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- 261: Ben Franklins Autobiography
- ... opponent, but at the same time he gradually learns that to do good, one must less often wear the duplicitous mask of "the humble Enquirer & Doubter" and more often take up the compassionate habit of "modest diffidence." Franklin admits that his own pleasure must come second to a careful stewardship of his "Power of doing Good" (the lesson is likewise for his readers). Although Franklin focuses on learning rhetoric as the ...
- 262: Atlas
- ... apples of the Hesperides. Hercules asked Atlas to help him obtain the Golden Apples. In return for Atlas s help, Hercules took his burden from him while he retrieved the apples. Atlas agreed to Hercules proposal. Atlas secured the apples and realized how nice it was not to have the strain of keeping heaven and earth apart for eternity. Hercules deceived Atlas when he returned with the apples. Hercules told Atlas ...
- 263: Australia And The Depression
- ... under one-fifth of the value of exports (Pincus 1985 p82). Three main policy initiatives emerged. Once policy option was to maintain the deficit at its present level while increasing expenditure on unemployment relief. Another proposal came from J.T. Lang, Premier of NSW, who proposed a default on the overseas debt, to allow increased expenditure on unemployment relief. The third was to decrease both government expenditure and real wages. Had ...
- 264: Albert Einstein 3
- ... constant known as Planck s constant. And u, is the frequency of the radiation. This offer that the energy contained within a light beam is transferred in individual units. Virtually no one accepted Einstein s proposal. In fact, when the American physicist Robert Andrews Millikan experimentally confirmed the theory almost a decade later, he was surprised and somewhat troubled by the outcome. Einstein, whose prime concern was to understand the nature ...
- 265: Act Of Courage (jim Abbott)
- ... there was no limit. When I grow older and have children I will try to instill in them some of the same qualities that Jim has attained. I will teach them to be outgoing, determined, modest, and brave. In terms of courage, I feel that it is not something that can be taught or instilled, it is something that one must learn on their own through life s experiences. If there ...
- 266: A Background Of Argentina
- ... major cities. For example, 1/3 of Argentina s population lives in Buenos Aires. Thus, most people live in city apartments, while the wealthy may afford small homes in neighboring rural areas. Many people have modest country homes that are behind modern standards. Major news in Argentina is how the country itself is becoming modern and joining the 21st century. Headlines talk of the Internet expansion in Argentina, and about the ...
- 267: Patterns In Hemingway And Camu
- ... wanted to marry her. I said I didn't mind and we could do if she wanted to. And later Then she spoke. She just wanted to know if I'd have accepted the same proposal if it had come from another woman, with whom I had a similar relationship. I said, `Naturally.'(p. 45) An important difference between the two novels is also shown by this passage: Frederic Henry thinks ...
- 268: The Love Song Of J. Alfred Pru
- ... is old and useless. They will talk about him behind his back. (They will say"How is hair is growing thin!") My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin-- [They will say: "But how his arms and legs are thin!"] This insecurity is definitely a hindrance for him. It holds him back from doing the things he wishes ...
- 269: The Things They Carried By Tim
- ... cause he did not believe in. Here O'Brien shows the level of contempt felt towards the war; draft dodging is dangerous. He was not a radical antiwar enthusiast, however, for he takes "only a modest stand against the war"(44). While not condoning the fighting, he does not protest the war except for minimally, peacefully, and privately doing so. His dissatisfaction with the drafting process is included in his statement ...
- 270: Wuthering Heights - Setting
- ... fertile valley." (WH-p.77) One evening, while informing Nelly of her love affairs, Heathcliff stood in the next room listening to their conversation. She tells Nelly how she loves Linton and has accepted her proposal in marriage. However the wise Nelly whose "main function in the novel is essentially those attributed to the ego,"35 makes Catherine admit that her love for Linton "is like the foliage in the woods ...
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