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- 1121: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... his family. Poe's mother, Elizabeth Arnold Poe, was a widow at the age of eighteen. Two years after his birth, she died of tuberculosis (Asselineau 409). When his mother died, Poe was adopted by John Allan (Perry XI) at the urging of Mr. Allan's wife. In 1815, John Allan moved his family to England. While there, Poe was sent to private schools (Asselineau 410). In the spring of 1826, Poe entered the University of Virginia. There he studied Spanish, French, Italian, and Latin ... he sent one poem and six stories (Asselineau 411). His story, "Ms. Found in a Bottle," won , and he received one hundred dollars for it (Targ IX). Through the influence of one of the judges, John P. Kennedy, Poe became employed as an editor of the Southern Literary Messenger, published in Richmond (Asselineau 411). Under Poe's editorship, the Messenger 's circulation rose from 500 to 3500. While in Richmond, ...
- 1122: A Literary Analysis Of East Of
- ... a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person. Love can bring two people together but it can also have a person be rejected by another because of love. In the novel East of Eden by John Steinbeck, the main character, Adam Trask, confronts a feeling of love throughout the whole book but he either rejects the love of people who care about him or has his love rejected by the people ... and he would not let her, she shot him. Even though Adam survived he was demoralized for most of his life because he still loved her. Through Adam’s experiences of love in the novel, John Steinbeck shows that Adam Trask has an inability to handle love. When he first appears in the novel, Adam Trask is a young man who is not loved by his brother or mother but only ... into the people that do not love him but refuses to the end, to accept the love of his son Caleb. Throughout the whole novel Adam Trask struggles with theme of love, and the author John Steinbeck shows Adam’s inability to handle love. At first, his father loves Adam but Adam does not love him back. Then as Adam gives his love out to Cathy and Aron, they reject ...
- 1123: Jurassoc Park
- ... several different fields to come and view the park, but something terribly goes wrong when a worker on the island turns against him and shuts down the power. The main characters in the book are: John Hammond who is a billionaire developer who has used his resources to create the dinosaur filled island known as Jurassic Park. He is an old grandfather, and he dies in the book by a dinosaur ... Dr. Grant loves kids in the book. Dr. Ellie Sattler is a Paleobotinist and Alan Grant who is among the first people to tour Jurassic Park. Tim who is the 11 year old grandson of John Hammond is very into computers and loves Dinosaurs. His 7 year older sister is Alexis. She has a kind of tomboy attitude and loves baseball. Ian Malcom is the Mathematician that uses "Chaos Theory" to ... were many opposites in the characters. One of the obvious differences is that the roles of Tim and Lex were reversed. The book starts off when some of the dinosaurs have escaped form the island. John Hammond invites a group of scientists to the park. He also invites his grandchildren. While all of this is happening Denis Nedry ends up taking a bribe from a rival company to get samples ...
- 1124: Age of Reason
- ... in human nature and daily life fostered during this period is still very apparent today. Three superb thinkers of this period, greatly supporting reason and the idea that humans are rational animals, are René Descartes, John Locke, and Jonathan Swift. Each of these men had great veneration for reason, and this is shown through their highly respected literary works. Possibly the greatest known philosopher of his time, René Descartes stood out ... fostering internally the ability to clearly “discriminate the right path in life and proceed in it with confidence”(17), quite possibly the only worthy lifelong pursuit. Another greatly influential philosopher of the Age of Reason, John Locke, shares many of René Descartes’ views, particularly with respect to the nature of humans as rational animals. Locke, in his essay “Of Civil Government,” describes his perception of human nature, with significant emphasis how ... given to men for the support and comfort of their being”(68). Since reason is the law of nature, “the earth, and all inferior creatures”(68) are subject to whatever a reasoning creature deems desirable. John Locke’s view of man and his surroundings is clearly one based on reason, much like his foregoer, René Descartes. Jonathan Swift is yet another important figure of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. His ...
- 1125: The Atomic Bomb and its Effects on Post-World War II
- ... a tremendous flash of light cut across the sky . Mr. Tanimoto has a distinct recollection that it traveled from east to west, from the city toward the hills. It seemed like a sheet of sun. John Hersey, from Hiroshima, pp.8 On August 6, 1945, the world changed forever. On that day the United States of America detonated an atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima. Never before had mankind seen ... anti-war stance. But along with being an Anti-war book, Cats Cradle is an excellent satire of the Atomic Age. It is essentially the story of one man, an author by the name of John (or Jonah) and the research he is doing for a book on the day the bomb exploded in Hiroshima. This involves him with members of the Dr. Felix Hoenikker family the genius who helped build ... Days" and "Plutonium Ode." Collected Poems: 1947 1980. Ed. Allen Ginsberg. New York: Harper and Row, 1984. 699-705. Gleick, James. Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman. New York :Vintage Books, 1992. Hersey, John. Hiroshima. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. Miles, Barry. Ginsberg: A Biography. New York: Harper Perennial, 1989. Stone, Albert E. Literary Aftershocks: American Writers, Readers and the Bomb. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1994. Vonnegut, ...
- 1126: Louise Brooks
- ... on Long Island. She was in many other films later after that one, including; Love ‘em and Leave ‘em, It’s the Old Army Game, and Rolled Stockings. Also the comic strip, “Dixie Dugan” by John H. Striebel made its debut. Brooks’ life as a chorus girl inspired the strip’s main character. In August 1929, she went to Paris to appear in Prix de Beaute, her final European film. It ... of working in a typical Hollywood Western whose unreality disgusted her. Unexpectedly, Over Stage Raiders turned out to be a better-than-average western and Brooks enjoyed the experience. She especially hit it off with John Wayne. “Looking up at him I thought, this is no actor but the hero of all my mythology miraculously brought to life,” Brooks said commenting about John Wayne. Her career, however, could not be similarly revived. Over Stage Raiders was her last film. She was 32 years old. Brooks lingered in Hollywood for a little over a year. She then later ...
- 1127: Divorce in the United States
- ... cm. DATE: 1992 Myers, M. F., Men and Divorce (1989); AUTHOR: Myers, Michael F. TITLE: Men and divorce / Michael F. Myers. PUBL.: New York : Guilford Press, FORMAT: xv, 286 p. ; 24 cm. DATE: 1989 Splinter, John P., The Complete Divorce Recovery Handbook (1992); AUTHOR: Splinter, John P. TITLE: The complete divorce recovery handbook : grief, stress, guilt, children, co-dependence, self-esteem, dating, remarriage/ John P. Splinter. PUBL.: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, FORMAT: p. cm. DATE: 1992 Walzac, Yvette, and Burns, Sheila, Children and Divorce (1984). AUTHOR: Teyber, Edward. TITLE: Helping children cope with divorce / Edward Teyber. EDITION: 1st ...
- 1128: Entertainment During The Renaissance
- ... theater in London attracted the most audiences, stated Sarah Howarth(19-20). During the Elizabethan times it became almost routine for each successive Lord Mayor to appeal if a theatrical performance was in the city(John Brown, 173). The theater was responsible for the inspiration of many authors. The expression it showed was experimental(Sarah Howarth, 21). A lot of famous people were involved in all the process of theater, such as Palidio, William Shakespeare, and Lope de Vega(Sarah Howarth, 19-21, John Brown 173-219). William Shakespeare was an excellent author, he experimented with all the rules of theater by combining tradegy and comedy(Sarah Howarth, 21). Shakespeare was associated with two obsessions Change and changeability and playing the world on stage(John Brown, 173). The theaters themselves were a beautiful sight. The stage was set on one side of the circular building. The other three sides had seats. There was also a tower called the “tiring ...
- 1129: Image Audit Of Olav Thon Real
- ... as many respondents as possible. We were lucky to get an interview with the two most qualified spokespersons regarding this image-audit. We interviewed Hallgrim Thon, which is the managing director of OTE, and also John Tore Norenberg, which is the leader of the City Development Committee. Summary of the interview with John Tore Norenberg Leader of the City Development Committee ? Oslo Community is a user of Olav Thon Eiendom`s (OTE) services and they are also a supplier of real estate for the firm. ? Oslo Community uses ... keep a low profile, and try to keep a low profile, and work without exposing themselves too much. They try to obtain credibiltity through being moderate. The conclusion we can draw from the interview with John Tore Norenberg, is that the company is very successful in its strategy. OTE does not rely on a lot of advertising and other types of marketing, neither towards OK nor the other stakeholders. Instead ...
- 1130: Call Of The Wild
- ... the unnecessary baggage was discarded, and the trip was barely completed because of harsh weather, inadequate supplies, and poor management skills of the dog handlers. All except a man that went by the name of John Thornton, perhaps the only sane one in the group. After on e of the men repeatedly beat on a dog, Thornton became enraged. He threatened to kill the man, and shortly after, he unhooked the beaten Buck from the sled, the rest of the family left John Thornton. A few minutes later, the rest of the family that left thornton behind fell through some cracked ice and drowned. That left Buck and Thornton to fend for themselves. the time of this book is in the great gold rush era in the Yukon and Alaska. The rest of the book concludes what happens to Buck and John Thornton and some of the extrordinary times they have together. I think you will enjoy this book because it is full of adventure. Not once did i want to put the book down. Call ...
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