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- 3891: Achilles
- ... an insult. Achilles believes that Agamemnon's offerings are selfish and boastful, and he denies them to in order to show Agamemnon that his loyalty cannot be bought. Later in the poem, Achilles revenges Patroklos' death by killing Hector. It is customary and proper to return a dead body to its home so it can be given a proper burial, and it is against the code of honor to perform acts of excessive cruelty. Achilles is so distraught by his friends' death that he contradicts both of these conditions. First, he refuses to return Hector's body to the Trojans, and then proceeds to drag it behind his carriage by the ankles. Achilles' deliberate mutilation of Hector ...
- 3892: The Theme of Carelessness in The Great Gatsby
- ... looking. She was mindless because many people were watching her while she cheated. After this incident she was known as a cheater. Meyer Wolfshiem, in comparison, was very careful. He tried to stay away from death and things that could cause trouble. He once told Nick after the death of Gatsby, "I can't do it - I can't get mixed up in it."(180) He also commented, "When a man gets killed I never like to get mixed up in it in any ...
- 3893: The Day The World Ended
- ... was almost like a part of his mother had left too. She was crushed, very upset, and very unstable. It wasn t until Paul came down with an illness, and was on the boundaries of death when his mother finally really took notice in him. Paul was then nursed back to himself, and shared this same type of bond that William had shared with his mother. Mrs. Morel (the mother) lived ... either. Paul is displayed as everything that Miriam wants in a man, quick, light, graceful, who could be gentle, and who could be sad, who was clever and who knew a lot, and who had death in the family. Miriam puts her heart and soul into everything she does for Paul, from algebra to love. It is clear that they both can really understand one another. Sometimes she doesn t understand ...
- 3894: Who Should Be Blamed For The H
- ... Czechoslovakia, and those of Jewish religion and race were executed. Hitler, although masterminding the plan of the perfect human race did not kill these people, rather ordered their deaths. In the early to mid-1940s death camps such as Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau, and Birkenau were created for the eventual extermination of the inferior peoples of Europe. Hitler commanded members of the Nazi party such as commandants, and SS troopers were ... path, which these men did not choose to do. For this, I believe the men should suffer. For example, Amon Goeth was Commandant of Plaszow, a work camp for Jews and Poles. Although, not a death camp specifically, thousands of men and women were executed within its confines. As leader of the camp, with direct orders from Hitler, he was expected to take part in the systematic elimination of the inferior ...
- 3895: Roman History
- Death In Rome when you died it was very important that you were buried properly and the correct procedure was followed. If something didnt go right the funeral would start again. The Romans believed in life after death, and the souls of the dead could help the living or make life hard for them. To insure that the souls of the dead rested in peace a gold coin would be placed under the ...
- 3896: The Lack of Comprehensive Speech in Catch 22
- ... optional oath to show that they were not communists. However, he says to Milo, "The men don't have to sign.......if they don't want to. But we need you to starve them to death if they don't."(118) Obviously, this statement is a contradiction. If Captain Black is going to starve them to death, then the oath is, in fact, forcing every member of the squadron to sign. Colonel Cargill, Clevinger, Major Major, Dr. Stubbs, Sergeant Towser, Captain Black, Appleby, Havermeyer, Orr, and of course, Yossarian are all notorious ...
- 3897: Animal Farm: Animalism Vs. Marxism
- ... looking, didn't talk very much but always got what they wanted through force. In one part of the book Napoleon charged the dogs on Snowball, another animal. Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. He was underestimated by his opponents who always became his victims, and he had one of the most ruthless, regimes in history. In was not till very many years later that the world ... Trotsky and Stalin's relationship was very much like Snowball's and Napoleons. Trotsky organized the Red Army and gave speeches and everyone in Russia thought he would win power over Stalin. After Lenin's death Trotsky lost all his power to Stalin and was expelled from the communist party. He was at one time considered the second most powerful man in Russia. (Trotsky Comptons 290). Besides characters there are many ...
- 3898: All Quiet on the Western Front
- ... on the Western Front. Examples of this include the pair of boots and the constant urge for companionship. The pair of boots and the fact that it was passed around so often tells us that death was a very common occurrence during the war and that the soldiers wanted to use everything then could find in order to aid their chances of survival. The urge for companionship is shown when the ... that friendship always prevails even though tough times. I would recommend this book to anyone who thinks that war can be short and glorious. Through this book, any reader can see that war brings unnecessary death to innocent people (soldiers and civilians). After reading the book, the reader will probably have a different outlook on war and all the low points that it brings. From this book, I have learned that ...
- 3899: Accordion Crimes: Dismal Reality Checks
- ... village, but the main setting and focus is the United States. The various settings introduced in the book influenced the characters in various ways, but one instance of influence was great enough to cause his death. The accordion maker was literally ruled over by his setting. The setting around him was one of oppression that worked against him because he was Sicilian.
The accordion maker saw the approaching men with searing ... became one of the best folk accordionists ever. Chris loved to play the accordion but was killed in a courtroom by a furious father-in-law after being arrested for dope smuggling. Years preceding his death, Abelardo hid 12 thousand dollars inside the accordion. Abelardo died of a spider bite that made him delirious and he played like a madman on the accordion for the last 20 seconds of his life ...
- 3900: Silent Nightmare
- ... stuff and the radiation was going to kill us all. DAY ONE On Tuesday April 29, 1986, The Chicago Tribune first reported the Chernobyl accident under a headline that read" Soviet reactor spews cloud of death fears" (4). The accident was a page one story and it contained the Soviet statement, but, it was presented surrounded by headlines concerning the work of the U.S., and its allies on world economic ... June 15,1987, p.42, cols 3,4. (2). Ibid. (3). Andrew Radolf, "Wire Services at Odds," Editor and Publisher, May 24,1986, p.11. (4). Chicago Tribune Wires-Moscow "Soviet reactor spews cloud of death fears", Chicago Tribune, April 29,1986, p.1. cols 5,6. (5). New York Times News Service-Washington "U.S. ready to dump pact with nuclear-shy New Zealand", Chicago Tribune, April 29,1986,p ...
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