|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 631 - 640 of 7924 matching essays
- 631: "The Heptameron"
- ... Aristocracy was beginning to loose control, woman were being more educated, and most importantly, priesthood authority was being questioned. This book was published after Marguerite's death in 1558. "The Heptameron" is a collection 72 stories. The stories dealt with the social issues of religion, virtue vs. pleasure, and marriage. The stories are told by ten travelers who were at a health spa and were on the way home when they end up at a Pyrenean abbey due to massive flooding in the area. They devise ...
- 632: Voltaire's Writing Techniques In Candide
- ... Escaped from the Bulgars, and What Became of Him". Alighieri uses this method in The Divine Comedy as well, although on a much less descriptive level. Each of the cantos in his Divine Comedy has short three or four word descriptions of what happens in the canto. Many chapters in Candide end with some sort of lead-in to the next chapter, giving the book a certain feel similar to today ... the amusing parts make it entertaining. According to Georges Ascoli, "Nothing could be more lively, more witty, or more instructive than this story...Too often Voltaire, delighted with his own artistic flair...gives us amusing stories...Let us take them for what they are, not giving too much historical credit...but tasting freely of the delights of well told stories" (Adams; Ascoli p.129). Ascoli takes Candide to be a witty and lively story despite the misfortune in the characters' lives. He, too, thinks the story was written for entertainment in which Voltaire did ...
- 633: Psychodelic Drugs
- ... that has been processed so that it can be smoked. It is generally sold in small quantities and distributed in small glass vials or small plastic bags. When crack is smoked, it produces an immediate, short-lived effect. Intravenous use ("shooting up") also results in rapid onset of effects, while the effects of sniffing are delayed several minutes. The onset of the high, or rush, from cocaine and crack is reported ... one out of every three crack users become addicted to cocaine. There is no scientific way to predict who will become addicted. However, there has been a good deal of news media attention given to stories of successful people who have lost themselves, their jobs, fortunes, and families because of their involvement with cocaine. The problems cocaine causes in people's lives are so severe and the pull to use the ... LSD is the occasional occurrence of flashbacks, strong evoked memories of the LSD experience. Flashbacks often cause fear in the user and are especially dangerous if the individual is driving a car or operating machinery. Short-term effects on the body can include increased blood pressure, rapid heartbeat, muscular weakness, trembling, nausea, chills, hyperventilation, and impairment of motor coordination. Another drug, PCP (Angel Dust) is sometimes marketed as LSD. It ...
- 634: Robert Stevenson
- Robert Louis Stevenson began writing during the Victorian era. His style was unlike anyone else s and his stories are still popular today. Robert Louis Stevenson was an author of many classic novels and his literary success became popular when he wrote the mystery called The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ... keen eye for human observation. His own insight into the nature of mankind and human suffering are displayed in his works. The Amateur Emigrant (published in 1894) and The Silverado Squatters (published in 1883) were stories written as a result of his journey to California to marry Fanny. Stevenson traveled back to Scotland after suffering a near death illness in Monterey, (http://www.unibg.it/rls/bio.htm. pg. 1 of ... classic novels are still popular today, because his writing style is direct and creative. He writes for the reader s imagination and not in the critical pantheon (Magill s Survey 1856). His themes are adventure stories, ex; Treasure Island and Kidnapped and mystery novels, ex; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Henry James essay written in 1887 claims for the most part Stevenson s books are without ...
- 635: The Pros And Cons About Legalizing Marijuana
- ... criminal behavior. She said that smokers and non-smokers had identical extroversion scores and work records. There was no proof found that marijuana impairs motor skills, so she believes that large doses of marijuana cut short one's motivation to work (86). Marijuana and Behavior Behavior is altered by using marijuana. The Medical Post states that "marijuana has always been depicted as producing a lethargic, mellow, laid-back effect rather than ... In actuality, smoking marijuana has the effect to increase alpha wave activity by a small amount. Alpha waves are related to relaxation, which can be associate with human productivity. Experts are unsure if marijuana affects short-term memory, but they think that any effect disappears when the person is no longer under the influence, similar to the immune system effect. According to "Hemp for Food," a study done in 1981 showed ... alternative media sources. Evidence shows how the public is provided with contradictory facts, so one can see that it can be a difficult in choosing the which source to believe. The news has to make stories short, due to limited time, but alternative media sources have plenty of time to gather hidden or unbroadcasted information. In contrast to TV news, documentaries done on this topic are able to spend unlimited ...
- 636: Roman Mythology
- ... be told for many of years to come. They were to become the basis for a religion that would last for hundreds of years and would yield thousands of followers to believe in the made stories of these enchanted people or gods as they were called. ( Grolier) The Roman mythology was to consist of twelve to thirteen main gods. Each having a function in the life of the everyday Roman that ... Cowell, 193-4) In all and all the mythology of both Romans and Greeks was surprising similar, but in ways they were very much apart. The Greeks were very much involved in their religion with stories, myths, legends, and in depth descriptions of their personality and physical appearance. They all lived the life that is dreamed of by many, but not achieved by much. They all expressed something with their powers ... be told for many of years to come. They were to become the basis for a religion that would last for hundreds of years and would yield thousands of followers to believe in the made stories of these enchanted people or gods as they were called. ( Grolier) The Roman mythology was to consist of twelve to thirteen main gods. Each having a function in the life of the everyday Roman ...
- 637: A Mythical Analysis of A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
- ... was don Juan Mateus, but I will refer to him as don Juan. Don Juan, a Yaqui "brujo" or shaman, decides to teach Carlos the "Yaqui way of knowledge." It is not known if these stories are fiction or non- fiction and many critics still debate over his writings. I interpret his books as modern mythological stories for several reasons. The "Heroic Journey Archetype" and shamanistic ideologies, and also the general moral, explainative, and philosophical content of his writings indicate that these stories can be viewed as "modern myth". Throughout Casteneda's stories you can see the "Heroic Journey Archetype". Carlos goes through a restless stage and breaks ties with his studies and professors at school. He ...
- 638: Pallas Athene Versus Minerva
- ... character for centuries because of her complex personality and the values which are taught through her actions. The powerful Goddess has been generally thought of as being the same person in both Greek and Roman stories alike, but this is not true. Athena was looked upon and spoken of very differently in Roman and Greek myths, though she remains with the same basic personality traits in both cultures. Rome acquired it's stories of mythology and religion from the Italians (who derived their beliefs from the Greeks), and therefore most of the myths of deities were the same as the Greeks', but with a few changes. The Italians also gave the Romans stories of Diana, Hercules, Venus, and a few minor characters. The Greeks came about with their Gods from past ancient cultures, weaving in some of their own characteristics as time went on. Pallas Athena (the ...
- 639: Boeing 700
- ... NASA astronauts. Altogether the 707 and its derivatives saw many varied and interesting applications. With the 707 fulfilling the needs for a long range jetliner there was a demand by the airline industry for a short to medium range jet. A jet that was designed for short-range use would provide savings over a long-range jet and faster travel times that were presently completed by prop driven planes. Boeing went to the drawing boards and came out with the 727. When ... came out with better performance that what was originally planned. As throughout Boeings history, its strong, patient, intense engineering efforts had once more been the key (Bauer, 226). The 727 filled the duty of short to medium range better than any other aircraft. It showed in the sales and the 727 became at the time the most selling Boeing aircraft, but that title would not remain very long. The ...
- 640: Eliot Ness
- ... Chicago were chronicled in his book The Untouchables, but if he had carried on against the mob, why wouldn t he publicize such exploits? He actually intended to do so but his life was cut short by a heart attack before he was able. Eliot Ness was born on April 19, 1903 in Chicago. He was a lucky boy born into an almost storybook type of American family. His parents, Peter ... and earned a degree in business and law. When he graduated in 1925 he greatly upset those he loved by choosing a career in credit investigation rather that his planned path of business. During his short lived credit investigator career he studied criminology at night. Two years later Ness managed to be transferred to the Prohibition Bureau with some help from his brother in law. Here the staggering level of corruption ... During this time Ness also crushed the Mayfield Mob and cleansed much of Cleveland s police force. He also cleaned up traffic, updated both police and fire equipment and built schools for police training. In short he made being a cop in Cleveland a respectable position again. However there was one major thorn in his side that ravaged his reputation every time it surfaced, The Mad Butcher. In 1934 The ...
Search results 631 - 640 of 7924 matching essays
|
