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- 10841: The House Of The Seven Gables-
- ... you know that he hated portraits, and it is now thought that he was a mild manic-depressive? Born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 4, 1804. A decendant of a long puritan line of Hathorne's. His ancestry included his great-great grandfather, John Hathorne who was a judge at the Salem witch trials 112 years before Nathanial was born. Judge John Hathorne charged many with the crime of witchcraft,and ... house, Nathanial visited in his youth, was his inspiration for the house in his book " The House Of The Seven Gables". The story of The House Of The Seven Gables streches over two centuries. It's the classic scenario of two rival families, in this case the Pyncheons ( weathly aristocratic puritans) and the Maules (humbler paupers). The story of these two families begins with Matthew Maule, who owned a certain amount ... curse on Pyncheon and his decendants. These were Maules exact words : " God, God will give him blood to drink !" Many of the characters in the book were influenced by actual people in and during Nathanial's life. For example : Colonel Pyncheon was based on The Reverend Wentworth Upham, a Minister and mayor of Salem. He wrote the books : Lecture's on Withcraft and History of Witchcraft and Salem Village. The ...
- 10842: The Death Penalty: The Deterrent
- ... A. Eliminate future criminal behavior III. Rehabilitation verses vengeance. A. Rehabilitation and serving time. B. Vengeance IV. Criminals families. A. Rehabilitation B. Retribution C. Restoration V. Christianity A. The fifth commandment VI. Closing A. Today's reality "Had the death penalty been a real possibility in the minds of ...murderers, they might well have stayed their hand. They might have shown moral awareness before their victims died...Consider the tragic death of Rosa Velez, who happened to be home when a man named Luis Vera burglarized her apartment in Brooklyn. "Yeah, I shot her," Vera admitted...And I knew I wouldn't go to the chair." (Lowe 3) As the above passage reads, why should we waste our time with these heartless and arrogant people? Murderers should not be allowed to walk the streets after being found ... this year in the United States (USA Executions). Being only a month and a half into the year, and already having ten executions, this tells us that there is a lot of crime in today's society. Law enforcement officials are protecting our nation to the best of their ability; therefore, it is our duty to see that justice is served. Deterrence is a strategy that our justice system uses ...
- 10843: Imperialism
- ... the canvas. Before his 50th birthday, theSpaniard from Malaga had become the very prototype of the modern artist as public figure. No painter before him had had a mass audience in his own lifetime. Picasso's audience--meaning people who had heard of him and seen his work, at least in reproduction--was in the tens, possibly hundreds, of millions. He and his work were the subjects of analysis, gossip, dislike ... and after the war, when artists and writers were thought disgraced by the slightest affiliation with Nazism or fascism, Picasso gave enthusiastic endorsement to Joseph Stalin, a mass murderer on a scale far beyond Hitler's, and scarcely received a word of criticism for it, even in cold war America. No painter, not even Michelangelo, had been as famous as this in his own lifetime. And it is quite possible that ... He stood at the intersection of these two worlds. If that had not been so, his restless changes of style, his constant pushing would not have created such controversy--and thus such celebrity. In today's art world, a place without living culture heroes, you can't even imagine such a protean monster arising. His output was vast. Still, Picasso's art filled the world, and he left permanent marks ...
- 10844: TEEN Magazine
- ... all that stuff. If you know me, then tell me how often I wear bellbottom pants, or platform shoes, or pink make-up, or little shirts that fit me. For those of you who don't know me, I can tell you right now, I wouldn't be caught dead in that stuff. That takes me to the clothes the models sport. How many girls in this society are actually that skinny? It's actually kind of sick. I think they should widen their models to all sizes and shapes. What? Just because a girl who is not amazingly skinny for a model, the company won't sell ...
- 10845: Johnny Tremain
- ... his story, you think of the different ways you could describe him. You could describe him by his looks, by his personality, and by the talents he portrays. His character is so interesting that it's hard to describe his skilled talents, his complex personality, and his adored physical features. As you remember the tale of his hardships and fate, you know that Johnny Tremain will stand in your mind forever ... man. There are many ways you can describe the way Johnny Tremain looks. You can tell by the way he stands, so proud, that he is around 15 years old. You can see that he's strong but he's also frightened. As you move your eyes towards what's behind him you notice that his hand is crippled and was probably burned. Your eyes meet his and they're a piercing blue. You ...
- 10846: Chinese Shih Poetry And Philosophy
- ... literature pertaining to the two major schools of ancient Chinese thought; Taoism and Confucianism. Poets such as Tu Fu and Po Chό-i expressed the ideas of Taoism and Confucianism, respectively, while their fellow poet Tao Chien expressed both, through their poetry. Confucianism is based on the ideas of Confucius, the man who gave the school of thought its name. The main goal of Confucianists was to return a ... by heaven, and if those in positions of authority did not set good examples, then they would deposed by the forces of heaven. One of the first great Chinese poets to write of Confucianism was Tao Chien. Tao Chiens poem Substance, Shadow, and Spirit shows a comparison between Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and the views on life and death of each. A clear example of Confucian beliefs can be taken ...
- 10847: The First Amendment
- ... was inspected by the King or some higher power. America thought this must be wrong and so allowed our papers and printers and writers to do what they would within guidelines and reason. We weren't in complete disagreement with all of England's freedom policies however. In the Colonial Declaration of Rights of October 19, 1765, it stated "that it is the right of British subjects in these colonies to petition the King or either House of Parliament ... to some extent followed or regulated, nothing was set in stone thought it should be. The First Amendment , being part of the Bill of Rights, was an attack to some on the Constitution for it's vagueness lack of specific protection against tyranny. At one specific meeting of the Virgnia convention Patrick Henry, an anti- federalist, asked "What can you avail your specious, imaginary balances, your rope-dancing, chain-rattling, ...
- 10848: The Societal Implications of "The Yellow Wallpaper"
- ... repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow" (659). As her stay progress the women continues to see different images in the paper, but the final image she notices is another women. Gilman explains, "I didn't realize for a long time what the thing was that showed behind, that dim sub-pattern, but now I am quite sure it is a women." (665). Eventually the narrator merges her life with the ... all of these constraints. Once emancipated however, she realized that she was still going to be restrained by the patriarchal society and goes insane. Some women were content with their domesticated roles. Jennie, the narrator's sister-in-law, was the embodiment of the stereotypical housewife (107). She moved in to aid the narrator with the raising of her newborn child. Jennie took on this role with a vengeance. However, during the short story the reader is momentarily led to believe that Jennie recognizes the social restraints placed on women. The narrator says, "I caught Jennie with her hand on it once. She didn't know I was in the room, and when I asked her in a very quiet voice, with the most restrained manner possible, what she was doing with the paper-she turned around as if ...
- 10849: The Future Looks Bright For Ja
- ... 40 years nuclear energy has gone from being the energy source of the future to the energy source that everyone fears. The world has faced 20 plus nuclear accidents since testing began in the 1950 s (www.hempwine.com). Three of the four most disastrous nuclear accidents have occurred in the past twenty years. Theoretically, nuclear fission(1) is an excellent means to generate electricity; however, fission s history of accidents has shown it to be too risky to the environment. Countries are beginning to turn away from nuclear energy and rely more on alternative renewable energy sources and new sources of fossil ... contained within the nuclear power plant and there were no environmental or health effects caused by the escape of hydrogen gas. CHERNOBYL The1986 accident in the Ukraine at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant opened everyone s eyes to the extreme dangers and potentially catastrophic consequences of nuclear accidents. Years of destruction and suffering occurred from the nuclear fallout at Chernobyl. It is the worst nuclear accident the world has ever ...
- 10850: The Crucible Shows Characterization Through The Experiences Of John Proctor
- ... be either possible or wise to introduce into our lives" and thus enlarges our "Knowledge of the world" and "ability to understand and sympathize with others." This Quote by Louise Rosenblatt applies to Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Arthur Miller's The Crucible shows characterization through the experiences of John Proctor. The first experience of John Proctor assists the reader in understanding him in his disagreements with Reverend Parris early in Act One. He says to the reverend, "can you speak one minute without we land in Hell Again? I am sick of Hell!" He also says to Abby, " I come to see what mischief your Uncle's brewing' now." It's impossible for a reader to have a big argument like this with their reverend. John Proctor goes beyond the faith of society and challenges the reverends religious beliefs. John Proctor' ...
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