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- 11401: John Muir: His Achievements/Journeys
- ... and geology with Dr. Carr and Latin and Greek classes with Dr. James Davie Butler. Both men opened new worlds for John. During John's college years, the United States was suffering through the Civil War. Many university students joined the army, but John saw the wounded from the war and disliked it. He decided to go botanizing in Canada to dodge the draft. His brother Daniel, Jr. had already gone to Canada, and John planned to meet him near Niagara Falls in September. BIBLIOGRAPHY ...
- 11402: Love Is Like...the Universe
- Love is like the world around us. It is genuine and wonderful at times, while at others, it is damaging and painful. The cosmos defines itself with a set pattern and explanation; just like the night sky, love has its ... explanation of its damage. Even though love isn't easy, nobody should contemplate it as a misery. Love and the universe are both a very effective display. Love can lead to many things in the world, but we should bear in mind how we can apply it for a good cause. Any way you look at it, love will always maintain it s familiar warm presence in all our lives.
- 11403: Scarlet Letter:bewilderment At
- ... started doubting the religion because, if this man who they considered holy and righteous, could not live a sin free life, then how could they? Clearly, Arthur was asking these questions as well, and the world in which he had lived in a had served so faithfully in was beginning to close in on him. It was because of this that his health began to fail and his body could, at ... because they eventually took the "A" on her chest to stand for "Able". What she did do was give up her dreams and goals of leading a revolution to make people see women and the world in a new way. When she internalized what the "A" had stood for throughout all of those years, and what the townspeople truly thought of her and especially of what she had done, she abandoned ...
- 11404: Amendments
- ... people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. Amendment III (1791) No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law. Amendment IV (1791) The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be ... or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness ...
- 11405: "The Ministers Black Veil" and "The Scarlet Letter": Judgmentalality
- ... No one knew what happened but we all formed our opinions and theories of how he did it, why he did it, and if he should be killed or just get life in prison. Our world is too judgmental and it always has been. Even in the time Hawthorne wrote of in The Scarlet Letter and in "The Ministers Black Veil" people judged before they knew the truth. Objects were judged ... made into symbols when often all they are is an object, not meant to mean anything but always made to mean something. Everything is judged and made to mean something when they are meaningless. Our world is superficial and prejudice against what they do not understand. They judge on appearances and circumstances. Most don't even make an attempt at finding the facts.
- 11406: Macbeth 3
- ... fear..................... (Act 3:Scene 1:Ln.52) Macbeth next hired two murderers to murder Bunquo, and convinced them to commit the crime saying that it was he who had prevented them from rising in this world. He attacked their courage and used his wife's philosophy to regain their confidence assuring them that everything will go fine. I will advice you were to plant yourselves, Acquaint you with the perfect spy ... when they become aware of it.It was and is always not easy to see a great man turn from good to evil. We admire Macbeth's courage, as he, with his wife dead and world collapsing, resolved to fight to the end and "die with harness on his back." Not all men are as heroic, after all !
- 11407: Hiring Quotas In Employment
- ... lawyers) in command of its workplace albeit on the pretext of equality rather than efficiency. This problem is only becoming worse because America has the most far reaching equal employment laws found anywhere in the world. ("Counting Costs") Many companies are afraid of these laws, and the fear of political punishment makes quotas very hard to research. A Kmart executive told a researcher, "We're not letting you anywhere near our ... Brimelow, Peter and Spencer, Leslie. "When Quotas Replace Merit, Everybody Suffers." Forbes. 15 February 1993: 80-89. "Counting Costs." Editorial. National Review 15 February 1993: 18. Glastris, Paul. "Black and Blue." U.S. News and World Report. 13 February 1995: 43-46.
- 11408: Decorating The Walls Art, Reli
- The decoration applied to the walls and ceilings of the royal tombs provided far more than a colourful patina, for the artists were in effect making an eternal world for the deceased king. The exigencies of tombs curtailed and hurried burials may have thwarted this goal on many occasions, but what the artists did achieve stands nonetheless among the greatest art of the ancient world. The process by which these decorations were achieved is quite well understood. In some cases, though not all, draughtsmen laid out the representations using grids made by measuring rods and paint-covered strings snapped against ...
- 11409: Macbeth 14
- ... fighting, died. He tells him not to have sorrow, though. Siward says he died well then. Macduff hails Malcolm as king holding Macbeth's PERSONAL Evaluation Even the most humble and honest person in the world, except Jesus himself, could be swayed to corruption. The Macbeth Empire could be compared to Mark Twain's Hadleyburg. In comparing Macbeth to The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg, we might be able to see Macbeth ... depicted as agents of chaos because of the dark domain around them. The witches meet in a dark cave. The cave is an appropriate setting for the witches because caves tend to represent the under-world and hell, creating a feeling of evil. The witches appearance, "secret, black, and midnight hags" also indicates their evil nature. The witches dark meeting place and dark appearance all emphasize their destructive nature. Macbeth in ...
- 11410: Society's Views on Family Values and Children as Reflected in the novel The Handmaid's Tale
- ... another fertile female, who then gives birth to the baby and gives the it to the couple. This practice is not all that common but still can be found happening in various places around the world. The use of a surrogate mother often leaves emotional scars for the biological mother and can possibly end up in the courts if the she changes her mind, and wishes to keep the child. Children ... out of control by fanatics is not all that hard to comprehend. It is possible that the chain of events that lead a society to Gilead has already started to happen. The make believe future world of Gilead is just that, make believe, but the possibility of extremists taking us to a similar point is very real. Incidents like the Oklahoma bombing, the stand off in Idaho with right wing radicals ...
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