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- 2711: Taoism 3
- ... easy, spiritual life. "Great understanding is broad and unturned; little understanding is cramped and busy. Great words are clear and limpid; little words are shrill and quarrelsome .With everything they [men] meet they become entangled. Day after day they use their minds in strife, sometimes grandiose, sometimes sly, sometimes petty. Their little fears are mean and trembly; their great fears are stunned and overwhelming They cling to their position as though they have sworn before the gods, sure that they are holding on to victory. They fade like fall and winter- such is the way that dwindle day by day. They drown in what they do - you cannot make them turn back." (32) This quote is so symbolic of the way Chuang Tzu feels about the world around him. Simple men, who ...
- 2712: Death of A Salesman: Willy Loman - A Tragic Hero
- ... reassured of his attractiveness and competence, the woman disappears, her purpose being fulfilled. Once again the drug has come to the rescue, postponing Willy's having to actually do something about his problem. The next day, when Willy is fired after initially going to ask his boss to be relocated is when the next journey into the past occurs. The point of the play during which this episode takes place is so dramatic that willy seeks a big hit of the flashback drug. Such a big hit in fact, that he is transported back to what was probably the happiest day of his life. Biff was going to play in Ebbets field in the All-Scholastic Championship game in front of thousands of people. Willy couldn't be prouder of his two popular sons who at ... avoid his problems backfires, giving him a "bad trip", quite possibly a side effect of overuse. This time he is brought back to one of the most disturbing moments in his life. It's the day that Biff had discovered his father's mistress while visiting him on one of his trips to ask him to come back home and negotiate with his math teacher to give him the four ...
- 2713: A Zipper for Pee-Wee Herman
- ... of songs, education, fun, and a whole lot more. In 1969, the first airing of "Sesame Street" took place. Sesame Street had programs which were sponsored by different letters of the alphabet or numbers each day, and relied on very short, animated cartoons with live and puppet segments which kept the interest of preschool children. The show was an instant outstanding success, and still broadcasts today. In 1970, "Mr. Roger's ... toy of Pee-Wee's that enabled him to actually get "inside the screen" and play a life-size game of connect the dots; Konkie, a talking robot which revealed the secret word of the day; and of course Genie, who granted Pee- Wee one wish a day. The playhouse also welcomed a series of visitors during each episode, which could also be seen on a regular basis. Some of these favorites included: Rina the mail-lady, who came to deliver Pee- ...
- 2714: To Kill A Mockingbird 3
- ... s never take anything they cannot pay back. One of the students say: "He is one of the Ewell's, ma'am", meaning that Ewell's are dirty and attend school only for the first day. Their neighbor, Mrs. Dubose, "was the meanest old woman who ever lived". Scout tells "there is a caste system in Maycomb, a simple guide to daily life: never take a check from a Delafield, all ... of Maycomb County. Atticus hesitates for a short time, then aims and shoots and kills the rapid dog. This act surprised Jem and Scout, because they thought Atticus was too old to do anything. One day Calpurnia takes Scout and Jem to her church, where "Negroes worshipped on Sundays and white men gambled on weekdays". Calpurnia was all bones and angles. She was one of the most educated blacks. She is ... me. I beat him up one time but he was real nice about it. Tell him hey for me". This changed Mr. Cunningham's mind and he told the others to go home. The big day has come. The climax of this whole story: Tom Robinson's trial. Tom was accused of raping a white woman, Mayella Ewell. The children sneaked into the courthouse to watch the trial. Because it ...
- 2715: Martin Luther King
- ... man on December 1st. Two Patrolmen took her away to the police station where she was booked. He and 50 other ministered held a meeting and agreed to start a boycott on December 5th, the day of Rosa Parks's hearing. This boycott would probably be successful since 70% of the riders were black. The bus company did not take them seriously, because if there was bad weather, they would have ... King and three other leaders were released from jail (they were arrested because during one of his organized protests), they were surprised to find that 1000 youths were protesting. Though 900 were arrested, the next day 2500 children were protesting. Water hoses were used by authorities to fight the blacks. Attack dogs were also used to control the mob. But when the public was shown of the violent methods, it increased the sympathy onto King's cause. Despite this, 3000 youngsters demonstrated the next day. There was no more space in the jails and finally the business leaders of the community realized that the would need to start negotiating, or they would suffer financially. The height of King's ...
- 2716: Television and The Internet
- ... effect on our experience with television. This is where the fans (or non-fans…) can express themselves and learn about the interests of others. The newsgroups are filled with questions, comments, remarks, and replies every day pertaining to an array of issues surrounding their series of choice. Typically each television-related newsgroup gets between 100 to over a thousand posts a day from fans around the world. Some sample numbers of posts per day include: 155 for Friends, 324 for Party of Five, 310 for Seinfeld, 800 for X-Files, and 1106 for The Simpsons (data collected once a day for three days). The newsgroups and chat lines ...
- 2717: John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys
- John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys John Muir worked at a factory in Canada. He invented time and money saving machines for the factories. But one day an accident changed his whole outlook on life. As he was tightening a machine belt with a file, the file flew out and pierced his right eye. His left eye grew dim to the reaction ... chance to be a wealthy business man because he wanted to use his precious sight to enjoy the creations of nature. On September 1, 1867, John stepped off a train in Louisville, Kentucky. The next day he set out on foot to walk from Louisville to Florida, a distance of 1,000 miles. In Florida, he planned to catch a boat for South America because he was eager to observe the ... were the devil's workshop. He believed that mealtime was a sacrament and that idle talk and laughing had no place at the table. John was forced to memorize a passage from the bible every day. He would be beaten if he did not recite them correctly. John's mother was a gentle and kind woman. She had been brought up to appreciate poetry and art. Her parents had forbidden ...
- 2718: The Divorce of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
- The Divorce of Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley Kevin Runion We all remember that one shinning day in our lives, that day that Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley tied the knot. Yet, we all somehow knew that this relationship was never going to make it, and guess what folks, it didn't. Yes, Mr. Jackson's ... on going relationship since before the hookup of Jackson and Presley. Are these aligations true? I think so. The divorce was made final late last week, now Michael has moved in Permanently to his large day care center complex, better known as "I've got my Hand on your Kid inc.". Though, there is no surprize there, Michael spends most of his time most of his time at the facility ...
- 2719: The First Battle of the Somme
- ... number of men involved at the start of the battle were about 500,000, that there were 1,500 guns of which 450 were of a large calibre, 150,000 rounds were fired in the day and 50,000 in the night into the enemy front lines” the night before the battle (“Chronology” 2). Nine Victorian Crosses were awarded the first day of the Somme (“Chronology” 2). July 2, 1916, 30,000 more men died (“Chronology” 2). Throughout the next three-and-a-half months, General Rawlinson kept a brief diary of the daily events of the ... November 18, 1916. On July 23rd, the second phase of the Somme battle began, including fierce fighting near the village of Pozieres (“Chronology” 4). August 2, 1916, was claimed by Rawlinson to be the hottest day of the battle at 88 degrees (“Chronology” 5). On August 23rd, twelve British tanks arrived. On the 26th, Rawlinson ordered further training for the tank crews because he felt that the men were not ...
- 2720: Hamlet: Growing Pains
- ... his thoughts on the issue: ‘O that this too too solid flesh would melt...' (I. ii. 135). He is prevented from this drastic step only by a faith which teaches him that God has ‘fix'd/ His canon ‘gainst self-slaughter' (I. ii. 131-2). To Hamlet appears his dead father's spirit, and he must continue to live in the ‘unweeded garden, / That grows to seed' in order to fulfill ... his immaturity be revealed when he says the death was ‘a will most incorrect to heaven' (I.ii. 129). As of now, Hamlet has a ‘...heart unfortified, a mind impatient, / An understanding simple and unschool'd' ( I.ii. 96-97). He is, therefore, unable to bear the brunt of something tragic as his father's death. Unable to see the god in things, Hamlet views the, world, God's own creation ... allows him to make the Final push to accomplish his goal. He is confused no longer and feels obligated to kill Claudius when he says, ‘He hath killed my king and whored my mother, / Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. . ./ To let this canker of our nature come / In further evil' (V.ii. 64-5, 69-70)? He can now view Claudius' death not as a sinful ...
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