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- 15801: The Mists of Avalon
- The Mists of Avalon Question: How do the events that lead up to Morgaine’s decision to leave or return to Avalon affect her character? Morgaine changed enormously with every event that influenced her decision to leave or return to Avalon; though she left physically many times, she never truly ... sent out on another mission; after the mission, Morgaine returned to Avalon for she was hated everywhere else. Morgaine stayed in Avalon for the remainder of her life, leaving it once due to an insider’s treason, once to sit at her brother’s deathbed, and once to visit Viviane’s grave. Avalon was her true home, it was the place that had adopted her, and the place that helped her grow and change. Morgaine as a child ...
- 15802: Feasible Ways In Which Humans
- Feasible Ways in Which Humans Can Combine Mass Capitalism and Environmental Improvements Subtitle: Expanding Capitalism into a Larger Global Mass-Capitalistic System, While Improving Our Global Environment and our Human Population’s Standard of Living There has been an ever growing met beginning n 0’s and 50’s, whose premise is to either control growth or halt it all together. This movement has rallied around a green flag preaching the philosophy of saving mother earth from the current exploitation’s that are ...
- 15803: Socrates and Maintaining a Harmony What is Right and Expression of Opinions
- ... who has lived his life through virtue . AYou seem to me to choose the easiest path, whereas one should choose the path a good and courageous man would choose, particularly when one claims throughout one's life to care for virtue.@(Crito p.59d) Through the dialogue the questions and answers within Socrates and Crito establish to major themes in which hold true throughout the work. The first being that a person must decide whether the society in which one lives has a just reasoning behind it's own standards of right and wrong. The second being, that a person must have pride in the life that he or she leads. In establishing basic questions of these two concepts, Socrates has precluded his ... his property.@ (Crito p.63d) Socrates states; that making a conscious choice or effort to remain under the influence of a society is an unconscious agreement with that society to live your life by it's standards and virtues. Socrates states after establishing his own agreement with his city's virtues that he believes in the validity of the decision imposed upon himself. He states that his decision is justified ...
- 15804: Emily Dickinson 3
- B) The riddle we can guess We speedily despise - Not anything is stale so long as yesterday s surprise - How important is the idea of riddling in Emily Dickinson s poetry? Cover a range of poems in your answer, and discuss at least four of them in close detail. During the late nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) featured as one of the few female ... the riddles; were games designed both to amuse and test the ingenuity of her readers and critics alike. Play was a way of transcending the rational...play was freedom...abandon, diversion, riddle, improvisation. Emily Dickinson s poetry was an introspective search for answers to her inner turmoil. Contained within these poems - of specific importance the riddles - are the personal literary devices which as exploratory structures...give tentative order to the ...
- 15805: Great Gatsby 10
- ... 1896, the namesake and second cousin three times removed of the author of the National Anthem. His father, Edward, was from Maryland and exhibited an undying allegiance to the Old South and its values. Fitzgerald's mother, Mary (Mollie) McQuillan, was the daughter of an Irish immigrant who made his fortune as a wholesale grocer in St. Paul. Edward Fitzgerald failed as a manufacturer of wicker furniture in St. Paul, and he became a salesman for Procter & Gamble in upstate New York. After he was dismissed in 1908, when his son was twelve, the family returned to St. Paul and lived comfortably on Mollie Fitzgerald's inheritance. Fitzgerald attended the St. Paul Academy; his first writing to appear in print was a detective story in the school newspaper when he was thirteen. From St. Paul Academy Fitzgerald went on to a ... in Rome, where he revised The Great Gatsby; they were en route to Paris when the novel was published in April. The Great Gatsby marked what was noted critically as a striking advance in Fitzgerald's technique, utilizing a complex structure and a controlled narrative point of view. Fitzgerald's achievement received critical praise, but sales of The Great Gatsby were disappointing. Ironically, F. Scott Fitzgerald died believing himself a ...
- 15806: Mercantilism Helped To Shape The American Nation
- ... countries of Europe began to look beyond their borders. In Europe, there was nowhere to grow. This being the case, the only place to turn was west. Portugal came into existence in the early 1400's. It is a small country bordered on one side by the sea, and by Spain on the other. Out of necessity the Portuguese became the masters of the sea. They began to acquire a great knowledge of the sea and advanced in navigation, sailing, and map-making. They also founded an academy of navigation in Lisbon. In the early 1400's, the Portuguese began exploratory voyages. The Portuguese wanted to establish themselves in large-scale international trade. The four things most desired by the people of Europe were spices, sugar, precious metals, and silk. These goods ... Portuguese to establish colonies in East Africa and open new trade routes. By 1513, the Portuguese had established trade with much of the West Indies as far as the Spice Islands. In the late 1400's, a man by the name of Christopher Columbus had the idea that he could reach the West Indies by a westward route over the Atlantic Ocean. He believed that he could find a westward ...
- 15807: Lisa Bright And Dark
- When someone has a nearly "perfect" life, it’s hard to believe that person could be going out of his or her mind. Lisa Bright and Dark, by John Neufeld, explores the world of mental illness through Lisa Shilling, a sixteen year old who ... Shilling starts off as any normal teenager, attending school, going out with friends, and even dating. As the novel progresses, Lisa slips into dark, depressive moods on occasional days, and then into depression altogether. Lisa’s friends notice her change and take it into their own hands to give her "therapy" because Lisa’s parents are not willing to accept her sickness. As the depression progresses, many frightening incidents happen, but Lisa’s friends stick with her, helping to give strength to Lisa as well as themselves. Lisa’ ...
- 15808: Artificial Contraceptives
- ... Contraceptives Artificial Contraceptive should be eliminated. This is my argument. Why you ask? Well, although my viewpoint sounds a little radical, I have come up with several reasons why natural is better. Funk and Wagnall’s New Encyclopedia defines with birth control as any method used to prevent pregnancy from occurring. Methods available today range from permanent procedures such as surgical sterilization to temporary methods that must be with each act ... complications like infections or blood clots may occur (Planned Parenthood, pg. 3). Moreover, sometimes people later regret not being able to have children. Another form of birth control is the intrauterine device or IUD. IUD’s are tiny metal or plastic loops or coils that are placed in the uterus. They have an effectiveness of 95-99%(Funk & Wagnall’s, pg.98). A physician must insert IUD’s, but they can remain there until it is desired to be removed for a pregnancy. Although they sound ideal, some women have experienced uterine cramps and ...
- 15809: Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Moral
- Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Moral The central concept of Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals is the categorical imperative. “The conception of an objective principle, in so far as it is obligatory for a will, is called a command (of reason), and the ... impossible, and the end would be unattainable. Telling the truth is an end in itself. The third example is of a man who it bestowed a natural ability but does not use it to it's full extent. Kant sees this as not a categorical imperative because a rational being necessarily wills that he develop his skills for many possible reasons. Rational beings are an end in themselves, and if ...
- 15810: Nuclear Power: Worth the Risks?
- Nuclear Power: Worth the Risks? The world's natural resources are being consume at an alarming rate. As these resources diminish, people will be seeking alternative sources by which to generate electricity for heat and light. The only practical short term solution for ... with a nuclear power plant which far out weigh the benefits to society as a whole and in part to the community living and working around the power plant. About 20 percent of our nation's total electrical consumption per year is supplied by nuclear power from the 100 or so nuclear power plants throughout the country. Even though atomic power has been in use for over 50 years it was ... the 21st century. However this is untrue. There are many other economically viable and environmentally safe methods of producing energy.These include solar power, hydroelectric power and wind power. Today one fifth of the world's total energy production either comes from either wind,water or solar power. It is estimated that by the year 2000 forty percent of the world's energy production will be from sources other than ...
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