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- 11581: Book Report For The Odyssey
- ... son, Telemachus, and they secretly removed all the other nobles' weapons from the hall. Penelope at this time had no idea that Odysseus had returned home. She was too busy deciding who should be her new husband. Penelope knew if Odysseus were dead then it would be wise for her to accept a new husband. Her new husband had to be the best, so she made up a task for the men. Penelope said she would marry the man who could string the bow Odysseus left behind and shoot an arrow ...
- 11582: Catcher In The Ryes Holden Cau
- ... to protect, and realization that he can't be the savior of society's corruption. Although the scene in the elementary school halls hint to Holden that he can't make the imperfections of the world disappear, nothing provides the determining insight better than his little sister, Phoebe. Upon his departure, Holden giving up, as he always does, Phoebe makes him realize what it is he is really giving up. He isn't giving up on anything besides himself by running away and trying to disappear. Phoebe proposes to Holden that he cannot change the world, and he has to stop giving up on himself whenever he does not succeed at his impossible tasks. Phoebe is one of the only things in the world that truly mean something to Holden, and when he sees that he has let her down, the climax is hit in the novel; Holden decides to say home. Phoebe is Holden's crutch, and ...
- 11583: African Slave Trade
- "Independence of Latin America" In the 1800's, Latin American countries won independence, but many new independent countries had trouble creating strong, stable governments. The Creoles played an important role in the independent movements. These countries won their independence through strong leaders and many other factors. As soon as these countries ... and poor. Many civil wars also erupted as a result of Latin Independence. This caused chaos and a need for reform. The Independence of Latin America wasn t the only event taking place in the world. We see that other events were taking place and that the French Revolution was one of those events that influenced that Independence of Latin America. There are many possible solutions that would help Latin America ...
- 11584: Aztec 2
- ... order to nourish the gods. Music usually accompanied such rituals to add to the dramatic intensity.Every 52 years a great celebration took place. It was called the Binding Up of the Years or the New Fire Ceremony. Before it started, people would let their hearth fires go out. The priests lit a new fire on the chest of a sacrificial victim. People pricked themselves to add their blood to the sacrifice. All the people then re-lit their hearth fires from the new fire.The Aztec concept of life after death may be summed up. Determining factors for a man's life after death were determined by his social position and the events surrounding his death. The ...
- 11585: Attributes That Have Influence
- ... ancient civilizations that have helped the development of our Western Civilization today. Two major civilizations that have maybe contributed the most to our civilization are ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Some of their contributions to our world today include farming, sailing and navigation, and the use of their calendar. First, and possibly the most important attribute that have come from the ancient civilizations is the art of farming. The ancient Mesopotamians are ... overpopulation, and the increase of housing and development, there are no natural areas for people to gather, so farming is essential. Without the development of farming people of the United States and people of the world would be starving. Not only did the Mesopotamians develop farming, but they also were able to use engineering to help make farming work. For example, the Mesopotamians developed dikes and cisterns that they used for ... an extra day. The rest is still the same, the Egyptians even had their year divided up into what we now call months, and the based their schedule upon the seasons. (Roberts, p.72) The world has changed a lot since ancient times, but some things that came out during that time still play an important role in the development of our culture today. Two civilizations that may have contributed ...
- 11586: Analyse The Influence Of Nevil
- ... armaments". It is clear then that, even before Chamberlain gaining the Premiership, Britain had been following a Foreign policy of appeasement. Yet it is also true that Chamberlain's period of office gave appeasement a new drive; he believed in taking the initiative; he would find out what Hitler wanted, and show him that reasonable claims could be met by negotiation rather than by force. Anyway, public support for a policy ... Taylor believes that Chamberlain, and not Hitler, " was the man who provided an opportunity which Hitler could take and who thus gave the first push to war" (A.J.P Taylor, Origins of the second world war, page 172). Taylor of course refers to the Sudetenland crisis, the classic illustration of appeasement. The expectations of the 325 million Germans in the Sudetenland fringe were considerably increased by the Anschluss This is ...
- 11587: Explication Of Dulce Et Decoru
- ... Est Wilfred Owen explores the harsh conditions and realities of war. The burdens of war and the overwhelming weariness faced by soldiers are described in the first ten lines of the poem. Many soldiers in World War I did not have the proper training and equipment to fight a war. The long marches to battle through bad conditions wore the soldiers down and caused their reaction times to be down. The author is expressing the weariness of the soldiers and the hardships the soldiers are undergoing during World War One. In line eleven the poem changes mood to one of urgency. He begins to talk about bombs, in this case nuclear warfare. When the bomb is dropped the soldiers begin to fumble with ... poem explores these aspects of the cruelty of war. The poet describes the agonizing deaths soldiers undergo during wartime. The slow pain suffered by many for the good of the country. The pain suffered in world terms by a few for the many. The poet is describing the value of giving ones life for ones country. The quote in the poem is from the Roman poet Horace means "It is ...
- 11588: Ameratsu
- ... the heavens. One day Amaterasu briefly hid herself in a cave when offended by her brother Susano-o's scandalous behavior. When she hid the universe became dark and chaos broke out. The other gods new that the world would seize to exist if she didn t come back so the lured her out by offering her a festive dance and a bronze mirror. When she arrived at the dance she saw her reflection ...
- 11589: Great Gatsby 4
- ... him and Daisy. The valley of ashes symbolized the desolation of life. This area is where all the business failures ended up. The valley of ashes was located at the crossroads of Long Island and New York City. It represented the modern world and the barren wasteland created by industry. George Wilson s garage is located here. He receives little business and is always covered in dust from the ash heaps. The valley of ashes is important because ...
- 11590: Arab Crusades
- ... or reinforcements from strengthening their status. Once the original generation of crusaders died, their children were not as determined. They forgot about the Muslims that had escaped, and because of that, the Muslims had a new leader and were regaining power. Under their leader, Imad ad-Din, the Muslims regrouped and planned their attack against the colonies. After the passing of Imad ad-Din, a new radical leader emerged-Zangi. Zangi led his troops to a victory against the crusaders and their colonies by capturing the state of Edessa. The Muslims destroyed the Christians churches, buildings, and killed the crusaders. Back ... along with the old crusaders. Slowly but surely, the states the crusaders had set up were systematically being destroyed. The failure of the second crusade brought on the third crusade. The Muslims had named a new leader, Nur ad-Din, who regrouped the Muslims and motivated them to take back what believed was theirs. Their leader died a few years later, and was succeeded by their military leader, Saladin. In ...
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