LET’S MAKE A DEAL October 29‚ 1929‚ is more commonly referred to as ‘Black Tuesday.’ On this day‚ the United States stock market collapsed‚ leading to the sale of millions of shares of stock. In the ensuing months‚ various dominoes fell‚ resulting in banks‚ businesses‚ and other buildings closing and shutting down. One example rings clear. “A General Motors stock that sold for $91 before the Crash went for $30 the day after. By 1932 this stock would be selling for $7” (Schraff‚ 19).
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the stigma of slavery. Faulkner’s gestures to broader ideas‚ including the tensions between North and South‚ complexities of a changing world order‚ disappearing realms of gentility and aristocracy‚ and rigid social constraints placed on women (SparkNotes Editors). In the introduction of the story the narrator talks about Emily funeral and how all of Jefferson was present because they still upheld her families honor and reputation but‚ the narrator is critical of the old men in their Confederate
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the speaker unashamedly describes as “Monuments of unageing intellect.” His old country is a symbol of a world he has outgrown through his old age‚ as both a world he can neither understand nor be understood in (SparkNotes Editors‚ “SparkNote on Yeats’s Poetry.” SparkNotes.com‚ SparkNotes LLC. 2002. Web. 6 Mar. 2012‚ http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/yeats/section6.rhtml). The speaker refers to an old man as being a “paltry thing‚” symbolised as merely a
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to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (Sparknotes Editors). There are a few important aspects of this definition. It presents utility‚ the existence of pleasure and the absence of pain‚ as both the basis of everything that people desire‚ as the foundation of morality. This however‚ does not state that it is moral for people to pursue what makes them personally happy (Sparknotes Editors). The question at hand is what would John Stuart Mill advise the doctor
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“good” with Red Sammy. “[Sammy] asks her why he let two strangers charge their gasoline [because] he got swindled and the grandmother says because he’s a good man” (SparkNotes Editors). “ In this case‚ her definition of good seems to include gullibility‚ poor judgment‚ and blind faith‚ none of which are inherently good” (SparkNotes Editors). Sammy not having good business sense and getting ripped off leads the grandmother to think he is a good man due to pity. Sammy could have been a cheat and
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prefers sinking to swimming. Billy is then pushed into war with very little preparation‚ with no weapons‚ and wearing only a toga with a small coat. The irony of this is how he survives while thousands of other more well equipped soldiers die (SparkNotes). And from his state of shock and exhaustion‚ Billy becomes unstuck in time traveling through all the events in his life. It is in this time traveling that one sees
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Gradesaver. “Biography of Eugene Ionesco (1909-1994)”. Gradesaver.com. n.d. Web. 31 May 2013. Reekie‚ Paul. “Eugene Ionesco.” Palm Beach Dramaworks. n.d. Web. 31 May 2013 SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNote on Rhinoceros." SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 30 May 2013 SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNote on The Chairs." SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 30 May 2013. WriteWork contributors. "Existentialism in Eugene Lonesco ’s " Rhinoceros"" WriteWork.com. WriteWork.com‚ 01 November‚ 1996. Web. 31 May
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persuaded the Dauphin to take Joan up on her offer (SparkNote Editors). The Dauphin eventually gave Joan command of a small unit of men‚ which was the military power equivalent to a knight. Joan was given her own crest‚ and a banner. ” Regarding her sword‚ Joan ’s "voices" told her that a magical and holy sword would be found in the Church of Saint Catherine of Fierbois. Indeed‚ a sword was found there‚ and was given to Joan‚” (SparkNote Editors). Notably‚ Joan preferred her banner
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the US‚ particularly due to president McKinley’s distaste for war‚ had opted to steer clear of involving itself in the conflict (Sparknotes [1] 1). However‚ with the growing tide of public outcry and the explosion of the USS Maine president McKinley finally buckled and sent his approval for a declaration of war with Spain‚ which was passed on April 11‚ 1898 (Sparknotes [1] 1). Had I been a senator in 1898 I would have supported the declaration of war for multiple reasons‚ including the ones above
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