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- 5191: George Washington
- ... the job of adjutant of one of the districts into which Virginia was divided, with the rank of major. Washington played an important role in the struggles preceding the outbreak of the French and Indian War. He was chosen by Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia to deliver a strong calling on the French’s forces to stop their gradual entrance in the Ohio River Valley. The young messenger was also instructed ... Washington, who behaved gallantly during the conflict, narrowly escaped death. In August 1755 he was given the job of commanding the Virginia regiment, charged with the defense of the long western frontier of the colony. War between France and Britain was officially declared in May 1756, and while the main struggle moved to other areas, Washington succeeded in keeping the Virginia frontier relatively safe. After the death of his elder half ... have reached their lowest point, he made a plan to baffle his enemies in Congress and the army to have him removed as commander in chief. In June 1778, after France's entry into the war on the American side, the new British commander, Sir Henry Clinton, evacuated Philadelphia and marched overland to New York; Washington attacked him at Monmouth, New Jersey, but was again beat . Washington blamed the defeat ...
- 5192: The Allegory of the Cave
- ... of reasoning and understanding. "The Allegory of the Cave" symbolizes this journey and how it would look to those still in a lower place. Plato is saying that humans are all prisoners and that the world is our cave. The things which we perceive as real are actually just shadows on a wall. Just as the escaped prisoner ascends into the light of the sun, we accumulate knowledge and ascend into ... and other lights would be unfamiliar to them, and they would not be able to grow accustomed to it. They would be confused and wouldn’t understand anything that was going on in the upper world, and therefore, they would want to return to their old ways of life in the caves. They would rather look at shadows all their life, because it is what they believe is reality. Not only ... education. The “Allegory of the Cave” says that education is very important for people to have, and that education is essential for all people. It says that people who aren’t educated about the real world won’t survive in the real world. Plato also explains that people can only be educated if they want to be. Education is necessary before one can leave the cave because the people who ...
- 5193: Interpretive Essay On Edgar Allan Poe's Works
- ... bereft of their own thoughts or emotions as they enter into the head of it’s masterful author. As you read on, you feel his writing pluck the strings of reality anchoring you into this world. Taking on such emotions at the simple stroke of a pen is no easy feat, but there are examples of his style of writing even today. One author that portrays a level of recalled feeling similar to Poe’s, is Stephen King. In today’s world, melodrama still exists in all it’s entirety. Stephen King, harnesses our deepest, darkest fears and condenses them into one delightfully provoking novel. His talent and ability to do so is highly reminiscent of the past works of Poe. Each author looks at the world in their own eyes and analyzes what they see individually. Their writing is only a reflection word-for-word of what they perceive. This serves very strongly to enhance their writing as the reader ...
- 5194: Drinking Hemlock and Other Nutritional Matters
- ... inquiry. Mr. Morowitz is strongly convinced that by incorporating the basics of epistemology (or the theory of knowledge) into our children’s schooling, they would be much better suited to survive in the harsh real world. His title alludes to the punishment of Socrates, the first propounder of the Theory of Knowledge. Morowitz begins his short piece with a tale of a commercial he witnesses. He starts off cynically by stating; “…after rising early I thought it appropriate to turn on the television and communicate, unidirectionally to be sure, with the outside world” (2). Here he hints at the fact that a television only spits out information. Whether the information is correct or not remains to be seen. He goes on to describe an old Hollywood idol denouncing ... to say that if the listener is so bold to ask, “How do you know that?”, that listener is greeted with the look that faced Columbus when he queried, “How do you know that the world is flat?” (2) This analogy works especially well because it reveals the ignorance of those in Columbus’s time who were convinced the world was flat because the ground they walked on was flat. ...
- 5195: Building A Space Station
- ... to keep the leadership position the U.S. holds in space.” Richard Truly believes that we as a country need to keep this position as number one. He thinks it is a matter of both world leadership and economics. I don’t think that building the space station should be considered a contest of which country can do it faster and better. It should only be built to be helpful to ... on the adventure to deal with problems on other planets. The money being used for the space station should be put toward better causes to improve our planet. We don’t live in a perfect world, if we did then that would be another story. Then we wouldn’t have to worry so much about problems in the world, but w don’t live in a perfect world. The money being used for the space station could be put towards finding a cure for cancer and AIDS, helping out with the drug problems, ...
- 5196: Cry Wolf
- ... has been the only native animal missing from Yellowstone" (53). In one of the few places where the wildness of the west could be preserved, the wolf's absence leaves a big hole. In a world filled with skyscrapers, subdivisions, and superhighways, human beings yearn for the wolf's untamable majesty. In 1995, it is obvious that the hatred and fear which fueled the elimination of the gray wolf stemmed from ... The story of this conflict is the story of how we view ourselves in relation to animals, whether we can replace the assumption of "dominion" that has been so destructive to us and the natural world with a world view that recognizes that we live in a state of reciprocity with the birds and the beasts--that we are not only the product of nature but also part of it. Our attitudes toward ...
- 5197: The Beginnings of a National Literary Tradition
- ... their history have been concerned over the status of their national literature. One of the major problems facing early Canadian writers was that the language and poetic conventions that they had inherited from the Old World were inadequate for the new scenery and conditions in which they now found themselves. Writers such as Susanna Moodie, Samuel Hearne, and Oliver Goldsmith were what I would consider "Immigrant" authors. Even though they were writing in Canada about Canada their style and their audiences were primarily England and Europe. These authors wrote from an Old World perspective and therefore were not truly Canadian authors. It took a group of homespun young writers in the later part of the 19thCentury to begin to build a genuine "discipline" of Canadian literary thought. This ... seasonal extremes, the changing terrains, and just the sheer vastness of the country. Lampman's poetry "reminds us of what we might otherwise be in danger of forgetting; that we are part of a larger world, that we share the environment with other living things, and that natural beauty is a necessary background for what makes us human"(Keith 22). Lampman responds to a relationship he sees man as having ...
- 5198: Cheap Labour: Canada
- ... It all started back in the 50's and is still occurring in the 90's. I will be discussing the different working mentalities between French Canadians and immigrants coming from various parts of the world. I will compare "Voiceless People" by Marco Micone, and White Niggers of America by Pierre Vallieres. White Niggers emphasizes on the mentality of French Canadian working class and Voiceless People emphasizes on immigrant's mentality ... trying to show is that the immigrants have a stronger ambition and desire to become more successful than the French do, maybe because they are not at home and threatened by others. This is the world view almost all immigrants have and this concept has a major effect on their lives. Voiceless People is exactly the same scenario for Antonio and his family. Antonio came here very poor and unable to ... Montreal where people are emigrating from Bangladesh and Pakistan. Many residents of Canada are criticizing these individuals, just as it was happening thirty years ago. Primarily, the point of this essay was to illustrate the world views and mentality between working class French Quebecers and working class immigrants. These settlers from abroad have a very different approach towards life when they came here. Many of them chose Antonio's world ...
- 5199: Agamemnon
- Agamemnon Agamemnon is a confusing tale of the people that are waiting for the soldiers to get home from the Trojan war. Most of the play is the chorus singing about many of the things that happened during the war. The play also shows the disrespect the men had for women in that time period. In front of Agamemnon's palace, a watchman wishes his shift would end. He is tired and wants to sleep but he must stay awake. He awaits news from Queen Clytemnestra. The Chorus of Argive elders enters, singing of the war. They sing of the gods, asking for them to help them win the war, and of the great army. They anxiously await the news from the Queen. In the song, they tell how Agamemnon ...
- 5200: Robert Browning
- ... Homer's Iliad. The gods picked who they would favour for different reasons. Except Zeus: As the symbol of supreme authority and justice, he makes judgement calls as to the other gods' involvement in the war, remains impartial, and doesn't seem to get caught up in picking favourites. Even when his own son, Sarpedon, was about to die, Zeus chose to let the outcome go unaltered. On the other hand ... city of Troy. Although Artemis takes a rather minor role, Apollo, perhaps angered by Agamemmnon's refusal to ransom Khryseis, the daughter of one of his priests and was constantly changing the course of the war in favour of the Trojans. Responsible for sending plague to the Greeks, Apollo was the first god to make an appearance in the Iliad. Also, mainly because Apollo and Artemis were on the Trojan side ... mother, Leto, also helped the Trojans. Aphrodite, obviously supporting Paris's judgement, sided with the Trojans. Although she was insignificant on the battlefield, Aphrodite was successful in convincing Ares, her lover and the god of war, to help the Trojans. One view of the gods' seemingly constant intervention in the war was that they were just setting fate back on the right course. For instance, when Patroklos was killed outside ...
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