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- 471: Dune
- ... Emperor himself to go and mine the spice on the planet. Their greatest enemy the Harkonnen's, were also on Dune. These two families mining the precious spice on the same plant would lead to great troubles and wars. Soon after that, I was introduced to a very brave and insightful young man. The young man is Paul Atreides. Paul is medium height with short, black hair. His mother Jessica is ... very tall and beautiful and is always concerned with the actions of Paul, the future ruler of the galaxy. Jessica's teacher, the Reverend Mother heard of Paul and thought that he might be the great leader that the prophets told of. The Reverend Mother came to Dune and tested Paul to see if this was so. Paul underwent great pain and suffering but passed the tests with the highest reverence. Duke Leto, Paul's father now came into the picture. He was the leader of the Atreides Family. He seemed very established and ...
- 472: Great Gatsby
- Great Gatsby A great lecturer once said, ³Man is so caught up in his own recklessness that he does not notice the values of life.² The theme proclaimed in the quote reflects literature in the abundance that it is ... women and money, can blind them to what is morally right. Within the minds and lives of the people of this text lies a source of shallowness that cannot be broken. In his novel The Great Gatsby., F. Scott Fitzgerald displays the careless recklessness, shallow emptiness, and materialistic concerns of the rich. This novel also translates over to everyday life in the way that if people are too reckless, they ...
- 473: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... the streets of Dallas, Texas, in his open car, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, apparently by the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. The world had not only lost a common man, but a great leader of men. From his heroic actions in World War II to his presidency, making the decisions to avert possible nuclear conflict with world superpowers, greatness can be seen. Kennedy also found the time to ... Sr., was a successful businessman with many political connections. Appointed by President Roosevelt, Joe, Sr., was given the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and later the prestigious position of United States ambassador to Great Britain(Anderson 98). His mother, Rose, was a loving housewife and took young John on frequent trips around historic Boston learning about American revolutionary history. Both parents impressed on their children that their country had ... began, he told his father he wanted to go to Harvard("JFK" 98). On campus, young people took interest in politics, social changes, and events in Europe. The United States was pulling out of the Great Depression. Hitler's Nazi Germany followed aggressive territorial expansion in Europe. It was at this time that John first became aware of the vast social and economic differences in the United States. In June ...
- 474: Dandelion Wine: Douglas
- Dandelion Wine: Douglas In the book, Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury uses the character, Douglas, as a model of himself and to portray the feelings he once felt. While all of this seems great, he manages to entangle a haunting past that every one person in Green Town, Illinois must learn to let go of. No matter how old we are, a piece of our past stays with us ... entering the difficult task of growing old. He shows Douglas realizing how life can really be and its no longer sugarcoated for him. He makes Doug realize that all eternity is a cycle. Something great happens and then it may leave you or fail you but then something new and exciting comes along. This too may bore you or even fail you. All throughout that summer, Douglas sees each cycle ... in dawn country. Through magic, Douglas wakes the small town in Illinois from its pre-summer slumber. This starts off his summer as usual, with his own inner magic. Everyone yawn. Everyone wake up. The great house stirred below. Douglas Spalding does not realize that this town is of a ritual that all encounter every summer. He feels, through his innocence, that a town can be mystically awoken through one ...
- 475: Alexander the Great
- Alexander the Great Alexander the Great, was born in June, 356 BC, in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedonia. His parents were Philip II and Olympia. Some say that Zeus was his father but it is probably just a myth. Aristotle ... of Darius's army was unknown; but ancient tradition said it contained about 500,000 men but now is considered a very big exag¬ geration. The Battle of Issus, in 333 BC, ended in a great victory for Alexander, who treated them with the respect due to royalty. Tyre, a strongly guarded seaport, offered obstinate resistance, but Alexander took it to by storm in 332 after a siege of seven ...
- 476: The Holy Bible and Its History
- ... press, all copies of literature were made by hand, thus called manuscript. We now have over 6,000 manuscript copies of the Greek New Testament or portions. Today, our New Testament textual scholars have a great advantage over the classical textual scholars. These New Testament scholars have the resources to construct the original text of the New Testament with great accuracy. Although there are minor differences in many of the New Testament manuscripts, there is not one fundamental doctrinal difference. The Christian of today can take the Bible in his/her hand with great confidence that he/she is reading the very Word of God, as handed down from generation to generation, without any significant loss. The English Bible As the Word spread and new churches ushered in ...
- 477: Redemtion And Salvation In A T
- ... health. Characters such as Charles Darnay slip through the fingers of death more than once. Redemption and salvation do not always come in the form of being saved from death. Sydney Carton, a man of great potential, has wasted his life and ends up giving his life, in an act of redemption. Dickens, in A Tale Of Two Cities, shows that no matter how bleak a person's life might seem ... It helps the reader understand Dr. Manettes state of mind before he is saved and nursed back to health. The bench represents how insane Dr. Manette has become. Even though he is a man of great intelligence, he worked day after day for eighteen years on one shoe maker's bench. He has been forced to give up on life and wait in his cell, "on hundred and five north tower ... and not his own. Dr. Manette, a hero among the French revolutionaries, frees Darnay by swaying the crowd in his favour: "His[Dr. Manette] high personal popularity, and the clearness of his answers, made a great impression" (Dickens p 265). This trial really shows how lucky Darnay is that he met the Manettes. For it was only Dr. Manette's imprisonment that saves Darnay. Darnay's freedom is short-lived ...
- 478: The Great Gatsby: The Moment of Truth
- The Great Gatsby: The Moment of Truth The Golden Age, a time when money was so abundant. Wealthy family's always demanded to impress others rather than living their own life. How did wealth seem to develop with scandals and how would dreams contribute to destiny? In F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway's great American dream was to controlled the truth in which he lives his life. Money is a motivating force for almost everyone, but not everyone loses sight of who they are. Gatsby's house and ...
- 479: Great Expectations
- Great Expectations The importance of Mrs. Joe in Great Expectations has two major parts: the significance of the character, and the symbolism of the character. The signifance of Mrs. Joe is to complete the figure of Joe The symbolism of Mrs. Joe is actually ... the physical manifestation of Joe's fears in combination with his desire for a commanding father-figure. First, Mrs. Joe's reign of terror is obviously necessary for Joe's existence. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Joe requires identification as a major character. Without the weakness that Mrs. Joe instills in Joe via her reign of terror, Joe never develops to a major character. Joe is identified as a ...
- 480: Great Expectations 2
- Great Expectations The importance of Mrs. Joe in Great Expectations has two major parts: the significance of the character, and the symbolism of the character. The signifance of Mrs. Joe is to complete the figure of Joe The symbolism of Mrs. Joe is actually ... the physical manifestation of Joe's fears in combination with his desire for a commanding father-figure. First, Mrs. Joe's reign of terror is obviously necessary for Joe's existence. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Joe requires identification as a major character. Without the weakness that Mrs. Joe instills in Joe via her reign of terror, Joe never develops to a major character. Joe is identified as a ...
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