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- 7311: John Paul Jones
- ... behalf. Because of this he fled to America and changed his name to John Paul Jones of which he was called for the rest of his life. He arrived in America just as the Revolutionary War was starting and joined the revolution effort. He was made a first lieutenant on an American ship and gradually, through his almost unbelievable successes, became captain of his own ship. He successfully completed many missions ... at first that they were some sort of convoy heading toward Leith from London but as he gazed upon his prey he noticed that two of the ships had pendants hoisted, classifying them ships of war. All of the ships except the two that appeared to be armed headed for shore by some sand bars which would be hard for the Americans to attack, while the remaining two made way for ... and informed Captain Jones that they were armed British merchant ships. In addition, they told him that a King's frigate was nearby and that they perceived the Richard to be an English Ship of War. Captain Jones went along with the deception and managed to lure the other merchant ships out into the bay. Very quickly, the British ships realized who Bonhomme Richard actually was, and the Pallas was ...
- 7312: Ethan Frome And Their Eyes Wer
- In the world today, there are many forms of societal differences that hold people back from their dreams and desires. The two novels, Ethan Frome, by Edith Wharton and Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston ... back in the 60 s, or women not having as many rights as men. In this essay, I will attempt to convey the struggles that each respecting character had, and relate them to today s world. The thematic bond that I chose to do this essay on was Repression vs. Oppression. In the book Ethan Frome, the main character, Ethan, is oppressed in many different ways. First of all, Ethan s ... they did, but under the circumstances that each character was in, they chose the way that they thought would end their pains and sufferings. Overall, these books have themes that can be related to the world of today and the world of tomorrow.
- 7313: Buddhism
- Buddhism By Elizabeth Chandler Buddhism is recognized as one of the great religions of the world. To call Buddhism a religion by itself would do injustice. Buddhism is a school of moral thoughts and principles as well as a religion to worship. Unlike other religions Buddhism's' sole purpose is not ... that are separated from what you love and now have the suffering from having a sense of thinking you are unloved. 2. Objective and Subjective Existence In Buddhism one is to understand how real the world is. For instance his/her birth is known due to his existence, but one is to grasp the organs it has because of birth. A nose that smells, and eye that sees, and a tongue ... all negative Karma from you soul and later create parinnirvana or final nirvana in which during this you reach your death. Today Buddhism is still a well-known religion. It is practiced all over the world. It is probably the major religion throughout the Orient. "In the last century Buddhism has emphatically arrived in the West and up to one million westerners have become Buddhists" (www.fwbo.org) One would ...
- 7314: Black Supremacy
- ... occurs beyond what has already happened, for instance; "an outburst of homosexuality among black men, fed by the prison breeding system, threatens to distort the relationship between friends...these gays live in the make-believe world of white gays"(Asante 57). The white race has already begun to corrupt the black race, according to black supremists, with the introduction of homosexuality, which is clearly a bad white habit. The word, "threatens ... their imprisonment is simply another form of the oppression which they have know all their lives"(58). The Black Supremists want revenge. Black supremists want nothing less than for the black race to rule the world. They shall use ideas of religion to back up their claims upon the world and call it the liberation of their people. But the truth of the matter is the tides are turning. How can it be called liberation? The white race had these ideas 100's of ...
- 7315: Reflection On Dead Man Walking
- Reflection on Dead Man Walking I have taken a most hesitated step from my world of serene tranquility to one of complete judgment and sin. I transgressed away from the petty feelings of unwarranted hate and suspended myself within the realms of cold-hearted, revengeful disgust. I left behind my familiar world and suspiciously entered the broken life of Matthew Poncelat. I evolved from stereotypical feelings of judgment to understandable feelings of hate and disgrace. From the sidelines, I have witnessed Matthew Poncelat's faith unfold through ... replaced Social Justice for approximately three class periods, and innocently relaxed on the cold tiled floor. What I did not know was that my life would be altered forever and that my outlook on the world would seemingly change. My eyes fixated on the movie screen, while my heart, soul, and mind slowly began to wander into the life of a murderer, but more importantly, a human-being. Dead Man ...
- 7316: The Social Construction Of Rea
- ... am an automobile mechanic who is highly knowledgeable about all American made cars . . . One day someone appears in the garage and asks me to repair his Volkswagen. I am now compelled to enter the problematic world of foreign made cars."(p.24) This fictional story tries to explain that as long as the routines of everyday life continue you will avoid the problematic world. Evaluation: This tale seems contradictory. If he were truly knowledgeable about American cars, then he would not find German cars belonging to 'another world' as described. The basic structure of the automobile varies only slightly from country to country. Although the initial anecdote seems to fail, it is later proven useful when the next point is introduced. The ...
- 7317: Don Quixote: The Misadventures Of A Lunatic
- ... the use of point of view. Don Quixote sees what his mind and imagination create, not that which is transferred through the optic nerves in a very clean-cut scientific manner. He retreats to a world that holds meaning for him. When he first departs, he stops at an inn and his eyes make it a beautiful castle with blushing maids and noble sirs. The wench Aldonza is turned into Dulcinea ... the use of point of view. Don Quixote sees what his mind and imagination create, not that which is transferred through the optic nerves in a very clean-cut scientific manner. He retreats to a world that holds meaning for him. When he first departs, he stops at an inn and his eyes make it a beautiful castle with blushing maids and noble sirs. The wench Aldonza is turned into Dulcinea ... the use of point of view. Don Quixote sees what his mind and imagination create, not that which is transferred through the optic nerves in a very clean-cut scientific manner. He retreats to a world that holds meaning for him. When he first departs, he stops at an inn and his eyes make it a beautiful castle with blushing maids and noble sirs. The wench Aldonza is turned into ...
- 7318: The Struggle Between Good and Evil in The Hobbit
- The Struggle Between Good and Evil in The Hobbit In The Hobbit, J.R.R Tolkien describes the struggle of good against evil by creating a fantasy world complete with settings, creatures and magic. The forces of evil such as goblins and dragons provide the conflict, which sets the story in motion. Bilbo, a hobbit, represents good as displayed by his heroic qualities ... whether each is on the side of good or evil. Some of the creatures in the book are dragons, dwarves, elves, goblins, hobbits, trolls, and many more creatures that prove The Hobbit is a fantasy world. True it is an impossible world in which dragons talk, wizards perform Magic, evil creatures lose their flesh - blood forms, and magic rings of Power rule and corrupt (Evans145). Magic comprises part of the fantasy aspects of the book. For ...
- 7319: Sister Carrie
- ... strong woman embodies the social values of the consumer culture. All she longs for is a material wealth, which represents power. She can be seen as a symbol of money. But Carrie lives in a world of prices. Her labor costs $4.50; board $4 a week; car fare $.60; cheap lunch $.10; etc. She imitates everything perfectly and thats why she is becoming what people want her to become. Her desires come from other peoples desires. It is exactly Drouet, who introduces her to the world of wealth, to materialism. He gives her money, flat even "name when she enters the world of theater. She plays her role according to Drouets desires once acts as his mistress or "wife". She plays a kind of role for him and by imitating whatever the "drummer" desires in ...
- 7320: Slaves Of The White God
- ... idiosyncratic nature of African enslavement in various locales throughout the globe, but also demonstrates the consistence of brutality and injustice which was characteristic of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and European presence in the New World. During the 16th century, the Spaniards became the first of the colonial masters to introduce African slaves into the New World. From its origin in Hispaniola, African slavery spread throughout the rest of Latin America including Cuba, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. By the 16th and 17th centuries, Mexico and Peru had become the largest importers ... actuality the estimated population of slaves in Mexico during the colonial period was approximately 100,000. The significance, of course, was not in the quantity but in the eventual evolution of slavery in the New World. Historiographically, the study of blacks in Mexico is plagued with a glaring lack of contemporaneous documentation. One of the deficiencies of Palmer's work is that the perspective of the enslaved Africans is largely ...
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