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- 8841: Rosalind Franklin
- ... aunt and mother supported her quest for education. Eventually, her father gave in and agreed to pay her tuition. Franklin would later prove to be worth her education. As Rosalind Franklin was pursuing her degree World War II raged. She focused her research on coal, the most efficient use of energy resources. Five papers on the subject were published before Franklin¡¯s 26th birthday. Further, Franklin had given up her fellowship to ...
- 8842: Steven Spielberg
- ... helped him make miniature sets out of paper mache.He turned out his first production, with script and actors, when he was thirteen, and a year later he won a prize for a forty minute war movie titled Escape to Nowhere. At the age of sixteen, his 140-minute production, Firelight, was shown in a local movie theater. In college, his short film, Amblin was shown at the Atlanta Film Festival ... beach town. Jaws cost $8.5 million and grossed $260 million. Spielberg followed it up two years later with Close Encounters of the Third Kind, earning a Best Director Oscar nomination and proved to the world that he was one of the best directors of the time. However, he followed Close Encounters with the disastrous Movie, 1941, which was his first attempt at comedy and his first true failure. He didn ...
- 8843: Free Will Versus Determinism
- ... feel we are not forced, we could have acted differently. That is why I choose to side with free will. Determinism has too many extremes and limits that, already shown, is not possible in this world. Free will is the mind's ability to choose with intelligence. That doesn't mean that our choice has all the freedom in the world. Our choices cannot and obviously should not be totally free from our knowledge, values and perceptions of everyday life and the things around us. Our choices are not free from past thoughts and decisions or ... be able to change his actions, therefore no one could ever be held morally responsible for his own actions. Common sense says that we can change our actions by our own choice. Everyone in this world has common sense. In this argument determinism is definitely not true. One can want to do something, but from past experiences, can stop and not do the actions he had planned. A thief, who ...
- 8844: Vegans
- ... conscious awareness; all options are weighed in terms of achieving the highest good possible. This is not to say that vegans are "perfect" or that "perfection" is even attainable or desirable. This is an imperfect world and we are an imperfect species. However, aspiring to do our best, to ceaselessly reach for compassionate solutions, to strive to attain justice for all Life (human and non-human), to live honestly and respectfully ... and to lovingly care for our Earth, are far more realistic and reasonable pursuits than dwelling on impractical issues of perfection. When people choose veganism, they make an ethical commitment to bettering themselves and the world around them. This is a pledge not to be taken lightly as it requires them to seriously examine all facets of their lives. Certainly, animal-free food, clothing and cosmetic choices are a paramount part ... a guide for compassionate living. It is the path of honoring our roots, our planet, all Life, and ourselves. Most importantly for the future, it is a trend in society that is spreading as our world is more informed to its benefits.
- 8845: Canada
- ... live for granted? If you were to take the time, you would discover how diverse are Canada's history, geography, climate, economy, cultures and government. Did you know it is the largest country in the world now that U.S.S.R broke up. Specifically, Canada is 9,922,330 square km. Did you know that Canada used to be named "Kanata"? Yes, Kanata is an Indian word meaning village. It ... first to set foot on Canadian soil. He marked his presence with a flag claiming it his land. Over the years, Canada has developed into the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada,(a great tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from +10 - +30 and the cooler climate ranges from anywhere to -10 - -30. Despite the changes in ...
- 8846: The Odyssey: Differences From Today's Society
- ... Differences From Today's Society In the book the Odyssey by Homer violence, deceit, disorder, absence of law enforcement, and it's principal of self-sufficiency, obviously differs from our modern society today. In modern world today we have laws and law enforcers, which is to help keep away from as much violence as possible. We have legal systems and courts to decide whether people deserve punishments, and this shows in ... in Ithaca. (139)" Odysseus has a way of bragging about himself when he should have been watching out for himself and his crew. In modern society one person cannot take on the problems of the world by themselves. It is important that for everything a person does they understand that there are consequences so they need to be rational and think of the best way to solve a problem. Odysseus thought that he could take on any problem himself, and basically he could in the world of Odyssey but in society today people work together to solve problems and help each other out.
- 8847: Red Badge Of Courage
- ... analysis, and speculation. In The Red Badge of Courage Crane takes us into the life of a young man named Henry Fleming, who wants to enlist in the United States Army and fight in the war against the South. By using irony, similes, and symbols, to name a few, Crane "paints" a vivid picture of what life was like for the fragile Henry Fleming. He opens our eyes to the vast ... Henry looks for this support, he realizes that he's pushed it away, far out of his life, and that it is almost imperceptible. Thus revealing the first isolation in Henry Fleming's life. During war, a soldier's most important support system is his/her regiment. This is a support system that Henry has, then loses throughout this time period in his life. All through the war Henry questions his courage and bravery. He wonders if he will turn and run when death is looking him in the eyes, or if he will decide to stay and do what he came ...
- 8848: Joyce's "The Dead"
- ... a family gathering by Gabriels two aunts on New Years eve. Gabriel, who is a university professor, does not want to be identified with Ireland. He wants to be identifies as a citizen of the world. His arrogance is revealed in his interaction with others. A primary example would be the way he treats his wife Gretta as an object. As Peter J. Rabinowitz informs one that in reader response criticism ... wife Gretta has really been thinking about someone else while he thought that all her thought's would be about him, especially at the moment where he is in a romantic state of mind. His world comes hurdling down when Gretta informs him that she has been thinking about her life when she was an adolescent and had a seventeen year old boy who was madly in love with her. Despite ... vague terror seized Gabriel at this answer as if, at that hour when he had hoped to triumph, some impalpable and vindictive being was coming against him, gathering forces against him in it's vague world" (57). At this moment Gabriel realizes that he has failed as a husband and that his ideas about love and relationships were all wrong and he was not as perfect as he thought he ...
- 8849: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People
- ... for example. Twenty-five hundred years ago when the earth was ridden by sin and disarray Satan appeared to God and told him to look at all the sin that was going on in the world. Gods simple reply to that was, Yes, but have you observed my servant Job? He is obedient and faithful to me even though all around him are sinning against me." "The reason for that is ... always perfect, even when he seems way off! Dr. James Dobson once said, "One of the greatest destroyers of faith is timing that doesn't fit our preconceived notions. We live in a fast paced world where we have come to expect instant responses to every desire and need. Instant coffee. Instant potatoes. Instant cash from the little money machine. Instant relief for sore muscles and minor backache. It's all most our birthright to make the world jump at our demands. But God doesn't operate that way. He is never in a hurry. And sometimes, He can be agonizingly slow in solving the problems we bring to his attention. It' ...
- 8850: Pride And Prejudice - Characters
- ... she is in all senses an ‘accomplished woman’. Elizabeth is a strong-minded and courageous character, who was not afraid to stand up to others. " I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.", (Ch. 34) she exclaims in response to Darcy’s initial proposal. However, with all her strong-mindedness, her courage is still shown when she admits that ... the wrong in others This is related in the book, when Jane finds out from Elizabeth the truth about Wickham. ‘What a stroke was this for poor Jane! who would willingly have gone through the world without believing that so much wickedness existed…’ In direct contrast to Jane, we find a caricature of aristocratic vanity - Lady Catherine De Bourgh – an overbearingly proud and arrogant woman, who is only too aware of ... know who I am?" Unlike Jane, Lady Catherine easily finds the bad in, and looks down upon, others. She tells Elizabeth that she is: " a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world, and wholly unallied to the family." (Ch.56). Not only does Lady Catherine acknowledge the bad in Elizabeth, she is unashamed to say it to her face. Lady Catherine is the prime example of ...
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