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- 5491: Macbeth 3
- ... once start me. (Act 5:Scene 5:Ln.11) She could have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player. That struts and ...
- 5492: Character Sketch of Mr. Pignatti
- ... Mr. Pignatti must stay at the hospital to recover, amazingly he gives the keys to John and Lorriane! Their parents would never let them have the house for a week. Mr. Pignatti comes home and day early and finds his house a mess he is very devastated. The next day John, Lorriane and Mr. Pignatti go to the zoo to visit Boob. When Mr. Pignatti finds out Boob died of Phunemonia he has a second heart attack and dies.
- 5493: Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance
- Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance Carpe Diem, is the expression that means seize the day, means that one should take advantage of every minute of this life. Many people do not succeed because they are scared about life. It is very difficult to accomplish anything in this life if they ... so much effort and money in my education, it would not be fair to them if I do not put the same amount of effort and care in my education. Carpe Diem means "seize the day", but for me it has another deeper meaning. The meaning for me is that one should take advantage of opportunities with wisdom and care, analyzing each move we make, not making precipitous decisions and not ...
- 5494: Zinn's A People's History of the United States: The Oppressed
- ... Americans first came into contact; the Arawak natives came out to greet the whites, and the whites were only interested in finding the gold. From the Bahamas, Columbus sailed to Cuba and Hispañola, the present-day home of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. One-hundred fifteen years later and 1,500 miles to the north, the colony of Jamestown was founded by a group of English settlers led by John Smith ... you read [Bartolomé de] Las Casas... is conquest, slavery, death. When we read history books given to the children in the United States, it all starts with heroic adventure -- there is no bloodshed -- and Columbus Day is a celebration” (7). He goes on to vituperate historian Samuel Eliot Morison for his brief and buried mention of Columbus's genocide of the natives. This is one of the most heinous crimes a ...
- 5495: Beowulf: Link Between Traditions - Pagan and Christian
- ... their newly discovered religious feelings and their old, heathen way of perceiving things. The idea that there's a higher being that controls one's actions revolutionized people's concepts of themselves, and infused their day-to-day lives with a sense of wonder. "Beowulf" is a epic poem that combines the contrasting beliefs of the traditional Paganism and the modern assessment of Christianity. The majority of the characters in "Beowulf" are Pagans ...
- 5496: Red Badge Of Courage
- ... trip from innocence to experience. The story starts out with a heated debate between the soldiers. One boy had heard a rumor that the regiment would be moving on to fight a battle the next day. Some of the soldiers agree with this boy, while others think that their regiment will never partake in a real battle. While watching this argument, Henry, the protagonist, decides that he would rather go lay ... forever then go to battle at this point in time. It shows one of Henry’s defense mechanisms, how he uses his arrogance to hide his innocence. Regiment 304 moves on to battle the next day. Henry becomes very scared, but is too proud to talk to any of the others soldiers about his fears. All the soldiers are very anxious to fight in the war, and Tom and Henry talk ...
- 5497: Frederick Douglass
- Rebecca Quietmeyer "Sincerely and earnestly hoping that this little book may do something toward throwing light on the American slave system, and hastening the glad day of deliverance to the millions of my brethren in bonds…relying upon the power of truth, love, and justice, for success in my…efforts and solemnly pledging myself anew to the sacred cause, I subscribe ... treatment of slaves as animals in his description of the slaves’ sleeping conditions. Masters did not give the slaves a bed to sleep on, only a "coarse blanket." (6) So at the end of the day, slaves "old and young, male and female, married and single (would) drop down side by side, on one common bed- the cold damp floor." (6) Douglass was aware that some of his northern readers could ...
- 5498: Heilner's "Beneath the Wheel" and Me
- Heilner's "Beneath the Wheel" and Me As it did every school day of my junior year, 11:12 AM had come once more to mark the end of my academic morning, and the beginning of my lunch period. After paying my one dollar for a small cherry ... common, but one thing we did share was our Algebra II class that followed the lunch period. Most days Chris would still be studying while I was on the way out of the cafeteria. One day in particular, the bell that marks the end of the lunch period had just rung, and I was heading out for Ms. Henyon's math class. I saw up ahead of me, Chris frantically flipping ...
- 5499: The Light In The Forest: Analysis
- ... events slowly and chronologically, but rather hones in on important situations that reveal character or provide significant information. At the Butler home, for example, the reader doesn't get tedious detail of True Son from day to day, but rather shows True Son as he meets confrontational Uncle Wilse, visits Bejance, rides to third Mountain, and debates with Parson Elder. My major criticism of Richter's style is that he tends to show ...
- 5500: Oedipus 2
- ... deal with it in a healthy manner (Gleitman, 723). Because of the way that they deal with the Oedipus Complex some people might develop neuroses that affect how they deal with other people on a day-to-day basis (Gleitman, 723). By examining Oedipus actions after he discovered the truth, we see that he could not deal with the Complex in a manner that he and society could accept. In effect, he becomes ...
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