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- 14211: The Apostle
- ... own material well-being. He remained close to God, but when he prayed now, he prayed of Thanksgiving rather than asking for favors as he did before his rebirth. The Apostle holds true to his new values and beliefs and proves to himself and those around him that he is genuine in his new lifestyle. The main difference between the Apostle's story and the story of Luke is that the Apostle's conversion was slower forming while the Biblical criminal's conversion took place in a matter of ...
- 14212: Teen Smoking
- ... number of teen smokers. The tobacco companies know that increasing the price of tobacco will decrease teen smoking. Tobacco companies deny that they are increasing the prices of tobacco, but they still continue to recruit new smokers who are young. An estimated 420,000 teenagers were prevented from becoming smokers due to price increases in tobacco. The tobacco industry, on the other hand, is conducting a multi-million dollar campaign disinforming ... will then no longer be able to evade accountability, and neither will congress, stated by Bill Clinton in an interview with the press outside the oval office (qtd. in Kaleidoscope Interactive). From now on the new data will help to hold tobacco companies accountable for targeting children" (qtd. in Kaleidoscope Interactive). The President cannot levy fines against the tobacco industry with out approval from Congress, however, he is confident that the ...
- 14213: The Crucible: John Proctor
- ... worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name! He realizes that the only thing in this world that he can hang on to is his name, his honor, and the truth. John Proctors story is the heart of the play. He represents both the cowardice and courage that Miller sees in everyone in the play, and in the world, caught in dangers beyond their control. His initial reaction is to protect himself only. With time he believes that he needs to protect others, not only himself. But in the end he comes to realize ...
- 14214: To The Lighthouse
- ... or the angel of the house , cannot be separated from the actual physical space itself. Just as the walls and doors of the house serve to keep out and protect the inhabitants from the outside world, Mrs. Ramsey works to create a domestic space where she can shield the people from the effects of modern life and offer a retreat into a more natural landscape. This natural landscape however can be ... the house. Mrs. Ramsey works to maintain the house as being a protective barrier, which can be seen through her obsession with wanting to keep all the doors closed, effectively trying to bar the outside world from entering: At a certain moment, she supposed, the house would become so shabby that something must be done. If they could be taught to wipe their feet and not bring in the beach with ...
- 14215: King Lear: Consequences of One's Decisions
- ... disrupts the great chain of being which states that the King must not challenge the position that God has given him. This undermining of God's authority results in chaos that tears apart Lear's world. (Williams) Leaving him, in the end, with nothing. Following this Lear begins to banish those around him that genuinely care for him as at this stage he cannot see beyond the mask that the evil ... his sins, Lear becomes abandoned and estranged from his kingdom which causes him to loose sanity. While lost in his grief and self-pity the fool is introduced to guide Lear back to the sane world and to help find the lear that was ounce lost behind a hundred Knights but now is out in the open and scared like a little child. (Bradley) The fact that Lear has now been ...
- 14216: Macbeth - Tragic Hero
- ... have been intensified enough to drive him to obtain and maintain his title of King of Scotland no matter what it took, even if it meant murdering. Macbeth's ambition influenced the cause of his new character. This new character of Macbeth contained greed, violence, and power hunger. Macbeth shows this when he kills King Duncan. In conclusion, the prophecies given to him by the witches, Lady Macbeth's influence and plan, and his ...
- 14217: Similarities in "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "Paul's Case"
- ... him anymore. His father even tells all of his friends in theater not to see Paul. Paul, like Giovanni does not listen to his peers. Paul steals money from the print-shop and goes to New York to live the good life like the people that he used to seat at Carnegie Hall. The stories deal with three different types of love. Rappaccini's Daughter, deals with the love of science ... as it would have been in that time period. One scene that never took place in the story that is in the film is when Paul saw his father asking the clerk about him in New York. I think that this is shown to let the audience know that it is the end of Paul's rich boy charade. While in the story he just reads about the theft in the ...
- 14218: Alfred Nobel
- ... proud of his Swedish Background. In his teens his father sent him to learn chemistry in France. He gained interest in explosive nitroglycerin. And studied until he founded the first ever nitroglycerin factory in the world, but found it was too volatile to work with, and too many miners were dying using it. He began experimenting on how to control the substance. He wanted something that could absorb the nitroglycerin and ... mankind." Physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. His family had many rejections to this but it still went through. It is sure that Alfred Nobel contributed a great deal to chemistry and the world and has a large diversity of achievements. He lived an unhealthy life only to live a healthy afterlife. Many people will benefit from the Nobel prizes including such people as Mother Theresa and Ernest Rutherford ...
- 14219: Canada 2
- ... traits which make them unique from the others. Things such as area, population density, economy, resources, etc. divide the regions and give them the identity they have. In the Atlantic region are the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and parts of Quebec. This region was first settled by Aboriginals, but today only 5% of the tribes are still around. The size of the provinces in this ... of the Yukon Territory, Manitoba, and Ontario. It also has a small block of North Quebec, as well. The basis of the economy of the North region is the trapping and fishing industry. Because of new technologies in transportation, the resources that this region has are much more easily accessible and can be transported to other regions with ease. This region has also become much more populated over the last 50 ...
- 14220: Much Ado About Nothing
- ... John; Hill, Bennet D.; McKay, John P.; A History of Western Society; pgs 485-562; Houghton Miffin Company; 1999 Hieatt, A. Kent; William Shakespeare; Encarta 98; 1998 Shakespeare, William; Much Ado About Nothing; Bantam Books; New York, New York; 1993
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