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- 12091: Ben-Hur
- ... to defend Christianity and religions as a whole during the period in which he wrote. As has been noted by John Tebbel, the last two decades of the 1800's were a time when the great prophets of the American church were being replaced by the scientific theorists and theories of the day. Principle among these theorists were Charles Darwin and Auguste Comte. (134) So to simplify things, Wallace was defending ...
- 12092: Compare And Cantrast Web Du Bois & Booker T Washington
- ... and a White father. Thus being born half-white, his views and ideas were sometimes not in the best interest of his people. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du Bois had a poor but relatively happy New England childhood. While still in high school he began his long writing career by serving as a correspondent for newspapers in New York and ...
- 12093: Summary and Analysis of the Movie Gandhi
- ... that were injured and the greatest loss of all the death of Mohandas Karmchand Gandhi. Hindu religion was well portrayed in this movie it lead to a greater understanding of the Hindu religion and the great Gandhi......If he were a man of our Catholic religion I am sure he would have been named a saint. By Trinity Karny
- 12094: Comparison And Contrast Of Washington Irving And Edgar Allan
- ... Winkle , by Irving, and The Fall of the House of Usher , by Poe. Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe were both writers who exemplified the writing style of the Romantic era. Both writers used their great talents to take the reader into the story. For example, Irving, in Rip Van Winkle , starts the story by saying, Whoever has made a courage up the Hudson must remember the Kaatskill Mountains. He also ...
- 12095: The Fool in King Lear
- ... divides his kingdom between his older daughters, Goeneril and Regan, and disinherits his youngest daughter, Cordelia. The action leads to civil strife, his insanity, and his ultimate death. King Lear can be viewed as a great illustration about the struggle between good and evil. Perhaps better than any of Shakespeare's other tragedies, King Lear displays the concept of evil most strongly. It is believed that King Lear is an expansion ...
- 12096: A Scene from Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets"
- ... a steady cam that's held by the actor at a lower angle. In the early 70's however, I'm not sure if they had developed the steady cam yet. The lighting itself is great because Keitel's character walks around the entire bar itself. The whole scene had to be lit ahead of time. Scorcese did this type of long take again even more elaborately in Goodfella's almost ...
- 12097: The Crucible: John Proctor is a Hero
- The Crucible: John Proctor is a Hero In THE CRUCIBLE, by Arthur Miller, John Proctor is a hero for giving up his life. He is a great man of integrity and not many people would do what he did. A hero is defined as someone who portrays exceptional courage and fortitude. That definently fits John's character. He has more courage than ...
- 12098: The Sun Also Rises: Thoughts of the Lost Generation
- ... Jake can never be Brett's lover, they are forced to create a new relationship for themselves, perhaps one far more dangerous than that of mere lovers, they have become best friends. This presents a great difficulty for Jake, because Brett's presence is both pleasurable and agonizing for him. Brett constantly reminds him of his handicap and thus Jake is challenged as a man in the deepest, most personal sense ...
- 12099: Transformation of Macbeth
- ... beginning of Shakesphere's, Macbeth, the character, Macbeth is basically an everyday normal type of soldier fighting and killing for his king. His title at this point is the Thane of Glamis. Upon having a great day on the battlefield, including killing MacDonwald, Macbeth has no clue as to what is in store for him. When Macbeth and his friend Banquo meet the witches for the first time, they are completely ...
- 12100: The Deplorable Life of Willy Loman
- ... caught in the mist of an affair with a meaningless prostitute, by his beloved son Biff. This event proved to be the turning point in these two individuals lives. Willy's wife Linda, was a great women who certainly didn't deserve the heartache and disrespect that Willy gave her. For instance, on many occasions in the story Willy is talking to his sons, and Linda will simply try to state ...
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