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- 4181: Life of William Shakespeare
- ... the company were John Heminges, who was their permanent business manager, and Henry Condell, another actor in the company. These two men later published the first complete edition of Shakespeare's play, after Shakespeare's death. Shakespeare wrote many plays which were adaptations of earlier plots. Some of these include King John, The Taming of The Shrew, and Romeo and Juliet. Some said he could turn a flat, one-sided plot ... rebuild The Globe. Shakespeare helped pay for the repairs, but he never gave the company another play. He died on April 23, 1616, in Stratford and was buried at a local church. After Shakespeare's death, Henry Condell and John Heminges published the first complete edition of Shakespeare's plays. This was the first time many of the plays were available to be read. Some plays were published before he died ...
- 4182: Atomic Bomb 2
- ... step taken in time, a decision to go indoors, catching one streetcar instead of the nextдhat spared him. And each that in the act of survival he lived a dozen lives and saw more death than he ever thought he would see. At the time, none of them knew anything (4). Hersey was attempting to chronicle what had happened at Hiroshima, and to do so fairly. And in emphasizing the ... viewpoint manifested itself in literature in something called the ҡpocalyptic temperӻ an attitude or a tone dealing with a forthcoming end to the world. Also, many people, because of this realization of our impending death, were beginning to say that maybe their was something inherently wrong with all of this. That nuclear weapons are dangerous to everyone, no matter what your political views or where you live, and that we ...
- 4183: Animal Farm
- ... very much but always got what they wanted through force. In the book Animal Farm Napoleon had the dogs charge Snowball to gain complete control over the farm. Stalin became the Soviet Leader after the death of Lenin. It was not until very many years later that the world found out about the many deaths that Stalin created in Russia during the Revolution. Another strong parallel would is the character of ... 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. Propaganda is another item that was used in the Russian revolution. It can be compared to Squealer in Animal Farm. Squealer ...
- 4184: Life and Times of Alexander the Great
- ... The Life and Times of Alexander the Great The story of Alexander the Great is one of courage, genius, and great accomplishment; but it is also somewhat of a bittersweet one, ending with his tragic death during the prime of his life, at thirty-two. Alexander was born to Philip II of Macedon and Olympias, his principal wife, in 356 BCE, mpic Games. Just three years earlier, Philip had ascended to the throne after the death of his older brother, Perdikkas1, and named the city of Philipi after himself. Shortly thereafter, at the age of twenty, he met Olympias at a religious ceremony on the island of Samothrace. Olympias was of ...
- 4185: Sparta: Uncultured Discipline
- ... to marry but was still in military service. Only when he was 60 was he allowed to retire from the army (National Geographic Society, 1968, p. 178). To a Spartan warrior surrender was unthinkable, even death was preferable. To flee a soldier had to throw down his heavy shield (which would slow him down), if he died he would be carried home, with honor, on his shield. For this reason Spartan ... invited to eat in a Spartan barracks. One of the two took sip of the black broth from a bowl and putting down his spoon, whispered "now I know why the Spartans do not fear death" (Isaac Asimov, 1965, p. 52) Even normal conversation stopped (most Greeks like to talk, from ancient times to today). Spartans spoke very briefly and to the point. They were all business. In fact the word ...
- 4186: Pompey The Great
- ... used his aid against the remnants of Marius' factor. Then in 77 B.C., Pompey moved against the Marian forces commanded by Quintus Sertorius in Spain. There his operations were not rewarded but Sertoriu's death by poison permitted Pompeys return to Italy in time to annihilate the remnants of Spartacus's army fleeing from the defeat at Crassus hands (71 B.C.). For his victory, Pompey celebrated his second triumph ... commands like Caesar's in Spain and Syria, respectively. But although Caesar remained in Gaul and Crassus departed for Syria, Pompey did not leave Italy. He commanded his forces in Spain by substitute. Julia's death in 54 (B.C.) and Crassus's in 53 (B.C.) snapped the ties linking Pompey and Caesar and the stage was set for their rivalry. When mob violence prevented consuls being elected in 52 ...
- 4187: Midsummer Nights Dream - Brief
- ... to marry Demetrius, but she wants to marry Lysander. Egeus believes that Lysander has 'bewitched' Hermia. So, instead of getting rid of the so-called problem (Lysander), Egeus gives his daughter a choice: Thinking that death is a little extreme, Theseus tries to convince Hermia to obey her father and marry Demetrius. Theseus adds a third choice to Egeus' unpleasant list: marry Demetrius, be put to death, or remain a virgin for the rest of your life by becoming a nun. She continues to refuse Demetrius. Seeing that Hermia is very upset, Theseus tells her to take a few days to think ...
- 4188: Analysis Of The Kingdom Of Mat
- ... extreme perfectionists. As Elijah began experiencing his conversations with holy spirit, they helped form the Retrenchment society and Elijah s mental weakening that made him susceptible to Matthias. But most importantly it was Sarah s death and failed resurrection that led Elijah s own descent into lunacy and his eventual death. However, as large as the role of women is in this book because of all the changes that were made socially in that time; overall the market revolution with its dispersion of skilled artisans and ...
- 4189: Metamophasis
- ... the changes in Kafka s life from being a slave to his father and doing everything that his father wanted him to do (for instance being a lawyer) to doing nothing at all. Gregor s death symbolized that Kafka had failed to communicate with his family. They thought of him as an insect, and he too thought that he was an insect, because he was looking at himself through their eyes ... relationship with his father, and how his father for controlled his life. He realized that he was his own person when he could escape from his father s control, even if the only escape was death.
- 4190: Aristotle
- ... identical interest; and the slave is a part of the master, in the sence if being a living but separate part." Aristotle had many slaves himself within his household, and during the course of his death and through the executing of his will we find insight into the character of Aristotle. He died in the year of 322 B.C. and with his death he requested that four of his slaves be emancipated. Also he asked that none of his house slaves be sold and that they all be given the opportunity of being set free at a due ...
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