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- 2121: A Comparison of Alfred Hitchcock and Edgar Allan Poe
- ... of Usher stressing the fissure splitting the building — it seems on the verge of collapse. Despite its unstable appearance it remains firm until the very end when it suddenly sinks. These deceptions add to the effect of the stories, enhancing the intense fright and suspense. The last theme which is found in both Hitchcock and Poe is the power of the dead over the living. In "The Fall of the House ...
- 2122: The Work of Poet and Philosoher Archibald Lampman
- ... at Les Eboulements" and yet in his darkest moments we get the main topic of this essay "The City of The End of Things". Like most great poets, Lampmans moods and feelings had a direct effect on the nature and topic of his poetry. Lampman chief poetry was done after a great joy in his life, or a great sadness. Sadly, Archibald was not a rich man and lived not a ...
- 2123: Anne Bradstreet: The Heretical Poet
- ... be eradicate, And buds new blown, to have so short a date, Is by his hand alone that guides nature and fate (Spiller 64). Bradstreet's "simplicity of diction and imagery carry a genuine emotional effect, until, suddenly Anne Bradstreet realizes that she is perilously close to writing rebelliously against God's decrees. She pulls herself up in the last line. It falls flat, even metrically, because it is dictated not ...
- 2124: Biography of Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... before the age of six. He had already set academic standards for himself by stating that he would finish school priorr to his year older sister. In my opinion this could have had a major effect on King's life by encouraging him to learn faster and better. Martin was first exposed to racism at an early age, (probably six, none of my sources specified his exact age at the time ...
- 2125: Mark Twain and Racism
- ... clearly illustrates racial superiority. The whites in the story might be bad, but they are not ever grouped together, or called by such a painful term as "niggers." Using the term "nigger" has no healing effect, especially not among white readers. Most shrug and say "Yeah, I guess that's offensive, but I don't mind it, it's part of the times." Surely they would not say the same if ...
- 2126: Letter to Charles Darwin
- ... finger. But your accomplishments that I can assume from your writings are astounding for you analization of nature. You achieved much within your mind. It is not the fact that imports, but the impression or effect of that fact on the mind. Your ideas have affected many people. Contraversies have arisen from religious people who strongly oppose the idea of evolution because it conflicts with their religious beliefs; yet also, it ...
- 2127: Anne Boleyn
- Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn was a very important, if not the most important character in Anne of a Thousand Days. The way that she behaves, and the decisions that she makes, effect the way that the ends. For example, Anne could have refused to marry Henry, and could have run away. These actions and decisions would have dramatically changed the outcome of the story, and for that ...
- 2128: Charles Darwin
- ... the strong, the courageous, or the adaptable had a somewhat better chance of surviving than those who lacked those characteristics. To the degree that strength, drive, or adaptability were acquired characteristics, they would have no effect on future generations since Lamarckianism had been proven wrong. But to the degree that some individuals inherited these characteristics, they were more likely to survive, to hand down these same characteristics to their descendants. As ...
- 2129: Donatello
- ... the artist's masterpieces. Donatello invented his own bold new mode of relief in his marble panel " St. George Killing The Dragon" (1416-1417). The technique involved shallow carving throughout, which created a more striking effect than in his earlier works. He no longer modelled his shapes but he seemed to "paint" them with his chisel. Donatello continued to explore the possibilities of the new technique he would use in his ...
- 2130: Bill Gates
- ... Apple's Macintosh only controlled 9% of the market(Schlender 40). "The PC story would be far different if Apple had licensed its operating system software to other computer makers early on"(Cook 64). In effect, they had a monopoly on their own system and software. Their lack of competition kept prices up and software selection down. Apple has just recently licensed some Macintosh operating systems to other companies. Microsoft has ...
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