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- 3691: Emily Dickinson: Individuality
- ... the rest of the family, were Christians and she alone decided to rebel against that and reject the Church. She like many of her contemporaries had rejected the traditional views in life and adopted the new transcendental outlook. Massachusetts, the state where Emily was born and raised, was the epicenter of religious practice before the transcendental period. Founded by the Puritans, the feeling of avenging had never left the people. After all of the “Great Awakenings” and religious revivals, the people of New England began to question the old ways. What used to be the focal point of all lives was now under speculation and often doubted. People began to search for new meanings in life. People like Emerson and Thoreau believed that answers lie in the individual. Emerson set the tone for the era when he said, “Insist on yourself; never imitate” (McMichael 691). Emily Dickinson ...
- 3692: Hemmingway
- ... in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely successful novel confirmed his power and presence in the literacy world and played a large part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. This novel also won the Pulitzer Prize award. III. July 21st, 1899, Ernest Hemingway was born. He was born to DR ... Afternoon and The Dangerous Summer. Quickly after Patrick's birth, they moved on to what would remain Hemingway's only true residence in the United States-- Key West, Florida. It was there that a whole new world broke itself open to the sportsman in Ernest. Fishing the deep sea for great fish like the tarpon and the barracuda was his newest love. But even in Key West, a heavenly earth, tragedy ...
- 3693: Life of Charles Robert Darwin
- ... be a doctor. He pondered the idea of his son being a minister, or priest. He suggested the idea to his son who agreed to transfer to Christ’s College of Cambridge University. At his new University he met many teachers he liked, and they became his friends. When his first year at the University was over, it was time to begin thinking about a career. As one can imagine, his ... t true, and by all means that land had never been under water. Over the course of the next four and a half years Charles made several discoveries. He found several fossils of unidentified mammals, new kinds of beetles, and more evidence that land was once under water. One discovery he made was the evolution of animals. For instance, the finches on the Galapagos Islands were comprised of several different species ... back to his home in England to have them identified and named. The Beagle arrived in England October 2, 1836. Charles and his family only spent two days together. Charles was interested in showing the world his discoveries. On November 11, 1838 Emma Wedgwood, Charles’ cousin, agreed to marry him. Both sides of the family were very happy In May of 1839 Charles first book came out, "A Naturalist’s ...
- 3694: Social Inequality In 1820s
- ... Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. Although this statement has been argued about its actual meaning hundreds of times by students, philosophers, historians, etc., it still is relevant in discussing the true intentions of the new nation. If all men were created equal then why were there slaves? Why did the government deny the Indians of their rights? Why was there so much injustice? That phrase simply meant that all free ... the eyes of the signers. As time went by, the meaning "All Men are created equal" took a meaning different than that of the common people in 1776. The years following the establishment of the new nation were times of refining and tuning of the new government. The question of the true meaning of "All Men are Created Equal" arised again and again until it influenced the minds of Americans that is was time for social equality. In order to ...
- 3695: The Critical Role Of Informati
- ... percent of goods and services produced in the United States, and even more in countries like Japan and Germany. This percentage is currently and will continue to grow in the future (5). Globalization of the world’s industrial economies greatly enhances the value of information to the firm and offers new opportunities to businesses. Today, information systems provide the communication and analytic power that firms need to conduct trades and manage businesses on a global scale. Globalization and information technology also brings new threats to domestic business firms. This is brought on by the customer’s ability to shop in a worldwide marketplace, obtaining the price and quality information reliably, 24 hours a day. The worldwide market ...
- 3696: Henry Adams, Virgin And The Dy
- ... Adams was an old man who had Puritan beliefs about sex and religion. In this autobiography, Adams voices his skepticism about man’s newfound power to control the direction of history, in particular, the exploding world of science and technology, where all certainties of the future have vanished (anb.org, 1). Adams grew up in the United Stated where he was a Puritan. Puritans believed that sex (women especially) was just ... God, and going to heaven; science, technology, money, and power had taken over the drives of man. Religion (a common “scale” of the past) had taken the backseat to science, technology, money, power, and the new ideas and art of sex (all new “scales” of the present and the future). “In opposition to the medieval Virgin, Adams saw a new godhead—the dynamo—symbol of the modern history’s anarchic energies” (anova.org, 1). Adams desperately wanted ...
- 3697: Computer Crime In The 1990's
- ... voice mail account to accept charges for long distance calls, until the authorities catch on, not for a few days, hackers can use voice mail accounts to make free and untraceablecalls to all over the world. The hackers that commit this type of crime are becoming increasingly organized. Known as "call cell operators" they setup flyby night storefronts were people off the street can come in and make long distance calls ... by a computer. The computer is connected to a modem, so are you and all the hackers therefore you too can run the switches. Our generation is the first to travel within cyberspace, a virtual world that exists with all the computers that form the global net. For most people today cyberspace is still a bewildering and alien place. How computers work and how they affect our lives is still a ... This vast electronic neighborhood of bits and bytes has stretched the concepts of law and order. Like handbills stapled to telephone polls the internet appears to defy regulation. The subtleties and nuances of this relatively new form to the words "a gray area" and "right and wrong". Most self described hackers say they have been given a bad name and that they deserve more respect. For the most part they ...
- 3698: Cleopatra VII
- ... strongest.) or maybe he didn't say that, but the generals said that he did. Each of the generals boasted about how strong they were, all wanting to rule Egypt, the richest country in the world at that time. The generals were Ptolemy, Seleucus, and Antigonus. Ptolemy was a rich spoiled brat from Macedonia (It was also rumored that he was a half brother to Alexander. Ptolemy probably started the rumor ... so Ptolemy became enraged and started a war against Cleopatra and Caesar. Of course Caesar and Cleopatra won because of the military back-up Caesar had with his Roman soldiers, the best army in the world. The Romans then started to hate Cleopatra and her exotic ways and charms. Cleopatra was powerful. She was optimistic, high-spirited, always a winner using skill or just plain cheating, popular, a queen, and a ... you're wrong. Cleopatra also was very smart. She knew eleven languages. She knew Egyptian, Parathion, Ethiopian, Arabic, Hebrew, Troglodytian, Syrian, Latin, Median, Macedonian, and Greek. She was taught by the smartest people in the world (the Romans). She also had skills that most women in Egypt did not have. They were political and intellectual skills. She was also talented. She could impress anyone with her wit and money. She ...
- 3699: Oligopoly
- ... few sellers. Each seller knows that the other seller or sellers will react to its changes in prices and also quantities. This can cause a type of chain reaction in a market situation. In the world market there are oligopolies in steel production, automobiles, semi-conductor manufacturing, cigarettes, cereals, and also in telecommunications. Often times oligopolistic industries supply a similar or identical product. These companies tend to maximize their profits by ... larger the cartel, the more likely it will be that each member will increase output and cause the price of a good to be lower. The majority of time an oligopoly is used describe a world market; however, the term oligopoly also describes conditions in smaller markets where a few gas stations, grocery stores or alternative restaurants or establishments dominate in their fields. A distinguishing characteristic of an oligopoly is the ... in the oligopoly. A current example of an oligopoly would be that of the Viacom/CBS merger. Viacom had proposed a $37 billion deal with CBS that would unite both of these media industries. The new Viacom would be one of only nine massive, diversified corporations-all of which took their present shape in the last fifteen years. These media giants include Time Warner, Disney, Rupert Murdoch s News Corp., ...
- 3700: Brief history of Buddhism
- Brief history of Buddhism Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. It was founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of ... Also, the Buddhist movement was open to people of all castes, denying that a person's worth could be judged by their blood. The religion of Buddhism has 150 to 350 million followers around the world. The wide range is due to two reasons. The tendency for religious affiliation to be nonexclusive is one. The other is the difficulty in getting information from Communist countries such as China. It's followers ... a monastic community known as a sangha. As he neared his death, Buddha refused a successor. He told his followers to work hard to find their salvation. After his death, it was decided that a new way to keep the community's unity and purity was needed, since the teachings of Buddha were spoken only. To maintain peace, the monastic order met to decide on matters of Buddhist doctrines and ...
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