.comVisibility of all Applications. Traffic Shaping for WAN & Web. Computer History Year/Enter | Computer History Inventors/Inventions | Computer History Description of Event | 1936 | Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer | First freely programmable computer. | 1942 | John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry ABC Computer | Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC. | 1944 | Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper Harvard Mark I Computer | The Harvard Mark 1 computer. | 1946 | John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly ENIAC 1 Computer | 20,000 vacuum tubes later... | 1948 | Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube | Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories...
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... Long time ago: nothing was written about the subject. Until 1980 Peters and Waterman (management consultants) They claimed that varying managerial actions and attitudes could account for the difference between winners and losers (and finding out what the drivers are of high performance is possible!) In seach of excellence. But this put a problem on the table, instead of solving one. (later: data was FAKE). With each new effort, methodlogical issues are reconsidered. New data became available and the finding became more defensible and robust. What’s the unit of analysis? Where does it reside? (individual, team, business unit, corporation) Who gets called a winner? Finding the fittest entities across the business landscape and subjecting them to close analysis. Who stands tallest Depends on yardstick (!) Agreed: success=cash Cash comes to businesses in various forms. Links between strength and organizational culture and economic success. Success in terms of annual growth in net income, average returns on invested capital and appreciation in stock prices. Selection criteria are not purely financial, there’s more to make a company great than money. Collins and Porras: companies that had risen to iconic status and helf it for 5, 10, or 15 decades. Analyzed matched pairs of companies. Companies with same status at a point and then looked how they diverged from that point on and looked for patterns across the winners. Joyce, Nohria and Roberson: ...
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...In Deborah Miranda’s Bad Indians, she invokes many instances of violence, historical erasure, and a sense of questioning identity both in personal situations, and in simply talking about the brutality of colonialism, and its effects in the scheme of historical consciousness. In reading it, it causes the reader to think about why she does this, and what end goal it may achieve. Michael Dorris’ piece Indians on the Shelf puts the erasure of Native American culture into a context in which erasure is portrayed as a rewriting of a history. Miranda’s tribal memoir constantly critiques, and reconstructs the history of a people systematically erased by the American government, using many different types of documents. This helps further illustrate how the winners really do write the history when it comes to the American education system, but also shows how much of an impact the breaking of silence has. Miranda shows the instances of abuse in her own family, as well as including a “genealogy of violence” to start and finish the first section in her book. Reflecting on why she chose to do this, I felt as though she included this to show not only how violence can be passed down from generation to generation (ie the fact that in the missions, Native people were subjected to unspeakable violence, and the direct desecendant now abuses his own family), but speaks to a sense of identity and the question of it. She does not include her own family tree, because she wants to take a stand against...
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...Millan v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Plaintiff: Maria Millan Defendant: Miguel Millan, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Appellant: Maria Millan Appellee: Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Trial court winner: Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Lower appellate winner: Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Winner of this decision: Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Facts: Miguel Millan was an employee of Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. His mother, Maria Millan, opened two brokerage accounts at her son’s place of business. During a three year time frame, Miguel Millan took $287,000 from his mother’s account without her permission. As a result, Maria Millan sued both her son and the company for unauthorized transactions and negligence. Plaintiff’s theory: Miguel Millan was not an authorized user of the accounts and should be responsible for damages. The company did not adhere to its own written policy at a time where a check for a large sum was written, thus they should also be responsible. Defendant’s theory: The money was taken over a three year time period, so the plaintiff should have been aware of the issue sooner. Legal issue: Was Dean Witter Reynolds responsible for discovering the fraud on the account? Holding of the court: Dean Witter Reynolds was partially responsible for the incidents to the tune of 15% of her damages. My thoughts: I think this decision was unfair to Maria Millan. She trusted her son Miguel to take proper care of her accounts, although I see this situation as...
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...theory approach/analysis to explain the competitive behavior of Coke and Pepsi making specific references to actions taken by each firm and the different “battlefields.” What conclusions can you draw about the competitive strategies pursued by both companies? At the time the Case was written was there a winner? Should both companies have acted differently? The game theory approach used between the two CSD giant Coke and Pepsi was at times very entertaining to see as a consumer. In the case study it explains the back and forth competition and in my point of view there still is no clear winner. Coke saw the importance of soda fountains and Pepsi was at times more “old fashioned” and felt bottle/retail sales were most critical. To counter Coke’s move, Pepsi entered the fast food market by purchasing Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. While the consumer became more informed with the ingredients used and the possible health issues caused by the artificial sweeteners, Pepsi and Coke began to battle to find the “healthiest” sweetener which ended up being Stevia. These battles branched out into the non-CSD drinks like, Vitamin Water, which was Coke’s largest purchase in their history. Even with that acquisition Coke was behind Pepsi on the U.S. non-carbs market share because of Pepsi’s advantage with the sales of Gatorade and Lipton tea. The game theory each used was basically who can be most effective in branding and who had the most economy of scales when it came...
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...clear. The 12th Amendment to the Constitution was passed in 1804. Candidates are now nominated to run only for president or only for vice president. Electors vote for president and vice president separately. How the states elect electors has changed, too. Some states held direct popular elections for the electors in the beginning. The state legislatures made the choice in other states. All the states gradually adopted direct popular elections for electors. There were no political parties when the Constitution was written. They soon developed, and the party organizations in each state began proposing a slate, or list, of electors who were pledged to vote for their party's nominee. Voters no longer choose individual electors. Voters choose between party slates. Political parties want winner-take-all elections for electors. This means that the slate that receives the most popular votes wins all the state's electoral votes. All the states except Maine use this winner-take-all system today. The 1964 presidential election, Lyndon B. Johnson v. Barry M. Goldwater, was considered one of the top...
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...men.” Is that true? In my opinion, these thoughts are too narrow and bigoted. The people who have this opinion probably already have their own preconceived notions before they’ve made their judgment. I know there are more men writers than female writers, but you can’t deny that there are a lot of excellent female writers in this world too. Some of them are very famous and the fictions they created are so popular nowadays. They affect countless reader’s minds and how they chosed their next books. For example, Agatha Christie’s << Murder on the Orient Express>> and Charlotte Brontë’s << Jane Eyre>>, are better than most books which are in the same genre. We can never ignore what women writers did to help build the history of world literature and their amazing fictions. They have their own advantages and disadvantages. One big positive quality that female writers have is that they can describe their character’s feelings and minds very well. Most of the time they can express feelings with their pens far better than men. Kegan Gardines believes that these differences in experience will be apparent in the writing. She gives examples of the characteristics of women’s writing that differ from men’s writing: “recurrent imagery and distinctive concept … for example, imagery of confinement and unsentimental descriptions of child care” (178). As for men’s writing, “male fiction often splits characters into disjunct fragments, while female characters in novels by...
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...History is a blank sheet of paper, authored by whoever took the pen first. Look at Galileo Galilei for an instance. For hundreds of years, he was thought to be the first to find the groundbreaking fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Sorry Nicholas Copernicus, but Galileo grabbed the pen first. History is also altered by winners. Why did America get involved in World War 2? Because Japan sneak attacked Pearl Harbor of course. After World War 1, Japan was promoted to become an influential nation. However, they lacked in many natural resources. Thus, they looked to their neighboring country, China. Japan’s imperialistic plan was a big concern for the Americans. So, when Japan invaded Manchuria, President Roosevelt froze Japanese assets....
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...novels, essays, historical and scientific works. His best-known histories are The Age of Louis XIV (1751), and his Essay on the Customs and the Spirit of the Nations (1756). He broke from the tradition of narrating political and military events, and emphasized traditions, societal history and achievements in the arts and sciences. One of his famous sayings, “History is the lie commonly agreed upon”, is quite contrary as some agree with it while others argue that that is not the case. Based on the analysis and readings I agree with what Voltaire said. Some people associate history with past whereas history is not the same as past. As past is the occurrence of all the events even the minor ones while history is the selection of some events from the past which are then given meaning to by the historians. So what we study is not actually history but historiography (the writings of history). An example of which can be a person selling gingerbread man in a low lying area and some random people come to his stall and beat him up and kill him [1]. So the historians will not give importance to this event – which is definitely part of the past but it is not the part of written history. At the same time history is majorly affected by the involvement of the role of power in its writing. History is always created by the winners. This means that the people who are on the winning end of any event will determine what the correct history will be. This can be seen with the example of Germany losing...
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...nation, who fought against equality, who fought against the very ideals we hold ourselves to as a country, is unacceptable. I cannot possibly deny that the Confederacy was and continues to be a part of our history, that is simply fact. Still, I believe that statues do not serve as a reminder nor a deterrent, but as somewhat of an enabler. White supremacist groups continue to worship these statues as idols, rallying with torches and Confederate flags. We do not need bronze to remind us of the past. The events in the past and even now in recent times already make it impossible to wipe the images of the Confederacy. I am not saying that forgetting this awful period in American history is the correct thing to do. But to continue to preserve...
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