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- 3961: The Style and Influences of Lewis Carroll
- ... he was regarded as one of the top child photographers of the 19th century. He was also one of the first photographers to consider their medium a form of art. In his quest to achieve new artistic levels, he did experiment with nude photography, and primarily with young girls because he usually preferred girls to boys (Bassett 11). But was he a pornographer? After all, it was considered to be art ... center of influence for Carroll; and they did. At least one person, Kate Connell, believes that an addiction or at least steady abuse of the drug opium could have been an inspiration for the dreamlike world of Wonderland. Connell claims that opium abuse was rampant in the Victorian period, with 5 out 6 families using it habitually. She also points out that drug-induced hallucinations pertain to some of the events ... influenced by certain mind altering drugs, this suspicion does not make the overall product of his literature any less wholesome or endearing. Works Cited Bassett, Lisa. Very Truly Yours, Charles L. Dodgson, Alias Lewis Carroll. New York: Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books, 1987. Baum, Alwin L. "Carroll's Alice's: The Semiotics of a Paradox." Lewis Carroll. Ed. Harold Bloom. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 1987. Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in ...
- 3962: The Biography of John Marshall Harlan II
- ... Harlan went onto Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar to do his graduate work, and returned to the United States upon completion in 1923. After returning from England, Harlan began working for a law office in New York. At the same time, he was studying law at the New York Law School. In 1925 Harlan received his law degree and was admitted to the New York bar. In 1931 John Marshall Harlan II became a partner in the firm he'd begun working in while attending law school, and spent much of his early career working for the firm. ...
- 3963: Carl Gauss
- ... of number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy, and optics, as well as many more. The concepts that he himself created have had an immense influence in many areas of the mathematic and scientific world. Carl Gauss was born Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, on the thirtieth of April, 1777, in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick (now Germany). Gauss was born into an impoverished family, raised as the only son of a ... construction of the 17-gon, were devoted to number theory. In June of 1801, Zach an astronomer whom Gauss had come to know two or three years before, published the orbital positions of, Ceres, a new "small planet", otherwise know as an asteroid. Part of Zach's publication included Gauss's prediction for the orbit of this celestial body, which greatly differed from those predictions made by others. When Ceres was ... their second son, who was to die shortly after her. Understandably Gauss's life was shattered, he turned to his friends and colleagues for support. The next year, Gauss was married a second time. His new wife was named Minna, she was the best friend of Johanna. Although the couple had three children, this second marriage seemed to be somewhat of a expedience for Gauss. Gauss's work was not ...
- 3964: Women In China During The Long
- ... during China s long eighteenth century? This is especially true for upper class women. The philosophical idea of yin and yang is found throughout Chinese culture, literature, and social structure. The idea is that the world is made up two opposite types of energy which must be kept in balance with one another. Neither is greater than the other, or more important than the other. In respect to gender, yin is ... resisting the pressures of scholarly careers, women appeared as guardians of stability, order and purity. The woman s quarters, secluded behind courtyards and doorways deep in the recesses of the house offered a refuge from world of flux, chaos, and corruption. Women nurtured and tutored men when they were young, tended them when they became sick, and cared for them when they grew old. When a man holding office faced devastating ... the ultimate purpose of mutual support and prosperity for the family as a whole. From a modern American point of view this seems terribly unfair. The men work and are empowered to interact with the world, then return home to be taken care of. But this is not necessarily the way it was perceived by the Chinese. There were plenty of unhappy women. However, there were also men who thought ...
- 3965: Carol Causs
- ... of number theory, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, magnetism, astronomy, and optics, as well as many more. The concepts that he himself created have had an immense influence in many areas of the mathematic and scientific world. Carl Gauss was born Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss, on the thirtieth of April, 1777, in Brunswick, Duchy of Brunswick (now Germany). Gauss was born into an impoverished family, raised as the only son of a ... construction of the 17-gon, were devoted to number theory. In June of 1801, Zach an astronomer whom Gauss had come to know two or three years before, published the orbital positions of, Ceres, a new "small planet", otherwise know as an asteroid. Part of Zach's publication included Gauss's prediction for the orbit of this celestial body, which greatly differed from those predictions made by others. When Ceres was ... their second son, who was to die shortly after her. Understandably Gauss's life was shattered, he turned to his friends and colleagues for support. The next year, Gauss was married a second time. His new wife was named Minna, she was the best friend of Johanna. Although the couple had three children, this second marriage seemed to be somewhat of a expedience for Gauss. Gauss's work was not ...
- 3966: Orwell's "Such, Such Were the Joys....": Alienation and Other Such Joys
- ... far from perfect, but at least it was a place ruled by love rather than by fear, where you did not have to be perpetually taken out of this warm nest and flung into a world of force and fraud and secrecy, like a goldfish into a tank full of pike. (23) Young Orwell, impacted by this, hard, disorienting situation, realizes he is alone in a hostile, harsh environment. Orwell uses ... able to avoid it. Sin was not necessarily something you did it might be something that happened to you and [t]his was the great, abiding lesson of my boyhood: that I was in a world where it was not possible for me to be good (5). This is the result of a child's flawed, but logical process of thought. Though he realizes that which is conveyed to him bodes ... essence, that he does not belong amongst the living. This defeatist mentality pervades the daily life of young Orwell. He obediently not only prepares himself for self-destruction, but also assumes the rest of the world is out to destroy him. Relating one of the few joyous moments of his youth, buying candy, Orwell is interrupted by his own fears of wrongdoing and detection. I assumed that any adult, inside ...
- 3967: Summary of Joyce's "A Portrait of An Artists As A Young Man"
- ... which shows later on in the novel. " . . . he had a hairy face . . . his mother had a nicer smell than his father. (Joyce 3)" In the first Chapter, at Clongowes, Stephen feels isolated. Uncomfortable in his new surroundings, he turns to thoughts of his family, who symbolize security. "He longed to be at home and lay his head on his mother's lap. But he could not: and so he longed for ... life occurs when he goes back home for Christmas dinner with his family in Bray. This symbolizes his entrance into adulthood. For the first time, he says grace before the meal. Stephen envisions this adult world as exciting, joyful, and full of hope. Unfortunately for Stephen, however, this dinner with his family would also symbolize the loss of his innocence. During the dinner, his family engages in a fierce debate. At ... family members make Stephen realize for the first time that the passage into adulthood means the death of parts of himself, specifically his innocence. After this incident, Stephen will never look at life and the world around him the same. Stephen's shame in his father begins quickly in the book as early in his childhood Stephen must change schools. He learns he will not be returning to Clongowes Wood ...
- 3968: Constantine The Great
- ... A.D., British troops declared that Constantine should replace his father. The Eastern emperor Galerius refused this claim and gave Constantine a lesser rank. The Emperor Constantine I was the sole ruler of the Roman world between 324 and 337 A.D. His reign was one of the most crucial of all the emperors in determining the future course of western civilization. By making Christianity the religious foundation of his domain ... defeated Maxentius at The Battle of the Milvian Bridge. In 314, 316, and 324, he repeatedly defeated his last remaining rival Licinius. Once he had overcome him, he was the undisputed ruler of the Roman world. Incidentally, Maxentius and Licinius were both brothers-in-law of Constantine. Of the two campaigns, however, it was the first against Maxentius which guaranteed Constantine an important place in the history of western civilization because ... the city officially dedicated on May 11th, 330. The city itself became the official capital of the empire. Although Constantine used Licinius' war chest, which he had captured there, to meet the expenses of the new construction in Constantinople, the cost to the imperial treasury had to be extensive in light of the emperor's apparent lavishness in relation to finances. Constantine's taxes were so excessive that fathers were ...
- 3969: History of Rock and Roll
- ... Rock and Roll, listened to by kids in slicked back hair and leather jackets, dominated the charts. This could most be seen in the movie Back to the Future. In the late sixties however a new type of rock emerged. Led by four young British men known as Paul, John, George and Ringo this music was more like the gateway from Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix. Known as the Beatles they stole the hearts of millions of teenage girls with songs such as Michelle and Julia. If you were lucky enough to have one of those names you were idolized for life. This new type of Rock and Roll, sometimes referred to as Hippie Music is probably the most well known because of the unique use of color and face paint which most of the bands more. Kids wore bell bottoms and guys had long hair. Once again the parents rejected. The kids loved it. For three days in August of 1969 on a farm in Woodstock, New York, bands and thousands of kids got together for three days of peace, love and music. The reason for this was to protest the death of innocent teens being sent off to Vietnam to ...
- 3970: Themes Of Death And Desire In
- ... of our life today." 2 The play tells of the visit of the main character, Blanche, a supposedly typical to Southern Belle, to her long estranged sister Stella, who she finds living in modesty in New Orleans. Williams brutally rips away the skin of conventionality to reveal the true motivations of the characters, focusing on Blanches apparent fall to madness, and culminating in her eventual rape by her brother-in-law ... and get off at- Elysian Feilds!3 The theme that dominates the play is here to be found in its title. At the time when Tennessee Williams was working on A Streetcar Named Desire in New Orleans in 1946 there actually were streetcars which listed as their destinations "desire" and "Cemeteries" and it is little surprise that these struck Williams as profound symbols. In an essay he wrote at the time ... help from Eunice, "what I meant was I'd like to be left alone." (scene 1). This is also seen when she calls Stanley a "Polack!", "he tells her off in a jingoistic speech their New York audiences in 1947 applauded."10 This is the conception of the conflict between Stanley and Blanche, which acts as a catalyst to her, fall. Her heightened sense of social self is also evident ...
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