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- 2251: General George S. Patton
- ... World War II. As a result of this action, Patton was promoted to first lieutenant. He also added two notches to his revolver, notches which he would later show to the King and Queen of Great Britain during World War II while recounting to them his adventures as a young officer. After the United States declared war on Germany, Gen. Pershing, who had been impressed with Patton in Mexico, promoted him ... never inspire confidence."' Patton's hard-nosed discipline and flamboyance succeeded in "waking up'' his men and won him their respect. He always wore his ivory-handled revolvers and medals, partly because he was a great showman, but primarily because having his men see all the trappings of rank let them know they were commanded by a fighting general. Patton also knew that loyalty to a leader would inspire men to ... the Germans were convinced he would lead an invasion of southern France. When he was sent to Cairo, they feared for an invasion through the Balkans. These diversions caused the Germans to tie down a great many troops to counter the Patton bogeyman. In January 1944, Patton was finally ordered to England to form his new 3rd Army which he would lead to glory during the campaign to liberate Europe. ...
- 2252: Italy
- ... world-famous cities. Rome, the capital and largest city in Italy, was the center of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago. Florence was the home of many artist of the Renaissance, a period of great achievements in the arts. Venice, with its intricate canal system, attracts tourists from all over the world. Italians take great pride in the quality of their cooking. They traditionally eat their meals at midday. Large meals usually consist of a pasta course, followed by a main course of meat or fish. Sometimes a course of ... city has a professional soccer team. Basketball is also very popular, and some cities have more than one professional basketball team. Italy is one of the world's greatest centers for beautiful architecture, art, and great books. Many of Italy's art museums rank among the most famous in the world. Several of Italy's museums are the former houses & palaces of kings or royal families. These museums include the ...
- 2253: Mysteries of the Sphinx
- Mysteries of the Sphinx "The Great Sphinx at Giza is one of the prime images by which ancient Egypt is known" (Jordan 25). The fusion of the body of a lion with the head of a man resulted in a seemingly ... thousands of years. Carved from the bedrock of the Giza plateau, the Sphinx is truly a mysterious marvel from the days of ancient Egypt (Guardian 1). The Giza plateau is also the sight of the great pyramids, which is on the outskirts of Cairo (Bauval 1). The name 'sphinx' is derived from the Greek sphingo, which means "to strangle". In ancient myths, the sphinx usually appears as a guardian of temple entrances. It was constructed beside the Valley Temple of King Khafre of the Fourth Dynasty. The complex was most likely carved from rock left behind after the building of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and Khafre's Second Pyramid which stands about half a mile away (Jordan 25). Although the head of the sphinx is badly battered in some places, traces of the original paint ...
- 2254: The History of Thailand and Malaysia
- The History of Thailand and Malaysia Throughout history, we have seen many great civilizations. From the Egyptians to the Americans, different groups have left their mark in history. One of the great civilizations in history is ancient Southeast Asia. Ancient Southeast Asia consisted of many different countries. This region consisted of Cambodia, Burma, Brunei, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and most of Indonesia. Many kingdoms ... hundreds of beautiful stone temples at Angkor and in other areas elsewhere in the empire. They also built hospitals, irrigation canals, reservoirs, and roads. Between the 800s and 1400s, the Khmer controlled a great Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Cambodia. The Khmer empire reached its peak during the 1100s. It took over much of the land that is now Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Wars with the Thai weakened ...
- 2255: Desert Biome
- ... bare, dry earth furnish ideal conditions for the cooling of air after sunset. A 24-hour range of 25 to 45 Fahrenheit degrees (14 to 25 Celsius degrees) is common, and it may be as great as 60 to 70 Fahrenheit degrees (33 to 39 Celsius degrees). In the deserts, ordinary wells can usually tap a supply of good water. Oasis settlements therefore are most often found where wadis are numerous ... of floodplains and alluvial fans. Plants of the desert depend on sources of water or the adaptations they have developed. Few parts of the desert are entirely barren. Where water seeps toward the surface, a great variety of plants spring up. After a rain low shrubs and grasses come to life. At blooming time, the plants are fragrant and bright with color. They grow quite far apart, instead of providing complete ... in patterns on the surface of the plant. One of the most impressive cacti is the saguaro, the giant cactus of Arizona. Scientists place it in the genus Cereus. "Its stems and branches are like great spiny columns up to 2 feet (about 0.6 meter) thick. It often grows to a height of 50 feet (15 meters). It has long, tubular, showy flowers. The egg-shaped fruit is edible, ...
- 2256: A Character Analysis of Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth
- ... be killed by a "man none of woman born" (IV,i,80) who we find out latter in the play is Macduff. Before Macbeth is to be killed we find out that he is a great warrior, a sane man, and a superstitious man. In Act I scene ii we find out that Macbeth is a great warrior. We start the scene off from a sergeants account of the fighting against the enemy's of the king and Macbeth. For brave Macbeth-well he deserves that name,-disdaining fortune, with his brandish ... down in the books as Scotland's heroic warrior. Macbeth had two glorious battles both of which he had won. from these battles and the sergeants words we can truly say that Macbeth was a great warrior. Macbeth is also to be portrayed as an insane man, but I think that this is not to be true. An insane man is supposed to be delirious, make no sense what-so- ...
- 2257: Macbeth: A Tragic Hero
- ... war for Duncan. This shows a noble virtue of Macbeth, a requirement of a tragic hero according to Aristotle. It shows that Macbeth is a loyal person to the King and that he is a great warrior. As they are returning to Scotland, three witches appear and make prophecies about Macbeth and Banquo. The three witches say All hail, Macbeth! hail to thee, thane of Glamis! All hail, Macbeth! hail to ... of Scotland so she encourages Macbeth to do what he has to do to get rid of Duncan. Lady Macbeth is putting an enormous amount of influence on Macbeth. He thinks that Duncan is a great King and he considers Duncan to be a good friend. Finally Macbeth gives in to Lady Macbeth and decides that he will kill Duncan while he is visiting Macbeth's castle that same night. That ... up and move towards him. Macbeth thinks he has it made; that nothing can take his crown away from him now. This is another example of hubris in the character of Macbeth. The once forgotten great warrior Macbeth is shown once again at the end of the play when Macduff challenges Macbeth to a fight. At first Macbeth says he will not fight, so Macduff says Then yield thee, coward... ( ...
- 2258: King Lear: Consequences Of One Man's Decisions
- ... man is Lear, King of England, who's decisions greatly alter his life and the lives of those around him. As Lear bears the status of King he is, as one expects, a man of great power but sinfully he surrenders all of this power to his daughters as a reward for their demonstration of love towards him. This untimely abdication of his throne results in a chain reaction of events ... reader the first indication of Lear's intent to abdicate his throne. He goes on further to offer pieces of his kingdom to his daughters as a form of reward to his test of love. "Great rivals in our youngest daughter's love, Long in our court have made their amorous sojourn, And here are to be answered. Tell me, my daughters (Since now we will divest us both of rule ... I, Sc i, Ln 47-53) This is the first and most significant of the many sins that he makes in this play. By abdicating his throne to fuel his ego he is disrupts the great chain of being which states that the King must not challenge the position that God has given him. This undermining of God's authority results in chaos that tears apart Lear's world. Leaving ...
- 2259: King Lear: Justice
- ... evil. King Lear, a play by William Shakespeare, is a grave tragedy that is a prime example of the Elizabethan conception of justice. Lear's kingdom turns to chaos because of a break in the "Great Chain of Being" and restores to order when justice prevails. Its tragic labelling stems from the prevalence of death the just punishment for many of its characters. The deaths of Lear, Goneril, and Edmund are prime examples of justice prevailing for evil, and in Lear's case unnatural, acts. Lear's ultimate fate is death. His early demise is a direct result of breaching the "Great Chain of Being" which states that no mortal will abandon his position in the hierarchy of ranking set by God. Lear's intention of abdicating his throne is apparent from the outset and is seen ... death. . .1 Evidently the splitting of Lear's kingdom and abdication of his throne is not an act of necessity, but an act toward easing the remainder of his life. Lear's disruption of the "Great Chain of Being" is in an unnatural fashion because the abdication of his kingship is without dire or mortal cause. The method of passing down his land to his heirs is also unnatural, as ...
- 2260: Deep Ocean Trenches
- Deep Ocean Trench A trench is any long, narrow, steep-sided depression in the ocean bottom. The deepest known depression of this kind is the Mariana Trench, which lies east of the Mariana Islands in the western North Pacific Ocean . Of the Earth's 20 major trenches, 17 are found in the Pacific. The only ... below 6 km/3.6 mi there is no light and very high pressure; ocean trenches are inhabited by crustaceans, coelenterates (for example, sea anemones), polychaetes (a type of worm), molluscs, and echinoderms. Mariana Trench (depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean), the deepest seafloor depression in the world. It is located just east of the Mariana Islands in the western part of the ocean basin. The Mariana Trench ...
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