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- 2831: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- ... hole in Lincoln's box so that he could observe him during the play. Booth jumped into the box and shot Lincoln in the head with a derringer. Lincoln was carried over to The Peterson House across the street. He died there at 7:22 the next morning. Booth got away on a waiting horse outside. He was chased by the calvary and was found in a barn. He was captured ... Booth shot Lincoln with a small pistol known as a derringer. Booth managed to escape but was caught twelve days later when he was found hiding in a barn. He underwent surgery at a boarding house across the street from the theater. Lincoln died the morning after he was shot. His body was sent to Springfield, Illinois for burial. 3. Peterson, Roger S. “Declassified,” American History, July/August 1996, pp. 22 ...
- 2832: Capitalism and Communism
- ... be who they want, achieve what they want, and live how they want. One may decide to work hard his whole life and earn a lot of money, so that he may own a large house. Others may choose to simply live comfortably in a small house with a small income. Capitalism allows people to make their own decisions about their lives. However, Communism does the opposite. People are forced to settle for being average. Everyone is the same as everyone else ...
- 2833: Downfall Of The American Dream
- ... to an extremely wealthy man, Tom Buchanan. Gatsby concluded in his own mind that in order to win Daisy s love, he too had to become wealthy. After he established himself financially, he bought a house directly across the water from Daisy and her green light. He associates Daisy with the green light, and it becomes a symbol of her throughout the novel. The whole being of Gatsby exists only in ... deserted. In order to impress Daisy, Gatsby devotes his entire life to becoming wealthy. He becomes so obsessed with material items and prides himself on attaining them. When he finally gets Daisy over to his house, he is so overwhelmed by her presence that he does not know what to do. He shows her his bedroom and becomes so excited that he took out a pile of shirts and began throwing ...
- 2834: Quest For Reformation
- ... has never heard of such a lifestyle and is drawn closer and becomes deeply interested in the argument that Thoreau makes for living simply. Thoreau explains that he "lives in a tight, light, and clean house, which hardly cost him more than the annual rent of such a ruin as [John's] commonly amounts to" (Walden, 140). Thoreau almost makes the identical argument, (although Thoreau is not really "arguing", he is documenting the costs of his house) and explains that having a shelter that is practical yet functional is an essential step to simplifying one's life, which in turn is an essential step in the process of becoming deified and enlightened ...
- 2835: Implementing Employee Assistance Programs
- ... EAP councilor has to collect data to evaluate performance. This will decide the value of the EAP services (Myers 74). Once this type of information is in place, it is time to decide how to house the program. There are several ways to do this. There are internal programs and external programs. Internal programs are staffed by actual employees of the company where external programs are staffed by companies that sell ... as accessible. Contractor These are for profit organizations that provide specific EAP services for fees. The client organization provides a coordinator as a link between the contractor and the employees. An example would be Nova House, an outpatient organization designed for the treatment of alcohol and drug rehabilitation. How to Help Gus and Sharon and Other Employees: A Conclusion Now to the point: how do employees like Gus and Sharon benefit ...
- 2836: Pride And Prejudice - Pride
- ... towards matrimony upheld by this upper class look rather ridiculous and incredible. Another ironic description is given, for instance, when Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst take care of the sick Jane, who stays at their house. They present themselves as very affectionate and caring friends to Jane. However, that does not stop them from talking very bad about Jane's relations. The real ironic comment is that the narrator lets us ... Prejudice. There is much more to say about this topic: this serves only as a brief discussion. My references are made to this edition: Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Modern Library Edition, Random House Inc., 1995.
- 2837: The Regulators Of North Caroli
- ... seized a Regulator's horse, saddle, and bridle and sold them for taxes. Outraged, a band of Regulators rode into Hillsborough, rescued the horse, and before leaving town, fired several shots into Edmund Fanning's house. Fanning, who was in court in Halifax, immediately ordered the arrest of three Regulators who played a big role in the Hillsborough horse incident, William Butler, Peter Craven, and Ninian Bell Hamilton. Citizens of Orange ... through the streets to be humiliated and violently abused. Edmund Fanning was pulled from the courthouse by his heels and dragged from the courthouse before being brutally whipped. The mob then broke into Fanning's house, burned his papers, destroyed his furniture, and demolished and burned the building. Many others were whipped as the Regulators rioted through the streets of Hillsborough. Windows of private homes were broken and the inhabitants of ...
- 2838: Peyton Place
- ... York City arrives into town to take the job of headmaster at the Peyton Place grade school. Thomas pursues Connie and terrified that he knows her secret, she avoids him. He shows up at her house one night and persuades her to a date, which leads to him raping her. They stay together and end up in marriage. As the third main female character, Selena Cross is probably the most significant ... works at Connie’s store and becomes manager when her mother, stricken with cancer, commits suicide. In 1944, during a snowstorm, Lucas Cross, now part of the U.S. Navy, shows up at Selena’s house drunk and coming on to her. One thing leads to another and she kills him, and her and Joey bury him in the sheep pen. Metalious based Selena’s sexual abuse on Jane Glenn, a ...
- 2839: Penalty Of Death-Analysis
- ... was very conscious of his surroundings and didn’t like the life on "Cordelia Street." Every time he came home "he experienced the physical depression, the loathing of respectable beds, of common food, of a house penetrated by kitchen odors," he hated Cordelia Street. Paul in his story seems to think about his life more than Sonny, this is evident whenever he steps foot onto Cordelia street. "The nearer he approached the house, the more absolutely unequal Paul felt to the sight of it all; his ugly sleeping chamber; the cold bathroom with the grimy zinc tub, the cracked mirror…(405)." He wanted a different life, and had ...
- 2840: Our Town
- ... class citizens. While woman on the other hand have always been perceived as weak, fainty, delicate homemakers, and unintelligent. Their main purpose in life is to cater for the men, and take care of the house and kids. And of course they were perceived as second class citizens. The focus of this paper is to analyze the gender issues and differences that existed in all three plays. I would like to ... as old fashion. First off, the image of the male being a fighter, and being powerful is perceived when the men are at war. They left the women at home to take care of the house and kids. Today in countries like the U.S., women also go to war and fight side by side with men. But in Lysistrata, the women stayed behind because they were thought of to be ...
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