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- 2811: Sir Launcelot
- ... yet in conflict with the basic political laws of the land, have earned him the second title of traitor. Sir Launcelot was the most respected knight of King Arthur's court as well as the personal favorite of King Arthur's. Everyone agreed that he was the finest knight in Camelot for he was never defeated in any battle. Often, he even took on multiple enemies alone and, against near impossible odds, emerged victorious. In a personal eulogy, Sir Ector appropriately describes Launcelot: "Sir Launcelot, surely you were the greatest of all Christian knights: none could match you! You were the most formidable in battle and the most courteous in manners; in ...
- 2812: The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature
- ... The Mad Trapper" by Rudy Weibe is an insightful novel that provides the reader with a excellent three-dimensional picture of the adverse conditions that are confronted in the northern setting. Many hours of research, writing, and speculation has resulted from the famous arctic pursuit of the mad trapper by the R.C.M.P. during the winter of 31 and 32. The attempts to reveal some understanding of the unorthodox ... When one of these leaders gave up the whole group got dejected and lost there sense of hope and died. "Walk Well, My Brother" by Farley Mowat is set in the year 1951. Mowat's writing generally carried a romantic attitude toward the native peoples. This attitude is brought forth, and used extensively throughout this S.S.. Mowat believes that the eskimo can teach the white man not only techniques of ...
- 2813: Anabolic Steroids Just The Facts
- ... a sense of control and enjoyment for their life that is envied by most. Anabolic steroids have been touted as the best and almost overnight way to achieve an extraordinary physique which leads to instant personal gratification. Steroids have been around for the past 40 years and have been used by athletes and bodybuilders as a means of enhancing cosmetic appearance, athletic performance and physical strength. The Russians were the first ... to a lot of the physical problems associated with anabolic steroid abuse. As with every illicitly used drug today the anabolic steroid user also has to experience a first time. This is usually due to personal interest and or peer pressure. Many drug pushers promote steroid use among their peers to help make them more money. Then when the first couple of guys start blowing up like balloons there seems to ...
- 2814: Paul McCartney: Six Feet Under?
- ... of using Father McKenzie in "Eleanor Rigby," the lyrics were going to be Father McCartney, but the group figured that Paul's father wouldn't be too happy with his surname being used. Father McKenzie, writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear...was buried...Father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave, no one was saved... "For No One" tells of ... Shiva, "The Destroyer," whose hand points directly at Paul. (O'Brien). If a mirror is held up perpendicular to the drum on the front, so the words "LONELY HEARTS" are split in half, the combined writing of the drum and the mirror says, "1 ONE 1 X HE DIE." It says that there are three original Beatles left, the "X" crosses out the deceased Paul, and the arrow between "HE" and ...
- 2815: The Darkness Of Insanity
- Ernest Hemingway was a very talented writer of short stories. He is even thought by many to be better at writing short stories than at writing his novels. He portrays the philosophy of existentialism. A philosophy that is centered upon the analysis of existence and of the way man finds himself existing in the world. He combines this with a code ...
- 2816: Yellow Wallpaper
- ... set free and equates herself to this woman. Eventually he narrator builds up enough courage to tear the wallpaper off the wall, setting the woman and her sanity free. What was the purpose of Gillian writing The Yellow Wallpaper? Her purpose for writing this story was to change the way depression was treated. She felt that the treatment she received did not help her condition at all, but in fact worsened it. At this time depression was not ...
- 2817: Satyagraha, A Weapon Of Non-vi
- ... consequently with great fortitude, were subject to continuous imprisonment and instances of harsh beatings. They exhibited a vow of fearlessness. They strived to eliminate discrimination and inequity in South Africa and India and they welcomed personal suffering to do so. Civil disobedience, however, would not be effective without the moral power of, and commitment to, Satyagraha. Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha was a way of living during a time of oppression ... his principles Gandhi recommended in doing so no matter what the consequences. Often the consequences produced severe beatings and imprisonment hence being a Satyagrahi required a strict commitment to non-violence and the undertaking of personal suffering. Under no circumstances could the Satyagrahi resort to violent means. If a Satyagrahi did resort to violence, then the moral appeal of Satyagraha would be lost and the Satyagrahi would not be able to ...
- 2818: My Son's Story
- ... exemplify what is needed within their struggle. Otherwise it is just a demonstration of moral hypocrisy. For Sonny, what begins as the strive to conquer peace, transforms into the thrills and addictions of power and personal pleasures. The smell of destruction, of what has been consumed, that he first brought into that house(274). By allowing Hannah freely into his life, Sonny destroyed a seemingly happy and healthy home. He allowed his romantic liaison and personal feelings to affect his ideological commitments. In doing so he sacrificed an intricate part of the peace process, togetherness. In an attempt to bring people together, he tore apart the true essence, the core by ...
- 2819: The Errancy Of Fundamentalism
- ... free will.[5] (2) If a free will generally exists, there is nothing that prevents a person to want to be an instrument of the Christian god and hence willingly submit to serving him in writing down his revelation perfectly. In fact, we would expect any Christian to be willing to contribute to the provision of a perfect divine revelation. And since, with free will, it is perfectly legitimate for someone ... Christian god, the argument above falls. (3) If, indeed, human beings have a free will (which we argue is not the case, if we adhere to the Bible's teaching), and if this precludes the writing of an inerrant revelation from the Christian god (which we argue is not the case, if Christians can be shown to want to assist in producing a divine revelation), then we must conclude, on the ...
- 2820: Stephen King
- ... over eleven books in the last two decades. His great stories of horror and fantasy have been enjoyed by kids and adults starting from his first best-seller, Carrie. King's wit and style of writing has made him one of the most popular horror story authors today. Stephen King's life has not been an easy one. he was born on September 21, 1947, in Portland Maine(Bleiler, 1038). His ... 1038), King published many best sellers that won these awards: The British Fantasy Award(1982), The World Fantasy Award(1982), and the Hugo Award(1985)(Beacham, 748). Stephen King written many great books throughout his writing career. Carrie, King's first best seller, is about a teenager who is ridiculed and harassed throughout high school(Bleiler, 1031). After she is finally pushed to the limit, her true side is finally exposed ...
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