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- 1911: The Hindu and Muslim Religions
- ... on the importance of internal meditation, instead of external rituals (88). Second, its history is revealed by its population. Halverson quotes, “It is estimated that adherents to Hindus make up around 13% of the world’s population...The vast majority of Hindus-some 700 million-live in India, where they account for 82% of the population” (87). Patrick Johnstone, author of Operation World quotes, “Hindus also comprise a significant portion of ... Become a Hindu: Historical Background”, written by the Himalayan Academy, one sees the history of Hinduism by its establishments. The first Hindu Church of America was established in the West by Saiva Siddhanta Church. It’s been around for forty years (1). “How to Become a Hindu: Historical Background” also states: Having received his own namakarana samskara from his Sat Guru, Siva Yogaswami, in Sri Lanka in 1947, and having taught ... for International Students, mentions, “In the course of history, Hinduism has spawned three other religious movements that have since become World religions: Jaiinism, Buddhism, and Sikhism” (Halverson 88). That is the summation of the Hindu’s history. The Islamic history consists of Muhammad, the Muslim sects, and its population. First, the Islamic history is revealed by the life of Muhammad. Encyclopedia Americana, referring to Muslims, who are the Islam followers, ...
- 1912: Alexander The Great
- ... showed them how to live better. He defiantly changed the lives of many. Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC Philip his father was the brother of Perdiccas III king of Macedonia. His mother’s name was Olympia’s. Olympia’s was the daughter of King Neoptolemus I. He was known wide to be a great powerful man. Alexander had a younger sister named Cleopatra. The whole family had a lot of very important background. ...
- 1913: Life and Times of Alexander the Great
- ... had some native Indian dances displayed for him. He was shocked when he immediately recognized the dances as the same harvest dances that his fellow Greeks performed near Thessalonika. This was the breadth of Alexander's influence on hundreds of different cultures around the world. Throughout the whole of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, stories of this great man have been handed down from generation to generation throughout the centuries. In ... aura, and many unbelievable legends have been based on his life. When Julius Caesar visited Alexandria, he asked to see the body of the greatest warrior of all time-Alexander the Great. Such was Alexander's reputation, able to impress even the powerful Caesar. He was, without a doubt, one of the most remarkable men that ever walked the face of this Earth. And this is the story of his life ... that she was descended from Achilles, and being of royal Epeirosian blood herself, thought that she was rightly entitled to respect from Philip as his queen. For this reason Olympias was constantly upset at Philip's long stays away from home. This anger was especially directed towards his torrid affairs with the nearest nubile waif. At the time of Alexander's birth, Philip was involved in a campaign to defeat ...
- 1914: The Truman Doctrine
- ... for the change in United States foreign policy, from isolationist to internationalists; thus we were drawn into two wars of containment and into world affairs. The Truman Doctrine led to a major change in U.S. foreign policy from its inception - aid to Turkey and Greece - to its indirect influence in Korea and Vietnam. The aftermath of World War II inspired the U.S. to issue a proclamation that would stem Communist influence throughout the world. However, our zeal in that achievement sent our soldiers to die in Vietnam and Korea for a seemingly futile cause. It must be the policy of the U.S. to support free peoples. This is no more than a frank recognitions that totalitarian regimes imposed on free peoples . . . undermine the foundations of . . . peace and security of the United States. The Truman Doctrine would ...
- 1915: James Earl Jones: A Voice in the Crowd
- ... voice of James Earl Jones. From Star Wars fans listening to the voice of Darth Vader to news junkies who hear a voice that dramatically intones AThis is CNN@ just before all the cable network= s station breaks to children who hear the stately voice of the majestic Mufasa, the king of the jungle in Walt Disney Pictures= animated The Lion King - people know this deep harmonious voice belongs to this ... a Michigan blizzard and recalling the sight of his brother on the floor with Ablue liquid spilled out of his mouth,@ Jones= epic battle with stuttering began. At a local store, Jones panicked and couldn=t speak. After a time, he Afinally calmed down and the words came. The doctor was called. Randy recovered. But the stuttering - that stayed.@(42) The same year his brother almost died, Jones was sexually assaulted ... was afraid and very confused. I was on my guard from then on...I had no need for words@(54). The Aturning point@ in Jones= ability to cope with stuttering came in Professor Donald Crouch=s English classroom in high school. After falling in love with Longfellow=s AThe Song of Hiawatha,@James Earl was inspired to write a poem about his love for grapefruit. He patterned his work after ...
- 1916: Revelation By Flannery Oconnor
- ... with status and property She believes you have to "have certain things before you can know certain things"(344). Her "revelation" is brought on by an unattractive, yet well educated young woman in a doctor¹s office. Mary Grace ends up throwing a book at Mrs. Turpin because of her frustration with the woman¹s ignorance. After Mrs. Turpin gets knocked upside the head, she looks at Mary Grace, expecting God to talk to her, and she is told that she is a "wart hog." Mrs. Turpin, still thinking this is a message from God, is quite confused by it. She doesn¹t know where it came from, or its true meaning, so she searches herself for it. She ends up, supposedly, "seeing the light" while hosing down the pigs in her pig parlor. The first impression ...
- 1917: Dubliners
- ... that there is very little action points again to the paralysis and monotony of life in a modern city.The stories are divided into 4 groups.As Joyce explained:"I have tried to present (Dubin's paralysis) under four of its aspects:childhood,adolescence,maturity and public life.The stories are arranged in this order.". The sisters After the race An encounter *** CHILDHOOD The boarding house *** ADOLESCENCE Araby Eveline Two gallants ... Ivy day in the committee room Clay A mother *** PUBLIC LIFE Counterparts *** MATURE LIFE Grace A painful case And then the last story,"The dead",is longer,subtler and it can be cosidered as Joyce's 1st masterpiece. Themes Though,at first glance,the stories seem simply to be realistic,objective descriptions of everyday life,they are psychologically eventful.The psychological action often takes the form of an EPIPHANY in which ... The moral center of Dubliners,however,is not paralysis alone but the revelation of paralysis to its victims.Each character comes to a knowledge,an awareness of his own condition and for a moment he's able to see with clarity what is the best way to make all his/her dreams and hopes come true.But each character is always defeated from the environment,which shows to possess more ...
- 1918: Porgy and Bess
- ... this century. The play showed the height of white appropriation of what had previously been a black cultural form. All the creative talent backstage was white. This development had been occurring slowly, throughout the 1920's, but black artists had often worked in a variety of creative capacities. "Porgy and Bess" became a "black musical" in its most minimal sense, only as a definition of the color of the cast members. Neither the plot nor the music was of black origin. Musical comedies seemed to be out of fashion in the 20's due to the dismal revivals of "Shuffle Along" and "Blackbirds". Black dramas with music, and particularly spirituals, remained in fashion. "The Green Pastures" is the best known example of this trend. As dramas about black life took on greater importance in the 1930's, they often borrowed from the musical comedy traditions of the 1920's. Serious drama, about black life in the rural south or in northern cities, managed to blend music into its structure. In the ...
- 1919: Hamlet - A Study Of Procrastin
- ... literary works of art. What makes Shakespeare unlike any other writer of his time, or thereafter, is his ability to organize a realistic plot, manage themes, and develop characters within his works. As well, Shakespeare's ability to provoke feeling and reaction to his writing is also what sets him apart from other common writers. Of his works, Hamlet is perhaps the most studied and most intriguing of the collected tragedies ... actions of Hamlet. The answer to "Why does Hamlet delay in avenging the death of his father?" is one that is not easy to identify. Possible conclusions include the role of others in Hamlet, Hamlet's religious nature, or even Hamlet's tragic flaw as a hero in Hamlet. In addition to the tragedy of human spirit, destiny, or the hero, Hamlet was written as a tragedy of conflict. In a close examination of the conflict ...
- 1920: Black Like Me
- ... brave. If Griffin went through with this project he could be killed, starve, get sick, etc. I say this because Griffin was going down into the deep South as a black man but he didn't know anything about how the black behaved. Griffin could look like a black man but he may not have been able to act like a black man or have the mindset of a black man ... at that time. Griffin could get food or shelter as a white man anywhere by paying money, but as a black man he could be cold, starving in a rich area of town, and wouldn't be able to get food or shelter. Griffin also didn't know how to respond to white people of the time, so he would probably have to talk to black people to learn that. I also after his story was published there would probably be ...
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