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- 1541: Canterbury Tales The Knights T
- ... different lessons about living and many life lessons in which he experienced. On some of these trips he learned courage, self-reliance and conquering his own fear and many more lessons. In William Faulkner descriptive short stories the author use many different symbols that do relate to different things but it take serious thinking to decide what it truly relates too. Set in the deep woods of Mississippi in the early 20th ...
- 1542: Joesph Mengele
- ... Nazi304) Hitler gave Mengele all the resources he could and this is the main reason why he went to Auschwitz, because the of the availability of the victims he could do his work on. The stories and pictures of Auschwitz tell a gruesome tale of death and torture. Josef Mengele performed horrific experiments on twins, justified by official Nazis party policies to try and create the "perfect human being". To this ... had to work as a slave. During this time in Auschwitz his first and only son, Rolf, was born on March 11, 1944. His moment of happiness in Auschwitz (his perverse perception of happiness) was short lived. In the middle of January in 1945 he fled Auschwitz and went to Grossen- Rosen camp. He then fled before the Russians liberated it on February 11, 1945. After fleeing Grossen-Rosen he was ...
- 1543: A Streetcar Named Desire: Condeming Those Who Treat Others With Harshness and Cruelty
- ... in life and both saw the image of marriage at the outcome of their relationship. It did seem as though the image would become reality, until Stan interfered. Stan filled Mitch's mind with unfavourable stories of Blanche's checkered past and the relationship quickly turned sour. Mitch had not believed Stan at first, but when he received confirmation of the truth to Stan's accusations, he became heart-broken and ... Blanche, it is Stanley, her cruel brother-in-law who orchestrates Blanche's downfall with no remorse. First, he digs up all the negatives from Blanche's past and hints to Blanche that he knows stories about her, making Blanche feel scared and insecure. Then Stanley proceeds to spread the news to Stella and Mitch, Blanche's two closest people in the play; One of whom (Mitch) , turns on her. Then ... welcome, and makes her feel extremely uncomfortable. After the incident with Mitch where Blanche becomes mentally and emotionally battered, Stan comes to inflict more damage to her. Stan, knowing that Blanche would be making up stories about her supposed lovers (Shep Huntleigh) to salvage her pride, pretend to play along with the charade. He asks peculiar questions that force Blanche to a point where she could no longer keep up ...
- 1544: The Life of Sid Vicious
- ... been stabbed by no one knows. It is still a mystery in which all fingers seem to point at Sid. Sid was arrested on charges of 2nd degree murder. He was in jail for a short time before being released to McLaren. After 4 months of being released, Sid died peacefully in his sleep of a self-induced heroin overdose on the morning of February 2, 1979. Sid had a feeling ... know why, I just have this feeling." Sid's death was a tragic end to a tragic story. Sid Vicious was a symbol of punk rock; he had all the makings of a legend. His short-lived tragic life is known by many. He so badly wanted a life filled with fame, but that dream was never fulfilled. The Sex Pistols career was short lived, but will forever be remembered, along with Sid.
- 1545: Progressivism and The Progressive Era
- ... Woodrow Wilson, and Governors Robert La Follette, Charles Evans Hughes, and Hiram Johnson. Support came from the farm, because the farmers wanted their problems to be recognized. Support came from artists and writers, who wrote stories about social ills. These sensationalists, known as Amuckrakers, wrote about many different societal problems. Lincoln Steffens wrote AA Shame of Cities.@ Ida Tarbell wrote, AHistory of Standard Oil Co.@ Other writers, such as Upton Sinclair ... and wanted to join a movement which would strive to protect them. There were many achievements accomplished by the Progressive Movement. Progressivism accomplished many things. Political democracy was extended by initiative, referendum, recall, and the short ballot. The Seventeenth Amendment was passed and provided for the direct election of U.S. Senators. The Nineteenth Amendment gave the franchise to women to permit the selection of party candidates by registered voters. Many ...
- 1546: John Coltrane
- ... redefinition of rock from one album to the next. Yet the distance they traveled from conventional hard rock through sitars and Baroque obligatos to Sergeant Pepper psychedelia and the musical shards of Abbey Road seems short by comparison with Coltrane's journey from hard-bop saxist to daring harmonic and modal improviser to dying prophet speaking in tongues. Asked by a Swedish disc jockey in 1960 if he was trying to ... and, incredibly, two drummers – incredibly insofar as Coltrane already had, in Elvin Jones, the most overpowering drummer in jazz. The addition of Rashied Ali to the drum corps, in November of 1965, made for a short-lived collaboration or, rather, competition between Jones and Ali; a disgruntled Jones left the Coltrane band in March of 1966 to join Duke Ellington's. But it was the culmination of Coltrane's search for ... invention and breathtaking right-hand flurries. Drummer Elvin Jones supplies the fuel for the excursion: His fiery and urgent polyrhythms inspire the leader to great heights. Following Tyner, Coltrane returns with angular, jagged statements featuring short bursts, squeals, and moans that bristle with energy. "Pursuance" opens with a Jones solo before Tyner borrows from Coltrane's frenzied attack. Tyner's left pounds out a series of dramatic, seemingly unrelated chords ...
- 1547: The Scarlet Letter Theme Symbo
- ... demonstrates the level of care and interest each member of the population is meant to take in the others. One of the most prominent structures in the market place is the scaffold. It was in short, the platform of the pillory; and above it rose the framework of that instrument of discipline, so fashioned as to confine the human head in its tight grasp, and thus holding it up to public ... with the punishment, one open and one self inflicted, their shame placed on display in the village. In closing, the two settings of choice in Hawthorne s novels give way to keen development of the stories and a cornucopia of symbolism. The market place restrains a person, a vision planted in our minds with the use of Hawthorn s most prominent symbol and setting, the scaffold. The forest, another setting that ...
- 1548: The Life of Jack London
- ... were worth it. Most evenings Jack sat in the corner of his cabin listening to the old timers tell their tales of starvation, lost fortunes, blizzards, and faithful sled dogs. Years later London retold these stories in books such as Children of the Forest, Smoke Bellow, and most popular The Call Of The Wild. While in the Klondike Jack had received a letter that his stepfather John London had died on ... broke Jack and James Shepard headed for home. As Jack left the Klondike he had a severe case of scurvy. When Jack returned home he took out his old second hand typewriter and began writing stories. He began writing about his experiences in the Yukon. Then Jack started making money for his stories and began writing more and more. On April 7, 1900 Jack London married Bessie Maddern who was a math tutor. The marriage was a disaster. Bess did not get along with Jacks mother. Jack ...
- 1549: Hellen Nellie McClung: A Canadian Feminist
- ... celebrated feminist and social activist. Her success as a platform speaker was legendary. Her earliest success was achieved as a writer, and during her lengthy career she authored four novels, two novellas, three collections of short stories, a two- volume autobiography and various collections of speeches, articles and wartime writing, to a total of sixteen volumes. Two of her most famous books are: Clearing In The West and The Stream Runs Fast ...
- 1550: The Lottery 2
- Controversy and Conflict Hits the Lottery The short story The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is very well known because of the tradition of the village. Tradition is a big point issued to the people throughout their lives. The title The Lottery sounds as ... is just another day to Old Man Warner, but it is a dramatic experience for Tessie. If they were both of the same generation there would be no controversy. This would not have made the short story as exciting as it is. The short story was filled with tradition and controversy. The controversy shown in this story between the townspeople is shown throughout the story. The tradition of the town is very controversial. The conflict of the story ...
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