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2391: Billy Budd: ... the narrator included them it sheds a certain light. Not only does the narrator keep changing his point of view, but he keeps changing his pace as well. Background on history (the war), a long analysis of characters, which are followed by intense dramatic action (i.e.; Billy being approached in joining a mutiny, and later killing Claggart). Through such an ... to his rank through dedicate service and because he treats his crew well. He is an intellectual, which is something rare in the armed forces. He loves to read, especially history and philosophy Books that reinforce his strong conservative opinions of the world. Though he is a decisive leader, he also has a touch of dreaminess in his character and on ...

2392: Beach Burial: ... chosen be Australia’s official war correspondent. He was to report on the Australian activities in the War and after it was all over he was to write the official history of those activities. He actually resigned in 1944 and never wrote this projected history, however the whole story is told in his diaries and dispatches which reveal an Australian patriotism which is partly genuine and partly came with the position. In the poem beach ...

2393: Battle Royal: ... socially) by being forced to fight against their own. This tactic of keeping your enemies fighting each other, so you can control them easier has been used numerous times in history. However the horrible things about Battle Royal is that the black boys except it morally, and think that it is alright for them to be treated as animals, some of ... socially) by being forced to fight against their own. This tactic of keeping your enemies fighting each other, so you can control them easier has been used numerous times in history. However the horrible things about Battle Royal is that the black boys except it morally, and think that it is alright for them to be treated as animals, some of ...

2394: A Separate Peace And A Real War: ... reality which is the war. This idea is established clearly in a lengthy speech Gene gives as the narrator of the story in Chapter Three: Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him. It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him, and afterward when you say to this person "the world today ... individual-exemplifying what he stands for. It is found that this is true in the next paragraph where Gene continues, "For me, this moment-four years is a moment in history-war the war. The war was and is reality for me. I still live and think in its atmosphere" (32). Later in the same paragraph he goes on to say ...

2395: A Separate Peace - The War: ... reality which is the war. This idea is established clearly in a lengthy speech Gene gives as the narrator of the story in Chapter Three: Everyone has a moment in history which belongs particularly to him. It is the moment when his emotions achieve their most powerful sway over him, and afterward when you say to this person "the world today ... individual-exemplifying what he stands for. It is found that this is true in the next paragraph where Gene continues, "For me, this moment-four years is a moment in history-war the war. The war was and is reality for me. I still live and think in its atmosphere" (32). Later in the same paragraph he goes on to say ...

2396: A Separate Peace - Phineas And Gene: ... got Gene side tracked. Gene was very involved in school, one could say that Gene was intelligent. An example of this occurs while Gene and Phineas are studying for their History test. "I didn't do well in that course: that is, I got a B."(104) This quotation shows how Gene's school and education are very important to him ... example of this occurs when Phineas and Gene are studying. "With Phineas sitting next to me day after day like some guiltless Doubting Thomas, I began to wonder not whether history was real, but whether it was important."(104) This quotation shows that Phineas had an influence on Gene. One knows this because Gene is always very serious about his school ...

2397: Fahrenheit51: ... the law. Captain Beatty tries to explain the law " Every fireman sooner or later hits this . They only need understanding, to know how the wheels run. Need to know the history of the profession."(53). Montag disagrees with him and meets an old retired English Professor named Faber who helps him understand the books. "The things you're looking for, Montag ... We're remembering. That's where we'll win out in the long run. And someday we'll remember so much that we'll build the biggest goddamn steamshovel in history and dig the biggest grave of all time and shove war in and cover it up."(164) In conclusion Montag, rebels against society with the help of Faber, gets discovered ...

2398: Dealers Of Lighting, Michael H: ... future (391), he fails to deliver. His book corrects a lot of misinformation about PARC research and Xerox commercialization efforts. It is a good read for anybody interested in the history of technology. It should be required reading for everybody in research management for many examples of what to do and what not to do. This history should also be read by anyone who believes another big leap in software technology can be achieved while research funding is cut back, universities are drained of their talent, and ...

2399: Huck Finn The Problem With The: ... human race is Use Examples from FINN and the present! The basic problem with the human race is everything! The human race is a compilation of many people who throughout history has not improved its integrity. Though, we have made many major accomplishes throughout history we are still dumfounded by the many mistakes of our past. For example, of the stupidity of society today, is how the people were so gullible to allow the criminals ...

2400: Homer 2: ... homer and the poems he composed. Homer, a greek poet (or Greek poets)who wrote two very famous poems. The Iliad and the Odyssey, were a major part of Greek history, espeshally for Ancient Greece. Modern scholars generally agree that they were written for an aristocratic audience by a single poet in Asia Minor before 700 B.C. Both epics deal ... Odyssey. According to legend, Homer was blind. There were many years, long centuries when Homer's works completely disappeared, and then were rediscovered. Thanks to the work of scribes of history, we still have these great epic works to enjoy, learn from, and become engrossed in today. Perhaps most importantly is not the exact details of Homer and his works, but ...

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