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- 3401: Myth- Aliki, The Gods and Goddesses of Olympics
- ... of Olympics , Harper Collins Publishers , 1994 . After reading The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus , my first reaction was that it was a wonderful and fascinating example of how Greek mythology explains the theories about life , death , and the wonders of nature . Although I enjoyed the book , I also wondered if it was a little too confusing to a young child , since many long Greek names were used and many characters interacting ... initial reaction might be more lasting , as well as the fact that Cronus married his sister , which is an unacceptable taboo in society . There were other strong images conveyed , both verbally and visually dealing with death , jealousy , deceit , and deformities of man and beast . Although I enjoyed this book , I felt it should be read to an older audience that will not be negatively impressed by some parts of the story ... able to understand and relate to . The tale begins with a mosquito that tells a tall tale (lie) to an iguana . This sets off a chain reaction that ends in a terrible disaster involving the death of a baby owl , and a mother owl that reacts to this disaster by refusing to hoot and wake the sun the next morning . As the talking jungle animals tried to pinpoint who was ...
- 3402: A Reflection Of Egypt In The 2
- ... wife and two daughters remain at home and his three sons live in fear of his harsh wills, Al-Sayyid Ahmad explores the pleasures of Cairo. Fahmy The climax of Palace Walk is the tragic death of Fahmy, one of Al-Sayyid Ahmad's sons. He is the only member of the family to participate in the 1919 revolution and is killed during its course. Fahmy is a romantic youth of ... period 1924-1927. Al-Sayyid Ahmad is mellowing as he leaves middle age. As this second novel opens, he is ending his self-imposed abstention from liquor and women, begun five years earlier upon the death of his son Fahmy. Meanwhile his children are struggling with life beyond their father's domination. Yasin is twice divorced and incapable of resisting any woman. The two married daughters are split by an open ... pieces when he discovers the shameful duality of his nature. He can no longer believe in the truthfulness of anything; everything has turned into an illusion. But it is the loss of Aida and the death of Saad Zaghloul that affect his beliefs the most, filling him with "bitterness and a sense of betrayal." He becomes more willing to plunge himself into Darwin and the other newly discovered philosophers. The ...
- 3403: Similarities Between Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain
- ... father's uncles committed suicide, along with the fact that there were a lot of dysfunctional marriages and alcoholism present. During a concert, Kurt would jerk around as if he was being electrocuted. After his death, the sale of Nirvana memorabilia increased dramatically. As you can see, both Franz Liszt and Kurt Cobain have some characteristics in common. They had both been hospitalized for an illness. However, one was physical while the other was mental. Both had unusual concert styles. Like many classical composers, Kurt was not truly appreciated until his death, as shown by the fact that the sale of Nirvana memorabilia increased WORKS CITED Dougherty, Steve, No Way Out. People Weekly April 25 1994. Pg. 38 Goulding, Phil G. Classical Music New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1992 Rosen, Craig, Cobain death spurs rush at retail; biz talk turns to bands unreleased work. Billboard April 23 1994. Pg. 9 Schoenberg, Harold C. The Lives of the Great Composers. New York, London: WW Norton & CO., 1981 Seidenberg, ...
- 3404: Martin Luther 2
- ... sacrament proved to be a significant problem to the Catholic Church. Luther generated the Protestant belief that this sacrament is a ritual through which they raise their spirits in remembrance of Christ's life and death. According to the teachings of the Roman Church, Christ's human body and blood are actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. As Luther saw it, no sacrament is effective by itself without listening ... justified by faith alone, and not by works. On the concept of this belief in a personal faith, Luther felt that many rituals and authority of the pope should be challenged. Luther paid the ultimate penalty the Roman Catholic Church could offer. He was excommunicated. Luther then went before the Diet of Worms, where he took a stand concerning his beliefs and was placed under the ban of the Holy Roman ...
- 3405: The Problem: Terrorism In The World
- ... should apply. If the person is convicted of the crime, and the crime is murder in any degree, of any amount. That person should be locked up for life. I don't believe in the death penalty in this case, because it would just be putting them out of their misery. When they are sentenced, it will be in a four foot by four foot solitary confinement cell, with no visitors, and ...
- 3406: Killer Angels 2
- ... Joshua Chamberlain. Being a man of education, Chamberlain knows the demeaning and repulsive nature of slavery and has come to fight to end it. Chamberlain hates the whole idea of the Civil War and the death and destruction that goes along with it. I used my brother to plug a hole. Did it automatically as if he were expendable, says Chamberlain (Shaara 304). He hates the idea that men, including his ... courageous as men make it seem. The vivid details included in the book help to draw and etch the gory pictures of war into ones mind. The generals each relay their feelings about the death and destruction of the war to the reader. The reader gets the feeling that the author is communicating only the negative aspects of the war and not too much of the glory. All the Generals ... blames Lee for the loss of Gettysburg, and this does not sit well with people. His theory of defensive war is very advanced for the time. He serves as President of Washington College until his death in 1904. General Lee remains the symbol of all that is proud and noble in the South. He asks to be relieved of his command but it is denied. After the war he asks ...
- 3407: Aids
- ... in which the disease is transmitted. However in African cultures confronting sexual issues that cause AIDS and HIV is very uncommon.(AIDS the epidemic,1994) In Africa AIDS has become the number one cause of death, overtaking Malaria.(The AIDS Reader,1991) The U.N. AIDS/health experts say more than 40 million people contracted the disease in 1980's and nearly 12 million of them have died in Africa. (The ... unavailable to African's or to expensive.(The AIDS reader,1991) If African health care professionals and government officials made a greater effort to educate everyone about the danger of AIDS, in the future the death rate could be greatly lowered. The media should be used more openly to discuss problems with the spreading of the disease. Clinics set up in remote areas of the country reach many people who do ... of Africa were informed and had support in dealing with the sexual topics that cause the spread of the disease. Africans would have better lives and not have to suffer through so much sickness and death. The spread of this disease is mainly due to miss education of Africans and poor medical treatment in Africa. p.4 Works Cited Flanders, Stephen A. AIDS , Facts on File, New York; 1991 Greenberg, ...
- 3408: To Kill A Mockingbird 4
- ... has give n up hope and trys to flee the prison, but while doing it he gets caught and shot. By the time Halloween comes around, the Finch family has begun to put Tom's death behind them. There is a pageant planned and Scout much to her dismay has been cast as a ham. After the pageant Scout decides to walk home still dressed in her bulky costume, with Jem ... follows the children down a dark street and tries to kill them. In the side. It is none other than Boo Radley, who had seen the attack from his window. Boo stabs Bob Ewell to death, and carries the wounded Jem home. The sheriff decides to file a report that Bob fell on his own knife and died, thus sparing Boo the publicity that would be sure to follow. Scout never ... the "mockingbird" in this story is Tom Robinson a harmless man who becomes a victim of racial prejudice. Like the mockingbird, Tom has never done wrong to anyone. Even the jurors who sentence him to death have nothing personal against him. They find him guilty mostly because they feel that to take the word of a black man over two whites would threaten the system they live under, the system ...
- 3409: To Kill A Mockingbird 2
- ... even in the eyes of kids, Mr. Robinson was still found guilty. Later in an attempt to escape, Mr. Robinson is shot dead. Scout is extremely disappointed at the verdict and even more at the death of Mr. Robinson and realizes the injustice that exist. Later in a cowardly attempt by the alleged rape victims father, tries to kill Scout and her brother in order to get even with her father ... a Mockingbird Mr. Robinson is clearly the Mocking Bird . He is a good man who has never harmed anyone and is figuratively and literally shot by society because of prejudice. The jurors sentence him to death not because he did anything wrong but because of prejudice. He is then later shot for trying to escape this unjust ruling. Mr. Robinson just like a mockingbird is shot for no reason at all ... lived through different experiences, become blinded when it comes to true justice. Or maybe they are not blinded but just choose to ignore it. This is clearly seen when they sentence an innocent man to death. This ignorance of justice can be blamed on the prejudice views which are present and eventually instilled in society in the south. So I feel that Harper Lee is connecting justice with innocence to ...
- 3410: The Horrors of War
- ... reading the next few paragraphs. You can decide if the war being fought is a war of dignity and glory as everyone would make it out to be or if it was a battle of death and gore. You maybe surprised at what happens to men out there. Well it would be glorious to be wounded and or die for your country right? Well maybe if you were the one seeing ... a war like this he would not be able to return to society ever again and fit in. Soldiers go home and don't know how to react to society. They have seen so much death and violence that they don't know how to react to life and friendship. Life is hard for them. The imagined image of a war hero is thrown out and the void is filled with ... decide. I think that Paul, Kat, Kropp, Tjaden and the rest of the characters in All Quiet on the Western Front would agree with me and say that it is not. War just leads to death and injury. There is no excuse for war and there never will be. As for glory and honor, well ask a man without legs about the glory and honor that he received when he ...
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