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- 5341: Elizabeth Barrett Browning - Encyclopedia Extract
- ... forty-four poems written to Robert Browning. Aurora Leigh (1857) is yet another example of love being prominent in Elizabeth s writings. Another element in Elizabeth s writings is statements about faith and her illness/death. In the closing line of her most famous sonnet (p.656) Sonnet 43 Elizabeth says, and if God choose,/ I shall but love thee better after death. In the 19th century, Elizabeth Barrett Browning helped to revive the sonnet cycle, which is a series of sonnets loosely connected by a common subject or theme. Her cycles characteristically treat the subject of love ...
- 5342: Clinical Depression A Disease Like Any Other.
- ... the more evident symptoms are: Persistent sadness, anxiousness, empty mood Feeling of hopelessness, pessimism Loss of interest of activities Insomnia, oversleeping Loss of appetite and/or weight loss or overeating Fatigue, decreased energy Thoughts of death or suicide Restlessness, irritability Concentration loss, memory loss Without treatment, these symptoms can last for weeks, months or years. Not everyone who is depressed will experience every symptom because there are various types of depression ... to get better and also needs emotional support from family members. Without these 2 factors playing a big role in recovery, the sufferer will probably withdraw completely from society and this could possibly result in death! Bibliography 1. "Depression." Encyclopedia Britannica: Micropedia. Vol 4. 1992. 2. Nemeroff , Charles B. "The Neurobiology of Depression." Scientific American. On-line. Internet. 26 April 1998. Available: www.sciam.com 3. Peterson, Shelly. "Unmasking Depression." Journal ...
- 5343: William Gibson and The Internet
- ... s ever encountered - a strange woman, surrounded by wind and stars, who saves him from 'flatlining.' He does not know what it was he encountered on the net, or why it saved him from certain death. Later we meet Angie Mitchell, the mysterious girl whose head has been 'rewired' with a neural network which enables her to 'channel' entities from Cyberspace without a 'deck' - in essence, to be 'possessed'. Bobby eventually ... survived deletion in the matrix. He is revered as a hero of the cyber jockeys: 'Well, if we can get the Flatline, we're home free. He was the best. You know he died brain death three times.' She nodded. 'Flatlined on his EEG. Showed me the tapes.'" [Neuromancer]. Incidentally, the Flatline doesn't exist as a person any more: his mind has been stored in a RAM chip which can ...
- 5344: Edward Gein
- ... was effeminate and shy. He had no friends. In 1944 Eddies brother Henry mysteriously died. ( In the Beginning) On December 29, 1945, Augusta died after a series of strokes. Eddies foundations were shaken upon her death, he lost his one true friend. It was after his mothers death that Eddie began to immerse himself in his bizarre hobbies that included nightly visits to the graveyard. ( In the Beginning ) It was from the obituaries that Eddie would learn of the recent deaths of local ...
- 5345: The War On Tobacco
- ... by the tobacco companies. Smoking is a habit that, in the long run, causes cancer and other diseases associated with the lungs. Now, this deadly cancer causing drug is one of the leading causes of death in America today. Some may argue that it is a personΉs choice to smoke and that the tobacco companies are innocent because of this. In actuality, the tobacco companies are to blame for toying ... by the tobacco companies. Smoking is a habit that, in the long run, causes cancer and other diseases associated with the lungs. Now, this deadly cancer causing drug is one of the leading causes of death in America today. Some may argue that it is a personΉs choice to smoke and that the tobacco companies are innocent because of this. In actuality, the tobacco companies are to blame for toying ...
- 5346: The Voice Of The Dispossessed
- ... of a loyal brotherhood of any kind. In this speech he is giving us the cold, hard reality of life. He speaks to the crowd in volatile, emotional terms as he refers to Clifton's death, "Cause of death: resisting reality in the form of a .38 caliber revolver ." He knows that what he is doing is inciting a riot, and yet he doesn't care. This is how it had to end. All ...
- 5347: Antigone Vs. Socrates
- ... said He is to have no grave, no burial, no mourning from anyone; it is forbidden. (Pg. 432; l. 165) He also announced that anyone who should attempt to bury him would be put to death. After hearing this decision, Antigone said that Creon couldn t do that and that the Gods would want Polynices to have a proper burial, therefore Antigone promised to her sister Ismene that she would be ... to the State to accept its laws and to remain a willing partner to the State. Socrates feelings were summed up on page 64 when he says: If the state leads us to wounds or death in battle, we follow as is right; no one can yield or leave his rank, but whether in battle or in a court of law, or in any other place, he must do what his ...
- 5348: A Friend Who Wants Revenge
- ... from Sherry" (748). Montresor in turn murders Fortunato instead of letting him taste some Amontillado. Fortunato is gullible because he really believes that Montresor has a barrel of Amontillado. This innocence leads to Fortunato's death. Fortunato is a real easygoing guy. Everyone likes Fortunato except for Montresor. Montresor, on the other hand, seems to have lost everything due to Fortunato. Montresor keeps to himself and only has one person that ... out weigh their similarities. Fortunato and Montresor would be very good companions if both would not be as stubborn. Both men believe that they are better then everyone else. This feeling eventually leads to the death of Fortunato. Montresor used his keen and sharp mind on Fortunato's innocent and gullible mind to trick Fortunato into coming with Montresor into the wine cellar to commit the ultimate sin, revenge.
- 5349: Antony And Cleopatra
- ... cannot be cunning in her; if it be she makes a shower of rain as well as Jove. (I, ii, 147-152) After Antony reveals that he has just heard news of his wife's death, we are once again offered an example of Enobarbus' freedom to speak his mind, in that he tells Antony to "give the gods a thankful sacrifice" (I.ii.162), essentially saying that Fulvia's death is a good thing. Obviously, someone would never say something like this unless they were in very close company. While acting as a friend and promoter of Antony, Enobarbus lets the audience in on some ...
- 5350: Use of Non-Lethal Weapons
- ... rubber bullets. The main reason to choose tasers and new-age weapons over guns, is the fact that they are non-lethal. Every year about 500 police officers are killed by guns. This kind of death doesn't need to happen. In 1983, 10,895 people were killed by firearms. In 1973 over 100 innocent children were killed by guns, and every year that number increases. So, if you would like ... uncooperative inmates. Whether we use non-lethal force on civilians or prisoners, it helps our country in the long run. So, if we use non-lethal force against criminals or uncooperative civilians, we can reduce death and risk of innocent children dying. It's true that guns must be used, but not for petty crimes such as a small burglary.
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