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- 8831: Man is Innately Good, But Has the Ability to be Evil
- ... What if they found out what she did last year." This is not exactly evil thoughts, but it can quite possibly lead to evil actions. Prejudice is another form of evil that produces alienation and war. I have certain prejudices that I carry and I am not very proud of them, though often my instinct about a person is right. My major prejudice is against people who cannot grasp new concepts ... to hate crimes, the deaths of minorities or the dreams of a young girl. I feel that my biases are very much benign. A Shaker saying is something which if all men lived by, the world would be a ahppy place. Mary Whitcher said,"Be slow to anger, slow to blame, and slow to plead thy cause. but swift to speak of any gain that gives thy friend applause."
- 8832: Reinhold Niebuhr
- ... theology, he took a keen interest in trade union and political affairs. He was an active member of the Socialist Party in the 1930s, waged a vigorous fight against isolationism and pacifism before and during World War II, and in 1944 helped to found the Liberal Party in New York State. He received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964 and was made a member of the American Academy of ...
- 8833: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... 658) Carver's life, or biography, bares a little insight into his phases, or different stages in which he wrote his different types of stories and poems. Carver lived most of his life in a world which could not provide the luxury of spiritual affirmation. He grew up in Clatskanie, Oregon to working class-parents in a alcoholic home where reading material was limited to Zane Gray novels, and the newspaper ... verbal and nonverbal. Touch is important because it presents concrete evidence of a spiritual and emotional connection. It is within this scope, and demand in writing that Carvers stories really draw the reader within the world of the story. A much deeper emotional feeling is felt when a connection amongst the characters is reached. The story, " The Bridle" uses touch to instigate verbal communication. The story unveils as a woman and ... to deeds
They prepare the soul, make it ready, and move it to tenderness" (No Heroics, Please 223). In the essay, Carver wonders about the words " soul " and " tenderness " and their marked absence in the world today. He speculates that one re- evaluates one's life after reading about the tenderness of others, fictional characters as well as factual ones. This tenderness is a direct result of what characters experience ...
- 8834: Comparison Between Beowulf and Tick
- ... Both Beowulf and Tick are pretty big guys. They might even be the strongest of their times. "...Beowulf, Higlac's follower and the strongest of the Geats- greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world" (ll. 109-111). So neither of them are whimps. Theyre tough too. Theyve had plenty of battles to prove it. "...from the darkness of war, dripping with my enemies blood. I drove five great giants into chains, chased all of that race from the earth" (ll.247-250). Beowulf is a tough guy. Beowulf and Tick like to talk about ...
- 8835: Santa Claus
- ... gigantic heart, Santa Claus brings hope to kids who are hopeless and smiles to those who have lost theirs. While snuggled in their bed, desperately trying to catch a wink of sleep, children around the world await the arrival of St. Nick. Dressed in red and with a jolly old smile, he manages to fulfill the dreams of kids throughout millions of miles. Santa Claus brings a whole new meaning to ... within each and every one of our hearts. Therefore, we are able to look at Christmas, through a whole new perspective. Santa Claus also gives children an escape from the harsh reality of today's world. He gives kids something to believe in when there is nothing really to look forward to. St. Nick actually is a savior for many kids who have had to mature pass their age. The look ... the whole significance of the holiday. He shows the children that it is not what you receive, it is what you give. Many people consider Santa Claus to be part of a child's dream world, but society can learn many things from old St. Nick. Remember, we all have a little piece of him inside our hearts.
- 8836: A Modern Day Odysseus
- ... publicly available e-mail encryption software. With patience, strong will, and the idea that privacy is a right of the people, he did just that, and in doing so held up a mirror to the world, showing it that it had permanently changed. The life of Phil Zimmermann is full of epic grandeur, and undoubtedly forms a modern day parallel to the hero Odysseus of Homer's The Odyssey. A basic ... of the key elements where Odysseus and Zimmermann differ. Odysseus is a fictional character, and his life will not affect the future. Zimmermann, however, is very real, and not only has he changed the present world, but the future is likely to be continually affected by the work that he has done. Jack Rickard, in an article in Boardwatch Magazine, illustrated the state of the world well. "Electronics is a good material for building freedom, and a most notably poor one for forging chains. Wherever there is one guy with an attitude, a compiler, and a few free afternoons, all ...
- 8837: Challenges Of 21st Century
- The challenges for India in the next millennium India ,like all other countries world over ,is at the threshold of next millennium. We have challenges to face as we prepare ourselves to step into 21st century. Let us briefly explore some of these challenges. As we all know, India ... keep on strengthening the nation. Ironically we all keep on lamenting about the pathetic situation of India without doing anything constructive to resolve it. Next millennium will experience unimaginable technological advancement. Nations all over the world are striving hard to keep pace with this. In India we face a Herculean task to prepare ourselves to meet this challenge . The basic ingradients required are proper education for all our citizens & opportunities to ... the evils of the so called 'modern free society' are slowly going back to their original cultural ethics. Where as , we in India , are on the verge of breaking it. In the next millennium, as world gets smaller & smaller through media, it is a great challenge to preserve our cultural ethics. There are no easy solutions to any of these challenges we have to face. We, the younger generation, cannot ...
- 8838: Riley King
- ... as the "King Of Blues." With his Gibson guitar named Lucille, along with his unique vocals, king has put out some of the most down-home sounds in African-American music. B.B. King, the world's greatest blues singer had- like a lot of people- had some hard times. Born in 1925 in Itta Bena, Mississippi., King lived with his mother until he was nine. When his mother died he ... T-Bone Walker. Among the many songs he eternalized, "The Thrill Is Gone" is perhaps his most enduring, he aslo won several Grammy's for that song and the albums "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere", "My Guitar Sings The Blues", "Live at San Quentin", "Live at the Apollo", and "Blues Summit". He received along with other numerous awards the Grammy Lifetime Achievments Award in 1987. Still on the road and recording for MCA, with Lucille , B.B. King is still showing the world the blues is here to stay. King started his career as a teenage professional musician on the streets of Memphis during the 1940s. He played gospel and blues on street corners for tips. Concerned ...
- 8839: The Picture
- ... you now, more than I ever have. I will have you. And it wouldn't be a bad idea to show slime what real LOVE is! I may not be the best lover in the world, but with you it sure seems like it. I want to get into you, to fill you with myself, to sow my very being in you, to make you climb the wall and beg for ... This orgasm will blow your mind . . . and mine. We shall see heaven in just a few moments now." After feasting his eyes a moment longer on you, the most beautiful and glorious creature in the world, the action was to gently kneel between your sensuously shapely, out-flung legs. Still holding his magnificent penis he lowered himself over you. Only then did he relinquish his hold on his staff to you ... kiss, so deep, and tempestuous brought you again to the onrushing orgasm of a lifetime, the second within no more than an hour. You were as ill-prepared this time as the last as the world as you knew it exploded in a blinding electrical flash. Then, almost instantly a feeling of perfect peace settled over you. As you floated freely in the space of your own mind-making you ...
- 8840: The Crucible: Background Notes
- ... Death of a Salesman (1949) The Crucible (1953) A View from the Bridge (1955) A Memory of Two Mondays (1955) After the Fall (1963) Incident at Vichy (1964) The Price (1968) The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) Arthur Miller's first and only screenplay that he produced was released in 1960, and was called "The Misfits", starring Marilyn Monroe. He also wrote a short story called "I Don ... 9 Salem & The Puritans Salem was originated by the puritans in the early 1600's, and is part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It originated eight years after The Mayflower's journey to the "New world". The Mayflower was the first ship to bring settlers to the Massachusetts area. The new group of settlers that came, consisted of Puritans. These People were in search of religious freedom ever since the late ... group and make their own version of the bible. The Kings reply at this time was a mere approval, but later this caused controversy, and the Puritans were forced to be taken to the "New world", or face persecution. The first settlement found by the Puritans was Jamestown, located in Virginia. Other settlements were also founded by the Puritans this way, one being Boston. Salem Witch Hunts In reality, the ...
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