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- 6541: Cultural Murders
- ... him that way. He managed, and still does, to con many people into following him. His cult was one of fun and games. They put on acts and played games. They were like children living day by day for Mansons purpose. He listened to them, and responded with what they wanted to hear. By hearing what they wanted back, Charlie had them totally involved in his cause. This was an odd occurance, and ...
- 6542: Macbeth - Imagery In Macbeth
- ... says "What bloody man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who has been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution," he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which he covers his sword in the hot blood of the enemy. Act II, Scene ii. The symbol of blood now changes to show ... the play, Macbeth has Macduff at his mercy, and lets him go, because of his guilt. He shows that he is guilty, when he says "But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd with blood of thine already." Of which, Macduff Replies, "I have no words, my voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out." After the death of Macbeth at the ...
- 6543: What Is History?
- ... or hear about from professors. War is different for everyone; as is history itself. These few examples give way to the first area of history; personal history. This is the story that everyone has. A day to day evolving story of everything that resides in an individuals past. Anything someone can think of that has happened; their retelling of it becomes history. Personal history can, just as the other branches of history, be ...
- 6544: Guest House
- ... form the neighbor whose husband tells her that Mr. Bingley was young, handsome, nice, and had plans to attend the next ball. This was great news that he liked to dance. The custom of the day was to return a visit and being a proper gentleman. Mr. Bingley calls on Mr. Bennett. He is also hoping to get a glimpse of the young ladies and them of him, but all the ... form the neighbor whose husband tells her that Mr. Bingley was young, handsome, nice, and had plans to attend the next ball. This was great news that he liked to dance. The custom of the day was to return a visit and being a proper gentleman. Mr. Bingley calls on Mr. Bennett. He is also hoping to get a glimpse of the young ladies and them of him, but all the ...
- 6545: Analisis Of Oedipus Rex
- ... and misfortunes he encountered. It was believed that the god's predetermined people's lives, and it was unavoidable. Others thought that everyone had their specific place in life. They must die on their "appointed day," but whatever happened in between those two "fateful days" is up to their free will. It is the choices they make in their lifetime that determine their happiness. In any case, Sophocles has provided a ... circumstances as he did. One of the most outstanding examples of the god's predetermination, is when Oedipus recalls memories of his own childhood in Corinth when the oracle warns him that he will one day slay his father, and defile the bed of his mother. Oedipus tried to change his destiny, by running away from his adoptive parents, but instead, he runs into the very person, who he was trying ...
- 6546: How The Scarlet Letter Effects
- ... he had done was wrong and had no way to forgive himself for it. After Hester's sin became public, the Reverend Dimmesdale would always hold one hand upon his bosom. Chillingworth became suspicious one day and thrust aside Dimmesdale's vestment. Chillingworth then found out Dimmesdale also wears an "A" on his bosom. Dimmesdale was "conscious that the poison of one morbid spot was infecting his heart's entire substance ... of some guilt. He also begins all night vigils trying to ask for forgiveness. Years go by and Dimmesdale is soon going to die after all the things he put himself through; so on Election Day he tells the people of Boston that he is the father of Pearl and to prove it he, "tore away the ministerial band form before his breast. It was revealed!" (250). Dimmesdale knew he was ...
- 6547: Free Will Vs. Determinism
- ... will: we should believe that we have free will based on our experiences of deliberation, and the idea that we could have chosen and acted differently from what we actually chose and acted upon. Every day we have to make decisions, and how do we do this? We deliberate. Deliberation is the act of weighing the advantages and disadvantages of all the choices, and picking the one that would most benefit ... illustrate that human nature is predictable, Sartre uses the example of leaving a bag of money in a busy park, and the fact that you could expect the money to be gone by the next day. Even though there are small idiosyncrasies, the over all human character is very predictable, but how can we have free will and be so predictable? Sartre explains with an example: if a hiker was back ...
- 6548: The Invisible Man 4
- ... by some dark-blue glasses. That night he ate dinner in is room and when Mrs. Hall brought up the food to him she realized that his entire head was covered in bandages. The next day his baggage arrived at the Inn. He went down to get it, but a dog attacked him and he ran back to his room. Mr. Hall, the owner of the Inn, went up to see ... Thought otherwise. Kemp then tried to keep Griffin there but he got away and a little later Mr. Wicksteed was killed and everyone decided to go on a manhunt for the Invisible Man. The next day Kemp got a note which told him that Griffin planned to kill someone everyday and that he was going to be the first. This obviously scared Kemp a great deal and he ran to Colonel ...
- 6549: African-American Troops in the Civil War: The 54th Massachusetts
- ... Battery Wagner repulse, the Fifty- fourth was the best black regiment available to General Seymour, the Union commander. Along with the First North Carolina Colored Infantry, the Fifty-fourth entered the fighting late in the day at Olustee, and helped save the Union army from complete disaster. The Fifty-fourth marched into battle yelling, "Three cheers for Massachusetts and seven dollars a month." The latter referred to the difference in pay ... s plantation, and sent two thousand contrabands to Georgetown in charge of the 32 U.S.C.T. When they returned, we started upon our mission - and from that time, the 14th, we fought every day with the rebels, and drove them before us. But at length they made a stand at Swiss Creek, and fought desperately. We captured nine prisoners. On the 15th we left for the purpose of taking ...
- 6550: Personal Essay: The Drainpipe
- Personal Essay: The Drainpipe For a half hour, every school day, for a few months, I was really happy. A friend and I would go to the drainpipe, and we would sit, talk, eat our lunches, and listen to my walkman. It was the perfect place ... any open classroom and get into screaming matches with people, it's all just little kid fun anyway. Lunchtime isn't the same anymore. I wish the teacher had never found us. Even to this day, I go to the drainpipe. When things get to hard at home, and I need to just escape, I make the excuse that I forgot a book at school and I leave. I cross the ...
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