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- 1321: Florence Nightingale 2
- ... rich and wealthy family. Flo and Pop grew up with a very privileged childhood. They had many gardens to play in, ponies to ride, and numerous cats, dogs, and birds to take care of. They lived in a large house in a town called Derbyshire, near London. They called it "Embley Park." They also had a summer home that they called "Lea Hurst." Even with all of this, Flo was not ... liked Florence, and the man that she liked had asked her to marry him. She turned him down, as she did many others, because she did not want to live her life like her mother lived hers. If she were to marry that man, she would have had to spend her time "making society and arranging domestic things." Her mother was very upset with her decision to turn him down. She ...
- 1322: The Old Man And The Sea: Analysis Of Santiago
- ... one of his works of literature. These characters were called the Hemingway Code Heroes. Hemingway Code Heros followed a strict code of behaviors which allowed them to live their life to the fullest. These Heros lived simple lives without all the luxuries that others had. They concentrate on the problem at hand and do not get swayed by outside events. Avoiding intense personal relationships allows the Hero to stay focused. In The Old Man And The Sea, Santiago is considered the Hemingway Code Hero for many reasons. Santiago lived an extremely simple life, the life of a fisherman. Although sometimes he wished for some of the modern conveniences others had, he was able to do without them. Other fishermen had radios to pass the ...
- 1323: Cahill's How The Irish Saved Civilization
- ... literacy essentially become one. My other favorite part was the stories of the early Irish war heroes that became possessed by warp-spasm, particularly Cuchulainn. Cahill uses exerpts form The Tain to illustrate how they lived in fear of their mythological creatures, lived in fear of dying, and used alcohol, particularly beer, to drink the fears away, Patrick became the alternative. (Cahill, pp. 83-85) I enjoyed this book immensely, probably because I am three fourths Irish myself ...
- 1324: Bilbo The Hobbit
- Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit. Now, what is a hobbit, you ask? Well, "Hobbits are little people, smaller than" dwarves. They love peace and quiet and good tilled earth." A respectable race, hobbits lived for serenity. Bilbo himself enjoyed sitting outside, smoking his wooden pipe. Now if a dilemma hadn't reared its ugly hear, Baggins would probably still be at his house, his worst fear only dealing with ... However, more disaster was on the way. Raiding Goblins and evil wolves known as Wargs also attacked. In the end, the races teamed up to fight the menace, and drive off the goblins. Bilbo himself lived throughout the battle along with ten of the dwarves, and Gandalf. Returning home, after the wealth was split evenly, Bilbo had reflected on his journey, and considered that greed of wealth was a terrible thing ...
- 1325: Mark Twain And His Masterpiece: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... and scenes makes his stories that much better. Through Twain's novel he was able to express what he felt. The reason that he wrote some of the novels so well is because that he lived his writing. Twain lived in the deep south so therefore he used settings that contained the deep south. Many of the things in which Huck did in the story relates to what Twain did or wanted to do as ...
- 1326: Edgar Allan Poe And The Raven
- ... surrounds himself in will not replace his love (Qrisse, Internet). Edgar Allan Poe entwined all these symbols in The Raven , a deliciously twisted poem about the death of beauty and the heartache it causes. Poe lived a solitary, reckless life, which included the use of alcohol and drugs. Born in 1809 to parents, Eliza Poe and David Poe Jr., he was orphaned before the age of three. His father died at ... Internet). (see Appendix R) Edgar Allan Poe s appearance is a suprisingly interesting topic, one that may be addressed with some importance. Poe was apparently an attractive, fit man (perhaps due to his earlier, short-lived military career). He also appeared dark, drawn in, and, towards the end of his life, sickly. Poe was a small man; records showing approximately 5 feet 8 inches in height and 140 pounds in weight ...
- 1327: Walt Whitman
- ... praising democracy, and becoming a proclaimed poet of American democracy. He was known as the "Son of Long Island," and he loved his country and everything about it. (Current, Williams, Freidel- page 292-293). Whitman lived during the time of the Civil War; a fact that increased his patriotism. Whitman was considered one of the most important American Poets of the 19th Century. (Encyclopedia of World Biography- page 249). He influenced ... depressed. He moved in with his brother in New Jersey, only to become more depressed and move in with the Stafford family. Whitman struggled to support himself through most of his life. In Washington, he lived on a clerk's salary and modest royalties. He spent any excess money, including gifts from friends, to buy supplies for the patients he nursed. (Current, Williams, and Freidel- page 293). He also sent money ...
- 1328: Heart Of Darkness
- ... to the Congo, rests on how he visualizes the effects of imperialism. This paper will analyze Marlow's "change," as caused by his exposure to the imperialistic nature of the historical period in which he lived. Marlow is asked by "the company", the organization for whom he works, to travel to the Congo river and report back to them about Mr. Kurtz, a top notch officer of theirs. When he sets ... it in a very unconventional way. Kurtz teaches Marlow the lesson with his last words. "The horror! The horror!"(118). These last words are Kurtz's own judgment, judgment on the life which he has lived. He is barbarous, unscrupulous, and possibly even evil. However, he has evaluated at his life, and he has "pronounced a judgment upon the adventures of his soul on this earth"(118). Marlow sees Kurtz "open ...
- 1329: Cinncinnati: Loveland: Paxton Woods
- ... Interstate 275 beltway that is drawing new businesses, residential development and income. ''We like the older days when it wasn't so crowded,'' said Ed Pritchard, 72, a member of the Breakfast Club who has lived in Loveland ''off and on for 20 years.'' He complains that heavy traffic makes it tough to back out of his driveway on West Loveland Avenue in the heart of the older district. ''It's ... a police force of one, compared with 23 officers today. Mr. Bodley, 87, was born here, moved away for a brief time until the 1940s, then built a house on Walker Street, where he has lived since. ''I never dreamed there would be a half a million homes here,'' he said, exaggerating the growth around him. Historic downtown Loveland, removed from the mainstream bustle in the business district on Loveland-Madeira ...
- 1330: Slavery - Life On The Plantations
- ... they basically catered to the master’s requests (Ploski and Williams 1438). A slaveowner might enlist the help of his servant to spy on overseers and tattle on other slaves (Starobin 63). Most house slaves lived in the same house as the master (Ploski and Williams 1438). The majority of house servants were women; therefore, they were open and vulnerable to sexual abuse. They were unsafe from lusty masters and overseers ... ten years (Ploski and Williams 1437). Slavery was a terrible institution. It took people’s lives and tore them apart. Many black people suffered for decades. Slaves were exposed to prejudice and inhuman treatment. They lived in unthinkable conditions, stripped of their dignity and rights as human beings. Slavery changed the path of history forever. Works Cited Cowan, Tom, and Jack Maguire. Timelines in American History. New York: Perigee Books, 1994 ...
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