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- 4911: John Trumbull
- ... events, but they are windows into the past. John has a gift in that his paintings, architecture, and writings provide the people with a different and sometimes controversial view of American history, especially the Revolutionary War period. John’s works include paintings of the “Battle of Bunker Hill”, “The Surrender of General Burgoyne”, and “The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia”. In addition, John was commissioned to execute monumental replicas of some of his Revolutionary War scenes for the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington D.C. These glorious paintings are but a small part of John Trumbull’s contribution to American Society. John has added to our society as an architect, a painter, a writer, and most importantly as a man who wished to share his talent with the world. To better help you understand John Trumbull, the humble American citizen I will provide you with a brief account his past. John Trumbull was born on June 6, 1756 in Lebanon Connecticut. Although his ...
- 4912: The Picture Of Dorian Gray 2
- ... reality must not exist. ¡§She regarded me merely as a person in a play. She knows nothing of life¡¨ (61). Art is not ¡§real¡¨, or, rather, it forms its own type of reality, its own world. ¡§¡Kbefore I knew you (Dorian), acting was the one reality of my life. It was only in the theatre that I lived. I thought that it was all true¡¨ (95). Before Sibyl fell in love with Dorian, she lives in a world or Art, a world of imaginations. That great pureness of Art is so powerful that she can spiritualize her audiences, and give them a soul if they lived without one, create the sense of beauty in people whose ...
- 4913: A Doll's House: Role of Women as the Comforter
- ... society; but it is her actions that provide the insight to this position. It can be suggested that women have the power to choose which rules to follow at home, but not in the business world, thus again indicating her subordinateness. Nora does not at first realize that the rules outside the household apply to her. This is evident in Nora's meeting with Krogstad regarding her borrowed money. In her ... it by attempting to distract herself with her Christmas decorations (16). Thus her first encounter with rules outside of her "doll's house" results in the realization of her naivety and inexperience with the real world due to her subordinate role in society. The character of Nora is not only important in describing to role of women, but also in emphasizing the impact of this role on a woman. Nora's ... to her children than an empty figurehead. From this point, when Torvald is making a speech about the effects of a deceitful mother, until the final scene, Nora progressively confronts the realities of the real world and realizes her subordinate position. Although she is progressively understanding this position, she still clings to the hope that her husband will come to her protection and defend her from the outside world once ...
- 4914: Hurricane Floyd
- ... As you can see they started the same but Andrew made a path right through the United States. A long time ago hurricanes were named after saints, wives, and girlfriends. Now though members of the World Meteorological Organization came up with a much better, and much more scientific way of naming these storms. These people came up with different lists for the 4 different basins of the world. The Atlantic Basin was assigned six lists, one for each year. The names are in alphabetical order with only one name beginning with each letter. There are only 21 names on each list though because ... Ema, and Keli. In the 19th century the hurricanes were named after Saints. They done this by naming them after the Saint s day that was closest to the date that the hurricane happened. During World War II they were typically named after wives and girlfriends of the meteorologists. They use people names rather than locations just as an easier way to keep track of storms. And also two hurricanes ...
- 4915: The Life of Jackie Robinson
- ... left UCLA early before getting his degree, with high hopes of earning a living by playing sports. To his dismay, one year later he was drafted into the army to serve from 1942-1944. During World War II, he went to officer candidate school and became a second Lieutenant. During the time that Jackie was a Lt. in the army, he was court marshalled for refusing to vacate a seat in the ... in Major League Baseball and was not the first Afro-American who was a star athlete. But his importance to baseball and sports in general cannot be exaggerated. His success in baseball proved to the world that not only could blacks and whites co-exist, but work together as a team as well. (Athlete of the Century 1997) In 1955 the Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series. In 1956 Jackie ...
- 4916: Ben Franklin’s Involvement in the Age of Reason
- ... Involvement in the Age of Reason The well-known Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died in 1790. In between the two dates, he was busy working and inventing things that would improve the world around him. He contributed many things to the Age of Reason other than his world famous inventions. Ben Franklin is a representative of the Age of Reason. One way Franklin reflected the Age of Reason was with his optimism of human capability and his belief in progress. He wanted not only wanted to better himself, although later proved to be quite important to him, but he also wanted to better the world that surrounds him. He was a man that thought and reasoned. One day he came up with a plan for moral perfection, task that is impossible for humans to conquer, but that never discouraged ...
- 4917: The Story Of English
- ... mount around 1750 in England where it was referred to in a work entitled the Palaeographia Britainnicus. No attempt was made to investigate it further by the English. In 1792, the seeds of the civil war has been sown. The Tapestry was in danger when the French revolution begun. It was at this time that the very existance of this masterpeice held in the balance. But for the actions of one ... affected in Bayeux. The Tapestry was again removed in 1870 during the Franco Prussian was but returned to its glory 2 years later. Here it remained on display until 1913 prior to the outbreak of World War 1 ehere it was again removed and stored in a safe place. The same action occured during the secon Worl War, it was removed for safe keeping and out of the hands of Nazi ...
- 4918: Kerouac's On the Road: Living in Clip
- ... out. He did what Cassady (Dean Moriarty) was unable to do–translate the fugitive experience into . . . Action Writing"(Wolcott 132). In all of Mr. Kerouac's literary masterpieces, the framework and imagination used offer a world of fantasy like no other for the reader to ponder and explore. On the Road is a mystical utterance, carrying one down the road of humor, sadness, lust for life, and spontaneous decision-making; thus ... role in the novel; however, they are short-lived and remain in the all too passé romantic era striving for self-reliance. Younger generations appreciate the novel to a greater degree than the aging post war conservatives because they relate more closely to the characters who are also in the midst of searching for themselves. On the Road is effective in proving the world's censorship and nations said to be living in "freedom" are factually starving for liberty. The universal focus of the novel is detected through the joyous rapture of emancipation and leisure. Kerouac is a ...
- 4919: Earth Abides
- Imagine waking up and looking around, only to realize that while you were asleep ninety percent of the world population had vanished. In the novel Earth Abides, George Stewart creates this scenario and makes it a reality. The novel is centered on the life of Ish, who wakes up only to find he is ... immerge and become important figures as well. In the novel Earth Abides, we see a tribe with only a few members, grow and develop into a community with over three hundred members. In a new world and with such hard conditions, The Tribe managed to survive successfully. This task was not easy, considering all the other people in the world who had failed. Many other survivors of the Great Disaster, killed themselves, drank their life away, and did not look for reason to live in a civilized manner. However, The Tribe overcame all of ...
- 4920: Edgar Allen Poe
- Many authors have made great contributions to the world of literature. Mark Twain introduced Americans to life on the Mississippi. Thomas Hardy wrote on his pessimistic views of the Victorian Age. Another author that influenced literature is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is known as ... and in each one he made a reputation that would give any man a high place in literary history. Poe wrote great short stories, famous not only in his own country, but all over the world (Robinson V)." "Hawthorne, Irving, Balzac, Bierce, Crane, Hemingway and other writers have given us memorable short stories; but none has produced so great a number of famous and unforgettable examples, so many tales that continue, despite changing standards to be read and reprinted again and again throughout the world (Targ VII)." "Poe was the father of the modern short story, and the modern detective story (Targ VII)." "With the possible exception of Guy de Maupassant, no other writer is so universally known and ...
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