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- 431: Benedict Arnold
- ... to the hero of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold, who went from highly regarded hero, to the most hated man in the Colonies in a matter of days. In the book: Benedict Arnold: The Dark Eagle, Brian Richard Boylan, analyzes the historical figure not critically, but objectively. He examines the forces that possibly could have driven Benedict Arnold to turn his back on the country that he fought for so dearly. Boylan also ... to lead the charge into Quebec. Arnold was given independent command from Washington to lead troops through Maine and attack Quebec. The other man that would complete the two-punch attack on Canada was General Richard Montgomery, who would lead his troops to capture Montreal and then ultimately to Quebec to assist Arnold. While Montgomery s advancement toward Montreal was taking place, Arnold was en route to Quebec. Arnold s men ...
- 432: The Great Gatsby
- ... economic growth like a fetish is a clue that excess consumption does not really satisfy. It is like an addiction. We can never have enough. A famous study done in the early 1970's by Richard Easterlin, entitled "Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?" found that "members of wealthy societies do not seem happier than members of poor societies (Easterlin, 119)." Perhaps the poor are better off, for they are ... beautiful as the painter. Works Sited -Berman, Ronald, The Great Gatsby and Modern Times, page 76. -Bruccoli, Matthew, F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Price Was Right, page 159. -Donaldson, Scott, Fool for Love, page 166 -Easterlin, Richard, Modern Critical Interpretations: The Great Gatsby, page 119.
- 433: Music and Censorship
- ... should listen. People would learn to answer things with their minds and not their fists. People would think about positive ideas and positive outcomes to quarrels, that usually involved fighting or "backstabbings." Work Cited Cole, Richard and Richard Trubo. Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin Uncensored. 1st ed. NY: Littletown, 1992. "James Hetfield." Rolling Stone 15th April 1993: 56H. Landy, Elliot. Woodstock Vision: The Spirit of a Generation. NY: Seabury, 1991. Milward, John. "Field ...
- 434: Dr Jekyl And Mr Hyde - Chapter
- ... noted that he is often the last respectable person that men who are turning to evil or ruin have to talk to. This foreshadows Utterson's involvement with upcoming evil. Mr. Utterson is friends with Richard Enfield, although the two are totally different from one another. They always took walks with each other on Sundays no matter what else they might have to do. As they walk down a lane on ... in with Poole, Jekyll's servant, who said that Jekyll stayed in his room, laid awake, did not read and was miserable. Utterson tried to visit less and less. Chapter 7 On a walk with Richard Enfield again, he and Utterson resolve never to see Hyde again. Enfield tells that he now knows that the building Hyde entered that night long ago was Jekyll's house. As they strolled by Jekyll ...
- 435: William Shakespeare's Life
- ... more than retouchings of earlier works by others. Four plays dramatizing the English civil strife of the 15th century are possibly Shakespeare's earliest dramatic works. These plays, Henry VI, Parts I, II, III, and Richard III, deal with the evil results of weak leadership. Shakespeare's comedies of the first period represent a wide range. The Comedy of Errors depends on its appeal on the mistakes in identity between two ... The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Love's Labour's Lost are all comedies and satires. Next, Shakespeare's second period includes his most important plays about English history. The second period historical plays include Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II, and Henry V. These plays deal with English kings who lose their power to their successors. Outstanding among the comedies of the second period is A Midsummer Night ...
- 436: Physical Artifacts in Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" and Seamus Heaney's "The Harvest Bow"
- ... in view of the images they created: without strength, equality can cease to exist; without age new life will fail to rise. Works Cited Heaney, Seamus. "The Harvest Bow." Modern Poems. A Norton Intoduction. Ed. Richard Ellman and Robert O'Clair. 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 1989. 793. Rich, Adrienne. "Aunt Jennifer's Tiger's." Modern Poems. A Norton Introduction. Ed. Richard Ellman and Robert O'Clair. 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 1989. 697.
- 437: Life of William Shakespeare
- ... Acting Company in 1594, and for the rest of his career, he only wrote plays for this company. Other actors in Shakespeare's company included Will Kempe, the most popular comic of his time, and Richard Burbage, son of James Burbage, the designer of The Theatre. Other important members of the company were John Heminges, who was their permanent business manager, and Henry Condell, another actor in the company. These two ... times were bad in England, and the company struggled with money, Queen Elizabeth supported the actors, and they were always able to make money. However, a few years after the company was formed, The Theatre Richard Burbage had inherited from his father was in financial trouble. The lease on his land had expired, and the owner would not renew it. The company had to find a new place to perform their ...
- 438: Cults
- ... but they do send a clear message that something is very wrong when sane, healthy people would rather burn, poison, and shoot themselves to death rather than live another moment in society. Endnotes 1. Lacay, Richard. Macleans: The Lure of the Cult (March 22 1997) 2. Graebrener, William. The American Record. Alfred A. Knoph, Inc. New York. 1982. 3. Applewhite, Marshall Herff. Heaven's Gate, The Novel. Received off of their ... Skelter. Bantam Books. New York. 1975. 4. Fennell, Tom. Time: Doom Sects [False Prophets Attract the Vulnerable]. (April 7, 1997) 5. Graebner, William. The American Record. Alfred A. Knoph, Inc. New York. 1982. 6. Lacay, Richard. Macleans: The Lure of the Cult (March 22 1997) 7. Lamaadar, Alia. Cults:Questionair. January 12, 1998. 8. Muller, Bill. The Edmonton Journal:The Lure of Cults [Why Ordinary People Join Cults]. (April 1, 1997 ...
- 439: The History of Anti-Semitism Starting From the Bible to the Holocaust
- ... in Lorraine. An estimated 8,000 Jews were massacred in France and Germany for such purposes (Glatzer). Although most of the people were anti-Semitic, some did protect the Jews. One of them was King Richard, but when he left on his own crusade, the anti-Semitic crusaders in England assemb led and attacked Jewish Communities. Some Jews were able to take refuge in King Richard's castle. However, those Jews who did not reach the castle were killed. The English burnt down the quarters of Port of Lynn in Norfolk, and murdered the Jews there. In York alone, 1,500 ...
- 440: Book of Job: Suffering
- ... and emotionally. He wanted to know why God chose him to suffer. In comparing the book of Job to modern day, I think of the Olympic Park bombing this last summer at the Summer Games. Richard Jewell was the targeted suspect for a good 4 months, he was eventually dropped as a suspect. This was good news for Jewell, but he will never be the same person. He will forever live his life in the shadow of this terrible incident. I wonder if Richard Jewell feels that he has become a better person due to his suffering? In the end, Job does finally get back all he had lost, and then some. The unfortunate thing about this is he ...
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