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- 5861: Canterbury Tales
- ... injured and Arcite dies due to an injury caused while riding his horse in victory. A single woman has not only brought about a feud between related men, but the injury of one and the death of another. When Emelye prays to the goddess Diane she asks for the one who loves her most to wed her. Rather than praying for a peaceful end and a restoration of the men’s friendship she seeks her own gratification. Through the series of events Chaucer implies that Emelye is to blame for the final outcome. She is the cause of Arcite’s death. The Miller’s Tale is an obvious case of a man’s downfall being caused by a woman. The scenario is about an older carpenter, married to eighteen-year-old Alison, who takes in a ...
- 5862: Call Of The Wild
- ... to pay off a debt. Buck’s trustworthy nature changes as soon as he is beaten and is not fed or allowed to drink water. When Buck arrives in Seattle he is almost beaten to death by the man in the red sweater. "He saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club." (Call of the Wild, page 19). Buck learns from this horrible incident ... as his newly-made friend named Curly is torn to pieces by thirty or forty huskies after she falls to the ground from fighting. Buck is taught the ‘law of the fang’ from Curly’s death scene. The law of the fang recognizes the fact that once a dog falls to the ground he is dead. In the north, Buck learns many traits that will help him journey through the north ...
- 5863: Booker T. Washington
- ... foremost black educator of the later 19th and early 20th centuries. He also had a major influence on the southern race relations and was the dominant figure in black public affairs from 1895 until his death in 1915. Born a slave on a small farm in the Virginia back country, he moved with his family after emancipation to work in the salt furnaces and coal mines of West Virginia. After a ... aid to these and other black colleges. His speaking tours and private persuasion tried to equalize public educational opportunities and to reduce racial violence. These efforts were generally unsuccessful, and the year of Washington's death marked the beginning of the Great Migration from the rural South to the urban North. Washington's racial philosophy, pragmatically adjusted to the limiting conditions of his own era, but did not survive the change ...
- 5864: Booker T. Washington
- ... of these speeches, which led to many contributors such as Andrew Carnagie, John Rockefellar, and Collis Huntington. As for Tuskegee Institute, its success was beyond Washington's wildest dreams. At the time of Washington's death, 34 years after its founding, the school property included 2,345 acres and 107 buildings, with nearly 200 faculty members and more than 1,500 students. Tuskegee Institute had become the world's leader in agricultural and industrial education for the Negro. Booker's spirit and name live on long after his death. He is remembered and admired for his struggle for the black man. Tuskegee Institute still exists today and is quite well off, with over 3,250 students, about 5,000 acres, and an annual budget ...
- 5865: Blaise Pascal
- ... lead to disputes with various scientists who didn't believe in vacuums. Etienne Pascal died in September of 1651, which hurt Blaise badly. He wrote to one his sisters giving a deep Christian meaning to death in general and also to his father's death particularly. These ideas were to later form the basis of his philosophical work called Pensees. Then in May 1653 Pascal worked with mathematics and physics writing Treatise on the Equilibrium of Liquids which he explains ...
- 5866: Broken Ground By Jack Hodgins
- ... emotional instability. He hates Portuguese Creek from day one, because of the daily hazards, lack of entertainment, and hard labour that his father requires of him. The first traumatic event in his life is the death of his friend's father whhile trying to destroy a tree stump using dynamite. This makes him realize the repercussions of living in such a harsh environment. The major factor effecting his future development is witnessing the death of his sister, Elizabeth, in the forest fire. After this event he goes through serious denial, screaming at his friend Charlie that She wasn't [his] sister, really. If [Charlie] tell[s] anyone else, [he ...
- 5867: Nat King Col
- ... started off well, Cole would have an especially tough year in 1955. That year on February 23, tragedy struck the Cole family, as his mother, Perlina Adams Coles passed away. Nat was devastated by her death and at the funeral he completely broke down. He sobbed uncontrollably, until he had to be carried out of the church, after faintingg. Later in 1956, Cole was offered a weekly television show by NBC ... 1965 he was nearing the end. A lifetime chain-smoker, his three pack-a-day habit really began to take a toll on him in his later years. Diagnosed with lung cancer, Nat was near death by the beginning of year. Already having dealt with the loss of his mother years before, Nat was in no condition to hear more bad news. Unfortunately on February 1, 1965 Nat would find out ...
- 5868: Brave New World
- ... find a society that even mildly fit his needs. Again, this is because he was not willing to give up things that were most important to him, namely instability. This search drove him to his death. Much the same, there is Bernard. Bernard’s death is symbolized by his exile to Iceland. Bernard was searching for ideal socities, but in his research, could not find anything worth sacrificing his position for. The key to finding one’s own personal Utopia ...
- 5869: Mozart
- ... about his revolutionary ideas as exemplified in Figaro. He sank into debt and was assisted by a brother Freemason, Michael Puchberg (Mozart had joined the Masons in 1784 and remained an ardent member until his death). His greatest operatic success after Figaro was Don Giovanni (1787), composed for Prague, where Mozart's art was especially appreciated. This was followed in 1790 by Cosi fan tutte, the third and final libretto provided ... was commissioned to write a requiem (unfinished). He was at the time quite ill--he had never known very good health--and imagined that the work was for himself, which it proved to be. His death, on Dec. 5, 1791, which gave rise to false rumors of poisoning, is thought to have resulted from kidney failure. After a cheap funeral at Saint Stephen's Cathedral, he was buried in an unmarked ...
- 5870: Bless Me Ultima - Dreams
- ... qualities of the river show Tony’s desire to put the tragic happenings of his life behind him, and begin anew. His desire is to be washed clean from the haunting memories if Lupito’s death. Another reference to water is the waters of baptism. In Tony’s dream his parents argue about what water he was baptized in. "Oh please tell me which is the water that runs through my ... 244) This dream shows how the carp represents gods. During this dream Florence tells Tony that all the gods are dying. Tony had this dream because his faith in religion was dying. After all the death he had seen he can’t really trust the gods because they continue to let people that are close to him die. Tony’s belief in the power of the carp is beginning to fade ...
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