Somerset Maugham
Somerset Maugham was born on January 25, 1874 in Paris where his father was the solicitor to the British Embassy. However, he was orphaned at the age of ten and lived with his uncle, the vicar of Whitstable, in England. Maugham was educated in England studying literature and philosophy at Heidelberg University. In 1897 he qualified as a surgeon from St. Thomas’ medical school and practiced for a year in the slums of London. However, he abandoned medicine after the success of his first two novels. Maugham is best known as a successful novelist and playwright, but he never gained serious recognitions for his works.
The young author lived in Paris for ten years before publishing his first novel Liza of Lambeth in 1897. His first play A Man of Honour went into production in 1903 and by 1904 four of his plays were running simultaneously in London. The plays were interested with social satire and he was considered an extremely gifted playwright during this time. These early successes provided a foundation for his later works. His semi-auto bibliographical breakthrough novel Of Human Bondage in 1915 is considered one of his best works. The story follows the life of Philip Carey who loses his parents early in life and tracks his progress into early manhood. In 1919, he published the novel Moon and Sixpence that was loosely based on the life and experiences of the painter Paul Gauguin. This French artist rejected the social contracts of European society and departed to Tahiti where his unconventional scenes of Tahitian life captured the interest and imagination of numerous Europeans. Maugham himself made a trip to Tahiti to become better acquainted with the circumstances surrounding Gauguin’s experienc...
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...ajor novels that Maugham wrote. There is also a list of all the works Maugham produced during his lifetime.
Knitting Circle Somerset Maugham. South Bank University. 11 November 2002
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This is a South Bank University page that sums up some major events in Maugham’s life and focuses on the issue of his sexual preference. This page has highlights some key events between Maugham and Gerald Haxton. There is also a short list of Maugham’s works at the end of the page.
Annotation: A fabulous reference site including philosophy resource links by historical time period, philosophic subject, tradition, or school of thought.
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Bronowski, Jacob. The Origins of Knowledge and Imagination. Yale University Press.
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Everson, Stephen. Epistemology. Cambridge University Press. New York: 1990.
Lyndon Baines Johnson the 36th President of the United States gave his inaugural address in Washington D.C., on Wednesday, January 20, 1965, to one of the largest crowds in history, approximately 1.2 million Americans. In the shadow of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, LBJ took up the mantle of leadership, while the country was still in a period of mourning the tragic loss and earned the trust and respect of the country to be re-elected in 1965. A speech that lasted just under 22 minutes, reflected his passion and the forward thinking spirit of his desire to transform the country through justice, liberty and union, wage a war against poverty that was facing most of the American population and return the nation to their roots as a model
... much energy, like you feel the pride seeping from the walls; you get a sense of humility. Benton does not focus on the dim and arrogant side of how Missouri came to be, even though he does add a bit of there, like with the selling of slaves and the persecuting of the Mormons, he wanted everyone to understand that Missouri was a place that built its way up from the bottom by the hands of its hardworking people.
Ellen Glasgow said, "Violence commands both literature and life.” Violence commands Erich Maria Remarque’s literature in his novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque accurately depicts both the physical and mental repercussions of war. All Quiet on the Western Front should be read by all members of the Armed Forces for several reasons. First, the novel describes in detail the worst case scenarios associated with war. By being exposed to such a portrayal of war, unprepared citizens would be able to make better decisions regarding enlisting. Second, those citizens who do decide to enlist would be better prepared mentally for the mental horrors that occur after war. Finally, All Quiet on the Western Front sets a standard for the patriotism needed to serve one’s country and the consequential honor that comes with that patriotism.
"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a story set in the mid-nineteenth century in Padua, Italy, a country well known for its romantic stories and history. This period in time was marked by various scientific discoveries, especially in medicine. This boom led to extensive debates on science and religion. There was the argument of whether or not to let things happen naturally or to interfere with the processes of nature. It begins with a student, Giovanni Guasconti, who comes to the University of Padua to "pursue his studies" (Hawthorne 45) but falls in love with Beatrice, the daughter of a very famous botanist Dr. Rappaccini who cultivates a poisonous garden. Despite the fact that Giovanni Guasconti had "but a scanty supply of gold ducats in his pocket, he took lodgings in a high and gloomy chamber... [fit] to have been the palace of a Paduan noble" (Hawthorne 45). This been "the first time he was out of his native sphere,... [Giovanni] was unused to Padua and missed Naples and the cheerful sunshine of Southern Italy" (Hawthorne 46). Giovanni portrays the generation in search of knowledge. "Beneath his window [was] a garden [consisting] of a variety of plants which seemed to have been cultivated with exceeding care" (Hawthorne 46).
Beatrice, Dr. Rappaccini’s daughter, is the prime motivating force in the story. Giovanni’s love for the beautiful daughter, mixed perhaps with pride, blinds him to various indications of her poisonous nature, to the evil nature of her father and to the intent of her father to involve the protagonist as a subject in his sinister experiment.
"Rappaccini’s Daughter" contrasts nature to science. Rappaccini and Baglioni are scientists, Giovanni is studying it and Beatrice is a victim of it. Nature, in it’s romantic form, does not exist in this tale. Rappaccini’s garden is about as natural as walking into the plastic flower department of a craft store and commenting on the bold colors and illustrious blooms. It might look magnificent from the window of Giovanni’s abode, but it was crafted by man, not nature. Rappaccini takes "nature" a step further by making something as natural and pure as life, twisted and synthetic. Nature has become perverse and contorted by science.
Virginia Woolf, in her novels, set out to portray the self and the limits associated with it. She wanted the reader to understand time and how the characters could be caught within it. She felt that time could be transcended, even if it was momentarily, by one becoming involved with their work, art, a place, or someone else. She felt that her works provided a change from the typical egotistical work of males during her time, she makes it clear that women do not posses this trait. Woolf did not believe that women could influence as men through ego, yet she did feel [and portray] that certain men do hold the characteristics of women, such as respect for others and the ability to understand many experiences. Virginia Woolf made many of her time realize that traditional literature was no longer good enough and valid. She caused many women to become interested in writing, and can be seen as greatly influential in literary history
Graham, Daniel W. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encylopedia of Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2014
Today’s population consumes enormous amounts of energy. Even with the new energy efficient products that are available on today’s market, Stats Canada claims that Canada’s energy demand continues to rise each year. This energy demand growth could be attributed to many causes such as: population growth, dependence on technology, development in under developed world countries.
Schwartz, Joel. “From The War On Poverty To Welfare Reform: How The American Understanding Of The Causes Of Poverty Changed.” Economic Affairs 27.3 (2007): 24-31. Business Source Elite. Web. 6 Mar. 2014.
Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 novel Brideshead Revisited is a story about an upper class family observed and narrated by a middle class outsider Charles Ryder. The author introduces various motifs and themes throughout the novel, specifically the exploration of sexuality. Sexuality is defined as the expression of sexual receptivity or interest especially when excessive. Waugh successfully portrays homosexuality in this novel through the use of characterization, symbolism, and the nature of the relationship between the protagonist Charles Ryder and his tragic friend Sebastian Flyte. In Brideshead Revisited, homosexuality is the hidden love story concealed through the term friendship between Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte.
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote The Scarlet Letter in 1850. He also wrote Twice-Told Tales. Hawthorne also wrote short stories like “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” and “The Minister’s Black Veil.” Nathaniel Hawthorne used a great deal of imagery and symbolism in his stories. Nathaniel Hawthorne was an early American author whose novels and short stories shaped American Literature.
Alexandre Dumas was born on July 24, 1802, to Thomas Alexandre Dumas and Marie-Louise Labouret. He was born in the town of Villers-Cotterets, France during his father’s retirement from the European Army. A few years after Alexandre’s birth, his father died, which left his mother to care for him and send him to school on her own. Due to his mother’s lack of funds, Dumas dropped out of school to take a writing job. This was the beginning of his literary career
Medicaid provides home and community based services (HCBS) to approximately 800,000 individuals the waiver program for expenditures. The expenditures for waiver programs have expanded from $8.2 billion in 1997 to more than $35 billion in 2010 (Eiken et al., 2010). Two-thirds of Medicaid fund are assigned to nursing home care for older adults and individuals with physical disabilities, therefore the healthcare expenditures continue to grow. Allocating Medicaid expenditures to home and community based services (HCBS) has been more significantly for individuals with developmental disabilities, with the institutional/community ratio shifting to twenty five-percent and seventy-five percent is the home and community based service (HCBS) (Eiken et al., 2010). The disability population will not decrease but only increase therefore, there will be a growth on medicare expenditures due to disability expenses of treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2006, disability associated healthcare expenditures accounted for 26.7% of all healthcare expenditures for adults who permanently lived in United States and totaled $397.8 billion (CDC,
The finance in health care is complex and it has different sources of spending healthcare money. Health insurance is one the “finance mechanism that protects the insure from using their personal funs when expensive care required”. (Nancy 214). Most of the people have insurance and the insurance covers their health care. For instance, Medicare is one of largest insurance that provides care to people who are 65 and older, people who are disabled and people who have end-stage renal disease. Medicare is “an entitlement program because people, after paying into the program for years, are entitles to receive benefits.”. (Nancy 215). Therefore, Medicare insures many elderly people. It is estimated that New Jersey is one of the states that has the