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- 9661: Alexander The Great 2
- ... Egyptians hated their cruel Persian rulers. It was here that Alexander founded the famous city that bears his name. Alexandria, situated on a strip of land between Lake Mareotis and the Mediterranean Sea, became a world center of commerce and learning. Alexander was soon drawn into battle with the Persians again. In the decisive Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander routed Darius and forced his entire army east. After this the city of ... the height of his power. His empire stretched from the Ionian Sea to northern India. However, Alexander had even greater plans. He wanted to combine Asia and Europe into one country, and named Babylon the new capital. In order to attain this goal he encouraged intermarriages, did away with corrupt officials, and spread Greek ideas, customs, and laws into Asia. The great and many plans that he had abruptly came to an end. While in Babylon Alexander became seriously ill with malaria and on June 13, 323 BC he died. During his time he conquered most of the civilized world and has been remembered as one of the greatest generals in history.
- 9662: Grandpa
- ... always there for me in little ways. The days when Dad forgot me at volleyball practice he was there to take me home. He was there to take me shopping when I desperately needed a new outfit. He did not like to shop, but he went for me. Small things such as these gave me comfort. I knew Grandpa would always be there to help me if I was in a ... connection that no matter what I did my grandpa would always love me. I would always be number-one in his eyes. Upon realizing the depth of Grandpa's love for me I have a new sense of self-confidence. Yet another memory fades into the depths of my mind. The memories come and go, and I learn a lesson with the passing of each one. Perhaps the most valuable message ... to have a Grandpa who has taught me so much. I know what it is like to be loved unconditionally because of the love of this magnificent man. Knowing that there are people in this world who will never have the privilege of having a 'Grandpa Earl,' I bow my head and pray that everyone would be as loved as I have been.
- 9663: "Pope and adult Web sites don't mix."
- ... pope with adult entertainment sites. IEG does not abide by the ruling, and believes that the pope has no right to say who can cover the papal visit. Also, in retaliation, IEG will compose a new site www.pope1999 that exposes church hypocrisy. There is great relevance between the article and world history. In the AD 400s the bishop of Rome began to claim authority over the other patriarchs. This bishop became known as the pope, and soon was regarded as the head of all churches. The ... not hold or possess; falseness. For this reason the Catholic Church had no right to impose laws that do not occur outside that religion. Because of this, the IEG has every right to compose a new site revealing church hypocrisies. The pope has been the symbol of the closest thing to God in many Catholics' eyes. Unfortunately, some non-Catholics feel it necessary to degrade this symbol for beliefs of ...
- 9664: Kadohata's The Story Devils: An Overview
- ... The author, now living in Los Angeles, writes this as almost a warning; but the reader gets the feeling that she would do what she did again, in a second. The story takes place after World War II in the town of Chesterville, Arkansas. It was a small town with small town problems, and had a Japanese community living within it. The story was written in 1989 and reflect the uncertainties of the post World War II period. Within the small community there lived a woman that had been through a recent divorce, and was raising three children, Kate, the author, and her brother Sean. Because the mother is having ... had wandered over to the yard to play. These incidents forced the author to do something that she did not relish, but deemed necessary in order to save her family from this man; since she new her mother was planning on marrying him. She lied to her mother and told her that Mr. Mason had hit her. At first it wasn't believed, but when her quiet sister Kate backed ...
- 9665: The Allegory Of Young Goodman
- ... name, Brown, is a common name and therefore could be taken to mean everyone because it is so common. Young could mean someone who is innocent and inexperienced. He is newly married and starting his new life or journey down that path we call fate. Goodman represents just that, a good man. Faith, Goodman Brown s wife, represents just that, faith. She stands for Brown s faith in god or a ... it and beheld a pink ribbon. My Faith is gone! cried he, after one stupefied moment. There is no good on earth; and sin so but a name. Come devil! for to thee is this world given. (Hawthorne 196) The ribbon Brown seized from the branch was one of the things Hawthorne had used to describe Faith in the beginning of the story. Brown apparently lost Faith when he lost his ... and may have lost his faith, he also had later gotten it back.7 Works Cited Hawthorne, Natheniel. Young Goodman Brown. The Norton Introduction to Literature. 7th ed. Eds. Jorome Beaty and J. Paul Hunter. New York: Norton, 1998.
- 9666: Negro Essay
- ... the Negroes of the time, while traveling through Mississippi. Until the novel Black Like Me, the state of Mississippi adamantly denied that it had any racial problems, after the novel was released Mississippi and the world had to come to the realization that their were serious problems in the way that blacks were being treated. This novel is just as horrific to readers in the 90's as it was in the 50's, but while the 90's audience is convinced that they have escaped the problem of racism, this Bibliography Griffin, John Howard. Black Like Me. Sepia Publishing Company. New York. 1960. *All subsequent entries are from this source* Endnotes 1. John Howard Griffin. Black Like Me. Sepia Publishing Company. New York. 1960. *All subsequent entries are from this source*
- 9667: The Major Years: Isolation and Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination
- ... power"(Gwin, p.8). They do what they do , such as killing Homer Barron in Emily's case, because they are tired of men telling them what to do. Gwin further states that the patriarchal world creates its own images of women. Emily tried to challenge these images by not being what the men in her society would consider "normal." The men felt that all women should tend to their homes ... clean the house. " ‘Just as if a man—any man—could keep a kitchen properly,' the ladies said; so they were not surprised when the smell developed. It was another link between the gross, teeming world and the high and mighty Griersons"(p.26). Backman, paraphrasing Wright Morris in The Territory Ahead, says that flight and nostalgia are essential to American life, "The American flees the raw and uncongenial present for ... taken lightly. BIBLIOGRAPHY Backman, Melvin. Faulkner: The Major Years, A Critical Study. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1966 Faulkner, William. "A Rose for Emily." Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X.J. Kennedy. New York: Harpers Collins, 1991. Pp. 24-31 Gwin, Minrose c. The Femenine and Faulkner: Reading (Beyond) Sexual Difference. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1990 Morris, Wright. The Territory Ahead. The Macmillan Company, 1957.
- 9668: The Jungle Socialism
- ... United States of America. They had aspirations of success, prosperity and their own conception of the American Dream. The majority of the immigrants believed that their lives would completely change for the better and the new world would bring nothing but happiness. Advertisements that appeared in Europe offered a bright future and economic stability to these naive and hopeful people. Jobs with excellent wages and working conditions, prime safety, and other benefits ... Jurgis would later learn of worker unions and other groups to support the labor force, but the early years of his Americanized life were filled, with sliced fingers, unemployment and overall a depressing and painful "new start." Sinclair, has shown in a dramatic style the hardships and obstacles which Jurgis and fellow workers had to endure. He made the workers sound so helpless and the conditions so gruesome, that the ...
- 9669: Catcher In The Rye
- Jerome David Salinger, born in New York City on January 1, 1919, may not have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although, he did write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salinger s short stories ... his mind, that he should also be dead which makes him depressed. Another example of a fall for Holden is when he realizes he can t erase even half the "fuck you s" in the world. This doesn t sound very important, but it is symbolic because he realizes that he can not be the catcher in the rye. His dream of shielding all the innocent children from society s harsh ... holds on to their innocence they are often considered outcasts; and in the persons mind everyone who considers him this, is a phony, like how Holden saw everyone. After Holden Caulfield returns to his native New York and rents a room in a sleazy hotel, he makes a date with Sally Hayes. Before this date, Holden finds himself wandering the streets of the naked city. He is feeling depressed and ...
- 9670: Business And Communications
- ... future and work to make it as successful as possible by removing roadblocks to PC platform growth, developing preference for the Intel Inside(R) brand among PC users and supporting emerging PC markets around the world. Together, these strategies build value for our stockholders, which is, after all, our most important goal. While this may look like a positive, non-aggressive statement, one finds a different meaning when looking at it ... good business. Works Cited Benoit, William L. “Image Restoration Discourse in the Corporate Sector.” Communication Studies. 46 (1995): 89-105. Moore, Gordon E. “1996 Intel Annual Report.” Intel Coporation HomeMorris, John O. Make Yourself Clear!. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1972. Murphy, Dennis. Better Business Communication. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. 1957. Reuters Press Writers. “Intel, Digital Pact Imminent, Possibly Today”. yahoo online news Online. 22 October. 1997. Stern, William M. “Lumpy Mashed Potatoes, Yuck!” Forbes. 28 Mar. 1994: 63-63 ...
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