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- 24691: Paganism, Say Hello To Christi
- ... important one in the epic of Beowulf. Not only does the fact of Grendel having the mark of Cain symbolize that he is inherently evil because of his family line, but it also shows Beowulf's devotion to the Christian God. Beowulf knows that he cannot kill Grendel*, because the Christian God said that if anyone kills a man with this mark "he shall be avenged sevenfold." In the epic of ... who were my kinsmen, and I must follow them," that the belief in fate also effected the action of the story. In the Christian faith, there is a strong belief in the power of God's judgment. The belief that God is the final decision maker, is also evident throughout Beowulf, such as in the reference, "Whichever of us is killed must resign himself to the verdict of God." The Christian belief in the power that God's decisions carry is also shown in the story by such statements as, "God has sent him..." and, "God has entrusted to him..." One of the most important values in the pagan world was the ...
- 24692: Our Town Analysis
- Our Town is a play that takes place near the turn of the century in the small rural town of Grover s Corners, New Hampshire. The playwright, Thornton Wilder is trying to convey the importance of the little, often unnoticed things in life. Throughout the first two acts he builds a scenario, which allows the third act ... imitate graves. They are still able to talk, yet only in a lackadaisical tone. They provide the audience, at the end, with a sense of guilt or loss. The fact that the people of Grover s Corners did not realize the importance of life until it was gone, makes the audience feel as if they should be getting more out of their lives. Wilder so precisely portrays the idea, that the audience is left wondering if they too, like the people of Grover s Corners, are not living life to the fullest. The play makes you think, whether for a split moment or a long time, about the idea of being aware while going about even the most ...
- 24693: Roswell
- ... seen. The pieces of the alien space craft were taken to Groom Lake Airforce Base also known as Area 51. Area 51 is a top secret military installation designed to house many of the government's secret details concerning alien aircraft. Substantial amounts of money was spent to protect the citizens of the world from receiving the truth about Area 51 and the alien presence among us. Recent developments have occurred ... and more importantly that aliens do exist. The only argument that does not support the fact that aliens are present is the American Government and Military denying it at numerous press conferences. The American Government's and military's argument are refuted by the numbers of retired military and government personnel's testimony. The American Government should not be able to refute the evidence that there is intelligent life on other planets in ...
- 24694: Baseball
- ... popular Massachusetts and New York versions of the game. The Massachusetts game utilized an irregular four-sided field of play, with the four bases located at fixed, asymmetrical distances from each other and the "striker's," or batter's position away from the home base. "Scouts," or fielders, put men out by fielding a batted ball on the fly or on the first bounce, or by hitting a runner with a thrown ball. But ... in the air, or on the first bounce, or by throwing a fielded ball to the first baseman before the runner arrived. Other innovations included the nine-man team and three outs ending a team's batting in their half of an inning. Thus Cartwright's version of baseball became the basis of the game as presently played.
- 24695: Oroonoko, Not An Anti-slavery
- Upon first reading Aphra Behn's work Oroonoko, one might get the impression that this is an early example of antislavery literature that became so popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In the short biography of Behn from the Norton Anthology of British Literature, we learn that Behn's story had a great impact on those who fought against the slave- trade. Although the horrors of the slave trade are clearly brought forth, I do not feel Behn was using these images towards the ... an antislavery piece as some would believe, why would she show what a good relationship Oroonoko has had with some of his masters and how enamored Trefry is with Clemene. Another example of why Behn's feelings towards slavery should be considered is another way the narrator uses her social status. The reader is told by the narrator that she has the power to save Oroonoko and yet she does ...
- 24696: Violence on Television
- ... a friend, and a source of knowledge and information, or it can have a negative effect on our behavior. No matter what effect television has on a person, it is often possible to know someone's lifestyle by observing the way he watches TV. When the television was first introduced, critics claimed that it would be mind numbing, addictive, and utterly passive. These critics were describing the stereotypical TV watcher, the Addict. As his name implies, this person's life revolves around watching television. TV is like a drug to him, and he cannot get enough of it. He epitomizes the couch potato and the boob in boob tube, and can often be described ... the power for which he hungers. If he walks into a room where people are already watching TV, he will do his best to take control of the remote, stealing it out of another person's hand when necessary. While a Surfer is watching TV, others in the room will often shout phrases such as, this looks good, this is my favorite show, leave it here, or Hey! I was ...
- 24697: Marijuana
- ... regarding cannabinoids, the chemicals found in plants of the same type as marijuana- the cannabis family, but the overwhelming majority of those studies use the already USDA approved dronabinol, a synthetic pill version of marijuana's main psychoactive ingredient, THC (NIH np). The pill, claim legalization supporters, does not work to relieve nausea (Lacayo np). There is, in fact, only one study that has compared smoked marijuana and synthetic THC pills ... but this has not been in any way proven more effective than existing treatments. Glaucoma is a gradual reduction of optical capability caused by increasing intra ocular pressure (IOP), or the pressure of the eye's fluids against its outer walls. Marijuana is a proven IOP reducer, but so are many other legal drugs. The trick that makes marijuana advocates cite this benefit is that it seems to work for some ... proven, marijuana remains an anecdotal cure with a lot of advertisement, and legalizing it for any reason is as senseless as dying of hemorrhoids. (125) (927) Cleland 4 Works Cited Lacayo, Richard. "Marijuana: Where There's Smoke There's Fire." Time 1996. Online. Pathfinder. 17 Mar. 1998. United States. National Institutes of Health. Study on the Feasibility of Medicinal Marijuana. Online. Internet. 17 Mar. 1998. "Weed Wars." CNN Online. Online. ...
- 24698: The Simpsons
- The Simpsons This cartoon for grown-ups takes place in a fictional town called Springfield in the 1990's. The main character in the show is Homer Simpsons, a father of three and a husband. Homer works at the Springfield nuclear power plant. He is portrayed as a slacker who is completely unqualified for his job. He's also shown as a lazy couch potato and a little bit of an alcoholic. He's also shown as a "pig" when it comes to food. His wife, Marge, is a good parent who has to keep an eye on Homer and the rest of the family most of the ...
- 24699: Movie: The Last Emperor
- ... able to have any freedom such as not being able to leave the forbidden city when his biological mother had died and when there was a war going on in his country and he couldn't even see beyond the walls of the forbidden city. Also at the age of twelve it was accustom for him to get married, so he married two seventeen year old girls, one as a wife and one as a secondary console. One time he was so mad that he wasn't aloud to leave the forbidden city to go see his mother that had just die of swallowing a opium ball, he took his mouse and through it against a wall. Towards the end he gets arrested and brought to jail for crimes he didn't commit such as trying to reform the empire. In jail the guards found that he was getting special treatment like getting his shoes tied so they moved him into confinement. He disliked jail so ...
- 24700: Power of One
- ... will now expose my train of thoughts while answering the question. The two scenes that I found the most signifcant in this movie were th one where the boxer friends loses his eye and Pk's girlfriend dies. Considering those two scenes, Idont think this was a very realistic ending. Pk's girlfriend dies, and two minutes later he does not care, he's already off singing and dancing. The same happens with the boxer friend. He loses an eye. Who cares? I mean it's only an eye , we've got so many of those that we ...
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