...http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/history/franks/classes/131b/perm/radicalsdocuments.html#nechaev Documents on the Revolutionary Movement, c. 1861-1881 1. Revolutionary Proclamations of 1861 and 1862 2. Nechaev's Program, 1869 3. Nechaev's "Catechism of a Revolutionary," 1869 4. Petr Lavrov, 1870-1873 5. Palen's Description of the Movement "To the People," 1875 6. Program of the "Land and Freedom" Group, 1878 7. Program of the "People's Will" Group, January 1, 1880 Document 1. REVOLUTIONARY PROCLAMATIONS OF 1861 AND 1862 Although Russia's Emancipation of 1861 went further than that of the same period in the United States, some of the radicals were disappointed. They voiced their anger in revolutionary proclamations like the two excerpted here. The novelist M. I. Mikhailov, who helped write the first, was arrested in September 1861 for distributing subversive literature and was sentenced to hard labor in Siberia. The second proclamation, widely distributed in Saint Petersburg in May 1862, caused a great stir and is considered to be historically significant in the development of the Russian revolutionary movement. P. G. Zaichnevskii, who wrote it with a group of fellow prisoners and sent it to the underground printer via a sentry, said later that as of 1862 neither he nor his coauthors had yet read the Communist Manifesto. Reference: Mikhail K. Lemke, Politicheskie protsessy v Rossii 1860-kh gg., 2d ed. (Moscow: Gosizdat, 1923), pp. 63-64, 69, 70, 74-75 [1861 item]...
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...to challenge and overcome the evil of oppression. In film critic Robert Ebert’s review of “V for Vendetta,” he notes the power of ideas, especially the belief that people should not be afraid of their governments, but rather that governments should be afraid of their people. Although Ebert questions the necessity of fear, and believes that governments and people should be able to happily co-exist, I think he trivializes the significance of the film’s message. Although it is an in-depth, well written look at the story, it is one-sided. He gives credit to a novel written by Allen Moore in 1983, on which the film is based, and compares “V for Vendetta” to other movies and stories. The main character, V, is described in detail, and Ebert explains his purpose in the story. The other characters, however, are not mentioned very much, leaving the reader a bit blank. I appreciate that he mentions the main idea of the film, and is generous with quotations. I do fin d his criticism a bit excessive, as he puts down the mask that V wears because the lips don’t move and his vision would be obstructed. Ebert seems biased on behalf of London’s architecture, as he expresses his disappointment over its destruction. He does admit to not reading the original work, so he cannot compare notes. In all, he gives the film a positive review, explaining its controversial nature: “To attempt a parable about terrorism and totalitarianism that would be relevant and readable, might be impossible, could be...
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...There are many interesting characters in Ann Rinaldi’s novel Time Enough for Drums. One of these many interesting characters is Lucy, the Emerson’s slave who is eventually freed. Lucy’s character can be described as faithful, wise, and strict. These traits help to make her one of the most interesting characters in the book Time Enough for Drums. One trait that can well describe Lucy is faithful. She can be described as faithful because after being freed, she still stayed with the Emerson’s to help out in the midst of the Revolutionary War. A quote that can support this trait is, “She’ll be stayin’” (Rinaldi 144-145). This helps to show that Lucy is faithful because she stayed with them even after being freed and able to leave. This obviously...
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...Analysis of Major Characters→ Nawal El Sadaawi Nawal El Sadaawi is both the author and the narrator of Woman at Point Zero. As the author, she presents a fictionalized version of two real people: Firdaus and herself. Though the fictional characters closely resemble the two real people, they are distinct. The fictional El Sadaawi struggles with feelings of insignificance, and by the end of the book she is consumed with helpless rage over the condition of women, including herself, in her country. Undoubtedly, the author El Sadaawi also has these feelings, but by the time she wrote Woman at Point Zero, she had long been a significant figure in her country’s consciousness, as well as a crusader for women’s rights. The fictional El Sadaawi is first introduced when she visits the prison in which Firdaus is awaiting her execution. El Sadaawi approaches her meetings with Firdaus with desperation. Firdaus is an imprisoned prostitute, and El Sadaawi, an educated and wealthy doctor, occupies a much higher social position. Still, El Sadaawi is devastated by Firdaus’s initial refusal to be interviewed; it makes her feel insignificant. When Firdaus finally agrees to meet El Sadaawi, El Sadaawi approaches her like a petitioner. This is because El Sadaawi, despite her education and status, is still subject to discrimination and feels insignificant most of the time. Because the imprisoned Firdaus refuses to be “put in her place,” El Sadaawi suspects that Firdaus might have some sort of strength...
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...To start off, Legacy is a fictional novel written by James A. Michener and it mainly surrounds over the main character and how his ancestors are all great patriots. The main character is Major Norman Starr who serves in the Army. He is on trial and ready to appear before a congressional committee to publicly account for his covert actions. Throughout the story we see his family history and his ancestors the Starrs. They all pretty much served the United States, and had key elements in movements of our nation.We also are introduced to Zack who is the attorney that is defending Norman for free and who was also his bunkmate back in the day. Zack was always saying “it's my job to prove your innocence and stay out of prison”. Alongside Zack we...
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...to tell you what I look like, because I don’t have enough time. As I mentioned, I have this weird power. You are probably thinking, Why would this not bring good? Well, this is why I am writing to you all. Let me tell you some of my wishes. One of my wishes was that my older siblings disappeared. Another one was I wished I had younger siblings. Those times, I only got sent to my room, but this time was not going to be like that. It was a rainy day. I was reading my favourite book in the Percy Jackson series. I had this weird idea to wish that all the Percy Jackson characters came to life; that is where I made my mistake. So I wished all the characters were real. When I wished that, it also meant the monsters in Percy Jackson lived. Worst and best wish ever! For a while, I didn’t know the monsters existed, until they were at my front door. At that moment, I told myself, “How stupid am I? Monsters are characters too!” My parents looked directly at me when they saw the monsters. They said, “What did you do this time? And why did you wish up mythical creatures?” My parents had to call the police, because the monsters were ripping apart my house. The police didn’t know what to do about it. I totally forgot demigods were in my house that could kill the...
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...must follow this format sheet exactly to earn the best grade possible. I. Introduction [Brief opening statement…………Ex: This is a book about…..] A. Title and Author II. Summary of your novel. This is a detailed summary that includes the ending. This will be the largest portion of your book report. [5th Grade ->1 page / 6th Grade -> 1 ½ -2 pages] III. Setting A. Tell me about the setting of your story and how it contributes to the characters. [5th Grade - 1 paragraph / 6th Grade – 2 paragraphs] IV. Characters A. Tell me about the protagonist (the main character). Describe their physical appearance and their personality. B. Tell me about the antagonist (the bad person in the story). C. Tell me who the supporting characters are. [One or two paragraphs each] V. Climax A. What happens in the most intense part of the book? B. How do the characters react and/or if they change. [One or two paragraphs each] VI. Resolution A. How did the main character or characters change throughout the story? B. How does the story end? [One paragraph each] VII. Recommendation A. Would you recommend this book to someone else? Why or why not? BOOK REPORT FORM: BIOGRAPHY Instructions: Report on the last assigned short story from...
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...theories I have learnt in this term. The film is called “17 again”, which is directed by Burr Steers and written by Jason Filardi. This movie is took place in USA and released in 10 April 2009. The budget of this movie is $20000000 US and the final gross is $64149837 US which is a great success. This story is taking about the main character-Mike O’Donnell ( Zac Efron) whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life. The genre of this film is comedy romance, which is a hybrid genre as I can find lots of signs and conventions in the movie. For examples, the kissing scenes and some silly reactions of the characters can be found in the movie. What’s more, the lighting in this film is high-key lighting which connotes the meaning of happiness and serenity. Moreover, the mode of address in this film is indirect to the audience which was used the third person angle to encode the meaning to the audience. On the other hand, I choose this movie because of few reasons. Firstly, I love the main character- Zac Efron very much. He has acted in many teenage romance films before, for instance, High School Musical 1, 2 and3. After I watched the High School Musical, I admire his out-looking and his acting skills. Therefore, I choose this film. Besides, the narrative of this movie is very special, which is a non-linear structure and always include...
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...persevere and carry on their lives no matter what. Though Hardy’s Victorian countryside and Hosseini’s war ridden Afghanistan have very different plot lines, both novels develop the theme of inner strength of women through the protagonist’s characteristics, the conflicts in the plot and setting. In 1891 Hardy wrote Tess of the d’Urbervilles. The novel received a public outcry and was criticized for its taboo topics and insight into a ruined woman’s private life. The passionate and intense Tess Durbeyfield, whom the novel is centralized around, faces more tragedy and injustice in her adolescent years than any women could bear and perseveres through out. Tess’s character, as well as the women around her, shows the true inner strength women possess. From the early days of Tess’s journey, the inner strength of her character is shown as she plays caretaker to her large family. Hardy presents Joan Durbeyfield, Tess’s mother: as superstitious, faintly childlike, and essentially harmless, and he had remarked that between her and Tess ‘there was a gap of two hundred years as ordinarily understood’...Hardy encourages us to be critical of Joan and to perceive her...
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...UbD Lesson Plan Template Client Organization: Telephone: Main Contact: Fax: _________________________________________________ Email Address: Date: |VITAL INFORMATION | |Author |Richard Chappell | |*Subject(s) |English reading class | |Topic or Unit of Study |reading | |*Grade/Level |9th | |*Summary |Teacher will introduce The Cask of Amontillado to the class | | |Teachers writes down some of the following questions from Blooms taxonomy levels: | | | ...
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...everyone at some point. But why not just go and rent a new heart? That is what he is doing in the text and what the story is about. And yes I think the main character is a boy, because if it was a girl, that had got her heart broken, it would be much more dramatic. The main character keeps getting hurt, so instead of dealing with the pain, he just visit the heart rental place, and rent a new heart. But even though he keeps getting a new heart, in someway it does not make him fully recoverer. Because the pain is not only in your heart ,it is also in your mind. So even though the pain in the heart is gone, the pain in the mind is still there. The title “ The rental heart” is very describing for the text. Often when you read a text, the title does not really have so much to do with the rest of the story. But that is not the case in this story. Because this story is about a guy, getting his heart broken, and the rent hearts. So the title is very appropriate. His first love was Jacob, and it is clearly that he was very much in love with him. “Jacob was as solid and golden as tilled field, and our love was going to last forever, which in our age meant six months. Every time Jacob touched me, I felt my heart thud wetly against my lungs”. The story takes use of flashbacks, as you can see in the quote above. The main character is definitely bisexual, he is in to girls as well as boys. He is a teenager, and when you are a teenager, a lot of things does not make sense. Especially...
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...Comparing Oedipus and Othello When comparing and contrasting the character's Oedipus and Othello by means Of the different theatrical practices, one must take in account that there have been Many interpretations, and productions of each of their respected plays. The differing Presentations of each may lead someone to think differently about the play than Another would. In comparing and contrasting the dramatic representation of the Protagonists Oedipus and Othello, theatrical presentation, costume design, and Character will lead the reader, and viewer, to have a greater insight into the theatrical Practices of their times and their approaches to the issue of verisimilitude. The theatrical presentation of both plays are very similar. The two plays would Both be presented on a thrust stage, which is a platform surrounded on three sides by The audience. Except for the backdrop which would have some element of scenery, The stage itself would be bare apart from a few scenic elements and props. Othello, Like most of Shakespeare's plays, had what is called an abstract setting. That is a Setting in which the locale may change rapidly, it may not be indicated by the script That it has changed, and was most likely suggested by a few props. Abstract settings Place more emphasis on the language and the performer, which causes the spectator To use their imagination. It also places more emphasis on costuming. This type of 6 6 Setting helped set up the style of representational...
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...one when you meet a new partner. I consider the main character a boy, because if it was a girl, there would be a lot of drama and a lot of details of heartbrokenness when they break-up. The main character is bisexual; his first love was a boy, Jacob, and at that time he was a teenager, which is shown in the text, when he says: “And our love was going to last forever, which at our age meant six months.” When we are teenagers, our body is filled with hormones. We fall in love easily and often, and just as quickly as we fall in love, we fall out of it again. When the main character is with a guy named Will, they go on a holiday, they went through security and the main character beeps, he shows the security people his heart and is waved on, but Will doesn’t beep. It makes the main character sick that he doesn’t have a metal heart and his gut is filled with blood and flesh. The short story’s title is “The Rental Heart”. Short story’s titles have often not much to do with the rest of the text and often it is a bit hidden in the text, but in this case it is very easy to see why the author called it that: it’s about a guy who gets his heart broken a lot of times, and therefore rent a new one every time. The story sounds like something that could happen in our world, except for the part where they crack their chests open and show their hearts, and if they get heartbroken they just buy a new one, and that the main character believes that it is disgusting that Will doesn’t have...
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... I would agree for the most part with this statement. Beatrice is indeed strong-willed, but her independence has its limitations. As with many Shakespearean characters, appearance can be deceptive, and what we see is only a facade, a mask to hide their true character or feelings. I believe that Beatrice uses her cleverness and quick wit to hide her real feelings, and that although she is independent to a certain extent, she is aware that she has limitations because of her gender. Although Beatrice states ‘I would rather hear my dog bark at a crow than hear a man swear he loves me’ she is ultimately fooled into believing that Benedick loves her. The fact that she is tricked so easily, and subsequently admits her reciprocal love, tells us that she views marriage in a more favourable light than she had previously led us to believe. Whether she gave in to the ‘social construct’ demanded by the patriarchal society in which she lived is questionable. What we do know is that Shakespeare has presented her as a wilful, self-confident, autonomous woman who appears to revel in her single status. In contrast we have Hero, the antithesis of Beatrice. She is meek, obedient and completely dominated by the men in her life. She is the perfect foil for Beatrice, her willingness to please further enhancing Beatrice’s character. It is clear from the start of the play that Beatrice is not an ‘acceptable version of the feminine’. She is strong-willed, and full of confidence, even...
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...contributions to the development of the realistic Scottish novel, enhanced by local color derived from minute details of village life day-to-day and a generous use of vernacular speech (Mudge 104-114). Galts characters are very unique. They do not show the slightest resemblance to heroes or heriones. The method he used to write strictly excluded the centralization of interest on the description and action of lovers (Dublin University Magazine). To many authors lovers are useful to them when writing, but Galt saw them as hindrances to his art. His men and women are turthful men and women, surrounded in all their natural life-like manners and actions, with simple incidents (Dublin University Magazine). Some argue that his male characters are reflections of each other in every book just placing them in different situations. Galt based his characters on the successes and failures of man and show that he deeply studied the selfishness man possesses. The main characters in Galt's novels have family oriented qualities and the one goal of making money any possible way. Although Galt does not glorify success, he works with those who strive after it and attain it; but he finds, mirth and humor in the race after wealth (Dublin University Magazine). All of his characters possess qualities the...
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