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- 6621: John Hancock
- ... he was sent to another school, in which he might have met John Adams, with whom he struck up a casual acquaintance. Like all the other children in town, he learned the basics of reading, writing, and figuring.All things seemed to go well, until the spring of 1774. His father came down with an illness, that later would be the cause of his death. His sadness grew more because of ...
- 6622: An Analysis of Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant"
- ... his motive. Orwell repeats the he does not want to kill it and the readers sympathize with him. Almost everyone has been in a situation were he or she could not base a decision on personal beliefs and knows that going against those beliefs is very difficult. Orwell explains, For it is the condition of his rule that he shall spend hid life in trying to impress the natives' and so ...
- 6623: A Comparison and Contrast of the Supernatural's Active Role in the Lives of Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin
- ... pair of white cotton stockings for my mistress"(130). This is also a parallel to Franklin in that he also used his trade to survive. But one must ask what is motivating Rowlandson? Is she writing for posterity or is she merely egocentric? Rowlandson has depicted herself as the ultimate Puritan. Was the glory to God or to herself? She also relates here "how many Sabbaths I had lost and misspent ...
- 6624: Self-Reliance
- ... upon the world and yourself, seeing the resources available to you and working with them in a fashion which makes you feel you are productive. Deeper than that it's a understanding of what your personal role is in the universe, and acceptance of that justifying it only to ones self. I don't believe one could be truly self reliant and selfish, because self reliance means an understanding of the ...
- 6625: Nuclear Physicists And The Development Of A Nuclear Bomb
- ... office, he turned down the invitation. His interest in public affairs continued. In 1955 he joined Bertrand Russell in urging scientists toward mediation between East and West and limitation of nuclear armament. Meanwhile he was writing a speech for the anniversary of Israel's independence. An incomplete draft of the speech was found at his bedside when he died. "The abolition of war will demand distasteful limitations to national sovereignty. But ...
- 6626: The Painted Door: Summary
- ... denouements of short stories frequently remain inconclusive and unfulfilled. Together, these attributes add to the action and intriguing character of this genre of literature. An essential element of the short story is to make the personal events experienced by the characters universally understood by the reader. The story must present themes which are relevant to the reader, in order for it to make an impression. For this reason, short stories tend ...
- 6627: Early National Literature
- ... and Oliver Wendell Holmes's "Old Ironsides" (1830). Edgar Allan POE stood apart from literary nationalism and represented a gloomier side of romanticism. As a reviewer, he was a harsh critic of second-rate American writing, but he dabbled in many popular sensationalistic forms. His often technically complex poetry uses commonplace romantic themes but gives them a philosophical and mystical application. Many of his short stories remain internationally famous, and he ...
- 6628: The Theme of Nature in the Works of Plato, Bryant, Twain, and Thoreau
- ... learn from it and make himself vulnerable to it. Clearly Thoreau believes that nature is close to a Platonic ideal, the truth. He says that nature holds the "essential facts of life" and through his writing, he becomes closer to nature itself, and therefore closer to the truth. The same is true in some way also for Twain, Melville, and Bryant. This is the key to American Literature. If art is ...
- 6629: An Analysis of British Literature
- ... of the times was that a person's life was predetermined by Wyrd, the Old English word for fate, and there was nothing which the individual could do to change his destiny. The most famous writing from this epoch is the epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf, the main character, had no fear of the evil monster Grendel because he believed "Grendel and I are called/ Together," by fate. He also displayed his ...
- 6630: Comparison of the Views of Bonaventure, Beauvoir, and Marx in Their Works
- ... accomplishment of the female society. In the selection "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern Work", Vatican II discusses the issues of unequally treated people. The Vatican states, " social or cultural discrimination in basic personal rights on the ground of sex, race, colors, social condition, language, or religion, must be curbed and eradicated as incompatible with God's design (IJ, 270)." This statement is saying that all people regardless of ...
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