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- 1631: Early History Of Judaism
- ... through all the various splinters of the religion and help hold them together. Even today, as the Jewish people have their precious Jerusalem back (through the help of other nations and their politics) there is great conflict and emotion surrounding it. Other nations and people in the area feel that they should be in control of the renowned city, and the Jews deny fervently any attempt to wrestle it from their ... statue god' with certain limitations on his power. The other primary deity was called YHWH (or Yahweh) and enjoyed a much more mysterious and illusive reputation. He was very numinous, and one was to have great respect, but great fear for him at the same time. Ba'al was not ever really feared, as his cycles (metaphorically seen as the seasons) were fairly well known, and not at all fear-inducing. The fact ...
- 1632: Old Man And The Sea
- ... leaves when he wakes up, Manolin, his helper, comes to his aid with food and drink. Also a point that might be good is that he has had bad luck with his goal for a great period of time and is sure it will work this time. Later, though, when Santiago needs him for the quest he sets out to do, Manolin deserts him, although he may not have wanted to ... another idea through which Christ did, a struggle to get a goal done even though it may mean certain destruction to himself. This might accomplish nothing but the satisfaction of doing this and also has great risks. Finally he comes upon a painful experience with his hand which is in great pain and won't move. This is useful in the place where Christ loses his physical self and has less to deal with. On the third day, he recovers himself and returns to his ...
- 1633: Atomic Bomb
- ... to and elevation of 41,000 feet"(Johnson 25). The development of this deadly weapon made Truman's decision much easier. He defended his decision with the prospect that at the moment Japan saw the great power of the atomic bomb, they would surrender, therefore saving American lives. Other benefits included "the saving of Japanese lives (compared with the staggering death toll that an invasion would have caused) and being relieved ... Despite the considerable moral debates on the subject, one stance remains clear and precise - the fact that the dropping of the bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki paved the way for the United States as a great superpower (Yamanaka 106). In a history in which Europe ruled the world, the United States took its place at the top with its powerful European counterparts due to its great involvement during World War I. However with the bombing of Japan, the US became the number one super power, showing the world, the great weapon that they possessed - a weapon that could virtually rid ...
- 1634: Global Warming--is It Getting Warmer
- ... nearest Australia. In the northern hemisphere, warming is strongest in Alaska, northwest and eastern Canada, most of the Soviet Union, and parts of southern Asia, North Africa and south west Europe. Climate has cooled in Great Britain and northern and eastern Europe. In the USA, scientists found no overall warming trend in weather records kept since the nineteenth century, however keep in mind the US covers only 1.5 percent of ... effected. (Worldbook online). Entire continents could, and probably will be buried under oceans. The global warming rate is estimated to be going 80 times faster than it has in past years. At that rate, our great great great great grandchildren will not have a dry playground to run around on. Waterworld? Maybe not now, but someday we may be living in the Hollywood movie.
- 1635: One Hundred Years Of Solitude
- ... the city would be heavily bombed in the coming months with conventional weapons. Personally, he favored Kyoto as a target. Kyoto was the ancient capital of Japan, a “historical city and one that was of great religious significance to the Japanese.” (Thomas 71-72) With an estimate population of a million, Kyoto, Groves reasoned, “like any city of that size in Japan must be involved in a tremendous amount of war ... make a legitimate target. However, later on June 12, Kyoto was forced off from the target list as a primary. Secretary of the war department disapproved the city because it was a historical city with great religious significance to the Japanese. Bombing the city would only strengthen the will of Japanese people andthus never ending the war. (Thomas 72) Several other Japanese cities were as well voted upon and had been ... Eatherly’s Straight Flush would go to Hiroshima, Jabbit III, commanded by Major John Wilson, would fly to Kokura, and The Full House, piloted by Major Ralph Taylor was given Nagasaki. (Stoff 226) Sweeny’s Great Artiste and No.91, commanded by Major George Marquardt, would carry photographic equipment and accompany Tibbet to the actual target whose final selection would still depend on the weather reports radioed back by the ...
- 1636: King Lears Blindness
- ... making a decision. The problem with Lear is that he cannot admit he has made an error. Shakespeare hits upon the characteristic human frailty by which denial of a deficiency actually announces the deficiency. (This Great Stage: Image and Structure in King Lear. Robert Beehtold Heilman) Beehtold perfectly describes Shakespeare s intent when portraying Lear as such a blind individual. Through showing his blindness Shakespeare is able to show how large ... can no longer tolerate the suffering that has been bestowed upon him, so he decides to end his life: O you mighty gods! This world I do renounce, and in your sights Shake patiently my great affliction off; (IV, vi, ll 34-36) Gloucester has been driven to the edge, the edge of his sanity and the edge of the cliffs of Dover. He realizes what he has done and it ... easily he was fooled into believing Edmunds fantastic tale of parricide. Lear suffers differently than Gloucester. In Lear s case he becomes so obsessed with the fact that he, gave his daughters everything and received great mistreatment, that he goes mad. Cordelia describes her father s madness to a doctor and asks for his help in restoring him: Alack, tis he! why, he was met even now As mad as ...
- 1637: The House on Mango Street: Esperanza
- ... and now accept their unhappy consequences, thinking that there is no way- out. Esperanza will not accept and is determined to overcome the unfair fate instricted on the women in her family, such as her great grand mother. For instance, Esperanza knows that she doesn’t want to end up like her great grand mother. “ She ( great-grand mother ) looked out the window her whole life like so many women sit their sadness on their elbow. I wonder if she made the best of what she got or was she sorry ...
- 1638: The Protector Of The Scots And The Hammer Of The Scots
- ... people of the town gathered round Sir William and drove the English out (“Sir William Wallace” http:\\www.mcallister.com/clan/wallace.html). This sparked the Scottish revolt that William would lead to its first great victory at the Battle of Sterling Bridge. Word of Williams success in battle was racing through Scotland and England. He was indeed becoming a true leader for the Scots who thought themselves on the way ... them. Finally the Scottish and English forces met at Sterling Bridge. Although the Scots were mainly an infantry Army and the English a stronger cavalry type the Scots refused to surrender. Wallace proving himself a great Military commander, waiting for the English to start to advance across the bridge. Upon seeing King Edwards forces crossing the bridge the Scots poured onto the bridge forcing many horses into the water. Many English ... html). After victory at Sterling Bridge Wallace is knighted and named “The Guardian of Scotland” after which he set out on a vengeful campaign in the form of an Invasion of Northcumberland. Sir William inflected great damage on this campaign and gained a very cruel reputation (Fisher 69). When Edward finally got word of both the humiliations at Sterling and Sir Williams deeds in Northcumberland he was convinced that Sir ...
- 1639: Henry IV: Hotspur vs. Harry
- ... from a battle in which he defeated the Scots led by Glendower. He has taken many prisoners including the Earl of Douglas, a Scottish warlord. Hotspur is a very valiant warrior who has won a great reputation for himself on the battlefield. He is young and impetuous as his name suggests. Henry IV has more admiration for Hotspur than his own son Hal, and is envious of Northumberland for having such ... father that he may seem unpromising and dull at the moment but when he becomes King he will shine. He also says, to the Kings delight, that he is using Hotspur to collect all his great deeds so that when he kills Hotspur they will all become his and they will atone for all his faults. There are advantages to the way that Hal lives because while Hotspur wins battles and gets a great reputation for himself, Hal just sits back and relaxes and waits until the right moment to step up and benefit from Hotspur's good deeds and battle trophies. He shows his father all the ...
- 1640: Butterbox Babies
- ... The Home was established in 1928, and what started off to be a tiny cottage-based business became a million-dollar enterprise in a 54-room mansion. The Ideal Maternity Home seemed to be a great place where unmarried women could, secretly, give birth to their babies- for a great price though! In the 1930's and 1940's, a woman was considered a disgrace to the town and, more importantly, her family if she was pregnant and not married. To some women the Ideal ... did not know of the Young family, William and Lila would surely have been spending the rest of their natural lives behind bars. Butterbox Babies was a well researched and written novel. It went into great depth of events, that had occurred over 65 years ago, with a great deal of information. Many great interviews were written in the novel and both sides of the story were shown. Bette Cahill ...
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