Islands of Adventure, with its $2.7 billion price tag, was designed primarily to appeal to children in the pre-teen and teen years of 10-15 who often consider themselves beyond Disney's warm-and-fuzzy attractions (Kaplan & Corie)
Port Canaveral is the busiest cruise port in the world, serving 3.5 million travelers a year (Petersen)
Of all of Twain's novels, this was one that sold best at its initial appearance. On the other hand, it was condemned by many reviewers in MT's time as coarse and by many commentators in our time as racist (Railton)
Hannay says in Greenmantle, " I hated her instinctively, hated her intensely, but I longed to arouse her interest. To be valued coldly by those eyes was an offence to my manhood, and I felt antagonism rising within me" (Buchanan, 219)
For instance, in the "Adventure of the Second Stain," one of the Holmes stories collected in The Return of the Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective tells his faithful friend, Dr. John Watson, that "…the motives of women are inscrutable" (Doyle, 1045)
For instance, in the "Adventure of the Second Stain," one of the Holmes stories collected in The Return of the Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective tells his faithful friend, Dr. John Watson, that "…the motives of women are inscrutable" (Doyle, 1045)
Professor of English Lawrence Frank asserts that Holmes' misogyny - a reflection of Doyle's misogynistic impulses -- was related to the historical moment in which the character was created. According to Lawrence, Victorian England was embroiled in various controversies over the proper status of women; battles over issues regarding divorce law and the right of married women to control their property provoked debates about gender roles which in turn appeared in Victorian fiction (Frank, 54)
Moreover, the militancy associated with the women's suffrage movement in Great Britain (ranging from civil disobedience to bombings and arson) offended Doyle's conservative commitment to the status quo and earned his disdain. As Miller noted, Doyle opposed women's suffrage because "… he considered the suffragette movement [as] more likely to end in social chaos than equality for women" (Miller, 314)
According to Patteson, women are typically described as weak, cowardly, treacherous, and lascivious; at best they are helpless but harmless encumbrances but at worst they are villains. As Patteson notes, "One of the worst dangers frequently faced by the explorers is power in the hands of a woman" (Patteson, 5)
Moreau is a sustained critique of "civilized" men who pride themselves on their distance from the animals (and non-white colonial subjects) but are, in reality, nothing but animals in clothes. For instance, Edward Prendick asserts that, "An animal may be ferocious and cunning enough, but it takes a real man to tell a lie" (Wells, 225)
Webster, was in charge of the book's publication, Twain enjoyed control over its promotion and publication; as a result, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in England in late 1884; however, during the publication of the first American edition of the book, one of the all-important drawings was marred. This error gave the drawing, especially when taken together with the illustration's caption, obscene connotations (Champion, 1991)
8). According to Champion (1991), "Mark Twain began Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1876 and completed it in 1883 the book's narrator is "Huck," a young man that Twain provides with the innate ability to ster whose carelessly recorded vernacular speech is admirably adapted to detailed and poetic descriptions of scenes, vivid representations of characters, and narrative renditions that are both broadly comic and subtly ironic (Twain, 2007)
This paradox is also evident in the symbolism in Huckleberry Finn. "The fork of the Mississippi and the Ohio in Huckleberry Finn represents an archetypal American choice between uncompromised individualism and responsible citizenship," (Jehlen, 1995, p
IT managers can best measure and compare the output of diverse employees by evaluating the number and value of the tasks they complete. As alluded to in the readings, time is not an adequate measure of how much work employees actually do, nor of the value of that work (Austin et al
The primary challenge associated when acquiring, training and managing IT talent is communication. There has been a longstanding divide between the business and IT, with individuals from each of these groups having increasing difficulty ascertaining the needs and producing work that meets the goals of representatives from these respective departments (Harper, 2013)
The primary challenge associated when acquiring, training and managing IT talent is communication. There has been a longstanding divide between the business and IT, with individuals from each of these groups having increasing difficulty ascertaining the needs and producing work that meets the goals of representatives from these respective departments (Harper, 2013)
Further, both sides would agree that the term is not likely to be used the way it is in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn today. Despite the fact that "the word 'nigga'…is becoming increasingly popular in recent years," used as a "term of endearment" a threat, as a way for "blacks to show pride about their ghetto roots and the social problems associated with their inner city lives," and in hip-hop music (Alonso), a novel using the term to refer to blacks in a casual manner would most likely fail to reach the printing press in the 21st century
But not everyone is pleased with this book or its inclusion in the high school classroom. In 2007, the Dallas News reported on a controversy regarding teaching the book in the high school classroom, and this controversy was just one in a string of debates questioning whether or not the book should be taught in high schools (Fox)
According to Fox, the novel "remains one of the nation's most hotly debated and challenged books." But does the book condone racism? Although the word "nigger" is used more than 200 times in the novel (Roberts), some have argued that Twain's portrayal of Huck and his voice is "satirical" (DePalma), that Jim's humanistic portrayal and Huck's discovery of this actually suggests an argument against racism (Gregory), and that Huck himself may have been based on a black subject (DePalma)
According to Fox, the novel "remains one of the nation's most hotly debated and challenged books." But does the book condone racism? Although the word "nigger" is used more than 200 times in the novel (Roberts), some have argued that Twain's portrayal of Huck and his voice is "satirical" (DePalma), that Jim's humanistic portrayal and Huck's discovery of this actually suggests an argument against racism (Gregory), and that Huck himself may have been based on a black subject (DePalma)