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- 3941: National Socialism
- ... coming of war in 1914. As expressed in a German newspaper, The Post, “Another forty years of peace would be a national misfortune for Germany.” With the armistice that took effect November 11,1918, the Great War had come to an end, four long years after it had begun. The German military machine had lost the war, and with it, hopes of German dominance in European affairs. Utterly defeated, the new ... when we show them our good old German sword, flashing high above our heads!” (Lilo Linke) Powerful, emotional speeches like these were very appealing to the hobbled German populace at the time and earned a great deal of popular support for Hitler and the National Socialists. The National Socialists added to their ultra-nationalistic, militaristic agenda extreme racism directed against all non-Germanic peoples, Poles, Slavs, Latins, and especially Jews. All ... for the German people to inhabit. Nazi racism would rid German society of those elements that weakened it. Nazi ultra-nationalism would restore a sense of identity and pride in a greater German nation. After great suffering as a result of the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles, a majority of Germans felt at the time that Nazi rule would bring them the most cherished thing of all, hope.
- 3942: Aztec Civilization
- The Aztec Indians created a great civilization in Central Mexico, reaching its peak in the 1500 s. Being late arrivals to the area, and because of their strong neighboring nations, they were forced to live in the swampy western areas of ... god of wind and of learning, and Tenochtitlan, the sun god. The Aztecs believed in order to appease these and many other gods that they needed to perform human sacrifices. The main purpose of the great Aztec pyramids was, in fact, human sacrifices. They also believed that there were lucky and unlucky days for baptism and to declare war on, which were decided by a priest. Most art and architecture in ... which was built where modern-day Mexico City is. It was given the nickname Venice of the New World, because it had many canals. During the acme of the Aztec civilization, the population of this great city numbered more than 200,000. This made it one of the most populated cities in the ancient world. The city was connected to the mainland by 3 causeways, which, when flooded, served as ...
- 3943: Edgar Allen Poe's "Hop Frog": The Transcendence Of Frogs and Ourang-Outangs
- ... freak of nature. Hop-Frog is a dwarf. His means of locomotion was that of an "interjectional gait---- something between a leap and a wiggle,"(482) and this motion was only afforded to him through "great pain and difficulty." Hop-frog's teeth are "large, powerful, and repulsive."(484) His arms, not in balance with his body, have a "prodigious power."(482) His arms so over compensated for his body he ... enhance the transcendence of Hop-Frog and the inability of the King to recognize the fact. The opening description of the king is that he would have "preferred Rabelias' 'Gargantua'," a giant king with a great capacity for food and drink, indicating a great lack of control and animal desires. When the mythical king is hungry or thirsty he eats or drinks, and when the King in the story wants a jest he has one. Both kings react ...
- 3944: The Hidden Story In Green And
- The Great Gatsby Symbolism Essay The Hidden Story in Green and White Color symbolism is really popular in novels written during the 1920’s. One such example is Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. There is much color symbolism in this novel, but there are two main colors that stand out more than the others. The colors green and white influence the story greatly. Green shows many thoughts ... in order to keep the cool insolent smile turned towards the world and yet satisfy the demands of her hard jaunty body. (Pg. 63).” Color symbolism is not very noticeable, yet it can tell a great deal about a story. In this case, the colors give the reader a look at the character’s choices and the paths he or she could have chosen compared to the ones the character ...
- 3945: The United States' Involvement In World War 2
- ... So, in April 1940 Germany took both Norway and Denmark. British attempted to stop the Germans, but they overpowered the British with airpowers. Britain took many losses. (Bath 107) Britain and France continued to take great losses as Germany moved into the low countries- Belgium, Luxembourg, and Netherlands. Germany made quick attacks on each country. Allied support was called upon, and the British and French reacted. Yet, Luxembourg surrendered in one ... United States and Canada. They were also short on vital raw materials such as oil and aluminum. Britain attempted to protect the vessels bringing the supplies, but Germany’s submarine force proved to be too great a match. Since 1939, Britain had lost over two thousand ships, totaling almost eight million tons of wreckage taken by the German army. If this continued Britain would soon be conquered. (Overy 26) The United ... effect at one minute past midnight after a second signing in Berlin with Soviet participation. The war in Europe was over. (Gill 227) The Allies had won the war, but not without the loss of great amounts of money, lives, and resources. The United States spent over 300 billion dollars on World War II in Europe. This was an exuberant amount compared to the entire wars cost of 900 billion ...
- 3946: Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Self-Reliance”
- ... and honest definitions about what the self really is and the details in which it has to explain further in-depth. The most significant weakness it has is that not all readers know who the great philosophers and leaders are that are mentioned or if there are any references. It would be an easier piece to read if there were footnotes with explanations. I have wholeheartedly enjoyed Emerson’s essay and ... to go to other sources every time one is named. To some readers this may be frustrating and the reader will feel inept. This will be a reason why people will not want to read great essays by Emerson. Although Emerson is an advanced and great writer, it would make it more reader friendly to people who could not understand all aspects of the essay. Regardless of the weakness of the essay, I thought this was one of the best ...
- 3947: Native Americans
- ... as a cure for disease. Love of ornament was a spur to trade among the Indians and, later, between the Indian and the white man. Shells and coral from the seacoasts, native copper from the Great Lakes region, turquoise from the Southwest, pipestone from Minnesota, and bear claws from the Rocky Mountains were passed from tribe to tribe, long before Columbus discovered America. The Plains tribes had buffalo hides and fur ... separation into small groups was emphasized by differences in language. The Indians of North America spoke approximately 600 dialects in many different languages-- several times as many as are spoken in Europe. The differences were great enough to hamper understanding only a short distance from home. These differences handicapped white explorers who were trying to get information. When Lewis and Clark met the Flathead Indians in 1805, their questions had to ... traders tried to overcome communication difficulties by creating trade jargons combining words from Indian and European languages. Among them were the Chinook Jargon of the northwest and the Mobilian of the southeast. Indians of the Great Plains worked out a sign language for communicating with each other. They could convey much information with hand gestures. Some of the gestures were so graphic they could be understood by persons who did ...
- 3948: The Bronte Sisters, Jane Eyre
- ... Pathetic fallacy, parallel moods in nature that reflect the emotions of the characters, is another literary device used in the Bronte novels. Growing up in the stormy northern England countryside, Charlotte and Emily knew the great potential of the tumultuous moorland weather to communicate the vast range of human emotions (Dunleavy 250). As a result, there is interplay and even interchanges between their characters and the natural elements. The dynamic role ... several of them in real life (The Westminster Review 44). It is the combination of all these literary devices which gives the structures of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights their complexity. Both novels received a great deal of negative criticism when both were first published because of the uninhibited violence and graphic imagery. Over time, however, people soon began to recognize the books for the great masterpieces they were. Charlotte and Emily s passion swept over the pools of Victorian fiction and roused them to storm. These disruptions have been present in literature ever since. Perhaps the most wonderful fact ...
- 3949: Imperialism
- ... Michelangelo, had been as famous as this in his own lifetime. And it is quite possible that none ever will be again, now that the mandate to set forth social meaning. Picasso was the last great beneficiary of the belief that the language of painting and sculpture really mattered to people other than their devotees. And he was the first artist to enjoy the obsessive attention of mass media. He stood ... virtually every other artist had to reckon, and there was scarcely a 20th century movement that he didn't inspire, contribute to or--in the case of Cubism, which, in one of art history's great collaborations, he co-invented with Georges Braque--beget.Since Picasso never painted an abstract picture in his life, even there his handprints lay everywhere. Much of the story of modern sculpture is bound up with ... for the strongest level of feeling. He conveyed it with tremendous force, making you feel the weight of forms and the tension of their relationships mainly by drawing and tonal structure. He was never a great colorist, But through metaphor, he crammed layers of meaning together to produce flashes of revelation. In the process, he reversed one of the currents of modern art. Picasso died in 1973 and the art ...
- 3950: William Shakespeare
- William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so ... dramatist the world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of human nature. He was able to find universal human qualities and put them in a dramatic situation creating characters that are timeless. Yet he had the ability to create characters that are highly ... helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. His portrayal of historical figures and events have influenced our thinking more than what has been written in history books. The world has admired and respected many great writers, but only Shakespeare has generated such enormous continuing interest. My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. My source devoted thirty pages to William ...
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