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- 4231: The Life of Alexander Hamilton
- ... imprisoned in Christiansted some years before for adultery, had posted a public summons for her to appear before a divorce court, declaring her a whore who had given birth to illegitimate children. After Rachel's death from yellow fever, her husband then sued for all her assets, depriving her "whore children" of any benefit her meager belongings might bring. That Hamilton frowned upon as a youngster can be reasonably assumed by ... went unused. Whereas Nicholas Cruger exposed Alexander Hamilton to material realities, the Reverend Hugh Knox provided him with a strong spiritual and intellectual grounding. Knox--who took Hamilton under his wing shortly after Rachel's death--was a Scottish Presbyterian minister at odds with the mainstream of his faith because of his firm belief in free will over the Calvinist doctrine of Predestination. For someone like Hamilton who was otherwise predestined ...
- 4232: Goodbye Chicken Little
- ... Jimmie and Cassie. Both of these characters are very effective characters all throughout the novel. Jimmie and Mrs. Little are both very likeable characters. Jimmie Little is scard of life. Ever since his father s death, the world has seemed so unpredictable that Jimmie nicknamed himself Chicken Little. Good-bye, Chicken Little is a perceptive exploration of Jimmies reaction to his Uncle Pete s death, which takes place at the beginning of the novel. Jimmies uncle is well known for his jokes and pranks. On a cold wintry day, while visiting the bar, Pete, while drunk, was dared to walk ...
- 4233: The Life of Claude Monet
- ... world at large. Never fully content, Monet went to Dieppe, Pourville and Varengeville-sur-Mer. His first wife Camille died in 1882, and in 1883 Monet finally settled in Giverny where he remained until his death. This geographical constant was coupled with the disintegration of the group of impressionists. Other influences and groups presented themselves and, gradually, each of the painters drifted away to pursue their own styles. Among the newcomers ... luxury, Monet devoted himself to gardening which, in turn, provided a motif for the painter's last important work, the Water Lily Pool . Monet was absorbed in this project almost exclusively from 1900 until his death, in 1926. Claude Monet was a man of an elite spirit, and an imagination that will never die. He lives on through his infamous works around the world's museums. He will be remembered forever ...
- 4234: Gods In The Iliad
- ... a natural disaster would be today. The general acceptance of a god's will is a recurring trend throughout the poem. A prime example of this trend is in book XXIV. Achilles, angry over the death of Patroklos, disgraced Hektor's body. Tethering the corpse, he dragged it around Patroklos's tomb every day for twelve days. This barbaric treatment displeased the gods. Zeus sent Achilles' mother, Thetis, to tell him ... Iliad. He attempted to increase the honor of certain individuals. He knew that Hektor was going to be killed by Achilles, and, feeling sorry for Hektor he attempted to allow Hektor to die an honorable death. For instance, when Hektor stripped Achilles armor off Patroklos, he helped Hektor "fill out" the armor so he would not seem like less of a man then Achilles. He also gave his word to Thetis ...
- 4235: Anne Bradstreet: The Heretical Poet
- ... printed during her lifetime. A second edition of her poetry, "Several Poems compiled with great variety of Wit and Learning, full of Delight" edited by one of her sons was printed six years after her death in 1678. Many of her best poems, which her son did not publish as too intimate, remained in manuscript until the 19th Century(Morison 219). Bradstreet's poems reveal that she valued herself as a ... which reveal her conflicts and doubts. Many of Bradstreet's poems reveal that she could not accept in entire docility the sterner aspects of New England Puritanism. The last stanza of her poem on the death of a grandchild illustrates this: By nature Trees do rot when they are grown, And Plumbs and Apples thoroughly ripe do fall... And time brings down what is both strong and tall, But plants new ...
- 4236: Alfred Hitchcock: 50 Years of Movie Magic
- ... effects, which along with his cameos, are what he is most often associated with. Hitchcock led a long and prosperous life in the movie industry, starting as a teenager and making movies up until his death in 1980, while working on the 54th of his career (Sterrit 3). Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1889 in London, England. As a child his parents were very strict with him and ... have flow away, they turn a corner and are suddenly surrounded. The birds come together and strike, while the children run and scream for their lives. Some of them trip and are either pecked to death or trampled. Throughout the movie the birds wreak havoc all along the coast of San Francisco. All the remaining people escape the town, and the birds move in and seem to claim as their own ...
- 4237: Stephen Bantu Biko
- ... prison in Pretoria on September 11. He later died the next day at an age of 30. An autopsy showed that he died of untreated head injuries, but the police denied all of this. The death was not blamed on anyone. The movie Trading Places, with Eddie Murphy, demonstrates Stephen Biko's theory that a black man can do just as good as a white man, he just needs to be ... Freedom distributed by Universal Pictures. This movie shows the relationship between a white news reporter, Donald Woods, and the black activist Stephen Biko. It shows the inequality that blacks go through everyday (Cry Freedom). His death shocked the nation and people internationally. This was a turning point for South Africa. None of the rest of the world would buy goods or trade with South Africa. The new prime minister was quick ...
- 4238: Gilgamesh, The Epic Of
- ... younger brother who seized and killed the Bull of Heaven, and overthrew Humbaba in the cedar forest, my friend who was very dear to me, and who endured dangers beside me".(p.101) After the death of Enkidu, Gilgamesh begins to fear his fate of dying and journeys to find everlasting life. As Gilgamesh will soon find out, man cannot have everlasting life. The Gods decided to create mankind, but mankind ... the Gods and man was one of great respect and fear. People believed that the Gods who created you would be the same Gods that entailed your destiny, people had no control over life or death, as this was the duty of the Gods. The Gods lived forever, they were most wise, but created humans that favored different characteristics of each God that helped create them. In this period of time ...
- 4239: Bioethics
- ... information. The history of medicine shows that there has always been a need for experimentation on human beings. Examples of these consist of the inoculation of Newgate prisoners in 1721, who had been condemned to death with Smallpox. In 1796, Edward Jenner, also studying Smallpox, inoculated an eight year old boy with pus from a diseased cow. The list goes on, and such experiments continue even until today. Nowadays these experiments ... territorial aggression in male Syrian golden hamsters." At UCLA, monkeys were also blinded to study the effects of hallucinogens on them. Another example, lab rabbits were tested to see how they react to a companions death. These examples are true and show how far some people would let their curiosities take them. They are not necessary and researchers of such should be suspended. More examples of bioethics are such things like ...
- 4240: The Life of Franz Liszt
- ... s uncle's committed suicide, along with the fact that there were a lot of disfuntional 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.
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