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- 1401: Gladiatorial Contest In Rome
- ... warrior traditions. The Romans built artificial battlefields within amphitheaters in cities and towns for public entertainment. It is very obvious that gladiatorial contest were important because of the enormous size of the amphitheaters. In A.D. 80, the Colosseum, which seated fifty thousand people, was used to accompany a hundred days of games. On one of the days three thousand men fought and on another day nine thousand animals were killed. The public killings of men and animals were a Roman rite believing that this was a religious sacrifice. Everyone in Rome was not entertained by these barbaric acts. The philosophers and Christians lobbied against such events. To little effect the gladiatorial games continued until the early fifth century A.D. and wild-beast killings went on until the sixth century. Evidence suggests that the contest was part of the Roman funeral process. A Christian critic named Tertullian at the end of the second century ...
- 1402: Creative Writing - The Case: An Original Mystery
- ... to identify himself . . . he might even have been crying.” “No way . . . not Jim.” “Well it wasn't Jim. I had Mrs. Page phone him, and he was home sleeping at six thirty, it was his day off.” “That explains why you didn't recognize him on the phone.” “As I was saying, he said ‘Steve we need you to come as soon as you can, Mr. Chank and Mrs. Hartnett were ... were the controls that were used. We also found out that when the fire alarm goes off it over loads the video system, the cameras fold into the fire proof boxes in the wall.” “I'd like to take a closer look, hey I wonder how much that cost?” When ever I told him something he always had this annoying way of needing to check just in case I in fact ... me because I wasn't bad enough to kick out or maybe I should say I never got caught. Anyway I don't want to blow our chances of getting into the room, so I'd better stay out of the conversation. But I made sure to stay in ear shot of the conversation, I didn't want to miss anything. “Good afternoon Brother . . . sorry to have to speak with ...
- 1403: Dyslexia
- Growing, developing and learning are the facts of life for all children. Each day children are faced with many new concepts and various challenges. Can you imagine how it feels for a child to face not only new challenges life has, but to face these challenges while living with ... like this: I w a n t y o u t o s e e h o I t I s f o r s o m o n e t o r e a d t h e p a g e . Perceptual distortions can include only a slight movement of words, so reading the page is possible although irritating and tiring” (Irlen 100). Words can jump, swirl around, switch ... people with special needs. It also works to improve the life of exceptional learners. A college student who wanted the world to understand his frustration he has with reading, wrote this poem: B’s and d’s look the same to me- And so do p’s and q’s. N’s and u’s I always confuse- And m’s and w’s. The page is bright. It hurts ...
- 1404: Compare And Contrast Dystopian
- ... controllers reasons for control; at the same time we see results of this conditioning in the thoughts and reactions of the other characters The first two chapters are largely presented in lecture format, with the D.H.C. and Henry Foster actually lecturing to students, who diligently and precisely take down notes on what is said, about the technology of Brave New World. Then Mustapha Mond, the World Controller, appears to ... that Huxley had just lived through. The cynicism diploid by Mond, who contends that 'civilisation has absolutely no need for nobility or heroism', is likewise intended to reflect the empty values of Huxley's own day. Bernard is a product of the Brave New World and the Savage is a visitor to it, both are outcasts. Bernard's physical deficiencies isolate him from his fellow men and producing in him a ... monitor the outer party members of Oceana with a device installed in every house, the telescreen. It broadcasts pictures and sounds. The only difference is that it has a camera which watches your every move day in, day out. In principle, a party member is never alone except when sleeping and therefore has no time to himself, no freedom. To do anything involving solitude is dangerous. People are not allowed ...
- 1405: Wedding Traditions
- ... the unlucky father happened to have an ugly daughter, a husband from as far away as possible would be arranged for her. It was not uncommon for the groom, upon seeing his unattractive bride the day of the wedding, to leave her standing at the altar. However, society s (and frustrated fathers ) answer to this problem is proof that necessity is the mother of invention. Soon, the tradition of the wedding ... the custom for the bride to toss her garter to the men at the reception. Men being men, they would often get drunk and not wait for the bride to take off her garter; they d assault her. To protect the bride it quickly became the new husband s responsibility to remove the garter. It then became customary for the bride to toss her bouquet to unmarried women. However, it was ... who removed the garter, the bride of old most likely would not have been dressed in white. If her family was well off she would certainly have had a new dress made for her wedding day, but it did not necessarily have to be white. In ancient times, color was not considered in a bridal gown. It became customary for the bride to wear red or other brightly colored gowns. ...
- 1406: Huck Finn
- ... to understand because Huck likes going against society s standards. Huck says, Two months or more run along, and my clothes got to be all rags and dirt, and I didn t see how I d ever got to like it so well at the widow s and have old Miss Watson pecking at you all the time. (Ch.6 pg.25) Huck comes straight out and tells the reader how ... held as right or wrong. I believe this because it is each person s personal truth, which determines right from wrong and whether it coincides with society s view is a completely different thing. Every day of our lives we search for the truth. We strive to find our personal truths of who each of us is as a person, as well as who we are in society. Every single word ... he does are done with the best possible intent, and it is this quality that makes him a moral character. Huck teaches a good lesson about life that we could all learn from in our day and age and that is to follow our hearts. In our present time we have become too enveloped in rules and what is right and wrong. We have lost touch with our inner selves ...
- 1407: Daycares
- ... difficult choose that will or will not affect their child in the future. Many parents are not aware of the benefits that daycare have to offer to their child, as well as the differences between day cares and nurseries. It is very important for parents to realize that day cares are not for babysitting but are intended for the child to learn , as Leslie Williams , a Columbia professor of educations "Children need to be learning." Simple games can play a significant role in this ... parent must distinguish which is better for the child, a daycare or a nursery. There is a distinct difference between these two, being that nursery schools are generally licensed to operate only six hours a day- holding morning and afternoon sessions. Daycare centres, offer full day programs including lunch and nap time. In order to have a successful choose in choosing a daycare, the parent must be willing to research ...
- 1408: Methods of Execution
- ... show that oxygenated blood still in the brain may allow consciousness and pain for up to thirty seconds. Reports have even been that the severed head surveyed the crowd after its decapitation (Matthews). When the day arrives for a prisoner in Saudi Arabia to be executed, he is taken to a public square in the middle of the town where it is to be held. This is frequently where the crime ... a crude and rudimentary execution with little concern for anyone involved (Youkey). About as rare and abnormal as beheading, stoning is still instituted in some Islamic states, namely Iran. Dating back to biblical times, modern day stoning consists of basically the same procedures with a few modern revisions. The condemned is bound hand and foot and buried up to the neck in sand with a white sheet placed over their head. A crowd of bystanders is then allowed to pelt the guilty party until their lack of screams indicates death. As one of these modern day "improvements" however, Iran's law forbids the use of stones any larger than a golf ball, as "they bring death too swiftly" (Matthews). Just as one can tell much about a person by the ...
- 1409: Beloved: Sethe and Her Daughter
- ... that she displays her love by mercifully sparing her daughter from a horrific life, yet Sethe refuses to acknowledge that her show of mercy is also murder. Not long after Sethe's reunion with Paul D. she describes her reaction to the School Teacher's arrival: "Oh, no. I wasn't going back there[Sweet Home]. I went to jail instead"(Morrison 42). Sethe's words suggest that she has made ... Sethe believes that her actions were morally justified. By not even approaching the subject of her daughter's death, it is also made clear that Sethe has detached herself from the act. Even when Paul D. learns of what Sethe has done and confronts her with it, she still skirts the reality of her past. Sethe describes her reasoning to Paul D., "... So when I got here, even before they let me get out of bed, I stitched her a little something from a piece of cloth Baby Suggs had. Well, all I'm saying is ...
- 1410: To Kill A Mockingbird: Coming of Age
- ... out about what Jem had done, he made Jem go back to Mrs. Dubose and talk to her. As a consequence of his actions, Jem had to replant the flowers and read to her every day after school for two hours. When Jem and Scout went up every day and read to her, they observed her daily patterns of correcting what Jem had just read and her constant drooling. Through the duration of the month, Jem and Scout had no idea what they were ... that she was actually a very brave woman: [S]he had her own views about things, a lot different from mine, maybe . . .son, I told you that if you hadn’t lost your head I’d have made you go read to her. I wanted you to see something about her-- I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man ...
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