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- 1581: Paradise Lost 2
- ... religious unsettlement serving only to fuel, scepticism or convictions further. The majority of metaphysical poems have similar themes and imagery, often set in room, study or office, any private enclosure reminiscent of a confession booth. Writing poetry in the form of a confessional is used as a moment of introspection. The new awareness of questions rising with new religious identities of new churches necessitated these occasions of profound reverence and occasional enlightenment, in a journey through their own spirituality. Poetry was writing for private readership, a confessional in the form of a diary, debating with themselves and God. The status of body, that of men and women, the relationship between themselves with one another, and God were all predominating factors in their writing. Poetry was written private realms for a private readership with no public address. A parody may even be draw between Milton circumstances and his vision of Satan, during on of his profound moments of ...
- 1582: Alexis De Tocqueville (1805-18
- ... as a juge auditeur (mediator) in Versailles were he met Gaustave de Beaumont, who became a life long friend and co-author of The U.S. Penitentiary System and its Application in France. (1833) This writing was done after they traveled to the in United States in 1831. After the July Revolution of 1830, Tocqueville and Beaumont grew restless of their positions and wanted to study the prison system in America ... England and they were married on October 26. This marriage was not favored by either family because Tocqueville being a French magistrate. But this seemed to never effect the marriage. Mary assisted Tocqueville in his writing and helped publish his works. Tocqueville served in political positions during the different eras of the revolution. After the Second Republic was dead, Tocqueville was elected to a committee charged with writing a new constitution. But because of short tempered personality, poor health, and being imprisoned for protesting against Louis Napoleaon's coup in 1851, he was driven into privacy. He spent the next few years ...
- 1583: America and the Computer Industry
- ... placed on a single chip, became increasingly common. Many companies, some new to the computer field, introduced in the 1970s programmable minicomputers supplied with software packages. The size-reduction trend continued with the introduction of personal computers, which are programmable machines small enough and inexpensive enough to be purchased and used by individuals (Rogers, 153). One of the first of such machines was introduced in January 1975. Popular Electronics magazine provided ... and Steve Wozniak, founders of Apple Computer, built a much cheaper, yet more productive version of the Altair and turned their hobby into a business (Fluegelman, 16). After the introduction of the Altair 8800, the personal computer industry became a fierce battleground of competition. IBM had been the computer industry standard for well over a half-century. They held their position as the standard when they introduced their first personal computer, the IBM Model 60 in 1975 (Chposky, 156). However, the newly formed Apple Computer company was releasing its own personal computer, the Apple II (The Apple I was the first computer designed by ...
- 1584: Allen Ginsberg: Poet
- ... poetry. Ginsberg believed in open, spontaneous poetry, speaking his thoughts and emotions in a raw and "uncensored" way. This rawness seemed to transcend the censoring imposed on his poetry by his digressors who considered his writing un-publishable. His main influences in writing were Kerouac and William Blake. This particular poem, America, was written in Berkley in 1956. Basically, "America" has 3 parts to it: Ginsberg questioning America, Ginsberg "rambling" on, and Ginsberg saying "I am America". I ... technology and machinery that run America today are too much for him, and as a result he wants want to renounce it all and become a saint. After this he "rambles" on for a while, writing lines that make sense when read separately but make little sense when they are read together. It is spontaneous regurgitated thought. He just kind of throws in lines about anything, whatever he was thinking ...
- 1585: Genghis Khan & The Mongol Empire
- ... harshest punishment, which was death.(Franke,pp.347-8) Genghis Khan organized his armies on the decimal system, with 95 units of a thousand, as the basic structure unit of his army. He created a personal body guard of 10 units to insure his personal safety and as an officers training school for the sons of clan chiefs and to create a pool of young leaders loyal to him. His personal bodyguard was given high ranks and a larger share of plunder. The weapon of choice for the Mongol soldier was the double curved compound bow that could kill at 200 yards. The military had ...
- 1586: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... views were inspired by the Puritan religion, readings from Plato and the Neoplatonists. The thing that made him different from most other writers is that his thoughts were phrased so well, probably from his poetic writing. Poets have a way of writing things in one line that usually take a paragraph to explain. It puts more importance and meaning into what they are saying. Ralph Waldo Emerson went to many funerals, but in April of 1882, he ... in life the scholar often errs with mankind and doesn't give in to his privilege. One basic principle I would say that I like about Emerson's philosophy would be the method of his writing which I often use I my own writing; personification. Attributing human characteristics to something that is not human, makes me feel that it has more symbolic character. Reading something that uses human characteristics, to ...
- 1587: Frost, Robert
- By: Ryan Graves E-mail: z714x4pmp@aol.com Robert Frost, perhaps the greatest American poet of the twentieth century, has brought himself great recognition. Many critics have tried to find a faulty side to his writing, but they have had a difficult time because his writing "romanticizes the rural simplicity that he loved while probing into the mysteries of the universe (Estep 2)." Three areas of criticism covered are: a speaker's decision in choosing, a poem broken down into three sections, and Frost's use of metaphors and style in his writing. Born in San Francisco, but raised in New England, many of Robert Frost's poems are representations of his experiences in the northeastern parts of America. He was unsuccessful in college never earning his ...
- 1588: Agatha Christie
- ... 1890 or 1891. Her father was an American who lived with his British wife in Torquay. At the time, her parents did not realize that their daughter would one day become a famous English author, writing an insatiable amount of novels and plays. Her focus was mainly on the mystery genre of literature. She was married two times, and bore one daughter by her first husband. In 1971, five years before ... siblings. Not being around other children besides her siblings made Miller a shy child. She was not outspoken in her thoughts, so she expressed her feelings in music. Later in life, she would turn to writing as a means of expression (Yaffe BKYaffe@nltl.columbia.edu). Agatha Millers first husband was Archibald Christie, who was a World War I fighter pilot. The newlywed Mrs. Christie worked as a nurse while ... longest-running play in history, with the record of 8862 performances in one theater ( Amer. Edu. Enc. 117)! Christie wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym of Mary Westmancott, to take a break from mystery writing. Christie also composed two memoirs, and one of Graham 4 those memoirs recounted events from her trip to Syria with Max Mallowan, her second husband (Prichard www.mysteries.com/birthday/). Several of Mrs. Christie ...
- 1589: Getting To Know The Caged Bird
- ... that the number of things that have occurred to her in her life will never add up to make her feel unworthy. Because Angelou is a spirited journalist , (pg.5) she was inspired to begin writing I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by a meeting with novelist James Baldwin, Random House Editor Robert Loomis, and cartoonist Jules Feiffer and his wife, Judy, in 1970. After the inspiration arose, Angelou began ... the quote stated, Angelou uses what we consider to be African American slang, more formally known as ebonics , to personalize momma . In everyday English we use subject and verb agreement, however, Angelou does not by writing the children was reading , this type of dialect in Angelou s autobiography personalizes many of the characters. The use of dialect also enhances the characterization of personalities of which are greatly noted in this autobiography. Characterization, also another influential factor to Angelou s writing, gives the reader a visualization of what the personalities are like. when she was called upon to sing, [momma] seemed to pull out plugs from behind her jaws and the huge, almost rough sound ...
- 1590: The Beliefs of Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... extent to which his ideals were rooted in African-American religious traditions which were then shaped by his education. The image of a social activist and leader was the result of extensive formal education, strong personal values and licit ethics. This excellence in leadership can be traced to his character which is shaped by his moral values and personality. We look at MLK and these traits to reveal the rationalization of ... character of the individual, and the drive for achievement maps out the plan of success and leadership excellence. His remarkable achievement started in school. He was not motivated by fame and fortune, but by the personal satisfaction knowing that he was making a positive impact in the life of others. He graduated with a bachelor of divinity degree, as valedictorian and student body president. He then went on to be awarded ... that role. His leadership was not limited to speaking from a podium, i.e. taxied people during bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955-56. From childhood he was grounded in the idea of a personal God. He believed in the dignity and worth of all humans. During his post-graduate years, he became most influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his idea of non-violent resistance. Due to differences in ...
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