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- 13441: Richard The Lion Hearted
- ... of it. He had four brothers and three sisters, the first of which died at a young age. Of the remainder, Henry was named heir to the English throne, Richard was to succeed his mother's Aquitane and Geoffrey was to inherit Brittany. John was the poorest to fair out receiving nothing from his father. It is this action that gave him the name John Lackland. At a young age of ... for lands of his. At the age of fourteen, Richard was named the Duke of Aquitane in the church of St. Hillaire at Poitiers (one of the lands made homage to the French King.) Henry's sons, who had been given lands but no real power revolted against their King father aided by their mother. In retaliation King Henry had Eleanor jailed. She remained there for many years. Richard's Mother Eleanor Eleanor was the daughter and heiress of William X, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers, who possessed one of the largest domains in France--larger, in fact, than those held by ...
- 13442: The Work of John Collier
- ... author, was born in London, England on May 3,1901 and lived his last years in Palisades, California where he died of a stroke on April 6, 1980. Collier was a writer of the 1920's era, educated in post-Victorian England, and according to Anthony Burgess in the London Times. He was known for "literary allusiveness and quiet wit" (Contemporary works was published in 1972 entitled The John Collier Reader. His literary style reached beyond his native country and became popular in the United States. John Collier's writings are full of surprises. His short stories combine an element of horror as well as love which are focused on the relationships of the young and old. Collier is notable for lightly carried erudition ... line between logical or psychological meaning. The subject contains an irony that is well balanced between an element of horror and humor. His short stories are based on relationships of the young and old. Collier's characters are hoping to fulfill their dreams and they do have them fulfilled but only to discov er they have been dreaming the wrong thing. "The Chaser" is a story that deals with a ...
- 13443: A Clockwork Orange: Review of Book and Firm Version
- ... no longer violent. A radical political group then exploits him as an example of the cruelty of "the Government." This faction tries to force Alex to suicide in order to gain a martyr, but Alex's attempt fails and he is nursed back to health and his natural mental state by the Government, who in the end comes out on top. Alex, whose last name is not mentioned in the book, is a violent, aggressive teenager of fifteen, who is the leader of a four-person gang. He truly enjoys violence, reveling in the sight of blood or weapons. Alex's love of hate is not simply a rebellious emotion, but as he explains, it is his very nature, and he could not change it if he wanted to. Despite his passion for what most see as ugly and disgusting, Alex does have a great appreciation for classical music, especially Beethoven. Alex's main conflicts are both external and internal. His external conflicts are between him and the members of his gang. Dim and Georgie, two of the members of Alex's gang, are unwilling to accept ...
- 13444: Hamlet A Critical Analysis
- HAMLET Hamlet by William Shakespeare is the tragedy of a young man named Hamlet. His fragile idealism shattered by his fathers brutal death causes him to laose faith in humanity. When his late father's phantom visits him, he persuades Hamlet to take revenge against his uncle Claudius, his fathers true executioner. Hamlet feigns madness, and in his so called unrestfull stage he devises his plan to take retribution. Throughout ... the innocent involvement in the schemes of Claudius and Hamlet. Although some may say that polonius deserved his death because of his surreptitious style. Even though all he was really doing was following the king's inclinations. Polonius was slained by Hamlet after having been mistaken for the King. The next to die is Ophelia, she, is entirely manipulated by Hamlet and the king, for their own selfish reasons. She killed ... easily seen how laertes, in the heat of his anger could conspire to murder, though he kills hamlet he is avenging his fathers' death, an act, with reference to the moral climate of the 1600 s. Therefore it is condoned. Laertes in his attempt to kill, loses his life by the very poison that was to kill his enemy. Hamlet dies on a poison tipped sword but not till he ...
- 13445: Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener": Introduction of Character
- Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener": Introduction of Character In the first three paragraphs of “Bartleby the Scrivener,” Melville introduces a character who will be played upon and defined throughout his text. This introduction is crucial to the ... the words, “I am a rather elderly man.” This first “I” begins a long, autobiographical narrative in which the lawyer reveals much of himself to the reader. Because the story is centered on the lawyer's life, it is imperative that the reader have this close view of him. The repetitive “I” in these paragraphs is important because it comes from the lawyer's thoughts of himself. For this text to flow in it's intended path, the reader must know a great deal about the lawyer and his employees. In fact, it is these characters which consummately ...
- 13446: Natural Born Killers
- Oliver Stone’s Portrayal of the Effects of Violent Media When I was young the only time I willingly woke up early was on Sunday mornings. I would throw on a robe over my pajamas and run down ... life I have been growing up with the television, watching and learning from the characters and images on the screen. I realize now that the media greatly effects our lives and the lives of today’s youth, often in ways that we do not realize. In Natural Born Killers, a film written and directed by Oliver Stone he portrays what he believes are the negative effects from the media on America’s youth. On April 20, 1999 during school two students wearing commando attire opened gunfire on the students and teachers at their high school in Columbine High School, Colorado, fatally killing 12 students, 1 teacher, ...
- 13447: Compare And Contrast Depression And Schizophrenia
- ... begins in infancy. People learn to recognize others by their personalities. Unfortunately, personality disorders are not uncommon. Today, we will compare and contrast the psychological effects of two personality disorders: depression and schizophrenia. First, let's take a brief look at the development of personality. Where does personality come from? Is it inherited? Or is it determined by a person's experiences in life, and his interaction with other people? Research suggests that both heredity and environment play important roles in the development of personality. Every mother knows that babies differ from one another from the time of birth. Some are quiet, sleeping and waking regularly. Others cry frequently and have irregular sleeping and waking cycles. These differences seem to be due to heredity, but such factors as the mother's nourishment while she carried the child before birth may be important. An obvious biological difference exists between boys and girls. Later, as children grow and develop, sex differences become stronger. Certain glands called endocrine ...
- 13448: Pesticides and Their Harmful Affects
- Pesticides and Their Harmful Affects There are many important issues in the world regarding the environment and it's affects on the average person. Though, the one that hits closest to home, worldwide, is the trust that individuals have in the food that they consume. Yet pesticides are still found daily in foods all ... domestically grown crops if crops in other countries are grown with these same harmful chemicals, and are then allowed to be imported? Mexico and South America are the leading suppliers of produce for the earth's population because their climate is very conducive to year around crops. Unfortunately those countries are also known for their large amount of insects of all varieties. These insects are steadily becoming more and more immune to toxins that are sprayed on crops. More than five hundred insects, one hundred and fifty plant diseases and two hundred and seventy weeds are now resistant to pesticides. Results are that U.S. growers as well, are steadily forced to apply more and stronger toxins. As the amount and the strength of the toxin increases, the immunity of the targeted insects to these toxins also increases. Total ...
- 13449: William Butler Yeats
- ... and outrage. On the one hand, their indifference was displayed by their refusal to fund a gallery for the Hugh Lane collection of Art, and on the other hand, they rioted in outrage at Synge s Playboy of the Western World. The tension between Yeats ideal, and the reality is developed in the Fisherman and September 1913. Both these poems deal with Yeats attempts to bring Art to the people of ... for the heroes of old. Yet they were of a different kind. These patriots had loved Ireland with a passion which consumed them, and for which no sacrifice was too great. For whom the hangman s rope was spun. But the present materialistic age has no place for such men of courage and idealism. Their age is past. It s With O Leary in the grave. Self sacrifice and patriotism are dead. Consequently, he dismisses the Ireland of his day with the contemptuous This Was it for this that all that blood was shed ...
- 13450: Things Fall Apart
- ... Fall Apart,” Chinua Achebe tells two different stories at the same time. One is of Okonkwo, the villager whose rise to power is halted because of all of his misfortunes. The other is of Okonkwo’s village, Umuofia, and its struggle to hold on to its cultural tradition while facing colonialism from the West. The title, “Things Fall Apart,” describes perfectly what happens to both Okonkwo and his village. Okonkwo’s life falls apart and as a result, he commits suicide by hanging himself. The cultural tradition of Umuofia falls apart, and becomes influenced by the West. In “Things Fall Apart,” Achebe uses Okonkwo and the village’s falling out to show how African culture, as well as other cultures around the world, suffered as a result of Westernization. In the book, Achebe focuses mainly on the character of Okonkwo. Okonkwo’s ...
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