1925

On the first Saturday of March, the people in Anchorage, Alaska are preparing to cover 1,000 miles in the Alaskan wilderness (Brown 12; Burgman 7). These people are competing in the Iditarod, a dog race from Anchorage to Nome held every year, hoping to earn a $50,000 cash prize and a four-wheel drive truck (Brown 62). The name Iditarod comes from the name of an abandoned mining town located halfway between the start and end of the race (Doyle 14). The Iditarod race is an Alaskan tradition that…

must be satisfied before overreaching is effective. Accordingly, the first requires that the interest in land must be capable of being overreached, as not all equitable rights are, and such circumstances are contained within the Law of Property Act 1925. Correspondingly, the second provision is that statutory conditions…

Isaac Babel wrote My First Goose (1925), which Walter Morrison translated. The narrator is unnamed, although it could be Babel. The narrator is the viewpoint character and is homodiegetic. They utilise first person POV, both singular and plural, as they use the pronouns ‘I’, ‘my’, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ (Babel 1925). The author’s reliability is unclear, and the narration is subjective, as it explains thoughts and feelings. The narrator’s use of first person POV immerses the reader in the story, as…

became Brisbane Lions in 1997 Geelong - 1897 Fitzroy - 1897-1996 Merged with Brisbane in 97 Melbourne - 1897 St Kilda - 1897 West Coast - 1987 Adelaide - 1991 North Melbourne - 1925- 1998, 2007-Present (Between 1999-2006 known as Kangaroos) Footscray - 1925-1996 Renamed Western Bulldogs in 97 Hawthorn - 1925 Fremantle - 1995 Port Adelaide - 1997 Richmond - 1908 Gold Coast - 2011 Greater Western Sydney - 2012 These games are flash backs, football fans can get a glimpse of what…

Depression in America caused people to lose faith in their liberal government. in 1907, Reza Khan, a Persian officer and then future ruler, tried to modernize the country by turning to Western methods, as well as making Persia an independent state. In 1925, Jiang Jieshi tired to remove the Chinese communists and warlords from China. A form of political nationalism took place in Latin America. The Great Depression of 1929 in America, triggered political changes to the government in Latin…

The characters of Victor Frankenstein, from Frankenstein (Shelley, 1818), Heathcliff, from Wuthering Heights (Bronte, 1847), and Jay Gatsby, from The Great Gatsby, (Scott Fitzgerald, 1925) can be seen as tragic heroes. Each of these characters displays characteristics of a tragic hero, as outlined in Aristotle’s Poetics (1895). The characteristics, as well as characters that display them will be discussed. The first characteristic of a tragic hero is that the character evokes feelings of pity…

Between March 1924 and October 1925, Douglas Fairbanks was back to people’s sight and once again became a hot spot. Newspaper reports followed up with his transformation from a dedicated actor to a diligent director. Two films he participated, The Thief of Bagdad and Don Q, Son of Zorro, which brought the idea of swashbuckling into Hollywood for the first time and was continued to carry on by acting and directing, are landmarks in silent film industry. While I was amazed by his vividly-portrayed…

Isaac Babel wrote My First Goose (1925), which Walter Morrison translated. The narrator is unnamed, although it could be Babel. The narrator is the viewpoint character and is homodiegetic. They utilise first person POV, both singular and plural, as they use the pronouns ‘I’, ‘my’, ‘we’, ‘us’ and ‘our’ (Babel 1925). The author’s reliability is unclear, and the narration is subjective, as it explains thoughts and feelings. The narrator’s use of first person POV immerses the reader in the story, as…

The “monkey trial” of 1925 happens during the era where traditional values faced the challenge of modern values. The trial revealed conflicting attitude of the society at that time. A society trying to find their identity in the middle of great change brought upon by advancing technology, science, and economics. The traditionalist who are mainstreamed, places a high values on their religious beliefs was not prepare for change and are manipulating the law to maintain their position and power in…

which the principles of land law were created. The Law of Property Act 1925 this act assisted to reduce the number of legal estates in land down to the terms freehold and leasehold. The freehold allows the right in the land to be kept for an unlimited time which…