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- 11711: Snow Falling on Cedars
- ... aspects play an important roll in helping the reader understand the reactions and developments of the novel. The weather played a prominent roll, depicting the developments of the trial and making a parallel through it's turmoil. With the start of the trial "A wind from the sea lofted snowflakes against the windowpanes, where they melted and ran towards the casements.", the weather is shown to be cold and snowy but ... and traditions held by their cultures, but as children they chose to ignore the prejudices of their elders until such a time as it was thrust into their lives. As the trial continues, Kabuo Miyamoto's case seems to become less promising, the reader begins to feel as if the accused is at fault. The weather is worsening and the novel has begun to look back into the darker parts of the characters lives. When the trial is at it's worst and the characters in the novel are being fully defined, the author has brought out the unfavourable aspects of their lives. The reader is able to understand more fully what shapes the characters ...
- 11712: Evita: Saint or Sinner?
- ... or Sinner? The story of Eva Peron is a fascinating one . Evita, as she is known, enjoyed a rise to power like no other. The details of this ascension are often disputed, making Santa Evita's tale all the more intriguing. . . Maria Eva Duarte was born on May 7, 1919,1 the fifth and youngest illegitimate child of Juan Duarte and his mistress, Juan Ibarguen. The week of her birth was ... She knew she could be like the women in the movie magazines she either stole or borrowed from her friends. Eva met singer Agustin Magaldi, and, packed her bags and sneaked out of her mother's boarding house to the city of Buenos Aires. Once Eva learned the rules of the 'casting couch,' she dropped Magaldi and began her ascent to stardom. For years she wandered the streets, auditioned, and did ... work and small parts in radio plays, frequenting nightclubs, and began to find better work. After several jobs in theatres, she was interviewed by the magazine Sintonia. After Eva started an affair with the magazine's owner, he began to give her good exposure. This led to jobs in the film industry. Though she made several, she had no talent to be seen in any of her films.4 Eva' ...
- 11713: Beethoven
- ... and violin. But Beethoven was a hard learner, he was self-involved and impatient. This probably led to why he was a loner and why he only went to academic school for three years. Beethoven’s father wasn’t the only one who saw Beethoven’s talent, Gottlob Neefe (a German Organist) become young Beethoven’s mentor. Gottlob thought Beethoven was the next Mozart, so he sent him to Vienna to meet him. But Beethoven’s mother got sick so ...
- 11714: The Quest Of A Hemingway Hero
- A Farewell to Arms, by Ernest Hemingway is a story of Love, war and one Man s pursuit of finding his own personal code in order to make a separate peace. Fredrick Henry is an American who serves as a lieutenant in the Italian army to a group of ambulance drivers. Hemingway ... tragedy of the love story.The war affects the emotions and values of each character. The love between Catherine and Frederick must outlast long separations, life-threatening wartime situations, and the uncertainty of each other's wereabouts or condition. This novel is a beautiful love story of two people who need each other in a period of upheaval. At the start of the novel, Frederick is given a vacation to leave ... also a Lt. In the army. Together hey share stories and interests. Rinaldi is a strong man, one who understands what war is about. Through numerous attempts of lessons given to Fredrick, he still doesn t understand. Rinaldi constantly calls Fredrick baby which is an accurate description of him. He is still a child and is not aware of the true meaning of war, love and life. Upon his return, ...
- 11715: As You Like It
- ... the case of the brothers, Orlando and Oliver ,it breds evil. Oliver felt that he is “altogther misprized” by his “gentle never school’d and yet learned full of noble devices” brother, Orlando .In Oliver’s jealousy fit, he first tried to kill Orlando through manipulating Charles the wrestler and later, attempted to set fire to Orlando’s lodgings. This encounter parallels an incident when Duke Frederick chids Celia ,“ she robs thee of thy name.” Jealousy is undeniably a character flaw in human beings and by setting it on stage for the audience ... her lover, Orlando, we see how Fortune ill-favoured them, and it is with their wits do they flout at Fortune. There is a message to the audience, that Fortune has a hand in one’s life but it is not the only determining factor. Like little andecdotes to inspire, various happenings are thrown along our way to show how one is able to change one’s fortune. “Devise with ...
- 11716: Beowulf - Christianity Vs. Paganism
- ... as a superhero. Beowulf takes it upon himself to save the Danes from Grendel. In his battle with Grendel, Beowulf chooses not to use weapons; he relies on his super strength. During the fight, Beowulf's strength takes over, and Beowulf wrestles with Grendel until he is able to rip one of the monster's arms out of its socket. Superhuman feats also appear in the fight with Grendel's mother. When Beowulf enters the water, he swims, without the use of oxygen, downward for an entire day before he sees the bottom. During the battle with Grendel's mother, Beowulf realizes that Unferth' ...
- 11717: Bruce Lee
- ... to do my paper on Bruce Lee. I will also tell you about his wonderful accomplishments. Lee Jun Fan was born on November 27, 1940. (The Year of the Dragon, In San Francisco, Chinatown.) Lee’s name was later changed to Bruce Lee. During his baby years, Bruce Debuts in “Golden Gate Girl,” in San Francisco. “He played a female home baby.”(1-1) When Bruce turned one year old Bruce and his parents moved back to their homeland Kowloon, Hong Kong, their family’s home town. Bruce Lee was a very smart man, he started to attend college at the age of twelve. He attended La Salle college in Hong Kong. Bruce was involved in many street fights, during ... large number of gang members. He decided to join Martial Arts.”(1-2) He was trained under Sifu Yip Man, a master of the Wing Chun system of Kung-Fu. Lee Hoi Chuen, Bruce Lee’s father did not want Bruce to wander the streets, so he made him take Cha-Cha dancing. For four years Bruce was dancing and taking Kung-Fu lessons. “At the same time he entered ...
- 11718: Marco Polo
- Marco Polo is one of the most well-known heroic travelers and traders around the world. In my paper I will discuss with you Marco Polo's life, his travels, and his visit to China to see the great Khan. Marco Polo was born in c.1254 in Venice. He was a Venetian explorer and merchant whose account of his travels in Asia was the primary source for the European image of the Far East until the late 19th century. Marco's father, Niccolò, and his uncle Maffeo had traveled to China (1260-69) as merchants. When they left (1271) Venice to return to China, they were accompanied by 17-year-old Marco and two priests. Early ... the personal life of Marco Polo. It is known that he was born into a leading Venetian family of merchants. He also lived during a propitious time in world history, when the height of Venice's influence as a city-state coincided with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia(Li Man Kin 9). Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia ...
- 11719: Heart Of Darkness 5
- ... hearts of wild men." Conrad uses vivid imagery and graphic descriptions in order to depict to the reader the feelings he posses while in Africa, and the essence of the jungle. The novel defines Conrad's journey through an uncharted land, with eloquence enough to allow the readers to embody the encounter themselves. The title of the book itself, exemplifies Conrad's sentiments while on a trek through Africa's jungles, and depicts the darkness that emanates. As demonstrated in the opening sentence, the story captures the reader by enticing them into a world unknown and maintains a level of excitement and inquiry throughout. ...
- 11720: Fahrenheit 451
- ... can excite theories and arguments pertaining not only to the banning of books but to our government structure itself. Age-old debates about Communism and equality are stirred by the trials of characters in Bradbury’s unique world. By studying the protagonist, Guy Montag, and his personal challenges we can, in a sense, evaluate our own lives to see that we don’t make similar mistakes. While the book is definitely a critique of society and of the government, readers are given many dominant themes to follow, and to find all of them requires several readings. The main ... very end of the book Granger (an outspoken rebel to the book-banning laws) compares mankind to a phoenix that burns itself up and then rises out of its ashes over and over again. Man\\'s advantage is his ability to recognize when he has made an error, so that eventually he will learn not to make that mistake anymore. Remembering the faults of the past is the task Granger ...
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