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- 3751: Adolf Hitler 2
- ... first time he found some recognition and felt himself to be part of community. Over the years Hitler became very devoted to the German military and Germany its self. The collapse of Germany was a personal catastrophe for him. Hitler did not want to believe that the fall of Germany was due in part to his admired military leaders. In the eyes of Hitler the collapse of Germany was due to ... the years that followed his election to chancellor, Hitler spread his extreme views of racial hatred and contempt for democracy. During Hitler's rise to power he organized meetings, and terrorized political foes with his personal bodyguard force, the Strumabteilung, also known as the SA or Storm troopers. In November 1923, a time of economic chaos, he lead an uprising, also known as a putsch, in Munich against the post war ...
- 3752: Cigarette Smoking Amond Colleg
- ... smoke" (Riche). Furthermore, "women who smoke are dying at twice the rate of women who do not smoke" (Riche). And finally, along with cancer, cigarette smoking also contributes to cardiovascular diseases and reproductive difficulties. From personal experiences, I have had family members die from smoking cigarettes, and many of my friends also smoke. That alone makes this project a small bit personal. As you can see by the facts listed above, smoking is extremely dangerous. I could go on and on with interesting and some rather astounding facts and numbers associated with this subject, but I believe ...
- 3753: Pericles
- ... and by his powers of persuasion makes the spectators, in spite of their own eyes, believe him." Cimon was famous as a successful general and had more wealth than Pericles. Cimon did many acts of personal charity for the poor, such as inviting them to his house for a free buffet at any time, giving them clothes, and letting them pick fruit on his land. To compete with Cimon for the ... better at oratory -- in fact, the equal of Pericles. At first the war in Athens was not serious, and hardly more than the ancient contest between the haves and the have-nots. But with the personal rivalry between Pericles and Thucydides, aggravated by resentment over the bad treatment of Cimon, partisans actions became very passionate. To strengthen his power, Pericles spent even more public funds on lavish plays, pageants, and public ...
- 3754: Camus The Outsider Vs. Bolts A
- ... Meursault from The Outsider, an apparent murderer who does not believe in God, possibly have in common? For starters, both men have led similar lives in a search for the truth, and have very strong personal belief systems. It is for this that they are persecuted and who, without any heroic pretensions, agree...to die for the truth (The Outsider, Camus, p. 119). Both characters, More and Meursault refuse to compromise ... And finding it so much like myself, in fact so fraternal, I realized that I d been happy, and that I was still happy (The Outsider, Camus, p. 117). Likewise, Sir Thomas had his own personal victory. Regardless of any protest, More apparently is the stuff of which martyrs are made and it would appear that, much to Richard Rich s undoubted dismay, that Sir Thomas More was correct: Not every ...
- 3755: Plato's Simile of the Cave: Artist's Work is Based On Illusion
- ... As it suggests in Iris Murdoch’s The Fire and the Sun, “art naively or willfully accepts appearances instead of questioning them.” Plato supports writers who relish on good people and censor their work by writing morally sound stories. He is proposing that an earnest man would produce real things (which direct the mind to philosophy) opposed to unreal things (speculations of reality). Because of this, Plato believes that art can ... s idea that art lack worldliness or that it voluntarily accepts the way things appear instead of proposing things out of controversy or questioning. I feel that he was a hypocrite. For example, his own writing was a form of art. He had a “real” belief. I also disagree with how he wanted everyone to be one, uniformed. That is totally against human nature; however, in my aspect people should be ...
- 3756: Crime And Punishment Value Sys
- ... a good person. Specifically he uses Raskolnokv to show both good and bad characteristics that he likes in people. Also he uses Svidriglaiov and Luzin to demonstrate the characteristics that people should shun and his personal dislikes in people. First, Dostoevsky gives the reader the character, Raskolnokov. He is the main character, whom Fyodor uses to show two sides of people their admirable side and their disgusting side. He loves Raskolnokov ... also why Raskolnokov hates these characters in the novel, because Dostoevsky dislikes them and their kind in real life. Through the analization of these characters the reader can gain a detailed insight to Fyodor s personal value and belief system.
- 3757: Comparative Analysis Between P
- ... banks have usually been denied applications to operate in Puerto Rico unless the bank sets up conditions where it will contribute to the nation's economy. Other licensing rules are present for mortgage lenders, small personal loan and personal property leasing companies. Mergers in Puerto Rico are achieved through the approval of shareholders and board of directors of each of the participating corporations. The revamped or new corporation can be either a domestic or ...
- 3758: Biography of Julius Caesar
- ... five years of command voted to him by coming to a fresh agreement with Pompey and Crassus at Luca. The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to the immense increase in Caesar’s personal power, wealth, and prestige, kept Pompey in Italy, allowing him to govern his Spanish provinces by deputies. Pompey’s own attachment to Caesar was broken when Caesar’s daughter Julia to whom Pompey had been ... senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of such against of Caesar. Caesar’s military dominance was established beyond the possibility of successful challenge, the senate gave him a profusion of personal honors which were out of keeping with Roman tradition, reflecting as they did the extravagant distinctions accorded earlier to the Hellenistic kings. The month of July was named after Caesar and his statue was placed ...
- 3759: The Environmental Impact of Eating Beef and Dairy Products
- ... that it is not uncommon for some feedlot operators to mix industrial sewage and oils into the feed to reduce costs and fatten animals more quickly. Moving beyond beef in our daily diets is a personal decision, but one that has profound and far-reaching consequences. Millions of Americans and Europeans are making personal choices to move beyond beef, or at least to cut down their consumption, and this will have a significant impact on the future of our planet and humanity. Beef consumption in the United States has ...
- 3760: Slaughter House Five: Time Travel
- ... situations as well as science fiction or fantasy. A real situation is such that of a plane crash and a fantasy would be a visit to another planet, known as Tralfamadore in the novel. His writing is very unique, you can say that Billy Pilgrim is really time traveling or that he is dreaming. Both of these are reasonable explanations behind the book. One way to analyze this is to pick ... and call him crazy, so, he keeps it to himself. This form of time travel makes the book more interesting but at the same time, ten times more confusing. Time travel is a popular book writing technique that is used by many authors. This lets people get away from reality and believe something out of the ordinary. If there were time traveler, I mean real time travelers today the same thing ...
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