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13151: Contact: ... an event as well as the faith that one has to have afterwards. Arroway s journey indeed resembles that of the hero s quest. Of course Ellie being the hero, is faced with something the world has yet to encounter: contact from aliens. She then voluntarily sacrifices herself for what seems to be a greater good .....to be the first human to converse with an extra-terrestrial existence, only to be ...

13152: Iliad By Homer: ... spin". These views that Homer might be trying to get across might be trying to favor Troy. It could easily be imagined that throughout time, only great things were heard about the Greeks mettle in war, and that Homer is attempting to balance the scales a bit by romanticizing the Trojan peoples, especially Hector, and bringing to light the lesser-heard tales of Greek stupidity. Shortly into Book Two, Agamemnon gives ...

13153: Comparison Of The Film Beloved: ... his own mother s death. It is important to take into account the differences between film and a book. Film by definition is a visual art; an art that was not around before the civil war in the capacity it is today. The written and spoken word at the time of slavery was as powerful then as film is today. The audience for each piece was also different. The Narrative Life ...

13154: I Felt A Funeral, In My Brain: ... a reference to the phase where the "Light Body" becomes seperated from the "Heavy Body" and everything floats free. "And then a plank in reason broke, and I dropped down, and down, and hit a world at every plunge, and finished knowing then-" I believe this to be gently and gradually dying and into the light and free of knowing. Thinking that all that comes to mind is old and are ...

13155: Iron And Silk: ... had stay strong and focused for his calligraphy and martial arts. Mark Salzman’s Iron and Silk did a wonderful job of illustrating the people of China. He brought to life a corner of the world that we would rarely be able to see, outside of picture books. His representation is a very personal one, taking you beyond the scenery and into the action and heartache. Throughout this book, Salzman expertly ...

13156: Aristotle: ... interesting to note that in his will Aristotle called for the emancipation of some of his own acquired slaves. An example of the slave/master relationship that Aristotle discussed can be seen in today's world. Sometimes an elderly or sick person requires constant care. They need to have everything done for them and therefore can't govern themselves. Another person is required to make the persons important decisions and is ...

13157: Influence Of Traditional Ways: ... father’s death, Miss Emily is left to continue life in future generations with the same opinions and attitudes about society that her father had left with her. She has been kept from the outer world and is a prisoner of time thus her clinging to her past has harmed her to the extent that it ruined her life. “The whole town went to the funeral, the men through sort of ...

13158: Cooper Thompsons A New Vision: ... human traits are determined by both environmental and biological factors. Since environmental factors are potent enough to prevail over biological factors, boys of the twentieth century should learn about "being a man in a modern world." For example, they should learn to accept their vulnerability, to be gentle and cooperative, and to accept feminine qualities. However, the author suggested that keeping positive qualities of masculinity, such as courage and independence, is ...

13159: Articles Of Confederation: ... to seven delegates from each state; each state had one vote, according to its size or population. No executive or judicial branches were provided for. Congress was charged with responsibility for conducting foreign relations, declaring war or peace, maintaining an army and navy, settling boundary disputes, establishing and maintaining a postal service, and various lesser functions. Some of these responsibilities were shared with the states, and in one way or another ...

13160: Articles Of Confederation: ... Thomas Paine (Common Sense) believed that the Articles and decentralization was a logical choice of government after the strict rule of the British, the Articles inherently divided the interests of the thirteen colonies. Following the war for Independence, foreign relations with Britain and Spain was tense at best, but division of the states made relations worse. American delegates had to satisfy the needs of thirteen sovereign states, and therefore any resulting ...

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