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- 21891: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... the most essential works began in Ionia with the epics of Homer in the eighth century B.C. (Henderson 7). This oral poetry is the foundation of Greek literature, and epic poetry such as Boetian's Hesiod explored the poet's role as a social and religious teacher (Henderson 8). These written works clearly informed those who read them, but were not as successful in educating the masses as the Greek dramas. Any spoken works that ... and arithmetic in his works which customarily valued philosophy over prayer (Lindsay 45). The religious songs of Martin Luther forced poets and scholars to take sides during the Religious conflict of the Reformation (Hering "). Luther's chorale "Ein' feste Burge" became a national hymn during the reformation of the Catholic church, encouraging followers to fight to worship in their own languages, not the universally used Latin texts (Young 66). While ...
- 21892: Accidents in Hockey
- ... sport. When an injury occurs, it inflicts tremendous hardship on the injured person, the team and the parents as well. Hockey is a very popular and fun game to play (it is now considered Canada's national sport, along with lacrosse) but it can also be very dangerous. As players become better educated about hockey injuries and play by the rules the game will be even more fun to play. This ... paper will discuss the importance of common and catastrophic injuries, protective equipment, an indepth analysis report, the role of a coach and personal related hockey injuries. MOST COMMON INJURIES During the hockey season a person's body ends up getting bruised, injured and banged around. A hockey injury report done by the International Hockey Centre of Excellence has statistics on the most common hockey injuries and how they occured. the most ... shoulder pads so this injury will not happen. The knee followed closely behind the shoulder being injured 11% of the time. A knee injury is very serious in hockey because it can end a player's career. Knee injuries usually occur in the open ice area when a player is cutting hard and is kneed or tripped by an opposing player. Accidentally colliding with an opposing player or one of ...
- 21893: Pride And Prejudice: Marriage
- ... are weighed against financial considerations. This is why Mrs. Gardiner does not think Wickham a very prudent man for Elizabeth; because of his want of fortune. Or as Jane says when she hears of Lydia's elopement with Wickham: "So imprudent a match on both sides!...my father can give her nothing". Since money is so important, Wickham tries to elope with Georgiana Darcy only because of her fortune of £30 ... Collins proposal. The statement reflects the situation for women in the novel and during this period. No professions (politics, university-related etc.) were open for women of the genteel classes, so independence on the woman's hand almost never occurred. The only "profession" available was that of being a governess, which meant educating the daughters of a family, but this was a job with low working conditions and lowly paid. Therefore ... might be an heiress. Young women were thought of incapable of living their own lives, it seems, so the daughter stayed within the family til the day she got married and moved to her husband's estate. A woman who never got married could therefore expect a life in her parents' house for the rest of her life; what was called being a 'dependant'. Marriage was accordingly the only key ...
- 21894: Ferdinand Magellan
- ... the marine department. There, he helped outfit ships for trade along the west coast of Arfica. Magellan first went into sea in 1505, when he sailed to India with the fleet of Francisco Almeida, Portugal s first ruler to that country. In 1506, Magellan went on an expedition sent by Almeida to the east coast of Africa to strengthen Portuguese bases there. The next year, he returned to India, where he ... he took part in an expedition that conquered Malaka. After this victory, a Portuguese fleet sailed farther to the Spice Islands which were called the Molucca Islands. Portugal claimed the islands at this time. Magellan s close personal friend Francisco Serraro went along on the voyage to the Spice Islands and wrote to Magellan, describing the route and the island of Ternate. Serrao s letters helped establish in Magellan s mind the location of the Spice Islands, which later became the destination of his great voyage. Magellan returned to Portugal in1513. He then joined a military expedition to ...
- 21895: A Modest Proposal: A Different Version
- ... generous deal by my friend. This meager hourly wage, times the 7 hours of school, times the 30 classrooms, and times the 180 class days of school equals approximately $200.00 added towards each student's tuition. Each student's tuition, currently at around $5,600 would be raised barely less than 4% to $5,800 per year. As you can see, the statistics have been thoroughly thought out, the next question is where to ... lessons and information by offering private dances with the dancers if certain students behave correctly. As the students learn more information, based upon this rewarding classroom atmosphere, parents may become more confident in their child's college search process because of their improved grades. As the improved grades are returned, no doubt that the school pride and appreciation will increase as well. Everyone's self-esteem will rise, and support ...
- 21896: The Greenhouse Effect
- The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect is another alarming problem that we have encountered through our own negligence. The earth's atmosphere consists of mostly nitrogen along with oxygen and small amounts of other gases. One of these gases, carbon dioxide, affects the temperature on the earth. The earth already contains the amount of carbon dioxide ... homes more and more carbon dioxide is given off. Another factor is the destruction of forests that use the carbon dioxide for food. The huge amounts of carbon dioxide are trapping heat in the earth's atmosphere increasing the temperature. Experts predict that a possible result of the greenhouse effect will be that the world's oceans will rise a possible 1 to 4 feet. Temperatures are expected to rise causing more rain in some places and less in others. Another provider to the greenhouse effect is the use of ...
- 21897: A Midsummer Nights Dream Chara
- A Midsummer Nights Dream Character Analysis Hermia When we first meet Hermia she is the typical girl in love against her fathers wishes. Obviously we see from the start that she is very devoted to Lysander, her love ... go live in a nunnery or live a life of chastity but who really wants that. So from the start we see that she is very adamant and very in love. Before going into Hermias inner self I must address her physical appearance. She is Egeus daughter and she is a tiny woman with a dark completion. She is often mocked for this like when Helena and her were quarreling ... only for Lysander.So obviously she is very faithful. Even when faced with the decision her father gave her she did not waver for a second in her love for him. Throughout the story Hermias emotions were kind of tossed around and at one point she even says, Am I not Hermia? Are you not Lysander? (Act III Scene 2 line 274). So we see that she gets a ...
- 21898: A Separate Peace: The Internal Constant
- ... Finally, Finny was symbolicly killed because of society. Finny was wounded and wound up in a cast. He eventually died after he had seen what society really was. This situation is a lot like Mason's situation. Mason moved out of our neighborhood and his new next door neighbor introduced him to drugs, killing that free spirit which made him alive. Society had taken the best of both Mason and Finy ... relationships, Gene is a lot like me in that he must deal with growing up and maturing. One step in maturing is knowing who to listen to and who not to listen to. At Gene's school, teachers enforce rules, cutting and chipping away at all that his friend Finny stood for -- freedom. Gene was torn between one question; Is it better to live by rules and boundaries which teachers have ... close my ears. Also, now I enjoy challenging authority, such as challenging vice principals who enforce tank top rules. In addition to this, Gene faces pressure from his peers. Some students decided to be Gene's enemy because they believed that Gene was sully responsible for Finny's death. In the same but not so dramatic way, some students decided to be my enemy because they believed that I was ...
- 21899: Change Within Western Society From Roman Times To The Time O
- ... conferred favors upon him (Fleming, 93)." Every aspect of this sculpture portrays Augustus Caesar as the very effective dominator that he was. An additional artwork that shows the advertising of the Roman Empire is Trajan's Column. Trajan came into rule in 98 BC. After his inauguration as supreme ruler of the empire, Trajan had a new forum built. Once again the egoism of the Romans is visible through the colossal size of this new construction. It "equaled all previous forums combined, bringing the total area covered by such structures to over twenty-five acres (Fleming, 97)." Trajan's Column is quite visible in the forum, being that is in the center of a courtyard. This elaborate column exhibits the two Dacian crusades, which resulted in the growth of the Roman Empire to the ... Roman Empire, the people were very proud of themselves as a whole, and wanted to celebrate and propagate their accomplishments. Nevertheless, there is one major distinction between the two compositions. The artistic approach of Trajan's Column is quite different then that of Augustus at Prima Porta. This is because Rome had departed from Hellenistic precedents in addition to absorbing all the useful arts and ideas from the entire Mediterranean ...
- 21900: The Doll and a White Rose
- ... kept looking over at the little boy and wondered who the doll was for. I watched him turn to a woman, and he called his aunt by name and said, "Are you sure I don't have enough money?" She replied a bit impatiently, "You know that you don't have enough money for it." The aunt told the little boy not to go anywhere, that she had to go get some other things and would be back in a few minutes. And then she ... It is the doll my sister wanted so badly for Christmas. She just knew that Santa would bring it." I told him that maybe Santa was going to bring it. He said, "No, Santa can't go where my sister is . . . I have to give the doll to my mamma to take to her." I asked him where his sister was. He looked at me with the saddest eyes and ...
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