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- 1441: “All Quiet on the Western Front”: Effects of War
- “All Quiet on the Western Front”: Effects of War All Quiet on the Western Front, written by Erich Maria Remarque, is a considered a great war novel in that it describes, in amazing detail, the experience of a German Soldier at front lines of World War I. As it describes the effects of war, we can also consider this book ... training camp, he began to see that the Russians were human as well. This is significant because until then, Paul saw the Russians as nothing but objects that were to be killed. This also shows great insight because Paul begins to feel sympathy towards the prisoners. As Paul looked into the eyes of a Frenchman before he threw the grenade, he realized that he would be taking a man’s life ... was in the shell-hole with the French soldier. This is significant because he realized that “the Enemy” were just men much like himself, with family, friends and most of all, life This also shows great insight because Paul feels the tremendous guilt for taking a man’s life, and attempts to fight against the idea of war. In war, men, who might otherwise be brothers, fight each other without ...
- 1442: Teenage Suicide
- ... of intellectual and social skills, and impotence to effect real-world change. These kinds of difficulties sometimes make the gifted teenagers to commit suicide. Another one of the most important reasons for teenage suicide is depression. Depression can occur due to various factors. A survey in 1990 showed that depression has a strong correlation with suicidal preoccupation than shyness, allienation, or academic performance. Also, reports said that chronic self-destructiveness in teenagers is related to depression and suicidal preoccupation. Both chronic self-destructiveness and ...
- 1443: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... of the time period. It is also clear the author has a high respect for nature. The book can be viewed from many different angles, depending on the view you take. Overall it was a great book. Superstition clearly plays a big part in Huck Finn's life, and the time period in general. It is funny to me how much things have changed in around 200 years, through the use ... his words toward nature to show it's peacefulness and serenity. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn can be viewed from a few angles. At the most basic level, the book can be viewed as a great Adventure. If you look deeper there is more to it. You can look at it as a moral conflict and drama, and even as Mark Twain's view of the world. Most of the novel ... the Duke and the King, and the mob that stood outside Colonel Sherburn’s house. I believe his examples of a bad society were meant to show us what is right. Mark Twain did a great job in his novel, by writing a book with morals meant to improve society, without detriment to the quality of the work, or using the too often used Sunday school bible story method of ...
- 1444: Welafre
- ... Because of the close vote, election results were challenged in many states. The official electoral vote was Kennedy 303, Nixon 219, and Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia 15. Kennedy's Family President Kennedy's great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Ireland in 1858. They settled in Boston, Mass. His grandfathers, Patrick J. Kennedy and John F. ("Honey Fitz") Fitzgerald, were born there. Both men became influential in state ... would be president of the United States. The family took him at his word. Of all the children Joe seemed the one most likely to enter the political field. Joseph, Sr., was named ambassador to Great Britain in 1937. John and his older brother then worked as international reporters for their father. John spent his summers in England and much of the rest of his time at Harvard. The brothers often ... chief legal counsel for this group. The two Kennedys were frequently in the public eye in 1959 as the committee investigated racketeering among top labor union officials. John sponsored a labor bill which did a great deal to eliminate criminal practices in unions. Weds Long Island Beauty Kennedy met his future wife, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, at a Washington, D.C., party shortly after his election to the Senate. Described as ...
- 1445: Teenage Suicide
- ... First what really are the reasons that make teens choose to pick suicide as an answer to their problems to take thier own lives? One of the many reasons could be from a form of depression. Depression could be caused by many different things. Some forms of depression are caused by the loss of loved ones, a break up with their boy friend or girl friend, family problems such as a divorce or getting a step parent or even low self esteem. ...
- 1446: Candidate For Hall Secretary Speech
- Candidate For Hall Secretary Speech Within the time that I've lawfully lived on Milner, I have come to the realization that this Great Hall and myself share many things in common, among them being a high, generous, and noble spirit. I say Ahigh@ because we are both elevated above all low and vulgar considerations, despising whatever is little ... that I was recently given. Tonight I want to thank all involved for giving this VAGRANT a home in which to live and to plead for the opportunity to express my gratitude by serving this great hall. I accept your nomination with a deep sense of humility. I accept, too, the responsibility that goes with it, and I seek your continued guidance and support. The task would be too great for anyone, who does not have the heart and hands of mine. And I promise you tonight that every fibre of my being is consecrated to the cause, that nothing shall be lacking from ...
- 1447: Myth or Reality, Today's Perception on Monsters
- ... for 70 million years until it was discovered alive and well in 1938.Loch Ness is located in the North of Scotland and is one of a series of interlinked lochs which run along the Great Glen. The Great Glen is a distinctive incision which runs across the country and represents a large geological fault zone. For many years it has been supposed that there is a large dinosaur-like "monster" resident in Loch ... However, several scientific studies have been conducted, including thorough sonar surveys of the Loch, and these have not revealed any presence of such a "monster". Many people believe that the size (21 square miles) and great depth of the Loch (almost 800 feet), together with potential underwater caves, gives the monster many places to hide. Regardless of the truth, suggestion of the monster's existence makes Loch Ness one of ...
- 1448: Desiderius Erasmus
- Desiderius Erasmus Desiderius Erasmus was one of the great humanists. He was well educated and practice scholasticism. He was also a great writer, who wrote books of many types. He is even called the greatest European scholar of the 16th century (Britannica Macropedia). He was also courageous, as he criticized the Church harshly. It was said by ... He had tried to be monk and a priest, but could not. He went to Paris where he mastered Latin. He received a good education there. This education, combined with his morality, made him a great humanist. He had both the knowledge and the ethics to criticize the Church (a person who lacked ethics and criticized the Church would be a hypocrite). Surprisingly, Erasmus was both tolerant and a pacifist. ...
- 1449: The French Revolution
- The French Revolution The statement citing the essential cause of the French Revolution as the "collision between a powerful, rising bourgeoisie and an entrenched aristocracy defending it's privileges" has great pertinence in summarizing the conflict of 1789. The causes of the French Revolution, being provoked by this collision of powers, was the Financial debt of the government and the long-standing political differences in the ... twenty-five years after the Seven Years' War, the government of France--the Bourgeoisie royalty, could not manage it's finances on a sound basis. This was worsened when France aided the American Revolution against Great Britain. The Government had reached great financial debt. The problem lied and continued because of the government's inability to tap the wealth of the French nation by taxation. There was a great paradox in France being a rich nation ...
- 1450: Heroic elements in Beowulf
- Heroic elements in Beowulf Between the 450`s and 1100`s, the Anglo-Saxons lived in the Island of Briton, what is today Great Britain. These people were basically farmers and hunters, who lived in tribes that were considered tightly knit and fiercely loyal. These land was a constant prey for the Vikings, Romans and Celts (Britons), who in ... he is "the strongest."(pg30,Li365) When Beowulf is killing Grendel, the enormous centaur, he "holds him till its life leaps out."(pg30,Li368) In the same struggle, with Grendel's mother, "the Geat's great lord"(pg30,Li450) knows that if "weapons were useless,"(pg37,Li507) he will use "the strength of his fingers."(pg37,Li508) Therefore, throughout this epic, it is evident that strength helps make Beowulf a hero ... them who "welcomes him in her claws."(pg36,Li475) Beowulf has clear in his mind, that if he confrontates the dragon, he will be killed , but he knows death is the final destiny of this great career; "to the death that was waiting,"(pg46,Li837) Beowulf" follows them,"(pg46,Li838) (the ones who go to heaven). For the Anglo-Saxons, bravery was a very unique and peerless characteristic, because only ...
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