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- 1001: A River Runs Through It By Nor
- ... of gambling and drinking streak in him. Paul’s habits did not just exist in the book, these characteristics of Paul were carried over from Norman’s real life experiences with his brother. “...Paul lived mostly by instinct and bravado, learning early on to gamble, drink and fight (Eastman 54).” Paul’s tendancies of to get into the high stakes poker games without a clear head and then try ... better movie. These two segments appeal to both the adventurous and caring in the audience. Another difference between the documented versions of A River Runs Through It and Mclean’s life is concerning where he lived. In the book and movie versions, Norman and Paul spend all their lives in Montana except for when Norman and Paul both attend Dartmouth. In reality, Paul had followed Norman to Chicago, where Norman was ...
- 1002: America: The Modern Day Athens
- ... in ancient times, was not a united land. There existed many little provinces of control, called city-states. Two examples of the more powerful and lasting city-states were Sparta and Athens. Sparta, whose people lived an austere and militaristic form of life, based its government on the needs of the army which things centered around this. Athens, another powerful city-state, developed a more balanced life for its citizens. Central ... why Athens is an example of a direct democracy. A point should be made here that Athens, for all its noble ideas about men being able to govern themselves, excluded most of the people that lived within its cities walls. Women, for example had no say in government. They were subjected to running the homes, raising children, and tending to the needs of their husbands. Slavery, which existed in Athens, also ...
- 1003: Analysis Of The Crito
- ... who believe that Socrates should seek exile. Socrates makes it clear to Crito that his fate rested in the hands of the assembly and therefore the assembly wronged him not by the law. Socrates has lived by the laws of Athens for 70 years and to escape now is going against everything he believes in. Socrates thus adheres to the idea that the opinion of the majority should be disregarded and ... of the assembly to put him to his death, he realizes that he was done wrongly by the assembly rather than the laws of Athens themselves. I believe Socrates feels this way because he has lived under the laws of Athens for 70 years and he has raised his children under the same principles. Socrates accepts the fact that being a member of society demands a certain respect and obedience. Without ...
- 1004: The Jungle 2
- ... were able to get jobs only through bribery. Ona was exploited by Connor, who threatened to have her, Jurgis, and the rest of the family if she refused the relationship. When Jurgis left Packingtown, he lived by thievery, selfishness, and bribery. When Jurgis switched to this amoral lifestyle, he finally became successful. The foreman of Packingtown also lived by corruption. They fired union members, cheated people out of their pay, and required "gifts" before hiring people. Whhen a foreman's boss learned of this, he required "gifts" from the foreman to keep quiet ...
- 1005: Marilyn Monroe
- ... the orphanage, Marilyn was sexually abused. Two years later, her Aunt Grace finally took her out of the orphanage. When they returned from the orphanage, Aunt Grace took Marilyn to live with her aunt. She lived in Van Nuys, a very poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Her name was Edith Ana Atchison Lower, a sixty-two-year-old spinster. Her home was a rundown bungalow, and the people ... the orphanage, Marilyn was sexually abused. Two years later, her Aunt Grace finally took her out of the orphanage. When they returned from the orphanage, Aunt Grace took Marilyn to live with her aunt. She lived in Van Nuys, a very poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Her name was Edith Ana Atchison Lower, a sixty-two-year-old spinster. Her home was a rundown bungalow, and the people ...
- 1006: The Imperial Woman
- ... as the new Emperor. As the new Emperor grew, he became curious about the white men . Once the Empress left her title and retired, many attempts were made on her life. The way Tzu Hsi lived was very extravagant and money was taken out from the military. Tzu Hsi did not think of herself as a burden. As an Elder, she believed she had the right to be respected. The Emperor ... He slept with his concubine, Pearl, but his wife stayed a virgin. The Emperor was still the Emperor, but he was like a puppet. His strings were being pulled but Tzu Hsi. The last Empress lived so long, the people began to call her Benevolent Mother, Ancient One, and Old Buddha. shows a side of the last Empress that the western world could not believe. In many novels, Tzu Hsi was ...
- 1007: Apartheid In South Africa
- ... bantustan, is the size of Brighton, yet has over two million peopl in it. Blacks were told to regard these desolate and unfertile areas as their 'homelands'. Over half of the black South African population lived, not in these batustans, but in the white areas of the country for cheap labour. Nonwhites had to live in shanty towns, while the whites lived comfortably. KEY GROUPS AND FIGURES AWB The AWB ( Afrikaans for Afrikaaners Resistance Movement) are an extreme right wing group who seek the formation of a Volkstaat. A Volkstaat would be entirely made up of Afrikaaners ...
- 1008: Pablo Picasso
- ... creating one of his great paintings, the "Mouilin de la Galette". It was here, in Paris, that most of his success was accomplished. Three months later, Picasso returned to Spain and co-founded the short-lived magazine "Arte Joven" (first issue March 31, 1901 - "Young Art"), in Paris. On a second trip to Paris, in the summer of 1901, he exhibited his works at Ambroise Vollard's gallery in the Rue ... transformed into the faces of fauns or swarmed with battling centaurs, bullfights (1948), doves (1949), and owls. "If the monster does nothing but smile," said Picasso in connection with the exhibition, "people are disappointed". He lived at his villa called La Galloise since October 1948, and it was there that he painted "Massacre in Korea" (1951), and "War and Peace" (1952). These works are more colourful and narrative in spirit than ...
- 1009: The Hundred Secret Senses By A
- This book is about two sisters, one named Olivia and the other Kwan. Olivia lived with her family (lived in San Francisco) and never knew about Kwan her half-sister which her father left behind in China (Changmian) until her father died (of kidney failure even thought he had four of them ~ which (I ...
- 1010: The Downfall Of Communism In Eastern And Central Europe
- ... between the nation and the constitution as two different modes of political integration and the issue of so-called "backward justice" (Preuss 48). The Federal Republic of Germany's Basic Law has been the longest-lived constitution in Germany's history. Intended to be a short-lived, temporary document, the Basic Law gained legitimacy as West Germany continued to march towards becoming a major economic power and effective democratic society. There seemed to be, at first, a tension between the Basic Law ...
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