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- 331: Tragic Hero Characterization I
- ... does not. Sophocles proved that there can be two opposing tragic heroes in a tragedy where neither side wins. These writers produced characters that compare and contrast. 1 Aristotle 2 Agamemnon by Aeschylus; translated by Robert Fitzgerald; pg.133 lns794-797 3 Antigone by Sophocles; translated by Robert Fitzgerald and Dudley Fitts pg. 527 lns 5 Scene 4 4 Agamemnon by Aeschylus; translated by Robert Fitzgerald; pg159 ln 1370-1371 5 Antigone by Sophocles; translated by Robert Fitzgerald and Dudley Fitts pg.495 ln. 35 1
- 332: The Events Connected to the Louisiana Purchase
- ... the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, in Albemarle county, Virginia. As a member of the Continental Congress in 1776, Jefferson was chosen together with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman to draft the Declaration of Independence.2 The greatest achievement of Jefferson's first term as President was the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. He died at Monticello on July 4, 1826 ... First Consul of France. Napoleon became the Empereur des Francais on May 18,1804. He was crowned on December 2, 1804. Napoleon died on May 5, 1821, at the age of fifty-one. Barbé-Marbois, Robert Livingston and James Monroe were also greatly involved in the Louisiana Purchase. Barbé-Marbois was Napoleon Bonaparte’s representative, while Robert Livingston and James Monroe were representatives for the United States. Thomas Jefferson had given Livingston and Monroe the ability to spend up to nine million dollars in a deal with France. Livingston and Monroe ...
- 333: The Awakening Concepts Of Morality
- ... beloved wife had on her mind. In Mrs. Pontellier’s mind hovered the ever-present thought of another man, other than her husband. During most of the story, the man that Mrs. Pontellier fancied was Robert. Robert was an intriguing man that she met during the summers that were spent at Grand Isle. She had always been fond of the man, but he showed her little interest out of respect for her marriage. Even though Mrs. Pontellier was married, she insisted on falling in love with Robert. However, during the time that she was courting Robert, he went away to Mexico. Mrs. Pontellier took it upon her self and dated another man. In conclusion, another theme can be extracted from this ...
- 334: Muddy Waters
- ... and Sonny Simms playing the violin. They would play some Saturday nights in downtown Clarksdale and others he would sell fried fish on nights. And other nights he would watch the greats like Son House, Robert Johnson and Charlie Patton were great musical influences on Waters. The main influence on Waters was Son House, although Waters style of play was more similar to that of Robert Johnson. Muddy Waters was first recognized by word of mouth. Alan Lomax of The Library of Congress went to Clarksdale to record Robert Johnson. But to his dismay, he found out that Robert Johnson was dead and had been for two years. The word on the street at that time led Lomax to Muddy Waters. Waters would ...
- 335: AIDS: US Made?
- ... the human race, whose magnitude is comparable only with that of a nuclear war", say the Segals. They later explain what they mean by "programmed," showing that the virus was produced by humans, namely Dr. Robert Gallo of the Bethesda Cancer Research Center in Maryland. The first KNOWN cases of AIDS occurred in New York in 1979. The first DESCRIBED cases were in California in 1979. The virus was isolated in Paris in May 1983, taken from a French homosexual who had returned home ill from a trip to the East Coast of the US. One year later, Robert Gallo and his co-workers at the Bethesda Cancer Research Center published their discovery of the same virus, which is cytotoxic. (poisonous to cells) The Segals discuss the findings of Gonda et al, who compared ... research center. "In an article in 'Der Spiegel`, Prof. Mollings point out that this type of gene manipulation was still extremely difficult in 1977. One would have had to have a genius as great as Robert Gallo for this purpose,” note the Segals. In a supposed compliance with the international accord banning the research, production and storage of biological weapons, part of Fort Detrick was "demilitarized" and the virus section ...
- 336: Heart Of Darkness - Ignorance
- ... state of spiritual grace will be manifest.' Africa is 'the other world,'..." (281). Achebe, Chinua [An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.] Heart of Darkness. By Joseph Conrad 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical 1988. Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical, 1988. Sarvan, C. P. [Racism and the Heart of Darkness.] Heart of Darkness. By Joseph Conrad 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical 1988. Singh, Frances B. [The Colonialistic Bias of Heart of Darkness.] Heart of Darkness. By Joseph Conrad 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical 1988.
- 337: Suicide In The Awakening
- ... to the horse races. For a moment, he brings her away from the precipice of suicide. His attentiveness attracts her, but in the end she realizes that he means little to her. Eventually she sees Robert again. Having left her husband, she hopes to start a fresh new life with Robert. Edna reminds him, that it was he who awoke her last summer out of a life-long ,stupid dream; however, Robert only leaves her a note that reads, "I love you. Good-by - because I love you." (Chopin, 695). He does not understand what she needs either. She realizes, during the long sleepless night that ...
- 338: Cuban Missle Crisis
- ... on the crisis. This group was referred to as the Executive Committee of the National Security Council, or EX-COMM. EX-COMM included Vice President, Lyndon Johnson; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara; Chairman of the JCS, General Maxwell Taylor; Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, McGeorge Bundy; Secretary of the Treasury, Douglas Dillon; CIA Director, John McCone; Attorney General, Robert Kennedy; Undersecretary of State, George Ball; Special Counsel, Theodore Sorensen; Deputy Secretary of Defense, Roswell Gilpatric; and Soviet Specialist, Llewellyn Thompson. (Fursenko 223-224) In that meeting, Secretary Of Defense Robert McNamara outlined three possible courses of action the US could take against Cuba and the Soviet Union. The first was "The political course of action." It involved Castro and Khrushchev getting together and resolving ...
- 339: Ernest Hemingway: Allegorical Figures in The Sun Also Rises
- ... turned Brett into the equality of a man. F. This is like Jakes demasculation. G. All releases her from her womanly nature. H. “Steps off of the romantic pedestal to stand beside her equals. IV. Robert Cohn. A. Women dominate him. B. Old fashioned romantic. C. Lives by what he reads. D. To feel like a man. 1. Boxes. a. Helps him to compensate for bad treatment from classmates. b. Turns ... then live up to them. VI. Summary. A. Hemingway purposely shaped the main characters in The Sun Also Rises as allegorical figures. B. Jake Barnes and Brett Ashley are two lovers desexed by the C. Robert Cohn is the false knight who challenges their despair. D. Pedro Romero personifies the good life which will survive their failure. The Sun Also Rises is a novel by Ernest Hemingway (1926). Hemingway deliberately shaped ... sexual roles and released her from her womanly nature (Bloom, 1985, p. 113). This is similar to Barnes' condition. Brett stepped off of the romantic pedestal to stand beside her equals (Bloom, 1985, p. 118). Robert Cohn was an old fashioned romantic. He lived by what he read and neglected reality. Women dominated Cohn. To make him feel like a man, Cohn became a boxer. Boxing turned him into an “ ...
- 340: Heart Of Darkness - Ignorance And Racism
- ... of spiritual grace will be manifest.' Africa is 'the other world,'..." (281). Bibliography Achebe, Chinua [An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness.] Heart of Darkness. By Joseph Conrad 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical 1988. Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical, 1988. Sarvan, C. P. [Racism and the Heart of Darkness.] Heart of Darkness. By Joseph Conrad 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical 1988. Singh, Frances B. [The Colonialistic Bias of Heart of Darkness.] Heart of Darkness. By Joseph Conrad 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough. New York: Norton Critical 1988.
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