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- 5951: Vietnam War - Vietnam Soldiers - "They Carried Ghosts"
- ... to turn all of its men into killers. Animal Lover represented how playing the role of a killer could turn you into one. He did not listen to orders and was responsible for Cowboy's death by bringing him in the sniper's range. Animal Lover and Joker did not have a healthy relationship because Animal Lover could see Joker's conscience. Animal Lover did not have a conscience. He let ... die right in front of your eyes felt painful scars on these men. "You win some...and sometimes you settle for a rain check. It was a tired line and no one laughed. (p. 12) Death of a close friend was something that could not be joked about. The relationships of these soldiers grew to such tight bonds, that they would go mad if a friend of just a few days ...
- 5952: Things In The Hitcher
- ... films I ever saw, and it still freaks me out everytime I watch it. Rutger Hauer plays a hitchhiking nut who accepts rides from people and gives them something in return: a slow and painful death. The Hitcher's next target is a young man named Jim Hallsey (C Thomas Howell) who pretty much kicks ass. The Hitcher tries his usual methods of scaring the piss out of his victim, but ... it yourself to appreciate it. OVERALL: This movie is a bargain at any price, but I picked it up for 15 bucks and that is a hell of a deal. I love this movie to death and I've watched it probably 12 times since I got it on DVD. It's one of the all-time greats and it deserves your attention. Although there aren't any real extras, it ...
- 5953: The Baroque Era
- ... the giant of Western Art. Bach was born in Eisenach, North Germany, and was raised by an older brother after he was orphaned. Bach’s most important position came in 1723 and lasted until his death which was January 28, 1750. He was the “Cantor” at the church of St.Thomas in Leipzig. He was best known as a keyboard performer. His greatest pieces though, were his organ pieces. Bach was ... other” Baroque composer. Handel contrasts greatly with Bach, not only in their style of music but in their personalities, lifestyles, and careers. Handel was not born into a musical family. It wasn’t until the death of his father that he quite his law career to become a musician. After the genre of Italian opera faded Handel hit upon an English adaptation of the early oratorio, originally a concert setting of ...
- 5954: King Henry IV
- ... in 1377. In 1380, at the age of 13, he married Mary de Bohun, the youngest daughter and coheiress of Humphrey, the last Earl of Hereford. They had four sons and two daughters before her death at the age of 24, in 1394. As the Earl of Darby, Henry entered the House of Lords in 1385. In 1387 he supported his uncle Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, in his opposition to Richard ... a trial by battle. Both men were banished from the realm. Norfolk for life and Henry for 10 years with a proviso that he would be allowed to inherit from his father. But on the death of John of Gaunt in 1399, the Lancastrian estates were confiscated by the King, and Henry decided to return, seemingly to claim his promised inheritance. Taking advantage of the King’s absence in Ireland, Henry ...
- 5955: Slavery - Southern White Slaveholder Guilt
- ... his palate by providing a uniquely utopian slavery for his slaves. However, the guilt is still evident in small doses, and most obvious when Ford's releasing of Northup to Tibeats almost causes Northup's death. Northup is so intent on describing his personal relief at being alive and safe with Ford that he almost misses the guilt and torment that Ford must feel for releasing Northup into the horrific reality ... time period. Slaves were people just as white southerners were people, and despite the propaganda, this was an inevitable conclusion that everyone who had close contact with both had to realize. Through life, sickness, and death, the similarities were impossible to ignore. And thus the enslavement of humans while championing liberty had an obvious effect: guilt. The human heart and soul transcends the mind in matters of morality to warn the ...
- 5956: Salem Witch Trials
- ... believe that the charges of witchcraft were a way of controlling the women who threatened the power of the men. During the witchcraft trials, hundreds of arrests were made, and some were even put to death on Gallow’s Hill (Karlsen 145). In 1698, the villagers of Salem won the right to establish their own Church. They chose the Reverend Samuel Parris as their minister. Many of the villagers were then ... so called "witchmarks", and reactions of the afflicted girls (Salem Home Page). The first person to be tried in the Court of Oyer and Terminer was Bridget Bishop. She was found guilty and condemned to death. As Bridget Bishop said, "I am no witch. I am innocent. I know nothing of it" (Salem Home Page). Soon after her trial, Nathaniel Saltonstall resigned from the court. He was dissatisfied with the proceedings ...
- 5957: Star Wars Vs. Star Trek
- ... Wan Kenobi, a princess, and even a rogue, smuggler space pirate Han Solo. The fight is a classic rebellion of poor fighters surrounded by an Empire of evil storm troopers and a planet killer, -the death star. Everything in Star Wars looks used, and is old, like our own world. The technology in Star Wars is functional. Star Trek is a world of plastic consumerism gone bad. Everything is perfect. Star ... the force are also in Star Wars. Our own world today has the same skepticism towards miracles and ESP. Like the Evil Empire in Star Wars, our world would like us only to believe in death and taxes. Dreams do not come true. Well, George Lucas is a living testament that they do. An independent filmmaker that is a one man industry. With Lucasarts involved with computer effects, toys, and computer ...
- 5958: Pocahontas
- ... them. He had John Smith capture and was to have Smith executed by clubbing, but Pocahontas knew she could not let that happened. She covered John Smith’s body with hers saving him from the death of clubbing. This changed her father attitude for awhile but he was still uncertain with what the white man wanted. Soon after Smith had left Jamestown the Indian trouble got worse. Not many Englishmen understood ... to return to Virginia, March21, 1616, she died from either pneumonia or perhaps tuberculosis. They buried her one the same day. The peace between England and the Indians stayed steady for many years after her death. (Woodward, 189) I felt this book was informative and gave a little more insight into Pocahontas’s life. I feel this book could have stay more on her life than the ones of that IN ...
- 5959: President Millard Fillmore
- ... with President Andrew Johnson. In private life Fillmore devoted much of his time to civic activities. He was the first chancellor of the University of Buffalo, serving in an honorary capacity from 1846 until his death. Before 1856 he had accumulated a competence probably in the neighborhood of $100,000, the income from which was scarcely adequate to maintain him in the style he felt suitable for an ex-president. His ... generous hospitality. She became a chronic invalid in the 1860’s, but her husband’s health remained good until a paralytic stroke, on Feb. 13, 1874, gave warning of the end. Following a second stroke, death came on March 8, 1874.
- 5960: Panama Canal
- ... Chagres River on the Atlantic side and the Rio Grande River on the pacific side (Considine). Although as time went on more than just a poor director held back the finalization of the canal. Disease, death, and rough terrain slowed down the completion of the canal. "The Terrain at the Isthmus was something they had never experienced and had not put a serious study of it, a very grave error" ("Panama ... continued from where De Lesseps crew stopped (76 million cubic yards of dirt had already been dug). With out the threat of disease the workers were able to work with out having the fear of death in the back of their minds. US portion of the canal "construction began at both ends of the projected canal" ("Actual digging"). Now that the U.S. started construction, Americans wanted to make sure that ...
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