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- 5751: Marco Polo
- ... years old, had been only six or younger when his father left home:thus; Marco was reared primarily by his mother and the extended Polo family-and the streets of Venice. After his mother's death, Marco had probably begun to think of himself as something of a orphan(Rugoff 6). Then his father and uncle suddenly reappeared, as if from the dead, after nine years of traveling in far-off ... friends. According to Macro, because the khan held them in such high regard, he would not let them return home, but as the khan aged the Polos began to fear what would happen after his death(Hull 18). Finally an opportunity to leave presented itself when trusted emissaries were needed to accompany a Mongol princess on a wedding voyage by sea to Persia, where she was promised to the local khan ...
- 5752: Oedipus Rex
- ... informs Oedipus that his father, Polybus has died. Initially this relieves Oedipus because this news dispels what the prophet has said. This overjoys the king's wife, Iokaste. "Yet this news of your father's death is wonderful." (56.73) This however is short lived as Oedipus recalls the prophecy regarding his mother. A messenger overhears this and tells Oedipus the story of how Polybus and Merope are not his real ... displays great skill in its balancing of action, characters, and philosophical content into a smooth and flawless tragedy. The story flowed brilliantly from the beginning of the exposition where we first learn about the Laius death all the way up to the final scene where Oedipus is taken away.
- 5753: Female Genital Mutilation
- ... scars, keloid formation, labial adherence, clitoridal cysts, delayed menarche, genital malformation, urinary infection and pelvic infections. When the woman is older she will most likely have gynecological and obstetric problems including sterility. In cases where death occurs the practitioner is seldom blamed. In these cases, the death is blamed on the act of an enemy, the evil spirits, or is excused as God’s will. Infibulated women experience depression, anxiety, irritability, and reduced feelings of femininity. Sexual and marital problems are very ...
- 5754: Fear
- ... earth. Fear is the emotion or feeling that a living creature gets when its physical or mental life is interrupted by a change that causes the creature concern. We humans especially, fear many different things: death, disease, old age, commitment, noises in the night, pain, responsibility, work, being too fat or too thin, or any number of other things. Some of our fears are reasonable and rationale, like the fear for ... that he is an alcoholic and that he is not in control. We all fear uncertainty and the unknown. We arm ourselves against it with candles in the dark, or faith against the uncertainty of death. Then, when we think we’ve conquered our fear, it comes invading our minds again, let in by a smell or a taste, a sound or a thought Fear is always there, just waiting right ...
- 5755: Robert Johnson
- ... on. He met up again with Robert shortly after and once again began traveling. Fourteen months after Johnson’s final recordings in Dallas, he was murdered. There are many speculations as to how Robert’s death came about. The most coherent story is that he was playing in for a house party when he was poisoned by a jealous husband. Johnson’s mother heard word of the incident and came to ... the Lord’s child and don’t belong to no devil no more". Robert’s mother goes mom goes on to say how he offered her his guitar, claiming it was the source of his death. "Its the Devil’s instrument, just like you said. And I don’t want it no more." Robert Johnson, one of the greatest blues artists to ever live, died in November of 1938, while his ...
- 5756: 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 ...
- 5757: Lord Of The Flies - Savagry
- ... but he is only doing it because he has reverted to a very primitive life style. Roger reaches his deepest savage emotions and feelings when he kills Piggy with the boulder. In addition to the death of Piggy and the conch was the death of all intellectual and civilized manner left in the boys. Not even civilization could help Roger because of his incorrigible attitude. Jack attempts to maintain a civilized life style when he arrives on the island ...
- 5758: Frank Sinatra
- ... with numerous movie stars. Among the files, included a federal report on the plane crash that killed Sinatra’s mother, a report of a 1966 bomb threat against Sinatra in Miami Beach, and a 1969 death threat in which Sinatra was given the option of a $2 million donation to the Vatican in return for his life. Frank has many interesting facts about him that many people weren’t aware of ... news. Unfortunately, it was about Frank’s Health. Sinatra had died of a heart attack at age 82 on May 14. The nation was astounded. This was the biggest music celebrity news since TuPac’s death. News channels everywhere interrupting their broadcasts for this special bulletin. The first teen idol that the country had ever seen was dead. The most ingenious singer the country had ever seen was dead. It was ...
- 5759: Robert Hunter
- ... The most prevalent of Hunter's themes that cannot be classified as modern or folkloric is the light/dark or "opposite" theme. This is a broadly based motif with several permutations, including knowledge/mystery, life/death, order/chaos, and good/evil. A classic example of two of these themes is "Dark Star", which illustrates both the light/dark and the order/chaos themes. Dark Star crashes pouring its light into ashes ... same. The character of the poem is confronted with the mythical beast Dire Wolf, and simply invites him inside to play cards. The cards, however, are all the queen of spades, the card symbolic of death. So this character takes a very ironic and lackadaisical view of things in the face of mortal danger. Another of Hunter's themes that transcends the traditional/contemporary division is ambiguity. He uses uncertainty in ...
- 5760: Eleanor Roosevelt
- ... to regain her trust in the world befor she could act upon the lession her Grandfather Theodore had impressed upon his children-receive people's love and peopld will love you. After her father's death a fear of loneliness and abadonment become ruling emotions in her life. She concealed such fears and longing that both shaped her approach to reality and prepared the way for deep disappointments in her relationships ... side. All her relationships were characterized by care, solicitude, and helpfulnes. She destroyed his courship letters, perhaps because sh found too painful the contrast between his youthful avowals of "fear nothing and be faithful unto death" contained in a poem he sent her that she quoted and his strategims of escape from intimacy of later years. Eleanor, spirited andstrong-willed, concentrated on making her marriage a success. Friends remember those first ...
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