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... drank out of it suddenly very drowsy and forgetful of previous events. All of these examples of happenings and objects found in Middle Earth are physically impossible in a world such as ours. Several of the organisms in the book are not known to exist on Earth. Hobbits, of course, are fictional characters, as are dwarves, elves, goblins, and trolls. Many species of animals are able to vocally communicate with humans and dwarves in the novel, which is not possible on our planet. Beorn, a human who is able to morph into other creatures at an instant, is an excellent example of such fiction. The dragon, Smaug, is the main adversary of the fourteen adventurers and is a type of creature that has ...

... do. Lennie gets frightened and uses his strength to hold on to objects. Lennie is just like a child. He will do what ever George tells him to: "Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's hand. George slapped [Lennie] in the face again and again and still Lennie held on. Through Lennie's actions we can see that Lennie is very similar to a child. Lennie's first instinct when he is scared is to hold on. Just as a little kid holds on to its mum or dad when they become frightened, Lennie holds on to objects. As of Lennie's low intelligence to understand his strength, he becomes frightened and kills Curley's wife and as a result, she ends up bein ...

... and her sister, Yulka, is still a youngster. With the help of their neighbors, the Burdens, 'Antonia is able to establish a meager living for her family. She does this by working on her farm as well as the other farms in the area. While this work is very beneficial for the family, 'Antonia is turned into a rough and wild creature. When she is old enough, 'Antonia leaves the prairies and goes in to town to find work. She becomes what we would call today, a live-in housekeeper. She works hard and sends all of her wages home to help her mother and siblings on the farm. The hours were long and the breaks few so when she did get to go out, 'Antonia and her friends create quite a reputati ...

... away because it would be to expensive to keep. Emily and Jessup kept two pieces of furniture to bring home. What they didn’t realize was that a Boggart was sleeping in the desk they took home. When the Boggart got up he realized he was no longer home in Scotland in his castle. As the Boggart got comfortable he began his practical jokes in Toronto. He would take Mr. Volinks razor and hide it. The Boggart would hide the razor in such a place that Mrs. Volink would find it; making Mr. Volink believe that his wife had taken it. Jessup and Emily didn’t realize a Boggart was in the house until the Boggart ate Jessup’s lunch. What had happened was that the Boggart had gotten tr ...

... some of the pioneers like Doug Englebart of ARC(Augmentation Research Center). This is the place that invented the mouse and hypertext. His history lesson included the evolution of the technology used in virtual reality from television screen to the head mounted display to the virtual environment display which used the glove to a laser microscanner to paint images on your retina. He seemed to cover just about every aspect of virtual reality and many of its potential uses. The book gives you a very good background of virtual reality without getting into heavy jargon and this makes it easier for us to think and relate to the potential uses of virtual reality. This is one of those rare books ...

... shine only twice. The first is in the passage when Duncan sees the swallows flirting round the castle of death. The second time, at the end, when the avenging army gathers to rid the earth of its shame. Therefore, the reader can conclude that Shakespeare uses darkness to establish the evil parts of the play. On the other hand, daylight is employed to define victory or goodness in the play. In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses the design of the witches, the guilt in Macbeth’s soul, and the darkness of the night to establish the atmosphere. All of the remarkable scenes take place at night or in some dark place; for example, the vision of the dagger, the murder of Duncan, the murder of Banquo, ...

... that Dimmesdale was the father of Pearl, Hester's daughter. But he wants to torment and take revenge on the Reverend Dimmesdale, who suddenly became sick. Chillingworth uses his knowledge of the human mind and of medicine to deduce that Dimmesdale's sickness lay not in his body, but in his mind: He was holding a secret, a deep, dark, secret, that was destroying him. By asking Dimmesdale if he were hiding something, Chillingworth angered Dimmesdale and tried to torment him. This insight into human behavior, that one's physical attributes can be determined by a mental condition, makes The Scarlet Letter a classic. Ken Kesey gives an excellent insight into human behavior in One ...

... before he knew of man. Only after silently observing a family for months did he learn of the ways of mankind. He became self-aware and learned common knowledge. He tediously acquired a written and oral language. Then he yearned to meet his benefactors. For years after his creation, the Creature was innocent. Throughout his bitter life, the Creature was dealt one blow from humanity after another. After spending time in the cold, wet woods, he sought more adequate shelter. He found the small house of a shepherd, who ran in terror after beholding the so far harmless, yet hideous, Creature. The Creature was disturbed, but did not give it a second thought after finding and ...

... level. It is the philosophy of business and comprises the dreams of man. Sometimes, this can drive man to great things, sometimes it can drive a man to ruin. Willy was driven to the latter. (Not his own greed for he was a simple man with simple dreams, but by the greed of others.) The developers who took away the sun and gave birth to shadows, his boss who reduced him to commission and his sons which reduced him to a failure. The next largest flaw in society is a lack of compassion. This could be as a result of almost overwhelming greed, the main culprit being big business. "I'm always in a race with the junkyard! I just finished paying for the car and it's on it last legs ...

... from Blacks. Clearly, we can acknowledge of hatred towards Blacks. In Columbia, Pennsylvania 1834, skilled workers went on riots hysterically fueled by the threat of inter-racial sex. Again, we see that society did not want Blacks to mix with white. This was more emphasized with white women mixing with black men, because the white working class did not want the physical blending of black and white people. Mobs were against black causes. “As David Grimsted has shown, the tendency to riot against asylums for the Black orphans carried the singling out of the defenseless for attack to a chilling extreme” (page 109). From this quote, the white workers who mobbed were opposed to giving aid ...