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- 731: The Essenes of Qumran
- ... interest: namely, that outside of Qumran itself, many Essenes were scattered throughout Palestine. It was not necessary, therefore, to go to Qumran to find them" (Helicon (91). It can also be shown that the Apostle John, a disciple of John the Baptist and one of the first disciples of Christ, had direct contact with the Essenes and may have brought some of their ideas and practices into Christianity. In John's writings there are many expressions that exactly match expressions used in the Essene writings. Some examples of these phrases that are used in both writings are "…."light of life" (John 8:12) which ...
- 732: Gun Control
- ... gun control. A waiting period did not help the present situation at all, and similar measures are almost certainly going to assume the same fate. There are some members of the Senate, led by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that while supporting the second amendment, are proposing common sense measures to attempt to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, children, and the mentally incompetent without infringing on the rights ... Gun Control. San Diego: Lucent Books, Inc, 1991. Findlaw.com U.S. Constitution: Second Amendment http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data/Constitution/amendment02/ Kopel, David B. Gun Play. Reason Magazine. Los Angeles: Reason Inc, 1993. McCain, John “McCain 2000” http://www.mccain2000.com Newton, David E. Gun Control: An Issue for the Nineties. Hillside: Enslow Publishers, 1992. National Rifle Association Press Releases and Policy Reports http://www.nra.org Roleff, Tamara L. Gun Control, Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Whitley, John “John Whitley’s Gun Control Quotes Page.” http://www.spc.uchicago.edu/users/jwhit/personal.guns.html Viewed 15 Feb. 2000. Bibliography Works Cited American Medical Association “Medical Glossary” http://www.ama-assn.org/ ...
- 733: Setting Up A Dummy Corporation...
- ... a pot to piss in. Not.... Where does it say, we have to put up with, read about or watch on TV, the exploits of people like Donald Trump, Robin Leach or one of the "Kennedy's". Personally, I'm tired hearing about all their bullshit. Who gives a shit what Hillary or Tipper are wearing either? When people like "The Donald" make a poor business investment and can't pay ... who made the radio, phonographs and television famous. Sounds like a good name to me. Imagine the greedy son of a bitch salesman at the "Blue Widget" company when you call and say you're "John Smith (think of something better), vice president of corporate purchasing for RCA" and you need 50,000 blue widgets. I guarantee the salesman will shit...but "since you got burned, dealing with XYZ company you ... now, we value your business, please leave your name and telephone number and one of our representatives will return your call in a few minutes. Thank you for calling NorthStar". The "mark" will ask for "John Doe" the credit manager to return his call. When the beeper goes off, simply make note of the caller, wait a few minutes, and return the call to "John Doe" giving "good" not "super ...
- 734: 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, ...
- 735: Teenagers and Alcohol Do Not Mix
- ... person consumes eight to twelve drinks that amount of alcohol influences the cerebrum which is responsible for the control over skeletal muscles and balance skills. Now to put that into a real life hypothetical situation. John Doe goes to a party and starts to drink. After having one or two beers he is starting to feel pretty good and decides to do a little more socializing than normal. He is just going with the flow and having a good time. John keeps on drinking by this time he has reached his fourth beer. John now is noticeably clumsy and his reaction time is slowed. John just keeps on drinking and when he gets to 6 beers he is now legally drunk and the entire motor end of the ...
- 736: In Depth Analysis of Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
- In Depth Analysis of Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn” John Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn” depicts a timeless theme relevant in any society throughout the history of our civilization. Through his use of movement and of language, Keats has created a work of ... the poet “…turns the urn into language, the musings of the poet are taking shape, the language is becoming a poem, and the poem is becoming something like a work of art that translates time” (Kennedy 12). These moments that Keats creates will undeniably live forever, -- and it is apparent that Keats wanted the ode to be remembered this way. Keats became part of his poetry, embodying all of its characters ... Keats is felt in the objects and people he describes: happy boughs, happy melodist, pinning lover, etc. Even the sacrificial scene in stanza four embodies Keats in one form or another. According to Thomas C. Kennedy author of “Platonism in Keats’s Ode on A Grecian Urn” states: The sacrifice pictured on the urn is a metaphor For the sacrifice of the artist: the artist sacrifices something of himself, his ...
- 737: The Crucible - Inner Struggles
- ... save them from death by hanging. He preaches perjury to the people, even though this is also against their religion. Hale’s principles were ridden with guilt and sadness because of his struggle with himself. John Proctor a farmer and village commoner is similarly faced with an inner turmoil. He has committed adultery with Abigail while his wife was sick. He was fully aware of his immoral actions and the enormity of the problem. Once he though this problem has vanished, it came back to slap him in the face. Abigail decided to call John’s wife, Goody, a witch, this in turn spurs conflict and anger among the townspeople. Proctor then gets involved in these witch trials and claims to be with the devil. His inner struggle is whether or not to tell the truth or fake a confession to save his own life. He is confused as to which way to go and his main obstacle is his pride. John later states" My honesty is broke, Elizabeth; I am no good man."(136) He would rather confess than die as a martyr for honesty. However, as John confesses, he can not allow Danforth to ...
- 738: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall: Ellen Weatherwall
- ... life she dreamed of will never happen. She lost trust in everyone, especially men. (DeMouy, 49) Ellen will soon gain a small amount of trust back when she meets the man she will eventually marry. John breaks Ellen’s fall and pulls her from the rut. He also gives her the identity she always wanted. He gives her an even larger role when he gives her children. She feels her identity is still lost. The jilting is all she needed to see of hell. George took everything from her and John can only give a small portion back. (DeMouy, 50) John gave Ellen the role of mother. When her last baby arrives, she recognizes her role and knows the feeling of natural fulfillment. “When this one was born it should be the last… She was ...
- 739: Henry Thoreau
- ... and a speaker at commencement, yet he was still unknown. During his lifetime, Thoreau tried his hand at an assortment of odd jobs. His first experiment was with teaching. He, along with his older brother John, opened a private school, but the school was forced to close down after John became ill in 1841. He lived with his friend and fellow scholar Ralph Waldo Emerson, keeping house and doing chores in exchange for rent and board. In 1843, he journeyed to the home of Emerson’s brother William to tutor. Soon after the death of John in 1842, Thoreau went to live at Walden Pond, partially as a tribute to his beloved brother. When he returned from Walden in September of 1847, he again performed an assortment of jobs. He ...
- 740: Call Of The Wild 2
- ... bought more instead of lightning the load. The big problem came far into the trip when the ran out of food. Soon the tired, starving dogs began to drop like flies. When the pulled into John Thorntons camps, a tired and pathetic mess. Hal wanted to go across unsafe ice even against Thorntons advice. When Buck refused to continue, Hal whipped him till J John interfered and saved the dog. AS John tended to his wounds they heard the sled go through the ice. John Thornton had saved bucks life! The two made a lasting bond alone with Thorntons previous dogs. Once the ice had cleared ...
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