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- 3881: The Mill on the Floss: Summary
- ... on his way back home and knocks him off of his horse. Mr. Tulliver is whipping Wakem when Maggie comes to restrain him. Later that night Mr. Tulliver gets very ill and dies, before his death he would not forgive Wakem. Book Six: Chapters 1-14 In the first chapter you read about Lucy Deane being courted by Stephen Guest. Also Maggie is coming to stay with her. Mrs. Tulliver has ... because of rumors that he intends to marry her. Maggie receives another letter from Stephen asking her to come to him, but she resolves not to go. She is wondering how long it is until death. At that moment she feels water about her knees, knowing at once it is the flood. Maggie is swept away in one of the boats while trying to help Bob ready the boats. She paddles ...
- 3882: Charelemaign
- ... build the Basilica of the Holy Mother of God, present offerings to the holy Sepulcher, give tremendous gifts of gold and silver to the local parishes, and rebuild the Cathedral of St. Peter. Even in death, when Rome could give him no political gain, the Great Christian King ensured that a portion of his wealth went to impoverished Christians, and that the churches of his dominion would be maintained. The church ... age of Charlemagne would not have been possible or necessary without the people's true belief in their religion. Einhard himself reveals the depth of his faith when he sites the numerous omens foretelling Charles' death, as well as speaking of the "Divine ordination, (page295)" of Louis. The business of religion was taken seriously by all parties mentioned in Einhard's Life, and the church, being an integral part of the ...
- 3883: The Effects of Catch 22
- ... frequently on airplanes which he detested. Doc Daneeka's two assistants failed ever to find anything wrong with him, which deeply perturbed him. The war also caused Doc Daneeka to lose his wife after his "death." The war that was imposed on Doc Daneeka ravaged his life and terminated all of his chances to become a normal, practicing doctor. Before the war arrives on Doc Daneeka's doorstep, it appears to ... When she writes back to her husband, her letter is returned stamped that Doc Daneeka was killed in action. Again, the doctor sends her a quickly scribbled letter. Again, she receives official notice of his death. Mrs Daneeka decides to believe that her husband is dead in part because she can only receive benefits and pension money if he is dead. If there was ever a character that was adversely affected ...
- 3884: Hee
- ... character, Gordie Lachance, is a boy growing up on his own through the memory of his dead older brother. Growing up, Gordie, an avid story teller, dreamed of becoming a writer. Before his brothers accidental death, all his parents would ever care about was his brother. Since his death, Gordie’s parents have presumably shut themselves away from Gordie. This, to a certain degree is true of King. Because of his father leaving when Stephen was two, and his mother taking on around the ...
- 3885: A Woman Mourned By Daughters: An Analysis
- ... to this poem starting from the when the mother dies, and moving gradually backward to when the daughters were young girls. It begins with the daughters sitting in their mothers kitchen, “mourning” over their mothers death, only they aren't upset or crying (Lines 1-3). They are “spent” (drained and tired) from all the pressure their mother put on them, before and after she died. The next section (Lines 4 ... them, even though she is no longer living. They proceed in speaking about her as an elderly woman, weak and frail, “ a straw blown on the bed” (Lines 11-14). The describe her on her death bed. “ Like a corpse pulled from the sea”. In the fourth section (Lines 15-20) they discuss that what upsets them now that she is gone, isn't the fact that she died, it is ...
- 3886: Julius Caesar
- Julius Caesar’s legacy and attributes are just as robust today as they were in his time. From the time he took power to the time of his death he accomplished more than many other men would have done in a lifetime. He brought the Roman Empire to its height and from his death on, the Empire did nothing but fall. He was one of the world’s greatest leaders and probably the best. At the age of 15 Caesar became head of his family when his father died ...
- 3887: The Major Years: Isolation and Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination
- ... a woman who had the whole town wondering what she was doing, but did not allow anyone the pleasure of finding out. Once the men that she cared about in life deserted her, either by death or by simply leaving her, she hid out and did not allow anyone to get close to her. Miss Emily was indeed afraid to confront the reality that Backman discusses. Since she did not want ... she is trying to leave the present and go back to a happier past. She is attempting to recapture her past because she needs to find the love she once knew. "After her father's death she went out very little; after her sweetheart went away, people hardly saw her at all"(p. 26). Emily alienated herself from anyone when the two people that once loved her went away. She was ...
- 3888: Imagination in Morte D' Arthur
- ... given of the nightmarish world of Arthur's dream, and the smoking, bloody battlefield of a war that wasn't meant to happen. Malory also makes use of drama in his portrayal of the double-death scene, again with Arthur and Mordred. When he describes Mordred's sword being driven into Arthur's chest, and Arthur's spear running Mordred through, the reader almost cringes at the thought. However, it is ... even more involving, and forces the reader to imagine Arthur lying on the dirty floor, blood streaming from a thousand wounds, dying for the honor of his fallen comrades. The reader is crushed by the death of a character they have come to root for and respect, thereby making the story hold all the more meaning for them. A good writer will be able to bring the reader into the story ...
- 3889: The Heart of Darkness: The Horror!
- ... totally corrupt though to all appearances established to last for a long time" (Dorall 309). The conditions described in Heart of Darkness reflect the horror of Kurtz's words: the chain gangs, the grove of death, the payment in brass rods, the cannibalism and the human skulls on the fence posts. Africans bound with thongs that contracted in the rain and cut to the bone, had their swollen hands beaten with ... shadows every human, who has some form of darkness deep within their heart, waiting to be unleashed. "The horror that has been perpetrated, the horror that descends as judgment, either in this pitiless and empty death or in whatever domination there could be to come" (Stewart 366). Once the horror was unleashed, there was no way of again restraining it. Bibliography Dorall, E. N. [Conrad and Coppola: Different Centres of Darkness ...
- 3890: Emperor Constantine I
- ... sometime in the 270’s CE. His mother was a woman of humble background named Helena who would later become a Christian. Because of her good works, she was made a Christian saint after her death. Constantine’s father was a career military officer named Constantius. Constantine was married at least twice and had four sons: Crispus, Constantine II, Constantius, Constans. Constantius, his father, was in charge of the Roman Province ... necessary to keep it. He enacted laws that would help him do this and those who disobeyed these laws and threatened Constantine and his power were severely punished by confiscation of property, banishment, and even death. While it was very good to be one of the emperor’s friends and many of his friends were richly rewarded, the emperor’s enemies were not so fortunate. Some say that Constantine was successful ...
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