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- 15951: Sherwood Anderson Life And Inf
- LaBrie 1 Sherwood Anderson's life experiences And the way they influenced how he wrote Sherwood Anderson often wrote of other people's misery in his short stories and used it in ironic ways when writing his endings. After reading several of his these stories and reading several biographies of his life, I have come to the conclusion that Anderson's life experiences greatly influence the method in which he wrote them. Also, when comparing some of his stories to his life, you will see that many of them can be closely compared to difficult ...
- 15952: Consensus Historians
- Historiography Consensus Historians The consensus view of History emerged in the United States in 1950 until it's eventual dismiss in 1965. Consensus historians emerged in a time period when there were not many consensuses in the United States (Novick pg.333). The historians of the era knew of the turmoil and felt ... subject Hofstadter believes that we should be realistic about conflict and consensus because both are a major part of American History. Hofstadter feels that consensus and conflict can be reached when "those enlisted in society's contending interests have a basic minimal regard for each other: one party or interest seeks the defeat of opposing interest on matter of policy, but at the same time seeks to avoid crushing the opposition ... book feel that the book is also "a testimony to the possibilities of historiography in American historical scholarship" (Kraus & Joyce pg. 320). At a time when consensus was scarce, and conflict was on the people's minds, Hofstadter gave the people hope in his writings that America was still the best and would always be that way. Eventually Richard Hofstadter dies in 1970 and his contributions to consensus history will ...
- 15953: Lincoln's Legacy
- Lincoln's Legacy A legacy is something that is passed down from a predecessor. Lincoln's legacy is the teachings that he had wanted all of us, as American citizens, to live by. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln explained what our responsibilities as American citizens are. His concepts tie all off U.S. history together and aid the prosperity of our country. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln stated that all men are created equal. He was restating the beliefs of Thomas Jefferson when Jefferson wrote the Declaration ...
- 15954: Ecology Asssignment
- ... built ranking system. In the society of ants, every ant works for the benefit of society, and not for himself alone. To do this, it must have a highly developed way of communicating with it's fellow ants, of which it does. 6. Some people regard human beings as territorial animals. Explain. The means that human beings claim their surrounding territory for their own and cultivate and nurture it into a ... web the sun is the main source if energy in the eco-system and the light energy is absorbed by the plants and convert this energy in to chemical energy and is stored in it's cells. Then the herbivores take the plants as a food supply and the energy that is within the plant is then changed to another form of energy which is then passed onto the carnivores. Then ... it could destroy the chain, and it could drive all creatures that are a part of the chain extinct. Food Web Food Chain PLANKTON SUN PRAWN DECOMPOSED MATERIAL PLANTS TROUT CARNIVORE HAWK HERBIVORE 9. What's a predator/prey relationship, competition and parasitism? A predator/prey relationship is that of two different species which are on different levels on the food chain. The predator eats the prey and becomes stronger. ...
- 15955: Analysis Of Gimple The Fool
- Although Gimpel did not die a fool he lived his life primarily as a fool. Singer’s use of “Gimpel the Fool” demonstrated two lower levels of the human scale. The first is the coward’s ability to justify to himself the reasoning behind his behavior. The second is the crowd’s ability to pick out the weakling and exploit him for their own amusement. Gimpel proved he was a fool by all that he did. He allowed himself to be cornered, prodded, and teased yet ...
- 15956: The History of Greek Theater
- ... were depicted and glorified. It was believed that man should live for honor and fame, his action was courageous and glorious and his life would climax in a great and noble death. Originally, the hero's recognition was created by selfish behaviors and little thought of service to others. As the Greeks grew toward city-states and colonization, it became the destiny and ambition of the hero to gain honor by ... The second major characteristic of the early Greek world was the supernatural. The two worlds were not separate, as the gods lived in the same world as the men, and they interfered in the men's lives as they chose to. It was the gods who sent suffering and evil to men. In the plays of Sophocles, the gods brought about the hero's downfall because of a tragic flaw in the character of the hero. In Greek tragedy, suffering brought knowledge of worldly matters and of the individual. Aristotle attempted to explain how an audience could observe ...
- 15957: The Origins Of Star Wars
- ... existed right before the Empire, decided to take on the responsibility of training a Jedi. He trains a young up-and-coming hotshot pilot in the ways of the Force. This is Anakin Skywalker, Luke's father. Anakin finds the dark side of the Force much easier and more expedient than the light and becomes a dark Jedi, Darth Vader. He becomes so powerful that his body starts to be eroded by the dark side energies, forcing him to wear a suit and respirator. Ben blames himself for Anakin's failings and lives like a hermit in the Jundland Wastes of Tatooine, watching over Anakin's son, Luke. Luke Skywalker is the unwitting hero of Star Wars. He is reluctantly thrust into helping out the Rebel Alliance after his aunt and uncle are killed by the Evil Galactic Empire. In ...
- 15958: Othello: Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge
- Othello: Iago's Large Appetite For Revenge Iago has a large appetite for revenge. In his perspective, he believes that it is he who should be in charge, not Othello the moor. This creates an anger in Iago, who entraps Othello in a web of deceit. He does this through a series of suggestions and hesitations that entice and implant images in Othello's head that lead to his demise. But what is more important is that he gives Othello the motive to murder innocent Desdemona. Iago is constantly like a puppet master, pulling the strings of the people ... these monologues, he makes his intentions perfectly clear. He implies that Othello has had an affair with his wife by stating "I hate the moor, And it is thought abroad that 'twixt my sheets He's done my office". The irony of this statement is that in the next line he says that he does not know it for a fact, but because he suspects it, he will act as ...
- 15959: Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain: Summary
- Momaday's The Way to Rainy Mountain: Summary N. Scott Momaday divides his book The Way to Rainy Mountain in an interesting manner. The book is divided into three chapters, each of which contains a dozen or ... the stories changes. Instead of describing different stories each time, they begin to tell a story which continues through six numbered sections. The story relates the life of a baby who grows into the sun's wife who then has a ·child who becomes two children, who become honored people in the eyes of the Kiowa. These stories do not explain things like the creation of the people, or the reason ... of the last part do not describe dogs or spiders talking to people, or the sun wedding a woman. They describe things which are easily conceivable, even to people who do not understand the Kiowa's beliefs. The first passage of the last numbered section even describes the location of something by saying that it is "East of my grandmother's house." Momaday has become part of the Kiowa, telling ...
- 15960: Adrenal Gland
- ... system operating. Task 2 Dear John, After your previous visit to the Health Institute, the test you under took was life threatening. Your Adrenal glands located just above your kidneys have an insufficiency called Addison’s disease. Adrenal disorders are very rare are those who have them are very unfortunate. Addison’s disease, if undiagnosed, leads to death. This disease still puzzles us greatly, but I assure you one thing. The gradual destruction of the adrenal cortex, the outer layer of the adrenal glands cause most cases of Addison’s disease, by the body’s own immune system. About 70 percent of reported cases of Addison\\'s disease are due to autoimmune disorders, in which the immune system makes antibodies that attack the body\\' ...
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