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- 981: Eleanor Aquitaine
- ... loves servant be...3 William X was noticeably fond of his eldest daughter, and he was more known for his quarrels than his poems, yet he had a court full of troubadours. William had a great passion for food and could eat enough for eight mortals until his appetite was filled. Due to the fondness of his daughter he made her his constant companion. Eleanor matured early, partly because she was ... the horrible death of his brother, whom was thrown of his horse, after being frightened by a pig. Louis had been destined to join the monastery at the time of his brothers' death. Due to great admiration and respect he still undertook the sacred studies of the monks and at times he dressed as them also. His strangest characteristic was his humble speech, which gave him a naοve charm and also ... Desmond Seward's description of her and her dazzled bridegroom are: ...the monkish young king must have been dazzled by his lavishly young gifted bride, when at last he met her. Quite apart from her great possessions, Eleanor was very desirable in herself...at fifteen she was a beauty---tall, with a superb figure that she kept into old age, lustrous eyes and fine features...Even then she was probably ...
- 982: ... s values. His marriage is not the happy kind that couples today experience but more like a coexistence. He and his wife live together and he supports her, though he apparently neither loves her a great deal or expects her to love him. This relationship and living arrangement, with its lack of love, is Bradbury's way of showing what life could be like if people not only stop communicating but ...
- 983: Napoleon And Caesar
- Napoleon Bonaparte's success as a military leader and conqueror can also be seen in another great leader, Julius Caesar. Both Napoleon and Caesar achieved great glory by bringing their countries out of turmoil. It was Caesar, that Napoleon modeled himself after, he wanted to be as great, if not greater than Caesar. Looking to the past, Napoleon knew what steps to take in order to achieve success Napoleon devoured books on the art of war. Volume after volume of military theory ...
- 984: Charles Dickens
- ... achievement. His view of life was described as "Christmas Philosophy," and he spoke of "Carol philosophy" as the basis of his work. He was extremely attached to the christmas season, and this contributed to his great success and popularity. A Christmas Carol immediately entered the general public and awareness, and Thackeray (another author), in a review, called it a "national benefit, and to every man and woman who reads it a ... other christmas plays and novels thereafter, but none equalled the Carol in energy. These series of books, were known as the Christmas Books, and cumulatively they represent a celebration of Christmas attempted by no other great author. His activity outside his novels at this time in his literary life was extremely active and centrally involved. He was said to be the best after dinner speaker of the age, also, he was ... press and the best amateur actor on the stage. As for his private life, he loved his family and was a proud householder; he once even wrote a cookbook. To his children he was a great father, until their adolescence, where their lives proved less happy. Besides periods in Italy (1844-1845), Switzerland and France (1846-1847) he lived in London, and moved from house to larger house as his ...
- 985: Poor Piggy The Great
- Different people in the world are often a representation of past leaders in society, as demonstrated in Lord of the Flies, a novel by William Golding. Piggy represents the voice of logic, who's intelligence and good intentions ...
- 986: ... which for handiness we categorize these authors under the label of science fiction. Many authors resent the classification; many take pride in it. (Aldiss Trillion 20) Science fiction is considered to be one of the great literary successes of the later half twentieth century. Like authors of any other genre, science fiction writers are considered to be artists. (Aldiss Trillion 13) It is clear that Wells and Shelly should be considered ...
- 987: Mythological Heroes: Achilles and Hercules
- ... killed humans and lived on Mount Erymanthus. The fifth task assigned to Hercules was to clean the filth of many years out of the stables of King Augeias of Elis. The sixth labour of the great Greek hero was to get rid of a flock of birds which resided in the Stymphalian Marsh. The birds had long straight bronze beaks, sharp bronze claws, and a taste for human flesh. For his ... Each of these heroes have at least one thing that separate them from regular men, something that is special about them. For Achilles it is his invulnerability and his incredible courage that make him a great Greek hero. For Hercules it is his god-like strength, and his luck of being the son of the king of the gods. Each of these Greek heroes was destined to be great at a very early age. Just after Achilles was born he was dipped in the River Styx by his mother which made him invincible. In the case of Hercules, his heroic effort was shown ...
- 988: Francesco Petrarch
- ... mind knew that he had started to get his life back together. He also had a daughter, Francesca, she gave birth to Petrarch\\'s grandchildren one of which died during the Plague. This was of great disheartenment of Petrarch. Much to Petrarch\\'s dismay he studied law at the University of Bologna and he earned his degree. Beyond the levels of his peers at an early age it was obvious the ... of him, unsure if that was the place that he was still going to settle. After some time had past, Italians started fighting against each other, specifically the Genoese and the Venetians. This cause a great amount of distress for Petrarch. He wrote letters to both sides, the Doge of Venice and the Counsel of Genoa, urging them for peace. They were ignored and the war continued. Even though the Archbishop ... The goal was to try and make peace between Genoa and Venice. This mission was canceled. Also, he was sent to Venice, on behalf of the Archbishop, which turned out to be a failure. One great mission that shows that Petrarch was valued by his peers, he was sent to King John\\'s reentry into France. The King tried to convince Petrarch that he should stay in France with him. ...
- 989: ... the heart of all existence. The deeper the relationship with nature, the deeper the understanding of the underlying mysteries of life. Romantic authors have a tendency to emphasize the uniqueness of the individual as a great source of literary inspiration, because like everything else occurring naturally the individual is part of nature. The romantics stand as ambassadors of intuition and defenders of the heart, challenging the supremacy of the reign of ...
- 990: Leadership Theories
- ... courage, intelligence and humour, which altogether pre-destine a man to be a leader ... the essential pattern is given at birth" (Adler, 1991, p. 4) Two leadership theories which concentrate on this point, are the Great man/great woman and theTrait theories. The great man/great woman theory, accordingly to Wrightsman, involves its followers believing that major events, both nationally and internationally, are influenced by those persons in power. "A sudden act by a great man could, according ...
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