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- 291: George Orwell
- ... spent out working and doing nothing literary gave Orwell the maturity, and life experiences which helped him to create such great pieces of work that he is known for. Into the late 1920's Orwell lived in Paris and London for a few years. The 1933 book, which was his first, “Down and Out in Paris and London” was a recap of his experiences while living there. In this book ... association, would respond to Swift with Gulliver’s Travels.” (10) During the same time as “1984” George Orwell explained how his writing style might have been more ornate or merely descriptive had he lived in more peaceful times (Orwell 3). Nineteen eighty-four was inspired by Orwell’s long life as an “experiencer” and the times he lived in effected his view on the future. George Orwell’s future is not quite the one of today but it may not be far down the road. George Orwell died on January 21, 1950 ...
- 292: Adapting New Culture
- ... When he arrived in Iran, he found a lot of changes. It can be understood that the writer didn't like his country and his culture before he left to the United States. When he lived in the United States, he found the right place for him that made it very easy for him to adapt to the American culture. Therefore, the background culture of people has a lot of effects ... sometimes very hard to adapt to a new culture whose people act and behave differently. For example, from the first week I've arrived in the United States coming from the United Arab Emirates, I lived in a school dormitory. However, I couldn't stay longer than a month in the dormitory. It was not because of the small room or one kitchen in each floor, but it was because of ... and I want to be part of it when I become an old man. Also, it is because I don't stay much with American people even though I tried at the beginning when I lived in the school dormitory. Finally, it is because I've learned many things back home that I don't want to lose because I believe that what I've learned are the right things. ...
- 293: Kurt Cobain
- ... with his mother and father in Aberdeen, Washington. But the happiness, soon interrupted in 1975 when Kurt's parents got divorced. Kurt was ashamed. He longed for the typical "Brady Bunch" family, but instead he lived in a trailor with his mother. In result of this Cobain became extremely anti-social, he had few friends, and was beat up alot. On his 14th birthday Kurt recieved his first guitar. He had ... Grohl. His drumming style was exactly what nirvana needed. Two months before Kurt's high school graduation he dropped out. This move made his mother angry so she kicked him out of the house. He lived with friends, and for a time he even lived under a bridge of the Wishkah River in Aberdeen. A few years later, in June of '89, Nirvana's first album was released, entitled Bleach. They did short US tours and European tours to ...
- 294: Led Zeppelin
- ... July 1975, Zeppelin had accomplished all they'd dreamed of. The world tour had been a smash. Physical Graffiti was a big hit, and all five albums had re-entered the charts. The band had lived in each other's pockets for years, and their spirit was still strong. Now it was time to travel, to recharge. Within three weeks Page had flown to Marrakesh to meet up with Plant, who ... all you want to know is what you have to do. The Golden question is why this was done so fast, and why the others take so long. The fact is that this one, we lived all the way through...under circumstances that were extremely frustrating. We weren't sure about Robert, weren't sure what was going to happen. Everyone manage to pull it all in...it was great. If ... You don't want to tamper with it," he says, "because the music means so much to people. But I'll tell you, it was great to hear it all again. I sort of re-lived every second of my life over those years. I could really tell why it was what it was...or is. On any given night, we played with our whole hearts. There was never a ...
- 295: The Hobbit: Summary
- ... through the main gate and the names of the swords they obtained from the Trolls. Gollum - he was a dark-dwelling creature, forced to live in the bottom of the Goblin's lair. He had lived there from who knows when, and from such solitude, he found that the only person he could talk to was himself, therefore refering to himself as "My Precious" or We, when he was in a ... be riddled, if the situation would turn up. When he was but just a youngster, he was given a magic ring, one that made him invisible, and allowed him to feed from the Goblins that lived just above his lair. Bard - he was a normal human, but he was a very special one due to the fact that he was a descendant of the leader of Dane, a town that was ... in the world, hungered to hoard wealth, collecting mounds of coins and gathering as many gems, jewels, and items as possible. Therefore he attacked the Lonely Mountain and claimed the dwarven treasure for himself. He lived for protecting his treasure, and would protect it at all costs. Themes 1) Confidence: The assurance, trust, and faith that Gandalf displayed for Bilbo, states this theme clearly. Also we find this theme in ...
- 296: Great Expectations
- ... own story through the life of another character or cast of characters. Born on the evening of February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens was the second child of his parents, John and Elizabeth Dickens. His parents lived in Portsmouth, which is located on England's southern coast. The family was in the lower division of the middle class. Charles Dickens' father, John, was a clerk at the Navy Pay Office in Portsmouth. Dickens's mother was very affectionate and rather foolish in practical matters. John was a vivacious and generous man, but often lived outside the boundaries of his tight pocketbook. Later in life Dickens used his father as the basis for his fictional character, Mr. Micawber and his mother as Mrs. Nickleby in the Brothers Cheeryble (Constable 25 ... to Chatham to be closer to their father who was working steadily at the post. Charles Dickens's mother taught him to read when he was barely five and for the next few years Dickens lived wonderfully, reading every book he could get his hands on. He quickly read through his father's collection of Shakespeare, Cervantes, Defoe, Smollett, Fielding, and Goldsmith. Every one of these authors left a mark ...
- 297: Hamlet: Live By The Sword, Die By The Sword
- ... get burned. This generally means that if you live a dangerous lifestyle, then you will eventually falter and suffer the consequences. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, there are many cases where characters are killed because they lived a murderous lifestyle. Claudius murders his own brother and is then murdered himself. Laertes kills Hamlet but is killed himself before Hamlet dies. Hamlet murders Polonius and Laertes avenges his father by killing Hamlet. The ... Polonius in the process. Hamlet lives quite recklessly and doesn't pay close attention to his surroundings. For his crimes of murder, Hamlet pays the ultimate price as God takes his life from him. Hamlet lived a life of murderous treachery. He lived to kill his uncle. And because of the way that he has chosen to live, he dies. Claudius murders his own brother the plans to murder Hamlet much the same way. He lives a ...
- 298: The Ute Indians
- were a group of Indians that lived mostly around the mountainous area of Utah and Colorado near the Colorado River. But they sometimes lived in dessert areas also. The word Ute comes from the word eutaw or yuta which means dwellers on the top of mountains. Although it is not certain where they originated but it is assumed that ... Utes were divided into bands or a subdivision of a tribe. There were at one time eleven different bands of Ute Indians. The type of housing in each band depended on the material available. They lived in teepees, lodges, and domed shaped structures. The lodge shaped structure was the Ute's traditional mean of shelter. These home were temporary because the Utes moved every season to hunt. The dome shelters ...
- 299: Socrates
- , the Greek philosopher, who lived from around 410 BCE to 339 BCE, is considered by many to be the ‘father of philosophy.’ believed that perfection of the soul and spirit was the most important thing there was. Only ... after one had achieved this should they seek things like money and prestige. Many of the problems facing us today are caused for the most part by people wanting money or power. If we all lived by ’ philosophy, much of the greed and deception in our world would disappear. A good example of a problem caused by peoples’ lust for money is the tobacco industry. They use every misleading scheme ... believed that advancement of the soul was more important than one’s personal gains. One could become wise if they respected others and did not assign a high priority to physical things. If we all lived by ’ principles, many of our problems would be solved. It is hard for us to live that way, however, when we are discouraged by the vast majority of people who seem to live ...
- 300: The Son Of Sam And Terror Of N
- ... turned fourteen his adoptive mother died. This tore David up inside. A little over a year after his mothers death his father remarried, this left David with a feeling of being abandoned and betrayed. He lived with them for a little while, but unhappy he moved on. He went to join the Army and had a sense of wanting to die for a cause. He found out soon after enrollment that ... half sister. By this time, his adoptive father had moved to Florida leaving David with his new found relatives. David had put so much emphasis on finding his family that his life had deteriorated. He lived in filth and as much darkness he could make in his tiny apartment. He had become even more of a quiet loner, and constant outsider, but now he was turning into to a homicidal lunatic ... had of being a paranoid schizophrenic was the presence of an external force.(Hill 1999) David once wrote his father a letter, which described being hated by all and being cold and gloomy. David had lived signs of an identity crisis. As an adult and as a child, David constantly lost interest in every activity that he tried. His crisis started as a baby though, when his mother gave him ...
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