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- 981: Greek Mythology
- Since the days when man lived in caves and struggled to survive, he has wondered about the world that surrounds him. What makes the sun rise and set? Why are there seasons? Where do things go when they die? To the ... the four children of Zeus: Athena, goddess of wisdom; the twins Apollo (god of light and music) and Artemis (goddess of the hunt); and Dionysus, the god of wine. Zeus’s eldest sister Hestia also lived with these twelve great gods. She was the goddess of the hearth, and tended the sacred fires of the gods. Finally, of course, there was Hades, the lord of the underworld and the ruler of ...
- 982: Voltaire
- ... great success in 1718. He adopted his pen name "" the same year. In 1726 insulted a powerful young nobleman and was given two options: imprisonment or exile. He chose exile and from 1726 to 1729 lived in England. While in England was attracted to the philosophy of John Locke and ideas of the great scientist Sir Isaac Newton. After his return to Paris he wrote a book praising English customs and institutions. The book was thought to criticize the French government and was forced to flee Paris again. In 1759 purchased an estate called "Ferney" near the French-Swiss border where he lived until just before of his death. Ferney soon became the intellectual capitol of Europe. Throughout his years in exile produced a constant flow of books, plays, pamphlets, and letters. He was a voice of reason ...
- 983: Great Depression
- ... against the nine men. On this note of legality I would like to bring up a famous man in the history of the USA his name is John Dillinger. John Dillinger, Public Enemy No. 1, lived up to the title bestowed upon him by J. Edgar Hoover’s Division of Investigation and cemented his national notoriety when on March 3, 1934, he broke out of the Lake County Jail in Crown ... He was remembered as the most notorious outlaw of his time. To wrap up the 1930's I would like to say that I respect those who worked to better the lives of those who lived during the Depression but would also like to say that they Page 6 could have had a better way of aproaching the Depression other than food lines and “reconstruction” of the lives of those ...
- 984: Symbolism In The Great Gatsby
- ... to look for opportunity in the bond business. People s class was also symbolized by the setting, If you were on the East Egg, you represented the sophisticated, high class, old money people; If you lived in the West Egg, you represented the middle class, new money people; and if you lived in the city, which was farther West, you symbolized the lower class people. The scheme of colors used in The Great Gatsby are also symbolic. Green is the dominant color described, except in regards to ...
- 985: Thomas_Jefferson
- ... the Napoleonic Wars, he persuaded Congress in 1807 to embargo all trade with Britain-a move that failed to elicit any concessions, devastated the nation's economy for a generation, and alienated New England, which lived by foreign trade. Retirement After leaving office he retired to Monticello where he lived until his death on July 4, 1826, corresponding with John Adams about the great issues of revolution and constitutinalism, trying to preserve his declinig estate for his daughters instead of his creditors, and brooding aver ...
- 986: Police Blunders In The Manson Investigation
- ... a investigation of police error which prolonged the arrest of Charles Manson. There were several people who claimed they had heard gunshots and screaming in the early morning hours of August 9. Mrs. Kott, who lived at 10070 Cielo Drive, heard three or four gunshots at what she guessed was to be about twelve thirty to one o'clock a.m. after which she heard nothing. About three quarters of a ... Frykowski. Ray Asin cleared things up for DeRosa. He said the house was owned by Rudi Altobelli who was in Europe. Altobelli had hired a caretaker, a young William Garretson, to watch the house. He lived in the guest house just behind the residence. Altobelli rented the house itself out to Roman Polanski and his wife Sharo
- 987: Gods And Goddesses
- ... learned that one day one of his children will over throne him. Poseidon was swallowed by his father as were Hestia, Hera, Hades, Demeter, and Zeus was the only one who escaped that fate. He lived in a golden underwater palace with his queen, Amphitrite, a beautiful sea goddess. Poseidon plays a prominent part in numerous ancient myths and legends. When he and Apollo were cheated by the Trojans, Poseidon's ... son of the god Zeus and the goddess Hera. Hephaestus was born with bad luck and Hera threw him out of Olympus. He was rescued by the sea goddess Theitis and her sisters where they lived secretly. Although he could not walk, Hephaestus worked on his strength and his body grew strong. Hephaestus became a wonderful craftsman and made beautiful objects. When Hera heard of the wonderful work Hephaestus had produced ...
- 988: Death Of A Salesman
- ... a tragic death caused by stupidity and the need to succeed. During his life Willy Loman caused his wife great pain by living a life not realizing what he could and couldn't do. Linda lived sad and pathetic days supporting Willy's unreachable goals. Being brought up in this world caused his children to lose their identity and put their futures in jeopardy. Willy lived everyday of his life trying to become successful, well-off salesman. His self-image that he portrayed to others was a lie and he was even able to deceive himself with it. He traveled around ...
- 989: Catcher In The Rye - The Conte
- ... learns to accept life as life. Holden’s life is a mirror image of the life of Siddharta Gotama the price of Nepal in 563 B.C. The story of the Prince is the prince lived in his kingdom where he was shielded from suffering. He never saw the dead, the dying, the suffering, the hungry. He knew none such existed. Until one day he had ventured out of the kingdom ... the things he had been shielded from. From that day on he searched for the answer of why these things existed. When he realized the answer he became Buddha (the enlightened one). Holden and Gotama lived very similar lives. Although Holden did not have the startling revelation Gotama had Holden was indeed enlightened. Holden is not a tragedy that some people say but instead he was enlightened. “Holden has made ...
- 990: The Life And Times Of Ghandi
- ... fearlessness. He called his autobiography, My Experiments with Truth. Gandhi overcame fear in himself and taught others to master fear. He believed in Ahimsa (nonviolence) and taught that to be truly nonviolent required courage. He lived a simple life and thought it was wrong to kill animals for food or clothing. In his religious studies, he happened upon Leo Tolstoy’s Christian writings, and was inspired. It stated that all government ... use this tool in fighting the British for India’s independence. He started his first two ashrams, (Hindu religious groups) in South Africa, one was named Phoenix and the other, Tolstoy. Men, women, and children lived at the Tolstoy Farm where they were schooled about fearlessness, self-reliance, self-denial, self-sacrifice, and suffering; and embracing poverty and living in harmony with other people and with nature. Once educated they could ...
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