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- 631: Two Great Men: Franklin and Jefferson
- ... hard in order to succeed. In the "The Way to Wealth," one of his most popular articles which help shape American culture, he wrote, "Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy, As Poor Richard says; and he that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him, as we read in Poor Richard, who adds, drive thy business, let not that drive thee, and early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise" (494). Franklin felt that a working man should be proud ...
- 632: Sir Gawain And The Wife Of Bath
- ... crime of rape is a violent (therefore immoral) seizure of sovereignty over the woman's body. Jo Janet turns out to be of higher rank than her rapist -- the daughter of a king regnant, whereas Richard (John/Jack/ Jingalee) is the younger brother of a queen consort. She takes sovereignty over his fate, as he is forced to marry her. The choice to take his bribes or his body (or perhaps ... issue of his union with Bran de Lys' sister "upon a mountain." In The Shepherd's Daughter the name Jingalee alone is not the only link, besides which it is a nick-name for Earl Richard. The knight is judged by the queen, he is the king's brother-in-law (not, in this case, a nephew), and kin to the king through sisterhood. He undergoes a forced marriage, learns his ...
- 633: Major League Baseball Needs A
- ... the owners will be making will go to charity. Works Cited Antonen, Mel. Red Sox Lose Mo, What Now? USA Today 27 November 1998, natl. Ed: C2 Fizel, John. Baseball Economics. Connecticut: Praeger, 1996. Weiner, Richard. Williams Resigns with the Yankees for Less. USA Today 25 November 1998, natl. Ed: C1 Worisnop, Richard L. The Business of Sports. CQ Researcher Vol. 5, No. 6 (1995): 123-130.
- 634: Dr Jekyl And Mr Hyde - Chapter Summary
- ... 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 ...
- 635: Bio On Shakespear
- ... this time as well. They were published later on in 1609. His success in London made him very wealthy so he moved into a large home in Stratford. Some of his plays were: Henry VI, Richard III, The Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love's Labor's Lost, and Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, A Midsummer Night's Dream, King John, The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Antony ...
- 636: Native Sun: Society's Responsibility
- Native Sun: Society's Responsibility In the novel, Native Son, author Richard Wright presents a compelling case that society is responsible for creating Bigger Thomas and people like Bigger. Bigger is a tragic figure, as he represents the African American experience of oppression in America. Wright states ... had parents who didnt even bother to do as little as ask their kids how their day at school was. They probably paid little attention to them. Native Son is a personal journey for Richard Wright in which he works through the humiliation and rage that is part of any African American during those times. He felt that society was the reason for Bigger Thomas actions and they influenced him ...
- 637: The Regulators Of North Caroli
- ... the bench and set up mock trials. They dragged unoffending attorneys through the streets almost until death and publicly assaulted peaceful citizens who refused to express public sympathy for the Regulation. In September, 1770, Judge Richard Henderson was presiding over the superior court in Hillsborough when a mob of one hundred fifty Regulators, led by Husband, armed with sticks and switches, broke into the courthouse, attempted to strike the judge, and ... of the province, they felt that they could not hold court with any hope of prosecution. They also feared for their personal safety because of what previously occurred in Hillsborough in the case of Judge Richard Henderson. After this appeal had been made, the council decided that it was time to take a stand against the lawlessness of the citizens (10). Protest from the Regulators came strongly, but Tryon paid no ...
- 638: Legalization of Drugs: Against
- ... causes permanent and serious damage to the body, brain and to innocent babies. Sometimes this deadly "sickness" stops at distorting bodies and brains, but often goes to snatch the lives of their users (Thomas 189). Richard Williams explains in his book, Illegalizing Drugs, that the use of illicit drugs causes the user to engage in violent acts. The need and craving of these drugs forces the user to commit crimes such ...
- 639: Why Drugs Should Be Legalized!!!!
- ... for example the decriminalization acts taken in Switzerland. In 1975, major provisions were made to the Swiss Narcotics Law in which penalties for trafficking were increased and penalties for consumption were drastically reduced. According to Richard J. Bonnie, there was no correlation between the laxative laws and increased use. The only drug that saw any kind of increased use was marijuana, a basically harmless drug. One must also consider the economic ...
- 640: Legalization of Drugs
- ... for example the decriminalization acts taken in Switzerland. In 1975, major provisions were made to the Swiss Narcotics Law in which penalties for trafficking were increased and penalties for consumption were drastically reduced. According to Richard J. Bonnie, there was no correlation between the laxative laws and increased use. The only drug that saw any kind of increased use was marijuana, a basically harmless drug. One must also consider the economic ...
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