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- 3071: The Symbolism Of The Crow
- ... crow was too gossipy for the Greeks. That's why Athena replaced him with the owl, to stay with her. The crow was also devoted to Apollo. The god sent a crow to the aquatic world, to bring back water, there the crow discovered a fig tree, whose fruits were not ripe yet, so he waited near the tree to eat ripe figs instead of accomplishing his task he was punished ... purification.(For the Love of Crows – A web page about Crows) The crow, symbol of the supreme God for Tlingit Indians (NorthWest of the Pacific), the crow is the main divine character. He organizes the world, gives civilization and culture, creates and frees the sun. For Haïda Indians (North-western coast of the Canada), the crow will steal the sun from the sky's master, to give it to the earth ... the Asiatic mythology; in China and in Japan, he shows love and gratitude. According to Chinese legends, ten red crows with three paws flew away from the East Blackberry Tree to bring light to the world, But they unknowingly brought an unbearable heat to the Earth. Yi the Good Archer killed nine of them, and saved the world. The last Crow they say is now in the Sun. So the ...
- 3072: Crime And Punishment Dream Ana
- ... saturated with psychological symbols. The dream fills Raskolinov heart with horror and he sees it as a symbol that he will murder the old woman. For Raskolinov, the dream reveals the true nature of the world: the helpless are victimized by the strong. The dream reveals two different sides of Raskolinov. Cruelty and thoughtlessness is shown as the taunting crowd and Milolka while his compassionate and caring side is conspicuous as ... much insight into Raskolinov’s motives and conscience. The dream depicts victimization by the strong on the weak. Raskolinov himself feels he is a “Superman,” a man who looks down on the rest of the world. His inflated ego impels a feeling to want to clean the world of what he feels to be the retched of the Earth. Raskolinov’s conflicting emotions and thoughts are expressed through the horrific dream. It is obvious that his raging contemplative mind will overwhelm his ...
- 3073: Objections To And Advantages O
- Introduction In my essay I will discuss the objections to and advantages of NATO-membership for Central and Eastern European countries. First, I will give you a short historical profile of the post cold-war era. In 1990 the Cold War officially ended. The two military alliances: NATO and the Warsaw Pact signed a treaty that stated they were no longer each others enemies and that they will advocate peace and stability in Europe and the world. One year later, the Warsaw Pact collapsed. This left a 'vacuum', east of the NATO border. The natural reaction in the East was to ask for admission to NATO. Admission from Eastern European countries ...
- 3074: Charles M. Manson
- Charles M. Manson In this world there are cults everywhere. Whether they're in the US, China, or maybe next-door there is always one common factor, control. Charles Manson was a cult leader in southern California during the sixties. Like ... influence was so great that his followers were willing to kill for him at his smallest whim. Charles Manson was very paranoid and was under the influnce that there was to be an upcoming race war. He called this race war “Helter Skelter”. Charles M. Manson was born in Cincinnati on November 11, 1934. His mother Kathleen Maddox, a teenage prostitute, his father was a man remembered as “Colonel Scott.” In order to give her ...
- 3075: Egypt 3
- ... Valley of the Kings and its exquisite treasures will be offered. The Old Kingdom, from about 4000 to 2280 B.C., was the age of the great pyramids such as Cheops (wonder of the ancient world), Chefren, and Mycerinus. Also on the Giza plateau is the largest freestanding statue in Egypt, the Sphinx. The Sphinx was a sculpture of a lion’s body with the face of Chefren. The statue is ... known as the Middle Kingdom. This kingdom lasted from about 2065 to 1785 B.C. In this era, the city of Thebes was built. Thebes was known as the most influential city of the ancient world. The city was split into two parts, the right and left side of the Nile. The right side was the city of the living, it was built for the sun god, Amen-Ra. It consisted ... lined avenues, and the many columns. Also in the city of the living is the temple of Karnak. In this temple were hundreds of columns, a hippo-style courtyard and the tallest obelisks in the world. The left side of the Nile was the city of the dead. This is where the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Ramses III, and the tomb of King Tutankhamen were found. The ...
- 3076: Government Censorship would damage the atmosphere of the freedom to express ideas on the Internet; therefore, government should not encourage censorship
- ... encourage censorship. Introduction I. In the Internet community, there is a large volume of technical terms. For this reason, it is first necessary to examine the terminology specific to Internet. 1. The internet is a world wide computer network. 1. Electronic mail (email), which is one component of the Internet, approximates person to person letters, memoranda, notes and even phone calls. 2. Another term that is often used is electronic news ... is a broadcast, free to the Internet medium. 3. The term FTP is also frequently used. File transfer protocol (FTP) started as an Internet archival and retrieval medium, somewhat analogous to traditional libraries. 4. The world-wide web (WWW), which is another component of the Net, can be used to "publish" material that would traditionally appear in journals, magazines, posters, books, television and even on film. 2. It is also essential ... Conclusion The Internet is a wonderful place of entertainment and education but like all places used by millions of people, it has some murky corners people would prefer children not to explore. In the physical world society as a whole conspires to protect children, but there are no social or physical constraints to Internet surfing. The Internet Censorship Bill of 1995, also known as the Exon/Coats Communications Decency Act, ...
- 3077: Biography of Robert E. Lee
- ... the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. His work there earned him a promotion to captain. In 1841, he was transferred to Fort Hamilton in New York harbor, where he took charge of building fortifications. When war broke out between the United States and Mexico in 1846, the army sent Lee to Texas to serve as assistant engineer under General John E. Wool. All his superior officers, especially General Winfield Scott, were impressed with Lee. Early in the war, Lee supervised the construction of bridges for Wool's march toward the Mexican border. He then did excellent work on scouting trips. Lee later was helping General Winfield Scott plan a great battle. The Army ... of men into battle. The Americans won. Lee then wrote to his son, Custis, "You have no idea what a horrible sight a field of battle is."2 Then came the biggest battle of the war. The Americans attacked a fort outside Mexico City. Lee planned the attack. For days he worked without sleep. He found out where the Mexican soldiers were. He knew where to put the big guns. ...
- 3078: Political Criticism On The Eng
- From the war-torn wastelands of Europe to the exotic Cairo, The English Patient, is a reader's delight. This novel set in the twilight stages of the Second World War was created by Michael Ondaatje. Amongst Caravaggio, Hanna, Almasy and other minor characters, Kip is the only coloured character in the cast. Almasy, is the sick patient while Hana nurses him. Caravaggio is a ...
- 3079: John Coltrane
- ... did. From the very moment that he learned his instrument, he wanted to revolutionize it." While enrolled in school, Coltrane worked at the local sugar refinery to help pay for debts. During the occurrence of World War II, Coltrane played with the US Navy Band; and afterwards in 1947, Coltrane returned to Philadelphia and began working around established musicians Jimmy Heath, Howard McGhee, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and Joe Webb in local bars ... by no means exclusively among young blacks, is clearest of all in the album titled A Love Supreme, recorded in late 1964 with Tyner, Jones, and Garrison. In 1964, John William Coltrane revealed to the world his concept of spirituality in the form of what would soon be a world-renowned and multi-award-winning suite, "A Love Supreme." Coltrane's concept fused music and religion. It entailed the expression ...
- 3080: Virgil The Art Of Imitating Ho
- ... first half, or the Odyssean Aeneid. The first parallel that presents itself is the immediate situation of Aeneas and his ships. Just as Odysseus and his crew were lost after the end of the Trojan War, so too are Aeneas and his crew. Just like Odysseus was battered by a storm and almost killed after leaving Calypso s island5, so too are Aeneas ships being battered by a storm set on ... where Odysseus receives advice on how he should proceed to get himself home, here too does Aeneas receive advice on how he should get to Italy and how he will have to fight a bloody war with the inhabitants there upon his arrival. Just as Odysseus meets the souls of people he knew, so too does Aeneas as he meets Dido, Palinurus, and his father Anchises. The fact that he does ... struggle and perhaps even die to return home to his own wife. So too does Aeneas reject happiness and luxury with Dido, even though he is truly in love with her, to struggle and wage war on a foreign land to found an empire for his future descendants. Besides the Homeric echoes to the Odyssey, the last half of the Aeneid is an echo of Homer's Iliad. It is ...
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