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- 4801: Judaism
- ... worship Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform. Orthodox would be the most religious, Conservatism being middle of the road, and Reform being the least practiced. Josh grew up into the Orthodox beliefs because of his grandparents. Josh's grandparents, his father's mother and father, were Orthodox. His mother's, mother and father were Conservative. Eventually his mother and father switched over to the Conservative beliefs. The Orthodox beliefs would show the in the center and the women on the outside. They viewed women ...
- 4802: Jimmy Hoffa, His Life and Disappearance
- ... and sold wood, and scraped mussel shells of the bottom of the Wabash River to sell by the ton to button makers. When his mother moved the family to Detroit , six years after her husband's death, Jimmy hauled ashes and passed out leaflets for patent medicines at factory gates. He quit school at fourteen in the middle of his seventh grade year, to work full time."(133) During Hoffa's childhood he was asked to give up his boyish ways and become the man of the house. His years as a teenager were also charged with a special kind of radiant energy. At the youthful ... one that led Hoffa to becoming such a powerful figure in America. Hoffa married at a young age and had two children, Barbara and James Jr.. While Hoffa was always a hard worker, he wasn't always the type of man that you would like to call your friend. He wasn't always on the side of the law that is accepted by society. ". . . it is true that Hoffa used ...
- 4803: Of Mice And Men
- ... a tale of two best friends traveling the countryside looking for work. This would seem like the norm for lower class people trying to survive in the rat race of society. Yet, the story isnt merely George and Lennies search for jobs. Rather, it is about their all out quest for the American Dream, the dream of owning their own stake of land and ending their subservience to their bosses. In order for this ... pool their resources as well as their manpower, something their apparent mutual love for each other seemed to take care of. Yet, an irrevocable rift between them sent the dream crashing down. This caused Georges feelings of love and understanding to change from being existent to non-existent. Since the passing of Lennies aunt, George felt an obligation to take care of Lennie as well as to act ...
- 4804: "The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character and Cry for Freedom
- ... but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the main character, her oppressed life, and her search for freedom. There are many male influences in this woman's life and although they may mean no harm, push her over the edge. The main character's husband, John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They use their power to control the main character, perhaps subconsciously, to feel what they think a woman should feel. For example, the woman tells the ... a real earnest reasonable talk with him the other day, and tell him how I wish he would let me go and make a visit to Cousin Henry and Julia. But he said I wasn't able to go, nor able to stand it after I got there
"(511) The main character understands her husband loves her, but he insists on her doing what he wants her to do. John ...
- 4805: Greasy Lake
- While reading Greasy Lake by T. Coraghessan Boyle, the reader notices that the writing voice of Boyle is quite distinct. Boyle's voice is distinct because he has a satirical way of writing stories about the everyday life of people. He focuses on the unusual people and their peculiar circumstances, which in Boyle's case just adds to his already humorous stories. However, Boyle does not seem to concentrate on satire alone, he writes in a poetic fashion that allows the reader to enter the mind of the ...
- 4806: Birthing Cermonies of Other Cultures
- ... has some form of the family. This is what helps most cultures understand other cultures. In the Indian culture their view of bringing a child into the world is much different then the American culture's view. In the Indian culture there are a lot of preparations that go into getting the parents and the community ready for the new member. Their culture does more work with the child before they ... are the single women. The only way that they can attend is if there is no one else to go. There has to be three couples at the birth of the child, the child doesn't just belong to the parents but to the community as well. It is considered to be a scandal if an Indian women goes to a hospital to have a baby. For the mothers other children ... the door is shut and then cold water is poured on the rocks and this makes steam. This is said to prevent the mother from having a miscarriage. A lot of times they add Herb's and leaves to the bath which helps them relax as well as supply them with nutrients. The mother usually takes this after work so that she can sleep and get up and do it ...
- 4807: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ... they got married. They were both happy, but both very ill. Ellen died only after two years of their marriage. In the same year that Emerson met Ellen, he became a preacher, but it didn't last long. His chest was weak and he had to give it up. His travels to Europe led him to meet many men, even though he was very sick. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth and ... to Lydia Jackson lasted the rest of his life. They lived in Concord, Massachussetts. Lydia was forced by Ralph Waldo to change her name to Lydian. His reasoning for this was because of New Englander's habit of pronouncing things that ended with 'a', with an 'r' sound at the end. Their house guested many writers and conversationalists, including Henry David Thoreau. 1836 brought his first novel, "Nature." Even though a small 500 copies were published, not all of them were sold. It was not until his second series of essays that he built his reputation. Although many people respected Emerson's thoughts, many of them weren't original. Many of his views were inspired by the Puritan religion, readings from Plato and the Neoplatonists. The thing that made him different from most other writers is ...
- 4808: Coersion/Rape
- ... a woman without her consent and chiefly by force or deception; also : unlawful sexual intercourse of any kind by force or threat As if the line between normal and acceptable consensual sex and rape wasn't thin enough already, there are those out there that wish to make it an even narrower, less defined and more twisting line to stay on the right side of. It seems as though somehow, somewhere ... to coerce someone, that someone must allow the coercing to occur. If a man who is trying to gain sexual favors from a woman attempts to seduce her through flattery, promises and so on, doesn't end up getting what he wants, no coersion has taken place. His attempt has failed. This is true only because the woman hasn't allowed herself to succumb to his charms. But if this is all that occurred, in no sense of the word has he attempted to "rape" her. If a man has a girlfriend or wife ...
- 4809: Benedict Arnold
- ... in 1762, he opened a book and drug store in New Haven. Benedict was also involved with trade in the West Indies. By 1774, he was one of the wealthiest citizens in New Haven. It's a good thing that he had money, because he was one of those people who like to ride around in their Mercedes and wear expensive clothes, even if he couldn't afford them. Benedict then got hooked up with the sheriff's daughter Margaret Mansfield, and they hit it off. They decided to get married in 1774. But this marriage was short lived because the next year Margaret caught a disease and died. When the Revolutionary ...
- 4810: Greek Literature
- ... any particular person. Their best sculptures achieved almost godlike perfection in their calm, ordered beauty. The Greeks had a lot of beautiful marble and used it for temples and for their sculptures. But they weren't satisfied with its cold whiteness and painted both their statues and their buildings. Some statues were found with their bright colors still there, but most of the paint disappeared from weathering. Some Greek vases were ... practiced sports, and the sculptor could observe their beautiful, strong bodies in every pose. Painters and sculptors throughout history have learned from the Greeks. Greek sculptors sculpted things with real natural and lifelike form. Body's look almost real. The Greeks showed the human body in a beautiful way and made it look flawless. Other cultures adm ffb ired Greek art, copied it, and passed it on to future generations. Roman ... never will. It was perfected and detailed and realistic. The greatest achievement of the 4th century was in philosophy. There was an enormous influence on Western society from Greek Philosophy. Greek philosophers and scientists didn't believe that the gods really caused all the natural things that occur in the world. The Greeks thought people could answer these questions. The search for answers was not always successful. Greeks at the ...
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