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- 8801: Reconstuction
- Reconstuction The reconstruction period was a time of recovery for the country as a whole. To heal the deep wounds of the civil war. The loss of cities, towns, homes, and family members. Whole cities were burned level, and widows were left scattered all over the country with a small pile of smoking rubble left as their houses. The ... may all have been true. It was a "new beginning" wasn’t it? Yes, it was, but was it a good one? The answer to that question is no. A large cause for the civil war was to free the African-American slaves, to allow them to have equal rights to the white race. But after the war was over, and the slaves were supposedly free, did they still not remain caged? Where could they turn? The newly freed slaves had no money, no land, no food, and no jobs. They remained ...
- 8802: Brent Staples' A Brother's Murder
- ... this article, I questioned the stability of our society, and the overall severity of this problem of murder in the streets. The inner streets of our nations' cities have, over the years, proven to be war zones. Gangs are roaming the streets to protect their territory, making gunplay an everyday task. The smell of fear, death, and misguided souls reek to the nose of the onlooker. Brent Staples does an outstanding ... leads a life molded by this street life. His official cause of death was murder. However, at the young age of twenty-two years old, they should have noted his death as a casualty of war. He played a part in the war of gangs and guns. If he did not live in the inner streets of Roanoke, Va., he would probably be alive today. In most other parts of the country, you can have an argument ...
- 8803: The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation
- The Capitalist Future: A Consequence of Calvinist Annunciation In his work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Weber predicts that the future will be a world of "mechanized perfection" devoid of "religious and ethical meaning." In this world modern capitalism becomes a self sustaining system no longer needing the Calvinist religious impetus that had inspired the work ethic. Weber argues that the future will be a capitalistic society, where the proletariat and the ... rests on mechanical foundations"(182) and its Calvinist supports have now stultified. The entire conception of the calling now "prowls about in our lives like the ghost of dead religious beliefs." (182) The now disenchanted world has lost its God. It is a cold, heartless but very efficient machine. The work ethic of modern capitalism, although similar to the Calvinist ethic, remains but the religious reasoning behind the ethic has ...
- 8804: Separation or Assimilation?
- ... cultures indeed inevitable? The goal of cultural pluralism as stated by Boxill are to establish pride in one's own race, to maintain the authenticity of one's own culture, and finally to benefit the world populace. Through pride, the disdain of inferiorities along with self respect, one adopts an attitude of self- segregation. Boxill argues for pride as a means of preserving one's race, overemphasizing differences between individuals because ... beyond his American birth, citizenship, political ideals, language, laws, and religion; deep into the heart of Africa where a timeless culture was born and should be preserved for its beauty and used to benefit the world populace. "...the Negro people, as a race, have a contribution to make..."(Dubois,p244) The "Negro people" as a race, have certainly had a peculiar world condition throughout time and have had the ability to lend privileged insights into the human condition. The whole of humanity consists of many parts. From the cultural pluralist perspective, this whole can be benefitted ...
- 8805: Alexander the Great
- ... poet Pindar, and selling the surviving inhabi¬ tants, about 8000 in number, into slavery. Alexander's promptness in crushing the revolt of The¬ bes brought the other Greek states into instant submission. Alexander began his war against Persia in the spring of 334 BC by crossing the Hellespont (now Dardanelles) with an army of 35,000 Macedonian and Greek troops: his chief officers, all Macedonians, included Antigonus, Ptolemy, and Seleucus. At ... and then passed on into Egypt, where he was greeted as a deliverer. By these successes the Nile River, the city of Alexandria, which later became the literacy, scientific, and commercial center of the Greek world. Cyrene, the capital of the ancient North African kingdom of Cyrenaica, gave up to Alexander soon afterward, extending his dominance to Carthaginian territory. In the spring of 331, Alexander made a trip to the great ...
- 8806: Shakespeare: Biography
- ... to Stratford in 1613 where he wrote many of his excellent plays. There are many reasons as to why William Shakespeare is so famous. He is generally considered to be both the greatest dramatist the world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of ... nature, Shakespeare had a vast knowledge of a variety of subjects. These subjects include music, law, Bible, stage, art, politics, history, hunting, and sports. Shakespeare had a tremendous influence on culture and literature throughout the world. He contributed greatly to the development of the English language. Many words and phrases from Shakespeare's plays and poems have become part of our speech. Shakespeare's plays and poems have become a required ... love, heroism, comedy, and tragedy have helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. His portrayal of historical figures and events have influenced our thinking more than what has been written in history books. The world has admired and respected many great writers, but only Shakespeare has generated such enormous continuing interest. My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. My ...
- 8807: A Critical Appraisal of: Beowulf and Gilgamesh
- ... were written during the first half of the 2nd millennium BC; the poems have been entitled "Gilgamesh and Huwawa," "Gilgamesh and the Bull of Heaven," "Gilgamesh and Agga of Kish," "Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and the Nether World," and "The Death of Gilgamesh." The Gilgamesh of the poems and of the epic tablets was probably the Gilgamesh who ruled at Uruk in southern Mesopotamia sometime during the first half of the 3rd millennium ... different methods to determine its origins, from grammar and sentence construction to comparing the text to historical knowledge. The collected essays present many opinions, but they do not make any conclusions. The Norton Anthology of World Literature, ed. Gilgamesh: Norton and Company, 1985. Contains world literature from the various authors and ages.
- 8808: William Shakespeare's Life
- ... weak leadership. Shakespeare's comedies of the first period represent a wide range. The Comedy of Errors depends on its appeal on the mistakes in identity between two sets of twins involved in romance and war. The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Love's Labour's Lost are all comedies and satires. Next, Shakespeare's second period includes his most important plays about English history. The ... one woman. Hence, from a poor family, Shakespeare emerged as a great playwright. The odds were against him, but he rose to the occasion and wrote over 38 plays which made him famous throughout the world. He is still considered to be the best playwright that ever lived.
- 8809: Balder: God of Light, Joy, Purity, Beauty, Innocence, and Reconciliation
- ... sent his other son Hermod to Hel, the goddess of death, to plead for Balder's return. Hel agreed to send Balder back to the land of the living on one condition: everything in the world, dead or alive, must weep for him. And everything wept, except for Loki (who had disguised himself as the witch Thokk) so Balder had to remain in the underworld. The others took the dead god, dressed him in crimson cloth, and placed him on a funeral pile aboard his ship Ringhorn, which passed for the largest in the world. Beside him they lay the body of his wife Nanna, who had died of a broken heart. Also Balder's horse and his treasures were placed on the ship. The pile was set to fire ... Hyrrokin. Loki didnot escape punishment for his crime and Hod was put to death by Vali, son of Odin and Rind, who was born for just this purpose. After the final conflict, when a new world arises from its ashes, both Balder and Hod will be reborn.
- 8810: Robinson Crusoe
- ... early Eighteenth Century novel, Robinson Crusoe, God makes the laws, gives out the punishments, and creates the terror. By the end of the century, the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror announce to the world that society is taking over the role of God and now people will make laws, give out punishments, and incite terror. Early Eighteenth Century novel, Robinson Crusoe, shows the development of a new self, one ... obey Mr. Tyrrel’s request by ruining Hawkins’ crops and livestock. In Robinson Crusoe when a tragedy or a "notice of Danger" occurs, Crusoe believes "such Hints and Notices are certain Discoveries of an invisible World and a Converse of Spirits, we cannot doubt" (180-181). Caleb Williams, on the other hand, shows that man creates tragedy and notices of danger. Later in Godwin’s novel, the trial scene shows another ... he uses Caleb Williams as a voice to support his beliefs in French Revolutionary ideas. As the history of the Eighteenth Century novel progresses, it reflects the secular movement occurring in British society. As the world becomes more secularized, so do novels. Primarily, novels held the purpose of giving moral instruction, but as Caleb William shows, by the end of the century, the purpose of the novel changes. Godwin turns ...
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