|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 571 - 580 of 1300 matching essays
- 571: Kate Chopin's Controversial Views
- ... she denounced the Catholic religion after her mother's death. The beloved friends wrote to each other often while Chopin was in Louisiana. Seeing the talent in her writing, Kolbemheyer encouraged Chopin to publish her letters. She admired him greatly and even named her son Frederick after him. (Taylor 147). There were three American women writers of the time that Chopin admired. When asked who would be a good model woman ...
- 572: Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- ... Oh what a lesson I have learned!". Jekyll tells Utterson that the letter came to him by delivery, not through the mail, but as Utterson leaves, he asks the servant, who tells him that no letters came by delivery... That night, Utterson has his assistant, Mr. Guest, over to look at the letter, so that he might hear his thoughts on the matter. Guest notices that Hyde's handwriting is the ...
- 573: The Hobbit: Summary
- ... and continue on their journey. 14) Without food and tired, they arrived to the Hidden Valley of the Elves and stay to rest. 15) On their stay, they are greeted by Elrond, who discovers "Moon letters" on their map, which in turn describe how to get into Lonely Mountain from a secret passage. 16) Everybody continues their journey through the Misty Mountains. 17) Seeking shelter from rain, wind and Hill Giants ...
- 574: The Red Badge of Courage and A Farewell to Arms: The Main Characters
- ... is not questioned by others. But Henry's mind is always full of thoughts of how to save himself embarrassment that he even stoops to thinking about blackmailing his friend Wilson with the packet of letters that were given to him. "He now rejoiced in the possession of a small weapon with which he could prostrate his comrade at the first signs of a cross-examination." Another instance in which Henry ...
- 575: Animal Farm: Utopia
- ... thought she remembered a definite ruling against beds, went to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there. Finding herself unable to read more than individual letters, she fetched Muriel. "Muriel," she said, "read me the fourth commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?" With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out. "It says, `No animal shall sleep ...
- 576: John Wilkes Booth
- ... women. He toured wildly. He was one of the most promising actors. Booth was a famous actor during the Civil War. He traveled intensively. The fans loved him a lot. He got hundreds of love letters from his fans. His last tour was in 1862. Booth did not fight in the war. The war split Booth's family apart. Half of his brothers went on one side and the rest went ...
- 577: Nicolaus Copernicus
- ... Poland to take up his administrative duties (Smith 1039). From 1503 to 1510, Copernicus stayed in his uncles bishop palace in Lidzbark Warmiski. From there he published his first book, a Latin translation of letters on morals by a Byzantine writer. Between the times of 1507 and 1515, he completed a short astronomical book. It was not published until the 19th century (Wood 87). The main premises of the Copernican ...
- 578: Frederick Douglass's Physical and Intellectual Struggles
- ... seek the assistance of the white children in the neighborhood. Douglass would give the boys bread in exchange for reading lessons. Douglass went on to work in a ship yard and began to write the letters that were used to distinguish different types of timber. He continued learning how to write with the help of the boys in the city and by copying his Master's son's homework. When Mrs ...
- 579: Biography of John Dalton
- ... charitable, and a favourite with all creeds and classes. Among his numerous works translated from the Spanish are the following: "Life of St. Teresa" (London, 1851); "The Interior Castle, or the Mansions" (London, 1852); "The Letters of St. Teresa" (London, 1853); "The Book of the Foundations" (London, 1853), etc. He also published translations from Latin and German, including "The Life of Cardinal Ximenes" from the German of Bishop Von Hefele (London ...
- 580: William Lloyd Garrison
- ... in demanding freedom for the slaves. His campaign aroused great opposition. The state of Georgia offered (1831) a reward of $5000 for his arrest and conviction under Georgia law, and he received hundreds of abusive letters, many of which threatened him with assassination. Undaunted, he helped to organize the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832; the next year, after a trip to England, where he enlisted the aid of abolitionist ...
Search results 571 - 580 of 1300 matching essays
|
