jg1DX<J~<iQ~(7L7a:::rD~"<iQ~(7L7a:::rD~"<i ~(7L7~ Q T HE American Tradition in Literature EIGHTH EDITION Edited by George Perkins PRO FESSO R OF ENGLISH EASTE RN MICH IGAN UNlVERSIn' Barbara Perkins ADJUNCT PROFESSOR O F ENGLISH UNIVERSIn' OF T OLEDO VOLUME 2 McGRAW-HILL, ING NEW YORK ST. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO AUCKLAND BOGOTA CARACAS LISBON LONDO N MADRID MEXICO crrv MILAN MO NTREAL NEW D ELHI SAN JUAN SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO TOR ONTO This book was developed by STEVEN PENS INGE R, Inc. Contents
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SOME PSYCHOGRAPHICS PROFILES OF INDIAN WOMEN Rama Devi, the Contended Conservative The lady lives a 'good' life - she is a devoted wife, a dotting mother of two school-going sons, and a God fearing housewife. She has been living her life by the traditional values she cherishes - getting up at the crack of dawn, getting the house cleaned up, having the breakfast of 'Aloo Parathas' ready in time before the children's school-bus honks its horn, laying down the dress her 'government servant' husband
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which they have lived during the life before. Krishna's believe God will give life to a soul in many different forms in order for that soul to get it right, so they can go to heaven. They do not believe that God will punish them to the afterlife of hell. Through their reincarnations they will learn to live the life of Krishna and then be taken to heaven to live for eternity. Yoga is a major practice for Krishna's to connect with God. They also believe that the chakras are the major pathway through
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Larkin’s poetry can be dark, amusing, cynical or deeply reflective, all communicated in a distinctive voice. Explore those features of style that gives Larkin’s poetry its distinctive voice. Larkin’s style is an incongruent blend of formal structure and ordinary colloquial diction which often includes crude language and sardonic humour. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, Larkin distinctively communicates his rather fatalistic but at the same time amusing views of life. Larkin’s style
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Jesus and Mohammed HUM130 Jesus and Mohammed Jesus and Mohammed are two of human history's most important figures. Who were these men and why are they so important to religion today? Jesus of Nazareth is the key figure in what is arguably the world's most practiced faith; Christianity. Mohammed is the central figure in what is the world's second largest religion by adherents, Islam. The accounts of the lives of both of these men may be argued for centuries to come. Their exact actions, exact
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JON BON JOVI MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY Commencement Address May 16, 2001 Good afternoon… and congratulations to the graduating class of 2001. President Stafford, faculty, alumni, parents, family and friends. I’m humbled and honored to have been asked to give this commencement speech on this, one of the most special days of your life (so far.) I’ve had to think hard over the last several weeks about what information I could offer you that you might find useful in the years to come. Though the
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use some common sense here: Flying to your favourite beach resort and checking into the Marriott doesn’t carry the same kind of risk as strolling through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Like anywhere else, there’s always the paradise you see and the hell you don’t. In the most unfortunate cases however, it seems there’s very little of the former picture. Here are the 10
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Case Analysis: Pinto Fires Introduction Greed is the root to evil or at least the motivation behind some corporations making a good, ethical decision. The Ford Motor Company fell into a trap of greed that would cost many human lives. Before the disaster of the Pinto Fires, Ford had a reputation as being the safety pioneer in the automobile industry with additions such as the seat belts. However, as the invention of small cars began to take emerge Ford began to loose market shares to the foreign
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Driverless cars – is it safe to take the human out of the loop? From the beginning of the world humans always wanted to make their life easier. They produced more and more complicated tools for hunting, then for harvesting and other branches of human activity – these tools allowed them to make their job without using their bare hands. Time was passing, humanity was evolving newer technologies, people knew more and more about the world and laws that rule it. But one thing that every human-being wanted
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obviously that the brothers have a shattered relationship. Smokey gives different scenarios about how the family does not get along, and how every year’s family reunion ends with fist fighting, police, and negative statements like “see each other in hell”. In fact, Smokey shows that the brothers are so negative around each other he states, “None of the brothers look happy with the situation, uneasy and wary of their close proximity to one another. They have shown up only because of their will” (Wilson
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