Philip Pullman

and the Church. Where the stories differ, is in the author's intent for these actions. In the former, John Milton uses the devil to display how vanity and pride are the sins that halt us in an opportunity to live blissfully, with and under God. Philip Pullman, in his twist on Paradise Lost, The Golden Compass, claims that

the same thing with myself in my family, not like the others most of the time, but both of us are included and loved. Now, this dog and I are closer than any of my other family members are with him. In the novel The Golden Compass, the author Philip Pullman develops a similar type of relationship for each of his characters called daemons. These companions reflect a certain person’s identity, soul, and changes in feeling through their different forms, usually as animals. I am being considered for

In The Golden Compass, daemons act as an extension or real-life manifestation of someone’s consciousness or soul. They take physical form as animals, revealing information about the character’s personality and identity. Daemons are always by your side, basically like wearing your heart on your sleeve. It is more than just a soul however, a daemon is also like a friend/extension of yourself that you can talk to as a friend wherever you go. You can talk to your own daemon like you talk to yourself

More than Just a Dog I believe in my dog. I believe that she is way more than just a standard classified pet. How could she just be some domesticated dog? There’s no way; Bella is too understanding to be categorized as a pet or even a domesticated dog. I believe in the nobility of Bella’s loyalty, and her enthusiasm. Every time I come in the door, she’s waiting to greet me with glee. A smile is always brought to my face when I’m with her. Our time together is precious; she always knows what I need

The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman, has been a controversial book that has been criticized and even banned by many religious groups such as the Catholic Church and religious right groups. Pullman undermines religion in The Golden Compass through his characters’ beliefs and actions which demonstrate that the church is controlled by people who are corrupt and will do anything to maintain power including lying, kidnapping, inhumane experimentation, and even murder. The main character, Lyra, is

On the surface, A. Philip Randolph’s Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP) was fighting for union recognition and changing the pay system from tip based to living wage based in 1926. Underneath this, was a desire to separate blacks from the status of servant. The Pullman porters of the era were perceived by the BSCP and Randolph as either “slacker porters” who relied on tips, musicianship, and the paternalism of rich whites, or “manly men” who were willing to demand job dignity, fair pay

business in the US to be worth more then $1 million. During the second Industrial Revolution many inventions were created that simplified life. Some major inventors were Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Bessemer, George Eastman and George Pullman. Thomas Edison created the light bulb using electricity in 1878. The light bulb made it possible to create light at night without the hazard and struggle with a candle and matches-just a flick and the light was on. It could also be used to send signals

In Chicago, on May 4, 1886, a riot broke out between German-born labor radicals and Chicago law enforcement officers. The demonstration, organized to protest the killing of a striker by the Chicago police the day before and for an eight-hour workday, attracted about One thousand five hundred protestors. However, when the riot began there were only approximately three hundred protestors left due to rain. About half way through the rally, two hundred Chicago policemen arrived to end the protest. The

Panic of 1893 which created the collapse of railroad overbuilding, which further led to the collapse of many banks. This depression affected George Pullman’s company, causing him to take actions, making more of an impact than he ever thought. George Pullman was an American engineer and industrialist who founded his company. He created a community and environment that his workers lived and worked in. His company played a big role in the labor movement because they were a prime source for transportation

I am doing the Great Railroad strike. It was a strike on the railroads. In late July of 1877, Chicagoans played their part in the first nationwide uprising of workers. On July 16, railroad workers in Martinsburg, West Virginia, walked off the job to protest a 10 percent wage cut leveled by their employer, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Strikes to protest cutbacks in the midst of a period of nationwide economic depression soon spread westward across the country. News of attempts to control boisterous