A paper which examines the reasons why foreign countries and their people dislike America and its foreign policies, yet reject the September 11 attacks.
Abstract This paper explores the reasons why many foreigners dislike the U.S for the foreign policy it carries. Topics that are discussed are America's support of Israel, repressive regimes, and its support of U.N sanctions on Iraq.
From the Paper "U.S support of Israel is undoubtedly the most influential factor in the dislike of America. Israel declared its independence in 1949 and it has since been involved in five wars with neighboring states. Israel plays a crucial role in the Middle East due to its strategic location amongst many of the world's Arab nations. The U.S has been a major supporter of Israel since Harry Truman recognized it as a sovereign country in May 1948. It is quite obvious why U.S foreign policy has always favored Israel. Factors such as long-standing congressional support for Israel, the clout of the pro-Israel lobby as well as guilt over turning away Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany have caused the U.S to form a strong relationship with Israel."
Tags: arabia, pakistan, palestine, saudi, terrorists, war, Hamas, 911
Abstract By discussing several of Philip Larkin's poems, the paper shows the poet's contempt and dislike for modern life. The poems analyzed include "MCMXIV", in which Larkin expresses a wistful nostalgia for a past which seems no longer to belong to us. It also discusses "Nothing To Be Said", in which Larkin conveys his contempt for people who waste their lives and who reach the end having achieved little. The paper also analyzes the poem, "Here".
From the Paper ""Here" is a poem which shows Larkin drawn towards conditions of emptiness, away from the hustle and bustle of people in everyday life. The poem describes a journey to the north-east coast of England near Hull, where Larkin lived. While the journey is through a recognisably contemporary England, it is at the same time an imaginative flight away from modern urban materialism towards a vision of solitary freedom. The repeated conjunctions that come at the beginnings of lines create a surging, seemingly irresistible movement towards the sea at the poem's conclusion. "The piled gold clouds" and other such images have a luminous, almost other-worldly significance to be associated with the values of solitude.?
Abstract This paper documents how the philosophical meaning of work has changed throughout the ages. It begins with the beginning of civilization, when work took up most of people's time as they were busy hunting and gathering in order to survive. It looks at the Greek's belief that the highest form of activity was the exercise of the mind and their dislike of work. The Jewish attitude to work is examined, as well as the Early Christians, including the Catholic Church and Protestantism. Technology is seen to have changed the work ethic, as people have more leisure time. The paper looks at the reasons workers and unions have put forward to secure a reduction of the workweek. Lastly, new ways to schedule work are discussed.
From the Paper "The philosophical meaning of work has changed throughout the ages. Early people lived by gathering the fruits of the earth ? anthropologists suggest that leisure and subsistence efforts intermingled as both were constant and no difference seen between them. Obtaining food was the single most important activity of hunter-gathers as well as small-scale agricultural societies. From observation of contemporary bush tribes, it has been estimated that it could take a family 12 to 19 hours a week for food gathering, although this was contingent upon the season, the geography and the availability of food. As a result, some societies lacked the leisure to develop a culture while other societies had considerable time for leisure."
Abstract In this analysis of the short story, "The Prussian Officer", by D.H. Lawrence, the author examines the main character and the relationship that he develops with his orderly. It also looks at the themes of jealousy, love and resentment.
From the Paper "The aristocratic officer had cut himself off from the world. He is something of a recluse and would rather be away from all people and all things except for his orderly. He has no real desire or passion for the world around him, or even for life. He wishes to only live inside of himself-with his orderly. "The officer is a study in stifled passion and blandness. He wants to possess; perhaps he even wants to love, however, he doesn't know how to express his feelings. He, for perhaps the first time in his life, has experienced a very human and passionate emotion-jealousy."
Abstract A paper which analyzes "Poetry" by Marianne Moore, beginning with an interpretation of its famous first line, "I too, dislike it". The paper also draws a comparison between "Poetry" and Wallace Stevens' "Of Modern Poetry".
From the Paper "By reading these two great poems by these modern poets, the reader can relate to and understand the concepts behind what 'modern poetry' is all about. These two poems are totally different from each other, while their names are so much similar. The main reasons for the differences in content are obvious but the similarity of the names does throw a person off. Moore writes about the pseudo poets while Stevens' poem speaks about the passions of the human mind."
Tags: imaginary, gardens, with, real, toads, in, them
Abstract This essay reviews ?The Dubliners,? as a story not only about the Irish who live in Dublin, but as a story of a people with a long heritage, rooted in their beliefs and their religion. It is the story of the power of religion, not only over the people, but also over the entire country. The author claims that Joyce's distrust, dislike, and censure of the Catholic Church is critical to the very core of the book.
From the Paper "James Augustine Joyce was born in a wealthy Dublin suburb in 1882. "The Joyce family was initially well off as Dublin merchants with bloodlines that connected them to old Irish nobility in the country" (Borey). He was one of ten children.James attended an expensive Jesuit boys" school, which he later wrote about in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." However, his father tended to spend money lavishly and was often unemployed and the family fortune dwindled. He still associated with his wealthier friends, but the family moved often, and much of his time he spent on the streets. Financial woes continued throughout Joyce's boyhood. They followed him throughout his college life at University College in Dublin. They were there throughout his career, and often he would not have survived without the patronage of others.?
Abstract The writer of this paper presents a critical review of American author, Mark Twain's, novel "Puddn'Head Wilson". The paper outlines the story of the book and introduces its characters. It then shows the reasons why this particular book is liked and disliked by modern readers by exploring the authenticity of the setting, the humor used and its relevance to today's social problems in America.
From the Paper "This book paints a picture of life in a particular Mississippi town when slavery was legal. Some critics claim it is the best book he has written, others find fault with it and call it a short story overgrown into a novel. It is an important work though because of the view of slavery in the south. "At the heart of Pudd'nhead Wilson is Twain's most despairing vision relating to the fall of man and his ultimate inability to reform." (Davis 147) Puddenhead Wilson also has an Almanac written by Twain with tongue firmly planted in cheek. It was printed as a real calendar by The Century magazine where his story serial was first published."
Abstract The paper discusses how Thomas Hardy's poem "The Man He Killed" focuses on the author's disdain toward war and senseless killing of people who are similar to him. It shows how Hardy uses descriptive terms and detailed language to evoke emotion in his reader and the emotion he is most likely hoping for is that of empathy toward other soldiers and dislike toward war.
From the Paper "When the narrator uses the word "quaint" to describe war, it sticks out like a sore thumb. (L17) For the most part, quaint means that something is pleasing to you, and war certainly isn?t pleasing to the narrator. It could be sarcasm at work, and that is a very effective tool. It could be that quaint is meant to actually mean something else. By adding "curious" to the description, you can almost see the man sitting with a confused look on his face. (L.17 It is not so much about the man dying, but what it has done to make the war much less glamorous for the guy."
A study of the texts "Leaves of Grass: Song of Myself," by Walt Whitman, "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, and "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne to show society's control of feeling.
Abstract The paper examines the poem "Leaves of Grass: Song of Myself," by Walt Whitman, and the novels "Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, and "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne to introduce, discuss, and compare the topic of social control of feeling as a powerful theme in the antebellum era. The paper shows that it is clear that each of these authors grappled with the dictates of society when they were writing, using a distinctive voice and technique to show their dislike of the lack of feeling and emotion that was "acceptable" to society at the time.
From the Paper "Hawthorne is not approving of adultery in this novel, he is condemning the practice of branding someone for life because of a past sin, and not allowing them to pay for their mistake in their own way, and continue with their lives. He is condemning society, who has no right to judge, when they have not confessed their own sins, which might be even worse. Again, it is partly a story about good and evil, and like "Moby Dick," the roles are somewhat reversed. Hester Prynne is an adulteress, but it is clear from the book that she is not a bad woman, and does not lead a bad life. She raises her child of the union, Pearl, with love and affection. "
Tags: Civil, War, whale, Captain, Ahab, Ishmael, Hester, Prynne
Abstract This paper explores American writer John Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath", as its portrays similar political principles of the Soviets. It examines how the novel and the Communist party share common dislikes. The paper describes that the political books were burned and banned in Russia during this period and John Steinbeck reigned as the most popular American author during the Communist Era in Russia.
From the Paper "With his classy, pictorial, and candid novel The Grapes of Wrath, the prolific author John Steinbeck attained enormous recognition for his brilliant, expressive writing style from Americans. During his time, he won countless awards for his best novel The Grapes of Wrath, an account of the many struggles faced by a migrant working family in Oklahoma that was evicted and forced to leave their home and relocate to California during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Despite his critical, cynical, and sometimes impetuous outlook on American government, he was the only American Nobel Prize Winner in Literature from California of his time. However, most peculiarly John Steinbeck was also considered the most popular American author in the Soviet Union during the Communist era. But one would question the reason for this popularity because Soviet Government was known to keep a tight grip on the political novels written, and they primarily kept their subjects sheltered from exposure to such opinions. Why John Steinbeck? And of all books, why Grapes? What is the reason behind the Soviet kingdoms? relish for this novel, especially in the midst of the Communist era?"
Abstract This paper describes George Washington and outlines his ironic dislike of politics and his attempt to prevent the formation of political parties, following his belief that politics were a divisive and potentially dangerous development for the future of the new United States of America. The paper discusses how despite his firm views, he served as president of the United States for two terms.
From the Paper "George Washington, although unanimously elected to two terms of the Presidency by the Electoral College, disliked politics and believed them to be a divisive and potentially dangerous development for the future of the new United States of America. In this view he may have blamed the politics and not the underlying, varied needs and desires of the various groups, but it was a view he held to steadfastly throughout his political career. He worked hard to minimize the effects of politics while he was in office, but ultimately failed, with political parties forming before his second term as President ended."
An analysis of American author, Stanley Karnow's theory that America used the Philippines as a colonial bastion against political ideologies it disliked, such as communism.
Abstract The paper discusses ideas put forth by Stanley Karnow, in his book "In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines" that America attempted to make over the Philippines into a nation in America's image, in political, economic and religious terms. The paper shows that because this remanufacture of imaging was done on an unequal basis, with the Philippines assumed to be inferior child to the parental and patriarchal re-manufacturing nature of America, the relationship between the two nations, in Karnow's envisioning, was almost doomed to be exploitative.
From the Paper Karnow is particularly harsh on the United States in describing the way the Reagan administration propped up the Marcoses. The administration's justification for doing this was anti-communism, that Marcos was an anti-Communist in a world beset by an evil empire. However, Karnow does not exculpate this Philippine president from all blame, even though he is merciless when discussing Reagan's initial refusal to help return Marcos from exile after his loss to Nicky Aquino in the first fair presidential elections in the land. Karnow admits President Aquino's later eroding popularity and its impact on the Philippines.
Abstract This paper examines the life and work of the American inventor and writer Benjamin Franklin and why he was considered a "true patriot." It shows how he was considered a loyalist and a sympathizer with England, even though he was the only American to sign all four documents creating the new American Republic and he deeply loved the United States. He was often controversial and disliked, but in the end, his vision and understanding of the political process and ambassadorship made him one of the best-loved Americans in France and the United States.
From the Paper "However, it is easy to see why many believed he was loyal to England, a "loyalist" in American terms. He spent two years in London in his youth, and returned in 1765 as a petitioner for the colonies. He received his position as postmaster directly from the crown, which seemed to indicate he had close English ties. When he first took his seat as a Pennsylvania Assemblyman in 1751, he did not come with a pre-ordained political agenda for the States, but rather for his own community interests. "He took his seat with the help of established Quaker leaders and in order to sponsor further community projects he had supported earlier as a businessman and citizen" (Ketcham 90)."
Abstract This paper explores Coriolanus? disdain for the Roman plebeians and begins by explaining how this disdain becomes Coriolanus? tragic flaw. The language he uses to refer to the plebeians is discussed, as are the ways he uses beast metaphors to express his dislike of them. His use of distasteful physical imagery is studied and the importance of names to Coriolanus is looked at. The paper concludes with a synopsis of its main points.
From the Paper "As is evident, Coriolanus? scorn for the plebeians is the catalyst that leads to his death. It is not so much Coriolanus? attitude that leads to his downfall, but his inability to refrain from expressing his dislike for the Roman commoners (MacKean, 2000). When the senate discusses the discord occurring due to the plebeians insistence on setting the price of grain themselves, Coriolanus (who believes these domestic issues are petty and beneath him) is irritated by the distraction created by the plebeians. ?Would the nobility lay aside their ruth [compassion], and let me use my sword, I'd make a quarry with thousands of these quartered slaves, as high as I could pick my lance.? (van Oort, 1998)."
This paper is a personal book review of "Power Politics", a collection of non-fiction essays, by novelist Arundhati Roy that describes government corruption and corporate greed.
Abstract This paper reviews various essay topics such as nuclear armament and the economic repercussions of a river dam project in rural India but feels that "The Reincarnation of Rumpelstiltskin", is the heart of the book. The paper discusses Roy's dislike for American policy as she describes Rumpelstiltskin/America as having a ?bank account heart. The paper author feels that this book is well-argued and demonstrates that the lives of poor people are sacrificed to support the corporate interests of companies like Enron.
From the Paper "This complaint would be a major problem with this collection, were it not for Roy's sincerity. The last essay, On Citizens' Rights to Express Dissent, shows Roy practicing what she preached. She spent a night in jail in contempt of court because of her participation in an anti-dam demonstration outside India's Supreme Court. This essay, a reprint of her official reply to these accusations, shows Roy standing her ground. Its unexpected humor ? an attack on the accusers? understanding of democracy is followed by barbs about their spelling mistakes ? contrasts with the first chapter's earnest calls to activism, helping to dispel the image of the dour, frothing at the mouth activist."
