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- 6961: Julius Caesar
- Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. With his courage and strength he created a strong empire . What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events led ... his release. He then returned to Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla ... Bibulus, was thrown from the platform and his consular insignia were broken. Bibulus tried to stop Caesar and his supporters from passing any further law but was only able to postpone the creation of the new laws by saying that the skies would not permit it because there was stormy weather and they were very superstitious. Caesar disregarded Bibulus’ behavior and the remainder of the legislative program of the triumvirate ...
- 6962: The Awakening
- ... little chores. The biggest step she made was her decision to move away from her mansion and into the "pigeon house", a little cottage around corner. After this move she was free to explore her new profound freedom and desires. She succumbed to the passion in her heart and had a meaningless affair with Arobin, a known heartbreaker. She was in control of this new relationship and she loved feeling in control. True, she felt nothing beyond lust for the man but she was able to do as she wished. Her love for Robert Lebrun was truly her biggest obstacle ... her duties to her husband and children. That was the end of Edna Pontellier. She feels alone, with no one who would understand to confide into. Rather than be forced to live in such a world of tyranny and succumb once again to the mechanical lifestyle she had lived for so long, she chooses death. In death, there are no expectations, no one to impress or be "proper" for, and ...
- 6963: The Last Gentleman By Walker P
- ... unanswerable to his son. As John M. Schwartz states, what finally provoked Mr. Barrett to suicide was, "His dance of honor collapsed amidst its moral ambiguities. At the last, he was a moralist, but his world completely failed to stand at the moral attention he demanded" (117). What he wanted was for all gentlemen to accept the burden of noblesse oblige, and for there to be a distinction between a gentleman ... analysis, you are alone" (Percy 331). Whatever the source of this despair leading to suicide, Will's father has failed to grasp the most important purpose of life one does not have to save the world or right all the wrongs, but he just has to touch the lives of a few people. Ed Barrett was arrogant and selfish when he did not realize that mattering in his son's life ... warmly and thanking him twice" (Percy 407). Will certainly must feel a sense of self-worth and some resolution with the grief he has struggled with; in the aftermath scene with Sutter, he reestablishes a new sense of normalcy and purpose, helping to heal the trauma from his father's suicide. Will is determined that he will find in Sutter the father who chooses not to die but to live. ...
- 6964: The Origins of the Computer
- ... And you are not to hand in this report claiming credit for it heheh. The Roman Empire, founded by Augustus Caesar in 27 B.C. and lasting in Western Europe for 500 years, reorganized for world politics and economics. Almost the entirety of the civilized world became a single centralized state. In place of Greek democracy, piety, and independence came Roman authoritarianism and practicality. Vast prosperity resulted. Europe and the Mediterranean bloomed with trading cities ten times the size of their ... baths. And these were now large permanent masonry buildings as were the habitations, tall apartment houses covering whole city blocks. This architectural revolution brought about by the Romans required two innovations: the invention of a new building method called concrete vaulting and the organization of labor and capital on a large scale so that huge projects could be executed quickly after the plans of a single master architect. Roman concrete ...
- 6965: Love Is Like...the Universe
- Love is like the world around us. It is genuine and wonderful at times, while at others, it is damaging and painful. The cosmos defines itself with a set pattern and explanation; just like the night sky, love has its ... at the entire picture. In addition, in the galaxy, the constellation s positions and appearance change as time goes by, and just like the cosmos, love changes as well. For example, while old stars die, new stars are created. This is like losing the "old feelings" a person used to have. Yet at the same time, new affection develops. Furthermore, changes in the galaxy are very subtle; in the identical fashion, love matures in a delicate, but in a very precise way. It takes a very long time for the universe ...
- 6966: The Lottery
- ... is given pebbles to stone his mother; learning what to do before understanding why he does it. In the same way, the minds of schoolchildren are molded and formed every day in classrooms around the world. Development of original thought has become rare in society, as the individual is effectively “brainwashed,” to achieve society\\'s subtle goal to repress individuality and challenges to the social order. The Lottery shows how social ... necessary. The question that must be answered is: Was this a barbaric tradition or was this ritual an honest attempt to better other villager\\'s lives? Shortly after the publication of \\"The Lottery\\" in The New Yorker, \\"a flood of mail - hundreds of letters-deluged both the editorial offices in New York and the post office in Bennington\\" (Friedman 63). Miss Jackson said that out of all the letters sent, there were only thirteen that were positive responses, and those were from her friends (63). _______________________________ ...
- 6967: Yukon Jack: The Life of Jack London
- ... his biological father and his mother had little to do with him. Eight months after his birth, his mother married a man named John London. This is where Jack received his name. Even with his new family, that included two step-sisters, Jack still received little time or love from them. “He claimed to have felt that he was a boy without a boyhood” (Marshall 749). In “To Build A Fire ... against nature. London could also be portraying his survival against life in general. During the same time period, London had evolved a working philosophy from Karl Marx, Herbert Spencer, and Friedrich Nietzsche which explained the world of his experiences to his own satisfaction. “These experiences persuaded him to join the Socialist Labor Party and crusade for worker’s rights” (Kennedy 118). Even though London claimed to be a socialist, he contradicted ... or even three books a year. These included short stories, short novels, long novels, social documents, and political works. “By 1913 he was called the highest-paid, best known, and most popular writer in the world, with books translated into eleven languages” (Kunitz and Haycraft 843). By the age of forty, London was done writing. He made his fortune in his writings, but he managed to spend a greater one. “ ...
- 6968: Mining In Canada
- ... produced. The Canadian government and the mining companies have very good plans and controls toward this problem, while ensuring the smooth running of the industries, and also helping to create strong economy and employment. The world of today could not exist without mineral products. Canada produces about 60 minerals and ranks first among producing countries1. As well, Canada is the largest exporter of minerals, with more than 20 per cent of production shipped to world markets2. In a typical year, the mining industry is responsible for almost 20 per cent of Canada's total export earnings3 (See Appendix A). As for the employment rate, over 70 per cent of the ... can be produced from drill hole data. Computers are also being used to develop plans for mine expansion, develop mining schedules for yearly, quarterly and in some cases, weekly operations. At the operating stage, this new technology is everywhere6. Both in research and operational applications, automated mine monitoring systems now determine immediate information on the status of equipment in underground or remote locations. Canada produces its 60 mineral products from ...
- 6969: Malcolm X
- ... by nature," and that God was black. However, the Black Muslims predicted that in the near future a Great War would take place in which whites would be destroyed and black people would rule the world through the benevolence of Allah, their creator. To prepare for this new order, the Nation of Islam stressed personal self-restraint, opposed the use of drugs and alcohol, and organized economic self-help enterprises that eventually included farms, food stores, restaurants, and small businesses. The Black Muslims ... into more trouble, Malcolm decided to change his lifestyle and devise a plan to better himself. He goes through a gleaning stage. He began to read and expand his mind. As he did this, a world of knowledge opened up to him. He also tried to improve himself in other ways. He worked on his social skills and his physical appearance. He decides not to associate himself with former friends ...
- 6970: The Uncertainty Of Knowledge
- ... Whether the faith be Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, or even atheism, each person categorized in one of these subjects must have an arrogance in their faith otherwise there would be no innovation or movement in this world today. People would find no reason to look for new knowledge and further advancement. In other words, people must have strong beliefs through faith, and it is in this way that new and more ideas are created. Thus solely through absolute faith (or arrogance of religion), has religion played a major factor in the revelation of the uncertainty of knowledge. Their faiths have been molded into ...
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