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- 4111: St. Francis Of Assisi
- ... gifted with rather good looks, qualities that attracted friends and a gift of leadership. His father was an extremely wealthy merchant in Assisi. But this son, his favourite, was the one who broke Peter Bernardone’s heart. The boy turned on his father, and in a vicious event that eventually resulted into a public scene. St. Francis of Assisi stepped away from his father, his business and left his father in ... they soon sensed that Francis had changed. Something was troubling him. The townspeople concluded that Francis had fallen in love. Francis’ companions would ask him who it was. Francis had to answer, but he couldn’t tell them that it was someone who he hardly knew or someone that he was slightly afraid. So he said to his friends, "I do dram of taking a wife, and she whom I shall ... The priest who occupied the chapel was amazed by his youth. First, the young man kissed his hands, pressed a sack of gold into them and then announced he was going to repair the priest’s church. Poverty had not dulled the discretion of the priest. He absolutely refused the money and looked at Francis suspiciously, whose reputation had hardly been that of one who worked around churches. Nevertheless, the ...
- 4112: Johnny Got His Gun
- ... has been blown away and eventually his arms and legs must be amputated--leaving a faceless torso) and why the story is being told by an interior monologue voice. Interspersed with recollections of Joe Bonham's life is a description of his amazing struggle to remain human. This novel has many important aspects such as main character, main character’s dynamic growth and main character’s static immobility but the most significant aspect is the use of symbolism. The story’s purpose as a whole is to inform that war is not filled with glory but pain and suffering. Life ...
- 4113: Purchasing A Small Business
- ... getting out of a partnership can be very difficult. Evaluating the current economic factors simply means to know what you are getting into. Be sure to have some knowledge about the business itself and it's market. Know how to make and sell the product efficiently and in a service industry, be sure to know the current and correct way things are done-sometimes they are not one in the same. Location is key. "Location of the target can be a major determinate in both the financing of the deal and probable success in managing the business after closing There's no sense spending time, effort, and money on a target located in the wrong place." (Tuller, 12) Along with this, the personal strife of having to travel a great distance to get to work can ... income required to purchase the entity (which will be elaborated upon later), but also the amount of money that you need to survive for the years to come. "If you need $100,000, then don't look at smaller companies which can only yield $30,000." (Tuller, 23) "The following 13 steps will help to locate a target and close the deal in the shortest possible time-and when buying ...
- 4114: Fantasy's Integral Role In The Creation Of A Killer
- Fantasy's Integral Role In The Creation Of A Killer Through out history seldom has an individual been able to hold a city in fear. Most times people will just either ignore the individual, let the police ... the killer may depending on the psychological state they are in. But then regarding the fact most serial killers grow up in violent households one might say that the killer does not or even can't feel remorse because violence is what they were brought up in and to believe is true so it is what they have been conditioned to believe. Or you could take the approach that the killer ... Sort of a pattern. This pattern mostly applies to the victim though. "Serial killers tend to go after women and children. However some homosexual killers enjoy hunting gay men." The motivation of these killing spree's are to some extent unknown but it is speculated that "Their methodical rampages are almost always sexually motivated." Yet there are some killers who kill at random with little to no motivation and no ...
- 4115: Lives Of The Saints
- ... somehow turn to advantage; but the passing days brought only a growing awkwardness, as if my mother and I had suddenly become strangers, with no words now to bridge the silence between us’ (74). Vittorio’s ‘safety-goggles’ also help him when the gang of boys invite him up to the mountain. He cannot see the danger that has befallen him. Luckily, his friend Fabrizio saves him just in time, and proves that he is a true friend. Unfortunately, to every advantage there are a few disadvantages. When Fabrizio saves Vitto on the mountain, he doesn’t understand what has happened. ‘…I felt myself flush with anger and hate, hate for Fabrizio, my only friend, who seemed suddenly stupid and useless beyond all bearing’ (127). Eventually, as Vittorio makes his progression towards ... maturity, he realizes that he had underestimated his friend, and they become closer because of it. As the old saying goes, "ignorance is bliss." But perhaps in the case of this young boy, it isn’t. Maybe if he had been able to understand the severity of the problem his family was in, he would have acted differently. Lives of the Saints also deals with the contrast of good and ...
- 4116: Coco Chanel
- ... deserve.² Gabrielle ³Coco² Chanel was a great woman of her time, from her humble beginnings to becoming the most influential designer of her time, she incorporated good looks and comfort for women of the 1920's and formed a strong capital investment for herself even after her death. Born into a destitute Auvergnate family August 19, 1883, Gabrielle Chanel was destined to be a notable face in the French and global ... was the habitual action of cutting up the curtains in the living room to make dresses for her dolls (1). What a magnificent way to prepare for a life of style. In February, 1895, Chanel¹s mother, Jeanne, was found dead, presumably because of her constant pregnancies (Chanel, A Woman of Her Own 9); her father, Albert, left for good, abandoning Gabrielle and her four siblings. They were placed into an ... of attention from the army lieutenants who often came into the tailor shop to be graced by their company. This is how Chanel met her first love and her first chance at fame. The man¹s name was Etienne Balsan. Not only was he her first romantic interlude, but he introduced her into a new world: one of riches and what would soon be fame. Although she seemed destined to ...
- 4117: The Color of Water: When Tragedy Strikes
- The Color of Water: When Tragedy Strikes No one has a perfect life. Throughout one’s life there are many obstacles. Depending on how one chooses to deal with such obstacles, their affect can range from strikingly nocuous, to unexpectedly beneficial. In some situations, however, these obstacles are so overwhelming that one cannot help but be detrimentally affected. As Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once said, into each life some rain must fall. In James McBride’s The Color of Water, Ruth has enough rain in her life to fashion a great deluge. Due to the prejudice she experiences, the death of her mother, and the death of her two beloved husbands ... by changing her name. She explains, “My real name was Rachel, which in Yiddish is Ruckla, which is what my parents called me--but I used the name Ruth around white folk, because it didn’t sound so Jewish ”(80). Ruth’s attempt at acceptance is in vein, however; it never stops the children from teasing her. When Ruth leaves Suffolk and moves in with her black, soon- to- be ...
- 4118: Subliminial Messages
- "People are exposed to some subliminal stimuli at all times throughout life" (Koponen, 97). A subliminal message is an insufficiently intense message used to produce a discrete sensation by influencing one's mental process or behavior. "Subliminal stimuli range from those just below threshold to those that are infinitely weak" (Koponen, 97). The theory that human behavior can be controlled by messages that bypass conscious perception and ... nor believe in it. "Some are convinced that subliminal advertising is, like the unicorn, a mythical beast" (Clark, 118). When selling an adequate enough product, there is no reason to us the messages. "You can't make someone bark like a dog unless they want to" (interview). The use of subliminal messages by anyone is a, "secret attempt to manipulate one's mind" (www.subl.survives). As people in the United States struggled to make sense of a rapidly changing world, a controversial breakthrough in broadcast technology called subliminal projection index through the roof (www.hiddenPer). ...
- 4119: Faulkners Image Of Women
- The Women of Yoknapatawpha County Faulkner's intrinsic portrayal of his characters using his signature "stream of consciousness" style left much room for discussion on the true nature of his characters, however his portrayal of women was obviously that of despair as ... a victim of an indolent husband and the backwoods culture that Faulkner so heavily criticized. Temple Drake was the hapless victim of the kidnapping in Sanctuary; her inability to combat her fate reaffirms a woman's position in Yoknapatawpha. The pages of The Sound and The Fury, As I Lay Dying, and Sanctuary tell the tales of sorrow, struggle, and ultimately defeat for the three women. Caddy's role is the veritable centerpiece of The Sound and the Fury, her destruction is symbolizes the destruction of the Compson Family. Despair marked her life. In an early age she assumed the responsibility of ...
- 4120: Dead Poets Society
- ... The camera closes in on his face and his fingers dialling the telephone. The camera stays on his face as the phone rings and awaits a pick up. When Kris picks up the phone, Konx's facial expression changes from one of ambition to one of much nervousness. The camera swings to show Knox's hand as he promptly hangs up the phone. Next, the camera swings around from Knox to his friends. This medium close-up shows the disappointment on all their faces and that expression makes Knox ring ... high level shot of him running up the stairs. Scene where Mr Keating tell the class to come up and stand on the desk. To start this scene camera view as seen through Mr Keating's eyes shows the whole class sitting quietly. He tells the class to come up and stand on the desk and he does it himself. A high angle shot show Mr Keating standing on the ...
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