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- 5931: Maya Angelou
- Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou, born April 4, 1928 as Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, and director. She has been working at Wake Forest University in north Carolina since 1981.She has published ten best selling books and numerous magazine articles earning her Pulitzer Prize and National Book ...
- 5932: Peter The Great
- ... 1714, it had 34,550 buildings. The Following are some of the depressing things that happened to the city, during and after its construction: (4:99) 1705-the entire city is drenched in water 1709-war with the Swedes 1715-people died due to roaming wolves 1721-floods and fires raged, and Peter nearly died To modernize and beautify his town, Peter created the academies, and the first libraries. He also ...
- 5933: John Donne And Shakespeare
- ... less obvious than the Shakespearean sonnet. Even though he appears to address God, Donne uses violent, aggressive language. For example, he opens the poem with the words “Batter my heart”. One normally connects peace, not war, with God. The first line is written as an imperative, which is interesting, as it is usually accepted that God gives the commands for man to obey. The violent language that is used by Donne ...
- 5934: Julius Ceasar
- ... s equals until the 20th century. Calpurnia was the wife of Caesar. She ordered Caesar to stay home and not go to a Senate meeting that was that day. She stated that she had seen war, blood, and ghosts in her dream and she interpreted that as being a bad sign. She also felt that the dream meant that something was going to happen that day and that Caesar should not ...
- 5935: Jane Eyre
- ... are her problems. Unlike her experiences at Gateshead and Lowood, Jane handles herself in a much more dignified manner when she arrives at the Moor House. Jane proves the housekeeper wrong by answering in a civil manner when the housekeeper believes Jane is a beggar. Jane learns to accept responsibility for herself and her actions. Rochester changes after the fire and he now turns to God and has begun to say ...
- 5936: Political Momentum
- ... most recent development in the campaign finance debates. Despite the publicity they have acheived, and despite the public disgust of money and politics, none of it succeeded in mobilizing the public opinion for reform. The war is being waged in Washington. According to the Oct. 20th 1997 issure of U.S. News, the battle is almost strictly partisan. The Republicans against the Democrats. The Republicans claim that a reform would prevent ...
- 5937: Joy Luck Club
- ... taken this, this is mine, and nobody can touch this. This may sound barbaric or like animals fighting for their food. This kind of thought was probably brought about because through out history we had war many times this means that only the strong people who have lots of food survived. American people all want to share everything that they have. They think that if I give something this time, I ...
- 5938: Julius Caesae
- ... of many ironies that pervade the play. His firm belief that he is immune to any personal danger will cause him to participate in his own slaughter by ignoring the Soothsayer. Caesar, being a great war general and conqueror of nations, sees himself as invincible on many levels. It could be said that the Soothsayer’s warning is seen as a challenge to Caesar’s invincibility. Thereby setting himself up for ...
- 5939: John Steinbeck
- ... so John could be close to his sons. John then began working on his next novel. “East of Eden” was published in 1952. It’s set in the Salinas Valley at the time of World War I. The Steinbecks traveled to Somerset, England in 1959. John produced a modern version of the tales of King Arthur. John Steinbeck’s final novel was “The Winter of Our Discontent.” It was set in ...
- 5940: Lives Of The Saints
- ... Luciano) carries him piggyback down to a secluded area of town, and takes a large one-lira coin out of his pocket. Luciano tells him the story of how he picked it up during the war, and how it saved his life. Vittorio is surprised when Luciano gives him the coin as a birthday present, and tells Vitto that it will bring him good luck. For years, La Maestra had been ...
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