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- 9871: The Life and Death of 2Pac
- The Life and Death of 2Pac In the stifling post-boxing match Las Vegas traffic jam, a new black 1996 BMW inched along impatiently, it's gold detailing glimmering brightly under the street lights. Any attempt to catch a glimpse of the passengers within the tinted windows revealed only a distorted reflection of ... a limo driver who claimed that he and several others severely beat him. Also, he was sometimes on the other end of the violence. In November of 1994 Tupac was shot five times in a New York recording studio in what was labeled a robbery, but allegedly was rivalry related. Despite these misfortunes, Tupac continued his lifestyle without fear of what might happen. His lyrics have grown more furious and scathing ... bulletproof," indicating that he didn't expect it to be him. Tupac may have thought he was bulletproof after surviving five bullets, including one to the head, in 1994, but on Friday the 13th the world learned that he was nowhere near bulletproof. More correctly, he should be thought of as ignorant. He was ignorant to think that all the threats he rapped out against others and the reckless behavior ...
- 9872: A Classic Hero
- ... Kinsella was introduced to the viewers as an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, in an ordinary town. Conversely, he was given the extraordinary supernatural ability to revive a number of celebrities from both the world of baseball and literature who had been dead for many years. Kinsella related to common people, but possessed powers that are not only uncommon, but ultimately inhuman. Although not a fool, Ray Kinsella was also ... who had been his father's hero before he passed away, suddenly appeared in the field to talk with Ray and to play baseball. As the plot progressed, Ray continued to receive messages. After each new message, Ray was called upon to further his journey. This journey involved traveling to various cities around the United States, as well as facing issues within himself that he has successfully hidden from for years ... have been, with following his deepest intuition, or conforming to the standards of others. After the purpose of his quest was revealed to him, Ray's hope was restored and he was instilled with a new sense of faith and wisdom about life. His dissension into and ascension from darkness were key events in his journey that changed the way he looked at both himself and life in general. What ...
- 9873: Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms": Henry - A Man of Action, Self-Dicipline, and One Who Maintains Grace Under Pressure
- ... the one and only love of his life. He has an uncanny ability to weigh and analyze the choices he makes without getting emotionall y involved. Frederick is sentimentally detached from the rest of the world which enables him to deal with intensely climatic moments with such aplomb and ease. When being transported to his room in the American hospital, Henry graciously acknowledged the stretcher bearers even in such grueling pain ... the hotel in the rain" (Hemingway, 314). The statue is a metaphorical creation, which attempts to grasp the nothingness Frederick feels after Catherine's death. Perhaps the path Henry takes towards the hotel symbolizes a new chapter in his life one in which he begins without the love he held so dearly and strived to maintain. Throughout this tragic piece, Frederick reflects the essential elements of a true code hero with dignity and grace. By following his character in every facet of his journey, we see how Hemingway uses it to unify the central events of the story around his creation of a new breed of hero and all the qualities they possess. Such characteristics will set one apart and become evident in all aspects of life where they are truly challenged and welcomed. As it may be, ...
- 9874: Sex Education
- Sex Education in the Classroom Ignorance of sex education has left our world suffering from a variety of venereal diseases, abortion, neglected children, and sadly enough, even death. This is a very serious problem not only for our children today but also for children of the future generations ... lead to death. Diseases, though, are not all our youths have to worry about. Pregnancy is another major concern. "The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and births in the Western civilized world" (Shake Heights). Our teens need to know that infants born to teen mothers are much more likely to have health problems (Shake Heights). By informing them of birth control, we are not necessarily saying it ... a little wiser when making their decision. Works Cited Glazer, Sarah. "Sex Education: How Well Does It Work?" Editorial Research Reports. 23 June 1989. Haas, Dr. Kurt, and Dr. Adelaide Haas. Understanding Sexuality. 3rd ed. New York: Mosby, 1993. Planned Parenthood. AZ Fact Sheet. 3 Feb. 1999. 12 Feb.1999 . Shaker Heights Teen Health Corps. Teen Pregnancy. 3 Jan. 1999. 12 Feb. 1999 .
- 9875: Define a Concept : Astrology
- ... other gods and goddesses were based on the planets that were visible to the people of that time. Astrology was also popular in Babylon, Egypt, the Middle East, and China. Modern Astrology has changed as new planets have been discovered. Astrology is about the interaction between the planets, including the Sun and the Moon, and the Star Signs. It studies the mathmatical cycles on which these interactions are based. In some ... many different catagories of Astrology. Medical, Business, and Stock Market Astrology are often practiced for health or financial reasons. Weather Astrology is also popular in some areas. Mundane Astrology is the study of politics and world events. Electional Astrology helps people find the best times to get married, start a business, or get a new job. Horary Astrology is predictive, studying questoins based on the exact moment they arise. But the most popular type of Astrology is Natal Astrology, which analyzes people based on their time and place of ...
- 9876: Alice Munros Boys And Girls
- ... becomes more clear and conflicting to her. Her first experience with this was when a salesman stopped by one day. In the midst of working for her father, she was introduced as her father's "new hired hand," but the salesman, instead of smiling benevolently, remarks " I thought it was only a girl" (425). Being at the 'tomboy' stage, and implying, by the use of 'stage' that the condition is a ... increased desire and ability to do a man's job a tendency that disturbs her mother. It is at this time, that the mother, good intentionally shackles her daughter to her correct place in the world to prepare her for stereotypes later on in life. However, after talking with her mother, the narrator realises that she has to become a girl; "A girl was not, as I had supposed, simply what ... horse which the narrator let loose. This contrasts the willingness of the narrator to conform to society's beliefs and her own. In each their own, both Laird and the narrator are accepted into their new niche with their rite of passage. Laird's passage was symbolised by the horse blood on his arm, blood from doing a man's job. Similarly, the narrator's passage was complete when her ...
- 9877: 1984
- Orwell named his hero after Winston Churchill, England's great leader during World War II. He added the world's commonest last name: Smith. The ailing, middle-aged rebel can be considered in many different lights. - 1. You'll have to decide for yourself whether Winston is a hero in his secret battle with ... the mother he betrayed. The antique diary he buys; the old-fashioned paperweight that is central to the story; his recurring dreams and memories- all make him different. Is Winston really trying to design a new future, or does he want to get back into the past, where it's safe? - 6. Some people think Winston is really George Orwell dressed up in a blue Party uniform. He seems to ...
- 9878: Lytton Strachey
- ... 1880. He was an openly gay member of the artistically talented Bloomsbury Group, centering on Leonard and Virginia Woolf. (Strachey had once proposed to Virginia née Stephen, but she laughed. When he was conscripted in World War I, he declared himself to be a pacifist. When the board asked what he would do if a Hun were raping his sister, he said that he would try to interpose his body.) See ... he liked and had little use for politics or religion. By portraying his "Eminent Victorians" as multifaceted, flawed human beings rather than idols, and by informing public knowledge with private information, Strachey ushered in a new era of biography. Quote Ignorance is the first requisite of the historian -- ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art. Strachey, Giles Lytton (1880-1932), English essayist and biographer; a profound analyst who clothed his thoughts in brilliant style; set new standard of biography, in which, without sacrifice of historical truth, characters are portrayed as human beings (`Eminent Victorians' , `Portraits in Miniature') Strachey, (Giles) Lytton (1880-1932), British biographer and literary critic who introduced a ...
- 9879: Peacefully Ever After
- ... to Janie why she needs to marry up the social ladder. This conversation reveals a good deal about the reality of being a black woman. She says "De nigger woman is de mule uh de world so fur as Ah can see" (p.29). Janie, out of respect for her grandmother, went off to start her role as a wife. For the most part, Janie's experiences as a wife are ... s child to a woman, not only in the biological and social sense, but also in the sense that Nanny is talking about when she says that the black woman is the "mule of de world . . ." (p.29). It is not long before the newness of marriage wears off for Logan and he introduces Janie to the physical bondage that is expected of a wife. Logan tells Janie "I aims to ... attitudes toward women that keep them in their submissive roles. Janie and Tea Cake leave town to get away from the image the people still have of Janie as "Mrs. Mayor Starks." This means a new identity for Janie, but this time she is able to build her own identity and what she gave up for Tea Cake she gives up willingly, because she loves him. Janie is able to ...
- 9880: Jay Gatsby: The Dissolution of a Dream
- Jay Gatsby: The Dissolution of a Dream A dream is defined in the Webster's New World Dictionary as: a fanciful vision of the conscious mind; a fond hope or aspiration; anything so lovely, transitory, etc. as to seem dreamlike. In the beginning pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great ... keen tenderness which in the end makes his tragedy a deeply moving one. Jay Gatsby is a crook, a bootlegger who has involved himself with swindlers like Meyer Wolfsheim, the man who fixed the 1919 World Series. He has committed crimes in order to buy the house he feels he needs to win the woman he loves. In chapter five Nick says, "...and I think he revalued everything in his ...
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