Fanon's Three Stages Related To The Indigenous People Of Chiapas
.... by colonialism was to drive into the
natives' heads the idea that if the settlers were to leave, they would at once
fall back into barbarism, degradation, and bestiality."(Fanon 211) The
colonizers, believing the natives were savages that needed enlightenment, forced
European culture upon them. The Europeans believed that to assimilate the
natives to European culture was to help them progress. Therefore, to return to
the old ways would have been regressing. When the natives objected to the
forced assimilation, the colonizers smothered the rebellious efforts with
stronger, more lethal weapons. Fanon compares the colonizer .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Reversal Of Characters
.... principle who is helping her husband with
the revolution. However, Madame Defarge makes a startling metamorphosis from
supporting character to antagonist when she is revealed to be the shadow. She
is shown to be cruel and petty, not the compassionate woman one would assume of
a leader of a revolution against tyranny. This part of the novel casts a
shadow of doubt over the rest of the characters, and one begins to question the
validity of all the characters.
Finally, the French people themselves start out as downtrodden and
miserable victims of a corrupt system. But it is illustrated that they could be
just as heartless as t .....
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Fantasy Vs. Reality
.... enough to
grant, but Esperanza soon finds out that there is more to friendship. "If you
give me five dollars, I will be your friend forever." Esperanza discovers that
she can not have anything for nothing. Rachel and Lucy sure enough become her
friends, but only after she helped them pay for the bike. Esperanza never does
truly find a real friend who shares the same goal as she does because all the
friends she has have more problems than her. For instance, Sally was a friend
for whom Esperanza cared for. When Esperanza was raped, Sally was not there to
help her and when Esperanza tried to prevent Sally from making a mistak .....
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Hemingway's "A Farewell To Arms": Henry - A Man Of Action, Self-Dicipline, And One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure
.... Henry witnessed the gruesome executions of the
officers before him and knew he was not going to die without a fight to preserve
his precious existence. Being a man of action rather than words, was the
determining factor which helped him survive this unfortunate confrontation with
death. Regardless of the circumstances, Henry used his authoritative position
to make sure others did not engage in any threatening positions that could
jeopardize the ir safety and the safety of others. When one of his ambulances
got suck in the mud during a retreat, two sergeants simply tried to abandon the
situation but Frederick stopped them in th .....
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The Fellowship Of The Rings
.... would they
be tempted to misuse the ring. But Frodo's will held strong. Up unto the
climax of events, when the ring raids came to take what once belonged to them.
In a moment of weakness, Frodo placed the ring on his finger. He vanished from
his party's sight. "Take the ring off Frodo!", they yelled. But he was frozen
in his steps. Determind to get it they approached him. In a brave attempt to
protect the ring, Frodo ran up to them, held the sting high in the air,
attempting to strike one of them. But he failed. And instead he took a wound
in his side. He then somehow managed to mount back on his horse and ride away
acros .....
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Feminism In Jane Eyre
.... little more than a servant who was paid to share her scarce amount
of knowledge in limited fields to a child. With little respect, security, or
class one may certainly feel that an intelligent, passionate and opinionated
young woman such as Jane Eyre should deserve and be capable of so much more.
The insecurity of this position, being tossed around with complete disregard for
her feelings or preferences, is only one of many grueling characteristics of
this occupation. However for Jane to even emerge into society, becoming a
governess seemed the only reasonable path for her.
The women of the Victorian Era can be regarded as the .....
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Davis' "Fifth Business": Death Of Boy Staunton
.... a devastating
blow to ones true happiness in later life. This was exactly the case in Boy
Staunton's life. Once, when he was little, he got in an argument with Dunny
which led to snowballs being launched at Dunny from an aggravated Boy Staunton.
The last snowball concealed a rock, and hit Dunny's neighbor Mary Dempster in
the head. As a result, she gave birth prematurely (to Paul Dempster), and then
afterwards became “simple minded”. This particular incident acted as a
foundation for Boy's growing shadow, and contributed to the demise of his soul.
It is ironic that the person who had such a significant influence on Boy
Staunt .....
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"Fighting On Two Fronts": Henry Fleming In Red Badge Of Courage
.... every night by the campfire.
Henry could only listen because he was still 'wet behind the ears'. He felt
left out and often sat alone wondering about battle. War was like an illusion
to him. He couldn't imagine people slaughtering each other. "Aren't we too
civilized to massacre ourselves?" he often wondered. After hearing the tales of
battle, Henry began to be intimidated by fear. Would he run when faced with
death or would he have the courage to fight? This question was always on
Henry's mind. Finally, after many months of monotonous camp life, the question
was answered. After hours of marching one day, Henry's reg .....
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Charles Dickens: Biography
.... authors. His works range from HARD TIMES (1854), a satire of
Victorian education and a portrayal of of the ugliness of factory life, through
A TALE OF TWO CITIES (1859), which portrays the chaos of revolutions. Dickens
remains a master storyteller whose works are laced with humor and social satire.
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Stephen Coonts' "Flight Of The Intruder": Summary
.... next mission
with a EA-6B for SAM (surface-to-air missiles) suppression. This plane only
carried antiradiation missiles to destroy the SAMs and their radar. But, as they
were approximating (approaching, advancing on) the first SAM surface gun
destroyed most of the plane. The crew ejected within the midst of the night;
Grafton landing safely, but Cole's back broke. Eventually, they were rescued by
a helicopter, but an A-1 Skyraider pilot who was killing off the Vietnamese that
were trying to shoot the crew.
The setting of the book was in the Vietnam Era, most likely in the early
years. There were various settings like the aircraft .....
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The Fountain Head: Individualism
.... His plan to manipulate the
public and gather them as a whole was directly countered with every move that
Howard made. One of these major moves was the building of the Stoddard Temple.
With the temple, Roark had the freedom to build whatsoever he choose. This gave
him a medium to express his viewpoint without having any restrictions. After
the delayed unveiling of the temple, it was condemned by the public. At the
head of this group was no other than Toohey. He wrote articles in the newspaper
on how the temple in no way represented the human spirit. The temple allowed
Howard to display his individualism, his uniquene .....
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Frankenstein: Morality
.... another monster he may be rid of both monsters forever. "With
the companion you bestow I will quit the neighbourhood of man,"(pg 142) promises
the morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner.
When the doctor, if and when he, finished his first creation's mate there is a
chance that the monsters will not keep their promise and stay in Europe envoking
fear into townfolk.
The good doctor, trying to act morally, destroys the monster for the
good of the world. The monsters can potentially take over whatever they please.
"A race of devils would be propegated,"(pg. 163) thinks Frankenstein to h .....
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