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- 211: Stephen Hawking
- ... such as walking and eating. Doctors predicted that he had to and a half years to live. He became depressed at stopped working and going to school. During this time, he met his future wife, Jane Wilde. They had three children: Robert (1967), Lucy (1970), and Timothy (1979). Meeting Jane, lifted Hawking’s spirits so much that he disregarded his illness, returned to work and school. He did research at Caisus College and studied theoretical physics. He did this partly because he found elementary particles ... the age of twenty five years old. Hawking still things this moment was his proudest in his career. Hawking found he could not feed himself and get in and out of bed that same year. Jane was finding it too hard to take care of him and three children. Hawking’s hired students to live with them and help his wife. In 1975, he received the Pius XII medal from ...
- 212: The Bluest Eye By Toni Morriso
- ... the Breedloves, and readers are immediately faced with the dissonance between the realities of the Breedloves'--and especially Pecola's--lives and the chapter headings that begin with excerpts from the white, middle-class Dick & Jane reader. Much as Pecola's world falls apart in the novel, the Dick & Jane passages, repeated three times, degenerate into formless, meaningless print: "seemothermotherisverynice." The object of scorn for her "ugliness" from her family and acquaintances, Pecola yearns to become beautiful and, (she thinks) as a result of her beauty, loveable. That beauty is strictly defined by white and unattainable standards; however, a Shirley Temple mug and Mary Jane candies become the emblems of that for which Pecola yearns. The same racism that underpins the standards of beauty under which Pecola and her mother, Pauline, suffer, is also at the root of Pecola' ...
- 213: Pride and Prejudice: What's Love Got to Do With It
- ... it is probably even better if you don't know a thing at all about the person you are marrying. While Charlotte is speaking to Elizabeth about her sister, she expressed her opinion as to Jane Bennet's relationship towards a gentleman. She says it is probably better not to study a person because you would probably know as much after twelve months as if she married him the next day ... Lucas comes up and Mrs. Bennet can not help but to comment about Charlotte's beauty, "...but you must own she is very plain. Lady Lucas has often said so..." (p.39). Even good-natured Jane, Elizabeth's sister, has something to say about Charlotte's marriage to Mr. Collins. Jane argues that Mr. Collins is respectable and that Charlotte is from a large family and is not exceptionally wealthy. She also states that Charlotte, "may feel something like regard and esteem for our cousin" ( ...
- 214: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The True Sign of Maturity
- ... the Peter Wilk's scam. He feels bad for the three daughters, because the Duke and the King are trying to take their late father, Peter's, money. While talking to the eldest daughter, Mary Jane, Huck establishes himself as a kind and compassionate person in general. "Miss Mary Jane, you can't a-bear to see people in trouble, and I can't--most always." (28). This shows that, no matter who the person, Huck can not stand to see anyone go through pain ... the same situation, Huck becomes close to these girls and can not bear to see the two frauds take advantage of the girls any longer. Huck resolves to expose the two. He says to Mary Jane, "I got to tell you the truth, Miss Mary...These uncles of yourn ain't no uncles at all; they're a couple of frauds."(28). Although Huck has not known the Wilks' girls ...
- 215: Queen Elizabeth
- ... an heir from Anne. With his first wife, Catherine, he had a daughter, which they named Mary. Between the time of Elizabeth s mothers death and 1537 Henry married yet again. The woman was named Jane Seymour and she cared greatly for Elizabeth. She forced Henry to take Elizabeth back into the house, as it was, Elizabeth had been sent away for schooling and whatnot. In 1537 Elizabeth s new stepmother, Jane Seymour, gave birth to a son, the birth of this son however brought about the death of Jane from bed fever. The child was named Edward. Once Edward had been born Elizabeth faded into the background, everyday receiving less and less attention. From the time Edward was born Elizabeth spent a lot ...
- 216: King Lear
- King Lear is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies which involves a common story of three daughters vying for the love of their father. Jane Smiley parallels the story of King Lear in her novel A Thousand Acres. Though this novel is derived from the roots of King Lear and the basic plot is similar, the reader’s reaction to ... have made of it hath not been little” (I, i, 288-89). This is the reader’s only insight in the story about a possible disagreement or other catastrophic event that happened in the past. Jane Smiley provides a background in A Thousand Acres that gives the reader a whole different attitude toward the character of King Lear. Larry Cook is analogous to King Lear. They both are rash, stubborn, and ... immediately in King Lear, once the reader reads A Thousand Acres, his or her eyes are opened and now the enlightened person is able to delve into the play with much greater depth and knowledge. Jane Smiley does not stop at the exploration of filial piety. She takes her book to the next level by also exploring the concepts of male dominance and female victimization, and how secrets can change ...
- 217: Vegetarians
- ... in secret. As for the young bachelor vegan, being a vegetarian inconveniences the hostess of the night. Not all people (in fact, very few) know how to cook vegan style. When little Johnny goes to Jane’s house for dinner, Jane’s mom will cook pot roast. What will little Johnny do for dinner? How could he not eat the food? He wants to make himself look good in front of Jane and her family... what a problem. It was also an "in" thing at one point, it may still be, for teens to be vegan. We are still growing, we should not deprive ourselves of ...
- 218: The Supreme Court Decision of Roe vs Wade
- ... forth, that ruling changed the lives of many, and still has repercussions that affect people everywhere. On January 22, 1973 the court “declared that a woman has a constitutional right to an abortion” (Kaplan 49). Jane Roe vs Henry Wade was a case that was more than just the right to an abortion, this was about women’s rights and privacy issues. Jane Roe was an alias for a Texas woman who wanted an abortion, but Texas laws made it illegal. When this case came to trial, it was difficult because the constitution never stated certain values so ... the statute on a number of constitutional grounds, including equal protection of the law, due process of law, and the right to privacy” (Internet #1). The court voted 7 to 2 for the rights of Jane Roe. Justice Blackmun was the one to write the opinion formally for the court. He said that a woman’s right to decide whether or not to terminate her pregnancy is a fundamental right, ...
- 219: Pride And Prejudice
- Elizabeth s Pride and Darcy s Prejudice? Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice is a timeless social comedy which is both satirical and full of sentiment. The title refers to the personalities of the two main characters and cues the reader to Austen ... penetrates his pride and the remaining story reveals a changed Darcy-- he is more self-aware. He now understands that he must overcome his pride in order to connect with Elizabeth in a meaningful way. Jane Austen illustrates prejudice in Elizabeth s character, as she is the central character in possession of this trait. Basically, Austen conveys through Elizabeth that prejudice, like pride, is a common failing which prevents one from ... know what he really is; then pray do not pain me by speaking of him in such terms. (385) Elizabeth says this to her father as an expression of her love for Darcy. And so Jane Austen ends her novel on a joyous note: as a result of Elizabeth and Darcy s self-awareness, they are rewarded with a happy ending. Now pretend Elizabeth s defining quality is pride and ...
- 220: Agatha Christie
- ... her books include death by poisoning. Christie gained this knowledge also from her experience as a nurse during World War I. Two of the main characters used in most of Christie’s works were Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster with enough spare time on her hands to do a little unprofessional detective work, and Hercule Poirot, a clever sleuth also created by Christie. The most famous novel depicting Graham 3 ... films by such actors as Tony Randall and Albert Finney. Finney received an Academy Award for his portrayal of Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (Yaffe BKYaffe@nltl.columbia.edu). As stated before, Miss Jane Marple was an elderly spinster, probably in her mid-sixties. Ironically, Mrs. Christie probably cloned Miss Marple after herself. Though Agatha Christie did not die an elderly spinster, she was always looking for a good ... Agatha Christie’s works is Murder, She Wrote, starring Angela Lansbury. Every episode of Murder, She Wrote is based on events that occurred in Agatha Christie’s murder mystery novels. Lansbury has also portrayed Miss Jane Marple in some of the movies made of Christie’s books (Yaffe BKYaffe@nltl.columbia.edu). Agatha Christie was one of the first women to write murder mysteries. She took a great step in ...
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