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- 1411: The Life Of Stalin
- ... country in the 20th Century. In his personal life, he withdrew almost completely, living either in his Kremlin apartment or in his new country house at Kuntsovo, constantly surrounded by officers and bodyguards until his death. Frantic to catch up with the West in 1928, Stalin and his men launched a set of policies known as the "five-year plans," designed to turn backward Russia into an industrial and military world power, which he accomplished in only one decade. Though this was a great success, the peasants paid dearly, most with their lives. Most of starved to death from famine. Those that survived were killed off in Stalin's "purges" to rid him of opposition. Stalin's birth name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. Stalin was born on December 21, 1879, in Gori, a ... Lenin to begin seriously planning Stalin's removal from power. Unfortunately, Lenin had yet another stroke that month. This one, however, took away Lenin's ability to speak. Lenin's condition progressively worsened until his death on January 21, 1924. Stalin, upon hearing of Lenin's death, was allegedly in a very joyful and jubilant mood. He had good reason to be -- the major obstacle in his drive for power ...
- 1412: Rapid Population Growth
- Rapid Population Growth A population according to the funk and Wangnall Dictionary is a grouping of individuals subject to the processes of birth, death, and migration.. During the first 2 million years of our history the human population had very little effect upon the overall world ecosystem, with no more than 10 million members. In the New Stone Age ... population grow rapidly. Technology is not only beneficial for farming, but it increases the life expectancy of humans, thus less people are dying. and keeping the population under control . During the 14th century the Black Death wiped out a third of the population of Europe.(Grolier Encyclopedia) If the 14th century had our present day medicine or technology, this catasophy would have been unheard of. Triumph over disease on a worldwide ... 10 cases a year by 1950.(Grolier Encypedia) This is only one the many examples where technology is beneficial to us. Without a doubt medicine lets humans live longer and healthier, thus substantially controlling the death rate. In the 1940's an acre of planted onions would produce 200 sacks of onions. Now however, if a farmer does not produce 800 sacks of onions per acre then perhaps the farmer ...
- 1413: Grapes Of Wrath
- ... of the dust bowl. The symbols in the book are the dust, the turtle, names of people, and the grapes. These symbols give the reader an additional perspective of the book. Dust represents life and death. Dust makes a mess of things and leaves possessions under a mucky film. The farming in Oklahoma becomes difficult because the heavy winds uplift the soil and carry it great distances. Then the farmers are ... dust covers Oklahoma and leaves the Joad family with no other choice, but to move. The Joad’s journey to California is as slow as a turtle. Heat in the desert, car problems, and the death of the grandparents make the journey long and painful. A turtle shelters himself by pulling his head, legs, and tail inside his shell. The Joad’s gather together as a family to comfort and shelter ... ll be aroun’ till hell freezes over. There ain’t nobody can run a guy name of Graves outa this country. An’ they ain’t done it, neither” (p.62). Muley’s last name symbolizes death. The fact that he is to die on his land. Everyone is tractored off the land, but him. As the Joad’s are forced to move off their land, they decide to move west, ...
- 1414: The Red Badge Of Courage
- ... concocted in his mind about victory and heroism. The Youth soon finds that victory and heroism are a small part in the splendor of war. The Youth's mind soon becomes burdened with thoughts of death and running away from battle. Sure enough, in the midst of battle, the Youth flees the battlefield. The Youth must learn to deal with the shame he feels on deserting his comrades. When he returns ... man. He learns that the most important lessons in life can be seen by opening his eyes. I personally was attracted to the Youth. All his thoughts and wild imagination impressed me. He would describe death as a being that could swallow him whole, and ramble on about wonderful sunsets. The Youth was also a very troubled soul. He worried a lot over things he might do and not the things ... I decided I would have stayed and fought for my dignity if nothing else. At the end of the book, Henry learns how important life truly is and why. He learned that war deals with death shame, and sorrow, not just victory and freedom. On page 266, Henry becomes a man. "He had been to touch the great death, and found, after all, it was but the great death." Henry ...
- 1415: Ancient Egypt 2
- ... Field Museum's approach to Ancient Egyptian culture attempts to cover all bases of the culture, but falls seriously short of doing just this. The Museum focuses too much on the Ancient Egyptian approach to death and the afterlife in a serious, informative aspect. This is done by the sheer location of the exhibit, providing numerous historical plaques, and by the mysterious, alluring atmosphere of the pyramid exhibit that the Museum ... historical plaques, and by filling the exhibit with cartoons of the everyday life of the Ancient Egyptian, thereby simplifying the exhibit. Therefore, although the Ancient Egypt exhibit preserves a good sense of the preparation of death and afterlife aspect of the ancient Egyptian culture, it lacks in providing such a sound exhibit for the daily life of the ancient Egyptians, thereby portraying a false impression of Egyptian culture to the public ... the museum, the Ancient Egyptian exhibit attracts visitors immediately; the ominous immense pyramid creates a dark, mysterious presence, and invites visitors to step inside. The first impression of the exhibit is of a focus on death and the afterlife. This may lead to the false impression that the Ancient Egyptian culture was driven around embalming and entombing dead bodies. As one makes its way through the labyrinth of the pyramid, ...
- 1416: The Holocaust
- The Holocaust In this Term Paper, you are going to learn and read about the chilling and horrible facts of the concentration and death camps of the Jewish Holocaust. You will read about how people were arrested and deported to their camps. You will read about the horrible conditions in the overcrowded camps. You will read about how people survived the horrible torturings and beatings. You will also read about how people were chosen to be put to death. Finally, you will read about how people were finally put to death from the horrible nightmare. When Hitler came to power, he created the Nazis. They were feared and hated by many people all around the world. The physically and mentally challenged, the Gypsies, the homosexuals, ...
- 1417: The Identity of Thomas Pynchon
- ... readers to try and construct who he is from what he writes. This is a puzzle that as of yet remains unsolved. Michel Foucault, in his essay What Is an about what he calls "the death of the author": Our culture has metamorphosed this idea of narrative, or writing, as something designed to ward off death. . . This relationship between writing and death is manifested in the effacement of the writing subject's individual characteristics. Using all the contrivances that he sets up between himself and what he writes, the writing subject cancels out the signs of ...
- 1418: Christian Science
- ... the idea of divine Love, to the patient's consciousness. A transformation or spiritualization of a patient's thoughts changes his condition” (Science and Health, p. 194:6). Christian Scientists believe that sin, disease, and death does not originate in God, who is eternal good. Death and disease are not ultimate realities of God's creation and are to be overcome as Jesus taught and illustrated. Christian Scientists believe that those evils result from the belief that man is separated from ... God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death. 5. We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter. 6. And we solemnly ...
- 1419: Frankenstein Vs. Dr. Jekyll
- ... of a technology has become the primary refuge for those who seek to rid their lives of imperfection, two scientists sought out to broaden their minds and penetrate the very limits of sanity, life and death. Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a passionate and thoughtful master of the natural sciences, curious at the subject of death and question the concepts of heaven and earth, decides to go to the extreme using the very knowledge he has acquired. On the other hand, Dr. Jekyll, creator of "Mr. Hyde," is fascinated with the ... now playing. Neither could predict the horror that was unleashed by their truly limited knowledge and education. People usually don't set out with a far-fetched and bizarre task of creating "life" out of "death" nor ripping and containing the two side of the double-sided human soul. Events leading up towards the actual decision of pursuing their attempts played a crucial role. After the death of his mother, ...
- 1420: My Philosophical Approach to Counseling
- ... a surface level. After achieving this level, the adolescent gradually starts to focus on self meaning, which takes place through the development of their identity(Hacker, 1994). Existentialist also believe that how the individual conceptilizes death plays a part in the whole being of the person. A survey of 82 students revealed people viewed death as cold and denied. This information indicates death is very influencial in creating anxiety in people (Westman, 1992, p. 1064). Existential and client-centered therapy have not labeled themselves with a distinct clinical procedure, instead these techniques and concepts have been effective ...
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