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- 4151: The Old Man And The Sea
- ... spur. In this way Santiago not only teaches Manolin about fishing but also about important characteristics such as faith. In the story Santiago's bravery is unsurpassed but it is not until he hooks the "great fish" that we truly see his valor and perseverance. Through Santiago's actions Hemingway teaches the reader about bravery and tenacity in the face of adversity. He demonstrates that even when all is lost and ... lions represent him when he is young and strong and could overcome any challenge. Although he is an old man and his body is no longer like it used to be his heart is still great and he eventually defeats the Marlin. Santiago's perseverance and bravery are further illustrated when he tries to fight off the sharks. He was a fisherman all his life and therefore he knows that the fate of his catch is inevitable yet he persists to fight the sharks. The battle between him and the sharks is about principles not a mere fish. Santiago is still a great warrior at heart and warriors fight until the end. One of the greatest and most obvious pieces of symbolism in the story is Christianity. From the beginning of the story the reader is shown ...
- 4152: Catullus
- ... Lesbian, describing the people from the island of Lesbos. Lesbos was the place where poets lived and devoted their lives to the arts. These poets were known for their talents and made the island a great seat of lyric inspiration in antiquity. (Havelock, pg. 130) The most famous of the poets on this island was a woman named Sappho. By using the reference to the island, the name becomes a testament ... unusual love. He even refers to his love of being more than a person could love a woman but “As a father loves his sons and sons-in-law.” In Catullus’ time, this was a great honor, as the love between men was considered stronger than that of the love men could feel for woman. This stemming from the idea that women were of a lower standard than men. In poem ... have been having for this woman. Even though she was a married woman, with a not so strong reputation, it didn’t matter. To Catullus, Clodia was Lesbia, a woman who he likened to the great poet Sappho, in both beauty and intelligence. It may even be considered that if she hadn’t been married to the general who was a friend of Catullus’, that the two lovers would have ...
- 4153: A Couple of Frosted Poems
- ... time, he met such literary figures as Ezra Pound, an American expatriate poet and champion of innovative literary approaches, and Edward Thomas, a young English poet associated with the Georgian poetry movement then popular in Great Britain. Frost soon published his first book of poetry, A Boy’s Will (1913), which received appreciative reviews. Following the success of the book, he relocated to Gloucestershire, England, and directed publication of a second collection, North of Boston (1914). Shortly after North of Boston was published in Great Britain, the family returned to the United States, settling in Franconia, New Hampshire. The American editions of his his first two volumes won critical acclaim upon publication in the United States, and in 1917 Frost ... as honors from the United States government and American universities. He recited his work at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961 and represented the United States on several official missions. Though he received great acclaim, his critical reputation waned during the later part of his career. His final three collections received less than enthusiastic reviews, yet contain several pieces acknowledged as his greatest achievements. He died in Boston ...
- 4154: Who Wants To Be Next In Line
- ... address he made after the first battle with opposing Grecian city Sparta. This civil war in Greece had created chaos and sparked worry in the Athenians. Pericles’ Funeral Oration was a reminder to them. The great speech was a pep-rally to restate the original reason for which they were fighting; to honor the noble soldiers that died while they were free and to boldly request the people honor such fine ... He was a man full of ambition for the city and the city’s people. City funds were dealt out to aid in preserving Athens beauty and creativity through art. He sought to attain a great army and standard of living for Athens without the harsh everyday training found in the city of Sparta. “Thus we have the advantage of not suffering in preparation for future pain.” Pericles’ Funeral Oration. The ... face of change and daring, indeed, that man must be persuaded before he reaps the benefits of his actions. Creon learned this in the end as did Pericles also try to instill with his oration: “Great will be your glory in not falling short of your natural character; and greatest will be hers who is least talked of among the men whether good or for bad.” Could we perhaps all ...
- 4155: "I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud"
- ... beautiful poem by William Wordsworth. In this poem Wordsworth describes how he feels and uses nature in doing so. This poem is very inspiring and gives one a different way to look at loneliness and depression. The speaker, at the beginning of this poem, thinks of himself as a cloud. He tries to express his loneliness, solitude, and isolation. Clouds are lonely, fluttering anywhere in the cosmic sky. They have no ... nature is having powers over a man. "The golden daffodils", accompanied by nature, affects the speaker tremendously. I think Wordsworth’s motivation is to let us know that powers of nature are magical and extremely great. The gracefulness of nature does contribute to the inner feelings of someone who appreciates it. I think we need to be with nature, feel it, and engrave it on our "inward eye".
- 4156: Analysis Of Lorca’s Lament For Ignacio Sanchez Mejias
- ... writing of this poem. Twentieth Century Literary Criticism says the following about Lorca: “The things that attract his attention most as a poet are always in his immediate surroundings.”(p313, vol. 1) Southern Spain takes great pride in their bullfights. An area of importance in the Andalusian culture is the relationship between man and bull. The following is said about this: The control, taming and domestication of the wild, involving a ... Ignacio’s tombstone. This somber mood of death is prevalent throughout the poem. Lorca even questions what people who die should expect once they cross between life and death. In conclusion, Federico Garcia Lorca is great poet due to his ability to create a visual scene with only words. First of all, he used literary devices such as imagery, symbols, and other musical devices to fool the senses into creating the ... even though it is inevitable that every human being will die. Lorca changed his point of view also and told the story from the dead man’s point of view. Over all, this is a great poem which contains rich meaning if the reader and helps the reader paint a mental picture of what is going on. This help the reader remember it more and it makes the poem more ...
- 4157: Telecommuting
- ... referring too. Telecommuting allows someone with a physical handicap that could not actually commute to the workplace to still function as a valuable employee. It would allow someone who has small children and feels a great need to be home for them to still work and have a career. The distance an employee must travel daily to work is a factor that can induce great amounts of frustration and expense into their lives. Telecommuting can alleviate this stress. Job satisfaction can be enhanced by allowing greater freedom and bestowing greater responsibility. Employees should be aware of some of the pitfalls ... a company to implement a telecommuting program. Many factors must be taken into account and clear organizational goals must be stated. It is vitally important for the management to support the program and for a great degree of trust to exist between employer and employee. Implementation of a pilot program can take years and involve many aspects of the company as a whole. On the whole, I am impressed with ...
- 4158: Fission or Fusion
- ... fusion was first achieved on earth in the early 1930s by bombarding a target containing deuterium, the mass-2 isotope of hydrogen, with high-energy deuterons in a cyclotron. To accelerate the deuteron beam a great deal of energy is required, most of which appeared as heat in the target. As a result, no net useful energy was produced. In the 1950s the first large-scale but uncontrolled release of fusion energy was demonstrated in the tests of thermonuclear weapons by the United States, the USSR, Great Britain, and France. This was such a brief and uncontrolled release that it could not be used for the production of electric power. In the fission reactions I discussed earlier, the neutron, which has no ... density n exceeds about 1014. The relationship t n ł 1014 is called the Lawson criterion. Numerous schemes for the magnetic confinement of plasma have been tried since 1950 in the United States, the former USSR, Great Britain, Japan, and elsewhere. Thermonuclear reactions have been observed, but the Lawson number rarely exceeded 1012. One device, however, the tokamak, originally suggested in the USSR by Igor Tamm and Andrey Sakharov, began to ...
- 4159: The Element: Chlorine
- ... together, the mixture is stable if kept in a cool, dark place. If heated or exposed to sunlight, the mixture explodes. Chlorine is easily liquefied and usually transported in its liquid state in pressurized drums. Great care must be taken, however, to prevent the containers from bursting and liberating large amounts of the gas. In the United States most European countries, large quantities of chlorine may only be transported by train. The present trend is to limit the transport of chlorine as much as possible by producing and using the element in the same location. Uses Chlorine has many great uses. Chlorine is an excellent oxidizing agent. At first. The use of Chlorine was used as a bleaching agent in the paper, pulp, and textile industries and as a germicide for drinking water preparation swimming ... produce sodium, and the chlorine is a commercial by product. When large quantities of waste hydrochloric and are available. Chlorine may be recovered by oxidation of the acid. This method has the advantage of converting great quantities of waste acid to useful substances. No matter what process is used to prepare chlorine, the gas must be well dried. Dry chlorine is much less corrosive than moist chlorine gas. In the ...
- 4160: Computer Hardware
- ... they are locked so students don’t steal the balls. If optical mice were bought for the computers they would never need to be serviced and would brake rarely. DVD ROM: DVD ROMS Would be great for the school as they are a big storage medium so students will be able to hold all their Assignments on just one disk. Also educational video DVD’s could be watched all around the school. Wireless LAN: Wireless LAN would be a great bound into the future as computers could be moved anywhere in school grounds without the hassle of network cables. Also students could bring in laptops and be able to log in to access their H ... good quality at a fast rate that is needed. The projection panel because it is a useful attribute which makes presentations more interactive. Secondary Storage: DVDDVD Holds a few gigs of data which is a great deal of storage for anything. Anything from thousands of documents to 2 movies can hold on these disks. Compared to a floppy disk which holds only a few picture less documents, this is by ...
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