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- 5321: War In Vieques
- ... the support of the entire Puerto Rican nation. This activism at sea has won important victories for the people of Vieques during their struggle against the US Navy. Mount David After David Sanes Rodrνguez s death on April 19th, 1999, a group of civilians gathered in the area of the accident to protest the bombardments. This show of outrage and civil disobedience is a direct frontal challenge to the US Navy ... ammunition on the ground. In spite of the this great dangers many people have organized protests behind the gates of the Navy s restricted areas. All these protests have successfully detained the bombings since Sanes death. "I know that there is a great danger" said Pablo Connelly, one of the civilians protesting at Mount David. He adds: "I know that the risks are great, but all the risks are worth it ...
- 5322: Personal Writing: History of Pete Dalberg Family
- ... father. I'll tell you more about that later on. But Hilma past away at the age of 65 from throat cancer. and as I said she really never got over their daughter Vivians early death. Ed was 84 when he past away. Hjolmer married Petre Slind in early 1917. Lavern was born in 1917 in Deary. Marjorie was born in 1919 in Deary, in fact Marjorie was born just a ... it went between two arteries. The doctor said later that even he couldn't have placed that bullet. It was just miracle that it hadn't severed one of those arteries and he bled to death. He was in the hospital for quite awhile and was discharged and came home. He worked for the post office until he retired. Alan or Jr. was born in 1933 in Deary. By the way ...
- 5323: A Good Man Is Hard To Find
- ... this story, it has a complete different meaning. Through the grandmothers eyes, it was not only good men that were gone, but it was also the good life. I believe she was ready for death, but this was not the death that she wanted.
- 5324: Analysis Of Similes In The Ill
- ... scene assumes quite a juxtaposition. A flower-bespangled battlefield? This is perhaps an attempt to show the absurdity of the Greek army, changing positions from fleeing to brazenness as flowers are to the field of death. Near the beginning of Book Three a group of elders of Troy, not fighting material, but skilled orators, are found resting on the tower "like cicadas that chirrup delicately from the boughs of some high ... the sight of the frightened fawns grouped together. But does not one also feel pity for them? This is a wonderful simile that brings home the nervous twitchiness that would denote a person scared to death in such a situation. Later in Book Five there is a great dichotomy of similes. First, Hera comes down "flying like turtledoves in eagerness to help the Argives." followed by a scene surrounding Diomedes where ...
- 5325: The Book of Destiny
- ... Destiny," a young boy decided he wanted to search for it in the woods outside of town. The old man warned him that bringing the book into town can cause foolish acts which end in death, but the young boy didn't listen and ventured on his quest. He went out to the forest located outside of town. Days went by, he wandered confused throughout the forest. By the 7th day ... can look to see what was in story for them on that day and that day only. Anyone who goes past the page with the same date as that day will not like their future. Death is usually what comes because these are the gods." After that, the old man guided him out of the woods so that he could show all the towns people the book. He told everyone the ...
- 5326: A Farwell To Arms- Book Report
- ... understands that she cannot build her whole life around Frederick. Frederick, on the other hand, is a very dynamic character, and he has to come to grips with many of the principles of life and death that Catherine has already learned. There are few other characters in the book of any significance, but of some small importance are Rinaldi, who is Frederick's best friend on the fighting front, and also ... everything from his love for Catherine to his thoughts during battle in the war. The conflict that Frederick experiences within himself starts at the beginning of the novel and is not resolved until Catherine's death. The theme that Hemingway seems to emphasize throughout the novel is the search for order in a chaotic world. Hemingway conveys this through Frederick's own personal search during the chaos of World War I ...
- 5327: Francios Rabelias
- ... Returns to Lyons and then departs for Paris with the Cardinal who is in charge of fortifying the capital against Charles V. 1537 Receives MD at Montpellier. Dissects the body of a hanged man. 1538 Death of Rabelais s son, Theodulus, at the age of two. 1540 Rabelais goes to Turin with Guillaume du Belay, the Cardinals eldest brother. 1542 December--returns to France with Guillaume du Bellay who will die before reaching his destination. 1543 The Sorbonne censures again Gargantua and Pantagruel. 1546 Publication of the third book. 1552 Publication of the fourth book. Weatherhead 1553 Death of Rabelias, April. Rabelais most famous work is Gargantua and Pantaguel. Rabelias used laughter in his writings to question and examine the most importain institutions of his time. Rabelias normally made fun of, satire, of ...
- 5328: Jimmy
- ... was again playing in his mind. The sound of the first shot echoed through his head. The scream as his mother fell. The futile, retaliatory shots from his father . . . That evening had resulted in the death of both of his parents. He couldn't help but think that, in some way, it was his fault. If only he hadn't left his parents alone. If only he hadn't gone to ... than his horse and his highly polished revolvers and his rifle, these were his sole possessions. A shadow stirred in the window and Jimmy forced the memories into the back of his mind. His parents' death would soon be avenged. There were only several hours until complete darkness would conceal his approach. Jimmy began to plan his invasion. Drunken voices were raised in the cabin. "Good," thought Jimmy, "They should be ...
- 5329: Emmy Noether
- ... get Emmy a position at the University of Moscow, she opted to move to the United States, where Bryn Mawr College offered her a position teaching. Emmy Noether taught at Bryn Mawr College until her death in 1935. Teaching at a women's college was very different for Noether. For the first time, she had colleagues that were women. Anna Pell Wheeler, another woman mathematician, was the head of the department ... her homeland. Noether was still a caring and compassionate teacher. She kept up her charismatic teaching style, often lapsing into German if she was having trouble getting her ideas across to the students. Noether's death in 1935 surprised nearly everyone, as she had told only her closest friends of her illness. Emmy Noether made many contributions to the field of mathematics. She spent her time studying abstract algebra, with special ...
- 5330: A Rose For Emily
- ... absent love. It symbolizes the roses and flowers that Emily never received, the lovers that overlooked her. The domineering attitude of Emily's father keeps her to himself, inside the house, and alone until his death. In his own way, Emily's father shows her how to love. Through a forced obligation to love only him, as he drives off young male callers, he teaches his daughter lessons of love. It ... the only way she knows how, by killing him. In her own way, she forces Homer to love her and to stay with her. In doing so, Emily's rose wilts forever. Following Emily's death, the townspeople enter her bedroom to find a shocking sight. The room appears "decked and furnished as for a bridal". A rose color drapes over the room, "upon the valance curtains of faded rose color ...
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