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- 81: Was It Heaven Or Hell
- ... a LIE?" "You confess it--you actually confess it--you told a lie!" CHAPTER II The family consisted of four persons: Margaret Lester, widow, aged thirty six; Helen Lester, her daughter, aged sixteen; Mrs. Lester's maiden aunts, Hannah and Hester Gray, twins, aged sixty-seven. Waking and sleeping, the three women spent their days and night in adoring the young girl; in watching the movements of her sweet spirit in ... him. It was a slow and trying education, but it paid. He was of great stature; he had a leonine head, a leonine face, a rough voice, and an eye which was sometimes a pirate's and sometimes a woman's, according to the mood. He knew nothing about etiquette, and cared nothing about it; in speech, manner, carriage, and conduct he was the reverse of conventional. He was frank, to the limit; he had ...
- 82: Lawrence Of Arabia (Movie)
- Lawrence of Arabia Arabia set a new standard for movie epics. David Lean's sweeping, magisterial direction, the gnomic complexity of the screenplay by Robert Bolt and Michael Wilson, and the awe-inspiring cinematography by Freddie Young combined to make this a thinking person's spectacular. Peter O'Toole's intense, charismatic performance in the title role vaulted him to stardom; he has never been better than as the British army officer who becomes a leader of Arab warriors. The film's searching analysis ...
- 83: History Of The Original Teddy
- ... original teddy bear which is regarded as the perennial toy of the twentieth century complies with this philosophy. Firstly, though, what denotes a toy? The most common defenition states a toy as being a child's plaything, which suggests balls, dolls, games, puzzles and the like. Perhaps a more general defenition which fits the entire age realm is any object which stimulates the brain. A toy encourages learning through fun challenges ... their parents' protection. In essence, toys exist based on the instinct of self preservation. Primitive toys and games taught manipulation of weapons and warfare which instilled invaluable coordination, manual skills and mental agility. A primate's survival depended heavily on his successful use of the three. Toys have remained an essential cultural icon throughout history. For example, an ancient doll concocted of organic materials such as clay, bone, and wood is ... Age European societies created clay marbles, rattles, and even puppets as toy teaching devices. The same basic toys have emcompassed one society after another with their evolution dependent upon the technology of the era. Today's toys are merely yesterday's upgraded replicas enhancing with each new discovery. The toy world is vast but separable. It's four partitions include adaptations for infancy, early chilhood, late childhood, and adolescence/adulthood. ...
- 84: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn "You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," but that ain't no matter. that book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There were things which he streched, but mainly he told the truth. That ain' nothing. I never seen anybody but lied, one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybr Mary. Aunt Polly-Tom's Aunt Polly, she is-and Mary, and the Widow Douglas, is all told bout in that book-which is mostly a true book; with some, as I said before.(Twain 1) Any way I ...
- 85: Macbeth 14
- ... and was the last king in the direct male line to descend from Kenneth MacAlpine, who united the Scots and Picts in 843 A.D. and is considered the founder of Scotland. One of Malcolm's three daughters, Bethoc, married Crinan, the secular hereditary Abbot of Dunkeld. Through her, the Abbot's son [Duncan] was installed by Malcolm as the King of Cumbria in 1018. After Malcolm II's murder by his nobles at Glamis, Duncan killed his opponents and seized the throne as King Duncan I. His first cousins, Macbeth (of Shakespearian fame) and Thorfinn the Raven Feeder, Norwegian Earl of Orkney, ...
- 86: Plan and Purpose (Creation) or Time and Chance (Evolution)?
- ... into existence the earth and all its life through a direct act of creation. Creation requires a Supreme act of intelligence and ingenuity. Most creationists are conservative Christians who base their beliefs on the Bibles account of the Creation. Evolution is the idea that all living things evolved from simple organisms and changed through the ages to produce millions of species. Evolutionists believe that evolvement is still occurring; however, it ... Creationist views and ideas do not coincide with the beliefs and theories of evolutionists, and therefore, they are continuously trying to convince one another that their views and assumptions are right and that the others views are wrong. In this way, radiocarbon dating is considered to be biased dating. Evolutionists can make radiometric dating provide them with the evidence that they want, and creationists can make radiocarbon dating provide them ... they believe that the Bible is not the truth; their minds are already made up, and they have a strong mindset and a firm determination not to change their views. They are agnostic - they dont care, cant care, and dont know the evidence that God is the Creator of all. There is more than enough evidence, however, to convince evolutionists that creation is the correct concept to ...
- 87: Heart Of Darkness 3
- Heart of Darkness Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, relies on the historical period of imperialism in order to describe its protagonist, Charlie Marlow, and his struggle. Marlow's catharsis in the novel, as he goes to the Congo, rests on how he visualizes the effects of imperialism. This paper will analyze Marlow's "change," as caused by his exposure to the imperialistic nature of the historical period in which he lived. Marlow is asked by "the company", the organization for whom he works, to travel to the ...
- 88: Macbeth - " Macbeth's eventual demise is by virtue of his obsession for power and retaining his power. Before he desired the power of being king, Macbeth was a respected noble. He was labeled, "brave Macbeth" (Act I, scene ... smoked with bloody execution, ... Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops, And fixed his head upon our battlements (act I, scene, ii, lines 17- 23). In his speech, the Captain describes Macbeth's violence to indicate what a good warrior he is thus showing that he has respect for Macbeth. Once Macbeth became king, he became overpowered with keeping his authority. Macbeth realized that he was being used just so that Banquo's sons can inherit the throne: They hailed him father to a line of kings. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrenched ...
- 89: Heart Of Darkness
- Heart of Darkness Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, relies on the historical period of imperialism in order to describe its protagonist, Charlie Marlow, and his struggle. Marlow's catharsis in the novel, as he goes to the Congo, rests on how he visualizes the effects of imperialism. This paper will analyze Marlow's "change," as caused by his exposure to the imperialistic nature of the historical period in which he lived. Marlow is asked by "the company", the organization for whom he works, to travel to the ...
- 90: " Macbeth's eventual demise is by virtue of his obsession for power and retaining his power. Before he desired the power of being king, Macbeth was a respected noble. He was labeled, "brave Macbeth" (Act I, scene ... smoked with bloody execution, ... Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops, And fixed his head upon our battlements (act I, scene, ii, lines 17- 23). In his speech, the Captain describes Macbeth's violence to indicate what a good warrior he is thus showing that he has respect for Macbeth. Once Macbeth became king, he became overpowered with keeping his authority. Macbeth realized that he was being used just so that Banquo's sons can inherit the throne: They hailed him father to a line of kings. Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, Thence to be wrenched ...
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