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- 1771: A Summary of A Christmas Carol
- ... The Ghost of Christmas Past- This apparition comes to Scrooge to show him where his pain is coming from and when he turned his life toward the direction of money. The spirit was "…like a child; yet not so like a child as like an old man , viewed through some supernatural medium, which gave him the appearance of having receded from the view, and being diminished to a child's proportion. It's hair…was white, as if with age; and yet the face had not wrinkled…It wore a tunic of purest white; and round it's waist was bound a lustrous ...
- 1772: Animal Farm: Animal Satire
- ... author Peter Davison points out that, besides Orwell's experience in Spain, Animal Farm "originated from the incident that suggested its genre: the little boy driving a huge cart-horse, which could easily overwhelm the child had realised its own strength."(Davison, 1996, p.125) Shortly after he published Animal Farm, Orwell (1947) in his essay titled "Why I Write" wrote about his goals in writing his book: Animal Farm was ... As it can be expected the satirist, writing satire, expose himself to counter-attacks by those who attacked. Richard (1976 )says: this danger becomes the greater, the more the writer is committed to invective and abuse. Invective is of course one of his most useful weapons, and it is an art its own: it requires elegance of form to set off grossness of content, and learned allusiveness to set off open ...
- 1773: Ancient Egyptian
- ... The pharaohs named themselves as sons of Ra. The passage of the sun across the sky obviously fascinated the Egyptians and from it rose many metaphors. At dawn the sun was regarded as a newborn child emerging from the womb of Nut. The sun was also associated with a falcon flying across the midday sun, thus Ra's appearance. He could also be a boat sailing across the great blue sea ... He wears the white crown of Upper Egypt. His personal emblem is two stalks of corn placed on top of each other. Isis Isis is the "mother goddess." She is often illustrated as suckling the child Horus. The name Isis is a Greek rendition of the Egyptian name Ast. Worship of Isis became widespread in the Greco-Roman culture until from it came a mysterious cult that worshipped both her and ... with the first embalming rituals, which established the ritual of burial in Egypt. The magic of Isis was considered important to gain acceptance into the land of the dead. Later, Isis gave birth to the child Horus, who she kept hidden in the swamp to protect him from the rage of Seth. THE SENILITY OF RA When Isis, the wife and sister of Osiris, was the servant of the sun ...
- 1774: The Life Of Mahatma Ghandi
- Mahatma Gandhi Introduction Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and the prophet of nonviolence in the 20th century, was born, the youngest child of his father's fourth wife, on Oct. 2, 1869, at Porbandar, the capital of a small principality in Gujarat in western India under British suzerainty. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, who was the dewan (chief ... the local schools, his record was on the whole mediocre. One of the terminal reports rated him as "good at English, fair in Arithmetic and weak in Geography; conduct very good, bad handwriting." A diffident child, he was married at the age of 13 and thus lost a year at school. He shone neither in the classroom nor on the playing field. He loved to go out on long solitary walks ... very centre of civilization." But there were several hurdles to be crossed before the visit to England could be realized. His father had left little property; moreover, his mother was reluctant to expose her youngest child to unknown temptations and dangers in a distant land. But Mohandas was determined to visit England. One of his brothers raised the necessary money, and his mother's doubts were allayed when he took ...
- 1775: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... and rose to greatness on his own intelligence and determination. Martin Luther King was born into a family whose name in Atlanta was well established. Despite segregation, Martin Luther King’s parents ensured that their child was secure and happy. Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 and was raised in a completely different atmosphere than King, an atmosphere of fear and anger where the seeds of bitterness were planted ... X and Martin Luther King’s childhoods had powerful influences on the men and their speeches. Malcolm X was brought up in an atmosphere of violence. During his childhood, Malcolm X suffered not only from abuse by whites, but also from domestic violence. His father beat his mother and both of them abused their children. His mother was forced to raise eight children during the depression. After his mother had a ...
- 1776: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
- ... and learning more about the French culture. She then returned to the United States and earned a degree in French literature from George Washington University and graduated in 1951. Jackie’s favorite interest as a child and young adult were reading, sketching, writing poems and short stories, riding horses, ballet and studying the French culture and language (23). Jackie’s first job was the “Inquiring Camera Girl” for the Washington Times ... write, “Profiles in Courage”; a study of principled political decision making which John had dedicated to her. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for 1957; a momentous year for the Kennedy’s as their first child, Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, was born on November 27th of that same year. In January 1960, Jackie traveled with her husband John F Kennedy as he announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States ... taped TV commercials, gave interviews and wrote “Campaign Wife”, a syndicated column carried across the nation. The celebration of Johns election victory was followed just weeks later by celebration of the birth of their second child, John Fritzgerald Kennedy Jr. who was born on November 25th of 1960. Today Jackie would have four surviving children but in 1957 Jackie had a miscarriage. In 1963 her second son, Patrick, was born ...
- 1777: Frederick Douglass's Physical and Intellectual Struggles
- ... outside of the plantation on which his mother worked for the first couple of years, he did not see his mother very often, and he had no idea who his father was. Part of a child's development and identity formation is through relationships with one or more parents. If a child is denied these parental relationships he or she is denied help in forming an identity. Douglass was not given the opportunity to have any parental bond and, therefore, was denied the help needed to develop ... whipped longest."(15) People are influenced and affected greatly during childhood. Many children who witness violence regularly end up violent adults. It is amazing that Douglass did not become a violent person because, as a child, Douglass witnessed Ant Hester and many other slaves getting whipped. Douglass watched these acts of violence daily and still turned into a good person. The beating of Hester had an impact on Douglass, although ...
- 1778: The Scarlet Letter 2
- ... he confesses to the town. Besides, everybody, including ministers, sin, and the fact that he confesses illustrates his courage and morality. Hester and Dimmesdale s affair goes undiscovered until Hester is pregnant and bears a child without having her husband present. As her punishment, Hester is forced to stand on the scaffold in the middle of the market place, with an A on her chest. Dimmesdale has not told a single ... display, without any expression or emotion. Hester and Pearl go to the Governor s home to deliver a pair of gloves, but more importantly to inquire about the possibility of the government taking away her child. Also there with Governor Bellingham are Pastor Wilson, Reverend Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth. After Mr. Wilson asks Pearl a few questions, the Governor decides that Hester is unfit as a mother and that the child would be better off in the hands of the church. Hester begs Dimmesdale, whom she says knows everything about her and has charge of her soul, to speak for her. Therefore, he does, convincing ...
- 1779: The Works of Clive Staples Lewis
- ... and Tolkien had a very close relationship and often discussed The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings (Gibson 5). They frequently went to a pub in England called The Eagle and The Child. However the Inklings did not die with these authors. This special group is known world wide and divided into various different little groups involving adult and children authors. Nominated for two Oscars, the movie Shadowlands ... Prince Caspian.). The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader" is the story of Lucy and Edmund's return to Narnia, but they bring along a new character, their cousin Eustace Scrubb. Eustace is a very annoying child with no friends and is only tolerated by his cousins. They journey to Narnia through a painting of a Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. The captain of the ship is King Caspian, the same young ... Lucy still reign. However the majority of the story takes place in a neighboring land of Narnia called Calormen. It has a Turkish flavor with men in turbans and Turkish style buildings. A poor abused child called Shasta works day and night for his father until a talking horse comes with its master to rest the night at his house. The horse, Bree, convinces Shasta to take him away to ...
- 1780: Achondroplasia
- ... what they eat because they are prone to add excess weight. The basic cause is faulty development of the bone structure. If these infections are not recognized and treated, or are resistant to treatment, the child may sustain significant hearing loss. Dental problems caused by overcrowding of teeth (especially those of the upper jaw) may occur. Malocclusion often results and makes good oral hygiene difficult. In addition to ordinary dental care ... be necessary. The large head seen in achondroplasia is often confused with hydrocephalus ("water on the brain"). Hydrocephalus may develop in achondroplasia, but it rarely requires surgical treatment. It is important to measure the young child's head circumference regularly to distinguish hydrocephalus from normal head growth. Young children with achondroplasia are at increased risk for specific neurologic and respiratory problems. These result from smaller openings in the skull, particularly at ... exact way in which mutations in FGFR3 cause achondroplasia is not yet known. Much research is being done in this area. Two average-statured parents have little or no chance of having more than one child with achondroplasia. In the past everyone diagnosed of having short stature was also said to have achondroplasia when, in fact, they had any of a large number of other conditions causing dwarfism, around 100 ...
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