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- 3761: Sparta
- ... living a better afterlife. The strict military style of life made the citizens of Sparta law-abiding and tranquil. The strict code of law that was established by Draco in 621 B.C., listed the death penalty as the consequence of breaking the law for a lot of things. This code of law that Draco wrote was a lot like the Hammurabis Code of the Akkadians. Although these codes of law ...
- 3762: Human Rights In China
- ... China, violations of human rights). Bibliography Bibliographies Amnesty International. "China, no one is safe". Ed. Edwin J. Feulner, Jr. New York, NY. 1996. Amnesty International. "China, violations of human rights : prisoners of conscience and the death penalty in the People's Republic of China". Ed William Meyers. London, U.K 1994. China Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1999. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. February 25, 2000. U.S ...
- 3763: Ancient Egypt: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
- ... universe worked according to a certain pattern governed by principles laid down at the beginning of time. Ancient Egyptians took the seasons to mean life was a cylindrical process, and that there was life after death (David 81). There were two distinct groups of gods: local and state, and household. The household gods were the gods of the people; they protected the poor, who worshipped them in their own humble surroundings ... The once-absolute sun god, Re, was replaced by the god Osiris. The appeal of Osiris was that he promised a more democratic afterlife; the common man could look forward to his own life after death. Osiris began as an obscure local god and rose to great power due to the wide public appeal. The myth of Osiris has its root in mortality. Supposedly, King Osiris was a human king who ... restored to life, albeit as a king of the dead and judge of the underworld. The charm that Osiris had over other deities was the fact that he was once human, and had triumphed over death. This bears striking resemblance to Christian's beliefs that Jesus had died and was resurrected. Isis had become the symbol for a loving and devoted wife, Horus was the embodiment of a courageous and ...
- 3764: The Metamorphosis: Society Split into Different Sections
- ... It shows what happens to him when he stops working for them, he transforms into a huge cockroach. He is rejected by his family, and he is not cared for properly which results in his death. Following Gregors death is a gleeful ending, which eventually implies that the cycle will be repeated, though this time through his sister. It is apparent even in the first sentence "As Gregor awoke one morning from uneasy dreams ... if he died, in fact it would brighten up their day. Even his own mother says "'now thanks be to god'" (P890 Ph2) upon first discovery of the body. In the end though, after Gregors death the mood suddenly changes from gloom to glory, a surprising twist of what one would think. The mood is peaceful, they family goes out on a stroll. Everyone appears to be in a good ...
- 3765: Cry, The Beloved Country
- ... As the quote says, Brutus would not allow Caesar to rise to power and then turn his back onto the people of Rome. After the assassination of Julius Caesar, Brutus talks to Antony about Caesar? death. "Our hearts you see not; they are pitiful; and pity to the general wrong of Rome?(act 3, scene 1, ll.185-186). Brutus says that Antony cannot see their(members of the conspiracy) hearts ... way, and we will grace his heels with the most boldest and best hearts of Rome. "(act 3, scene 1, ll.135-136). Again, if Brutus leads the way, the people will think that the death of Julius Caesar wasn? such a bad thing. Brutus also declares to himself that his role in the conspiracy is to save Rome. He says to the people that, "If then that friend demand why ... Julius Caesar. Cassius and the rest of the conspirators would probably not have continued on without Brutus because they would have no "insurance" afterwards. The people would think that there was no reason for Caesar? death and most likely beheaded all the conspirators. Also, if Brutus was not in the play, the whole end of the play would not ever occur. Brutus would not be there to have an army ...
- 3766: Lyrical Analysis Of The End
- ... most astounding track the doors ever recorded. Jim Morrison uses words as much for their emotive effect as their meaning. The song suggests rather than states a mind filled with fears of sex, violence and death. Its the imagery more than the meaning of the words themselves that gets the message across. The imagery is terrifying-"the snake is long" and he's "old and his skin is cold." A symbol of evil if combined with images of sex and death. After a "Roman wilderness of pain" we take on an even more treacherous journey. The journey to paradise where all things are possible can be accomplished by giving your final destination to the driver of ... The promise of wisdom for those who are willing to go to the "ancient lake." But the wisdom is sad, hopeless forbidden knowledge-the knowledge of evil. Violence, guilt, misguided love and most of all death. To forbidden fantasy of incest and patricide is to where the bus travels. The Oedipal section says, "Kill the father" it means kill all of those things in you that are drilled in you ...
- 3767: Character Analysis Of Falconer
- ... and inhospitable environments, and that change, with its accompanying reactions of surprise and shock, can be stimulating as well as disturbing (Bracher N. Pag.). Farragut did not mean to kill his brother. His brother's death was an accident, and he is now being sentenced for it. As a result, Farragut was taken from the world he knew, where he had a wife, a child, and a house to live in ... terrible one, Cheever feels, if he tries to deny his backgrounds and become something different, or if he is cut off from these sources of his identity (Burhans, Jr., N. Pag.). Farragut denies his brothers death, thus, sentenced to prison with no hope of living again in a pleasant world. Farragut's coping with confinement brings new stress to his life. Farragut tries to move through experience, instead of resting in ... life, and open the way to his new world, a world of freedom and pureness where he can escape from the horrible past he has lived in. Farragut seems emotionally ill by his brother's death. Cheever is thoroughly aware that man cannot return to, or repeat the past, however tempting an escape it may seem (Burhans, Jr., N. Pag.). For example, Farragut tries to forget about his past, and ...
- 3768: The Lord of the Flies: A Picture of Our Society Today
- ... but when the realisation of fault happens to Ralph and his group, their wish for peace becomes even more great. Savagery and civility or, evil and good both become more intense and defined. Piggy's death shows the ultimate in disregard for death as Jack declares that he meant to kill Piggy and starts a completely defined death hunt for Ralph. Our society today, has changed to a completely defined peace push after the world wars. However, disregard for human life is still trying to match the push as thousands still die ...
- 3769: Reservoir Dogs
- ... or don't know, but I'm gonna torture you anyway, regardless. Not to get information. It's so amusing for me to torture a cop. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you aint gonna get." Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, 1992 This guy was the most twisted and sickly perverted guy in the whole movie. He had no reservations about killing people. He was brutal. He loved torture and death. By his own admission he liked to see the peoples' expressions when they died. He was totally ruthless. He had no conscience. I can't really explain why I liked this character so much. I ...
- 3770: Mohandes Gandhi
- ... through several times where he fasted for long amounts of time, to end the fighting and hatred that had began between Hindu's and Muslims once India was freed. During these times, he was near death, but both Hindu's and Muslims agreed to stop the fighting because their actions would either stop Gandhi from fasting or eventually lead him to his death. I believe that Gandhi's life is not only about the freedom of India, but through the freedom of India he realized and carried on the mission of the brotherhood of man to the whole ...
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