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- 2551: Tragic Knowledge, Comedic Idiocy
- ... tear us all to pieces." (II, ii, 137-139) In that one scene, Shakespeare shows that the lower class can know everything about the aristocracy, but they are powerless to change anything. Such lack of control leads to the demise of Bushy and Green. The gardener knows how Bushy, Green, and the Earl of Wiltshire could have been saved, but he was powerless because is rule is only over the garden ... spreading leaves did shelter, / That seemed in eating him to hold him up, / Are plucked root and all by Bolingbroke / I mean the Earl of Wiltshire, Bushy, Green." (III, iv, 50-53) His position lacks control over his surroundings, and he realizes that he is just a pawn to whichever government is in power. Shakespeare could have let the servants live. Although this play is based on history, it can be ...
- 2552: Hamlet: Sane or Insane
- ... of revenge he became so overwhelmed with every situation and plot that he entangled himself in his own schemes and had to sacrifice his sanity. Only then did he truly become insane and couldn't control the web that he was weaving. Even if the madness was true or false, as Hamlet portrayed the role of a madman he took it upon himself to be lost in his control of actions.
- 2553: The History of The Internet
- ... computers connected to each other at a speed of about 400,000 bytes per second or 400 kbps over a dedicated line, which was fast at the time. Originally they connected using a protocol, "Network Control Protocol", or NCP but as time passed and the technology advanced, NCP was superseded by the protocol used by most Internet users today TCP/IP (Sterling 2). TCP or Transmission Control Protocol converts the message into streams of packets at the source, then reassembles them back into messages at the destination. IP, or Internet Protocol handles the addressing, seeing to it that packets are routed across ...
- 2554: The Civil War
- ... these "forces", was the expansion of democracy. As early as 1862, Lincoln was taking a major step in that direction. On September 22, Lincoln announced the freeing of all slaves in areas not in Union control. Although the proclamation did not free all slaves everywhere, it was the action that would push Congress to pass the thirteenth amendment in 1865. The amendment, ratified later in 1865, stated that "Neither slavery nor ... made no provisions for citizenship; therefore, blacks were still not considered United States citizens. The fourteenth amendment was the democratic expansion that fixed that problem. Originally passed to "put a number of matters beyond the control or discretion of the president," the amendment also made "All persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . citizens of the United States." It also provided that, "No State shall abridge the privileges or immunities ...
- 2555: Lord Of The Flies 8
- ... sea going ships, but who is there to rescue the adults? The other theme is about the way people treat others. In the book there are two murders, both in cold blood. When Jack got control, everything was consumed with hunting, and martial law, in a sense, took over. Punishment consisted of beatings, being tied up and poked and battered with a spear. Human life is now regarded as almost nothing ... Importance One of the important objects in the novel was the Conch , a shell that could be blown and made a sound like that of a booming trumpet. It was used as a symbol for control, whomever held the conch had the right to speak. Other important objects in the book include Piggy s specs, used as a magnifying glass to start fires, and that of the fire. A symbol of ...
- 2556: The French Revolution
- ... a movement of reform and violent change. In one of the early events, a crowd in Paris captured the Bastille, a royal fortress and hated symbol of oppression. A series of elected legislatures then took control of the government. King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were executed. Thousands of others met the same fate in a period known as the Reign of Terror. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte ... leaders plotted to overthrow the Directory. They needed military support and turned to Napoleon Bonaparte, a French general who had become a hero during a military campaign in Italy in 1796 and 1797. Bonaparte seized control of the government on November 9, 1799, ending the revolution. Napoleon would restore order to the French people with such great achievements as his Code Napoleon. (Cairns, 215)
- 2557: Lord Of The Flies 7
- ... have their priorities in order because Ralph did not stress that the rescue fire and the shelters were necessary. Ralph was passive and did not keep his society in line. The were too unruly to control. Another factor in the demise of Ralph s society was the other members. Piggy, like Ralph, was not aggressive enough. He let himself be pushed around when he knew he was doing the right thing ... society, causing harm to the people in it. An example of this was when they had a fire for cooking the meat and he did not take care of it so it went out of control. He did not make rules or give anyone any responsibilities. His people would get lazy and irresponsible. Jack had no objective. This caused his society to not have a goal also. All they wanted to ...
- 2558: Something Wicked This Way Comes" Supernatural Forces
- ... concept of their death are used to scare the community into furthering the goals of the carnival. During the story, Ray Bradburys Dust Witch best embodies the carnivals strategy of using fear to control the world around them. To begin with, the Dust Witch uses the boys fear of her and the carnival to locate their homes. Bradbury describes the old gypsy as being, ... blind, but [a] special blind ... the ideology of using fear to concur the world. In the library, the encounter between the boys and Mr. Halloway, can be used as solid proof that the Pandemonium Carnival uses fear to manipulate and control their victims. Mr. Halloway discovers a diary of his father, the entries well document the previous visitations of the carnival. And more than traveling. Always in October: October 1846, October 1860, October 1888, October 1910 ...
- 2559: Ghana
- ... northeast from the modern day country. A nomadic group called the Berbers first established Ghana as a trading city around AD 300. They ruled for 400 years until a group called the Soninke took over control. The Soninke kings conquered neighboring towns with their iron tools and weapons compared to the other cities' inferior and crude stone weapons. Pretty soon, Ghana developed into a major kingdom and the city of Koumbi ... Meanwhile, another empire called Mali was slowly beginning to gain power and eventually conquered the Ghana Kingdom. An ideal location is what led the Ghanaians to be so prosperous. They grew very wealthy from their control of the southern gold fields, and even wealthier from tax collected on traded goods. The people in the gold fields of Wangara happily traded their gold for salt since they needed the salt to preserve ...
- 2560: To Build A Fire Character Stud
- ... not deep. He wet himself halfway to the knees belfore he floundered out to the first crust. He successfully builds a fire to thaw out his socks and boots, and, once again, his ego takes control of him: The fire was a success. He was safe. He remembered the advice of the old-timer on Sulphur Creeek, and smiled. The old-timer had been very serious about laying down the law ... his actions; his life. He could have saved himself had he heeded the old-timer s advice and waited for the temperature to rise or for a traveling companion. But, he let his ego take control of himself and pushed all of the wise advise which he had been given out of his head. The Man is symbolic of every living person in that we all usually learn things best the ...
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