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- 601: August Tubbe
- ... died the twelth year that August lived in the United States. August never participated in any correspondence with any German, German agent or German sympathizer at any time. August Tubbe had children, grand children and great grand children, all of whom married native born citizens of the United States. Non of the spouses were of German decent. The German culture was never practiced or cultivated in August Tubbe's immediate or ... s farm in Nacogdoches, Texas. This farm has been in the Tubbe family since August Tubbe purchased it in 1870. Along with the loyalty to the United States exhibited by August Tubbe, an admiration of great leaders of the United States and Texas seems apparent from the names given to several of the descendants of the Berry family. One of my great-great-great grandfathers was named Andrew Jackson Berry and he lived in Tennessee. Another great-great-great grandfather was named Sam Houston Gann who lived in Lufkin, Texas. Farming remained the favored occupation for ...
- 602: The Great Gatsby: Symbolism of Character's Names
- The Great Gatsby: Symbolism of Character's Names It’s been said that a certain person’s name always seems to fit their character perfectly. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, the names of the characters symbolizes the inner qualities of each individual. Names such as Daisy, Gatsby, and Jordan Baker all represent their own individuality, or the complete opposite. A daisy is a small ... innocence. The daisy is simple and is peaceful. It seems to be the type of flower that can grow basically anywhere. It is never corrupted by the atmosphere that surrounds it. In the novel The Great Gatsby , the women named Daisy is the complete opposite of everything that the flower stands for. Daisy is not only crule but corrupted by money and materialistic things. Her and Gatsby were once in ...
- 603: Constantine The Great
- Constantine The Great Flavius Valerius Constantinus, also known as Constantine the Great, was the first Roman emperor to adopt Christianity. He was educated in the imperial court of Rome and pursued to succeed his father. In 305 A.D., his father became the emperor of the Western ... the Christianization of the empire than his father. Paganism survived, but only during the short reign of Julian the Apostate was it again represented on the imperial throne. Constantine can rightfully claim the title of Great , for he turned the history of the world into a new course and made Christianity, which until then had suffered bloody persecution, the religion of the State. It is true that the deeper reasons ...
- 604: The Great Gatsby: Nick - A Good and Neutral Narrator
- The Great Gatsby: Nick - A Good and Neutral Narrator In today society, many people like to follow the current. They want to catch the wave. Which mean, it does not matter if things were good or bad, right or wrong, they just follow and do them without any thinking. Therefore, there are not too many people would like to be a normal, thoughtful nor neutral person. However, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, by Scott Fitzgerald, one of the character name is Nick Carroway, he was the good and neutral narrator. It was because, in the novel, he analyzed all of the things with regard to accuracy of observation. In The Great Gatsby, when Mr.Gatsby told Vick he wanted to return the past over again with his lover- Daisy, Nike Carroway warned him to give it up, because it was impossible. Unforturately, Mr.Gatsby was ...
- 605: The Moral Evolution Of Pip
- Change occurs constantly. This can happen unbeknownst to people; yet, at the same time, people can induce changes within themselves. This concept is obviously noticeable with Pip, the main character and narrator of the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. A major theme in Great Expectations is the definition of a true "gentleman." The notion of what a gentleman is metamorphosizes and develops within Pip's mind throughout the story. In time, Pip will eventually become one in the true sense that he displays an understanding of proper morals and attitudes, acting accordingly. Great Expectations traces the change in Pip's moral development as he becomes a gentleman. This transformation is marked by three distinct stages: guilt/fear, self-interest, and altruism. In tracing the development of Pip' ...
- 606: Absolutism And Peter The Great
- Absolutism and Peter the Great Many monarchs, particularly those of European descent, employed the flourishing absolutist philosophy during their reign in the seventeenth century. Defined as the "absolute or unlimited rule usually by one man," absolutism is virtually equivalent to ... her monarchs. Three characteristics that specifically mark a seventeenth century absolute monarch are charisma, active advocating of the Divine Right of kings, and innovativeness. Known as the period of transformation, the reign of Peter the Great in Russia was one of great change and revolutionary movements towards modernity. As the Tsar Reformer, Peter embraced his monarchy with zeal and absoluteness. He took an underdeveloped, primitive Russia and forcibly pushed her to the road of progress, secularism, ...
- 607: Eva Peron
- ... someday becoming an actress and she believed in herself saying that she indeed has vocation. She participated in some recitals and plays from school. By 1935 Eva had made up her mind of becoming a great actress. Just after her fifteen birthday Eva met a tango singer: Agustin Magaldi, who had come to Junin to give some presentations. Eva seeking her dream left with him to Buenos Aires. When she left ... aid the people of San Juan. He invited the most popular stars to participate; Eva Duarte was among them and helped aid the needy. On the 22 of January a festival was held with a great number of actors and actresses, all the benefits were destined for the victims of the earthquake. This was when Colonel Juan Domingo Peron and Eva Duarte met each other. This would be the beginning of a relationship that would leave a great mark in the history of Argentina. Juan Peron had been designated as vice-president and Eva had three programs in the Belgrano radio. By now they had a relationship going and many people were ...
- 608: The Great Gatsby: Capturing The American Dream
- The Great Gatsby: Capturing The American Dream The Great Gatsby, a novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is about the American Dream, and the downfall of those who attempt to reach its illusionary goals. The attempt to capture the American Dream is the plot to many novels. This dream is different for different people, but in The Great Gatsby, for Gatsby, the dream is that through wealth and power, one can get happiness. To get this happiness Gatsby must reach into the past and relive an old dream of love and in ...
- 609: The Great Gatsby And The Ameri
- In The Great Gatsby, one of the predominant themes is the death of thee American dream. In this, F. Scott Fitzgerald is showing how the American dream has become corrupt and that the dream is dead.. The Great Gatsby took place in the roaring twenties. A time when man no longer found happiness in simple pleasures like he did once such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This is when the ... no longer lived a hard life or struggled for freedom. So the dream itself got left behind. We idealized it and later in the roaring twenties, that idealization was recognized by F Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby was Fitzgerald s cry out to the American people. A metaphor intended to make people aware that they had forgotten about the true pleasures in life and that they were wrapped up in ...
- 610: The Beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... Through studying the life and example of Martin Luther King, Jr., we learn that his moral values of integrity, love, truth, fairness, caring, non-violence, achievement and peace were what motivated him. King is not great because he is well known, he is great because he served as the cause of peace and justice for all humans. King is remembered for his humanity, leadership and his love of his fellow man regardless of skin color. This presence of strong ... it is through integrity that King had vision of the truth. The truth that one day this nation would live up to the creed, “all men are created equal”. No man contributed more to the great progress of blacks during the 1950’s and 1960’s than Martin Luther King, Jr. He was brought up believing “one man can make a difference”, and this is just what he did. Integrity ...
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