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- 1201: George Brenard Shaw
- ... personality, women fell at his feet. Jenny Patterson, Alice Locket, May Morris, Edith Bland, Eleanor Marx and Annie Besant, each fell in love with him. But Shaw was not interested in marriage, being too busy writing plays. In 1888 The Star Newspaper employed him as a music critic, and he used the pen name "Corno de Bassetto". By this time Shaw was beginning to be noticed throughout London for his writing, providing him with many job opportunities. However between 1873 and 1883 he wrote five novels, all of which were rejected by every publisher in London. Instead he decided to write plays, the first performance of Widower's House appeared in London in 1892 and Arm's and The Man performed in London & New York, in 1894. While he was not writing, Shaw discovered Karl Marx and read his book Das Kapital, during which, grew his interest in history & civilization. After reading Why are the Many Poor?, he joined the Fabian Society on 16th May 1884, ...
- 1202: Dickens As A Motivator Of Soci
- ... 4 million copies in the decade after his death in England alone. Oliver Twist continues to be one of the most famous books around. His novel is a delight to read because of his clever writing style, and important messages. It is true that Dickens panders to the audience with Oliver Twist, but he wrote Oliver Twist more to foster social reform than to entertain. One thing that misleads the reading ... bad guys" end up in jail. 5+6 In addition to creating a stark difference between good and evil, Dickens also uses hyperbole in other ways. Dickens exaggerates coincidence wherever it suits his purposes. His writing is full of glorious absurdities of speech. One such example is Oliver being taken in by the Maylies and the Brownlows, whom he happens to find out he is related to in the end. Even ... about the evils that exist in society. 12Dickens' novel is crafted to appear as a simple story but is actually a very powerful tool for motivating the reader to do good deeds. Dickens used his writing to influence the people of England Oliver Twist is a tale that tells us of the good that is in all humans along with the bad in society like child abuse, poverty, and hate. ...
- 1203: What To Write
- ... These three sections include: Nothing About Something, Avoid the Obvious Content, and Take the Less Usual Side. In the First section, Nothing About Something, Roberts goes through the steps a normal student would take in writing a 500-word essay on college football. You may begin shortly after they receive your assignment. Often times you may start well. But after about one paragraph, you run out of things to say. Therefore, you put it off, which causes you to run out of time. Then you find yourself writing your paper at the last possible moment, which makes it dull. Writing your paper at the last possible moment also fills it with unnecessary information, and oversized margins. After reading through these steps many people realize that this is exactly what they do. Robert tells you ...
- 1204: St. John The Evangelist
- ... should live, how should he behave, and how moral his life should be. He was one of the first to follow those holy principles, and show them to others. One of his greatest challenges was writing a gospel. St. John the Evangelist is mostly known for writing a fourth Gospel. If you would ask any person to list his challenges almost everybody would tell you that he wrote a gospel. It is believed that he wrote a Gospel at the year of 96, after the death of Domitian. His object in writing it he tells us himself: "These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, you may have life in His name." In order ...
- 1205: Information Management
- ... Digital Service (DDS) started deployment in 1974, bringing digital transmission facilities to the customer's premise. DDS circuit deployment also accelerated the conversion to digital networking within the Bell System. In 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer (PC) for use in the home, office and schools. The 1980's saw an expansion in computer use in all three arenas as clones of the IBM PC made the personal computer even more affordable. The numbers of personal computers in use more than doubled from 2 million in 1981 to 5.5 million in 1982. Ten years later, 65 million PCs were being used. Computers continued their trend toward a smaller size, ...
- 1206: Mark Twain 2
- Samuel Clemens better known as Mark Twain speaks best about the American experience through is unique literary voice, and through his classic writing techniques. His humorous writing tone, accomplished by over exaggeration, brought him to be one of the finest American fiction writers of his time. Regional dialect and slang were just a few of his techniques used in capturing the local ... and his life experiences in the heart of America helped make his literature be "American" and helped create the American experience. Twains humor in his stories was used partly because it was his way of writing but also because during those times America was going through great tribulation and was in need of relief from the Civil war. Through humor he eased the pains of America and also made himself ...
- 1207: A Critical Analysis of "Revelation" by Flannery O'Connor
- ... about herself. She is far from perfect, yet she is happy to be who she is. Perhaps the most important influence on the story is religion. In the words of Robert McCown, O'Connor's writing was mainly generated by a most powerful Christianity which was fed by her Catholic background (McCown, 256). O'Connor was not only influenced by her own Catholic heritage but by others as well. Like the ... convincing characterization of the protagonist is developed by O'Connor. O'Connor's use of important literary devices such as symbolism and foreshadowing allow her to reinforce the theme. Many think of O'Connor's writing as humorous. In most of her stories, she uses a technique that is, for the most part, comic. Humor is one way O'Connor masks what she is actually trying to say. She was considered ... for Flannery O'Connor. She used this doorway to reveal her beliefs and disbeliefs about mankind and the mysteries that it beholds. O'Connor was influenced many ways throughout her lifetime and it was her writing that helped her deal with the problems she faced and the things she believed in. Revelation was just one of her many stories that served as a translator of her past. It was through ...
- 1208: The Debate on Gay Rights
- ... appealed. There is no evidence that homosexual adults are any less capable of being loving parents than heterosexual ones. The worry of people arises in the well being on the child, involving their sexual identity, personal development, and social relationships. Research to this day is little and highly criticized yet is still s still managing to draw conclusions. More research has been done on children living in lesbian parent families than ... or gay parents. Reports by both parents and children suggest normal development of peer relationships. As would be expected, most school-aged children reported same-sex best friends and predominantly same-sex peer groups . A personal concern of some such as Mr.Knight of the anti-gay group is that homosexuals are also more likely to be child molesters or pedophiles. Results of work in this area reveal that the great ... act of love making they have a choice of death. Either by being hanged, stoned, halved by a sword or dropped from the highest perch. Any conclusion I could draw would have to be a personal one since there is no right or wrong concerning this subject. If I were to analyze the information read and used, I would have to say that both sides have valid arguments, the Yes ...
- 1209: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... 1). These oral narratives were soon after recorded on paper as early forms of literature became prevalent. Many of the thoughts previously expressed through oral communication only could now be recorded for the future as writing became wide-spread. The era of writing began with Chinese literature more than 3,500 years ago, as the Chinese recorded tales on oracle bones (Mair 1). The Greeks, however, were the first known civilization to translate their oral history into writing (Henderson 1). While the earliest Greek literature was produced by the Indo-Europeans in 2,000 B.C., the most essential works began in Ionia with the epics of Homer in the eighth century ...
- 1210: Taoism and Buddhism
- ... known as the Four Noble Truths based on his experience and inspiration about the nature of life. These truths are the basis for all schools of Buddhism. The fourth truth describes the way to overcome personal desire through the Eightfold Path. Buddha called his path the Middle Way, because it lies between a life of luxury and a life of poverty. Not everyone can reach the goal of Nirvana, but every ... right path or behavior is followed. The path to Tao and Nirvana are similar, yet different. Both believe there is an inner light which guides a person in the right direction to the ultimate goal. Personal desires must be forsaken to enable the inner light to guide a person to achieve eternal bliss. "The teaching regarding the inner light is just as prominent in the Taoist schools as it is among ... means way, but in the original and succeeding manuscripts no direct path is explored or expounded. Desire, ambition, fame, and selfishness are seen as complications. That idea is consistent with Buddhist teachings; it is the personal life of each individual that gives Taoism its special form" (Leek 188). Taoism and Buddhism perceive life, death and rebirth as a continuous cycle. This cycle has no beginning and no end. The soul ...
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