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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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Living in America is expensive, you have to pay for every little thing. In other countries, they do get paid less, but the cost of living is low and can be accomadating. Finding affordable home, or a place to stay is not that difficult. Plus, the United States is the only developed country that the citizens have to pay for healthcare, which the healthcare in the U.S. is expensive. While the cost of living goes higher, the pay doesn\\\'t. we havent had an increase in the minimum wage in years. \\r\\nI would like to know something, why is it when theirs fault in the U.S. everyone is so quickly point out that the developing countries have it much worse, we all know that, thats why they are called \\\"developing countries\\\" but why can we categorize ourselves to other well developed nations, I hope u don\\\'t think the U.S. is the only \\\"wealthy country\\\" in the world. And actually, FYI the U.S. is no longer the wealthiest.\\r\\n\\r\\nAnd if she did have \\\"high expectations\\\" is only because we always hear since birth that our country is the best, people want to come here, we are so prosperous, we are better, we have freedom,, blah blah.. thats why. that delusion of achieving the american dream, is a bit of a joke, if you are a female,hispanic, black, disable, and not in the priveledge category.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Indeed he most certainly was justified but like @Cherisey says his revenge didn't make his life any better. Instead he became bitter and obsessed over something that was out of his control. It's easy to say he would have been better off moving on, but hard to practice. I'm not sure what I would do put in his situation. I have never, and hope to never, be wronged to the degree that Edmond was.
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Dr. Seuss
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Dr. Seuss wrote to educate the public about racism, protecting the earth, and to teach valuable lessons learned from human history. Horton Hears a Who was created after Geisel's visit to Japan after WWII. He was inspired by the changes he saw taking place in Japan, especially the idea that citizens were now able to vote for the first time. The people of Whoville represented the people of Japan. Yertle the Turtle was written in parody of Hitler. The Sneetches taught tolerance. The Lorax taught about environmental issues while The Butter Battle book was about how trivial the Cold War was.
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William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's work marks the first record of the following words in print: hot-blooded, ladybird, made-up, memento mori, misplaced, mountaineer, obduracy, ouphe, outstay, pendulous, puppy dog. This doesn't mean that he invented these words.
He also introduced the following familiar English phrases:
A dish fit for the gods - Julius Caesar
A foregone conclusion - Othello
A laughing stock - The Merry Wives of Windsor
A sorry sight - Macbeth
All corners of the world - Cymbeline
All that glisters is not gold - The Merchant of Venice
All's well that ends well - All's Well That Ends Well
As dead as a doornail - Henry VI
As good luck would have it - The Merry Wives of Windsor
As pure as the driven snow - The Winter's Tale / Macbeth
At one fell swoop - Macbeth
Bloody minded - Henry VI
Cold comfort - The Taming of the Shrew
The dogs of war - Julius Caesar
Eaten out of house and home - Henry V, Part 2
Fair play - The Tempest
Fancy free - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Flesh and blood - Hamlet
For ever and a day - As You Like It
Green-eyed monster - Othello
High time - A Comedy of Errors
I have not slept one wink - Cymbeline
I will wear my heart upon my sleeve - Othello
In a pickle - The Tempest
In my mind's eye - Hamlet
In stitches - Twelfth Night
In the twinkling of an eye - The Merchant Of Venice
Lay it on with a trowel - As You Like It
Lie low - Much Ado About Nothing
Love is blind - The Merchant Of Venice
Milk of human kindness - Macbeth
More fool you - The Taming of the Shrew
Mum's the word - Henry VI, Part 2
Neither here nor there - Othello
Send him packing - Henry IV
Set your teeth on edge - Henry IV
The Queen's English - The Merry Wives of Windsor
There's method in my madness - Hamlet
This is the short and the long of it - The Merry Wives of Windsor
Too much of a good thing - As You Like It
Tower of strength - Richard III
Vanish into thin air - Othello
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
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Just because it is an autobiography doesn't mean the story is true. Are there any sources outside of the author that have corroborated the author's story?
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
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I think the author was way to picky and had way too high of expectations. I can't believe she refused to split rent with a roommate. Little things like that discredit her book.
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
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This book is an autobiography. All of the history in it is accurate.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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In the beginning of the novel, the river symbolizes a sort of refuge for both Huck and Jim. It represents a peaceful alternative to city life and its troubles.
As the novel continues, the river changes. It leads them through wrecks and danger. It introduces them to con artists, bounty hunters and theives. Also, as Huck and Jim miss the mouth of the Ohio river, the freedom and refuge are swept away. As the current pushes them south Jim feels the threat of being a black man in the pre-civil war south. Huck also feels that if the river leads them to New Orleans, it will be a dead end for him.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
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It does bear resemblance to the Nautilus because just as Captain Nemo is leaving the pearl undisturbed to become greater, the Nautilus is growing in power the longer it remains undiscovered. Pearls are prized for their beauty and worth. The Nautilus could prove to be of very significant benefit if used with the right intentions, but is being used for destruction by Captain Nemo.
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Animal Farm
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Orwell writes into the novel that the ideas expressed by Old Major mirror the fundamentals of Marx's Communist Manifesto. Old Major, in a dream, has foreseen a world in which animals rule themselves, live among one another equally, and work only toward the betterment of their own. Under the leadership of the pigs, farm labor is organized and divided among the animals, and a list of seven commandments is established - deemed unalterable - under which all animals on the farm would adhere. However, the pigs take advantage of every situation they can to ensure their complete power. Initially, the seven commandments issued by the animals symbolized a code by which the animals could live peacefully and equally among themselves, but the pigs begin to feel that they are more equal than any of the other aminals. They have human qualities because their interest in power and control has taken over to the point that they don't feel that they need to follow the commandments. They also have the power to change the commandments at any time to suit their needs. Consequently, Old Major's vision of a peaceful brotherhood of animals has mutated into a world where reality and truth are molded and disseminated to support the ruling class.
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