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- 14261: The Odyssey: Character Study of Athena
- ... from the head gently down to her slender waist, perfect toned peach (in Greek and Roman myths) skin, and, of course, the big blue shiny eyes which can mesmorize any mortal at first sight. That's one special person. And she doesn't fail to keep those aspects while helping out ol' Odysseus. In addition to her outstanding looks, she has a kind heart. Unlike her brother, Poseidon, she wants Odysseus to get back home to Ithaka. She ... to him as a good friend, encouraging the young boy to do what he must and seek out news about his father. But when she leaves, she gives a little hint to him that she's actually a goddess by turning into a bird. I think this was a weakness of Athena. The fact that she constantly showed off to many people that she was indeed a goddess shows that ...
- 14262: The Only Truth Existing
- ... we exist, there are no other truths that are certain, for the fact that subjective truth may be easily refuted. Every person possesses his or her own truth that may be contradicting to another person's belief. A truth, or one that is true for all, cannot by achieved because of the constant motion of circumstances of who said it, to whom, when, where, why, and how it was said. What one person may believe a dog is a man's best friend, another may believe that a dogs is a man's worse enemy. What one may believe is a pencil, to another is not a pencil, but a hair pin. Where one may believe that a bottle is an instrument, one may believe is a ...
- 14263: Ellen Foster
- ... herself many times as "Old Ellen." I believe that she uses this name because throughout the book Ellen is always taking care of someone beside herself: her colored friend, Starletta, and her dying mother. Ellen's parents die, and her grandmother dies, but this isn’t really a great loss for Ellen. Her mother was a frail and sick woman whom Ellen was constantly protecting from her drunken father. For a time, Ellen’s Art teacher, Julia, and her husband move Ellen into their home. She feels, for the first time, that she is apart of a loving family. She describes, in the book, “ the three of us ...
- 14264: Egypt
- Egypt Egypt is located in Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It is between Libya and the Gaza Strip. Its geographical coordinates are 27 00 N, 30 00 E. Egypt’s total area is 1,001,450 square kilometers, land area is 995,450 square kilometers, and water area is 6,000 square kilometers. The total area of Egypt is comparative to slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico. It has a total of 2,450 kilometers of coastline. Egypt’s climate is considered a desert climate; hot, dry summers with moderate winters. The terrain of Egypt is a vast desert interrupted by the Nile valley and delta. The lowest point of this country is the ... Depression, which is –133 meters below sea level. The highest point of Egypt is Mount Catherine, which is 2,629 meters above sea level. Egypt has many natural resources, which are very useful for today’s society. Some of them are petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, lead and zinc. However, Egypt has many dangerous natural hazards. Period droughts, frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, and volcanic ...
- 14265: Heart Of Darkness
- By: Jonny G Joseph Conrad, like many authors, used his own experiences for the basis of his novels. Specifically, Conrad’s journey on the Congo River as captain of a West African river steamer formed the basis for his novel Heart of Darkness. In this novel, the narrator of the story, Marlow, Conrad's protagonist, travels up the Congo in search of Kurtz, an ivory trader, and eventually ends up in the “heart of darkness.” Conrad also used his pessimistic view of life for the basis of Heart of Darkness. Conrad’s fatalistic attitude is evident when he explained to his friend R. B. Cunninghame Graham: “There is...a machine. It evolved itself...and behold!--it knits....It knits us in and it knits us out. ...
- 14266: Night: A Summary
- ... fire. The Nazis were burning people alive. It was like a giant crematory. They could see the blazing fire from far off in the distance.Fire meant death. The Jews of long ago following Abraham's example in the bible, would build a fire to offer an animal sacrafice to God. Originally Abraham was to sacrafice his son Isaac by fire. But God stopped him. I'm sure that as Elie moved forward in the line that he thought that the Nazis were using fire for something God hadn't intended. He was also angry at God for allowing them to use fire in such a horrible way. God daved Isaac, why couldn't he save them? Although Wiesel doesn't make note of it, several other Holocast survivors say that although the fire was awful due to the smell of the burning bodies, it kept them warm ...
- 14267: One Day In The Life Of Ivan De
- ... Shukhov, as he lives through one day in a Soviet gulag. The conditions of the camp are harsh, illustrating a world that has no tolerance for independence. Camp prisoners depend almost totally on each other's productivity and altruism, even for the most basic human needs. The dehumanising atmosphere of the gulag ironically forces prisoners to discover means to retain their individuality while conforming to the harsh rules, spoken and unspoken ... originally sent to Ust-Izhma in which the zeks were normally kept. After a while he was sent to a special camp where they kept the political prisoners. These gulags were the repositories for Stalin's enemies, real or suspected. They housed many people taken in the great purges. It is estimated that the population in these camps was over 8.8 million from 1929-53. The resilience of the human ... that the authorities do not control gives them a feeling of freedom and hope. These spare seconds enable Denisovich to keep going, giving him time to collect his thoughts, and rest his work-weary body. "[T]hat moment ... belonged to the prisoners. While the authorities were sorting things out you stuck to the warmest place you could find. Sit down, take a rest, you'll have time enough to sweat ...
- 14268: China
- ... the ‘ people' over a tiny minority of reactionaries. The Chinese Communist Party formed in 1921 is founded upon strict Marxist beliefs that coincide with ideas expressed in the Communist Manifesto. " The CCP has, as it's mission the creation of a stateless classless society. Because the dictatorship of the proletariat must be led by the party of the proletariat, the CCP by virtue of being the vanguard of the working class ... can be damaging to a developing country attempting to compete economically in the global market. These ideas can relate back to the ancient religion of confucianism. " Confucianism has been instramental in the shaping of China's leadership. Not only does it emphasize a rigid hierarchy kept in place by virtuous behavior. But it also holds that strict adherence to proper behavior actually leads to correct thinking. " Accompanying Nationalism and Sinocentrism was ... hindered the success the Industrial Revolution had to offer, it also blinded its own views of the growing powers in the West. " China had once considered itself the center of the world and in it's long history....Since the Opium War in 1840, however, China was increasigly forced to retreat by the superiority of the Western powers. " Sinocentrism and Nationalism are issues in Chinam that have historically had disasterous ...
- 14269: Their Eyes Were Watching God 4
- ... she is. Her quest to fulfill those desires is not easy since she has to overcome so many obstacles and challenges in her life. A superiority that her Nanny posses over her to determine Janie s own life when she was a teenager and being a beautiful accessory to the glory of Joe Starks are some of the experience that she encounters. She also has to make some sacrifices. And yet ... approves what her Nanny forced her to do, she did it anyway. She convinced herself that by the time she became Mrs. Killick, she would get that love, which turned out to be wrong. Nanny s biggest mistake is that she never consults with Janie about what she wants in life. Janie s second husband, Joe Starks, is a repeat of Janie s unhappiness in marriage. At first, Janie looked at Joe as a man who would offer her an escape from her loveless marriage with Mr. ...
- 14270: Midaq Alley
- ... perviously never interested them; for instance, tea. This resulted in the creation of black markets and subtaintial profits for merchantes. Intimate description of the inhabitants in Midaq alley gives the alley a life of it's own. Mahfouz indulges the reader in the inhabitants inner thoughts and desires; Kirsha's drug addiction and homosexuality; Zaita's sadistic nature; Hamida's untamed ambitions; Alwan's desires for Hamida; Hussain's dissatisfaction. On the other hand, there is Radwan Hussainy-the religiiou figure; Abbas the niave lover. Thus, Mahfouz created a complete ...
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