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- 6961: Severan Copy Of Athena Parthenos And 13th Century Virgin And
- ... being threatened. Eventually, he was assassinated , and the Roman world was thrown into civil discord. Septimius Severus emerged as the new emperor in 193 after proclaiming himself to be Marcus Aurelius¹ son. 2 The Severan¹s hometown was called Lepcis Magna, on the coast of what is now Libya. In the early third century the port city used imperial funds to ornament itself with a new forum, basilica , arch, and several ... statues of second and third century Rome, Athena has a rigid , strong but graceful torso that can be seen in the later period of Soldier Emperors that would follow in coming decades. While examining Athena¹s garb- her birthday suit of armor and cloth - a paralell can be drawn to the battle gear seen in the Ludovisi battle sarcophagus and the Athena¹s chiton. In both of these , the garments¹ cloth hangs with a powerful rigidity that doesn¹t really cling to the body. This gives a feeling of protective layering and puts limited focus on the ...
- 6962: John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys
- ... accident changed his whole outlook on life. As he was tightening a machine belt with a file, the file flew out and pierced his right eye. His left eye grew dim to the reaction. John's friends and neighbors tried to help him and brought doctors. Some friends read to him. Children brought him flowers and listened to his stories. He finally began to regain his sight. His employer, grateful for ... to the Yosemite. Muir quickly became an expert on Yosemite. John believed that glaciers had helped in the formation of the valley. People began to pay attention to his ideas. Some agreed and some didn't. John spent years studying glaciers and tracking glaciers in the Sierra Nevada. In 1874, Jeanne Carr introduced John Muir to Louie Wanda because she wanted John to leave his lonely life. John first tramped the ... and Alaska. Then he decided that he should settle down and went to visit Louie Wanda in the Alhambra Valley. They got married and had two daughters, Annie and Helen Wanda. John worked on Louie's farm for many years, but started to miss the wilderness. Louie Wanda saw what was happening to John and decided to let him travel to Alaska. He visited the Alaskan tribes and Glacier Bay. ...
- 6963: To Kill A Mockingbird Life Sty
- A child in 1930's Alabama had a life much different than the life of a child growing up in today's modern society. As opposed to today's standards, education was less civilized. Their home life was not as privileged or as entertaining, and their place in society was much more trivial, and planned out. The lifestyles of a 1930's Alabama ...
- 6964: Slavery - Southern White Slaveholder Guilt
- ... what custom might dictate, but this would surely not be out of line with the picture of slaves as purely property. A lame slave would essentially be a negative in terms of profit; this wouldn't be advantageous in any sense of the economic world in which Leubal is embroiled. However, Leubal goes far above and beyond this baseline version of humanity. He gets a thorough examination from a clearly respected ... of Slavery," the Great Reaction - as he calls it - was initiated to convince the slaveholders themselves that slavery was a good.4 Ever since cries of liberty and equality first struck the South, the institution's morality had been questioned by all involved. This questioning was purely out of feelings of guilt. Slaveholders were convinced they were going to hell because of their slaveholding; James Oakes makes much out of this ... was not a common situation in the South. Slaveholders in general were guilt-stricken because they recognized themselves in their slaves, and understood, deep down, that what they were doing was wrong. Examine Solomon Northup's experience as described in Twelve Years a Slave. He was owned by a wide variety of masters, seemingly encompassing the extremes and the norms of masters. It will thus be an educational experience to ...
- 6965: Lord Of The Flies
- ... progresses. Finally, his savage personality and ability to tell people what they want to hear, allows him to overtake Ralph as chief. The three points I will be talking about in this essay are Jack s character, Jack s symbolism, and the moral or lesson Golding is trying to teach us throughout the story. Jack Merridew is a young boy, probably the same age as Ralph, possibly older. On pg. 20 Golding describes Jack ... red beneath the black cap. His face was crumpled and freckled, and ugly without silliness. Out of this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger. Jack s eyes are always used in the novel to depict his emotions, as they are in the quote above. When the boys land on the island they are all wearing their school uniforms, but Jack ...
- 6966: Lord Of The Flies 5
- ... must all be treated equally. He acknowledges that he is not superior to any of the other boys, which makes him a better leader. His leadership provides peace and order to the island. Under Jack's rule, the boys become uncivilized savages. They have no discipline. The meetings that Ralph calls restore a sense of order because the boys have to wait until they hold the conch to speak. Ralph says, "I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking." (Ch. 2, Pg. 36, Line 24-25). This quote proves that Ralph is trying to keep some order. Ralph uses his authority to try to improve the society. He tells Jack, "They talk and ... 3, P.56, L.28). In this quote, he is referring to why the boys need shelters, reason being, they are afraid. He understands that by having shelters, the boys will feel more secure. Ralph's "government" is a form of democracy, which gives each boy equal rights and ability to express themselves. Jack s government is a form of dictatorship because he considers everyone inferiors. When Jack gets meat ...
- 6967: Fate, Mayor Of Casterbridge
- Many believe that a human's personality determines their place in life. In the Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy explores the role of character in determining fate. He uses a character's personality flaws to determine their fate. Hardy utilizes such traits as temper, naivety, control problems, and shyness. Hardy takes his character and places them in a situation where their personalities usually make the situation worse ... Lucetta, however, marries Farfrae. She does this because he is good looking, better off than Henchard, and totally infatuated with her. This course was the best for her at the moment. She knew of Henchard's past, she had experienced his temper, and was afraid he would ruin her. Lucetta also puts a great deal of emphasis on looks. Earlier in the story, she had fallen in love with Henchard. ...
- 6968: The Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute
- ... struggle that has dominated the two tribes for over 100 years. The story is an ever-changing one, evolving from local conflict to forcible relocation to big business interests. The incredible breadth of the dispute's history makes it impossible to objectively cover the entire progression from all viewpoints. I will therefore focus on current issues - and their historical causes - facing the two tribes as they mutually approach a "common ground ... the tribes and to establish a protected homeland for the Hopi. Instead, it effectively set the stage for a convoluted century-long dispute. From 1882 on, no real problems occurred until one of the world's densest deposits of accessible coal - representing about $10 billion in revenue - was discovered in the 1950s beneath land occupied by both tribes (Wood 1999), an area later established as the "joint-use area" (JUA) in 1962. While the JUA existed in relative peace, the technical problem of land usage rights was becoming more apparent to politicians and big business interests. Only one year after the coal's discovery, Hopi Tribal Council representative - and attorney for Peabody Coal, the nation's largest coal company - John Boyden began petitioning the Secretary of the Interior to partition the JUA. The land was officially partitioned ...
- 6969: Robert Boyle
- ... Ireland. (Encyclopedia p. 469) His father was the Earl of Cork. His mother died when he was very young. (Sootin pp. 3-6) Robert was the seventh son of fourteen children and was his father's favorite. He was very different from his brothers. Instead of playing like most of the children, Robert preferred studying and reading. The father and founder of modern chemistry had been born. (Sootin p.8) In this paper will be discussed Robert Boyle's childhood, his scientific works, and his death. Boyle grew up imitating and making fun of people who studdered, in fact, he did it so much, he also developed the habit of studdering. This habit caused ... be a member of the Royal Society, a big scientific group. It was a great honor to be a part of that scientific group.(Salzberg p.161) Arguably, Robert Boyle is most famous for Boyle's Law. Boyles's Law, in formula form, is Pressure x volume = a constant. Boyle's Law in word form is, "At constant temperature for given mass of gas, volume varies inversely with pressure" ( Biddle ...
- 6970: Exploring Sexuality in "Taming of the Shrew"
- ... an obvious conflict between Kate and her sister, Bianca. This conflict stems from the fact that their father favors Bianca, as well as the fact that Bianca has many suitors, while Kate has none. Kate's father, Baptista, tries to persuade some of Bianca's suitors to pursue Kate instead. However, they make it clear that none of them could desire Kate. "Mates, maid? How mean you that? No mates for you unless you were of a gentler, milder, mold ... that it hurts Kate to have no suitors while she (Bianca) has several. Bianca uses this to hurt Kate. When Kate tries to find out which suitor Bianca really likes, Bianca swears that she won't take the suitor that Kate likes. She casually offers Kate whichever suitor she wants. Kate is enraged by this because she knows that the only reason that Bianca has suitors while she has none ...
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