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- 22961: Les Miserables-the Grand Spiri
- ... this particular episode Javert retains his position and Valjean lives in seclusion in a convent as gardener. Both men become prisoners of the other at one time or another in the novel. Valjean becomes Javert s prisoner in Paris. Then Javert becomes Valjean s prisoner at the barricade in Rue de la Chanvrerie but is freed. Then when Javert catches Valjean by the sewers, he frees him in return. In my point of view one of the most emotional and intellectual parts of the novel is Javert s suicide. It is the ultimate freedom from a life in which, although he has been continually capturing and chasing and imprisoning, he has been the one ultimate slave. He chose to end his life ...
- 22962: Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- ... decisions in the poem and from the start he was facing not only the loss of his pride, his good name, and his spirit, but also death. When the Green Knight challenged all of Arthur's court, Gawain was the only knight that offered to take Arthur's place. He could have easily stood back and let Arthur have his go at the Green Knight. He showed to have more honor and courage than the rest of Arthur's Court by coming forward. "Would you grant me the grace,' said Gawain to the King, 'To be gone from this bench and stand by you there." (Gawain, lines 343-344) "I am the weakest, ...
- 22963: Early Health And Medicine
- ... one did'nt even know what a germ even was. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was the famous French scientest who first discovered germs, and that they were the main cause of most diseases. After Pasteur's significant discovery people began to be much more conscious of their personal hygiene. Such as, brushing their teeht and bathing more persistently. Pastuer opened the doors to a series of new remedies and discoveries. Some of these would include pasteurized milk(you can see where it received it's name), bacteria, fermentation, yeast, and rabies:to name a few. Within a year of Pasteur's remedy for rabies, he treated and cured maore than 2,000 patients. A German pathologist named Robert Kock (1843-1910) studied a disease called diptheria. Koch learned htat diptheria bacteria or bacilli could only ...
- 22964: The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
- ... creation of not less than 3 and no more than 5 separate states. It also outlined its plan for the advancement of education, the maintenance of civil liberties and the exclusion of slavery. (www.compton’s.com) The first written support for education from the federal government was in Article 3: Encouragement of Education. It was written that every town should reserve land “for the maintenance of public schools”, “ knowledge being ... things in our history would be different. 1) there would have been very few or no deaths on both the Indian and American sides. 2) it would have been easier to travel across the territory’s and with fewer problems from the Indians. The plan was however and utter failure since the Indians were not considered United States citizens, and therefore were constantly harassed and attacked by white settlers moving onto ... giving lots of money and land to Indian tribes. The Ashantucket Pequots were giving thousands of acres to build casinos, and they are making a huge profit from them, but the government is getting it’s share of the profits too. They never give without getting something in return. (Northwest Ordinance packet, 40-41) (Billington) The temporary government of the territories, had one governor and three judges appointed by Congress. ...
- 22965: Comparison of To Kill A Mockingbird With the Dewey Decimal System
- ... easy for the librarian and the user to understand” (Gale Research, 1). Like the Dewey Decimal System Maycomb also had its classification system. In the book, Jem confused the Dewey Decimal System with John Dewey’s philosophy of education. This is clear when Scout says, “What Jem called the Dewey Decimal System was school wide by the end of my first year, so I had no chance to compare it to any other teaching technique, I could only look around me” (Lee 37). Dewey’s educational philosophy was the new way students were to be taught in the Maycomb schools. It stressed the hands on experiential method of teaching. Jem easily confused John Dewey’s new way of teaching with Melvil Dewey’s classification system because it was the Dewey Decimal System that he was familiar with since he was such an avid reader. Scout mentioned in the book ...
- 22966: Beowulf: The Mighty Protector of Men
- ... shows his courage many times in this poem. One example of this is by him going to Herot after so many people had been killed there. He also shows his courage by battling Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. A final example of Beowulf’s courage is when he battles the dragon even though he himself is an old man. Beowulf possesses much strength. For instance, Beowulf is described as the “Follower and strongest of the Geats-greater/ And stronger ... also described during the battle between him and Grendel. The author wrote: “Nowhere on earth Had he met a man whose hands were harder; His mind flooded with fear”(326-328). Another example of Beowulf’s amazing strength is during his battle with Grendel’s mother. Specifically: “He raised his arms and seized her by the shoulder; anger/ Doubled his strength, he threw to the floor”(510-511). Beowulf is ...
- 22967: Aristotles Notion Of Body And Soul
- Aristotele s notion of body and soul, and the opinion of this essay s writer. What is Aristotele s notion of body and soul? According to Aristotle, everything in the world is divided between superior and inferior. Man is superior to the animals, the male to the female, and the soul to the ...
- 22968: The
- By: Anonymous Society's Standards In the late 1800's, as well as the early 1900's, women felt discriminated against by men and by society in general. Men generally held discriminatory and stereotypical views of women. Women had no control over themselves and were perceived to be nothing more than ...
- 22969: Christian Reformation
- The Protestant Reformation Many ideas of the Renaissance like humanism, individualism and secularism stimulated a strong critique of the church´s policy and the clergy´s behaviour. Many people regarded it as a scandal that the catholic church sold indulgences. Indulgences were documents, stamped by the church which could reduce your sins. People who bought indulgences believed that this document could ... In northern Germany they went so far that they even sold indulgences which could reduce the sins which you are going to commit in the future. They also sold indulgences for the salvation of somebody´s dead relatives. Martin Luther a German priest, who lived in the small city of Wittenberg was the the most famous critic of the corrupt practices of the Catholic church. He wrote his critiques down ...
- 22970: Macbeth
- ... chose to kill Duncan. Macbeth did not deserve to be king if he was immorally willing to kill an innocent man whom he had nothing against. He was not entitled to his kingship. But Macbeth's greediness kept the thought of murdering Duncan lingering in his mind: Present Fears are less than horrible imaginings. My thoughts, whose murder yet is but fantastical, shakes so my single state of man that function ... him eager and hungry for power. Macbeth put himself above all others. He was selfish and greedy and this caused him to ignore all rights of others to satisfy his wants. He obviously violated Duncan's rights as a human being and as a king. He murdered Duncan for his own sake and benefit due to his greediness and ambition to become king. Even before killing Duncan, Macbeth foresaw that Malcolm, Duncan's eldest son, would still be in the way of his desired goal. He said, "The Prince of Cumberland (Malcolm)! That is the step on which I must fall down or else o'erleap, for ...
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