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- 4941: Moby Dick and The Scarlet Letter: Unpardonable Sin
- ... prior to Rappaccinni’s Daughter. The significance of the correlation between the sins is exemplified in Young Goodman Brown. Ethan Brand is a man that quests for, and finds, the unpardonable sin. After searching the world, he returns home upon the completion of his quest. The location of the sin is in the heart of the individual. Well, and so you have found the Unpardonable Sin?" "Even so!" said the stranger ... Ethan Brand laid his finger on his own heart. "Here!" replied he. And then, without mirth in his countenance, but as if moved by an involuntary recognition of the infinite absurdity of seeking throughout the world for what was the closest of all things to himself, and looking into every heart, save his own, for what was hidden in no other breast, he broke into a laugh of scorn. So, the ... father the aid to search for his lost son. Ahab’s heart is made of harder marble than Ethan Brand’s is. Previous to refusing Captain Gardner, Ahab manipulates others; they are pawns in his war against Moby Dick. The first people manipulated are Captains Peleg and Bildad. If they had any suspicion of the monomaniac captain planning to launch a boat against the white whale, Ishmael’s whaling adventure ...
- 4942: Guitar History
- ... same time two new innovations in related fields were changing the musical instrument dramatically. The first advance the phonograph, actually dates back to the late 1800¹s, but did not gather full force until after World War I. Recordings made all kinds of music available to people who had no access to any other music except for local and touring bands. The second advance was the radio. From 1920 to 1925 the ... and record players. The little parlor guitar from the previous century just could not cut it in the popular music of the day. In 1928 Andres Segovia first performed in the United Stated, turning the world of classical and semi-classical music on its ear. He brought a practically new style of music. As with many later guitar stars, Segovia had a guitar as influential as the music he played ...
- 4943: Aids 3
- ... of 6 months, the Spanish influenza left its mark. With approximately 11.7 million dead worldwide, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) is still leaving its mark. It is a pandemic the likes of which the world has always feared to see. The HIV virus comes in several varieties, yet they kill basically the same. Our understanding of this virus and how it works is essential to finding its cure, and to ... preventing its spread. Who it affects and the reasons for its spreading are also important to fight against it. And finally, what can be done to treat and prevent it is essential. According to the World Health Organization we began to see what AIDS truly was in the late 1970’s to early 80’s, mostly in men and women with multiple sex partners located in East and Central Africa, but ... 11.7 million were dead because of it, and 2.7 of those million were under the age of 15. More recently a report from the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS(UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization(WHO) stated that 50% of the 5.8 million newly infected people in 1998 were in the age group of 15-24. These are frightening statistics, because now HIV has become the ...
- 4944: Glass Menagerie: Relationships Are The Conveyance Of Love
- ... to Tom. However, Amanda tells Tom that he can leave once Laura is taken care of. Amanda needs to change her attitude and face reality with her children before they are gone. Living in a world of illusions is not always clever. Amanda Wingfield lives in her own world. She lives in a world of illusions and does not want to face reality. She is trying to relive the past, but unfortunately it cannot happen. Amanda hopes the best for her daughter Laura's future. She wants Laura ...
- 4945: The Great Gatsby: Gatsby's Illusion of Himself
- ... novel that embodies America in the 1920s. In it, the narrator, Nick Carroway, helps his neighbor Jay Gatsby reunite with Daisy Buchanan, with whom he has been in love with since 5 years before, during World War I. The affair between the two fails, however, and ends in Gatsby being shot and killed. The reason that this was inevitable is that Gatsby created a fantasy so thoroughly that he became part of ... came crashing down. The basis of all of this is Gatsby's obsession with Daisy and with meeting her. He did not want to deal with the reality that confronted him upon returning from the war. Fortunately, he had "an extraordinary gift, a romantic readiness," and he found in Daisy someone to focus this on. She is perfection to him, something for which he can strive, so he puts all ...
- 4946: Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band Around
- Dave Matthews Band is a unique, musically gifted band. Its combination of sounds of folk, jazz, rock, world beat, and reggae give it its originality and musicality that extends the bounds of music. The five members of the band: Dave Matthews, Boyd Tinsley, LeRoi Moore, Stefan Lessard, and Carter Beauford, provide a blend of influences that create this originality. It’s an interracial music group compromising of three blacks, and two white, and an age difference of over 20 years between members. (Guitar World: “Different Strummer”) "Our musical style illustrates our different backgrounds, both musically and non-musically," says Matthews. "We've been influenced not only by pop, but by African music, jazz, just about everything. We incorporate lots ... their first Album, Remember Two Things, which sold over 150,000 copies. After that, another successful album, Before These Crowded Streets, was released, selling more than 30,000 copies in the first week alone. (Guitar World: Different Strummer) DMB is a big touring band, making long and exhausting concert tours. Dave Matthews is more than just a radio band, they are a band that can play its music live and ...
- 4947: Is It Dangerous To Think Too M
- ... many charges brought against Socrates was the charge of corrupting the youth with his teachings. Instead of letting the laws govern their lives, he was attempting to show his pupils ways of rationalizing their own world. God originally gave mankind free will so that we would not become a bunch of robots walking around doing his bidding, and yet this is what traditions were doing. The customs of early Athens were ... and makes one better. This self-understanding that Socrates taught his pupils is actually beneficial to a community. When one has order in their lives, it is easier for them to bring order to the world around them. When you smile the world cannot help smiling too. Conversely, when one allows himself to be corrupted, he corrupts the society around them. Self-improvement equals social reform. At the same time, social reform requires knowledge of what is ...
- 4948: A Discussion On Multimedia
- ... electronic format, and some are appearing in that format only. Companies that publish technical manuals to accompany their other products have also been turning to electronic publishing. Electronic books have been recently introduced to the world as a whole. This new concept is the use of internet or otherwise computer technology to electronically convert books to a digital, readable format viewed on a television set or computer screen. This would most ... has become a major vehicle of worldwide communication and an unrivaled source of information. One of the Internet's fascinations is that its resources are limited only by the number of computers participating in the World Wide Web and the imaginations of their users. The Internet is an international web of interconnected government, education, and business computer networks- in essence, a network of networks. From a thousand or so networks in ... of the data, but this scheme will not prevent the buyers from repackaging and reselling the data. However, the companies are very reluctant to deny the lure the internet generates. Any customer from around the world could log on to a company site, get information in seconds, and even order directly through the company's server. The recent development in modem speeds have also allowed businesses to elaborately cram web ...
- 4949: Bloomingdales International Cu
- Bloomingdales International Customer Service "AT BLOOMINGDALE'S, WE'RE ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE" Bloomingdale’s is successful because they have positioned themselves in the retailing market, by offering unique merchandise from around the world, targeting a affluent, educated group of patrons aged between 35-55 years, and focusing on "Customer Service". This marketing strategy has been the back bone of their success. Advertisement campaigns of Bloomingdale’s has portrayed the focus of "Customer Service", with slogans such as "At Bloomingdale's, we're always at your service" and "You are like no one else in the world, Bloomingdale's is like no other store in the world. ™." Bloomingdale’s is like no other store in the world, offering a unique retailing experience. It has been referred to as the "retailing theatre" in some of the worlds most influential magazines. Thus Bloomingdale’ ...
- 4950: Joel Poinsett
- ... waited for the initial attack to be made by the Mexicans and then struck back. Polk claimed that American blood had been spilled on American soil, thus garnering enough public and congressional support to declare war on Mexico safe from domestic unrest. Norman Graebner states that, " Polk was too astute a politician to favor any cause until public opinion had crystallized "1 Although the war decleration contained no reference to the territorial conquest, Polk's persaonal diary conveys his clandestine intentions of acquiring the much coveted California as well as New Mexico. The intentions of the President to occupy Mexico undoubtedly took into consideration public opinion, but the most prominent reason for the decleration of war was Polk's belief that california was a strong economic and militarily strategic addition to the U.S. Secretary of Navy George Bancraft noted that the acquisition of California was among Polk's top ...
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