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- 831: Remains Of The Day By Kazuo Is
- By: CISSY Kazuo Ishiguros Remains of the Day is about the struggles one man, Mr. Stevens, has with relationships with his father, Miss Kenton and his employer, but the struggle he focuses on the most is to be a great butler. He pushes ... He has pushed his feelings deep within himself for so many years that he does not know how to act naturally around people. When his employer, Mr. Faraday, suggests Stevens taking a road trip one day, Mr. Stevens spends the next few weeks trying to think of a way to bring up the topic again: It nevertheless made sense not to broach the topic when he was preoccupied or distracted. A ...
- 832: One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich: Summary
- One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich: Summary In the book One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, the main character Ivan and the other prisoners in the camp are treated very badly. Ivan tries to make himself warm and to get enough food to keep himself ...
- 833: Islamic Religion
- ... heartland of Islam. It is so cherished because the sacred Kaabah, a black cube-shaped stone is in the square of the Holy Mosque in Makkah. Muslims must turn in prayer five times a day towards the Kaabah. Every Muslim must pray these five daily contact prayers as they are called because they are the main meals for the soul. In Saudi Arabia offices and shops are required to ... worthy of worship except God himself. Showing this faith is called Shahada, which is a saying that all the faithful state, "there is no god except God." The Salat prayers are performed five times a day, and are a strong connection between the worshipper and God. There is no power structure in Islam, or priests. So a "learned" person who knows the Quran and has chosen leads the five daily prayers ... aside a proportion for those in need, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth." Each Muslim keeps tract of his or her own zakat on their own. Zakat must be given away "on the day of harvest." Whenever a Muslim receives a "net income" they must set aside 2.5% and give it to the parents, relatives, orphans, the poor and the traveling alien, in this order. Fasting is ...
- 834: Summertime Blues
- ... feelings in a reader but William Shakespeare? His various plays keep us entranced and curious but it is his poetry that strikes a chord deep within us. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" by William Shakespeare is particularly powerful using specific phrases to evoke the inner feelings of the reader as well as the woman to which he is speaking. Shakespeare creates wonderful imagery by using elegant phrases ... Petrarchanism, yet the history of criticism is strewn with failed attempts to determine the identity of this mystery woman" (Hadfield). He starts off his sonnet by implanting an image in our head of a summer day. A summer day triggers a scene that flashes in our head of children playing and the sun shining, basically a carefree day where everything is beautiful. He contemplates whether or not to compare his love to this ...
- 835: Harper Lee: Introduction to Harper Lee
- ... not interesting Chapters 2 and 3 Scout At School Dill returned to Mississippi at the end of the summer. Although she was looking forward to school more than anything in her life, Scout's first day at school was a disappointment. When Miss Caroline tried to teach reading, Scout was bored. Much to Miss Caroline's dismay, Scout was already accomplished at reading and writing. She told Scout to tell her ... men," prizing independence more than a full stomach. Miss Caroline was from the city; Scout learned that city people were different. Miss Caroline: Note, however, that Miss Caroline seemed to have learned something that first day at school too. In the morning, she became disturbed when Scout tried to tell her about Walter Cunningham. In the afternoon she was quite willing to listen to one of the older children when he ... of school thirty minutes earlier than her brother. This meant a walk home alone past the dreaded Radley house. Usually she would run by it. There were two giant oaks on the Radley property. One day as Scout was running past, she noticed something shiny in a knothole of one of the trees. Examining it, she found two pieces of chewing gum. When she decided they were all right to ...
- 836: Creative Writing: Down and Out
- ... two men begin to read the letters. What they learn is astonishing. As they read more they eyes open wider and wider. Martha eventually joins them and reads them out loud, starting at the first. Day 1 Coordinates 43'N 67'W It is a nice day to start our trip. It is sunny and about 27' outside. The weather report sounds good for the next few days. Everyone is happy that our trip has finally started but sad to leave friends ... well and we hope to sail at least 15km before dark. We haven't had much time to test all the equipment on the boat but have no fears that it won't function properly. Day 2 Coordinates 42'N 69'W We have managed to keep a good speed by following the Labrador current down the eastern coast. The weather is still excellent with a good breeze today. Everyone ...
- 837: Things That Affect and Influence Our Health and Our Lives
- ... in my life. I also made sure that I drank enough water. Although water is the most abundant resource on the Earth, I previously was not able to maintain the 8 cups of water a day as recommended and suggested by doctors. Sodas, juices, sugar-full iced tea, are all out of my diet now thanks to the nutrition unit. Another important fact, which I was able to fit into my daily life, was the importance of eating three meals a day. I used to always skip breakfast and have a small lunch. This resulted in much fatigue and laziness. This was in attempt to loose weight, but after your class I realized I was going about ... wrong way. Instead of not eating I changed my diet into three well-balanced meals, all of which contained less than 20g of carbohydrates. On top of that I jogged a steady 2 miles every day. The constant exsercise made me extremely more energetic. And instead of eating only one or two meals a day, I began loosing weight by eating three full meals every day. This unit did not ...
- 838: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: An Epic Hero for Modern Times
- King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: An Epic Hero for Modern Times In about 1470, Thomas Malory finished Morte d' Arthur, the first of the many legends written about King Arthur. Even in modern times, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are a favorite subject in movies, books, and plays. Often times ... so because the Medieval Period in general, and King Arthur in particular, have an air of mystery, romance, fantasy, and adventure that are popular themes in all times and cultures. I compared Malory's Morte d' Arthur with Camelot, a movie produced in 1967 that stars Richard Harris as King Arthur and Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere. Camelot covers the period in Arthur's life from when he meets his future wife Guenevere to the beginning of his siege against Sir Lancelot's castle in France. The short excerpt of Morte d' Arthur tells of how King Arthur abandons his assault on Lancelot to defend Camelot and all of England from Mordred. Because Camelot seems to immediately precede Morte d' Arthur and there is no overlap ...
- 839: Around The World In Eighty Day
- Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne is a novel that takes place in the late nineteenth century. The title summarizes the plot because one day Phileas Fogg is with some friends and he reads in a newspaper that it is possible to travel around the world in eighty days. But no one believes this to be true except Phileas. Then ... and how he described the trips. The book affected me into thinking that we are a real lucky society because of the advancement in technology in that we can travel the world in probably a day now. I learned no to take our automobiles and aircrafts for granted. As a result of this novel, I better understand the hardships people had to make in order to travel a meek 9 or ...
- 840: Popes
- ... hierarchy. Later on he would add four types of clergy, but all jobs remained equal in merit. Luther believed that one didn't have to be a member of the clergy to attain salvation. G-d was a merciful G-d and salvation was granted through G-d's action, not good works. Erasmus's beliefs supported and aided many of the Protestant sects beginnings. As far back as the fourteenth century church doctrine was being challenged. One of the earliest reformers ...
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