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- 5211: Alexander The Great
- ... wives. Soon, one of his wives had a baby which had mysteriously become disabled after birth. It was said that the disability was due to poisoning from Olympias. Olympias sometimes told Alexander that Philip wasn t his real father, but this probably wasn t true.After all, Philip certainly did seem to care for Alexander as if he was his real son. He even appointed Aristotle himself as Alexander s first and only tutor. Yet, there were some things about Alexander that made Philip angry. He hated the fact that his was very skinny and the fact that he had a high-pitched voice. ...
- 5212: Thomas Vs. Moore
- Plato's Republic and Thomas More's Utopia have a relationship in that they both share an idea. These books both have the concept of an ideal society, although they do this for distinct reasons and they attain contrasted types of perfection ... in the world". Plato is searching for the perfect soul and justice. These two writers base their ideal states on a belief that humans are capable of personal and, when acting collectively, social improvement. More's Utopia is almost completely egalitarian. There are no divisions among the people as in Plato's Republic. In Utopia, everyone gets "more than enough to produce plenty of everything that's needed for a ...
- 5213: Dreams Life
- Dream Life One of the brain's most astonishing capacities is its ability to create its own images-dreams-without any visual input from the outside world. Whether your sleeping or awake, your brain is constantly at work,communicating messages to you ... A psychoanalyst by the name of Sigmund Freud truly revolutionized the study of dreams when he said that dreams are created form the images, memories, thoughts, wishes and fears that are stored in a person's brain (Moffett 6). He believed that the analysis of dreams was a very useful and powerful tool in uncovering unconscious thoughts and desires. Freud also believed that "the purpose of dreams is to allow us ... sleep and lasted from five to ten minutes. Succeeding REM periods occured at intervals of about ninety minutes each and lasted progressively longer, the last occupying about thirty minutes (Americana 115). although scientists still couldn't say for sure why dreams occured or where they come from, they were at least able to determine when they occured (Lemley 16). Thanks to these dream research pioneers, we know that there is ...
- 5214: Lincoln's Battle With His Cabinet
- Lincoln's Battle With His Cabinet Abraham Lincoln is regarded by many historians as the greatest president ever to stand at America's helm. This reputation is extremely well deserved, as Lincoln was able to preserve the Union and gain victory in the civil war, despite his fighting an uphill battle against his own presidential cabinet. Had he ... and often acted without cabinet consent or advice. Although his opponents called his method of rule "dictatorial" and "unconstitutional," it was the only effective way to get anything done (Simmons 142). In the beginning, Lincoln's secretary of state, William H. Seward, clearly considered himself the President's superior, and blandly offered to assume the executive responsibility. He entered the cabinet with the thought of becoming the power behind the ...
- 5215: Dreams Life
- Dream Life One of the brain's most astonishing capacities is its ability to create its own images-dreams-without any visual input from the outside world. Whether your sleeping or awake, your brain is constantly at work,communicating messages to you ... A psychoanalyst by the name of Sigmund Freud truly revolutionized the study of dreams when he said that dreams are created form the images, memories, thoughts, wishes and fears that are stored in a person's brain (Moffett 6). He believed that the analysis of dreams was a very useful and powerful tool in uncovering unconscious thoughts and desires. Freud also believed that "the purpose of dreams is to allow us ... sleep and lasted from five to ten minutes. Succeeding REM periods occured at intervals of about ninety minutes each and lasted progressively longer, the last occupying about thirty minutes (Americana 115). although scientists still couldn't say for sure why dreams occured or where they come from, they were at least able to determine when they occured (Lemley 16). Thanks to these dream research pioneers, we know that there is ...
- 5216: The Harrowing Of Hell - Dialec
- Roland Barthes's essay on "The World of Wrestling" draws analogically on the ancient theatre to contextualize wrestling as a cultural myth where the grandiloquence of the ancient is preserved and the spectacle of excess is displayed. Barthes's critique -- which is above all a rewriting of what was to understand what is -- is useful here insofar as it may be applied back to theatre as another open-air spectacle. But in this case ... mass culture -- a culture which was primarily illiterate in both the official and the vernacular writings of the church -- and being understood within the hegemonic orthodoxy. The introductory speech in the Chester Plays (The Cooke's Play) describes a previous knowledge that Adam -- as representative for a fallen humanity -- apprehends exactly at the moment he articulates his speech: Nowe, by this light that I nowe see, joye ys come, lord, ...
- 5217: Lamarck's Influence on the Development of Darwin's Theory of Evolution
- Lamarck's Influence on the Development of Darwin's Theory of Evolution There have been many ideas on the theory of evolution. Some simply take our existence for granted, others prefer to explain all evolution in terms of the bible and the presence of ... conclusions on evolution brought about excitement and attention. He was the one who showed law in organic and inorganic species evolution. As it turned out, the work of Lamarck was quite influential on Darwin. Lamarck's views on inheritance of characteristics can be seen in Darwin's accounts of natural selection. When Lamarck wrote of transmutation, Darwin followed with his beliefs of the mutability of species. As well, Darwin had ...
- 5218: The Jovian Planets
- ... structure probably consists of a rocky core of metals, water, ammonia and methane. Usually these cores are about the same size as earth possibly a little larger. It is also possible that Uranus and Neptune’s core is a liquid instead of a solid. The Jovian planets also have about the same rotational characteristics and all have rings around them. Jupiter, the first of the jovian planets, reigns supreme throughout the solar system. Named after the Roman god Jove, the ruler of Olympus; Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun and is also the largest planet in the Earth’s solar system. It is 318 times more massive than Earth and is two thirds of the planetary mass in the solar system. Jupiter’s surface, unlike earth, is gaseous and not a solid. It is about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium with traces of methane, ammonia, water and rock. Jupiter’s interior is very similar to the Sun’ ...
- 5219: Orwell And Marx
- ... less discussed qualities in Animal Farm besides the more commonly read harsh criticism of totalitarianism. Orwell and Marx differed in their views on Socialism and its effects on religion and nationalism as well as Socialism's effects on society and its leaders. Orwell shared many of Marx's viewpoints, but he did not share with Marx the same vision of a utopian future, only the prospects of a worldwide revolution. "Orwell's work indicates that he had read Marx with care and understanding. That he remained unconvinced and highly critical does not mean he did could not follow Marx's arguments; or rather, it could mean ...
- 5220: Not So Hidden Agendas: Wilfred Owen and His Early Editors
- ... Instead, it was through the efforts of his editors that Wilfred Owen and his poetry were not forgotten on the bloody fields of France. Indeed, I would argue that the three earliest editions of Owen's poems (Siegfried Sassoon and Edith Sitwell, 1920; Edmund Blunden, 1931; and C. Day Lewis, 1963) were responsible for establishing Owen's reputation and that reputation was reaffirmed by subsequent editions. This means that in order to understand Wilfred Owen's position in English literature, one must examine the different editions of Owen=s poems and the agendas of each editor. The first edition of his poems, co-edited by Sassoon and Sitwell, created problems ...
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