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- 27801: Possible Origins of the Vampire Legend: An Accidental Exploration of the Human Psyche
- ... blood-drinking she-demons that were half-woman, half-animal beings with supernatural strength. They enjoyed the flesh of young children as meals and inspired the ancient Hebrew myth of Lillith. Supposedly, she was Adam's first wife until she defied him and three angels, who punished her by destroying her children. Mad with grief, she set out to kill as many children as she could. It is said that the ... rumors of the blood-sucking restless dead had spread across Europe and into Asia and Russia, accounting for a multitude of other legends. The Psychological Vampire " The vampire is the night-prowling symbol of man's hunger for - and fear of - everlasting life…The mixture of attraction and repulsion…is the essence of the vampire concept." ----Margaret Carter, author of the preface to Varney the Vampire "There are reasons for talking ...
- 27802: The Pelican Brief
- ... the file began to drop like flies. Darby Shaw only survived the ordeal through intelligent thinking, and the help of a newspaper reporter with whom she becomes a close friend. The name of Miss Shaw's file was the "The Pelican Brief," this title is also the one given to the movie that has this believable plot. The reporter, who befriends Darby Shaw, goes through a change from being only concerned ... dirty work and leaves the President to teach his dog to roll over. At this time in America when politicians are known for their greed and deception, I think this film adds to influence America's distrust. The plot is believable and makes people think that something similar to it could actually happen. Movies like the "The Pelican Brief" make people think about real politicians doing what the characters in the ...
- 27803: Adversity And Resilience Of Ho
- ... stage gimmick from his real life persona, and he falls in love with his partner and best friend, Xiao Shitou. When Shitou married a woman, Douzi collapsed mentally and soon got addicted to opium. Shitou's wife was against homosexuality, and she did whatever she could to keep her husband from seeing Douzi; but despite all this, Shitou still cares about Douzi and helped Douzi get off his addiction to opium. He also helps out Douzi whenever he can and supports Douzi's decision to live his life as a homosexual. Aside from his personal problems, Douzi is also faced with discrimination from the society. During the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese army found out about his ...
- 27804: Personal Writing: Before Stepping Up to the Plate, You Need a Spot on the Team.
- ... about, the pinnacle of my baseball career, the All-Star team. It was the summer of 1998, and I was in eighth grade. I had played baseball since I was a young boy, starting with T-ball and moving my way up. I was always a good player, able to keep up with all the other boys. Baseball was my life. That year, I was juggling three baseball teams, an intramural ... and I was called last. “Thank you for coming out this year, Peter” he said. “I enjoyed your time and watching you play. I would like you to play for us, but there simply isn’t enough spots on the roster.” I stared at him blankly. “Thanks anyway,” I mumbled growing bitter now. So, my hopes and dreams were crushed in one conversation. I was frustrated and devastated. It was as ...
- 27805: Central America
- ... Argentina. The process of educating the common person so that he/she would not only understand, but be able to participate in political affairs was a major force in the Cuban revolution. In the 1980's, Central America saw both violence and education used as political devices to promote or prevent political change. The most common and horrific form of oppression in Central America is violence. Violence can be used to ... of human rights. Paramilitary death squads most notoriously Mano Blanca and Ojo por Ojo, carried on a murderous campaign against political dissenters. No fewer then 80,000 people were killed or "disappeared between the 1960's and 1990". Because people feared that if they spoke out against the government they would face death/torture, many would-be activists sat quietly as the government did whatever it wanted. The only weapon against ...
- 27806: Japan
- ... of the large islands of Hokkaido, the northernmost; Honshu, the largest, called the mainland; Shikoku; and Kyushu, the southernmost. The combined area of these three islands is about 362,000-sq. km. Tokyo is Japan's capital and largest city. Japan's highest point is Mt. Fuji that is 3,776 m or 12, 389 feet. The lowest point in Japan is sea level. In Tokyo, Japan the high temperature occurs in August when the temperature reached ...
- 27807: Japan
- ... of the large islands of Hokkaido, the northernmost; Honshu, the largest, called the mainland; Shikoku; and Kyushu, the southernmost. The combined area of these three islands is about 362,000-sq. km. Tokyo is Japan's capital and largest city. Japan's highest point is Mt. Fuji that is 3,776 m or 12, 389 feet. The lowest point in Japan is sea level. In Tokyo, Japan the high temperature occurs in August when the temperature reached ...
- 27808: John Muir
- ... send an article to the New York Tribune. To his surprise, the newspaper published "Yosemite Glaciers" on December 5, 1871, and paid him $200, that was a lot of money back then. On New Year’s Day in 1872, the same newspaper printed "Yosemite in Winter." John thought that he might be able to earn his living by writing, what he called "pen work." He stayed in his cabin for the ... wrote it. He went through a couple of earthquakes. He joined his valley neighbors and suggested they smile a little and clap their hands. He said that Mother Earth is only trotting them on Earth’s knee to amuse them and make them good! Everyone thought John was a little crazy when he said that. He also farmed a lot.
- 27809: Communism And Socialism In Ani
- ... by pigs who were the only ones with the ability to make them. Soon Napoleon and Snowball were debating against each other and were trying to get majority for themselves. All the other animals couldn t think up of anything for themselves but both of the pigs were throwing many at them. They soon got out of their Socialist ways and started to become closer to communism. An example of the ... of Socialism in Animal Farm was when Napoleon ordered the hens to lay a certain amount of eggs. The hens refused to do so but was forced to which is definitely not socialistic. It isn t socialistic because the production of products is maintained by the community and the hens are part of the community yet do not have any say. The animals say was totally useless and it was usually ...
- 27810: Brave New World: The Perfect World?
- Brave New World: The Perfect World? Aldous Huxley's Brave New World presents a portrait of a society which is superficially a perfect world. At first inspection, it seems perfect in many ways: it is carefree, problem free and depression free. All aspects of ... Alpha+, and then in descending intelligence, the following divisions: Alpha, Beta, Beta -, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon, which is the last group comprised of those citizens of the lowest intelligence who are necessary to perform society's most menial jobs. Another of the problems with the society which Huxley depicts is that the people do not have individuality. They are all conditioned by subliminal messages and artificial stimuli to respond the same ...
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