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- 2561: The Pardoner
- ... Pardoner tells the tale of three young men drinking at an inn. After a coffin passes by the inn, the three learn that the dead person was a friend of theirs, killed by somebody named Death. The three men decide to find this Death and exact revenge for their friend. While looking, they come across an old man. The man, commenting on how old he is, states that not even Death will take his life. The three ask the old man if he knows where death is, and the old man directs them to a tree at the end of the street. The three men ...
- 2562: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- ... Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia. Computer software. Buffalo, New York: Encarta 97 Encyclopedia, 1993-1996. CD-ROM. This article is a summary of the events leading up to, the assassination, and the events after Abraham Lincoln's death. He was killed April 15, 1865. His assassin was a man by the name of John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was planing to attend a play at Ford's Theatre that night. Booth shot him that ... Booth took actually killed the President. Neurosurgeon, Richard A.R. Fraser, has reason to believe that the surgeons that operated on Lincoln after he was shot. Improper medical procedures played an important role in his death. The derringer, the weapon used to shoot Lincoln, is a relatively weak weapon. Hence, Lincoln may have lived if the doctors had not improperly operated on him, he may have survived. The two surgeons present have different stories as to where the bullet lodged. The surgeon that was operating used his unsterilized finger to probe the hole in Lincoln's head. This caused infection which contributed to Lincoln's death. 5. Wooley, Bryan. “The Day John Kennedy Died,” Dallas Times Herald, November 20, 1983: IN: SIRS 1991 History, Article 2. This article is a very in depth summary of President John F. Kennedy's ...
- 2563: Step-parenting
- ... we face as social animals. Often times, children enter stepfamilies with a history of loss and change which is beyond their control. They may have endured a troubled, possible abusive marriage and or the painful death of a parent. In either case the family structure has been changed dramatically. In many cases, the will wonder if they are somehow to blame for events which have changed the family dynamic. Some children ... stepparent away or remove themselves from situations that may otherwise be enjoyable. Adults often believe that "children are young and resilient so they'll bounce back." Children are swept into the turbulence of divorce or death and the drastic changes that follow, and into the dating and remarriage of their parents. They have no control over any of these events that are having a major effect upon their lives and they ... It is important for those involved, to bring down these before loving relationships can be created. Children, particularly young children, believe their families will always be the one constant in their lives. When divorce or death alters their traditional family unit, they are dramatically let down. This loss could potentially damage their trust in adults, including their own parents. Children may be afraid that all relationships will end in failure ...
- 2564: Everyone in A Man For All Seasons is Pursuing Their Own Ends. What Makes More Different?
- ... legal, and what he thinks is right. He is one of very few people who have died with their integrity intact. He is a special man, who is steadfast in upholding his principles, even when death breathes down his neck. Sir Thomas More truly is a paragon. One character in the play particularly concerned with his goals, regardless of the path he must take to reach them is Thomas Cromwell. Cromwell ... it was, there was no way the Cardinal could be in any sort of "…laughing mood." One thing Cromwell fails to realise is that by doing his job for the King and arranging More's death, he, "…plants my own." In order to reach his goal of receiving flattery and credit for the King's business he is scheming and brutal and boldly proclaims, "When the King wants something done, I ... the time being by ending the friendship. Sadly, Norfolk fails to see the selflessness More has exhibited and simply continues to do his job on the investigative committee which is ultimately responsible for More's death. More too, is pursuing goals of his own. However, there are dramatic differences between his pursuit and the pursuit of others. More's primary goal is to pursue good, in the true sense of ...
- 2565: The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt
- ... the same issue, advocating annexation of overseas territories (Cashman 329). This confused Democrats and allowed McKinley's re-election for the last year of the nineteenth century. The progress of the United States from the death of Lincoln to the Assassination of McKinley has shown the trend away from Jeffersonian views of a loose government, allowing the people to be independent, and into one more pro-government, like that of Hamilton ... who would not follow any of his orders. Roosevelt spent a good time of his governorship attempting to outmaneuver Platt and his agents who were heavily present in the state legislature (Morris 708). Hobart's death, in 1899, forced the search for a new vice-presidential candidate, especially due to the upcoming election. Roosevelt emerged as the leading candidate, to the dismay of the Republican National Party's boss, Senator Mark ... 926 votes. Roosevelt received 925, the single vote against him cast by himself (Morris 729). Roosevelt served four days as Vice President before Congress adjourned until December. And when the news of McKinley's sudden death on September 14 came to him he said, in a very un-Roosevelt-like manner, that he would "continue, absolutely unbroken, the policy of President McKinley for the peace, the prosperity, and the honor ...
- 2566: Moby Dick
- ... from then on. Though, Melville would continue to draw from these experiences for many of his most influential masterpieces, most notably that of Moby-Dick. Melville would go on to complete more works until his death in 1891. B. Herman Melville lived in a time period that would have a great effect on his writings. For instance, America during that time was witnessing the Industrial Revolution and felt that his country ... Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, Clarel, John Marr and Other Sailors, and Billy Budd. Though most of these were published during Melville’s lifetime, a few were not published publicly until after his death, and Billy Budd was not published at all until 1924. II. The setting of Moby-Dick is critical to the story, and fits the time period the story takes place in very well. Most of ... crew to become frightened at his abnormal behavior. Ahab’s physical appearance is best described as foreboding and evil. He is a tall man with gray hair, and is missing a leg due to a death-defying confrontation with Moby-Dick himself. His new artificial leg is made from the bone of whale and once again adds to his intimidating form. His personality is also quite mad. He has a ...
- 2567: Guy de Maupassant's "The Jewels": Consequences of the Desire to be Wealthy
- ... be as an affair. She deceives her husband in order to satisfy her desires. The wife is also dynamic because she always gives in to her love of wealth; she never changes. The wife's death is implied to be caused by her desire to obtain wealth. "When she had been to the opera one evening in the winter, she returned home shivering with cold. The next day she began to cough. Eight days later she died from an inflammation of the lungs."(9) The connection of her death with her attendance to the theatre is a symbol that her going there and wearing the jewels is what caused her death. The climax in "The Jewels" occurs when Lantin discovers the truth of his wife's wealth. This is the point where Lantin gives in to the desire for wealth. He quits his job and ...
- 2568: The Tragedy Of Hamlet
- ... play one. Probably the most important element is an amount of free will. In every tragedy, the characters must displays some. If every action is controlled by a hero's destiny, then the hero's death can't be avoided, and in a tragedy the sad part is that it could. Hamlet's death could have been avoided many times. Hamlet had many opportunities to kill Claudius, but did not take advantage of them. He also had the option of making his claim public, but instead he chose not ... bravery, but one bad one such as pride. Also the audience must have sympathy for the hero. A tragic hero also must have free will or his fate would be decided for him, and his death could be avoided. Finally, the audience must have sympathy for the tragic hero, or it wouldn't seem so tragic. Hamlet is a perfect example of a tragic hero. He was brave, loyal, and ...
- 2569: All Quiet on the Western Front
- ... village, but he and Kropp were soon wounded when trying to escape from the village. Paul headed back to the front, only to engage in final battles where all of his friends were killed. The death of Kat was particularly hard for Paul because they were very close. One month before the Armistice, Paul was killed. Ramarque's purpose in writing this book was to display the hidden costs of war. The physical aspects of death and wounds did not begin to portray the mental anguish that the soldiers experienced during and after the war. He hoped to show the results of war on an entire generation; a loss of innocence ... once soldiers could never replace. Remarque's message came across very clearly. There were constant tragedies which forced Paul or the other soldiers to question war and become detached from civilian life. After viewing the death of a close friend and a recruit whom he had comforted earlier, Paul went home finding that war had isolated him from his family and his childhood. With the return to his unit he ...
- 2570: Macbeth Issues
- ... affect on the play. The complex marriage between the power hungry Macbeths, lady Macbeth’s dominant character directing Macbeth in the murders, the role reversal during the murders, Macbeth’s reaction to his wife’s death, and male and female marriages for authority. When analyzed these issues help describe the Macbeth’s relationship. They are the very issues that eventually lead to the “Great Tragedy”. The relationship of Macbeth and Lady ... scene Macbeth can not deal very well with the horrid fact that he has killed Duncan. But now he has begun to cope with the act of killing very well. Macbeth sees Lady Macbeth’s death as something real but meaningless. He shows neither remorse nor grief. In the end of the play Macbeth’s reactions to Lady Macbeth death was ”…a brief meditation on the meaningless of human actions”, states Everette. He realizes everything he strove for in life was in vain; therefore his wife’s death seems more like an escape from ...
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