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- 481: The Country of Italy
- ... known for its art, literature, culture, sculpture, music, and religion. Most of Italy is a peninsula that leads onto the Mediterranean Sea. It is also well known for the shape if a boot kicking a rock. That rock is Sicily. The most southern tip of Sicily is less then 100 miles or 160 kilometers from Tunisia, which is a northern African nation. Many of the world's most famous artists, sculptors, writers, musicians ...
- 482: The Pyramids of Egypt
- ... look just like the surface blocks of the pyramid. So well concealed was the entrance that when 3000 years later, the Caliphs of Cairo tried to get inside, they had to dig tunnels in the rock. These details emphasize what a colossal task it must have been to construct this great monument. Nevertheless, there is a general agreement on some things. When the architects looked for the right place to situate the pyramid, they decided to use a large rock mass that appeared on the plateau as an inner core for the building. Having done that they leveled the ground all around so as to have a flat base. The ancient Egyptians sought eternal life ...
- 483: Summary: Lord of the Flies
- ... boys. Ralph's constant reminder became decreasingly effective. Their desire to return to their former lives were gradually forgotten as they became accustomed to their new habitat. As the biguns made their way to Castle Rock, Ralph was glad to be at the rear. Again, the chief was feeling the burden of responsibility. Simon, as he was contemplating over the possibility of the beast, it could be seen that he was ... the liberation from the rules and habits of their civilized past identities. But even Samneric showed some longing for the paint which Ralph, being a rather honest person, rejected. When they arrived at the Castle Rock, the four boys instinctively hid from sight. Although they had planned to go boldly to the savages, their inner fear of their power drove them momentarily into hiding. As the faces of the savages appeared ...
- 484: Stephen King
- ... old, he had written his first short-story. He had also become a fan of 50s horror movies. While a teenager, he did things like other teens; he joined the football team, played in a rock band, but he also had two of his short-stories published. King attended the University of Maine at Orono and earned a Bachelor's degree for English in 1970. He married Tabitha, also a writer ... pretensions of wealth and gets $200 a week from his accountant for spending money - a pittance compared to what he could afford. As relaxation, he enjoys poker, bowling and playing with friends in the band "Rock Bottom Remainders". Hollywood has had a great relationship with Stephen King right from the beginning. It is taken for granted that almost any novel that he writes will eventually be adapted for the big screen ...
- 485: The History Of Electronic Musical Instruments
- ... music are free to compose in any musical style that they like, just as an acoustic musician would do. By the late 1970s, synthesizers had been established as viable musical instruments, mostly in the pop rock genre (a lot of more experimental type rock bands used these, such as Pink Floyd and The Doors). One of the greatest capabilities of the synthesizer was that it could generate and shape electrical oscillations in a variety of ways (meaning you could ...
- 486: Irwin Allen Ginsberg
- ... guru. He and poet Anne Waldman joined to create a poetry school, The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, at Trungpa's Naropa Institute in Boulder, Colorado. In the early eighties Ginsberg joined the punk rock movement, appearing on the Clash's 'Combat Rock' album and performing with them on stage. Ginsberg carried on an active social schedule until his death in April 1997. He never moved away from his apartment in the streets of New York City's ...
- 487: Garth Brooks
- ... is one of the greatest singers of all time. I think its his voice. To me has proven that with out a doubt he could make it not only in country, but also in rock and contemporary. The Chris Gains project shows this. The Chris Gains project is a fictional rock character Garth created for a movie. Garth plays Chris Gains and sings the songs. Many people were confused by this because he did such a great job they didnt know it was really him ...
- 488: Lord Of The Flies
- ... of him. He is cruel and a corrupter which, when we reach the end of the novel, we see how his cruelty gets the best of him and he kills Piggy. Roger drops a massive rock on Piggy that immediately kills him and at the same time the conch is destroyed. We are then acquainted with Simon as the pleasant mannered and thoughtful kid. He represents wisdom and is seen as ... and him. This is also what creates a major turning point in the story. Piggy and Ralph go to see Jack at his fort in order to claim back his glasses. Roger then pushes a rock unto Piggy; he is killed and knocked into the water. By Piggy dying, Ralph is left alone and with absolutely no hopes of ever being rescued. Then Jack wants to kill Ralph because he feels ...
- 489: Less Than Zero Book Review
- ... friend, Julian. Julian ends up getting into hustling and doing heroin. Clay's holiday turns into a dizzying spiral of desperation that takes him through the relentless parties in glitzy mansions, seedy bars, and underground rock clubs. This is illustrates the seamy world of L.A. after dark. This book is a teenage slice-of-death novel with no holds barred. This was one of the first books about success and ... for the MTV generation and should be examined by all who can read. This well written modern literature story targeted and catered to the short-attention-spanned teenagers that were hooked on MTV and glam rock. This book should be required reading for anyone who finds themselves lucky enough to fall between the 14 to 21 period in their lives. It's a book that doesn't glorify the lifestyles chosen ...
- 490: Slavery - A Cruel Institution
- ... of its recurrence, while it is dark enough to overshadow the whole after-life with something blacker than a funeral pall" (36). Bibliography Drew, Benjamin. A North-Side View of Slavery. Boston: 1856. Genovese, Eugene. Roll, Jordan, Roll: The World the Slaves Made. New York: Random House, 1972. Halasz, Nicholas. The Rattling Chains. N.Y.: Van Rees Press, 1966. Henson, Josiah. Uncle Tom's Story of His Life: An Autobiography of the Rev ...
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