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- 25871: Journey Towards Wealth
- ... him for a while before you can begin to trust him. He had long dirty blonde (a color) hair and a beard, with an accent straight from the hills of West Virginia. But you shouldn't form an opinion about someone until you have a chance to get to know the person. He turned out to be the best boss that I have ever had, and he taught me more in ... you are finished with your product you made it look the best that you possibly could. In my case with building swimming pools, I learned what it can take to make a pool look it's best. When you finish you just do not leave, you have to clean up the mess, maybe replant a few plants for the customer. Things like this can make a difference when it comes to ...
- 25872: Robert Frost and Mother Nature
- ... chopping wood. Although he may not be the best at what he does, he does what he loves and wants to do. The nature flows through him every time he swings the ax, and that's all that matters to him. Also, in another work, frost writes about the beauty of nature. In the poem "The Road Not Taken ", the man has to make a decision at a fork in the ... the other hand, there are a few poems which show that Robert Frost was less in awe of nature and fearful of it. One of these is the poem "Design". It takes two of nature's most innocent characters, the moth and the spider, and then finds a tragic death in their lives. Why must the moth die? Why is nature so cruel? Frost questions how nature can be so beautiful ... woods definitely alludes to natures mystery. it contains a secret which is mysterious to humans. We continually try to conquer nature, yet it keeps dragging us in. In these poems lie the contrast in Frost's works. Can we, as humans, live in natures beauty and still find the comfort stabilty we want? Or are we doomed to be apart of the crazy side of nature, never to come to ...
- 25873: Clara Barton
- ... 25, 1821. She had a rather normal childhood and family life. Her father, Captain Stephen Barton, was a farmer, horsebreeder, and was a respected member of the community. Sarah, her mother conducted the household. Clara’s mother also taught her the importance of cleanliness. Barton was the youngest of the five children in her family. Her two brothers and two sisters educated her. Her siblings taught her things such as spelling, arithmetic, and geography. Her brother even guided her in athletics. Growing up one trait, which Clara possessed, was her extreme shyness. Clara Barton’s adult life was filled with success. Barton had a long career of public service. At age seventeen Barton became a teacher in Massachusetts. She taught many years and then decided that it was time to ... in Bordentown. The schools attendance topped six hundred students. Retiring from teaching for good Barton headed for Washington DC. A new chapter in her life opened and she worked as a clerk in the U.S Patent Office. At age forty and at the outbreak of the Civil War Clara decided to dedicate her life to volunteer service. Throughout the war she served as an independent volunteer on the Union ...
- 25874: The Industrial Revolution
- ... areas in exchange for an Urban life lead by the clock. The farm worker became the factory worker literally overnight in order to compete with these new market forces that had swept across Western Europe. T.S. Ashton, a prolific historian, saw this transition as being a positive force during the inauguration of the Industrial juggernaut. He believed that with Industrialization and Urbanization there existed a greater stability of consumption since a ...
- 25875: Michael Jordan
- Michael Jordan With nothing left to prove on the court, Michael Jordan, the world's most famous basketball star, retired from the game to concentrate on the challenges of raising his three kids. Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls after 13 seasons and six NBA Championships, including the one he ... be the final shot of his spectactular sports career. He sent a heartfelt thank you to all the fans in Chicago for allowing him to come here and adopting him as one of theirs.Basketball's greatest player ends his amazing reign at the top-the very top-of his game. The 6-foot-6 king of basketball led the Chicago Bulls to a record six NBA World Championships. He led ... man branched out into the motion picture industry and starred in the animated movie,Space Jam which was a huge box-office smash and endeared him to even more fans worldwide. He remains the country's No.1 sports pitchman and earns an estimated $47 million anually for his endorsement deals, with such companies as Nike, Sara Lee, MCI/World Com, Gatorade, Upper Deck, and Wilson Sporting Goods. Reflecting on ...
- 25876: Homeland: A Book Review
- ... home of his Uncle, Joe Crown, a well-established brewer in Chicago. Jakes uses the Chicago setting as a backdrop for his “class struggle” motive, which is central to the plot of his story. Paul’s uncle, Joe, and his cousin, Joe Jr., are foils in this “class struggle” that ultimately fractures that Crown family and forces Paul to leave his uncle’s home to find work on his own. The behavior and work ethic of Joe Jr. who is born to wealth and privileges America, is juxtaposed with that of immigrant Paul. Jakes portrays Joe Jr. as spoiled and without focus especially when compared to Paul’s mature approach to life and work.
- 25877: "From Wrath to Compassion": Archilles As A Tragic Hero
- ... hate. This showed up in all his spoiled attitudes and whining to his mother. [Example]. [Discussion of his tragic flaw]: At the end of the story, Archilles gives into his tragic flaw by returning Hector's body [Example]. He shares grief with King Priam, which shows he has been broken and is vulnerable[Example]. He breaks the Greek heroic code by giving into compassion for others. This moral change went against ... change under any circumstances and that what is true today may change tomorrow. Archilles is more of a hero by showing compassion in that King Priam is more respectful of him because he returns Hector's body and actually grieves with him [Example]. This shows that hateful Archilles has a softer side and is vulnerable and shows this hidden part of himself to the slain Hector's father [Example]. According to Greek heroic code it would seem he might slay King Priam as well, but instead Archilles gives into his tragic flaw and undergoes a moral shifting of his soul. This ...
- 25878: China Cities' Great Progress' In Manned Space Program By Daniel Southerland
- ... progress" in developing a manned space program and the day it launches a man in space for the first time is "not far off," an official newspaper said Sunday. The overseas edition of the People's Daily, the leading Communist Party newspaper, said China has "already begun the work of choosing its first team of astronauts." Although it gave few details, the article made it sound as though China is preparing ... gradually in keeping with our needs and capabilities." A foreign observer who has followed the Chinese space program said it could still be a few years before China puts a man into orbit. The People's Daily report did not say how many astronauts are being trained or exactly when they might go into space. The Chinese have appeared to be working for several years on problems associated with building a space shuttle. A high-ranking official of China's national defense, science and technology commission confirmed last May that there had been debate over the feasibility of deploying a space shuttle. According to the China Business Review, a magazine published in Washington, D. ...
- 25879: The Untrusted Suitor - The Ody
- ... chance with the bow, Eurymakos gets very angry. "Our ears burn at what men might say and woman, too. We hear some jackel whispering, 'How far inferior to the great husband her suitors are! Can't even budge his bow! Think of it, and a beggar, out of no where, string it quick and made the needle shot!' That kind of disrepute we would not care for," Eurymakos tells Penelope (pg ... is that no one can please everybody. Eurymakos tries but the reader can never believe his intentions. He takes a risk with Penelope each time he sides with Antinoos. He sleeps with one of Penelope's maids even though he desires to lay with Penelope. Even in the end, Eurymakos, begging for mercy, admits to no wrongdoing. He tells Odysseus that Antinoos was to blame and that the suitors were forced ...
- 25880: The Toltecs, Aztecs, and Mayans
- ... a composite tribe of Nahua, Otomi, and Nonoalca. The Tolt ecs made huge stone columns decorated like totem poles. AZTECS> Aztecs were an American Indian people who rule an empire in Mexico during the 1400's and early 1500's. They practiced a religion that affected every part of their lives. To worship the Aztecs built towering temples, created huge sculptures, and had human sacrifices. The center of Aztec civilization was a river valley in ... a royal family. The Aztec society had four main classes nobles, commoners, serfs, and slaves. The typical Aztec household consisted of a husband and wife, their unmarried children, and a number of the husbands relative s. Boys were educated by their father until aboutn 10 years of age. The Aztecs married at an early age, women at about 16, men at about 20. Warfare was considered a religious duty by ...
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