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- 1381: Dylan Thomas's Use of Language
- ... Thomas published his next two books. In 1940, he wrote two more books and began working with Strand Films. In 1952, he wrote his final book, Collected Poems; at the same time he published many short stories and filmscripts. On November ninth, 1953, he died at the age of thirty-nine. Throughout his life, Thomas wrote many poems. When one reviews his work, one can see that he changes his style of ...
- 1382: In Depth Analysis of Keats’ “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
- ... same time, was entirely too aware of the recent passing of his brother Tom. Despite such heartbreaking troubles, he composes “Ode on a Grecian Urn” in an attempt to find poetical existence beyond his too-short human lifetime. As Keats tries to find some sense of permanence in an ever more apparently impermanent and fleeting world, he turns to those objects which he regards to as outside of the temporality he ... names and specifics regarding certain represented events. These unanswerable questions are then left open to the viewer’s own construction by the sculptor. Keats, knowing that he cannot know, poses his own interpretations for what stories the urn reveals. According to Jason Mauro, author of “The Shape of despair” Structure and Vision in Keats’s Ode on a Grecian Urn,” is that this particular ode inscribes a sine wave, with five ...
- 1383: Tony Harrison's Poetry and His Relationship With His Parents
- ... achieve small talk, there was no general ground or common interests, the only that makes them similar is the silence in which they sit. Unable to communicate, the mothers death bought them together for a short time, the tense silence, had to be conquered for a short time. The idea of book ends, the same object, similar in every way apart from one, they were on opposite ends. They could have been exactly the same, however one thing parts them, books. The ... to put on the mothers grave stone. Again they have resorted to drink, the eternal remedy, helping them to bear each others presence. Again the death has brought them together again, if only for a short, they began to talk to each other and admit things to each other. Harrison, the educated poet cannot think of what to put on his mothers grave stone. He is emotional yet emotionless, at ...
- 1384: Who Was Jesus?
- ... development (a little sarcastic humor here)! I was very surprised to find much of the Book of Mark a repeat of what was written in Matthew, but with a little less detail, and a few stories omitted. Jesus goes a little overboard on the parables! Most of the parables needed to be explained to his disciples, and some of them I wasn't able to understand either! Although many parables have ... Jesus had said in the previous books. But, it seems that things that happen in Acts are like a contradiction to Jesus. The biggest example is the administration of Punishment to people. Some particularly bothersome stories are: (Acts 5:1-11) The death of the husband and wife for not presenting 100% of their possessions to the Church. And, (Acts 12:23) the violent death of Herod. Also, (Acts 13:11 ... Either way, no matter who caused the death(s), it seems that these kinds of punishments would not happen if Jesus were around; He always seemed to bless those who did wrong to Him. From stories in Acts, I can see how the power of the Catholic Church had progressed to where it was in the 1400's. I had always felt that many of Catholic acts in history were ...
- 1385: A Comparison of Islam and Christianity
- ... many prophets, among them Abraham, who is considered the founder of the faith for Islam, as he is also for and Christianity. The Koran, using sources in the older Scriptures and later traditions, relates the stories of Abraham, Joseph, Moses and Aaron, David, Solomon, Jesus, and others, all of whom are declared to have been true prophets whose messages were largely ignored: "We sent forth Noah and Abraham, and bestowed on ... but they must also look at the Christian fanatics who kill, and bomb in the name of God. Thus all the religions in the world have it's faults and it's pluses, but in short they are all intertwined
- 1386: Life Of A Roman Slave
- ... of 17, when he was assigned the job of a paedagogus for Gnaeus' youngest son. Argus was extremely well educated, thanks to his Greek parents. Here the boy was taught simple math and was told stories such as the Odyssey and plays by Sophocles or Aeschylus. However, one fateful day while walking the son to school, a vicious dog leapt out of an alleyway and bit into the boy's neck ... death Argus was to live out his days as a gladiator, a barbarous warrior, killing others for entertainment or being killed himself. Though many of the gladiators were considered celebrities, the lives of most were short and unfavorable. Argus however, was extremely fit and made a good fighter. Though barely making it through the first contest, the following events became easier and easier. Becoming well known, Argus began to like the ...
- 1387: Artists of The Harlem Renaissance and Lost Generation
- ... Scott Fitzgerald. Hemmingway was born in Illinois and at seventeen became an ambulance driver during the war. He later transferred to and Italian infantry unit and was severely injured. Then after becoming a journalist, writing short stories for magazines, he served as a corespondent in WWII and the Spanish Civil War. Hemmingway drew on his experiences, which brought him close to death more than once – when shells blew up in his hotel ...
- 1388: Lucille Ball
- ... comedienne. Not only was she the star of the world renowned television show, I Love Lucy, but she has also performed on radio, in films, and even on Broadway. Ball had an extraordinary personality. "In short, Lucille Ball's unique brand of wacky physical comedy made her the queen of TV. . ." (Dziemianowicz 54). Her hit television show, I Love Lucy, was one of the most watched television shows of all time ... of course, achieved eternal life" (Brady 342). Prior to her television success, she also had much success on her radio show My Favorite Husband. The show was a comedy based on based on "the delightful stories of Isobel Scott Rorick's gay, sophisticated Mr. & Mrs. Cugat, starring Lucille Ball with Richard Denning" (Brady 159). The show soon became a hit, thanks to Ball's humor. "Just before Christmas 1948. . . General Foods ...
- 1389: Who Was Jesus?
- ... development (a little sarcastic humor here)! I was very surprised to find much of the Book of Mark a repeat of what was written in Matthew, but with a little less detail, and a few stories omitted. Jesus goes a little overboard on the parables! Most of the parables needed to be explained to his disciples, and some of them I wasn't able to understand either! Although many parables have ... Jesus had said in the previous books. But, it seems that things that happen in Acts are like a contradiction to Jesus. The biggest example is the administration of Punishment to people. Some particularly bothersome stories are: (Acts 5:1-11) The death of the husband and wife for not presenting 100% of their possessions to the Church. And, (Acts 12:23) the violent death of Herod. Also, (Acts 13:11 ... Either way, no matter who caused the death(s), it seems that these kinds of punishments would not happen if Jesus were around; He always seemed to bless those who did wrong to Him. From stories in Acts, I can see how the power of the Catholic Church had progressed to where it was in the 1400's. I had always felt that many of Catholic acts in history were ...
- 1390: In the Beginning...
- ... Where did man come from? Where did time begin? Who, or what, created all things?" These are questions that mankind has sought to answer from the beginning of existence as it is known today. Many stories and fables have been told and passed down from generation to generation, yet two have survived the test of time and criticism. The Biblical account in Genesis, probably written by Moses around 1500 B.C ... water, which no man [can] swim," in both accounts(Ovid, 549). In Genesis, the "Spirit of God [is] moving over the surface of the water," before any of creation exists(1:2). Much like the stories of creation in the Bible and Metamorphoses, the accounts of the flood in each are very similar while holding firmly to their differences. Like the creation story in Metamorphoses, the flood story gives no specific ... 7). In Ovid's tale, the animals of the earth form, or evolve, from heat and water amongst the mud(559). The creatures of the earth repopulate themselves in Genesis(8:17). Just as these stories have had their differences, they also share features and qualities. The flood, in each story, is sent upon mankind because of immorality and disobedience to God or the gods in which the subjects worship. ...
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