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- 25991: The Cruicible
- ... England towns. The church provided not only religions guidance but, was a place for social gathering and a chance for neighbors to keep in touch. This is shown in depth in Boston, by Nathaniel Hawthorne s, The Scarlet Letter and in Salem, by Arthur Miller s, The Crucible. Both towns are perfect models of the churches affect on their communities. Both towns were settled by immigrants from England seeking religious freedom from the theocracies in Europe. In each town the church ... gods, The Crucible, were violations of the commandments and carried significant civil penalties. The church influenced the community to keep the community together, and to prevent any kind of disunity that might challenge the church s institutional values. In The Scarlet Letter, Boston even held special Election Day sermons. These were then followed by a special procession given by the town for the minister whom they so loved. However, these ...
- 25992: Gun Control In The United States
- ... PROTECT themselves. If a criminal is going to commit the crime of killing, robbery, etc. Do you really expect them to care about whether or not they are using an illegal hand gun? Gun don't kill, humans do that. We cannot blame an inanimate object for the crimes and actions of human. Certainly guns are made primarily to kill but a lot never do. Cars were not meant to kill ... choose not to own one, that is your RIGHT. That is what we in America call "Freedom of Choice". If you are to believe the hype that surrounds this issue, whats to say you won't believe the hype when it comes to 1st Amendment rights? There abound arguements for the restriction of that one too, but if you put a little control on it now, where will it end? That is why we give pagans the right to burn our flag, because if we didn't, we would be no better than the Monarchy we over threw. Control would not stop there. Once done, it is easier to do it again.
- 25993: Athens Vs. Sparta
- ... come home on a shield means the soldier is dead. Spartan mothers would send their sons with these words: " Come home with a shield or on one." This meant if you lost your shield don't bother coming home. In conclusion, Spartans had no family life, boys were kept together to create unity, and women had more power, respect, and equality than Athenian women. In Athens there was a family life ... husbands. If a women had a child, she could be a little relaxed becuase the man was then less likely to divorce her. A divorced women was shunned by Athenians. This shows that a women's usefulness to her husband ends if she cannot bear children. They could own no land or objects. All in all, women stayed indoors, men worked outside the home, women had no power or respect, and ...
- 25994: Death Of A Salesman 7
- ... to be well liked. 2. Willy Loman is a sixty-one year old man who is a traveling salesman for the Wagner Company. He had worked for the same company for thirty-four years. Willy s last name is a pun on the word low-man which is symbolic of the kind of person he is and the things he has accomplished. He has nothing and owns nothing and he would ... telling them that he is very important to the New England area. He also pushes his kids very hard to be well liked so he can live vicariously through them. 3. Biff Loman his Willy s oldest son. Biff is thirty-four years old and was once a high school football star. He spent fourteen years of his life presumably somewhere out west trying to find himself. Willy caught his father ... same and also their values are the same. This is found out when Willy sends his son to steal wood from a construction site to prove to Ben that he is a fearless character. Biff s willingness to perform the task shows that their values are the same. Happy Loman is the youngest son and was often overshadowed by his brother. Happy works at a department store and has his ...
- 25995: The Life Of Abraham Lincoln
- ... Creek, Kentucky. Five years later, facing eviction, Thomas moved again, this time to Indiana, and erected a new home at Pigeon Creek. When Abe was seven tragedy fell upon the family, Mrs. Nancy Lincoln (abes mom) died. But a year later Thomas fell in love with Sarah Johnstonand shortly after got married. Sarah cared for abe and his sister as though they were her own. The years in Indiana were ... typhoid and died lincoln was sadened and depresed for a long period of time. Works Cited: The American Heritage Book Of The Presidents And Famous People. Pg.403. Burdett and Ginn. United states and its neighbors Websters interactive encyclopedia
- 25996: Hugh of Balma
- ... attempt a methodical description of the interior life according to the schema of the "three ways". Those "three ways" consisted of the purgative, illuminative, and unitive. The purgative way is when the soul considers Gods goodness in the mysteries of Creation and Redemption, and is cleansed of its sin by contrition. The illuminative way meditates upon the Scriptures, and becomes more enlightened and guided by grave. The unitive way closely ... knowledge achieved through the intellect" (Lees, p. 294). This wisdom rises in the affectivity, and no intelligence can thoroughly apprehend it. But even here the intellect is by no means excluded entirely, because in Balma's first mystical stage, the mind is in any event disposed to learn this true wisdom (Lees, p. 294). It is an awareness that seems to begin at least in the illuminative stage, when the soul ... whatsoever, and differs from Thomas Gallus in this respect. However, the emphasis on affectivity that so characterizes these two writers moves, somewhat paradoxically and surprisingly, to a final celebration of the mind. Hugh of Balma's division between the illuminative and the unitive phases, although more pronounced than that of Thomas Gallus, can easily be overemphasized. That is, though the intellect ceases to function at the beginning of the unitive ...
- 25997: The Book Of Judges
- ... from the end of the Israelite conquest of Canan in the 13th Century B.C to the begining of the monarchy in the 11 th century B.C. It tells about the hebrews from Joshua s Death to the time of Samuel. It was written in about 550 BC, on tablets named the Ras Shamra tablets. The Ras Shamra tablets where later discovered in the early 20th Century, even though the ... tells about prophets, rulers and influencial people such as: Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tilian and Samson. There are also many more minor people. The name of the book is very deceptive, because there weren t any judges at all, nor any judges notified of this book been written. The word Judges was actually a translation for the hebrew word Shofet which signifies a ruler or a great military ruler, which ...
- 25998: Capital Punishment
- ... to take Bible lessons. Once in the house, Paula Cooper stabbed the 78-year-old Pelke thirty-three times with a twelve-inch butcher knife that she had brought along. Mrs. Pelke recited the Lords Prayer as she died while the girls left with thirty dollars to play video games (Guernsey 12.) The debate over capital punishment is fairly recent in comparison to history. Most ancient civilizations agreed that certain ... such as heresy, sacrilege, and atheism. The American colonies punished crimes like witchcraft, murder, and rape with the death penalty. The debates over capital punishment did not really begin until the Enlightenment of the 1700s (Winters 17.) During this period, people starting pushing for the restriction of the death penalty for many crimes. Through controversy and debate the death penalty has remained a tool of the criminal justice system and ... is a direct reference, such as is found in the fifth amendment, up for debate (Winters 37.) While common sense alone is enough for most people to see the morality of the death penalty, its good to have the constitution as a strong reminder of the legality of capital punishment as well. The legal and moral evidence is highly in favor of the death penalty and makes it clear ...
- 25999: Athens And Sparta
- ... to leave the household. They did not go shopping or to run errands. Their husband did most of these things. The main job of the women was to run the household. She managed the family s money , the children , and the slaves. She also spun wool and created artistic pottery (Hornblower 145). In Sparta the lives of women were unlike the lives of any other Greek polis. The Spartan state didn't take the academic education of a female seriously. The physical education that the women had was very tough and grueling. They learned gymnastics and aerobics. They also had more freedom then women of other city ...
- 26000: A Time Capsule of An-mei Hsu
- ... It teaches An-mei the importance of not showing her sadness, and the fact that she is sad. It says that she needs to swallow her tears, for they do nothing but help another person's joy. This relates to her because it teaches her not to have many emotions. The next item is the winter white melon. This teaches her another lesson. It teaches her If you are greedy, what ... clear as chicken broth. The painting is an important item in the face of things. The painting is one of her father, with watching eyes. This teaches An-mei not to be disrespectful. Her father's eyes watch for that. The scar is the next thing that is important. I could not make or get a scar to show you so I used a Band-Aid ©. This teaches An-mei an ... live to carry on the family. It is also a symbol of her mother, when it closes up she forgets her. The pearl necklace given to her by the second wife is important. This show's An-mei how easily people can deceive her by presents and such. It was a fake pearl necklace made out of glass. This shows her not to trust anyone from first glance. The next ...
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