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a significant problem for this group. In any event, it also appears that to some extent the hand made clothing associated with the...

of these seemingly paradoxical perspectives on the nature of society and the role of the individual in society. Plato appears to ...

kicked off something else that was interesting - the worlds first mass consumption economy. The Industrial Revolution had been und...

own enjoyment so much as for the enjoyment of others, for the pride he could have when looking at what he achieved through the eye...

of any type of war was even more unattractive than ever before. The appeasement position was reinforced by the government of Edua...

the ideals of Dickenss time, in which Victorian societal values were to be accepted as the best values ever to come into existence...

together, ties up all loose plot ends, and eventually takes the story full circle. The participating narrator/protagonist appeale...

and honor were really worth possessing. The Great Gatsby In first discussing Fitzgeralds story we look at the man who is Gats...

many argue saw the true beginning of a consumeristic culture as the American Dream turned to one of material wealth as a sign of s...

with money, as the underlying theme is that which revolves around Gatsby using the pursuit of money, and the acquisition of money,...

them" (Trbic, 2005). At the same time there was a very powerful visual style that was insistence on losing the "polite look of his...

something is broken. Yet, the author makes the following admission: "But greatness, of course, is an exceptional phenomenon; even ...

which Parkman immediately begins to idealize La Salles character. For example, Parkman states that La Salle, as a youth, was attra...

guiding light for Gilgamesh. It is also important to note that Gilgamesh himself seeks immortality as this is important to the sto...

who does not exhibit the same or nearly the same amount of wealth and material possessions. The lost generation of America is ext...

for traditional values and is attracted to the fast-life epitomized by Jay. Nick comes to understand that Gatsby, rather than the...

Dickens appears to introduce Charles Darnays mother for the sole purpose of establishing her as the source for Darnays personal in...

the boy to play at the wealthy Miss Havershams mansion. Her uppity niece Estella immediately dismissed the blue-collar boy as com...

The world had survived the First World War, and women had entered the workforce in large numbers for the first time. They reveled ...

It is noted that around 574 he felt compelled to enter into the field of religion and resigned from his post within the...

through Nicks eyes Nick provides the voice by which the other characters are heard. As such, he serves as a "translator of the dr...

can have genuine depth. Both while their relationship is still comparatively superficial, and later when it becomes truly meaningf...

324 B.C. (Michael Wood: In the footsteps of Alexander the Great). Alexanders expedition was "a turning point in human history ... ...

The virtues and qualities of Pastors as described by Gregory are applicable in any age. For instance, Pope Benedict XVI cited Pope...

authentic reports of Chinese culture. As it turns out, however, Polos accounts are marred with self-aggrandizing elements that cl...

her pretty brown hair. Your own, one day, my dear, and you will use it well. Let me see you play cards with this boy" (Dickens Cha...

takes place between Stanley and Jungle Fever in New York The wealthy elite of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanans world were the peo...

expensive roadster, and momentarily loses control of the car, striking and killing a woman, Myrtle Wilson, whom readers later lear...

those who are less fortunate. When Pip sees a group of starving and shackled convicts, he is appalled by their plight. One convi...

And while there were times when he disdained the fans and the media and let them know it, he showed devotion to his chosen career,...