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- 881: About Gettysburg
- ... not far from 90,000 men strong, under order of General Meade. This happened on the outskirts of Gettysburg on July 1. Lee tested the Union On July 1 he tested their right, the following day an attack led by General Longstreet on the left and the last day General Pickett led on of the most well-known charges in American history that attacked the Union center. Only 5,000 of his original force of 15,000 charging survived the repulse. Lee watched the ... the Battle of Gettysburg from his management of his artillery to his men. It could be said that this and how he effectively led his section leaders was the main reason he defeated the Confederates. Day One of Battle During the first day of battle troops from South met Buford's troops a little west of Gettysburg (see picture Two). Amazingly the Union troops were able to hold off the ...
- 882: Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Desai's "Clear Light of Day": Tension and Conflict Between Traditional and Modern Views
- Achebe's "Things Fall Apart" and Desai's "Clear Light of Day": Tension and Conflict Between Traditional and Modern Views How does the tension between traditional and modern views of the world play itself out in Achebe's and Desai's novels? In both Achebe's and ... helping burn down the church and killing a messenger he hung himself. A sin in both worlds, but the only way out for a man trapped between them. In Desai's novel, "Clear Light of Day" we see the same tensions. But unlike Achebe, Desai weaves them lightly in and out of the story. In this tale, Bim is much like Okonkwo, trapped between two worlds. We have the story of ...
- 883: Beloved: Sethe's Character
- ... life, yet Sethe refuses to acknowledge that her show of mercy is also murder. Throughout Beloved, Sethe's character consistently displays the stubburn nature of her actions. Not long after Sethe's reunion with Paul D. she describes her reaction to School Teacher's arrival: "Oh, no. I wasn't going back there[Sweet Home]. I went to jail instead"(Morrison 42). Sethe's words suggest that she has made a ... basing this on the murder of a child. By not even approaching the subject of her daughter's death, it is also made clear that Sethe has detached herself from the act. Even when Paul D. learns of what Sethe has done and confronts her with it, Sethe still avoids the reality of her past. Sethe describes her reasoning to Paul D., "... So when I got here, even before they let me get out of bed, I stitched her a little something from a piece of cloth Baby Suggs had. Well, all I'm saying is ...
- 884: Jane Eyre
- ... the previous account. The first account was most impassioned. I shall remember how you thrust me back-roughly and violently thrust me back-into the red-room, and locked me up there, to my dying day, though I was in agony, though I cried out, whole suffocating with distress, "Have mercy! Have mercy Aunt Reed!"
I will tell anybody who asks me questions this exact tale. (68-69) The second account ... identification by thinking about and contrasting what Jane would've done had she not transgressed in the manner that she did. She would have no sympathy and would not give her aunt the time of day had she not learned the life lessons about herself that she did. She learned the art of kindness and sympathy from for example Helen. When Rochester tells Jane that he is to marry Blanch, Jane ... most significantly, no limitations. Jane and Nature The role nature played in Jane Eyre's life parallels itself in many people's lives. I cannot count the many instances that I was having a terrible day and the weather outside was absolutely dreary. Often, days began as sunny but turned cloudy and my mood coincided along with it. Nature constantly spoke to Jane; it reaffirmed thoughts and feelings for Jane ...
- 885: Christianity Vs. Islam
- ... most Arabs believed. This God was creator of the world (In Christianity, it's documented in Genesis Chapter 1 verse 1, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth), and He would one day judge. Both of these religions share almost the same framework, but they also differ in many ways. The word Islam means "surrender" or "submission," submission to the will of Allah, the one God. Muslims are ... and sustainer of the universe. This God, Allah, is compassionate and just. Because He is compassionate, He calls all people to believe in Him and worship Him. Because He is also just, on the Last Day He will judge every person according to his deeds. On the Last Day, all the dead will be resurrected and either rewarded with heaven or punished with hell. In Christianity one of the Ten Commandments states that "I am the Lord you God...you shall have no ...
- 886: The Violence In The Catcher In
- Violence in the Catcher in the Rye Often, simple physical conflicts are used to develop characters and to increase the suspense and action between them. In J.D. Salinger s The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield the 16-year-old narrator and protagonist claims to be a pacifist. Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no ... forced to protect his honor. Next Holden is upset, and worried about Jane s date with Stradlater. He fears that Stradlater is determined to steal Jane s innocence. He explains, If you knew Stradlater, you d have been worried, too. I d double-dated with the bastard a couple of times, and I know what I m talking about. He was unscrupulous. (Salinger 40) Holden acknowledges Jane s purity and wishes not to have to think ...
- 887: Sonnet 18
- ... the world because of his deep infatuation. Shakespeare wrote his sonnet when he was deeply in love with a woman. 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 ideal day, "Shall I compare thee to a summers day?" but decides against it in his second line ...
- 888: Federal Express
- ... firms in the information-technology industry. Through his research he determined that reliability and speed had never been strengths of cargo services, as they were typically sent on passenger planes on daytime flights, making next day deliver nearly impossible. Also, shipment outside of large cities required many transfers or was simply not available (Kinney, 47). Smith decided that Federal Express could streamline operations by shipping all packages to a central point ... possible without the aid of the approximate 1,400 world service centers and over 2,400 FedEx ship sites around the globe (FedEx Service Guide, 3-7). An incredible volume of packages are shipped each day. The average package volume is more than 3.2 million daily, weighing approximately 20.6 million pounds overall. The average call volume exceeds 500,000 calls per day with the approximate number of electronic shipments being 63 million. The distance driven per day equals more than 2.7 million miles within the United States alone (www.fedex.com/us/, 4-22-99). ...
- 889: Proportions of Numbers and Magnitudes
- ... in corresponding order." From this it follows that magnitudes in the same ratio are proportional. Thus, we can use the following algebraic proportion to represent definition 5.5: (m)a : (n)b :: (m)c : (n)d. However, it is necessary to be more specific because of the way in which the definition was worded with the phrase "the former equimultiples alike exceed, are alike equal to, or alike fall short of
.". Thus, if we take any four magnitudes a, b, c, d, it is defined that if equimultiple m is taken of a and c, and equimultiple n is taken of c and d, then a and b are in same ratio with c and d, that is, a : b :: c : d, only if: (m)a > (n)b and (m)c > (n)d, or (m)a = (n)b ...
- 890: Heroes 2
- ... of a "hero" as one to whom I can look up. It is said that there are no heroes left in the world. In all due respect to the cynics and the pessimists of the day, I only have only one thing to say: open your eyes! Today, I would like to introduce you to a "real life hero." To make this introduction, it will be necessary to go back a ... used regularly. Every night, to be exact! His meals consisted mainly a soup made from a boiled pumpkin type vegetable called manyok, with only the liquid portion given to him, most times, only once a day! He estimates, in The Passing of the Night, his account of his time while in prison, the amount of each feeding at 8-12 ounces of this delicious gourmet's delight. His medical care: making ... he was still elevated. Just before going unconscious due to the pain, he was plunged to the floor, only to be taken back to that apex of pain again and again in a single session. Day in and day out, this was all that he had to look forward to as he lay on that concrete slab with his legs bleeding, locked in stocks, and a world away from anyone ...
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