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- 8291: Iliad By Homer
- ... the Trojan side had been lost. Considering the ability to affect feelings with similes, and the one-sided view of history, Homer could be using similes to guide the reader in the direction of his personal views, ashappens with modern day political "spin". These views that Homer might be trying to get across might be trying to favor Troy. It could easily be imagined that throughout time, only great things were ...
- 8292: Comparison Of The Film Beloved
- ... use a unique storytelling device constructing a present from the unspeakable stories of the past. They take the psychic scars of slavery, scars that cover an entire nation, and shrink them down to a very personal level. However, their individual accounts of slavery are quite different. One major difference is how each defines the relationship between a slave mother and her child. Frederick Douglass writes of being separated from his mother ...
- 8293: Into The Wild
- ... join there philosophy. McCandless decided to go to nature to understand what his favorite wirters, Tolstoy and Thoreau was speaking of. Without first hand information there is no way that he could really understand their writing. That is exactly what he did, unfortunately it cost him his life. It is obvious that he was willing and ready to take that risk. Taking that risk demonstrates his courage for what he believed ...
- 8294: Three Gorges Dam
- ... Three Gorges dam may not prevent flooding. § There are other cost effective, time effective, more environmentally friendly solutions available, such as building cogeneration plants. § Human rights have been violated to build this dam. 7.0 Personal opinion I believe that the Three Gorges dam project is not being built to prevent flooding or create needed energy, because there are cheaper, quicker ways of achieving such a goal as I have suggested ...
- 8295: Development Of Charles Darwin
- ... the Beagle. Darwin's pessimism and own lack of self-esteem would have kept him away from the voyage, had it not been for his father's closest friend Jos Wedgwood. Jos assisted Charles in writing a letter to his father detailing the need for the voyage. While the voyage was certainly no place for the newly becoming clergyman that Charles was supposed to be, his father accented to the idea ...
- 8296: In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
- ... most famous writers was born in New Orleans in 1924 and died in California in 1984. He wrote both fiction and non- fiction stories. (for example this book, In cold blood) short stories, novels, travel writing, profiles, reportage, memoirs, plays and films. 3. Number of pages: 336 4. Theme (s): - Murder - Feelings 5. The Clutter family. Herb Clutter: Hes the father of the murdered family. Hes forty-eight yr ...
- 8297: Imagination In Keats
- Imagination in Keats John Keats was writing in an era of romanticism where imagination, freedom, and innovation were becoming present in the writers of this time period. "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is a renowned poem written by Keats during the romantic ...
- 8298: Speeding Up Windows 95
- ... 95 has over its competitors is the user interface feature that comes built in with the operating system. User interface is a program within Windows 95 that allows customization of certain interface settings based on personal preference. About a year ago Microsoft released a small program called TweakUI that actually adds more flexibility and functionality to the already current user-friendly interface. TweakUI is actually a rewrite (bug fix) program that ...
- 8299: Images Of Light And Darkness I
- ... s what everyone is hunting for and no one can find. Forget about it. Merriam Websters Collegiate Dictionary (Tenth Edition) defines it as: 1. (1): strong affection for another rising out of kinship or personal ties. 2: warm attachment, enthusiasm, or devotion. 3: unselfish loyal and benevolet concern for the good of another. 4: to thrive on. Spiritual masters say that love is all there is. They also say in ...
- 8300: Tocacco And Its Effects
- ... In this report, we explore answers to these and other questions. WHY PEOPLE USE TOBACCO If the United States is to become a tobacco-free society, tobacco use must be prevented. This subsection examines the personal and societal forces that induce people to start smoking, as well as the force that encourage them to continue. Nicotine Addiction The primary reason people continue to use tobacco despite the health risks is that ...
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