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- 17031: Admiration of My Parents
- ... have talked to teachers or tried to help me in any possible way. In addition to this, when I’ve had really difficult homework, my parents try to help me better understand it, they don’t tell me the answer they make me work hard and get it through my own dedication. My parents saw the "flame" inside of me and fueled it to the point where nothing stops me. They won’t let me fail, only succeed. I think that’s why even today I strive for the best and never settle for second. They’ve helped me confront my problems so I could look onto the tougher aspects of life. Similar to the way ...
- 17032: Analysis of Frost's "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
- Analysis of Frost's "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" Robert Frost takes our imaginations to a journey through wintertime with his two poems "Desert Places" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening". Frost ... farmhouse near". He admits that just stopping does seem odd. He is also somewhat concerned about the man who owns the woods. The man almost feels guilty for looking so lovingly at this other man's woods. "He will not see me stopping here/ To watch his woods fill up with snow". I think that the speakers life may be a little better off since he stopped to take a deep ... cold seems to chill to the very soul at times. Winter can also be very uplifting. It can wipe the slate clean with its pureness and it can be a time of starting over. Snow's whiteness can, in a way, blind you with its beauty and make you forget about your troubles. Winter for me is a time of silent reflection. I could sit for hours and gaze at ...
- 17033: Killer Angels The Human Factor
- Killer Angels Paper The Human Factor in the American Civil War Michael Shaara s fictional novel, The Killer Angels, is based on the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The novel allows the reader to recognize the heart and courage of the more than two million men ... rights to hold slaves, their freedom tyranny of the Federal Government, and their independence from the Union. The Federal soldiers fought for the Preservation of the Union, the freedom of black men, and the Constitution s integrity. In this is book the reader is able to perceive the human element of battle that creates a very unpredictable outcome. Factors of humanity, such as friendships, sense of character, conflicts and brotherhood, play an important part in making the war. The friendship between Confederate General Lewis Armistead and Union General Winfield Scott Hancock has an effect on their fighting. Garnett s sense of honor effects his psychological outlook on the battle and how he is to fight. The Chamberlains are two brothers in the Twentieth Maine of the Union Army. Both men are constantly looking ...
- 17034: The Ideals Of Knighthood In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- ... Knight In the medieval poem, Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, the poet, whose identity is unknown, speaks of the ideals of knighthood by describing chronicles of Sir Gawain, the noblest knight of King Arthur's court. Gawain accepts a challenge from the Green Knight and therefore must go on a quest to seek the Green Chapel and fulfill his bargain. Throughout the story, the poet presents Gawain as the classic ... claim, Gawain utters: “Though you tempted thereto, to take in on yourself… I am the weakest, well I know, and of wit feeblest; And the loss of my life would be lest of any;” Gawain’s willingness to accept definitely sets him apart from the other knights. Gawain cleverly chooses his most courteous words to release Arthur from the challenge. Gawain’s devotion and loyalty is clearly evident as he offers his life for the king. The poet reveals that Gawain is not only loyal, but also courageous, and worthy to have his attributes put to ...
- 17035: Frederick Douglass
- ... slave children. At the age of seven, like many other slaves, Frederick was put to work in the fields. As a young child he would wonder why he was a slave, and why everyone can't be equal. His thoughts frequently came back to him, leaving him with a great hatred for slavery. In 1836, Frederick had finally had enough of his imprisonment, and attempted an escape with many other slaves ... these publishing years, Frederick became good friends with John Brown. John had a vision of training groups of men to help slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. However, in 1859, Douglass learned it was Brown's intention to raid the Federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He was sure this would bring disastrous results, and took no part in the raid. Following the raid, Douglass fled to Europe, fearing the government would ... the regiment of the Massachusetts 54th. This group of soldiers fought hard, and Douglass was respected as a leader of ex-slaves. Frederick soon fought for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments for the U.S. Constitution, which gave rights to everyone. He became U.S marshal for the District of Columbia (1877-81), recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia (1881-86) and U.S. minister to the ...
- 17036: Concentration Camps 2
- ... It was also a labor concentration camp, extracting prisoners' value from them, in the form of hard labor, for weeks or months. Auschwitz was the end of the line for millions of Jews, gypsies, Jehovah's Witnesses, and other innocents. Some spend almost two years in this most infamous of concentration camps. The average prisoner only survived eight weeks in Auschwitz. Some learned the ins and outs of survival in Auschwitz ... II) would have to be constructed. Auschwitz II was built just ection two miles west of Auschwitz I and would be called Birkenau. Prisoners were packed so tightly into the railroad cars that they couldn't even squat to sit, much less lie down to sleep. They rode for two days with no food, no water, no toilet facilities--with only dirty straw on the floor. They finally arrived at their ... first transports of Jews into the camp began on March 26, 1942 with the arrival of 999 Slovakian women. Since the crematoriums had not yet been built, women were housed in a newly established women's section in Auschwitz I, placed to work, and beaten daily at roll call. By the end of March there were 6,000 women prisoners in Auschwitz I. A third section of the camp, called ...
- 17037: "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", by Douglas Noel Adams
- "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", by Douglas Noel Adams Douglas Noel Adams has successfully tried to show us another aspect of our daily-life routine. By using many cynical elements, he creates extremely funny situations which ... aspects of their actions represent a similar action which is often taken by humans: The destruction of earth without an announcement, is an equivalent of the house- destruction of Ford Perfect, one of the story's heroes, with out announcing him, both are explained by the governments as actions for the welfare of the population at the cost of suffer for a single person or for a relatively small group of persons. Adams uses every opportunity to attack the ignorance of humankind, especially the bureaucracy of the government, wherever they are, even if they are of alien breeds. In conclusion, "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", besides being funny, gives us a very special snapshot at the inner-world of Adams, and makes us think of what we have taken obvious, in a different way.
- 17038: Critique of My Reverend
- ... publican to a preacher" Speaker Reverend Winston Waugh, M.A., M.Div. is an older black man form Jamaica with a strong accent. He was neatly dressed in his pastoral robe that matched the church's caches on the podium . He strikes me as a man of strong faith. Content As I stated earlier that Mr. Waugh is a reverend. And the fact that he is working To spread the good ... delivery. Vocal Delivery His voice was not loud enough you had to listen hard to hear what he was saying. And his very heavy accent made it very hard to understand him if you hadn't been to this church. You would have had to cone a few times to be able to under stand his accent voice didn't show much variety only in a few spots for great importance. Physical Delivery He didn't use much body language or formal hand motions hardly at all. He sometimes leaned on the podium to ...
- 17039: The First Impression
- ... first judgment is a dangerous practice, for it does not allow for a clear long term judgment of the person in question. The first impression is influenced by many factors, mainly the physical appearance, one's own past experiences and other peoples judgments. Indeed, first impressions are dangerous, but they are also inevitable, for it is a natural instinct that every person is born with. Take the classic cliché "You cannot ... to be taken for who I am and not my money." The hobo is a prime example of how appearances can be deceiving. While appearance is part of a first impression, so is a person's past. Experiences form the past influence decisions and first impressions of the future. Take for example the convenience store owner that had many problems with teenage boys shoplifting merchandise. He has lost faith in teenage ... do not feel trusted in a store, they tend to take their business elsewhere. Another example is the common stereotype of women. More in the past than now people were taught what was a man's work and what was a woman's work. This even continued into the 1960-70's where shop class (wood work) was for boys and home economics was for girls. The woman's movement ...
- 17040: As I Lay Dying By William Faul
- William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is a novel about how the conflicting agendas within a family tear it apart. Every member of the family is to a degree responsible for what goes wrong, but none more than Anse. Anse's laziness and selfishness are the underlying factors to every disaster in the book. As the critic Andre Bleikasten agrees, "there is scarcely a character in Faulkner so loaded with faults and vices" (84). At twenty ... wife seems money better spent on false teeth to him. "I never sent for you" Anse says "I take you to witness I never sent for you" (37) he repeats trying to avoid a doctor's fee. Before she dies Addie requests to be buried in Jefferson. When she does, Anse appears obsessed with burying her there. Even after Addie had been dead over a week, and all of the ...
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