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- 3781: Socrates
- ... talked and studied with many other accomplished scientists and philosophers, whose names are not known. Later, from when he was eighteen to twenty-four he was in the military in the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. Along with, the rest of the army, he walked fourteen miles in one day to make it to Athens on time. In the tents, he always won the philosophical arguments between his friends, for he ... Athens daily. On one occasion, he met Alcibiades, a higher-class boy somewhat arrogant and spoiled. Consequently, they met regularly at the Acropolis and spent many hours together meditating on ideas. When they went to war together they fought and rested together. Alcibiades saw beauty inside Socrates he had never seen anywhere else before. He did not choose to go to Socrates’ "city", a place were the wise, the good, and ... that in politics one must lie and be self-governing. Socrates was blamed when Alcibiades mimicked sacred rituals of Athens and was put on trial. He fled from Athens to Sparta, helping them win a war against Athens, but afterwards came back to Athens pardoned, but committing another crime against the state fled to Persia, where he was killed. Socrates married Xanthippe, a very educated woman in his neighborhood, because ...
- 3782: Emmy Noether
- ... there, and helped her father by teaching his classes when he was sick. Soon, she began to publish papers on her work. During the ten years Emmy worked with her father, Germany became involved in World War I. Emmy was a pacifist at heart, and hated the war. She longed for a Germany that was not at war. In 1918, her wish was granted, as the war ended. The German monarchy was removed and the country became a republic. Noether, and all ...
- 3783: Human Comedy 2
- ... the man of the house by supporting his family with an after school job. But with this job comes responsibility and the hardships of growing up. Homer learns to deal with the problems of the world and with the acceptance of death. Mrs. Macauley. She is the all-knowing loving mother, She understands her children and the problems they are going through, but she lets them deal with their own problems themselves. She has the experience and wisdom to guide her children. Ulysses Macauley: This little boy is everyone's friend He is content with simply watching the world around him. Ulysses adds humor to the novel and gives the novel a sense of calmness. Marcus Macauley. He is the oldest Macauley child who is fighting overseas in the army. The development in the ... waiting for Marcus to return. Major Conflict: The major conflict is with Homer learning to deal with his problems and to gain a new understanding about life. Setting: The setting is in Ithaca, California, during World War II. Point of View: The point of view is third person omniscient. Themes: The quality of life is very important. The effects of death can be good and bad. Hard work is good ...
- 3784: A Nation of Immigrants: An Overview of the Economic and Political Conditions
- ... in the united States due to a strong demand for their labor. The Southerners in the United States had held nearly all political and economic power in the government until the end of the civil war, which granted the Northern Industrialists the majority of governmental power in the United States. In the Northern Industrial society and in small farms immigrants from Ireland, Germany and Scandinavia were among those in the labor ... be subordinates to them. The Mexican people did not altogether migrate to the United States their land was brought into the United States as a result of the victory over Mexico in the Mexican-American war. After the civil war the Industrial capitalistic economy bloomed, large enterprises began to take over the major economy. As industrialism grew Asian workers were recruited for labor from China and Japan. The United States victory in The Spanish- ...
- 3785: Henry David Thoreau: The Great Conservationist, Visionary, and Humanist
- ... and a half (8). He returned to college in the fall of 1836 and graduated on August 16, 1837 (12). Thoreau's years at Harvard University gave him one great gift, an introduction to the world of books. Upon his return from college, Thoreau's family found him to be less likely to accept opinions as facts, more argumentative, and inordinately prone to shock people with his own independent and unconventional ... He didn't see why he should have to pay the tax, he had never voted, and he knew that such a purely political tax had to be affiliated with the funding of the Mexican War and the subsistence of slavery, both of which he strongly objected to (Derleth 66). The following morning Thoreau was released because someone, probably his Aunt Maria Thoreau, had paid his back taxes (68). This imprisonment ... off on excursions. Walden is a testament to the renewing power of nature, to the need of respect and preservation of the environment, and to the belief that: "in wildness is the salvation of the world" (Magill 1949). Walden is simply an experience recreated in words for the purpose of getting rid of the world and discovering the self ("Thoreau" 697). Henry David Thoreau strived for freedom and equality. He ...
- 3786: JFK: His Life and Legacy
- ... and Legacy On November 22, 1963, while being driven through the streets of Dallas, Texas, in his open car, President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, apparently by the lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald. The world had not only lost a common man, but a great leader of men. From his heroic actions in World War II to his presidency, making the decisions to avert possible nuclear conflict with world superpowers, greatness can be seen. Kennedy also found the time to author several best- selling novels from his experiences . His ...
- 3787: Mozambique
- ... well as the problems with the northern indigenes helping the Portuguese. FRELIMO got most of its support from African sources and also indulged in the generosity of the United States. The second phase of the war revolved around the famous Cahora Bassa project. This project involves the completion of a giant hydroelectric plant on the Zambesi river in the Tete District. It is also an asset that the Portuguese wanted to ... the dam so to divert attention and focus from it and at the same time they began to realize how important this project could be to their future independence. In the final stages of the war, FRELIMO was persevering and continuing to grow stronger in the Tete. The interconnection of Southern Rhodesia and especially Malawi by the rail systems resulted in an ally that would give FRELIMO the support it needed to finish the war. The connection of Malawi to Mozambique by the rail system freed Malawi from dependence on Portuguese transportation and now they could turn their support to FRELIMO. They provided an extra transportation route as well ...
- 3788: The Sun Also Rises : Moral and Social Values
- ... Moral and Social Values In the novel The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway describes a couple who share a very strange and distant kind of love for each other. This story takes place immediately after World War I, a time of great hardship. This hardship results in a digression of values both morally and socially. The love that Brett and Jake share is symbolic of the general decline in values in that ... everything she does. Jake¹s willingness to endure and forgive Brett¹s promiscuity and infidelity is an indication of the skewed values of the age. It was an ³anything goes² era right after the first war, and Jake¹s message to Brett seems to be the same: anything goes as long as you eventually come back to me. Jake is forced to accept living in this seemingly terrible way for ...
- 3789: Poetry Analysis: “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death”
- ... very visual poet. An example of Yeats’ visionary poems is shown in “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death.” The poem, about an Irish Pilot, symbolizes the Irish, who had to fight for the British during World War I, because Britain was their ‘Mother Land.’ The pilot does not hate the people he is fighting against, and does not love Britain, which is who he is fighting for. This shows that the pilot ... of people. The “Kiltartan poor,” exemplifies the Kiltartan people, who are unfairly ruled citizens of Ireland, who are poor because the do not have their own country. He then tells how no outcome of the war would do any harm to Britain, The Irish were the only ones with something to lose. And, that nothing would make the Irish forget the war. They would never be as happy as they ...
- 3790: Ernesto Che Guevara
- ... began to move more quickly. Within a year the guerrilla forces began setting up liberated territory in the mountains and moving out across Cuba. Fidel knew that if he could take Santa Clara, then the war would almost be guaranteed his. Santa Clara fell on January 1, 1959 not long after Batista had left the country. By the next day the whole island was under the control of the rebel forces ... there are still flaws in the way they did it to this day. In 1965 Guevara resigned his position and disappeared from public site. He had gone to help the struggle against imperialism around the world. First he went to Congo, now know as Zaire, to help with a guerrilla revolution going on in that country. After just eight months he left the Congo, unsuccessful, and returned to Cuba. A few ... years. His body was found in 1997 and moved to its final resting-place in Cuba. Che Guevara inspired thousands of people to take a stand against imperialistic governments. He encouraged many people around the world to fight for the freedom that was rightfully theirs. He showed courage in that he died for what he believed in, the fight against imperialism. This courage is what made the Argentine born Marxist ...
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