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- 2511: Lady Lazarus
- ... two works as example, Braddon evolved the mystery and created what is her best selling work ever, Lady Audley’s Secret. Mary Braddon first produced Lady Audley’s Secret with the sole intention of helping John Maxwell launch a new magazine. Since this failed after only twelve issues, she sent it to another journal to be published a few months later (Peterson, 159). Noticing the recognition that Collins was getting for ... Quarterly Review, April 1863, Volume 113, Number 226, 482-514. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 98 (1998). [Computer program]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation. Peterson, Audrey. (1984). Victorian Masters of Mystery. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. Reed, John R. (1975). Victorian Conventions. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press.
- 2512: Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation
- Tactics of a Revolution: The Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a long time coming, with the influences of John Hus and John Wyclif. However, Martin Luther’s attempt to reform organized religion in Germany, especially, was far more successful than the efforts of Hus and Wyclif. Not only was German society ready for a drastic change due ...
- 2513: Thoughts On Pocahontas The Mov
- ... the setting, and the characters portrayed. An example is: the topographic features of Virginia aren’t at all like the waterfalls and mountains shown in the movie. Other examples include the fact that Pocahontas and John Smith never actually fell in love, that Powhatan never actually intended to kill John Smith, and that Pocahontas was told to put her head between Smith and the executioners. But these are just minor details needed to form an opinion on the issue. One must take a step back ...
- 2514: Crucible 4
- ... made sure that the citizens of Salem did not find out that she and her friends had been lying when they accused many innocent people of witchcraft. She even went as far as to threaten John Proctor by telling him that if he told, she would have him and his wife hanged. She also threatened her friends many times throughout the novel. At one point, she said "Let any of you ... child, and their reputations. When Hester committed adultery, the people in town were not affected by it, and she was the only one punished. However, Abigail's fault punished many people including herself, her friends, John and Elizabeth Proctor, and the innocent people who were hanged. These townspeople were hanged unjustly because Abigail was a lying and deceitful person. Because Hester's actions hurt fewer people, Abigail has less respectability. Admittedly ...
- 2515: Margaret Thatcher
- ... full economic integration with Europe inspired a strong challenge to her leadership. Ms. Thatcher was ousted from leadership, and resigned in November 1990 and was succeeded as party leader and prime minister by her protégée, John Major: who, consequently, only served one short term. Margaret Hilda Roberts was born October 13, 1925 to Beatrice and Alfred Roberts in the flat above her parents small grocery store. Margaret's father was the ... final interview, one of the four finalists dropped out, and only the three candidates remained, but as far as the group selection committee was concerned, there was no real choice." (Mayer, 1979) A council member John Tiplady recalls "I know it may seem like hindsight, but when we interviewed the candidates, we asked ourselves, Is this a future Prime Minister? And Margaret clearly was and everyone thought so." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret ...
- 2516: Susan Smith
- ... out thousands of volunteers to search through "over five hundred square miles for the children." The story later went national but there was still no sign of the children or the attacker. The town Sheriff, John Wells, with the help of an FBI computer system went after every lead that came in from psychics, crackpots and well-meaning citizens. Even helicopters with heat seeking devices were used to try and locate ... family. "The pressures were suddenly more than Susan could handle and she broke down under questioning and confessed after nine days." On November 3rd, she told police the location of the bodies. Divers went to John D Long Lake at 4:15pm on Thursday and they pulled the car from the mud. At 6:45pm it was confirmed that two bodies were found in the back seat. Mrs. Smith was arrested ...
- 2517: Louis Leakey
- ... By this time Leakey’s work at caught the attention of the archaeological community and he began to receive much acclaim. In November 1929 he returned to England with a two-year fellowship at St. John’s College, and a wife, Frida, as well, whom he had married in 1928. However, excavating the site at Olduvai Gorge was on his mind, and he made plans to return to Africa. With the publish of his first book, The Stone Age Cultures of Kenya Colony, his extensive fieldwork, and his position at St. John’s College, Leakey obtained a grant to go to the Olduvai Gorge site in 1931. Along with Reck at the site, Leakey excavated five different beds, finding an amazing number of hand tools. In addition ...
- 2518: An Explication Of Love Poem
- ... romantic love. This type of poetry is so popular; it has become a separate genre called ‘Love Poems.’ Traditionally, love poems render the beloved as an ideal of perfection, placing the lover on a pedestal. John Fredrick Nims’s “Love Poem” however, beautifully contradicts this tradition by describing a love that transcends human faults. The poem is written to, and about, a woman who possesses this kind of love, and the ... of people's minds and hearts; if the beloved were absent, all who know her and depend on her kind heart would surely be as lost and broken-spirited as children whose toys are broken. John Frederick Nims’s “Love Poem” exposes a woman for who she really is. Nims portrays her as reckless, destructive and downright inept. He tallies up her shattered glasses and maimed bed sheets to present a ...
- 2519: No Title
- ... make our children understand that they are intelligent, competent people, capable of doing whatever…”(544). Work Cited Raspberry, William. “The Handicap of Definition.” Washington Post 1982. RPT. In The Macmillian Reader 5th ed. Judith Nadell, John Langan, and Linda McMeniman. Boston: Allen and Bacon, 1999. 542-544. Bibliography A Summary of William Raspberry’s “The Handicap of Definition” Paris Owens Essay2: Second Summary En112c.002 Dr. Butler March 2, 2000 A ... make our children understand that they are intelligent, competent people, capable of doing whatever…”(544). Work Cited Raspberry, William. “The Handicap of Definition.” Washington Post 1982. RPT. In The Macmillian Reader 5th ed. Judith Nadell, John Langan, and Linda McMeniman. Boston: Allen and Bacon, 1999. 542-544. Word Count: 377
- 2520: Romanticism In The Aspect Of N
- ... the focus of Romantic painters. Romantic painters rebelled against the objectivity and composure of the prevailing Neoclassic style. The art is colorful, expressive, and full of movement. Though we have not read or talked about John Constable I thought he was a very interesting artist. John Constable's Wivenhoe Park, Essex (1816), is a pristine example of his scientific approach to capturing the qualities of atmosphere, light, and sky. Constable used God in nature, creativity, and the peaceful aspects of nature ...
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