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- 3051: Comparison Of The Odessey And
- ... the Achaeans and Trojans, the immortals, lives and actions are commonly defined by a higher being. Which leads to Homer s epic poems the Odyssey and the Iliad which deal with constant conflict in a world where the mortals are not even masters of their own destiny. The main character Odysseus, and the two armies, the Achaeans and the Trojans have little control over their own fate. Their destinies are defined ... exercised by the gods, the characters are forced to become dependent on them, and fear their all mighty hand. The story of The Iliad, deals with two armies, the Achaeans and the Trojans. In the war, the Achaians are trying to sack the city of Troy. The Trojans, the defenders of the city, are led by the powerful warriors Hector and Paris, while the Achaeans are led by Agamemnon, Achilles, Odysseus ... story concludes with the Achaeans on the verge of sacking Troy because their greatest warrior, Hector, died by the hand of Achilles. The Odyssey is the story of Odysseus s homeward journey after the Trojan War. Odysseus was afflicted with suffering on his homeward voyage, because he blinded the Cyclops, Poseidon s son. When he finally reached his home of Ithaca, he found several men trying to steal his wealth ...
- 3052: Einstein
- By: David Lindesmith E-mail: Watchdav@aol.com Albert Einstein Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by almost every person in the world. While most of these people do not understand his work, everyone knows that his impact on the world of science is amazing. Many people have heard of Albert Einstein’s General Theory of relativity, but not many people know of his life that led him to discover what scientists have called, “The greatest ... of Einstein’s job was that it gave him enough time to pursue his own research. As his ideas began to develop, he published them in journals. Though he was still unknown to the scientific world, he began to attract a large circle of friends and admirers. A group of students that he tutored quickly transformed into a social club that shared a love of nature, music, and of course, ...
- 3053: American Revolutionary War 2
- American Revolutionary War Were the Colonists Justified in Their Rebellion against England? Did They Have an Adequate Cause for Revolution? Starting after the termination of the Seven-Year s war, by the Peace of Paris, England repeatedly violated the American Colonists rights. A series of events, happening between 1763(ending of the Seven-Years war) and 1775 (starting of the revolution), could be taken as motives for the American s revolution. The Americans claimed that through both, the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765), the British dishonored ...
- 3054: The World as Will and Idea and Young Goodman Brown: Symbols
- "The World as Will and Idea" and "Young Goodman Brown": Symbols The word symbol derives from the Greek verb symbolallein 'to throw together' and its noun symbolon 'mark, emblem, token or sign'. A symbol is an object ... are all involved in the devil's communion. Goody Cloyse who taught him his catechism, the Minister, Deacon Gookin, his father and mother, Faith and many of his fellow towns men and women. In 'The World as Will and Idea' (1819), Arthur Schopenhauer maintained that the 'desires and drives of men, as well as the forces of nature, are manifestations of a single will, specifically the will to live, which is the essence of the world. Since operation of will means constant striving without satisfaction, life consists of suffering and that only through controlling the will through the intellect can suffering be diminished'. Hawthorne portrays this magnificently in Young Goodman ...
- 3055: European Studies
- ... 30 billion ECU (and often more) was spent in the buying up of surplus commodities at minimum official prices and was also used to pay subsidies to traders to sell surpluses on the lower-priced world markets. (5) During the 1960Æs the price system was devised. The first problem with price policies is that of fluctuating and differing exchange rates. ôGreen Moneyö was the first solution to be developed to counter ... This maintains a minimum market price level. Variable import levies were used to bring imports up to the threshold price and export refunds were used to remove the difference between the common market price and world price. (10) Variable levies are one of the most effective protective trade policies used. They protect domestic price guarantees from being defeated by trade flows. They can sometimes generate revenues and funds for the central ... levy shrinks imports and losses to the consumer and efficiency are usually caused. Producer returns can fluctuate more wildly. They can also strain international relations as the variable levy transfers domestic demand instability onto the world market. An administrative mechanism must also be implemented to bridge the gap between the higher price guarantee and the lower international price, and this can be expensive to operate as it depends on fluctuating ...
- 3056: Red Badge Of Courage
- Red badge of courage By: zach stevenson E-mail: zac_s8@yahoo.com The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage, by Steven Crane, has been proclaimed one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story that realistically depicts the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy who decides to become a soldier. Henry, who is fighting for the Union, is very determined to become a hero, and the story depicts Henrys ... argument between the soldiers. Henry, a simple farm boy, is rather excited when he hears the rumor that they will be fighting soon. It had always been a dream of his to fight in a war, and become a hero, and now his dream was coming true. Henry begins to think about what life was like before he entered the army, and remembers the stories of war he has heard ...
- 3057: Uncle Toms Cabin
- ... This controversial novel was initially written to question slavery and to convince people of its wrongness. It was the first book that brought the problem of Negro slavery in America to the attention of the world. It became not only a bestseller, but a social documentary of the lives of slaves. While living in Ohio just across the river from slave holding Kentucky, Harriet Beecher Stowe had a first hand view ... its views, there were still many critics. In addition, southern slave holders claimed that "By crystallizing militant antislavery sentiment in the north, Uncle Tom's Cabin played an important factor in precipitating the American Civil War."2 As problematic as some of the book's language and descriptions were, it still managed to evoke international sympathy for African-American slaves. It is believed by many that the book affected English readers so much that they decided not to join our civil war on the Confederate side or even recognize the Confederate states as a nation. Since European readers were so far away from slavery, they listened to Mrs. Stowe without question because she, as an American, ...
- 3058: Witness
- Witness In the 1985 film witness director peter weir explores the sharp cultural conflicts between the old Amish society of western Pennsylvania and the modern American world of crime and violence. The main character, Philadelphia police detective John Book (played by Harrison Ford), is forced into hiding by a group of corrupt fellow officers looking for a little Amish boy (played by ... manner, and only leaves Rachel and her family after they are safe and secure from all harm. The cultural contrasts portrayed in witness are perhaps the most obvious element of the story. Book and his world are full of violence, guns corruption, but the Amish world of Rachel and her family is quiet, gentle and deeply religious. Her son Samuel is fascinated with this strong, friendly policeman from the big city, but Rachel and her father are alarmed at the ...
- 3059: All Quiet On The Western Front
- Paul Bäumer Paul told the story of the war as it happened to him. The reader is taken from the front line, to a catholic hospital, to his home while he is away on leave. His story tells of the sacrifice the soldiers gave defending their country. It also tells of the difficulties of losing friends, killing another man, and going day after day without much, if any, sleep. He died in October of 1918, just before the war ended. His death was described as this, "...his face had an expression of calm, as though almost glad the end had come." Stanislaus Katczinsky Katczinsky, or "Kat" as he is referred to, is the leader ... few weeks ended up healing fine, the opposite was true for Albert. An infection spread through his leg leading for the need for it to be amputated at the thigh. When Paul returned to the war these two friends parted, never to see each other again. Josef Behm Josef Behm was described as a plump fellow who, at first, did not want to join the war efforts. Later, after being ...
- 3060: Economic Recovery During The 1
- ... National Governments Response and other reasons for recovery. By examining these four areas it will hopefully become evident whether or not the reforms introduced by the National Government contributed to economic recovery. Depression was felt world wide especially in America and Britain. America was affected by the wall street crash more than other countries because many people held shares and due to prices falling were unable to pay their debts which ... and Northern Ireland. During this time of high unemployment figures peaked at 3 million. This level of unemployment stayed the same for a period of three years. Overall it can be seen that depression occurred world wide and that full economic recovery was going to be hard to achieve. It can also be seen that it was going to take a long time to achieve full economic recovery especially in areas ... economic recovery involved the re-armandent program. This programme created work in the areas which were linked to heavy industry. Work was created in these areas as ships and weapons had to be built for World War 2. Another reason for recovery was due to the fact depression was world wide. This meant prices had fallen all over the world and this had led to a consumer boom as people ...
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