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- 4251: The Biography of Bob Marley
- ... if he was part of any real protests, he was almost definitely the catalyst behind them. On February 6, 1945, a star was born. However, on May 11, 1981, that star died. Bob Marley's death was a shock to his legions and legions of fans. After being hospitalized since April 3 because of cancer, on May 11 he was flown back to Miami after even the doctor had given up ... way up, bring me up. On the way down, don't let me down." And to Stephen he said, "Money can't buy life." He didn't leave unnoticed, either. At the moment of his death, Judy Mowatt, a close friend of Bob's, was in her home in Kingston. Suddenly, from a clear sky, a bolt of lightening came through her window "and lodged" she said "for a moment on ...
- 4252: Heart Of Darkness By Joseph Co
- ... 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. Dorall, E. N. [Conrad and Coppola: Different Centres of Darkness.] Heart ...
- 4253: Aristotle vs. Copernicus
- ... much of the discussion in his school took place while teachers and students were walking about the Lyceum grounds, Aristotle's school came to be known as the Peripatetic ("walking" or "strolling") school. Upon the death of Alexander in 323 bc , strong anti- Macedonian feeling developed in Athens, and Aristotle retired to a family estate in Euboea. He died there the following year. His works on natural science include Physics, which ... and began his major work, De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres), which was finished by 1530 but first published by a Lutheran printer in Nuremberg, Germany, just before Copernicus's death on May 24, 1543. The cosmology that was eventually replaced by Copernican theory postulated a geocentric universe in which the earth was stationary and motionless at the center of several concentric, rotating spheres. These spheres ...
- 4254: A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II
- ... of her favorite pastimes was the devotion of her time to her horses (the two sisters had eventually acquired over 30). In late January of 1936,(later recognized as the year of three kings),the death of her grandfather King George V brought little Elizabeth's first stage of youth to a close. Under the opinion of the nursery and school- room the King's favorite grandchild was advised not to ... s doting father died peacefully in his sleep during the early hours of February 6, 1952. She was to be crowned Queen Elizabeth II, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, just after the death of Queen Mary in March of 1953. As Head of the Commonwealth the Queen serves as an important aspect of the modern nation's identity. Unlike the President of the United States, she does not ...
- 4255: The Works and Life of Charles Dickens
- ... domestic unhappiness. He later divorced his wife in 1858. In spite of this, Dickens went on to help in a major stage production performed for Queen Victoria in 1851. Dickens continued to write until his death on June 9, 1870, leaving behind ten children. He was buried in the Westminster Abbey five days later where his grave remains today. (Sundell) As an international favorite, Dickens has been praised and critiqued many ... and less sweetened by humor" (Ochojski). This may have been the cause of his eminent divorce from his wife, and the constant questioning of his bitter childhood by the media. (Sundell) As Dickens neared his death, he seemed even more sad and bitter in his writings. Of course, the more bitter and less humorous he became, the more he was critiqued by his readers. When comparing his first writings and his ...
- 4256: Jane Eyre - Nature
- ... believe, Mr. Rochester is living." Another recurrent image is Brontλ's treatment of Birds. We first witness Jane's fascination when she reads Bewick's History of British Birds as a child. She reads of "death-white realms" and "'the solitary rocks and promontories'" of sea-fowl. We quickly see how Jane identifies with the bird. For her it is a form of escape, the idea of flying above the toils ... dark" and dangerous man, which fits the likeness of a cormorant; it is therefore likely that Brontλ sees him as the sea bird. As we shall see later, Jane goes through a sort of symbolic death, so it makes sense for her to represent the drowned corpse. The gold bracelet can be the purity and innocence of the old Jane that Rochester managed to capture before she left him. Having established ...
- 4257: A Portrait of Duke Ellington By Tracy Frech
- ... in 1936 that boomed with popularity as the demand for big bands playing this new swing music was in intense demand. Later on Duke hired a lyrical writer named Billy Strayhorn that led a premature death in 1967. But when Strayhorn was with the band he wrote many compositions that often went into the band's book of music. Then in 1942 Duke hired one of the best tenor saxophonists ever ... 1951 Saxophonist Johnny Hodges, trombonist Lawrence Brown, and Sonny Greer left the band together and formed their own band but then in 1955 Sonny Greer returned to the band and stayed with Duke until his death in 1970. And then by the 1950's the Ellington band was carrying on almost alone. By 1972 the times and styles of the world no longer fit the old time style of Duke' s ...
- 4258: Stephen King: The King of Terror
- ... 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 ...
- 4259: Janies Quest In There Eyes Wer
- ... longer till Ah see you safe in life. (p.14) Nanny instilled a sense of needing a man to be safe on Janie that she keeps with her all through her life. After Nanny s death, Janie continued to stay with Logan although she disliked him. She would have left if she didn t need him to depend on. Next is Joe Starks. He is a kind of salvation to Janie ... different kind of dependence , but still dependence. Janie depended on the other strong figures in her life for financial security and protection from the world, but with Tea Cake it was different. After Joe s death, he left Janie with money and the store but no one to love or keep her company. She needed to depend on Tea Cake to love her. I believe she realized this when she said ...
- 4260: Alfred Nobel
- ... Sweden) and San Remo (Italy). He focused on the development of explosives technology as well as other chemical inventions, including such materials as synthetic rubber and leather, artificial silk etc. By the time of his death in 1896 he had 355 patents.(Compton's) Intensive work and travel did not leave much time for a private life. At the age of 43 he was feeling like an old man. At this ... prominent figure in the peace movement. No doubt this influenced Alfred Nobel when he wrote his final will which was to include a Prize for persons or organizations who promoted peace. Several years after the death of Alfred Nobel, the Norwegian Storting (Parliament) decided to award the 1905 Nobel Peace Prize to Bertha von Suttner. Alfred Nobel's greatness lay in his ability to combine the penetrating mind of the scientist ...
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