On the Road by Jack Kerouac has many themes. One theme that stood out was the rebellion against Corporate America. The main characters for this theme were Dean Moriarty‚ Sal Paradise‚ and Marylou. Each of them had behaviors that conflict with an ideal‚ working American. These characters also represent a longing for something they want‚ but can’t find or are incapable of getting. The first character that was the biggest cliché against the ideal‚ working American was Dean Moriarty. Dean was
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world we live in today‚ no matter what country you live in. From silk‚ to gunpowder‚ to paper‚ and even agricultural advances all stem from China. Even smaller‚ personal convenience items‚ such as the bristle toothbrush‚ umbrellas‚ and the compass were invented by these brilliant people. The mulberry silk worm has brought much wealth to the country of China and created a material that is like no other. The method of creating silk was a well-kept secret by the Chinese for over two thousand years
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The Road An unnamed father and his young son journey across a grim post-apocalyptic landscape‚ some years after a major unexplained cataclysm has destroyed civilization and most life on Earth. The land is filled with ash and devoid of living animals and vegetation. Many of the remaining human survivors have resorted to cannibalism‚ scavenging the detritus of city and country alike for flesh. The boy’s mother‚ pregnant with him at the time of the disaster‚ gave up hope and committed suicide some
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Why do you think McCarthy has chosen not to give his characters names? How do the generic labels of “the man” and “the boy” affect the way you /readers relate to them? While reading The Road‚ a novel written by Cormac McCarthy‚ I was jerked from the warmth‚ comfort‚ and safety of my home and thrown into a cold‚ dark‚ and desolate world‚ walking alongside “the man” and “the boy”. McCarthy composes his work so graphically that readers are drawn right into the story. I believe Cormac McCarthy
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The general topic of “All the Silks of China” is economic rise and fall of the Chinese Empire as a power in the Indian Ocean trade system (317). The central question is‚ “Why did China‚ when it was on the verge of a hegemonic role‚ withdraw from the Indian Ocean trade system(322)?”. Abu-Lughod systematically explains why China was capable of being a major world power during the 1300s. Her main pieces of evidence was China’s “technological sophistication” and its “Business Practices and Institutions”
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Prompt: Analyze changes and continuities in long-distance migrations in the period from 1700 to 1900. Be sure to include specific examples from at least TWO different world regions. The first migrations to the Americans were by cattle. The North had more slaves than the South. The South had a successful slave revolt. Trains in Russia caused the serfs to run faster. Teepees were mobile homes for Indians. Bantus migrated to California for the movie industry. Main technology that remained the
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Anonymous Unit 4 During the period of 600- 1450‚ the eastern hemisphere was connected through many trading routes. Although both the IOT and SR resulted in immense wealth being created‚ the IOT promoted islam through its ocean voyages and the SR supported Christianity through the overland routes‚ and it had more drastic effects on society. The SR and IOT were profiting in immense wealth due to being exclusive traders. When the Crusaders or the Christian knights from Western Europe came
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the existence of the problem strongly in Egypt which will be discussed by (tony ) Tony:(summary proof of problem) Road traffic accidents pose a global health‚ economic and social crisis. Each year‚ road traffic accidents kill more than a million men‚ women and children around the world. Tens of millions more are injured‚ some of whom become permanently disabled. In Egypt‚ road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for persons aged 5 to 25 years. Each year; more than 5000 citizens are
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References: 1. American Society on Aging. "Continuity theory: How elders find wisdom in spite of it all". http://www.asaging.org/at/at-214/continuity.html. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 2. Atchley R. C. (1989). "A continuity theory of normal aging". The Gerontologist 29 (2): 183–190. PMID 2519525. 3. Richard Schulz‚ Linda S. Noelker‚ Kenneth Rockwood‚ Richard L. Sprott‚ ed (2006). "Continuity Theory". Encyclopedia of Aging. 1 (4th ed.). Springer Publishing Company. pp
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unified Japan by consolidating with islands near Japan’s territory. With all of Japan’s territory being under his rule‚ japan expanded. A cultural continuities in Japan would be feudalism. Japan became decentralized‚ where all people in Japan was under the rule of Tokugawa shogun or their emperor at that time. The 46 Ronin were also a continuities. The 46 Ronin was a story about the importance of the government over the individual honor. Japan’s emperor prohibited the practice of Christianity
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