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- 12671: Generosity, Courage, and Strength in Beowulf
- ... did not believe in the afterlife. To them, the only way to experience life after death was to live on in the memories of others. One could fulfill this goal by being known for one’s generosity, courage, and strength. Beowulf, the protagonist of this epic poem, embodied all of these virtues and lives on in memory because of this. First, generosity was widespread and more greatly valued during Beowulf’s time than it is now. It was not merely a virtue, but instead a necessity. Many kings were measured by the extent of their generosity. To him in the hall, then, Healfdane's son gave treasures twelve, and the trust-of-earls bade him fare with the gifts to his folk beloved, hale to his home, and in haste return. This is Hrothgar’s (Healfdane’s son) ...
- 12672: Periods Of English Literature
- ... of this time was the heroic ideal, which was the attempt by a hero to do things such as sailing a ship through a storm and taming a horse better than anyone else. The hero’s first priority, however, was to always be ready to fight. The Angles were a heathen race, worshipping old Nordic gods and Wyrd (fate). It is very important to remember that it was the Anglo-Saxons ... in both life and character. “Beowulf” can be summarized as the tale of a brave and heroic warrior, who has superhuman strength and all the important values of a fighter. He saves King Hrothgar’s people from two evil creatures, Grendel and the Sea Hag, and is rewarded with many great treasures. Later, he becomes King in his own country, and is a very wise and generous ruler. He dies ... Renaissance in Elizabethan England counts among its poets and play-wrights some of the best writers of all times. The Renaissance period is host to immortalized words from many a great poet, such as Shakespeare’s “To be or not to be” sonnet, and many others. The men of the period wrote about their lives in their poetry, with its many hues of passion, emotion, tragedy and triumph. The ...
- 12673: Ancient Egyptian
- ... gods, the fashioner of men, the creator of cattle, the lord of all being". He is the god of the sun in most of these accounts and is shown as a man with a falcon's head. He carries a staff and the symbol for life, the ankh. The symbol of the sun, also known as the solar disc, is above his head. Despite the fact that he was a very ... it rose many metaphors. At dawn the sun was regarded as a newborn child emerging from the womb of Nut. The sun was also associated with a falcon flying across the midday sun, thus Ra's appearance. He could also be a boat sailing across the great blue sea of the heavens. At dusk he was an old man stepping down to the land of the dead. Amon Amon is "the ... those unworthy to spend eternity in Osiris' kingdom. He was usually illustrated with mostly crocodile features. Aten - the deity worshipped as the universal and creator god by the pharaoh Akhenaten. Aten was represented by Ra's sun disc. After Akhenaten's death in 1350 BC, Egyptian worship returned to Amon-Ra. Bastet - the cat goddess and daughter of Ra. In some myths, Bastet has some of the destructive qualities of ...
- 12674: The Central Intelligence Agency
- ... United States. Some think the history of espionage goes back to prehistoric times. The bible tells of Moses sending spies into Canaan. Frederick the Great of Prussia is credited with originating organized espionage. George Washington's spies obtained intelligence and information during the Revolutionary war (World Book Multimedia) The CIA's original job was primarily intelligence gathering, but when Communism started to spread, the National Security Council directed that the agency take part in political, covert, paramilitary, and economic operations. When the Korean War broke out ... bill granting $46 million for the construction of a CIA Headquarters Building. The cornerstone of the building was laid on November 3, 1959 (Key Events). The CIA has played a big part in the U.S. controversy with Cuba. On April 17, 1961, the CIA, supported by Cuban exiles, invaded Cuba. It was known as the "Bay of Pigs" invasion. On the same day, the first employees moved into the ...
- 12675: Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth was born in Greenwich Palace on September 7, 1533. She died on March 24, 1603, of natural causes. Her father was Henry VII. His second wife, Anne Boleyn was Elizabeth's mother. King Henry wanted a son, but received a daughter, instead, from his second wife. Before Elizabeth's third birthday, Henry had her mother beheaded in charges of adultery and treason. Elizabeth was brought up in a separate household at Hatfield (not known). King Henry's third wife gave birth to a son. This boy was named Edward. Edward was declared first in line for King Henry's throne, while Mary (Daughter of Henry's first wife) was declared second, ...
- 12676: Latin Drug Trade
- ... this international cancer encouraging results, particularly in the Western Hemisphere. The United Nations, through the activities of its International Drug Control Programme, the actions of its International Narcotics Control Board, and the upcoming General Assembly's Special Session on Drugs, is a key component of the global response to this common threat. 1997 was a good year for international drug-control efforts, particularly in the Western Hemisphere. Appreciable gains were made in crop reduction, in interdiction, in weakening trafficking syndicates, strengthening law enforcement, and in targeting drug money laundering. The year's best news came from Peru, for years the world's largest coca growing country. Three-plus years of joint efforts by U.S., Peruvian, and Colombian forces to choke off the "air bridge" that carries Peruvian cocaine base to Colombia for processing paid off ...
- 12677: The Scarlet Letter: Hester and Her Daughter Are Isolated From Society
- The Scarlet Letter: Hester and Her Daughter Are Isolated From Society In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl are isolated from society; this is shown by where they live, the action from people toward Pearl and Pearl's reaction, and finally the response of the community toward Hester's scarlet letter. Hester and Pearl are isolated by living so far out as they do. Pearl shows signs that she is brought up without a friend in the world but her mother. The response ...
- 12678: The Storm
- Kate Chopin s short story The Storm describes an encounter of infidelity between two lovers during a brief thunderstorm. The story alludes to the controversial topic of women s sexuality and passion, which during Chopin s time no one spoke about much less wrote about. So controversial was The Storm, that it was not published until after her death in eighteen ninety-nine. The story is broken up into five ...
- 12679: Macbeth: Macbeth's Personality
- Macbeth: Macbeth's Personality Macbeth is presented as a mature man of definitely established character, successful in certain fields of activity and enjoying an enviable reputation. We must not conclude, there, that all his volitions and actions are predictable; Macbeth's character, like any other man's at a given moment, is what is being made out of potentialities plus environment, and no one, not even Macbeth himself, can know all his inordinate self-love whose actions are discovered to be- ...
- 12680: Mccarthy
- Throughout the early 1950 s, the nation was deeply engrossed in fears of a Communist takeover. At a time when America s fears were at their very height, Joseph McCarthy, a Republican Senator from Wisconsin pushed America s fears to an extreme. As a ploy to get himself re-elected, and to make America hate Communism as much as he did, the Senator devised a devious scheme. McCarthy, while giving a speech, ...
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