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- 3421: Milton's Presentation of the Fallen Angels
- Milton's Presentation of the Fallen Angels Write about Milton's presentation of the fallen angels, showing both how he attempts to individualise them, and how he uses them to present his view of the world The fallen angels are Satan's minions and the voices by which Milton may express a variety of opinions and views, showing the diversity and intricacies of Hell, and the immorality of their actions and ... infernal dungeon, to take a flight throughout history, giving his own point of view. It is thus that Books I and II of "Paradise Lost" are so unique, as the alternative, and less-frequently explored world of the devils, is probed in such a fascinating manner. Milton uses the story of the fallen angels to open out on numerous eras, civilisations, myths and stories, allowing him to convey his own perception of the world's history, as the reader is guided through various points in time. Before we are introduced to the individuals, Milton depicts an enormous army of different species, each of changeable size and form. The ...
- 3422: Sociology Of Movie
- ... to return. William, left without a family, was heart broken. The day of his family's funeral, a majestic man arrived to take him away, Uncle Argil. Together they traveled on many journeys across the world, becoming true renaissance men. Many years later, William returned to his forgotten home with the intentions of starting a new life. It was here where he fell in love and married his beautiful wife, Marian. The day after the wedding, Marian was assaulted and killed by one of the king's soldiers. The outraged Wallace sought revenge, killing the solider and sparking a war against Longshanks. Wallace became known throughout Scotland as a patriot, fighting for his lost love and the freedom he never had. After many long and brutal battles William was captured, tortured, and killed. The cry of his death echoed around the world, and certainly on the battlefield. Soon after, his followers defeated Longshank's army and won there freedom. Based on the movie and summary above, I have concluded that there are several social conflicts. The ...
- 3423: Michael Collins Biography Figh
- Fighting Spirit It was in County Cork, Ireland, 1890 when 75 year old "Michael Collins" watched his wife bring into the world his 8th child, "Michael Collins junior." "Michael" was the youngest of 8 siblings and in the short 6 years "Michael" new his father he and his siblings were strongly influenced and encouraged by him to ... Belfast if Home Rule was to be introduced. Seeing the threat, nationalists in Dublin responded by forming the Irish Volunteers with the help of the IRB. Despite this persistent feuding the outbreak of the First World War, the UVF and the Irish Volunteers came together to protect Ireland from invasion. On Easter day April 24th 1916, approximately 2000 Volunteers succeeded in taking over several main buildings in the Dublin in a ...
- 3424: Artists Works
- ... death. The message that Salvador Dali was trying to get across is that hope and despair, failure and victory, and life and death are all equal forces, each one pulling the other in an eternal war to balance everything. It's all a cycle, and like all cycles, it repeats itself forever and ever, and there's no way of having one without the other. Guemica - Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" Pablo Picasso's painting entitled "Guernica" has been a masterpiece of modern art since it's first appearance at the World Fair's Fair of 1937. The huge mural has become an icon of Picasso's work and has been interpreted in several unique ways, many of which contradict Picasso's actual intentions. Artistically, the composition is balanced and is a characteristic of Picasso's work; perfectly planned and flowing. The symbols of this piece despite the misconceptions of it's many critics, including those present at the World's Fair in the year that the painting was introduced, were clearly defined by Picasso himself. The preliminary sketches of the work began in May of 1937, and was commissioned by the official Republican ...
- 3425: Summary of "Ceremony"
- Summary of "Ceremony" Ceremony is the story about Tayo, A Native American World War II Veteran, and his struggle to find himself. He struggles to adapt to a world where his people have to fight between the what "whites" say is the true path, and what his culture says the right path. Ceremony displays Tayo's struggle by comparing his struggle to find ...
- 3426: 1984: The Party Has Many Slogans
- ... it (Kalechofsky 114). The phrase "Big Brother Is Watching You" is the Party's way of showing its control over the citizens of Oceania. The Party displays its power over both the history of the world and over the citizens of Oceania's everyday life in many different ways. "Who controls the past," Orwell writes, "controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'" (23). The Party shows its authority ... It changes all documents in order to fit their needs. For instance, if the Party says that something never happened, then it never happened. All evidence of the event is destroyed. Oceania is continuously at war with either Eurasia or Eastasia. When the Party decides to start fighting with Eastasia and be allies with Eurasia, after years of fighting with Eurasia, all signs of a war with Eurasia are wiped out within a week. The documents are all falsified in the Records department. This is where Winston works. It's ironic that all of the nation's records are changed ...
- 3427: Allen Ginsberg
- ... Ginsberg also had a brother who became a lawyer in Paterson, New Jersey. Ginsberg’s childhood was very complicated. Ginsberg’s mother only trusted him and thought that the rest of the family and the world was plotting against her. Ginsberg attended Columbia college to become a lawyer as his father had planned. However, Ginsberg’s new crowd at Columbia did not encourage him in his studies, and he got suspended ... Ginsberg led protesters at the 1968 Democratic Convention with chants against violence. Ginsberg was a truly and simply free soul. He refused to deny himself or be embarrassed about anything. Ginsberg despised the straight, normal world dominated by money, machinery and war. Ginsberg also believed in free speech and promoted gay liberation. He was part of many 60’s events such as Ken Kesey’s Acid Test Festivals, the San Fransisco Be-In, and the Chicago ...
- 3428: Assassination of JFK: Conspiracy or Single-Gunman?
- Assassination of JFK: Conspiracy or Single-Gunman? Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II, once said, "The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.". Although this may sound ludicrous, we can see many example of this in the world's history. One example would have to be the John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassination. For over thirty years the people of the United States were led to believe that a single gunman shot and killed ...
- 3429: Booker T. Washington
- ... but knowledge of agricultural and industrial trades. He felt that the Negro would rise to be an equal in American society through hard work. Washington founded a school on these principles, and it became the world's leader in agricultural and industrial education for the Negro. As the world watched him put his heart and soul into his school, Tuskegee Institute, he gained great respect from both the white and black communities. Many of the country's white leaders agreed with his principals, and ... field hands and taking corn to the local mill for grinding. This hard work at an early age instilled in him the values he would teach for the rest of his life. When the Civil War ended in April of 1863, Washington and his mom were set free. Unlike most of the other slaves, Washington had somewhere to go. His step-father had escaped earlier, and had gotten a job ...
- 3430: ASSATA Shakur
- ... of revolutionary groups demanding total liberation. She became actively involved in this movement, while, consequently becoming a victim of the government's repressive actions. Assata's struggle began as a child trying to comprehend the world around her. She learned greatly from her schools, deriving many of her historical perspectives of the black white conflict. She learned false history of the slave period in the U.S., thinking Lincoln supported the slave liberation act, when actually it was a misconception created for brainwashing. The union including Lincoln fought the Civil War only in their own interests; it was a war between two economic systems for control of the u.s. by two separate factions of the ruling class. Further, Assata was educated as a child that the slaves hadn't fought back, yet truly ...
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