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- 3701: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... he reads not an essay, but a tale of horror from a young man who has fallen victim to the spirit of perverseness he had so well portrayed. One can also bet that Poe had John Allan in mind when he formulated the plot for this episode. The narrator devises a scheme that will secure his fortune from his benefactor-to-be. He poisons the wax of a candle and exchanges ...
- 3702: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense
- ... to publish the first book on the advice of friends who had read and loved the little handwritten manuscript he had given to Alice Liddell. He expanded the story considerably and engaged the services of John Tenniel, one of the best known artists in England, to provide illustrations. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through The Looking Glass were enthusiastically received in their own time, and have since become ...
- 3703: Astrology
- ... books. (Weblinkers.com Enterprises, p.1) By the 1960’s, astrology became popular again. (Weblinkers.com Enterprises, p.2) One astrologer even predicted that President Kennedy was to be assassinated. (Weblinkers.com Enterprises, p.2) John Dee read the horoscope of a princess who was in jail and might have even faced death. (Woolfolk, p.306) He told her that she would one day be on the throne. (Woolfolk, p.306 ...
- 3704: The Greek-Trojan War in The Iliad
- ... an omen. Agamemnon prays to Zeus that his army might not perish. In response to his prayer, Zeus sends an eagle as a sign that he had granted his wish. This prayer is demonstrated as John Scott says : Just at the moment when the Trojans seemed on the point of victory an eagle appeared on the left with a live snake in its talons. The snake kept striking at the neck ...
- 3705: Excalibur
- ... during this time. Every aspect of a mans life revolved around their desire to one day serve their king as a knight. The yearning aspiration to become a knight is portrayed in several ways in John Boorman's movie, Excalibur. Arthur's responsibility as a squire (before he was king), Lancelot's challenge of worthiness and Perceval's ambition illustrate the urge that exists in men to serve their king as ...
- 3706: The Blackfoot Indians
- ... and a lesson can be learned. It's amazing that the majority of American citizens have some form of Indian blood flowing through their veins, yet know nothing of this lost heritage beyond what those John Wayne and Gene Autry western shows taught them as children. We as Americans should learn from the mistakes that this country was founded on. People cannot leap into a situation without thinking about the results ...
- 3707: Social Criticism in Literature, As Found in George Orwell's Animal Farm and Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.
- ... Publishing Group, 1994. Gardner, Averil. George Orwell. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1987. Kaplan, Fred. Dickens: A Bibliography. New York: William Morrow & Company, Ltd., 1988. King, Martin. Students' Guide to Animal Farm. Scotland: Tynron Press, 1989. Lucas, John. The Melancholy Man: A Study of Dickens' Novels. London: N.P., N.D. Orwell, George. Animal Farm. London: Penguin Books, 1985. Shelden, Michael. Orwell: The
- 3708: Risk Taking
- ... harm one's future. We might also say that the only acceptable risk is one where the aggregate happiness is increased, thus increasing the moral good of the risk, an idea which is based on John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. Finally, we might define a morally good risk in a Kantian way by saying that the only acceptable risk is one which is rationally thought out (Thomas, lecture). Now that we ...
- 3709: Code of Professional Ethics by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- ... members of the profession with the rules that were worked out on the historical basis to attract the confidence of the public. Therefore, the rules of ethics are the foundation of public confidence. Works Cited John L. Carey and William O. Doherty. Ethical Standards of the Accounting Profession. New York: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1966 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Code of Professional Ethics. New York: AICPA, 1977
- 3710: Attention Deficit Disorder ( Add)
- ... New Encyclopedia (vol 13), Funk & Wagnalls Corporation, USA. Bolt, A, 1999, "Are we creating a generation of Stepford children?" Sunday Magazine, July 11, p. 8-11 Davison, G, Neale, J, 1990, Abnormal Psychology (Fifth Edition), John Wiley & Sons, New York.
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