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- 2731: The Meaning of Suffering in Job and The Aeneid
- The Meaning of Suffering in Job and The Aeneid Throughout Virgil's Aeneid and Job from the Old Testament, great obstacles block the paths of the protagonists. Mental and physical, anguish is placed upon Job and Aeneas. Though both men suffer extreme pain, the extent and content of the tribulations are different. Job's suffering is placed upon him without provocation. Aeneas also believes his ³pain [is] so great and unmerited!² (Virgil 2.89). Juno's hatred towards the Trojans, however, is fueled by many things such as the descent of the Trojans from Jupiter's illegitimate son and the fact that the Trojan ... calls out, ³ may it turn to darkness² (3:4). Aeneas, while on the ship, wishes he would have died in battle rather than face his future. Job and Aeneas feel that their suffering is so great that death would be a better alternative. While Job's pain may seem greater, death is death, and both men were prepared to accept it with open arms to avoid any more strife. The ...
- 2732: General William Tecumseh Sherm
- ... military warfare and thus notable contribution to the South's defeat. Despite of the fact that early on his military career looked quite grim and hopeless, being publicly ridiculed and called insane, he later displayed great strategic expertise and proved his adversaries wrong. Although he begun his wartime career as colonel of a volunteer brigade, he finished it as General of the American Army and was even nominated various times to ... battle, Sherman and his men performed well (Ward 731). After this battle he was promoted to brigadier-general and later left in charge of the Department of Cumberland (Sherman 3). It was then when a great injustice was done unto him, when the Secretary of War, Mr. Cameron, asked him how many men he would need for his campaign and answered he needed said two hundred thousand. He was later publicly ... they ran for their lives. His casualties, including wounded, dead and missing, were only 2, 034 men (Sherman 4). Although the Union lost this battle, Sherman was promoted to Major General as merit of his great valor and leadership (McPherson 707). Sherman at this time had developed a valuable friendship with U.S. Grant, and even persuaded him from resigning after Grant received numerous false accusations (Sherman 4). They then ...
- 2733: Heroes and the Defiance of Fate
- ... choices and decisions that they make will lead to there downfall. Even if they believe that they are cheating their way out of it, they actually set the path for their pre-ordained fate. The great Achilles of Greece is known as the greatest warrior in the Achain Army. Still, this mightiest of warriors cannot escape his own tragic fate. His own choices and decisions guide his fate, and fate guides ... is also a reflection of Achilles glory and in an emotional sense a part of him. So in every way, Patrolelos death is a direct blow to Achilles, and Achilles has no choice, being the great warrior, but to seek revenge. His decision guides fate, but at the same time, fate guides his decision. [ From one point of view, we see that Achilles chooses not to fight of his own free ... run away from his fate, but the outcome is the same. Though Oedipus tries to run away from his fate, he ends up running right into it without even knowing it. Quote an oracle. The great King Oedipus of Theba was probably the greatest Greek King of all time. He was an honored hero to the people of Thebes, but not even this great King and hero could escape his ...
- 2734: The Extent Of European Influen
- ... economic purposes. America offered the common people of the world the opportunity for financial gain and self-sufficiency. From these humble beginnings, the roots that became the American economic system formed. After securing independence for Great Britain, the new nation greatly expanded foreign trade and underwent revolutions in transportation and farming methods that gradually lead to the creation of a national market economy. At the close of the Revolutionary War, the ... permit the colonies to transport any goods directly to the European continent north of Cape Finisterre. The Navigation Act also prohibited the exportation of tobacco, rice, indigo, furs and naval store to other countries except Great Britain and other colonies. American victory in the Revolutionary War ended all such restrictions and regular trading developed several countries in Europe, Asia, the Far East and Central and South America. Because of the 150-year trade history of Britain and American familiarity with British goods and trade system, most American merchants preferred trading with Great Britain. In a short period of time, Britain quickly reestablished its self as Americas premiere trading partner, accounting for almost half of the total trade volume of the United States (Nettels 45,46). Transportation ...
- 2735: French Revolution 4
- ... the course of twenty-five years after the Seven Years' War, the government of France 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 with a government in poverty. The deteriorating finances of the government is what triggered the prolonged differences between the Bourgeoisie and the aristocracy. The political differences between ...
- 2736: Freedom And Revolution
- ... to take control of our own destinies. For our entire lives, from school to the workplace, we are forced to obey somebody else's order, treated like children or bits of machinery. Human beings have great potential but for most of us, only in a socialist society, will this potential be realised. So though socialism is about material equality it is also about freedom. Furthermore it is impossible to maintain one ... that the counterfeiting was done by the Cheka itself). Unlucky also were the 30 or 40 anarchists living near Zhmirink who according to the soviet press in 1921 had been discovered and liquidated. The last great mobilisation of anarchists occurred at the funeral of Kroptkin in February 1921 when 20,000 marched with placards and banners demanding, among other things, the release of anarchists from prison. From then on the suppression ... argue that they are necessary because without them, in the heat of battle, soldiers will turn and rout. History has shown that people will give their lives in defence of a cause if it is great enough and if they believe in it. Of course there are many more examples of operation of conventional military armies (W.W.I, W.W.II., Vietnam etc. etc.). These were conflicts where it ...
- 2737: First And Second Reconstructio
- First and Second Reconstructions The First and Second Reconstructions held out the great promise of rectifying racial injustices in America. The First Reconstruction, emerging out of the chaos of the Civil War had as its goals equality for Blacks in voting, politics, and use of public facilities. The ... continued the poverty and oppression of Blacks in the South. As one Southern governor said about sharecropping, "The Negro skins the land and the landlord skins the Negro."31 The Freedmen's Bureau missed a great opportunity; had its mission been broadened, its funding increased, and its power been extended, it could have educated the Black population and guaranteed some type of land reform in the South. Because neither Thaddeus Stevens ... sector. This poverty cycle among lower-class Blacks remains after vestiges of legal Jim Crow have disappeared.47 White flight to suburbs and the poverty trap of the inner city for Blacks has been so great that in 1980 the number of segregated schools surpassed the number of segregated schools before 1954.48 Both the First and Second Reconstructions left Blacks with no economic base, dependent on others for their ...
- 2738: Joseph Hyden
- ... Joseph angry, and often used his compositions as tablemats. As a result, the couple fought often, and the marriage was a total disaster. He retreated into his music, while she found consolation by spending a great deal of time in church. In 1761, Count Morzin was forced to disband his orchestra due to financial problems. It wasn't long, however, before Haydn was offered another job, this time in Eisenstadt, Austria ... slow works, titled Instrumental music for The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour from the Cross, upon a request from the priest of the cathedral in Cadiz. During his lifetime, Haydn became friends with a great contemporary of his, namely, Mozart. They most likely met each other in 1781, and remained friends until Mozart's death in 1791. Haydn recognized the immense talent of the younger virtuoso, and gave his advice ... young Beethoven for approximately a year, and once said of him, "Beethoven will one day be one of Europe's greatest composers and I am proud that I was his teacher." Likewise, Beethoven was a great admirer of Haydn's works. Haydn returned to London in early 1794, and again he received the warmest of welcomes. He composed several more symphonies for the London concert season. His many friends and ...
- 2739: Evolution Of Society In The Mi
- ... through his shield and into his chest. Then I leapt on him, and without the slightest trouble sliced off his head with my sword” (Turner, p. 45). However, soldiers soon found that their boasts of great adventures disgusted people instead of intriguing them, “Ugh! Get away from me, Leontichus! What a horrible disgusting story! If you enjoy killing people as much as that, I never want to see you again, let ... living at it” (Honig, p. 88). The clergymen of the Middle Ages gained a new way of secular thinking, as well as a new open lifestyle during the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages was a great time of change. The society as a whole and the economic structure began to shift. Women became interested in independence, money, and the attention of men; whereas, the great soldiers of earlier times began losing their fame and glory; while the clergymen began living an outspoken, opinionated lifestyle. This secular lifestyle of the clergymen also included the sacred bond of marriage, which clergymen ...
- 2740: Euclid
- ... s questions. Their society revolved around learning, which allowed them to devote the majority of their time to enlightenment. In answering their questions, they developed systematic activities such as philosophy, psychology, astronomy, mathematics, and a great deal more. Socrates (469-399 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher whose ideas mark the turning point in the history of knowledge and formal thought. Plato (428-347:348 BC) one of Socrates students founded ... knowledge because of it’s devotion to teaching the sciences. Aristotle (384-322 BC), Plato’s brightest student, founded Biology and is given credit for his accomplishments in varying fields. Out of all of the great Greek accomplishments which influence the world today, I chose the one which I believe is the most important, Euclidean Geometry and its effects. Euclid (365-300 BC) is often considered synonymous with geometry. Euclid’s ... defined Elements as “those theorem whose understanding leads to knowledge of the rest.” Elements is a detailed explanation of geometric shapes, and measurements using the number theory. The impact of the Elements has been so great that translated forms are widely studied today. Since Euclid based his entire geometric study on points, straight lines, and circles, his work leaves three main geometrical questions open. The three famous problems left unsolved ...
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