Project Gutenberg 2008-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 415 Various Verschillende Various, Various Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange) 1858 1918 The Arena, Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Arena, Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891" by Various is a collection of essays and articles written in the late 19th century. This particular issue features pieces on social and political issues of the day, including critiques of gambling culture in America and discussions on economic policies such as protectionism versus free trade. The opening article addresses the moral implications and societal impact of gambling, using the Louisiana Lottery and Wall Street as focal points for broader commentary on human greed and ethical behavior. The opening of this anthology presents a critical perspective on American gambling culture, particularly focusing on the stark contrasts between local lotteries and high-stakes gambling in Wall Street. It explores the hypocrisy of societal morals, emphasizing how both forms of gambling serve as reflections of human nature, with a rearward glance at the moral failings underlying the ambition and greed rampant in finance. The author illustrates the consequences of such pursuits, suggesting that the lure of wealth leads individuals, particularly young men entering the workforce, into a complex web of ethical dilemmas and societal degradation, ultimately questioning the moral compass of a nation so enthralled by chance and prosperity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en American literature -- Periodicals AP Text The Arena Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature Category: Politics Category: Economics 404716 2025-06-10T15:05:28.621972 text/html 396106 2021-01-03T18:52:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 218065 2021-01-03T18:52:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 315726 2025-06-10T15:05:39.300952 application/epub+zip 317201 2025-06-10T15:05:32.904962 application/epub+zip 222059 2025-06-10T15:05:31.098997 application/epub+zip 546096 2025-06-10T15:05:44.014924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514763 2025-06-10T15:05:38.093901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403909 2022-09-12T06:49:28.832154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342094 2025-06-10T15:05:27.746965 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341823 2021-01-03T18:52:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 133689 2021-01-03T18:52:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341835 2021-01-03T18:52:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 133635 2021-01-03T18:52:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20882 2025-06-10T15:05:44.182913 application/rdf+xml 18713 2025-06-10T15:05:31.726959 image/jpeg 4307 2025-06-10T15:05:31.410931 image/jpeg 306167 2025-06-10T15:05:28.669140 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia