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- 471: Art as an Insight into Jane Eyre's Life
- ... Of these death-white realms I formed an idea of my own: shadowy, like all the half-comprehended notions that float dim through children's brains, but strangely impressive. The words
gave significance to the rock standing up alone in a sea of billow and spray; to the broken boat stranded on a desolate coast; to the cold and ghastly moon glancing through bars of cloud at a wreck just sinking.1 To Jane, these words mean more than simple seascapes and scenes, to her they are symbols of the life she had lived until then. She was the rock, standing alone not amidst a sea of billow and spray, but among an ocean of hostility. The broken boat stranded on a desolate coast symbolized Jane's inability to rise above her dependency, no way ...
- 472: Venezuela
- ... of the frequent changes in petroleum. Venezuela has the most productive oil fields in Maracaibo Basin. In the eastern Lianos large amounts of natural gas, large amounts of bautite, coal, diamonds, gold, gypsum and phosphate rock. The traditional religion in Venezuela is Roman Catholicism and most of the population are baptized Catholics. The "National Dish" is spiced shredded beef over rice, served with black beans and fried slices of plantain. In ... and music. The more popular dances are the exciting , rythmic salsa and such fast, lively Caribbean dances as the merengue and guaracha. Joropo is the national folk dance of Venezuela. Like Americans young Venezuelans like rock, pop and alternative music. The offical language of Venezuela is Spanish, but Indians in remote areas speak many tribe languages. Venezuela has an open society. Unlike America the people are not as segregated on the ...
- 473: Dave Matthews Band
- ... the feeling of the music that Dave Matthews Band creates, makes for their own following, like no other before. As David E. Thigpen, author, Time magazine puts it: The DMB offers an alternative to alternative rock: music that is conspicuously eclectic but plainly rooted in the familiar bedrock of Americana, the blues and jazz. By introducing acoustic guitars and shifting tempos punctuated by violins, penny whistles and other flourishes of world ... baseball cap. This helps create the well known "laid back" style of the band onstage as well as off. But quite possibly it's the way they "seem more like a jazz combo than a rock band, playing tightly coordinated phrases that suddenly veer off into flights of improvisation" (Thigpen). Robin Bresnark, from Melody Maker says: Their musical style is very natural, full of blues and jazz from introduction of acoustic ...
- 474: Ancient Egypt: Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
- ... era endured from 2050 B.C. until 1800 B.C., and included the twelfth dynasty (Wilson vvi). Pyramids were once again being used to bury the pharaohs, after a lapse, where kings were buried in rock-hewn tombs during the first intermediate period, but were never anywhere near the size and splendor of those built in the Old Kingdom. There were new pyramids at Lisht, Dahshur, El-Lahun, and Hawara. There ... to Egypt. Pyramids were no longer used as burial grounds; instead, the famed Valley of Kings is the final resting place for the pharaohs of this age. The tombs were hewn out of the native rock; sadly, with the exception of Tutankhamun, many of them fell victim to grave-robbers. The religion of this period would take a drastic turn. The god Re came back into power when he was unified ...
- 475: PORONO IN THE MEDIA
- ... women as only being able to fill male sexual desires. To say that pictures featuring nudity, etc, are making objects out of women is foolish. One should consider females who pin-up posters of male rock stars or children who collect hockey or baseball cards. Society, however, does not say that objects are being made out of these rock stars and sports heroes; pictures of clothed people are no less objects than pictures of naked people. Many complaints are also made to the effect that pornography only offers a one-dimensional view to life ...
- 476: Iraq: A Country on the Rise
- ... pipelines, and 845 miles of natural gas pipelines. It has 1,527 miles of railroad. Iraq has 42 ships registered to it. Including of 1 passenger, 1 passenger/cargo, 16 cargo, 1 refrigerated cargo, 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo, 19 petroleum tankers, and 1 chemical tanker. But since January 1, 1992, none of them have been trading internationally. Iraq has about 631 miles of inland waterways to trade amongst it self. After ...
- 477: Click Vs. Brick: An Exploration Of Mp3 File Sharing And Mp3
- ... is essentially an oligopoly, as five global entertainment conglomerates dominate sales and distribution all over the world. These companies have a notoriously unethical reputation and a turbulent relationship with the artists they promote. The American rock star Courtney Love is currently in the midst of a legal battle with her record label (Universal) claiming she has been cheated out of substantial royalties. She claims that the music industry is based on ... serves to highlight another contemporary ethical issue stemming from the music industry. There also musicians who support Napster et al on the belief that it can help new artists break into the mainstream. American punk rock band The Offspring actively encouraged fans to download their music, by entering those who did so into a prize draw. The winners received one million dollars, funded by the band themselves. Lead singer with The ...
- 478: Israel - The Presidential Brief
- ... Israel is Hamas, the Islamic Resistance Movement. Hamas uses many tactics to achieve its goals of terrorism. These tactics include intensive educational/propaganda programs in the West Bank and Gaza Strip areas. Suicide bombings, riots, rock throwing, car bombings, stonings, and many other destructive terrorist activities are also used periodically to gain news attention to their radical fundamentalist beliefs. Since its formation in 1988 Hamas has vowed to do anything possible ... and started a movement called the Intafada in 1987. This uprising generally consisted of Palestinian boycotts, demonstrations and throwing rocks at Jewish citizens in the occupied areas. Israeli police and soldiers often fought back. These rock throwing activities and the use of armed Israeli soldiers to put down the revolt drew tremendous criticism around the world. The peace process continued. In 1993 Israeli Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO ...
- 479: Jamaica: "Jammin," Life in Jamaica
- ... throughout the world. There is one thing that all Jamaicans will agree is the highlight of their island. That is their booming Music business. It is built on many types of music including Ska, Reggae, Rock Steady, Dub Dance Hall, and Ragga. All are unique to the Caribbean. It is business that is run on gut feeling in which their motto is Live together like brothers and do business like strangers ... 11, 1981. Tourism is a large industry for many reasons, mainly because it is cheap. One U.S. dollar is equal to 22 Jamaican dollars (Annenberg). There are many beaches of all types. Some are rock covered, some are white sand, some require suits, some are topless, and some are just plain nude (Butwin 31). There are many music festivals and The Jamaicans are known for their excellent rum. It is ...
- 480: Evaluation of The Lord of the Flies
- ... and Eric meet on the beach. They are the only ones who have not joined Jack's tribe. Piggy tries to explain away Simon's death. Ralph insists that it was a murder. At Castle Rock, Jack rules as a dictator over the other boys. Roger carries out Jack's sadistic orders upon the boys who do not comply. Jack warns his tribe to be constantly watchful of the beast as ... beach. As he does so, a fight breaks out. Piggy loses his eyeglasses as Jack steals them to make fire. The next morning, Ralph and Piggy again attempt to regroup. Ralph suggests going to Castle Rock, Jack's fortress, to attempt to reason with him. They take the conch with them as the last symbol of Ralph's authority. Ralph is mocked as he approaches and the conch is ignored. Ralph ...
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