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- 3641: Lais Of Marie De France
- ... more and the sail was made entirely of silk, very beautiful when unfurled.” (p.45) Upon boarding the ship Guigemar became aware of the fact that it was empty. “He rode forward, dismounted and in great pain climbed aboard expecting to find men in charge. But the ship was deserted and he saw no one.” (p.45) Not only does the mysteriousness of the deserted ship keep with the isolation of ... course that it was an earlier isolation that brought this instance. It is here that Lanval meets two beautiful women that lead away even farther to meet his love. Lanval’s love was one of great beauty, described as the most exotic in the land. “Inside the tent was the maiden who surpassed in beauty the lilly and the new rose when it appears in summer.” (p.74) Within the isolation ... me.” (p.75) An interesting situation develops because of the nature of his relationship with the maiden. As long as Lanval keeps the love a secret from all persons he will always be furnished with great wealth and clothing. So it is the isolation of the relationship from others that allows him to become close to others for the first time. This is because he is now able to bring ...
- 3642: Summary of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" With Background About Steinbeck
- ... novel, The Grapes of Wrath (1939) won the 1940 Pulitzer prize. The novel tells the story of the Joads, a poor Oklahoma farming family, who migrated to California in search of better life during the Great Depression in the 1930's. Steinbeck adequately demonstrated how the struggles of a family reflected the hardship of the entire nation. Through the labor the organizer, Jim Casy, taught the Joads that the poor must work ...
- 3643: Evolution 2
- ... qualities, the most significant and most recent quality, is the Homo sapiens connection with the African apes is practically the same. The cradle of mankind , as Darwin said, was Africa. Darwin also stated , In each great region of the world, the living mammals are closely related to the evolved species of the same region. It is, therefore, probable that Africa was formerly inhabited by extinct apes closely allied to the gorilla ... ape that evolved in Africa in various forms. It is believed that they are distant ancestors of the chimpanzee. In addition, it is a larger form and predecessor of the gorilla. First of the fossil great apes to be discovered, Dryopithecus was spread out and distributed throughout Europe, India, China and Africa. On the contrary, the skeleton of Dryopithecus is still frustratingly incomplete. The skeleton has been reconstructed by used the ... lower jaws are similar to a hominid. Australopithecus Africanus is the first definite human ancestor, which is four million years younger than Ramapithecus. During the time of Ramapithecus and Australopithecus Africanus, these pre-humans made great technological advances. Such advances of becoming bipedal. With the aid of bipedalism, this species lived on the ground for the majority of its life. In addition, the advances of the use of stone, bone ...
- 3644: The Scarlet Letter: A Review
- ... a sheet of musical paper (or words on typing paper) and have it come out sounding like chopsticks (or a shopping list,) but it takes special talent and emotion to make it sound like any great composer (or any great author.) But the buck does not stop here. This is only half the problem. The person receiving music (or literature) has to define it as they are listening to it (or reading it.) Let me ... brief interlude of country somewhere in there. I wised up; please don't hold it against me, most gracious reader!) Other people might have never appreciated these genres of music or books, yet they were great music or literature to me at that period of time. Even though I might not have the same taste now, I still regard these examples as music and literature. "Literature is for anyone who ...
- 3645: Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
- ... that we too often attribute some of these qualities to man in a natural state, when in fact ‘it is impossible to understand the law of nature and consequently to obey it without being a great reasoner and a profound metaphysician, which means precisely that for the establishment of society, men must have used enlightenment which develops only with great difficulty and by a very small number of people within the society itself.’ (854) Primitive man could not have been in this ‘state of nature’ if it takes a civilized mind to even conceive of ... became more sedentary and grew accustomed to watch over the hut and children, [and the] men went to seek their common subsistence,' (876) this created a division of labor, and 'men [began to] enjoy[] a great deal of leisure time, ' (876) which 'they used ... to procure for themselves many types of conveniences unknown to their fathers; and that was the first yoke they imposed upon themselves without realizing it, and ...
- 3646: Don Giovanni
- ... Conrad not to get to close to them. Slowly through the novel Conrad seems to start to get closer to people but the has his lapses hear and there. On pg. 110 after having a great day going to get the Christmas tree he comes home and is torn apart by his mother. Beth makes such a big deal about Conrad quitting the swim team that a shouting match starts. In ... a close relationship with him again. From beginning till end Conrad had made a complete 360, and his life is filled with intimacy and friendships, where at the beginning it was filled with gloom and depression.
- 3647: Symbolism in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
- Symbolism in "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck Novels were created to show a very simplistic view in great depth. The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, takes a novel to its most unadulterated form. Steinbeck does this by conveying life symbolically. Through symbols, Steinbeck offers the reader a more clear look at life and its ... role of a young diver who lives in a small village on the coastline of Mexico. Kino is thought of as, " ‘a wise, primitive man' " (French 128) who is hungry for fortune because of the great pearl, which he discovers. As Steinbeck unfolds The Pearl, he presents Kino as a, "angry, frightened, but resolute man, determined to keep what he has earned" (Beachler 62). He has earned "Pearl of the World," (Steinbeck 27) a legendary item of considerable wealth. "Kino, on the other hand sees the great pearl as providing the opportunity to pay for a church wedding, new clothes, a rifle, and schooling for his son…" (Warren 28). From these wants and needs, Kino symbolizes "clearly good and innocent" (McCarthy ...
- 3648: Biography Of Eugene Victor Deb
- ... prestige. Eugene Victor needed money, when in January 1884 his second term as City Clerk expired. He was broke, he ate whatever he could find and slept wherever it happened to be. In 1883 the depression had been started and was cutting living standards. By January 1885 When Debs has sworn into the state House if Representatives, he had already made a bill which would require railroad companies to compensate their ... of Locomotive Firemen and next year he found the American Railway Union. The American Railway Union is the labor organization was welcome to all railroad workers. The first major strike against James J. Hill s Great Northern Railroad had been won on eighteen s day of struggle. But later that year, the union was destroyed in the Pullman Co. struggle. Debs was sent to jail for six months in contempt of ...
- 3649: Comparison Of Roger Chillingwo
- ... knows what is right and he has “large, brown, melancholy eyes”(46) that are the window to his soul. His eyes allow Roger Chillingworth to see through him later in the novel. Arthur keeps his great sin inside of him for 7 long years and Hester is forced to wear the letter A as a symbol of adultery. Throughout the 7 years Arthur has been suffering continually, and he always keeps ... almost impossible to not accept the feelings that the human heart casts upon a human. As for Arthur Dimmesdale, the sickness of his heart led to the deterioration of his health. Though Dimmesdale commits a great sin with Hester, Chillingworth also commits a great sin. He exploits the heart of Dimmesdale, and shows no compassion or understanding to his feelings. The romance allows a relationship between humans and nature. The “A” shaped meteor which appears the night Governor ...
- 3650: Ku Klux Klan
- ... America's society today. The Ku Klux Klan began almost accidentally during the reconstruction period after the civil war in the Southern United States. The southern people had suffered greatly from the effects of the great war. Many of them lost their homes and plantations. Many also lost friends and loved ones to the war. The people needed a release from the sorrow of everyday life. In 1865, six men from ... most feared "hate group" in the country. The men decided to make a club to help release the stress of the times. The men were all poor and could not afford to make gowns or great costumes for the group, so they decided to use linens. They wore the linens over their backs and put pillowcases on their heads. They also draped the linens over their horses. The Ku Klux Klan ... cause, he was very ill and could not handle the task. Their next choice was a man named Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest, although he wasn't as well known as General Lee, he was a great leader. He was born in Mississippi and owned a plantation. He fought for the confederate army for a long time before they recognized his abilities. Although he didn't arrive early enough to greatly ...
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