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- 2541: King James Ii
- ... continue the Stuart Dynasty so he opposed and reinstated James in admiralty and the Council in 1682.(9) Life as the King Finally in February 1685 James became King upon his brother Charles II's death.(10) This was the beginning of a troubled reign of nearly four years. James had married Mary of Modena a Catholic princess. The Monmouth Rebellion led by his illegitimate nephew was put down so severely ... his return to France James withdrew from active leadership. He was demoralized by Louis XIV's recognition of William and Mary's legitimate rule in the Treaty of Ryswick (1697). James died a lonely peaceful death in September 1701.(17) By alienating every important segment of the political nation James, himself was the prime inspiration of the Glorious Revolution. The fear of Catholic power was so strong in England that is ... continue the Stuart Dynasty so he opposed and reinstated James in admiralty and the Council in 1682.(9) Life as the King Finally in February 1685 James became King upon his brother Charles II's death.(10) This was the beginning of a troubled reign of nearly four years. James had married Mary of Modena a Catholic princess. The Monmouth Rebellion led by his illegitimate nephew was put down so ...
- 2542: Oda Nobunaga
- ... As the lord of Nagoya Castle, he had the power to compete with daimyo of neighboring provinces. He made peace with Saito Dosan (neighboring daimyo) by marrying Nobunaga to Dosan's daughter. Nobuhide's abrupt death from a disease in 1551 left Nobunaga to fill his shoes at the age of seventeen. At his father's funeral, he grabbed a handful of incense and threw it at the mortuary tablet. This ... and imposed him to acknowledge that "the affairs of the realm have in fact been put in Nobunaga's hands." This arrogation of power may have sparked off the opposition that followed him till his death. A coalition of daimyo against Nobunaga's ways was formed by 1570. In late spring of 1570, he raided Echizen which was under Asakura Yoshikage's rule, but quickly retreated home when his younger sister ... fight off the opposing forces. This struggle, especially with the Mori became the major military effort of Nobunaga's remaining years. During 1578-79, the struggle eased in favor of Nobunaga beginning with the sudden death of his tough enemy Kenshin, followed by problems the Mori were encountering with their supporters. In 1580, the Osaka Honganji finally surrendered. This was Nobunaga's greatest triumph. Later that year, the religious monarchy ...
- 2543: Why Drugs Should Be Legalized!!!!
- ... replaced by criminal bootleggers." Gang warfare, bribery, and criminal activity reached an all-time high. Standards on illegal alcohol were much lower than those on the previously legal alcohol which led to the blinding or death of many consumers. Finally in 1933, politicians buckled and repealed the 18th Amendment. The Prohibition attempt of the early 20th century provides the perfect historical support for the decriminalization of drugs. "Prohibition will work great ... of police and all judicial players. The courts become backed up with ridiculous cases. Without drug-related cases, our judicial system could run a lot more efficiently and effectively. Drug hunting often leads to unnecessary death of innocent police officers killed in the line of duty. This fear of death causes police to often incite brutality or harass honest citizens. There is no evidence to support the notion that legalization would cause an increase in drug use. "In Europe, several countries have decriminalized drugs ...
- 2544: The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh
- ... he is a god. Throughout the Epic, many things cause Gilgamesh to change. He gains a friend, he makes a name for himself by killing Humbaba, and he tries to become immortal because of the death of Enkidu. Through these main actions his personality changes and he becomes a better person. First, the journey for immortality after the death of Enkidu shows that Gilgamesh has changed. Gilgamesh becomes scared when he realizes that he isn’t immortal. After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh tries to find immortality by trying to cross the ocean to find it. He sounds weak as he goes on about his reason for trying to immortality. His state of being ...
- 2545: Beloved
- ... because, in her mind, her children are the only part of her that has not been ”dirtied” by slavery. The selfishness of Sethe's act lies in her refusal to accept personal responsibility for the death of her baby. Her motivations seem conflicting because as she displays her love by mercifully sparing her daughter from a life of slavery, she refuses to acknowledge that by showing this mercy she is committing ... live under School Teacher. That was out” (Morisson 163) It is apparent that Sethe truly loves her children, yet still shifts the burden of responsibility away from herself in the respect of her child’s death. She acknowledges that it was “selfish pleasure” to make something for her daughter. Yet refuses to admit any selfishness in the act of killing her. Sethe soon becomes frustrated and indignant with Paul D. confronting ... reason that Sethe’s main motivation would be love. This sounds noble at first glance but indeed the murder of the child could be argued to be as evil as the child being enslaved. The death of the child deprives the child of all the good in life as well as protects it from all the evil. Sethe also seems to take no responsibility for her actions. She averts all ...
- 2546: A Farewell To Arms
- ... come from within himself. Catherine Barkley is an English volunteer nurse who serves in Italy. She is considered very experienced when it comes to love and loss since she has already been confronted with the death of a loved one when her fiance was killed earlier in the war. The reader is not as well acquainted with Catherine's inner thoughts and feelings as we are with those of Frederick. The ... through the dialogue between her and Frederick or through his personal interpretations of her actions. Catherine already possesses the knowledge that her own life cannot be dependent on another. She learned this lesson through the death of her fiance. Her love for Frederick is what her life revolves around, yet she knows not to rely on him to be the order in her life. Had she been dependent on Frederick for the order in her life, she would not have been able to allow him to participate in the war for fear of losing her own stability with his death. The theme that Hemingway emphasizes throughout the novel is the search for order in a chaotic world. Hemingway conveys this through Frederick's own personal search during the chaos of World War I. Catherine ...
- 2547: Hamlet
- ... of the themes I found in the play Hamlet, was the way Hamlet seemed to hold back on getting revenge for his father’s murder once he know who did it. After his father’s death and the hasty remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Hamlet started to spiral into a suicidal frame of mind. It is in this state that he meets the mysterious figure of his father’s ghost where he is told that it was his uncle, Claudius responsible for his death. Hamlet pledges to revenge his murder by Claudius who, the ghost also informs Hamlet, had already committed adultery with his queen during his lifetime. “Although Hamlet accepts the ghost’s word while he is with ... time on the grounds that his revenge would not be horrible enough as Claudius penitence might save his soul from hell. Although Hamlet dies at the end, he was able to avenge his father’s death. Because Laertes confessed that the king was to blame for hamlets mothers death as well as for the poison on the sword, Hamlet was able to achieve his revenge in terms that exonerated his ...
- 2548: Bloody Merdian
- ... womb, but rather the Kid experienced a rebirth in the form of one of the judge s great clay voodoo dolls (pp.13). Throughout the whole book beginning on pp.14 and ending with his death, the Kid seems to have had his life manipulated in someway or other by the Judge. Like the dancing bear on pp.326, the Kid dances to the beat of the Judge s fiddle. What ... when the music stops. He is no longer able to dance and thus he must no longer be able to live. The place of his birth just so happens to be the place of his death, completing the circle of the kid s destiny. The one thing that the Judge knows that the kid does not is this; no matter what opposite course in destiny one chooses for him, one cannot ... who was left living was the one holding the gun. According to the judge there is room on the stage for one beast and one alone (pp.331). That beast is the one who embraces death and embraces war, something the kid was not able to do in the end. So like all the others, who were not able to be on stage, the kid is destined for a night ...
- 2549: Sixteen Most Significant Events in US History between 1789 to 1975
- ... against big business had failed and the opponents of monopolies would have to wait until next century to renew the effort. Conversely, the war had the immediate impact of preserving the Union and dealing a death blow to slavery. In addition, the aftermath of the war would continue to be felt throughout the remainder the century. The postwar period marked a change from a primarily agrarian society to a mechanized society ... that the United States must help any nation threatened by Communists. Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy adopted the policy fearing a "domino effect" if even one southeast Asian country fell to the Communists. After Kennedy's death, Johnson came to office in 1963 with a long standing, firm commitment to containment and increased America's involvement into a major war. The Vietnam War had several periods. From 1857- 1965, it was mainly ... received funds from the government. In addition, the act authorized the Office of Education to direct school desegregation in areas specified by the government. The act was proposed in 1963 by President Kennedy. After his death, it was supported by President Johnson and passed after a lengthy debate in the Senate. The act reinforced the rights guaranteed by the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments and reversed the Supreme Court decisions ...
- 2550: Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
- ... farmers. These people received the name "Okie" because of their place of origin. The Joads traveled in two heavily loaded and packed-up trucks. The first sign of the family's selfish behavior is the death of grandpa Joad. He was a man of great pride, and though he longed to taste of the grapes of California, his stubbornness not to leave home may have caused his death, but his lack of concern for his family shows that he did not care for much else other than himself and the farm. Yet along the trip there are many members of the family that ... truth is that their beauty is only skin deep, for in their souls they are rotten. The issue is of the rotten core verses the beautiful appearance, and the rotten core is Granpa Joad's death because he still can not come to terms with leaving his land and tasting of those magnificent grapes he spoke of. Also, the willow tree that is located on the Joad's farm represents ...
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