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- 2761: Chemical Warfare
- ... liquids, sprays, and powders. They can even be sprayed by airplanes, dropped as bombs, fired by artillery in explosive shells, or scattered by exploding land mines. Some chemical agents, called nerve agents can even cause death. They could be colorless, odorless, and tasteless. They can cause death really fast if a person inhales them or if they are splashed on bare skin. Chemical agents have not been used a lot in warfare since World War I ended in 1918. Other chemical agents do not cause death, but they could make a person unable to fight. Some of these are called blister agents, which cause big blisters on your skin. A blister agent called mustard gas caused a lot of deaths ...
- 2762: The Pit and the Pendulum
- ... invaded Toledo. The ending was proper for the plot, because he deserved to be rewarded after his immense torture. It is a major coincidence that they invaded Toledo to save the falling prisoner from his death. The plot is suspenseful. It kept you on you're toes at every moment because of the ever danger of death in each paragraph. In the conflict the plot is subtle and complex as well as a struggle between and all-good hero and an all-bad villain. The prisoner is being tortured by a person ... it doesn't seem possible that a human could survive the constant torture that he endured couldn't last as long as he did. The torturer's motives at first seem to be to cause death on the prisoner. Later, the torturer seems to enjoy torturing the prisoner in the cruelest possible way. The prisoner seems to be rounded because of his great resourcefulness in finding a way to survive. ...
- 2763: Hostile Takeover Of The New Wo
- ... strike it rich and lay claim to the entire continent. (Utley and Washburn, page 163) New violence erupted as the white man moved into Indian hunting grounds. Ten percent of the Diggers in California met death violently. In 1846, California was home to 100,000 Indians. By 1851, the population had dropped to 30,000. (Utley and Washburn, 164)"That a war of extermination will continue to be waged until the ... fate. With nothing left, and all their warriors dead, the reluctantly gave into the U.S. government. One by one, the tribes were tricked into trusting the white man. This trust almost always resulted in death for the Indians. However, under the direction of President Grant, Ely Parker or Donehogwa, a Seneca Indian, was appointed the as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. (Brown, 177) Despite his efforts, the crooked U.S. government ... 441) The teepees and clothing of the Indians were searched extensively for weapons. In the madness, Black Coyote mistakenly shot off his gun. (Brown, 442) Indiscriminate killing from the soldiers followed. One estimate placed the death toll at 300. There were only 350 Indians in total at Wounded Knee Creek. (Brown, 444) The remaining 4 men and 47 women and children were sent to an Episcopal mission church before there ...
- 2764: Agamemnon, Symbolism Of Darkne
- ... character. The play was one of murder and revenge, both of which are traditionally sinful in nature. Agamemnon is murdered in the play by his wife Clytaemestra, who does so in hopes of avenging the death of her daughter, among other reasons. Clytaemestra’s daughter was killed in an act of sacrifice by Agamemnon, ironically, in hopes of ending a cycle of revenge already out of hand within the families of ... of all that is good, it seems evident that evil still plays a part in motivating one to kill. Hence the symbolic darkness of night present in the opening scene of the play, foreshadowing the death of Agamemnon, and Clytaemestra’s conversion to the dark-side of hatred and revenge. Another commonly used significance of darkness is that of concealment. When a soldier wishes to hide his actions from an enemy ... of this life for this. Agamemnon is completely without distrust and skepticism when he returns to his kingdom from the war. He suspects no one of deceit and thoughts of his own wife plotting his death could not be farther from his mind. Agamemnon was blind to his impending demise, blinded by the darkness of an unconditional trust, and a dangerous level of pride. Feelings of sadness and pity are ...
- 2765: The Unexamined Life
- ... that supports his view is the idea that evil derives from ignorance and the failure to investigate or explore peoples actions. I believe this to be true, also. This idea also supports his beliefs on death. Socrates was not well liked because he explored his ignorance, and was eventually put to death because of it. Marie Curie once said, "Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood." That could sum up a great deal of Socrates position in the Apology: why he was not shaken by death, why he spoke of his relationship with the gods, and possibly even why he felt the unexamined life is not worth living.
- 2766: Porography
- ... wraps,made and sold illegally in underground "black " markets.These are ultraviolent tapes or videos show the actual torture,rape and sometimes mutilation of a woman. "Snuff" films go even future to decict the actual death of a victim,and child pornography reveals the use of under-age or pre-pubescent children for the sexual purposes (17-18).These types of pornography cross over the boundaries of entertainment and are definitely ... during the making of the movie, she was hypnotized to surpress the natural gagging reaction, was tortured when caught trying to escape, and also held at gun-point by her boss, who threatened her with death (Itzin 26). Ms Marchiano did escape and when her story was told,it was repeated by a number of women in the pornography buisness. According to D'arcy Jenish many children are lured into the ... the underground "Black" (Cameron and Frazer p.23)markets these are Ultraviolent tapes or videos that show the actual torture,rape and sometimes mutilation of a woman. "Snuff" films go even furthure showing the actual death of a victim, and child pornography reveals the use of under-aged or pre-pubescent children for the sexual purpose.The Bill of Rights resposible of keeping Pono circulating as only available to adults.( ...
- 2767: Analysis Of To An Athlete Dyin
- ... at your threshold down (Housman l. 7), and causes the grief to reach a higher level. Most people desire to live to a ripe old age and they would be aghast to have a premature death viewed through a positive light. Yet a positive funeral is exactly the driving force behind A.E. Housman s To an Athlete Dying Young. The poem states outright that it is better to die in ... the market-place Smart lad, to slip betimes away from fields where glory does not stay silence sounds no worse than cheers (ll. 1-2, 9-10, 15). Instead of being a poem about the death of the athlete, the poem becomes a statement about the life of the speaker as well as all of us. As one of the lads who wore his honors out (18), the speaker seems to be also mourning ones own special kind of death. The speaker is happy that the athlete died at such a young age because he sees much of himself in the young champion. The details in the poem are too vivid and clear for ...
- 2768: The Lottery: Theme and Irony
- ... that these people must want the prize. When Tessie starts to complain about being chosen the reader knows it is no longer a positive situation. Then irony strikes when the other villagers stone Tessie to death. The title is ironic because when one thinks of a lottery it is looked on as an amusement to test one’s luck in order to win a prize. Tessie’s death is seen as another irony. Tessie could not restrain from stoning another person but when she found out she was to be stoned she threw a fit. Tessie could not wait to go to the drawing. It was a major event and tradition in their village and many other villages. When Tessie remembered it was the twenty-seventh she ran to the village. Ironically she was running to her death. The theme of “The Lottery” is that people do not care when something does not, immediately or personally, affect them. Before Tessie was chosen she looked forward to the lottery but since she was ...
- 2769: The Red Badge Of Courage 2
- ... C. and it was a very intense battle. Against a background of battlefield trauma, Crane sets a very important battle: the battle going on in Henry's mind. Henry believes he is faced with imminent death, and throws down his rifle and flees during the second skirmish on the first day. He attempts to rationalize his actions and becomes increasingly ashamed of himself. As he wanders in the rear of the fighting, he encounters a dead soldier. Eventually he falls in with some wounded men and witnesses the death of his close friend, Jim Conklin. As a result of that, he deserts another friend dying and runs. He wants to make a wound for himself so that he is removed from the battle, and ... Crane ends the chapter with the sentance, "The red sun was pasted in the sky like a wafer." The soldier left behind is now dying as well, and Henry runs, unable to confront yet another death. He is symbolically leaving his image of a hero. His running takes him back towards a battle and finally, just as he is contemplating some sort of wound to get him away he is ...
- 2770: A Jew In Germany or Occupied Europe:
- ... strain of hatred that I have no seen before. In letter she states that some new anti-semitic rules called "The Nuremburg Laws" came into effect just this month which will practically sign her business' death warrant. Over the pass year her shop has been fire bombed several times and even her distressed children are receiving threats from kids their own age. Her husband has even been assaulted by brown shirted ... looked up. "AUSCHWITZ" uttered the large sign that hung above my head. I looked forward. The parallel railtracks seemed to melt into the horizion. I looked around me. Walking skeletons everywhere. The rumours were true! Death was only at a breath's distance. Then I saw the trenches. I looked again. "No, those aren't human!" I said to myself in unequivocal trauma, I felt sick, I was sick. They were ... in my arms, and commanded them to think about God. I pointed to the sky. I saw. We saw. The peace and light filled us. The hail of shots rang out behind us like a death knoll, ripping our backs. Red. I saw red. I am falling. We are falling. The ground. The sky. We are flying. We are going to the sky. We can see God. God. BIBLIOGRAPHY: IF ...
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