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- 5361: Albert Einstein 2
- ... a manifesto urging all nations to give up nuclear weapons. It is fitting that one of his last acts was to argue, as he had done all his life, for international peace. Albert Einstein, the great theoretical physicists eventually died in Princeton on April 18, 1955. Conclusion: Personally, I really admire his work and that because of the effort and time he puts into it. I think that he is a ... a manifesto urging all nations to give up nuclear weapons. It is fitting that one of his last acts was to argue, as he had done all his life, for international peace. Albert Einstein, the great theoretical physicists eventually died in Princeton on April 18, 1955. Conclusion: Personally, I really admire his work and that because of the effort and time he puts into it. I think that he is a ...
- 5362: Aboriginal Beliefs
- ... the Dreamtime beliefs and Aboriginal spirituality. Also, some of these are sacred in the sense of being exclusive only to initiated males. Some stories were secular and included stories for children and those that recorded great battles, memorable hunting expeditions or the arrival of white men into the tribes territory. These enactments were also seen in Aboriginal dances, called corroborees, which involved elements of song, music and movement. They, along with ... he or she was given a totemic name according to which group he or she was in- thus, eliminating incest, as no person could marry another person from the same group. The people took a great amount of care to ensure that a deceased spirit could find its way to the sky or a spirit-place , by sitting by the person s grave and mourning. After death, the relatives took a ...
- 5363: Bridge To Terabithia
- ... if he's always busy with his books that he barely spends time with her. Leslie calls her parents by their first names, which confuses Jesse. Leslie's hobbies are scuba diving and making up great stories. An important message is how Jesse was always so afraid of water, mainly because he couldn't swim and Leslie gave him the courage to swing over the creek. It was ironic how she ... hated to two older sisters, they seemed to be cold hearted. I didn't like Janice from school either until I found out what her problem was. All in all I thought it was a great book with many characters and lots of ambition. I was happy to see that even though Leslie died, Terabithia did not.
- 5364: The Sword In The Stone
- ... elected leader. But his power ends once they are back on the ground, where he is only looked upon as a respected elder. In the final transformation Wart visits the badger. The badger is a great philosopher who enjoys giving scholarly commentaries. While Wart is visiting him, he explains a story he has written on the creation of the animal kingdom's hierarchy. In his commentary he explains how man answered ... elected leader, whom subjects have faith in his or her ability to get a job done, and who has the required skills will complete the task at hand, as do the geese. Leaders must give great thought to making decisions related to their use of power, and use their experience, like the Badger. Also like the Badger, these decisions should be made without the help of others, and therefore may lead ...
- 5365: Gullivers Travels 2
- ... goes as far as to give examples of how even the Yahoo has certain physical traits that better those of Gulliver. This conversation takes a direct shot at the period of Enlightenment, when humans had great regard for themselves, their bodies, their minds, and their accomplishments. (Feitlowitz). Later, Gulliver goes on to describe many things about humans in a greatly negative light. For example, the petty and barbaric reasons for war ... things, that I wondered to find such civilities from a Yahoo. However, I remained silent and sullen; I was ready to faint at the very smell of him and his men (Swift 231). Despite a great example of a positive attribute of human nature, Gulliver still finds his benefactors vile and disgusting. This is an unfair judgment, and shows that Gulliver is not in his right mind, and therefore, should not ...
- 5366: Green Grass Running Water
- ... to a small group of "white" students at the University of Calgary. This Native American woman is lecturing on the "destruction aimed at . . . reservations," a topic integral to her life, and one from which a great deal of passion should be generated. However, her uninspiring and spiritless lesson causes "certain individuals" to "fall asleep," sit "virtually in each other's laps," and enter into a private "conversation." Indirectly her lecture touches ... need the help of friends and family. To accept help from others she will need to forgo her fear of commitment, accept certain parts of herself and her culture, because after all "Family's a great thing." To acknowledge this pregnancy Alberta would be making an important sacrifice, she would be giving up a part of herself for another human being. Alberta's -acceptance of herself leads her to decide to ...
- 5367: Greek Gods
- ... god until Zeus dethroned him; son of Uranus and Gaea in ancient Greek mythology; identified with Roman Saturn Ocean- A titan and grand father of Amphirite. He was the lord of the river Ocean, the great river encircling the world, his wife was Tethys. All daughters were river nymphs and sons were gods of the great river. Tethys- wife of Ocean and mother to river nymphys and river gods Hyperion- father of the sun god- helios Mnemosyne- wife of Zeus and mother of the muses Themis- Titan of justice Atlas- Son ...
- 5368: Good Vs. Evil In Treasure Isla
- ... Hispanola to find the buried treasure. While looking for a cook, Dr. Livesey comes across a man by the name of Long John Silver. Because of Silver s vast knowledge of the sea and his great cooking, he is named the head chef of the ship. Silver has other plans in mind though. As soon as he boards the ship, Jim sees him as a nice, intelligent man. This all quickly ... Jim shows his gratitude for Silver teaching him the many facets of the sea. Silver sees himself in young Hawkins, and feels obligated to teach him what he knows (McLynn p43). Silver teaches Jim in great detail many things about sailing ships and the sea so that Jim could put it to further use. Silver soon feels very attached to Jim. As for Long John, there is no doubt that he ...
- 5369: Gilgamesh
- ... days and nights. God Chose Noah to build an ark to save 2 of each animal and restart mankind after the flood. In both The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the Bible, a story of a great flood occurs these stories compare and contrast in several significant ways. In both stories mankind was exterminated because things were getting to chaotic. In Gilgamesh the god Enlil s reason for wanting to destroy man ... is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible The other gods agreed with this. In the Bible, God also saw how the wickedness of man had taken over earth. Utnapishtim was chosen to survive the great flood because he was a true worshipper of the god Ea, who came to warn Utnapishtim about the flood. Noah was the only man on earth who found grace in the eyes of God, and ...
- 5370: Gender Issues In Lysistrata, A
- ... than peace, but the point still remains. That we, as a human race, have accomplished many wonderful intellectual break-throughs but we have also done very stupid deeds. Its amazing how a creature of such great intelligence could separate, segregate, discriminate, dehumanize, and enslave members of its own human race. The world as we speak is existing because of gender issues. Going back to days of Adam and Eve. When God ... can t even get a little love. This could make almost every man crazy. So the men threatened to attack the Acropolis, but in the end the women won. The power of women is vastly great, but this play shows that they need unity to execute this power. What I found to be interesting is that at the beginning of the play the women were considered second class citizens. By the ...
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