James Hilton

Opposites attract.  James Hilton uses this fact in Goodbye, Mr. Chips to create tension in the story; however, he makes greater use of this polarization to develop the character of Chips.  Mr. Chips and Katherine Bridges may be viewed not only as opposites but also as arguments.  Hilton uses thesis in the form of young Chips and antithesis in the form of Katherine Bridges to arrive at synthesis, the personality and character of the mature schoolmaster. Hilton portrays young Chips as lacking

The Utopian Philosophy of Shangri-La in James Hilton's Lost Horizon   For some people life may not be satisfactory. Life has many troubles including death, pain, and suffering. It leaves little hope. There are ways in which people can live to have a good life. This method of how a person should live is viewed differently thoughout the world. James Hilton represents this combination of ideas and cultures in the novel, Lost Horizon (1933). This novel tells the tale of four distinctively different

An Analysis of Hilton's Lost Horizon      "...the horizon lifted like a curtain; time expanded and space contracted" In James Hilton's Lost Horizon, the reader is promptly enticed to trek along with Hugh Conway and the three other kidnapped passengers, Charles Mallinson, Miss Brinklow, and Henry Barnard. Hilton commences his novel by utilizing the literary technique of a frame. At a dinner meeting, friends share their insights into life, and eventually, from a neurologist, and friend of Conway

What is Paradise? Throughout history man has sought to create, find, or at least image a paradise on earth, a place where there is peace, harmony, and a surcease from the pain that plagues our lives. On the eve of World War II, James Hilton imagined such a place in his best-selling novel, Lost Horizon. The story itself begins when an evacuation of Westerners is ordered in the midst of revolution in Baksul, India. A plane containing four passengers is hi-jacked and flown far away into the Keun-Lun

James Hilton wrote Lost Horizon in 1933, and it was an immediate success, selling millions of copies, influencing President Roosevelt to name what's now Camp David Shangri-La, and Frank Capra, a hot director after an Oscar sweep with It Happened One Night in 1934, made a movie of Lost Horizon in 1937. The book also makes a big impression at first reading, especially for younger readers (which is when I first read it, many years ago now), who are captivated by the atmosphere of mystery and mysticism

In the book Lost Horizon by James Hilton, Hugh Conway was a passenger on a plane with three other people. Roberta Brinklow, Mallinson, and an American Financier. When the plain crash lands in Shangri-la, the other passengers were hesitant and wanted to stay until someone comes looking for them, but Hugh insisted on following the path up the Himalayas. Hughs persisted through times of trouble and kept them going. Hugh's persistence strengthens his curiosity to learn more about this mysterious temple

Hilton World Wide When I started at the Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort, I didn’t really know what to expect. One of my best friends, James, worked in the banquet department for as long as I could remember, and he helped me get a job. This was my first real job that I ended up staying at for a long time. At first, just like anybody seeking a job, I was curious, but worried at the same time, so I asked James for his perspective on the job because I was just nervous I wouldn’t fit in, or I

Singapore is an extremely safe place by any standard(Jennifer, 2009), because the government carried out strict punishment for those who violates laws. It’s a efficient way to reduce the rate of crime. Since 1970, Hilton Singapore was supported by government to serve for their customer. Economic analysis The Singapore economy has experienced one of the highest rates of growth in the world over the past three decades(Ramkishen S. Rajan, 2009). The figure below

Used by Conrad Hilton Conrad Nicholson Hilton was an American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotel chain (Alef 2009). Hilton was born on 25th December 1887 in the city of San Antonio, New Mexico Territory. His father, Augustus Halvorsen Hilton, was an immigrant from Norway and his mother, Mary Genevieve, was an American of German descent and a devout catholic. He had eight siblings; Eva Hilton, Felice Hilton, Carl Hilton, Rosemary Hilton, Helen Hilton, Julian Hilton, Baron Hilton, and August

want to receive an authentic and remarkable experience for their money, rather than a service which can be offered in every place, they want to feel unique, that is why there is a growing interest in this topic. According to B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, “an experience occurs when a company intentionally uses services as the stage and goods as props, to engage individual customers in a way that creates a memorable event” (Pine II, Gilmore, 1998). Therefore, companies are trying to create