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- 701: Wilhelm Roentgen
- ... an offer from the University of Leipzig, which he declined. In 1901, A Swedish millionaire named Alfred Nobel started an annual award of a plaque and some money in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and contributions to world peace (which was added later). These award assemblies were held in Stockholm, Sweden in the month of December. The awards were to be handed out by the King of Sweden. When ... Professor of Medicine Dr. E. A. von Bering also of Germany, won a prize for making a serum for diphtheria, and a poet from France named R. F. A. Sully-Prudhomme, received the prize for literature, even though he wasn’t present. Every man was given a gold medal, a diploma, and 50,000 Swedish kronor. King Oscar II did not hand out these awards, but Crown Prince Gustav presented these ...
- 702: Hololiterature: a Holographic Interpretation of the Scarlet Letter
- ... the unknown and even extrapolate unknown processes from known ones. (For example, the brain is similar to a computer. They both have memory, input/output, and similar structures-transistors to synapses.) This technique works with literature and a deeper understanding a grasp of a book's meaning becomes possible. The Scarlet Letter can be viewed through an understanding of the operation and production of holograms. First, an understanding of the holographic ... the characters or absorb nuances in complex ways. Dimmesdale's hand shields his heart from view, as if its nature would be revealed to all or fresh knives drive into it. All things considered, certain literature can be compared to a hologram with the act of comparison making clear things not understood before. Even as viewing a hologram from different angles reveals new vistas so does examining the allegory peel away ...
- 703: Poe
- By: Bob E-mail: KrapRap@aol.com EDGAR ALLAN POE Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi. Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age. Another author that influenced literature is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known as the father of the American short story and father of the detective story. To understand the literary contributions of Edgar Allan Poe, one must look at his ...
- 704: Beowulfs Grendel
- The Continuum of Beowulf English literature begins with the Anglos and the Saxons. For the first time they expressed their thoughts through the epic poem of Beowulf. In Beowulf, characters play the vital role in every important aspect of the poem. Through literature, they displayed opposing characters and how they affected each other to the maximums of a continuum. When a force in Beowulf acquired joy, the opposing force acquired sorrow. Whenever there was music in Herot, Grendel ...
- 705: Huckleberry Finn: On the Surface…
- Huckleberry Finn: On the Surface… I don’t know anything that mars literature so much as too much truth- Mark Twain An honest and realistic view of southern life was what Mark Twain had in mind when writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Satiric as this view may ... seems racist. Actually reading the book reveals that Mark Twain had no intention of coming off that way, he was merely, telling the truth by being a realist. And too much truth doesn’t mar literature- it scares the hell out of people.
- 706: The Life of Adolf Hitler
- ... longer I stared at this foreign face, scrutinizing feature for feature, the more my first question assumed a new form: is this a German?" To answer his own question, he immersed himself in anti-Semitic literature. Then he went out and studied Jews as they passed by. "...the more I saw, the more sharply they became distinguished in my eyes from the rest of humanity..." "For me this was the time ... hierarchy. Goebbels, a brilliant but somewhat neurotic would-be writer, displayed huge talents for speech making, organizing, and propaganda. He was a rarity among the Nazis, a highly educated man, with a Ph.D. in literature from Heidelberg. Goebbels was a little man, about five feet tall, who walked with a limp as a result of infantile paralysis. He kept a diary which reveals how quickly he became infatuated with Hitler ...
- 707: Paul Revere
- ... intended for Dawes. Longfellow combined the roles of Revere and Dawes to emphasize Revere's heroic statute. No matter how the story is told, the ride of Paul Revere is important in American history and literature. Longfellow, suggests that Revere's message will continue to inspire Americans to defend the cause of liberty. ("Paul Revere's Ride: Explonation") Paul Revere Paul Revere was an American patriot who, in 1775, carried news ... intended for Dawes. Longfellow combined the roles of Revere and Dawes to emphasize Revere's heroic statute. No matter how the story is told, the ride of Paul Revere is important in American history and literature. Longfellow, suggests that Revere's message will continue to inspire Americans to defend the cause of liberty. ("Paul Revere's Ride: Explonation") Word Count: 880
- 708: The Turn of the Screw: A Psychoanalytic Interpretation
- ... considering the features of Henry James' The Turn of the Screw that invite a psychoanalytical interpretation it is necessary to establish the nature of psychoanalytic criticism. By using psychology according to Freud "we can appreciate literature on a new level" (p208). This can be done by considering the concept that repressed, unconscious material, usually sexual desires, can appear in creative activities, such as literature. It is generally believed, by those who use the Freudian method, that these repressed desires appear in the form of symbols that can be understood through interpretation. Other ways of interpreting these symbols can be ...
- 709: The Miseducation of Victorian Women
- ... about various places. This wouldn't be a terrible thing if Aurora learned other things as well, such as the history of and current political situation of England, and other more applicable knowledge, such as literature, mathematics, etc. However, these things are not mentioned, or they are mentioned as being of little importance in her education. In fact, Aurora states, "I learnt a little algebra, a little of the mathematics,-brushed ... that is not only futile and frivolous, but is detrimental to the advancements of women. Bibliography Barrett Browning, Elizabeth. (1996). Aurora Leigh. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. Damrosch, David. (1999). The Longman Anthology: British Literature (volume two). New York: Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc.
- 710: Arthurian Legend
- ... King Arthur. He teaches him how to lead and be a great king. There has been a lot of material written about the legendary King Arthur and although he has been a popular figure in literature for over 800 years, not a lot is known about the real Arthur. It is believed that Arthur was a 5th-century British King named Riothamus (meaning “high King”) who ruled from four hundred fifty ... A.D. Geoffrey includes many sources of information with his work but most scholars believe it to be fictional bibliography added only to give his book some credibility. Therefore his work is considered to be literature not factual history. Geoffrey is the one responsible for the portrayal of Arthur as a great King who conquered the British Isles and much of Europe. Also introduced by Geoffrey is Queen Gwynevere, Merlin the ...
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