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- 13401: Hercules His 12 Quests
- ... Augean Stables. For thirty years the stables of Augeas, king of Elis, had been neglected. Hercules was commanded to clean these stables, which housed three thousand oxen. He succeeded in doing s~in a single day. How? He simply diverted two rivers so that they them. Juno's hatred, however, was not easily appeased. She waited until Hercules reached manhood and had achieved some fame; then she placed a spell on ...
- 13402: Henry Rollins
- ... hesitate to question and challenge our society's attitude and way of thinking. The way that he applies this to his music, writing and speaking, to me, makes him a perfect example of a modern day Renaissance Man.
- 13403: He Got Game - Cinematography And Film Techniques
- ... played at a noticeably higher volume in two scenes. The first occurs when Jake has just gotten out of prison and covertly checks into a sleazy hotel. The second is the scene where he attacks D'Andre outside of the school and walks around the city streets getting drunk and roughing up his nephew Booger. Whenever Jake and Jesus meet, there is a moment when the music stops. These moments usually ...
- 13404: Hamlet Apperance Vs. Reality
- ... as a politician, to look good rather then actually be good: "And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Farewell; my blessing season this in thee!" Act 1 Polonius gives his son Laertes his blessing to go away, he sends a spy to follow him ...
- 13405: Halloween: A Groundbreaking Film
- ... scene was unique for its time and reminiscent of Psycho's shower murder for its effect. The second also occurs early in the movie, as Michael escapes from the asylum during a rainstorm. To this day, I find these the most chilling three minutes of the movie. Finally, there is the scene near the end where Laurie is banging on a locked door while Michael approaches slowly and inevitably from behind ...
- 13406: Hades
- ... the island of Lemnos. Hypnos was the son of Nyx and the brother of Thanatos. His sons were the conductors of dreams. The mightiest among them, Morpheus, from whom we get the name for modern day morphine, brought dreams of men, Icelus, animals, and Phantasus, inanimate things. Nyx represents the night. Being born from Chaos she is among the oldest of the gods. She also resides in Hades. Lyssa, an underworld ...
- 13407: Johann Sebastian Bach 2
- ... He also wrote music with themes such a representing a sea or Christians following the teaching of Jesus. Bach was even able to convey and exploit the media, styles, and genres of pieces in his day, which remarkably allowed him to change the instrument of a piece to make it simpler. For instance, he could take a violin concerto and change it to a solo piece such as the harpsichord. At ...
- 13408: Johann Sebastian Bach
- ... in Europe - in fact, he toured regularly as a solo virtuoso - and his growing mastery of compositional forms, like the fugue and the canon, was already attracting interest from the musical establishment - which, in his day, was the Lutheran church. But, like many individuals of uncommon talent, he was never very good at playing the political game, and therefore suffered periodic setbacks in his career. He was passed over for a ...
- 13409: Jim Morrison
- ... commitments the Doors once knew. Living in Paris gave Morrison a chance to spend time with Pam, experience the foreign culture, sit at sidewalk cafes and visit the homes of his literary heroes. On the day of 3 July 1971 a police report documenting Morrison's death was issued. There are many stories and accounts which try to explain what really happened. Some involve his death and some suggest that he ...
- 13410: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... a way in the future. In a great loss to all Americans, King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968. During his lifetime, however, he was able to influence millions, leading a march on Washington, D.C. in August 1963, and he saw both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 pass through congress and become laws. The country saw another great American in the ...
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