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- 3631: The Queen Of Spades, Pushkin
- ... The final years of the poet's life were lived in Petersburg society, which his vivacious, fun-loving wife very much enjoyed. In 1834, Madame Pushkin met a handsome young French royalist émigré named Georges D'Anthes-Heeckeren, the adopted son of the Dutch ambassador to Russia. The arrogant young Frenchman pursued Natalia Pushkin for two years; by the autumn of 1836, his conduct had become so outrageous that all of ... kind of stay-of-execution when friends managed to convince Pushkin that the Frenchman was actually in love with his wife's younger sister. The Frenchman even married the girl. But soon after his wedding, D'Anthes began to pursue Natalia Pushkin with even more brazen ardor. The duel finally took place on January 27, 1837. D'Anthes fired first, mortally wounding his opponent. Pushkin managed to get off one shot, slightly wounding the Frenchman. Pushkin died two days later, on January 29th, at the age of thirty-eight. His demise ...
- 3632: The Partner By John Grisham
- ... person. Danilo was a Brazilian who lived in a small town called Ponta Pora and as we know packed ninety million dollars. He was happy but at the same time lived in fear that one day he would be caught. In contrast Patricks character was desperately searching for happiness. Jake Stephano was a former Chicago detective with two degrees in criminology. He was a former high-priced bounty hunter, expert marksman, and a self-taught master of search and espionage. He owned a shady D.C. firm, which apparently charged huge fees to locate missing people. Jake Stephano was responsible for finding Patrick, torturing him, and handing him over to the FBI. Eva Miranda was 31 years old Brazilian lawyer ...
- 3633: The Oddessey
- ... he should keep looking. If he learns that Odysseus is dead, then Telemachus is to send his mother, Penelope, home to her father and build Odysseus a mound with the proper funeral rites. The next day, Telemachus leaves with Athena, disguised as Mentor. They see Nestor, but he is unable to give them any help. Athena, still disguised as Mentor, leaves and Peisitratus, son of Nestor, takes her place. The two ... all of the way into the city with her. He arrives at the Palace of Alcinous where he seeks shelter. King Alcinous welcomes Odysseus in, following Greek custom. King Alcinous declares a festival the next day. After the feasts and offerrings, an athletic contest takes place. Odysseus dominates the contests and afterward, a song of the Trojan War brings Odysseus to tears and he begins to tell the tale of his ... to keep quiet about his return. The suitors arrange a fight between Odysseus and Irus, a beggar. Odysseus wins. Penelope prepares a contest for the suitors to see which one she will marry. The next day Odysseus is the only one able to string the bow and to accomplish the feat of shooting an arrow through twelve ax heads in a row. The suitors are appalled. That evening after Penelope ...
- 3634: The Permanent Campaign
- ... Ornstein and Amy S. Mitchell. This article appeared first in The World & I, in January 1997. Norman Ornstein is regarded as one of our nation s foremost experts on Congress. Mr. Ornstein received a Ph.D.. from the University of Michigan, he writes for the NewYork Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and he has a regular column in Roll Call newspaper called Congress Inside Out . Mr. Ornstein is also an election ... then making their own decision as to who to choose as the candidate. After the advent of the television the political system changed once again. The people could now here and see the candidates every day, even live. This took great skill by the candidates and their staff to figure out ways to use the media to their advantage. The radio was also becoming a great way to talk to large ...
- 3635: The Odessey Paper
- ... What this means is that there were some surprisingly important female characters that played essential roles within the story. It comes as a surprise that during a time when women played such secondary roles in day to day life, Homer would choose to create such powerful characters as Athena, without whom Odysseus would have perished many times. One example of Athena helping Odysseus throughout his journey back to Ithaca would be her plea ... of women as being powerful in any writing and have him hung. It would not be the first time that a writer was killed when their opinion differed from that of the powers of the day. A writer had to be careful of his words or suffer the consequences. This does not mean that the poem was geared towards women. It was clearly a man's story. Wild beasts and ...
- 3636: The Letter Sent By Elwin Leppi
- ... style choices was his use of short, punchy sentences. This probably wasn't a letter. It reads like a telegram where you pay by the word. When using a telegram it is sent the same day or the next day. For some reason Leper felt he needed to get the message to Gene quickly. Later, we find out the rush is not that important. If he had mailed a letter, it would have made the ... if it wasn't for the hurt and anguish. What makes them such great friends is the fact that they have so much understanding of each other. They can mend all the hurt in a day. The reason why Gene's leaving creates such a problem is because Finny needs him and there is a sense of betrayal and disloyalty. If Finny could only stop being so jealous and understand ...
- 3637: The Great Gatsby The American
- ... the novel that represents the American Dream is Wilson he was one of the character that was a hard worker and own his own mechanic shop, he was one of the characters the worked every day and every night to support his family. For all he did for his family he was rewarded by his wife leaving him for another man and for a friend to over power him with words ... to come back, so she got married to Tom ("I can't describe to you how surprised I was to find out I lover her, old sport. I even hoped for a while that she'd throw me over, but she was in love with me too".Pg.157). Many years later he was trying to get her back by throwing lots a parties that had every thing and try to ...
- 3638: The Downfall Of Macbeth In Mac
- ... destroying Macbeth, and when she hears of the plans, she decides that will set Macbeth up. How did you dare To trade and traffic with Macbeth In riddles and affairs of death;... And that, distill d by magic sleights, Shall raise such artificial sprites As by the strength of their illusion Shall draw him on to his confusion. He shall spurn fate, scorn death, and bear His hopes bove wisdom, grace ... They are the ones who reveal the prophecies to Macbeth. Without these revelations, Macbeth is a person, just like any other, not knowing what the future holds, oblivious to the fact that he will one day become the king. The fact that Macbeth knows that he is destined to become king, and that Lady Macbeth convinces him to commit the first murder, mark the beginning of Macbeth s journey on the ...
- 3639: Transcendentalism Leaves Of Gr
- ... a sense as the heavens. "The earth never tires, The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first, Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop d, I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell." The idea of the divinity of nature avails itself throughout Whitman s poetry. He often defines the goodness of nature in ... cosmos as if it were like walking down a road, "Walking the old hills of Judea with the beautiful gentle God by my side, Speeding through space, speeding through heaven and the stars I tread day and night such roads." Whitman wanted to show the inherent inclusiveness of the universe. Though there is an overwhelming sense of enormity to the universe, Whitman shows us that even the smallest little thing has ...
- 3640: Streetcar Desire
- ... for twelve nominations and awarded four Oscars: Best Actress for Vivien Leigh, and Best Supporting roles to Kim Hunter and Karl Malden. In addition, Best B & W Art Direction/Set Direction was given to Richard Day and George James Hopkins. Remarkably, Tennessee Williams' Best Screenplay nomination, Marlon Brando's Best Actor nomination, and Elia Kazan's Best Director nomination were defeated. And the hotly-contested, competitive year saw the Best Picture ... from the mad, crazy man ("You're married to a madman") but Stella defends him and their love - not willing to sacrifice the stability she has found in her life with Stanley: "I wish you'd stop taking it for granted that I'm in something I want to get out of." Blanche: What you are talking about is desire - just brutal Desire! The name of that rattle-trap streetcar that ...
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