and M.R. James' Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad In Susan Hill's introduction to 'The Woman In Black' she mentions M.R. James' short stories as some of the greatest ghost stories ever written. Her appreciation of James' writing is one of the reasons for the many similarities and differences between the two texts. Hill was greatly inspired by the setting of 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad' and this results in her novel being a similar reading experience to James' story
The Female Entrepreneurial Role in James M Cain's Mildred Pierce A woman's place in the post-depression era is usually one where a woman would commonly be known to have a role in the economy; only to be waiting in her kitchen to cook for the "money-making husband." It was often rare to encounter one woman who had the ability to take her inner interests and turn them into an entrepreneurial role in society. Yet, through this novel by James M. Cain, one will encounter Mildred Pierce, in which
Indemnity, is a prime example of film noir in that it accomplishes the goal of film noir to unsettle its audience through its style, setting, characters, and themes. Directed by Billy Wilder and released in 1944, Double Indemnity, was adapted from James M. Cain’s novella of the same name, a piece of American hard-boiled fiction. Fred MacMurry plays Walter Neff, an insurance salesman, and Barbara Stanwyck is Phyllis Dietrichson, the scheming wife. Edward G. Robinson is Barton Keyes, Neff’s boss, whose
the perfect word to describe the genre that was booming in American film and literature during post World War II. Noir authors developed popular formulas to address genuine social and aesthetic problems that appealed to American modernist society. James M. Cain’s short nouvelle, Double Indemnity, contains the basics formula for noir. As a written confession, the story unfolds the plunging doom of hapless sap, Walter Huff, who uses his job and knowledge of insurance to be immersed in a murderous scheme
prominent medical historian, James McPherson, argues that Civil War doctors “knew of few ways except amputation to stop gangrene” in his book Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era. McPherson continues to derail Civil War doctors by dividing them into two separate groups: the radicals, who believed that amputation saved more lives than threatened them, and the conservatives, who tried to save the limb no matter the degree of the wound
When hard-nosed Harold Geneen drove the growth of ITT during its heyday in the 1960s and '70s, he had a blunt management philosophy: "In business, words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality." In 2001, when Jim Kilts arrived at Gillette as the first outsider to run the Boston-based company in over 70 years, he found a business with great brands that were losing market share. The company's acquisitions of Duracell and Braun were not delivering
Cox Enterprises Media Corporations in the Global Marketplace Cox Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) is an Atlanta-based media conglomerate that has ties into nearly all media forms today. Since the founding of Cox Enterprises by James M. Cox in 1898, CEI has been established as a media staple through newspapers, radio, television, cable, telephone, and Internet communications . As of 2000, Cox Enterprises was ranked seventh in AdAge’s “100 Leading Media Companies” . Cox Enterprises is listed on the
When determining on the right chiropractor or counselor, it can be very useful to know and understand the different types of physical therapies and their task. Although all can be in effect, you might find one technique more engaging than another. Dynamic neuromuscular stabilization (DNS) This is a radical multidisciplinary rehab process which emphasizes on physical rehabilitation and therapy of patients suffering from neuromuscular, back pain orthopedic or sport-related disorders. It is intended
Cox Communications Cox’s mission, vision and goals: Cox Enterprises was founded in 1898 by former schoolteacher and reporter James M. Cox, whose ambition was to own a newspaper. To realize his dream, he borrowed $26,000 from friends and family and purchased the Dayton Evening (now Daily) News. Cox Enterprises is a media broadcasting company located in Atlanta, GA and it serves many states. It is a third largest cable company in United States. It provides advanced digital video, internet, telephone
constitutional crisis that began on June 17, 1972 with the arrest of five burglars who broke into the Democratic National Committee (DMC) headquarters at the Watergate office building in Washington D.C. It ended with the registration of President Richard M. Nixon on August 9, 1974. (Watergate) At approximately 2:30 in the morning of June 17, 1972 five men were arrested at the Watergate Complex. The police seized a walkie talkie, 40 rolls of unexposed film, two 35 millimeter cameras, lock picks,
always been a taciturn city. From the presidency of George Washington, to the most recent administration, the White House has consistently kept secrets from the public. Although, none has been more significant than Watergate. Under the orders Richard M. Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, five men attempted to bug the Democratic National Headquarters, merely months before the presidential election. Because of this unlawful act on the part of President Nixon, he became the only president
president to resign. At 3:30 P.M. on June 17, 1972, the five suspects were led into the courtroom to begin their case. The burglars were Bernald L. Baker, Virgilio R. Gonzales, Eugenio R. Martinez, James W. McCord, Jr., and Frank A. Sturgis. “The tallest of the suspects, who had given his name as James W. McCord, Jr. was asked to step forward”(Bernstein 18). The judge asked him what his occupation was. McCord said that he was a security consultant that had recently retired from the CIA; however, he
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in New York’s Hyde Park to James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano Roosevelt. In 1905 he married his 5th cousin Teddy Roosevelt’s niece Eleanor. The couple would have five children, Anna Eleanor, James, Elliot, Franklin D. Jr., and John A. Two of their sons, Franklin D. Jr. and James, would also enter politics and serve in the House of Representatives. Roosevelt attended both Harvard and Columbia Law School and worked as an attorney for a few years
"Arthur Conan Doyle." British Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writers Before World War I. Ed. Darren Harris-Fain. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 178. Literature Resources from Gale. Web. 21 Jan. 2014. Kissane, James, and John M. Kissane. "Sherlock Holmes and the Ritual of Reason." Nineteenth-Century Fiction 17.4 (1963): 353-362. Rpt. in Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism. Ed. Lawrence J. Trudeau. Vol. 287. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Literature Resources from Gale. Web.
used throughout. But seeing the novel takes place in the Deep South about twenty years before the Civil War, it would be highly unusual if they didn't use this word. James M. Cox wrote, The language is neither imprisoned in a frame nor distorted into a caricature; rather, it becom... ... middle of paper ... ...laude M Simpson. Englewood Cliffs,N.J. 1968. Fishkin, Shelley Fisher, Phd. "Teaching Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", 1995, July Summer Teachers Institute,
phrases moving across the landscape in search of an idea." Their very murkiness was effective, since Harding's pronouncements remained unclear on the League of Nations, in contrast to the impassioned crusade of the Democratic candidates, Governor James M. Cox of Ohio and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Thirty-one distinguished Republicans had signed a manifesto assuring voters that a vote for Harding was a vote for the League. But Harding interpreted his election as a mandate to stay out of the League of Nations
Change the Inevitable The 13th Valley by John Del Vecchio has a unique feature in the prologue. It is a tall teak tree on top of a knoll surrounded by a river. The journey to this tree is symbolized as the inevitability of change. The teak tree itself symbolizes the enlightenment one gets because of change. The river represents the change in one’s attitude. The valley and the knoll represent challenges. Change is a constant in life, because without it, nothing can exist. In the experience of living
productive, problem solving team that sets them apart from the rest of the organization. References Special Forces, (2005) Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2005) L?Allier, James J. Ph.D. & Kolosh, Kenneth (June, 2005) Cox, Taylor (1994) University of Michigan Bruhn, John (1996) Pennsylvania State University
Warren G. Harding, born on November 2, 1865, in Blooming Grove, Ohio, was the 29th president of the United States. His father was Dr. George Tryon Harding, and his mother was Phoebe Elizabeth Harding. Harding became an accomplished public speaker in college, and graduated in 1882 at the age of 17 with a Bachelor of Science degree. Harding studied the printing and newspaper trade at Ohio Central College in Liberia. Upon graduating, Harding raised $300 in partnership with others to purchase the Marion
the truth about key meetings. The tapes were soon subpoenaed by both Cox and the Senate. Nixon refused, citing the theory of executive privilege, and ordered Cox, via Attorney General Richardson, to drop his subpoena. Cox's refusal led to the "Saturday Night Massacre" on October 20, 1973, when Nixon compelled the resignations of Richardson and then his deputy in a search for someone in the Justice Department willing to fire Cox. This search ended with Robert Bork, and the new acting department head