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- 8451: Lytton Strachey
- ... 1880. He was an openly gay member of the artistically talented Bloomsbury Group, centering on Leonard and Virginia Woolf. (Strachey had once proposed to Virginia nιe Stephen, but she laughed. When he was conscripted in World War I, he declared himself to be a pacifist. When the board asked what he would do if a Hun were raping his sister, he said that he would try to interpose his body.) See the ...
- 8452: Life Of John Milton
- ... left him after a few weeks because of the incompatibility of their temperaments, but was reconciled to him in 1645; she died in 1652. In his writings, Milton supported the parliamentary cause in the civil war between Parliamentarians and Royalists, and in 1649 he was appointed foreign secretary by the government of the Commonwealth. He became totally blind about 1652 and thereafter carried on his literary work helped by an assistant ... which he completed Paradise Lost (1667) and composed the companion epic Paradise Regained (1671) and the poetic drama Samson Agonistes (1671). Paradise Lost is considered Milton's masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in world literature. In its 12 cantos he tells the story of the fall of Adam in a context of cosmic drama and profound speculations. The poet's announced aim was to "justify the ways of God ...
- 8453: Electronic Commerce
- ... the Internet you are everywhere. A customer in Japan can buy exactly what a customer in the UK buys from the same electronic store. The capability to purchase products at ease from all over the world would eventually result in the weakening of international boundaries and increased trade between countries. For example when the machinery for one of General Electric's light-bulb factories broke down, GE would invite bids from ... disadvantage of electronic commerce is the language barrier. Although most people who use the Internet speak English fluently there is still a sizable quantity of people who speak other languages. Furthermore, most people throughout the world don't own computers. Electronic commerce can also be also carries a very strong reputation as being unsafe in many ways. When you shop online your personal details and credit card number are stored on ... the Internet offers would also affect its users dramatically. Online business might be conducted from home or at non-standard business hours. The capability of online stores to sell their products to consumers throughout the world will decrease trade barriers and result in increased trade. The increased price transparency offered by the Internets capability to check the prices of thousands of items simultaneously would allow consumers to have a much ...
- 8454: Othello
- ... was right and virtuous and in contrast, the animal was representative of all that was wrong and self-serving. When Iago made the comment that, "Hell and night must bring this monstrous birth to the worlds light," (I, i, 394-395) his calling upon the forces of darkness to achieve his goal illustrates the imbalance in the conflict that rages in his soul. Iago is an individual whos perspective of the world is dominated by his animal nature. Due to his own lack of virtue, Iago does not believe that any virtue exists at all. In his actions, he seeks to bring all around him to the ... not understand that there was more to the relationship between Othello and Desdemona. Thus his lack of virtue limits his ability to see the intentions of the people who are around him. To him, the world around him is one that is governed by the basic rule of evolution, only the strong may survive. As far as he is concerned, there is no dignity in human beings; thus he sees ...
- 8455: Symbolism In The Scarlet Lette
- ... scaffold in the middle of the night because it is the closest he can to confess his sin. The readers see how pitiful he has became when he screams aloud because he fears the whole world is staring at the symbol on his breast. It also shows how guilty he feels when he perceive the letter A in the sky as adultery instead of angel like everyone else. Chillingworth unable to ... free to judge the characters, whether their action is right of wrong. Did Hester really sinned? Nathaniel Hawthorne sums up the book with this quote, "Be true! Be true! Be true! Show freely to the world, if not your worse, yet some trait whereby the worst may be inferred!" Our heart is our prison, even if we can fool the entire world, we will never get pass over our own heart.
- 8456: Harriet Tubman
- ... devoted their lives to fight for freedom and the pursuit of a better life for blacks. One of the most famous abolitionists is Harriet Tubman. Her efforts in the Underground Railroad and in the Civil War strengthened the abolitionist movement by accomplishing the goal it was intended to do: free slaves and abolish slavery. (www.teleport.com p.4) Arminta Ross was born a slave in 1820 on a plantation in ... freed more than 300 slaves. In December 1860, her friends took her to Canada for her own safety. (www.teleport.com p.3) Harriet returned to the U.S. from Canada in 1861. The Civil War had begun and the government was enlisting all men as soldiers and any women who wanted to help as cooks or nurses. Tubman enlisted in to the Union army as a contraband nurse in a hospital in Hilton Head, South Carolina. There, Harriet nursed the sick and wounded back to health and also tried to find them work. (www.teleport.com p.3) After the war, Harriet moved back to Auburn to live with her parents. There she married Nelson Davis, who she had met at a South Carolina army base, in 1870. They were happily married for 18 years ...
- 8457: Macario Sakay
- ... started out as an trainee in a Calesa manufacturing depot. He was also a tailor, a barber, and an performer in Comedias and Moro-Moros. His involvement in Tagalog stage shows exposed him to the world of love, boldness, and discipline. In 1894, Sakay joined the Dapitan, Manila branch of the Katipunan. Due to his commendable work, he turn out to be head of the local office. His every night activities ... the early days of the Katipunan, Sakay worked with Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto. He battled alongside with Bonifacio in the hills of Morong (now Rizal) Province. Throughout the primary periods of the Filipino-American war, Sakay was imprisoned for his subversive behavior. He had been caught developing some Katipunan chapters and advocating its principles from town to town. Freed in 1902 as the upshot of an official pardon, Sakay began ...
- 8458: The Death of John F. Kennedy
- ... a President. New York: Harper & Row, 1967. Nolan, Martin F. In our memory, forever young. Boston Globe. May 29, 1997, A1 and A22. 7 January 2000. The Assassination As the plot unfolds. U.S. News & World Report. December 9, 1963: 68-71. Volume LVI, Number 23. 7 January 2000. The Associated Press. Civil Rights and The Great Society: 1961-1967. New York: Combined, 1995. The Presidency. Time. November 29, 1963:22-29. Volume 82, Number 22. 7 January 2000. The Tragic end of John F. Kennedy. U.S. News & World Report. December 2, 1963:31-35 Volume LV, Number 22. 7 January 2000. The President Commission of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy Report. Washington: U.S. Government, 1964. Unraveling the mystery of the assassination of John F. Kennedy: The Official Story. U.S. News & World Report. October 5, 1964: 35-42. Volume LVII, Number 14. 7 January 2000.
- 8459: The Wright Brothers
- ... Dec. 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright, realized one of mankind's earliest dreams: flight. The culmination of years of experimentation with kites and gliders finally paid off with the world's first controlled flight of a motor-driven aircraft by the Wright Brothers. Wilbur Wright was born near Millville, Ind., on April 16, 1867, and Orville in Dayton, Ohio, on Aug. 19, 1871. They were ... day, 852 feet in 59 seconds. During 1904 and 1905 the Wrights continued to build and test new planes and engines. An improved Flyer II was flown near Dayton, Ohio, in 1904. In 1905 the world's first practical airplane, Flyer III, could turn, bank, circle, fly figure eights, and stay airborne for over half an hour. Late in 1907, the Wrights submitted a bid to the United States Army for a military plane. In 1908 Orville took a plane to Fort Myer, Virginia, passed the trials, and won the contract for the world 's first military plane. During that year, Orville's plane crashed, injuring him and killing his passenger. Wilbur died of typhoid fever on May 30, 1912. Orville served on the National Advisory Committee for ...
- 8460: Martin Luther King And Malcolm X Comparison
- ... represented only anti-government militancy; a view which engendered the anger of the police and FBI and led to the murder of several Party members by law enforcement. Martin Luther King was one of the world's best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies, Martin Luther King, Jr., created ideas drawn from many different cultural traditions and was a christian Pasifist. He was Born in Atlanta on January 15 ... of Gandhian non-violent strategies. FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's large efforts to weaken King's leadership were increased during 1967 as urban racial violence escalated and King criticized American intervention in the Vietnam war. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking to assist a garbage workers' strike in Memphis.After his death, King remained a controversial symbol of the African-American civil rights struggle, revered by many ...
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