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- 6031: The Battle at Chancellorsville
- ... April 29, Hooker's cavalry and three army corps crossed Kelly's Ford. His columns split, with the cavalry pushing to the west while the army corps secured Getmanna and Ely's fords. The next day these columns reunited at Chancellorsville. Lee reacted to the news of the Federals in the Wilderness by sending General Richard H. Anderson's division to investigate. Finding the Northerners massing in the woods around Chancellorsville ... accidentally shot and seriously wounded by his own men. Later that night, his left arm was amputated just below the shoulder. On May 3, Jackson's successor, General J.E.B. Stuart, initiated the bloodiest day of the battle when attempting to reunite his troops with Lee's. Despite an obstinate defense by the Federals, Hooker ordered them to withdraw north of the Chancellor House. The Confederates were converging on Chancellorsville ...
- 6032: A Case Against The Minimum Wag
- ... occupations have different wages. An interview with a small business owner in Cleveland revealed an interesting point. The owner stated that he would rather employ one skilled worker that can do the job in one day than hire three unskilled workers that can do the job in one day. The reasoning behind this is that one skilled worker requires less monitoring than the unskilled workers. The extra money paid to the skilled worker is worth the time of training and monitoring the unskilled workers ...
- 6033: Affirmative Action
- ... of applicants is close to 4.0 and S.A.T.'s are close to 1300, minorities are let in with GPA's less than 3.0 and S.A.T.'s less than 1000 (D'Souza 1997). The only way for colleges to achieve ethnic proportionalism is to downplay or abandon merit criteria and to accept students from typically under represented groups, such as blacks, hispanics, and american indians, over better qualified students from among whites and asian americans.(D'Souza 1997) Many groups, such as AUAA (american united for Affirmative action)have formed because of this kind of discrimination. They are dedicated to the advancement of Affirmative action, equal opportunity and the elimination of ...
- 6034: Jack The Ripper
- ... by the Ripper. The Victims: 1) Mary Ann Nichols, murdered Friday, Augest 31, 1888. 2) Annie Chapman, murdered Saturday, September 8, 1888. 3) Elizebeth Stride, murdered Sunday, September 30, 1888. 4) Catherine Eddowes, murdered same day. 5) Mary Jane Kelly, murdered Friday, November 9, 1888. How the Ripper operated was by approaching the women he would stand facing his victim. When the victim lifted her skirt he would strangle her until ... was never any sign of intercourse with any the victims. The letters the Ripper Supposedly wrote were thought to have been written by a journalist named Tom Bulling because the letters written came after the day of the double murder. The last letter was not a letter, but a package with half a kidney from the victim Catherine Eddowes. The suspects: 1) 31 year old M.J. Druitt, who was a ...
- 6035: Regicide
- ... the best in life, for Anders was not given any special treatment as a prince, he had very few privileges and had only the respect of all the kingdom who wished he became king any day know. Any one who made such comments were sent to receive the blade of the king's executioner however. Anders left his quarters to seek the kings magician, and would seek some answers from the ... of those little tricky magicians, no, he was a true magician who used real magic instead of illusions, for Beson had served Seripita for more than five hundred years yet he did not look a day over thirty five. Beson had come across thousands of kings and had not found one half as sinister as King Peyna, so when prince Anders came seeking a solution Beson was more than grateful to ...
- 6036: The Stoics and Socrates
- ... it be different for the eternal existence of our soul? Though we may always have goals to work towards, basing ones life on the condition of afterlife is self defeating. Life must be lived from day to day with actions that further ones own immediate goals, whether they are to bring joy to others or to live quietly in peace. To have the thought of eternal salvation looming overhead is to live life ...
- 6037: Billy Budd 2
- ... all good until he was hanged a crucifix by those who opposed his beliefs- again another stripped of his goodness. Last but not least, the comparison of Billy to Adam. Adam was a man, G-d first creation, and therefore is seen as one of the highest levels of hollies. He did not know evil, for he was the first, but what brought about his fall was the temptation of the ... at least three different lights. Vere as a stern but just judge, Vere as cold-blooded coward, and as a well-rounded man in a tough spot. Each give reason to why Billy stated, G-d bless Captain Vere. And through each it is easy to asset why in each it would make sense. Vere as stern but just judge; No one likes the fact that Billy hangs for killing Claggart ...
- 6038: Brave New World - Compared To Fahrenheit 451
- ... and value from the character Mildred. In regards to the walls, Mildred tells Guy, "It's really fun. It'll be even more fun when we can afford to have the fourth wall installed...it'd be just like this room wasn't ours at all, but all kinds of exotic people's rooms" (Bradbury 20-21). As far as youth or health preservation goes, in the very beginning of Fahrenheit ... The second person viewed as an outcast in Brave New World would be John the savage. He never fits in while he lives on the reservation because of who his mother is and what she'd done to the reservation. He is constantly secluded from activities and looked down upon, as we see here, "He went with the others...suddenly one of the men stepped forward, caught him by the arm ...
- 6039: The Existence of External Forces
- ... purely human things which show their ability to exert some level of control over their actions beyond the instinctual level. For example, a dog probably, on seeing his owner after being left alone for the day, would have the physical reaction of noting the presence of and recognizing the owner. The dog might connect the return of the owner with a filling of his food dish and anticipate it with hunger ... be determined reactions set both by the instincts of the animal and his past experiences, however, the dog might also feel the emotion of anger towards the owner for having left him alone for the day, and act out against him to show his displeasure. This would be an example of the dog working outside of or even against his instincts and exerting some level of control over his actions. This ...
- 6040: Beowulfs Grendel
- ... hell on earth, and every time Herot sang and danced with pleasure and joy; Grendel lurked in the marshes with anger. Lines 2-4 explain his anger, In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient/ As day after day the music rang/ Loud in that hall The epic poem suggests that the population of Herot lived in happiness, and Grendel waited until his time came. Furthermore, as Grendel lived in his hell on earth ...
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