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- 19621: Richard Henry Lee
- ... governments to handle the problems that they were confronted with. Also with all of this power in the central government, the people would not have as much power as they were promised when forming the new government. This lack of power in the states and of the people was what Lee wanted to preserve. This was his main reason for wanting a Bill of Rights. Richard Henry Lees proposal for ...
- 19622: The Computer
- ... It performs calculations by sliding a narrow, gauged wooden strip inside a rulerlike holder. Because the sliding is continuous and there is no mechanism to stop at one exact value, the slide rule is analog. New interest has been shown recently in analog computers, particularly in areas such as neural networks that respond to continuous electrical signals. Most modern computers, however, are digital machines whose components have a finite number of ...
- 19623: Oedipus - King Of Riddles
- ... 1962), 158. Bibliography D'aulaire's Partin , Edgar and Ingri. Daulaire's Book Of Greek Myths. Garden City: Doubleday & Company Inc. , 1962. Sophocles. Oedipus The King in The Oedipus Plays Of Sophocles. (Trans. P. Roche.) New York: Mentor Books , 1986.
- 19624: Les Mis
- ... this they were able to work through anything that came their way. Their love was also the only form in this book that held any passion and any hope for the future. When ever a new love is formed there is bound to be someone who is forced to agree with it against his or her will. When Jean first learned that Marius and Cosette were courting each other, and later ...
- 19625: Odysseus Truly A Hero
- ... get back to Ithaca and see his wife and son, no matter how crazy it is. He even goes into the underworld to speak to a prophet about how to get back to Ithaca. Being brave and courageous is all about being willing and able to go to the extremes to help or possibly save people or even a place in need. As well as having courage and bravery, Odysseus is ...
- 19626: Malcom X
- ... renounced his previous teaching that all whites are evil, and he began advocating racial solidarity, and adopted the Arabic name El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. On February 21, 1965, while addressing an OAAU rally in New York City, Malcolm was assassinated by men allegedly connected with the Black Muslims.
- 19627: Fidel Castro
- ... from Batiste and his reign of terror. Fidel rallied many men to his cause, but one especially stood out among the rest, Dr. Ernesto "Che" Guavera. The young doctor had seen his share of third world countries and when he met Fidel he helped him train his men in guerrilla warfare. Fidel set up revolts in various Cuban towns and villages. He sabotaged many government complexes and destroyed several arms plants ...
- 19628: Odysseus Personal Qualities (f
- ... who has turned his men into pigs. Eurylochus escapes from Circe and tells Odysseus what has happened. When Odysseus offers to rescue the men, Eurylochus says that no man can return alive. Knowing this, the brave Odysseus says, Very well, Eurylochus, you may stay here in this place, eat and drink beside the ship. But as for me, go I must, and go I will. (P.117) In another adventure, Odysseus ...
- 19629: Oeconomicus And Lysistrata
- ... need to step down and let the women take over. Both of the works talk of power. Oeconomicus talks of the power the men have over the women in Greece. Men are seen to be brave. Men are always correct when questioned by a woman. In this work Greek male figures are naturally a dominant power over women. In contrast the play Lysistrata shows the Greek women over ruling the Greek ...
- 19630: Martin Luther King
- ... This phrase serves as an exclamation point on an emotional speech that is sure to deeply move the reader. King quotes the song "America the Beautiful" stating that he wants everyone to sing it with new meaning. In his speech King comes across as a persecuted African American who wants a change for all. The voice King uses starts of as a soft but firm whisper then it gradually builds with ...
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