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- 1291: Edgar Allen Poe
- ... who became a symbol to him as the ideal woman. In 1837, he moved to New York, where he engaged in literary wars with his contemporaries. Highly opinionated, Poe was not timid about criticizing the great poets and writers of his time. Poe continued to pursue his writing, and in 1947, Virginia died of tuberculosis, which left him understandably broken. However, upon her death, Poe still used her as his muse ... Poe's literary significance, from Emerson's dismissal of him as 'the jingle man' and Lowell's 'three-fifths genius and two fifths sheer fudge' to Yeat's declaration, 'always and for all lands a great lyric poet'" (522). The criticism of his poetry and writing was a direct criticism on his theories, as he implemented his theories in all of his writing. As Charles E. May notes, "Poe's demand ... effect" (Poe 48-61). With poetry, Poe believed in its power to convey the beautiful - "Poe thought that art must attempt to convey the soul's vision of beauty, for man could not duplicate the Great Design. He could only attempt to reproduce the effect that an intuitive perception of perfect order would stimulate" (Jacobs 297). As previously mentioned, he also felt that there could never exist the Brassfield 5 " ...
- 1292: The Catcher In The Rye
- ... think about it that's even worst than Old Ackley. At least Ackley knew that he had a problem, that he need to do something about his face; but Stradlater thought that he was a great guy. He actually thought that there was nothing wrong with never washing his razor. I think that what mad, Holden so made Stradlater was perpetrating in other word being "phony" every time he went out ... in the Rye that explains the Holden behavior all through the book. In short it said his activities "describes a developing nervous breakdown." And if you think of the symptoms you would a agree. Unexplained depression, show countless time in the story as "I felt depressed as hell." And the why that Salinger keep using the world depressed, not bad or mellow but depressed he may have been hinting at it ... eventual nervous collapse. This book has been a joy to read. Holden was very funny at times especially when he called Sally to ask her about "trim a tree" for Christmas. Salinger is ether a great writer or he just lucked up this good of a story. Sometimes I wonder if the author of books always think as deep as the reader. I mean do authors read a commentary over ...
- 1293: Influences Of Virginia Woolf
- ... obsession with her mother. Although Virginia clung to the relationship with her mother, she favored her father, Leslie Stephen. Virginia resembled her father uncannily in character traits, in her writing and self-doubts, in her great and malicious sense of humor, in her marriage, in her frugality, in her fear of aging, and in her social consciousness. (Bond 59) They were both extremely outspoken while sparing no one's feelings with ... my constitution before I get to this age, so as to die quicker I can not bear to become the wretch my father became when he reached my stage of life. (Bond 62). Virginia had great difficulties writing towards that end, and she feared her work would only continue to worsen with age. At the age of fifty-nine on the eve of her birthday, Virginia drowned herself. Her father's ... her writing, and kept her sane for extended periods of time. He "experienced vicarious gratification from Virginia's writing" (Bond 96). When Leonard criticized Virginia's writing, as with her mother, she fell back into depression and psychosis. Virginia's inability to function with out Leonard's support ultimately contributed to her suicide. Despite Virginia's marriage to Leonard he was not her true love. The love of Virginia's ...
- 1294: American Push For Independence
- ... the American Revolution. It will show how the two distinct societies divided so much since settlement came together under a common American theme. It will finally explain why the theme of independence played such a great role in the development of Colonial America and how is a central idea of their culture. The settlements of Virginia started as an economic venture to reap the land of its resources for the mother ... started and thrived on this cash crop. The second biggest influence to the Virginia idea of independence was introduced in 1620. The slave trade brought the much needed labor to the colony to harvest the great money maker of tobacco and other crops now being produced on large plantations. The rich lived a life based on status and socializing. They owned land and had slaves to work their property. That was ... changed somewhat. After a few generations, the religious theme that was so central gave way to the freeholder/yeomen concept. Religion was still very important to their lifestyle, and would be revived in the first Great Awakening of the 1730 s, but time was changing and with it was the central ideal of New England Independence. Here he beholds fair cities, substantial villages, extensive fields, an immense country filled with ...
- 1295: DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST BEYOND
- The years 1840 to 1890 were a period of great growth for the United States. It was during this time period that the United states came to the conclusion that it had a manifest destiny, that is, it was commanded by god to someday occupy ... States was actually doing a favor for the land it seized, by introducing it to the highly advanced culture and way of life of Americans. Shortly after his election he annexed Texas. This added a great amount of land to the United States, but more was to follow. The Oregon Territory became a part of the United States is 1846, followed by the Mexican Cession in 1848 and the Gadsden Purchase ... that the lands it so desired were finally there, the United States faced a new problem- how to get its people to settle these lands so they would actually be worth having. Realistically, it is great to have a lot of land, but if the land is unpopulated and undeveloped, it really isn't worth much. And the government of the United States knew this. One of the reasons that ...
- 1296: Oda Nobunaga
- Oda Nobunaga played a major role in the unification of Japan after the Warring States period (Sengoku jidai). He was actually the first of the three great "unifiers" of Japan. The other two were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu who followed in Nobunaga's footsteps. At the time of his advent to power, Japan was in a state of disarray. The Sengoku ... shoes at the age of seventeen. At his father's funeral, he grabbed a handful of incense and threw it at the mortuary tablet. This kind of strange behavior earned him a reputation as a "great idiot" (outsuke) and worried many people of his future. Already, Imagawa Yoshimoto of Mikawa, Totomi, and Suruga had made inroads into Chita District from the East. From the West, Hattori Sakyo, the leader of the ... military pressure and the continuous erosion of the Saito vassalage led to Nobunaga's triumph. Tatsuoki escaped to Ise. He acquired his second province after Owari. Nobunaga was not known as an "outsuke", but a great daimyo among the country. He conquered much of northern Ise by the spring of 1568 and placed his second son Nobutaka in succession to the Kambe family (a baronial house dogo, powerful in the ...
- 1297: Earth Abides
- ... Ish, who wakes up only to find he is one of the few left on earth. Having to survive and adapt, Ish is faced with the responsibility of making contact with other survivors of the Great Disaster. In doing so, Ish meets several characters and together they form a tribe to fit the new lifestyle. Ish becomes the leader of the group and the main focus of the story; however, he ... a new world and with such hard conditions, The Tribe managed to survive successfully. This task was not easy, considering all the other people in the world who had failed. Many other survivors of the Great Disaster, killed themselves, drank their life away, and did not look for reason to live in a civilized manner. However, The Tribe overcame all of that and aimed itself in the right direction for yet ... Mother Nature. Their success was mainly based on the fact that the members from the Old Times were able to adjust and adapt. They made use of the resources and in some way put the Great Disaster behind them. These members found their place in The Tribe and built a strong foundation for their children. Of such roles, one of the most important is that of a leader. The leader ...
- 1298: Beowulf Beowulf As A Hero
- The Hero Beowulf It is very common that a favorite tale told to a small child before he goes to sleep is actually a great epic story that has lived on for many centuries. The tale of Beowulf is just that. Beowulf was written during the Anglo-Saxon era, when heroic deeds and loyalty to ones leader were traits of a person that lived on forever, by means of poets and writers. Beowulf tells the story of a hero: one that faces many great battles with many great enemies, conquering one after the next only to finally face his death, in his battle against the dragon. Up until the end of Beowulfs life he was constantly looking to be the hero. ...
- 1299: Poetry Assignment
- ... the two poems, it will be most significant later on in our discussion in showing the main differences between the two poems. Similarly, in William Blake s "The Sick Rose" the weather also has a great affect on the poem. The poet, William Blake, introduces a storm that comes in the night carrying an invisible worm. Blake s use of the word "howling" to describe the storm also gives life to ... concerned with biological conditions. Within this content various contrasts can be made: the fog is very cloudy and visible while the worm is invisible; the fog is silent and mellow, while the storm moans with great sounds of wind and is very violent; and most important, although I stated earlier the fog blocks out the sun s energy to give life, in the context it does not do anyone harm, while ... and calm tone tends to focus more on developing a strong, temperate image, (more on description), while "The Sick Rose" uses fierce, moving words to create strong feelings as it concludes with death, grief, and great emotional sorrow. The Sick Rose William Blake O Rose, thou art sick! The invisible worm That flies in the night, In the howling storm, Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy, And his ...
- 1300: Wang Lung
- ... he did not earn it all himself. In the earlier years of his life, Wang Lung was humble man. He had little and he needed little. His house was small and it was made of "great squares of earth dug from their [Wang Lung and his father's] own fields, and thatched with straw from their own wheat." Then O-lan arrived from the great house. She took much of the responsibility that Wang had once had, which gave him more time to work his land and eventually buy more land. When difficult times fell upon the Wang Lung family and their land, they traveled south to the city. Although the "great fat fellow", out of fear, gave Wang Lung the gold, which he used to return to his land, it was O-lan's ingenuity in searching out the jewels that made Wang Lung a ...
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