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- 1711: Lewis Carroll In Wonderland
- Through the writing of Lewis Carroll in the story Alice in Wonderland the difference between fantasy and reality can be seen through the eyes of a child. The stories created by Carroll are a combination of make believe ... very academic and had many interest which he pursued after becoming a deacon in the Church of England. His many accomplishments include mathematician, english logician, photographer, and novelist (Cohen 52-3). Later in life while writing humorous works he used the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Dodgson arrived at this pen name by taking his own name Charles Lutwidge, and translating it into Latin as Carolus Ludovicus, then reversing and retranslating them in to English. The pen name he used only for nonacadmemic works. He then in turn used his real name when writing books on mathematics such as Euclid and His Modern Rivals (1879) which is one of historical interest ("Carroll, Lewis"). Carroll's inspiration to write Alice in Wonderland came from his entertaining of the Liddell ...
- 1712: James Joyce
- ... in EnglishˇK[with] a global reputation (Attridge, pix), Joyce's stature in literature stems from his experimentation with English prose. Influenced by European writers and an encyclopedic knowledge of European literatures, Joyce's distinctive writing style includes epiphanies, the stream-of-consciousness technique and conciseness. Born in Rathgar, near Dubtin, in 1882, he lived his adult life in Europe and died in Zurich, Switzerland in 1941. The eldest of then ... the Catholic Church all his life, Reynords, in Joyce and Dante: The Shaping Imagination clams that the Italian poet and the greatest of Catholic poets Dante Alighier (1265-1321) "whose influence pervades all Joyce's writing is never cowed by authority" (Attridge p. 56-57). Perhaps that is why Joyce was attracted to Dante's writing. Of all his literary countryman, the only Irish literary who's left a profound impression on Joyce was that Irish nationalist poet, James Clarence Mangan (1803-1849). In the short story "Araby," Joyce pays ...
- 1713: History of the Computer Industry in America
- ... 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 ...
- 1714: The Differences Between, I Feel Certain; I Am Certain; It Is Certain
- ... a defence for him or her self from sceptics of the proposition. This is demonstrated both by the lack of conviction (therefore implying willingness to consider opposing views) and by asserting the proposition as a personal belief (Knowledge based upon subjectivity or intuition is often that which through cultural sensitivity is left unchallenged). The emotive nature of the proposition, in which a state of mind is expressed, implies that the individual holds this as personal knowledge, applying to themselves, but not necessarily to others.. Plato in the Theatatus rejects the theory that knowledge can be based purely on belief or a subjective state of mind. For Plato Belief is an ... am certain may well be an expression of true knowledge. There may be evidence to support the proposition, but the limitations of language in expressing these good reasons make the statement what it is. A personal fixed firm belief, which may find consensus, but as true knowledge is intangible. The final statement ‘it is certain’ is immediately apparent as being different from the previous statements. An individual, personal proposition is ...
- 1715: Epic Heroes in Time
- ... to be completed before returning home, while Moses’ journey and his people's salvation were one in the same. Either way, the journey is vital to the hero in order for them to undergo a personal transformation. Moses fought a Pharaoh, the desert, his own people and himself during his long journey home. Odysseus also took a long and arduous journey home, battling Poseidon, the sea and his own people in ... completion of their mission. Since their God or gods helped them along the way, Moses and Odysseus ultimately had faith that they would be successful, regardless of the obstacles ahead. Their similarities exist on a personal level as well. Both heroes had to make great sacrifices for the good of the whole. They each underwent a personal transformation as a result of the trials they faced and each learned a lesson that they passed on as a message for their people. In this respect, Jews would recognize Odysseus as a hero ...
- 1716: Issac Asimov
- ... man, named Isaac Asimov, was born in Russia on January 2, 1920. He and his parents immigrated to New York City, in 1923. Asimov originally studied science in school, but later discovered his love for writing science fiction. By the year 1950, Isaac wrote I, Robot, in this Novel he creates, the term robotics, and the three laws of robotics, which have been adopted by science fiction writer in the present ... the robots, most importantly, he greatly influenced the world s vision of future robots for all time, and he did this at a time when not even the simplest one existed. Asimov is a human writing machine, who has published more than 500 books, and has at least one book in each of the major divisions of the Dewey decimal system. Although, his most influential writing was about robots, which he basically created. In his book I, Robot, one of the stories is about the first consumer robot. This robot is non-verbal and obeys the three laws of robotics; ...
- 1717: Humanity's Fall In The Garden of Eden In Paradise Lost
- ... Eden is by far the worst sin committed by humankind. It is this sin that led to future sins. This original sin must be emphasized by writers to depict the evil involved in it. In writing Paradise Lost, John Milton recognizes this fact and uses a variety of literary techniques to stress the evil in the story over the good. The techniques used include a series of parallels with the parallel ... involves just the Son and God whereas the council in Hell involves a multitude of devils in a scene that has much more detail and emotion. It is emotion that Milton seeks to arouse when writing Book two. The sense of grandeur that comes with the epic poem is being evoked through the elevated style and the comprehensiveness of the council scene. The departure of Satan is much more powerfully described ... mouths the sounding alchemy By herald's voice explained; the hollow abyss Heard far and wide, and all the host of Hell With deafening shout returned them loud acclaim Milton uses the epic convention when writing Book two and in doing so convinces the reader to believe that evil is poised to triumph over good. The fall in the Garden of Eden marks humanity's entry into a world of ...
- 1718: Gwendolyn Brooks
- ... and the blues. She has been praised for her wisdom and insight into the African Experience in America. Her works reflect both the paradises and the hells of the black people of the world. Her writing is objective, but her characters speak for themselves. Although the idiom is local, the message is universal. Brooks uses ordinary speech, only words that will strengthen, and richness of sound to create effective poetry. The ... with an almost cooing first line of the second stanza. The line Two who are Mostly Good allows the reader to dig for meaning. Brooks has encouraged young writers to allow for interpretation of their writing, and this is a perfect example of her own advice. The internal capitalization of Mostly Good is somewhat confusing. In a recording by the author the words are not emphasized. Rather, one can assume that ... black writers’ conference she was struck by the passion of the young poets. Before this happened, she had regarded herself as essentially a universalist, who happened to be black. After the conference, she shifted from writing about her poems about black people and life to writing for the black population.
- 1719: Smoking
- ... information for the following categories: (1) Demographic and historical data. (2) Attributional statement and dimensional ratings. (3) Composite attributional indices. (4) Cessation self-efficacy. Results from the open-ended attribution questionnaire found "three main categories: personal factors, situational factors, and combined personal and situational factors" (p. 315). Analysis of these categories and sub-categories suggest "that attributional processes are related to cessation among smokers" (p. 317). Smokers who were confident in future quit attempts, attributed past failures ... initiated their quit attempt four days after a baseline was taken. Each subject, whether they were successful in their attempt or fell prey to relapse, were kept in contact with the experimenters through telephone or personal interviews to monitor the subjects status and to ask questions concerning their difficulties. The study's baseline measured the subjects on many variables, such as; level of motivation, confidence, and psychological stress. It also ...
- 1720: Taming Of The Shrew 2
- ... was a play about marriage. The patriarchy of this play remained unquestioned. Men were obviously the ones that had authority over women. Yet in that case, Queen Elizabeth remained in power over Great Britain. While writing the play Shakespeare was influenced by the world surrounding him. These influences included the world s views of women, men, and various other aspects that existed in that time. Though Shakespeare was writing a play that showed a different side of women, he didn t write about women needing to be saved, if he did think that then he would have written a play specifically on these issues ... was a play about marriage. The patriarchy of this play remained unquestioned. Men were obviously the ones that had authority over women. Yet in that case, Queen Elizabeth remained in power over Great Britain. While writing the play Shakespeare was influenced by the world surrounding him. These influences included the world s views of women, men, and various other aspects that existed in that time. Though Shakespeare was writing a ...
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