...withstood the test of time. “A Rose for Emily” is one of his better know pieces that can be interpreted in many different ways. The theme one connects with after reading the story depends on the reader’s view of the writer and the writing itself. Many people look at the story as a love story in which a woman is unable to let go of her lover and only wants to preserve him like a rose. Letting go was difficult for the women and holding on was easier. She did what she had to do to preserve her love for her lover even if it was against the town’s laws. The time period in which this short story was written is also important when critically analyzing the writing and the writer’s purpose and theme. During the time that Faulkner wrote this story, he was greatly in debt and seeking ways to become financially stable. He wrote this story not knowing that it would be his first published work and bring him wealth and recognition. It was first published in 1930 but covers the time periods of 1861-1933. This was a very critical time in American history. During this time period, the South was fighting for their livelihood, slavery against the North. They were trying so desperate to hold on to what had held their southern cotton economy together. They felt that the federal government had no power over the states especially their slavery supported economy. They did everything to hold on to their culture but eventually war was inevitable. Even after the Civil War, the South did anything and everything...
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...Graff and Major Anderson argue how to set up the battleroom. Graff wants to set it up with games that are very challenging, but Anderson disagrees, all games should be fair. Graff agrees with that but he knows Ender will be trained better if the games were more tricky since war is harder than games. Anderson threatens to report Graff because what he is doing is wrong. Ender moves to Rat Army where Rose the Nose is in charge. He is told that he is not allowed to use his desk and not allowed to practice with the Launchies. He’s then assigned to Dink Meeker's platoon. Dink tells him he is allowed to whatever and Rose can’t control him. He trains Ender really hard and taught him more things than Petra did. He would still practice with the other...
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...In this line, Gatsby no longer cares about his life and his onset of life was negative. He realized how consumed he was with everything that he dedicated his time to. Daisy was the main reason why he did what he did in life. Gatsby moved to West Egg across Daisy's house in East Egg to be near her. He also hosted parties with all kinds of people in hopes of seeing Daisy in one of them some day. On page 161, it says Gatsby "lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream" (Fitzgerald 161). The "warm old world" Gatsby lived in brought happiness to him, it was warm and comforting, not too hot not too cold. However, he longer felt this warmness in the world and he blames this on the fact that he invested much of his...
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...The post- World War 2 era in the United States introduced a seductive new form of mass communications. In 1946, there were about 17,000 television alone in the United States. In the span of seven years, more than two-thirds of the household had a television. The media rose in popularity exponentially after the invention of the radio. Thanks to the media, the United State’s gross national product doubled in the 1950’s and again in the 1960’s. Advertising and propaganda was blooming and thanks to the that, the typical U.S family owned a car and a house in the suburbs. Broadcast television was dominant in the mass media. The television media was owned by three major networks who was responsible for all the live events, sitcoms, and news that...
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...been a big difference between the North and the South. Now however, they have both changed but there are still some people who live the old way. This is shown in the William Faulkner story “A Rose For Emily”. In this story there is a woman, Ms. Emily Grierson that lives in the ways of the old South when all the people of her town have changed and moved on in their way of living, but they still look up to her because she is a strong representation of their past. There is also a man named Homer Barron who came to the town from the north to work. He strongly represented the north and brought change to the South. Faulkner uses these two characters, Homer and Emily, to show the reader the differences of the North and the South, and also how the north affected the South. In the story, Faulkner creates Ms. Emily’s character around that of the old South’s. In William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" Faulkner uses subtle but notable clues in the story to prepare the reader for the ending. One of the more major underlying themes that Faulkner uses to prepare the reader is the contrast between the north and the south and the progress of time which is to include the incompatibility between Homer the "Yankee" and Emily the southern bell stuck in the past. Though not as much a major theme as important clues is Emily's reluctance to give up her father's corpse, the purchase of rat poison, Homer suddenly disappearing, the light in the upstairs room not turning on for years and Emily's sudden reclusive...
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...describing his surreal, poignant encounter with the little prince, the narrator’s tone is bittersweet. When describing the adult world, the narrator’s tone is matter-of-fact and often regretful. tense · Past settings (time) · “Six years ago,” although the current date is never specified settings (place) · The Sahara Desert and outer space protagonists · The little prince, the pilot major conflict · The childlike perspectives of the prince and, to some extent, those of the narrator are in conflict with the stifling beliefs of the adult world. rising action · After he believes he has been spurned by his rose, the prince travels to neighboring planets and eventually lands on Earth. He wanders through the desert in search of humans, and he is eventually found by the fox. climax · The fox teaches the little prince his secret, and the little prince realizes the value of his rose. falling action · The prince meets the narrator, to whom he passes along the...
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...studying the history of others beliefs and opinions we can learn more about their views and standpoints and experiences. We study the history of others and ourselves to help us in learning more about their countries and their lives and what they have been through. If we do not study others background and history, then how would we know anything about what others have been through and help us understand why they view our country and us like they do. If there was no history from any country then how would we know where we came from and what it took to build our country, just like what it took or takes to build their country? What they may have suffered through, what they are still going through, what their beliefs on religion and life are. By studying other countries history we can learn why they had wars, what caused these wars and who was involved in them and who helped settle them. Without history we would not know any of this, history is just that history. There are many great leaders in these countries and we would not even know that without history. History is very important, “It has been said that he who controls the past controls the future. Our view of history shapes the way we view the present, and therefore it dictates what answers we offer for existing problems. History is a story about the past that is significant and true.” Crabtree, (2003). Visiting Historians in Far Away Lands 3 The study of history and participants, help us understand where we came...
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... The Domino Effect of the White Terror Have you ever tapped lightly against one domino and watched it knock down a whole line of these small squares? It is amazing how one single action can reciprocate so many other events. This is not only the case for dominoes, of course- everyday events have occurred like this too. A perfect example of the domino effect is the Communist split from the Nationalists, commonly known as the White Terror. This sudden purge only lasted around three nights, but the effects of the split would last for many decades in the future. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) split from the Chinese Nationalists in 1927 affected both China itself and other foreign nations through the triggering of major wars, changes in international relations, and the formation of modern China- one of the world’s leading economies. The effects of the split, both positive and negative, would last for many years to come. After splitting from the Nationalists, Mao Zedong led the legendary Long March- a campaign that would garner support for him and split the country into two parties. Although the route was extremely long and dangerous, the popularity gained along the way sustained the marchers. As Mao Zedong wrote in his 1935 poem The Long March, “the Red Army fears not the trials of the Long March, holding light ten thousand crags and torrents ... Min Mountain's thousand li of snow joyously crossed, the three Armies march on, each face glowing”...
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...Alex Klapetzky Mrs. Merrell Gross ENGL 1302 01 October 2015 Word Count: 1,305 Small Signs Symbolism in literature is using an object to portray a different, deeper meaning in a story. Symbols represent ideas or qualities that the author has maneuvered into his or her story that has meaning. There can be multiple symbols in a story or just one. It is up to the reader to interpret the meaning of the symbols and their significance to the story. In “A Rose for Emily”, William Faulkner effectively uses symbolism to illustrate the fading glory of the Old South giving away to the progress of reconstruction and the new century. It also plays a role in understanding the whole meaning of the story and why Emily is a tragic figure as opposed to an evil person. The gray strand of hair found on the pillow next to Homer Barron’s corpse is a symbol that represents lost love and perverse action of Miss Emily. The hair represents Miss Emily’s determination to live how she wants while disregarding anyone’s approval. Her eccentric actions proves that she lives by her own moral code, that whatever it takes to be happy is welcome, even if it is murder. “What was left of him, rotted beneath what was left of the nightshirt...” (Faulkner 327). The strand of hair stands as the remnant of life that is left to decay, just like Homer Barron’s body (Getty 231). The lime that is sprinkled around Miss Emily’s house is another symbol in the story. Lime is a white powder used to cover the smell...
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...Examine the main trends in births and deaths in the United Kingdom since 1900 The birthrate in the UK has been in a long-term state of decline since 1900. In 1900 the birthrate in England and wales was 28.7, but by 2007 it had fallen to an estimated 10.7. However there have been three fluctuations in the birthrate of the UK, these are know as the three ‘baby booms’ in the 20th century. The First two came after the two world wars (1914-18 and 1939-45), as returning service men and their partners started families that they postponed during the war. There was a third baby boom in the 1960s before sharply declining again in the 1970s. The rate then rose in the 1980s and fell in the 1990s, it has recently increased since 2001. There were major changes in the position of women in the 20th century. In the 20th century women gained legal equality with men including the right to vote. Women now also have increased educational opportunities and girls now do better at school than boys. There are now more women in paid employment, plus laws outlawing unequal pay and sex discrimination. As well as changes in attitudes to family life and women’s role and an easier access to divorce. As a result of these changes, women now see other opportunities in life apart from the traditional role of the house wife mother. Many are choosing to delay childbearing, or not have children at all in pursuit of a career. For example in 2006 on in five women were childless at age 45, double the number of...
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...some sort of sexual penetration of a person by force or without consent. Rape is committed more by males, usually on a female. In the last three decades, feminist have worked and studied rape with the collective agenda to work towards changing rape in a social and legal manor. Feminist thought and activism have challenges the myth that rape is rape, showing that it is a common experience among girls and women. Although feminists have different theories on why rape occurs, and how to eliminate it, they share the notion that rape is wrong and work towards learning and teaching about rape prevention. This paper will touch on the anti-rape movement, the feminist perspective, and different hypothesis in learning about the different feminist theories of rape. Anti-Rape Movement Feminists have been working for decades towards raising awareness and changing the perspective of rape and sexual violence, with their main goal to eliminate sexual violence. The first wind of the anti-rape movement became apparent in the late 1960’s (Rose, 1977), since then feminist anti-rape literature, activism and policy development have increasingly polarized into two distinct genres. The first being the development of police...
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...declaration by Louis that he did not support the new constitution as he was trying to flee to find support so he could reclaim absolute monarchy. When he returned to Paris, the people saw his disconnection from them as he had failed to understand the popularity of the new constitution. He also showed his lack of support for the constitution, which made him more of a threat to it. He had declared he wanted absolute monarchy back, which further led to an effort to remove him by the Cordeliers (in the form of a petition). Since Louis couldn’t be trusted to support the constitutional monarchy, a different form of government was needed. People began to question why Louis was needed at all, which led to the collapse of the constitutional...
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...a medium of choice to present war information. War films has risen as a genre particularly depicting warfare using themes and concepts such as naval, air or land battles. War films also focus on the themes of prisoners of war, covert operations and military training. War films do not always, however, depict battles. Sometimes, war films may choose to focus on the day to day military or civilian life in wartime without necessarily depicting battles. War film may be fictional, based on history, biographical, alternative history, or even docudrama. Many historical events particularly since mid 1800’s to the end of the cold war have inspired this film genre. The shifting political climate in America in the last half of the 1930’s for instance influenced the rise of the war film genre (Maland 159). War films more often than not been categorized as wartime propagandas other than classic war films or historical documents. Maland also describes the shift of attention was a change in the Communist party's political strategy that influenced war films during that era. War films that rose in the Second World War era were particularly very much associated with war propaganda. Why we Fight (1942-1945), Air force (1943) and Men at War (1957) are three war films from this time that were thought to be tools of wartime propaganda. A famous actor during that era, Charlie Chaplin, depicted the role of Adolf Hitler in the war film The Great Dictator. "After the war broke out- and during the time...
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...THE MAN OF STEEL AND THE DRAGON: AUSTRALIA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA DURING THE HOWARD ERA PROPOSAL INTRODUCTION On consecutive days in October 2003, President George W Bush of the United States of America and President Hu Jintao of People’s Republic of China addressed joint sittings of both houses of the Australian Parliament. This historic occasion symbolises how Australia conducted its foreign relations with ‘East’ and ‘West’ during the Howard Era. The pragmatic decision to allow Hu Jintao to become the first non-American foreigner to address both houses demonstrates how Howard viewed Sino-Australian relations. It showed the world that it was possible to have warm relations with both the United States and China. By the end of the Howard Era in 2007, China had become Australia’s major trading partner. This was a far cry from 1996, when in the first months of the newly elected Howard Government a series of events caused severe tensions in Sino-Australian relations, as described below. This culminated in the Chinese response of banning visits to China by Australian ministers, a serious manoeuvre in the nuanced world of diplomacy. From these frosty beginnings, the relationship between the two nations strengthened considerably, for a variety of reasons, some of them outside Australia’s control. Paul Keating may have sown the seeds to Australia’s ‘pivot’ to Asia, but it was the Howard Government that undertook the most significant shift in orientation, cumulating in...
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...Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, John desires a savoir so he looks to his best friend, Owen Meany. There are many events in the novel that makes the reader believe that Owen is supposed to represent a Christ figure. A Christ figure is a character who resembles Jesus Christ in many ways except all of them fall short of perfect because they are still human. Owen is the novel’s Christ figure because the way he acts and even some of his own life events reflect the ways of Jesus Christ. The first event that gives us an inclination to believe that Owen is a Christ Figure is the fact that he brings John to God. John doesn’t just say Owen contributes to him being a Christian he flat out tells us that Owen is the reason why he is one. John says, “he is the reason why I believe in God; I am a Christian because of Owen Meany” (1). This relates to Jesus Christ because while Jesus was on earth he converted many people to believe in himself and this is what Owen is doing. He is bringing people to God his father just like Jesus Christ did. Owen is also like Christ because he was merciful to his classmates who were holding him above their heads during bible study. He could of condemned them and told Mrs. Walker about it but he didn’t and when he got yelled at by Mrs. Walker he could of pushed the blame on them but he didn’t, he would just take it. That shows his mercy to his classmates. Just as Jesus Christ could have condemned the people who were crucifying him he didn’t, he chose mercy...
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