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- 6461: Transformation Power of Love
- Transformation Power of Love In the world today the word LOVE has become corrupted, sentimentalized, cheapened, almost exhausted because it is used so randomly and without thought, so much so that when it is used with power and integrity it is often ... and meet new people. Anna is more decent then Dmitri. He needed to undergo the tremendous change in his personality until he realized that he loves her and there is a true love on the world. On the other hand Anna is open from the beginning of their relationship. She understands that she loves him much earlier than Dmitri does. When he finally comes to the realization of his love he ... worn fifty and more years ago. Bits and pieces of Grandpa Jarrell’s Paisley shirts. And one teeny faded blue piece … tat was from Great Grandpa Ezra’s uniform that he wore in the Civil War.” So these quilts, which have become an heirloom, not only represent the family, but are an integral part of it. Dee on the other hand coverts the quilts for their financial and aesthetic value. “ ...
- 6462: A Three Generation Comparison of Discipline
- ... disciplinary act of spanking can be very controversial. In some eyes, the act of spanking is unheard of. There are also those who feel it is a necessary aspect of parenting. Children all over the world receive spankings in compensation for punishment. There is no social norm when it comes to spanking, due to the different opinions, religious morals, and so on. I came up with ten questions to ask myself ... 100% German, which can only add to his character. He is no ordinary man. He has accomplished many things in his lifetime. He was in the military, and fought in W.W.II. Before the war he was a professional baseball player for the minor leagues in Minnesota. My grandmother would follow him around all over the state, which wasn’t easy while taking care of their eight children. My grandfather ... She believes there is much more negative influence on everything around us. Not just for older children either. She believes the things young children are exposed to have changed dramatically. I agree with her. Our world is becoming much more harsh and exposed. This is maybe why parents are spanking their children. I don’t believe how spanking children can help in any way. The last question I asked is ...
- 6463: The Dead Sea Scrolls
- ... Letter), the Zadokite Fragments, The Community Rule, and The Temple Scroll, in addition to various other scrolls and fragments found at Qumran. Historical Significance of the Hasmonaean Revolt As Greek culture spread across the known world in the third and second centuries BCE, the Jewish communities in the Diaspora and in Judea entered into a confrontation with Hellenism, which was to be debated fiercely as to the extent to which they ... no Temple. And the penalties and punishments are designed to weed out impurities and contamination from the outside, as they prepare a way in the wilderness for the Lord, who He Himself (according to the War Scroll) will fight the final battle against their opponents, the Sons of Darkness, at the End of Days. The Temple Scroll In the Temple Scroll, "the author tells us explicitly that the Scroll describes the ... Dead Sea sect involve 1) obtaining ritual purity or atonement outside the Temple, in which they could no long participate, and 2) the attempt by the sect to organize their own perfect society in a world they saw as corrupted and defiled by the Hasmonaean and religious leadership in Jerusalem. It is clear from the documents and texts discussed that they raise their own voice and give their own witness ...
- 6464: Women in the Odyssey: Valued Beings or Forgotten Slaves?
- ... it is she who protects Odysseus from harm. Homer writes: Pallas Athene, daughter of Zeus, who always stands Beside you and guards you in all sorts of troubles (page 181, lines 300-301). Up until World War II, women stood by the side and watched men go off to war and then waited hopefully for their return. But in the Odyssey, it is a woman who saves the day several times. The story starts with Athene interrupting the chief god, Zeus, and reminding him ...
- 6465: The Journey of Odysseus and Telemachos
- ... the way the story is set up, stemming from the purpose of each characters journey, their personal challenges, and the difficulties that surround them. The story commences when Odysseus, a valiant hero of the Trojan war, journeys back home. Together with his courageous comrades, and a several vessels, he set sail for his homeland Ithaca. Fated to wander for a full ten years, Odysseuss ships were immediately blown to Thrace by ... may also presume that Homer had not intended for the Telemachos to be as great a hero as his father. This may be due to the fact that, for example, he never had a Trojan War to fight, his setting is in a time of peace unlike his fathers, and more notably- although matured, Telemachus never really learned true leadership or chivalry as did his father. Homer has presented the world with poetry so unique and classic, so outstanding and awesome, that generations to come will challenge themselves interpreting them until the end of time.
- 6466: Fallen Souls in "The Inferno"
- ... tell it) were covered wholly; they shone below the ice like straws in glass,” (Literature 641). And among these ice covered souls is the soul of Benedict Arnold, an American officer of the American Revolutionary War. During Arnold's time as an officer he became one of George Washington's most trusted officers. But his deceit and worthlessness was shown when Arnold “sold his services to the British,” (New Standard Enc ... than others. Although some receive worse punishment than others they all pay dearly and reap what they have sewn in life. Hell is a place of eternal agony and misery where the evil of the world spends its spirit life. The Inferno, the eternal suffrage for the condemned. Works Cited “Arnold, Benedict.” New Standard Encyclopedia. 1982 ed. “Jason.” New Standard Encyclopedia. 1982 ed. “Medea.” New Standard Encyclopedia. 1982 ed. Thompson, Eileen, ed. Prentice Hall Literature: World Masterpieces. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1991.
- 6467: Three Female Characters in Greek Tragedies
- ... is the murderer. Creon too, accuses Oedipus of the murder. Jocasta stands by Oedipus' side. A prophet? . . . free yourself of every charge! Listen to me and learn some peace I mind: no skill in the world, nothing human can penetrate the future. . . .my son wasn't three days old and the boy's father fastened his ankles, had a henchman fling him away on a barren, trackless mountain. Apollo brought neither ... is Lauis. As a result, Jocasta, horrified, runs to her chambers and hangs herself. Oedipus then follows after and gauges his eyes. He suffers from his own curse and banishes himself faraway. In Antigone, a war if fought and the invading armies of Argos have been driven from Thebes. Creon, who is now king, orders that all the dead invaders are to be left unburied for the birds and beasts. Antigone ... brother. Ismene agrees to keep Antigone's intentions a secret, but that is all. Anigone replies, "Dear god, shout it from the roof tops. I'll hate you all the more for silence-tell the world!" (64) The sentry guards report to Creon that someone has lightly dusted the body with dirt. Creon is furiated and has Antigone captured and buried alive. Antigone is brave and accepts her punishment. "I ...
- 6468: Mythological Heroes: Achilles and Hercules
- ... of his body that it touched invincible. Little did she know that the one part of his heel which he was held by would not touch the water. When Achilles mother found out about the war in Troy between the Greeks and the Trojans she did not want her son to fight because she knew that he would eventually be killed there. The way that she tried to prevent him from ... was send a fit of madness upon Hercules who mistook his wife and children for enemies and killed them. When his sanity returned he realised what he had done he shut himself up from the world for a long time. After a long time in seclusion Hercules finally emerged and went to the Oracle of Delphi to beg for punishment for his crime. Hercules was sent to King Eurystheus and told ... his brother from two deadly serpents. Both of these warriors fought great battles and suffered tremendous hardships, neither of them were perfect, they both had their faults. In the case of Achilles, during the Trojan War, in the middle of battle his favourite slavegirl was taken away from him and instead of continuing to battle, he stayed in his tent and sulked until his close friend ,Patroclus, was killed. For ...
- 6469: Analyzing The Struggle For Power In Four Novels: Fahrenheit 451, Invisible Man Lord of the Flies and Julius Caesar
- ... just to be allowed to exist at all. When you read the Invisible Man, a novel by Ralph Ellison, in lies one of the most incredible and wonderful struggles for power that very possibly this world has ever seen. It involves the struggle of a black man trying to find a point of equilibrium for himself in a white man's world. Invisible Man was filled with a virtual plethora of differing and multi-cultural characters. For example, Mr. Norton, Brother Jack, Ringo from the paint factory, the Superintendent; all of these characters presented in the novel ... killed Caesar, they then have to deal with Caesar's "right hand man" if you will, Marc Antony. The battle with Antony brings about the next major struggle for power in the play: winning the war that Antony will put up against Brutus and his followers. In the novel Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, there is a struggle for power that is more common today than any of ...
- 6470: Griffin's Egg: Gunther
- ... a man who lives on the moon. And his adventures,as he gets into all kinds of situatutions. He, along with many others, have inhabited the moon because Earth is engauged in a full thermonuclier war. The dangers of the moon however, also come along. Solar flares, dangerous robots, CMP chips, and many more dangers await Gunther on the moon. As gunther is delivering some fuel rods to the G5 Assembly ... teamed up and after a while of research, found a way to stop Krishna from broadcasting over the chip's frequency, and therefore, stopped him from taking over peoples minds. Finally, in the end, the war on earth died down, then was over. The world was at peace once again. Earth send up space ships to bring the moon inhabitants back down to earth. Gunther returned to earth along with the rest of his friends, and lived a peaceful ...
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