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- 4371: Flea
- The seventeenth century was an era of beautiful poetry. Two poets in particular, Andrew Marvell and John Donne, wrote carpe diem poetry full of vivid imagery and metaphysical conceits. Each conveyed the message of "living for the now." This message can be clearly seen in the poems "To his Coy Mistress" by ...
- 4372: George C. Marshall
- ... 3,000 cannons and 40,000 tons of ammunition, all the while hiding these movements from the Germans by moving only at night. After World War I he was a high-level aide to General John J. Pershing. Prior to the outbreak of World War II he progressed steadily from assistant chief-of-staff of the U.S. Army (July, 1938) to deputy chief of staff (October, 1938), to chief of ...
- 4373: Emma
- ... Knightly criticizes Emma's matchmaking, since he thinks that the dependable Robert Martin is Harriet's superior, for while he is respectable, she is from uncertain origins. Emma's sister, Isabella, and her husband, Mr. John Knightly, visit Highbury, and Emma uses their visit as an opportunity to reconcile with Mr. Knightly after their argument over Harriet. The Westons hold a party on Christmas Eve for the members of Highbury society ...
- 4374: Edgar Allen 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 ...
- 4375: Edgar Allen 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 ...
- 4376: George Lucas Biography And Wor
- ... he could in order to have a future for himself. During junior college, Lucas formed other interests. Instead of racing, he filmed them on a 8-millimeter camera his father gave him. A old friend, John Plummer, told George that he should apply to the University of Southern California. His friend remarked that it was not that hard to get into as reputation indicated. Lucas applied, and was accepted, for his ...
- 4377: East Of Eden
- East of Eden In the novel, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, Catherine Ames is one of the main characters. She is introduced to the reader as a monster and as time goes on, she possesses both monster like and animal qualities. As Catherine she gets ...
- 4378: Dubliners
- ... In this sequence Jimmy mirrors Eveline from "Eveline" and her anxiousness to start a new life. However, unlike Eveline, Jimmy is actually able to leave and move on. Another view of this is given by John Bayley. He writes that the two young Irishmen leave the car filled with the Frenchmen and the Hungarian it is somewhat a view of Ireland trying to become an independent nation.11 However, this can ...
- 4379: Dubliners
- ... Mr. Henchy advises the group to welcome the King in order to build capital for the city of Dublin: The citizens of Dublin will benefit by it....It's capital we want. -But look here, John, said Mr O'Connor. Why should we welcome the king of England? Didn't Parnell himself... -Parnell, said Mr. Henchy, is dead. Though Mr. Henchy believes that receiving the king in Ireland will be beneficial ...
- 4380: Don Juan As Byron Introspective
- ... would believe me (Grosskurth 40)." Byron also suffered from constant exposure to his mothers bad temper. Mrs. Byron alternately spoiled her son and abused him, often calling him a "lame brat (Crompton 82)." Eventually John Hanson, Mrs. Byrons attorney, rescued him from the unnatural affections of May Grey, the tortures of Lavender and uneven temper of his mother. The effects of his early experiences were to be felt by ...
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