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- 5571: Herman Melville
- ... 1847), and Mardi (1849) were romances of the South Sea islands. Redburn, His First Voyage (1849) was based on his own first trip to sea, and White-Jacket, or the World in a Man-of-War (1850) fictionalized his experiences in the navy. In 1850 Melville moved to a farm near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he became an intimate friend of Nathaniel Hawthorne, to whom he dedicated his masterpiece Moby-Dick; or ...
- 5572: Hebrew, Greek, Japanese, And H
- ... immortal up in Heaven and one fourth of him was all beings. His body was divided into many different parts. From his spirit came the moon. His eyes produced the sun. Indra, the storm and war god, and Agni, the god of fire, came from his mouth. The wind came from his breath. His stomach was the sky, his head was heaven, and his feet the earth. Purusa was like the ...
- 5573: The Chosen, By Chaim Potok
- ... adolescence to adulthood. They face many conflicts, and through those trials the author makes his readers think more deeply into lifes true meanings. The novel was set in New York during the Second World War. Since the main characters are Jews, this period of time is very significant. Not only were the Jews persecuted during WWII, but New York was also close to a military base, which made it a ...
- 5574: Hurricane Georges
- ... pushing the Caribbean death toll higher and higher. Poor communications in Haiti delayed reports on deaths, injuries and damages from the storm. Its toll has risen to 213 and is likely to top 240, a civil defense official said Monday. Georges is now being blamed for killing at least 509 people across the Caribbean, including 283 in the Dominican Republic. A report on storm damage from Haiti's northern district has ...
- 5575: The Great Gatsby
- ... splendidly incorporates the truth behind the 1920s into his writing. Looking back upon the decade, a spirited vision of dancing and merriment emerges. The high-class American society was in a state of celebration; World War I had finally came to closure. When asked about the purpose of life, Daisy replied, I dont know, but it has to do with money and lots of it (p.96). The men and ...
- 5576: Hitler
- ... the Soviet Union. He invaded the USSR in 1941 and quickly carried the German armies to the gate of Moscow, but then in December they were pushed back by the Russians. Hitler knew then the war was lost militarily, but hoped that new weapons and strategies would help. As time went on the defeat became more certain, but Hitler refused to give up, but believed that Germany did not deserve to ...
- 5577: History Of The Dust Bowl
- ... the region was covered by hardy grasses that held the soil in place in spite of the long recurrent droughts and occasional torrential rains characteristic of the period. However in the thirty years before World War I, a large number of homesteaders settled in the region, planting wheat and row crops and and raising cattle. Both these land uses left the land exposed to the danger of erosionby the winds that ...
- 5578: Hinduism
- ... do the work of creation and destruction . This same Devi is worshiped as Durga, consorte to Brahma, femenity. As Parvati, consorte to Shiva, Mother to Ganesha(important demigod), and as Kali, Goddess of destruction and war. Worship and Ritual The great and lesser Hindu gods are worshiped in a number of circles of public and private devotion. Because of the social basis of Hinduism, the most fundamental ceremonies for every Hindu ...
- 5579: Henrik Ibsen A Biography
- ... the streets of Christiania. His success with The Pretenders in 1863 inspired him to write several poems. Ibsen became bitterly disappointed with current political events, especially Norway's failure to help the Danes in their war against Prussia. In 1864 he left Norway. After he left, he spent most of his time in Rome, Dresden and Munich. He was supported by a pension from the Norwegian state and income from his ...
- 5580: Harlem Slums As A Result Of Th
- ... families
stubbornly remained" in the Negro section, a Unites States census-taker recorded, but the mid-belly of Harlem was predominantly Negro by 1920 (Frazier 53). And the ghetto rapidly expanded. Between the First World War and the Great Depression, Harlem underwent radical changes. Practically all the older white residents had moved away; the Russian Jewish and Italian sections of Harlem, founded a short generation earlier, were rapidly being depopulated; and ...
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