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- 5171: Lais Of Marie De France
- ... when Guigemar is alone that he sees the mysterious doe with the antlers of a stag and a fawn. This creature also serves as a signpost telling us that Guigemar has crossed over from this world into the realm of Fairy and magic. It is this encounter with the animal that wounds Guigemar with an injury only love can heal. Directly after this we see another, more ironic example of isolation ... The isolation theme is continued as Guigemar travels alone to a harbor, in which is a ship. The ship is described as being majestic in its beauty, which keeps with the crossing over into the world of magic, signified by the hind responsible for Guigemar’s wound. “There was no peg or deck-rail which was not made of ebony. No gold on earth was worth more and the sail was ... aboard expecting to find men in charge. But the ship was deserted and he saw no one.” (p.45) Not only does the mysteriousness of the deserted ship keep with the isolation of the “other world” it also represents isolation itself as another immediate factor. It was the isolation of this magic ship that led Guigemar to his love. It is interesting to note that isolation is present also in ...
- 5172: Life Death And Continuous Chan
- ... deals with a similar obscurity of distinct worlds. In “The Plum Tree” it was shown that spurts of excessive life can arise from a frail, dying spirit while in “Yahrzeit” the blurring of the living world and the world of death is demonstrated in the following lines: “You fill the apartment , shine through it’s yellow walls; there’s no room you do not occupy, yet, searching, we cannot find you, except in dreams.” The other obscurity is when Terry tells of her visitations to Flora in the dream world. Set within the parameters of life is the world in which sleep gains you access to the dimensions of the subconscious reality. This is the world between worlds where it certainly is possible to ...
- 5173: MTV and The Madonna Phenomenon
- MTV and The Madonna Phenomenon "Madonna's intuitive grasp on the televisual world in which we live- of the medium's possibilities for engaging spectators in diverse ways- that in part accounts for her success. She is the supreme television heroine." (E. Ann Kaplan 271) "What are the ... be analyzed not only as people but also as industries. Their personas have been meticulously constructed and they have been promoted as well as a can of “Coca-Cola Classic”. This brings us to the world of Madonna Veronica Louisa Ciconne Penn, or rather Madonna- the most powerful woman in the Music Video world. Madonna is the perfect object of analysis, if one wishes to look inside the MTV world. She is the subject of numerous discourses. There are both differing feminist constructions of Madonna as well as ...
- 5174: Fort Pillow Attack
- ... a fresh supply of ammunition, and from their present position can easily assault and capture the fort,_ (253). Forrest demanded ¦the unconditional surrender of the garrison,_ promising that you shall be treated as prisoners of war_ ( 253). This agreement was refused by Major William F. Bradford using the name of Major Booth, and Forrest was left with no option but to attack (Long & Long 484). Without a word, Forrest rode to ... were killed by Negroes who had once surrendered (256). With this type of activity, it is understandable how a superior force could claim so many casualties. However, the issue is not so clear to Civil War historians. The first and biggest problem has to do with the information that different historians base their opinions on. For example, in a historical account written by Carl Sandburg it is reported that Forrest¦s ... the spot arrest . This entire incident was blown totally of proportion. It is tragic to lose even one life, but on a battle field, death is inevitable. This event became a monumental point in the war because of exaggeration and lies told by Union supporters. These lies strengthened the Union cause and further blemished the reputation of Confederate forces. Morally, there is no fault in Forrest¦s actions. Works Cited ...
- 5175: Hammurabi
- Hammurabi In his position as King of Babylonia, Hammurabi managed to organize the world's first code of laws and establish Babylon as the dominant and successful Amorite city of its time. "Records written on clay tablets show that Hammurabi was a very capable administrator and a successful warrior ... in traditional activities, such as repairing buildings, digging canals, and fighting wars. Yet later in his rule, Hammurabi organized a unique code of laws, the first of its kind, therefore making himself one of the world's most influential leaders. Hammurabi was primarily influential to the world because of his code of laws. This code consisted of 282 provisions, systematically arranged under a variety of subjects. He sorted his laws into groups such as family, labor, personal property, real estate, trade, ...
- 5176: Jane Eyre Self-awarness
- ... my head, and took a firm stand on the stool" (99). Jane is metaphorically "propped up" by the sympathetic glances of her fellow pupils. Here Jane learns another valuable lesson from Helen. "If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, whole your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends" (101), says Helen. From this she learns that being dubbed a liar ... life lessons about herself that she did. She learned the art of kindness and sympathy from for example Helen. When Rochester tells Jane that he is to marry Blanch, Jane feels as if her whole world had crumbled. All her self-confidence she had gained and the new foundation she built for herself was torn down. But her self-awareness lessons through all her doubts away and gave her an even ... spirit; just as if both had passed through the grave, and we stood at God's feet, equal-as we are! (281) Jane soon sees herself in great peril. Her husband was becoming her whole world, everything she new. My future husband was becoming to me my whole world; and more than the world; almost my hope of heaven. He stood between mea and every thought of religion, as an ...
- 5177: Sedition Act Of 1798
- ... Order of Council” and the French “Milan Decree” wreaked havoc with America’s shipping and led to Jay’s Treaty of 1794. Jay’s Treaty was advantageous to America and helped to head off a war with Britain, but it also alienated the French. The French reacted by seizing American ships causing the threat of war to loom large in American minds. President Adams sent three commissioners to France to work out a solution and to modify the Franco-American alliance of 1778, but the Paris government asked for bribes and ... the commissioners returned to the United States with Elbridge Gerry staying behind to see if he could work something out. This became known as the XYZ affair and was the beginning of an undeclared naval war between France and the United States. The XYZ affair played right into the hands of the Federalist Party. They immediately renounced all treaties of 1788 with France and began their agenda of creating a ...
- 5178: Nathan Bedford Forrest
- ... He became a self-made millionaire. In June of 1861, Nathan Bedford Forrest enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army. He raised and equipped a mounted battalion at his own expense. Just before the war ended, he was promoted to Lieutenant General. Forrest was the most feared cavalry commander of the Civil War. He was wounded four times in battle, killed 30 Union Soldiers hand to hand, and had 29 Horses shot out from under him. His famous saying was, "War means fightin,' and fightin' means killin'." Forrest led the Battle of Chickamauga and forced the Federals to retreat. He did not follow the orders of his commander, Colonel Bragg. Bragg demanded that Forrest turn ...
- 5179: Latin American Chage
- Over the course of the past half-millennium, the 33 countries that now comprise Latin America and the Caribbean have gone through drastic change. Since the discovery of the New World in 1492, each country has gone through some level of colonization by a European power and transition to its current state. During this period the regions have seen political, social, religious and economic transformations of ... is possible to organize the traits of these colonies into four distinct categories: economic development, religious and social mixing, racial and ethnic mixing and political structures. There were two basic industries found in the New World that shaped their economies: agriculture and mining. Both of these required tremendous labor input to match the demand of continental Europe. Goods such as sugar, cotton, coffee, indigo, tobacco, silver and copper were produced and ... At a very early point in the development of the colonies it was understood that the European settlers weren’t willing to do the physical labor themselves; instead African slaves were brought to the New World in order to work on the plantations. When the situation arose that African slaves didn’t adapt to the conditions properly, Native Indians were forced to labor. This subjugation of Africans and the indigenous ...
- 5180: George Lucas and Movies: No Future?
- ... into the future they look far into it, not in the next several years. The future is usually defined as twenty or more years beyond the present. Many movies and stories written about the future world seem to have the common theme that technology will play a big part in the development of the future. The development of technology will lead to the advances that will take the world into the next century and beyond. George Lucas' film THX 1138 and Robert Zemeckis' Back to the Future are both examples of movies that portray technology and the advances of the future. THX 1138 and ... he used as his graduate project and thesis. It was his first attempt at directing and producing a Hollywood film. His goal was to create a film that would show the future state of the world if it was to continue on its path of the search for perfection of everything. He shows the future as a place that many people would probably not want to live or to be ...
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