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- 1981: Epic Works
- ... each punishment and reward to illustrate the larger meaning of human actions in the universal plan. Paradise Lost is considered by some to be one of the greatest poems in world literature and most certainly John Milton's masterpiece. In its 12 cantos Milton tells the story of the fall of Adam and the loss of Paradise. Satan has been expelled from heaven with his fallen angels. In Hell, Satan formulates ... it spiritual or earthly. Works Cited "Epic." Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary. 1983 ed. Homer. "The Odyssey." Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Maynard Mack. 6th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 1992. Milton, John. "Paradise Lost." Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Ed. Maynard Mack. 6th ed. 2 vols. New York: Norton, 1992.
- 1982: Marilyn Manson
- ... of 1998. Publicly, the departure was a friendly one. ZimZum felt it was just time for him to move on and he said that he and Marilyn got along just fine. He was replaced by John Lowery or John 5. Lowery was guitarist for David Lee Roths "DLR Band", and the number two member of Rob Halfords band "Two", before that. Shortly after ZimZum left, the band released their 4th LP, Mechanical Animals. There ...
- 1983: A Separate Peace - Thematic Analysis
- An analysis of John Knowles A Separate Peace brings up the theme of man's inhumanity to his fellow man. What makes this novel unique is that in protesting war, Knowles never overtly referred to the blood and gore ... are human, we are imperfect, and the perfect among us (symbolized by Finny) cannot exist, so that ideal society will never become a reality. This novel illustrates man can be cruel to his fellow man. John Knowles' A Separate Peace demonstrates why men go to war, and why they cannot stop. This remarkable feat is accomplished with the telling of a single unique individual and his death.
- 1984: Helen Keller
- ... earliest blind, deaf, and mute person to become active in society, Helen was also an author. Her first autobiography, The Story of My Life, was published in 1902 with the help of Ann Sullivan and John Macy. The Story of My Life became a world-wide best-seller and was translated into fifty languages. Before she had even graduated college in 1903, Helen wrote a 7,500-word essay called Optimism ... this period. In 1910 A Song of the Stone Wall was published. This patriotic poem was 600 lines long. This was the last of her great poems. It is said that, "After Anne Sullivan and John Macy's marriage ended Keller never again wrote with such lyric power," (Notable 390). Also, a collection of socialist essays entitled, Out of the Dark, was published in 1913. Helen became active in politics once ...
- 1985: Jarassic Park: The Dinosaurs Were Not To Blame For The Destruction of Jurassic Park
- ... bodies of insects that once bit the now-extinct animals and were then trapped and preserved in amber for millions of years. (This is, by the way, theoretically possible.) The project is the dream of John Hammond, a billionaire capitalist with a passionate interest in dinosaurs, who comes across in the novel as a bizarre combination of Ross Perot and Ronald Reagan -- part authoritarian martinet, part dissociated and childish old man ... bad subjects of the dinosaur population). The team of experts includes Alan Grant, a famous paleontologist known for his theories about dinosaur infant-rearing behavior, and his paleobotanist graduate student assistant, Ellie Sattler; and also John Malcolm, a brilliant and idiosyncratic mathematician whose field of expertise is chaos theory, which deals with turbulence and unpredictability -- complex 'real world' conditions that can only be described through non-linear equations. Malcolm, of course ...
- 1986: Symbolism Use In: "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Lottery"
- ... story to define the theme. Close observation of the symbols within each story proves to one their importance. Bibliography Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "Young Goodman Brown" Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. 211-220 Jackson, Shirley. "The Lottery" Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. 248-254
- 1987: Hummurabis Code
- ... Hall, Inc. 1998. 2. Mesopotamia The University of Chicago Press. Chicago and London. By jean Bottero, 1987. 3. United States History and Government. N&N Publishing Company, Inc. By Paul Stitch, Susan F. Pingel, and John Farrel. 1996. 4. Websters Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Published by: Gramery Books, New York/ Avenel, New Jersey. 1989. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY PRIMARILY SOURCES: 1. The Human Record, Sources of Global History. Third ... Hall, Inc. 1998. 2. Mesopotamia The University of Chicago Press. Chicago and London. By jean Bottero, 1987. 3. United States History and Government. N&N Publishing Company, Inc. By Paul Stitch, Susan F. Pingel, and John Farrel. 1996. 4. Websters Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Published by: Gramery Books, New York/ Avenel, New Jersey. 1989. Word Count: 1378
- 1988: 18th Century Literature
- ... Pre-Romantics. The literature of the Restoration period covers a time span from Charles's recovery of the throne to the years until the expulsion of James II in 1688 or until the death of John Dryden in 1700. The literature of the Restoration was characterized by wit and elegance influenced by French classical taste. This period pertained to traditional values and "wit". The Diary of Samuel Pepys written by Samuel ... uses wide ranges of vivid descriptions including verisimilitudes and imagery, to give the reader a realistic feel of what took place through the eyes of a witness. This literary time period also included works from John Dryden, who used elegance and cleverness in his writings. This period ended about 1700, and enabled a new age of literature. In literary history, the first half of the 18th century is known as the ...
- 1989: Al Capone
- ... to Chicago to wait until things cooled off. Capone arrived in Chicago in 1919 and moved his family into a house at 7244 South Prairie Avenue. Capone went to work for Yale's old mentor, John Torrio. Torrio saw Capone's potential, his combination of physical strength and intelligence, and encouraged his prot g . Soon Capone was helping Torrio manage his bootlegging business. By mid-1922 Capone ranked as Torrio's ... s Chicago. Likeville, MN: Northstar Maschek Books, 1931; 1987 reprint. - Halper, Albert, editor. The Chicago Crime Book. Cleveland: World Publishing Co., 1967. - Hammer, Richard. The illustrated history of organized crime. Philadelphia: Courage Books, 1989. - Kobler, John. Capone: the Life and World of Al Capone. New York: Da Capo Press, 1992.
- 1990: Alexander Hamilton
- ... Beckman and Nicholas Cruger at Saint Croix. They took care of Hamilton as if they were his real folks until the age of 23 which is when he married Elizabeth Schuyler, daughter of General Philip John Schuyler, a member of an influential New York family. 6. Who inspired of influenced this person? Hamilton inspired himself. His urge to be heard and recognized gave him the every to keep on voicing his ... Anti-Federalists who were able to outvote him on every measure. For this reason, Hamilton then turned his energies to securing the ratification of Constitution in New York. For this Hamilton requested the help of John Jay and James Madison in writing the essays that were published under the tittle of The Federalist. 8.What has this person done for the community, for society? Alexander Hamilton was a captain of artillery ...
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