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- 1771: The Pearl: Music
- ... rid the evilmusic, she senses that it has already wrapped its hands aroundKino, her husband. By using this method, John Steinbeck compares the two types ofmusic, good and evil, to the devil himself and the Lord, JesusChrist. Jesus, similar to Kino, is tempted by the devils tricks,but both do not give in. Although Kino is tempted to a furtherextent, and actually kills because of his greed, he realizes howmuch value ...
- 1772: David Edding's Pawn of Prophecy
- ... and it is not too difficult to see exactly where the story is heading. The genre of the story also adds to the predictability. It uses a genre popularized by J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, some aspects of which are that the hero does not initially believe in anything super natural, characters who act weak or incompetent turn out to be powerful super beings and there is ...
- 1773: Edgar Allan Poe
- ... days of delirium ensued spotted with consciousness. On October 7, 1849, Poe's 41 year of life, "He became quiet and seemed to rest for a short time. Then, gently, moving his head, he said, 'Lord help my poor soul.'" *** It is my opinion that Poe's life greatly affected his stories. The most obvious would be that many of the characters in his stories go from great wealth to poverty ...
- 1774: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X
- ... one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places shall be made plain, and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the glory of the lord shall be revealed, and all shall see it together," ( Internet, Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech) Unlike Malcolm X, King does not incite his followers to riot and hate, but encourages his ...
- 1775: Biography of Ernest Rutherford
- ... Chadwick. In 1914 Rutherford received his Knighthood. Between the years of 1925 to 1930 he was the president of the Royal Society and became Baron Rutherford of Nelson in 1931, in recognition of his work. Lord Rutherford maintained a strong and active interest in science until his death in October 1937. He is buried in Westminster Abbey close to Sir Isaac Newton.
- 1776: John Paul Jones: The Undaunted Sailor
- ... avail of the present situation of affairs in America…a single blow would now do the needful. Ten or twelve sail of the line with frigates…would give a good account of the fleet under Lord Howe…Small squadrons might then be formed to secure the coast and cut off the enemies supplies while our army settled the account current. During his cruise along the British coast, his efforts proved to ...
- 1777: The Works of Clive Staples Lewis
- ... most famous of these writers was C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Neville Coghill, and Charles Williams. Lewis and Tolkien had a very close relationship and often discussed The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings (Gibson 5). They frequently went to a pub in England called The Eagle and The Child. However the Inklings did not die with these authors. This special group is known world wide ...
- 1778: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X Comparison
- ... one day every valley will be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places shall be made plain, and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the glory of the lord shall be revealed, and all shall see it together,” (Internet Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech) Unlike Malcolm X, King does not incite his followers to riot and hate, but encourages his ...
- 1779: Life of Tupac Shakur
- ... platinum seven months later after it first came out. Some time during October 2pac was released from jail by Death Row CEO Suge Knight for 1.4 million bond. Soon after 2Pac was released he flies to Los Angeles and signs with Death Row and begins his new record All Eyez on Me. On the 13 of February 2Pac's All Eyez on Me, Death Row debut was the first ever ...
- 1780: Bob Marley
- ... and some do not use it at all. Most Rastafarian teachers advocate the controlled ritual smoking of “wisdomweed” both privately as an aid to meditation and communally from “chalice” pipes as an “incense pleasing the Lord” (Boot 16). The argument is that ganja is the “green herb” of the King James Bible. The Ethiopian Church strongly discourages this. The issue, however, has been much sensationalized by the press, inkeeping with the ...
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