Summary
Thanks to everyone who voted for WHITE NOISE as October’s Book-of-the- Month. WHITE NOISE is probably Don DeLillo’s most popular novel, largely because most readers see it as DeLillo’s warmest and most human book. In this story, the ideas that seem to captivate DeLillo are fleshed out in real life in a way that none…
(1919-72) Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia., on January 31,1919 to Jerry and Mallie Robinson. He grew up in Pasadena, California. In highschool and at Pasadena Junior College he showed great athletic skill in track,basketball, football, and baseball. He left school in 1941 and was drafted thefollowing year for Army service during World…
Racism and police brutality goes hand in hand, and causes a major concern in today’s society, in the United States. On March 3, 1991 in California, Rodney King an African American, was pulled over after a high-speed chase, and after stopping was beaten by four white police officers (Worsnop 635). Tracy Brock also an African…
Summary Of Kant’s LifeImmanuel Kant (1724-1804) spent all of his life in K?nigsberg, asmall German town on the Baltic Sea in East Prussia. (After World War II,Germany’s border was pushed west, so K?nigsberg is now calledKaliningrad and is part of Russia.) At the age of fifty-five, Kant appeared tobe a washout. He had taught at…
Of all gynecologic malignancies, ovarian cancer continues to have thehighest mortality and is the most difficult to diagnose. In the United Statesfemale population, ovarian cancer ranks fifth in absolute mortality among cancer related deaths (13,000/yr). In most reported cases, ovarian cancer, when first diagnosed is in stages III or IV in about 60 to 70%…
Josh PerkinsOn June 22, 1903 a man named John Dillinger was born. He grew up in the Oak Hill Section of Indianapolis. When John was three years old his mother died, and when his fatehr remarried six years later, John resented hes stepmother. When John was a teenager he was frequently in trouble. He finally…
Many have paralleled Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar, to her very own life. Plath is known for her tormented life of constant depression and disappointments, causing her to end her life early at the young age of 30. The time frame in which the book is in matches the times when she is enlisted…
CONTENTSINTRODUCTION1Canonicity1Authorship and Dating2INTERPRETATION4Allegorical4Literal5Wedding Cycle5Pastoral Drama6CONCLUSION6INTRODUCTIONThe Song of Songs, or Song of Solomon, is a unique book in the Old Testament canon. The book contains exquisitely beautiful lyric poetry, full of sensuous symbolism.Because of the sexual nature of Song of Songs, the message of this book has been debated for the past eighteen-hundred years. The erotic…
Part 1 Chapter 1-8 1. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb, its apperannce, its inhabitants, and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or a paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give page number. a….
In the early 80s the world so the initial boom of the computer era. The firstpersonal computers were sold and the main players of the business were sortedout. Two of the prominent figures were Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. Eachpioneering their own front, the two entered the 90s as the computer worldcelebrities. By the mid…
Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton is an incredible book, which describes genetic engineering and the creation of an extinct species. Michael Crichton uses marvelous detail throughout the book. As great as the book is, it is not that appropriate for children who are 15 and under because of the gore, description, violence, and obscenities through…
The Tone in MindThe imagination is the readers most important tool on the path to enjoying a good book. One can only hinder their enjoyment of the story by disregarding the vivid images created by the mind. Nothing can compare to a landscape so exquisite that it would make a cinematographer jealous, or a prison…
Mother Teresa is one of the greatest people of alltime. She spent her entire life serving others. She didnot worry about her own personal needs. She would ratherlive in poverty and help poor people than be wealthy andhelp no one. Mother Teresa lived in self caused povertybecause she felt that was her call. Mother Teresa…
1. Jefferson had destroyed political traditions. From his contradictions and defecting his priciples, Jefferson destroyed the political precedent and is a exemplatory hypocrite,which can be seen throughout his administration. Jefferson was an admired statesman who was grappling unsuccessfully with the moral issue of slavery. Thomas Jefferson,the author of the Declaration of Independence, opposed slavery his…
BY GERARD CHRETIENThe media has made sure that all of us are aware of the Vietnam conflict. Readers and movie goers the world over are now familiar with America’s suffering in Vietnam and the problems American veterans have endured as they attempted to adjust to civilian life. Although all life is irreplaceable, the fact remains…
George Waszczuk9/25/2000Wed: 6:30-9:30pmPhaedo SummarySocrates stands now before his disciples telling them he is not afraid of dying because he says death is what the true philosopher waits for all his life. The philosopher must have lived a good life, and when death is presented upon him, he should take the opportunity. Socrates formed a conclusion…
The term mental disorder means psycological and behavioral syndromes that deviate signicantly from those typical of human beings enjoying good mental health. All that mumbo jumbo means that a person with a mental disorder was a few cards short of a full deck. This is probably not the persons fault that they are like this…
The tiger is part of the kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Carnivora, family Felidae, subfamily Panthernae, genus/species Panthera tigris. Tigers have round pupils and yellow irises (except for the blue eyes of white tigers). Due to a retinal adaptation that reflects light back to the retina, the night vision of tigers is six times better…
The Grapes of WrathIf you consider Ma Joad concrete then consider Pa limestone… The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, shows a whole family and their struggles. The grapes of Wrath is modeled after a biblical reference to the Israelites, gods chosen people. They also left their land, Egypt, and wandered into the desert for…
Chapter 1- Saying No: The BasicsIn the first chapter of How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty, the authors present the basics of saying no. But why say no? Many times people are persuaded into doing things they don’t want to do, simply because they can’t find the right words to say no. Another reason…
William ShakespearBorn on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. His father John Shakespeare and his mother Mary Arden. W.S. was able to attend grammer school and learned Greek and Latin classics (this is comparable to collegeeducation today). At age 14 his father lost the family fortune and remainedpoor until his deathAt 18 he married Anne…
Huntington’s DiseaseHuntington’s disease, also known as Huntington’s chorea is a genetic disorderthat usually shows up in someone in their thirties and forties, destroys themind and body and leads to insanity and death within ten to twenty years. Thedisease works by degenerating the ganglia (a pair of nerve clusters deep in thebrain that controls movement, thought,…
OutlineTornadoesI. IntroductionA. Facts1. Definition2. Wind Speeds3. Damage4. Number Of Tornadoes Per Year5. Deaths And InjuriesB. Types Of Tornadoes1. Weak2. Strong3. ViolentC. Average Tornado1. Variationa. Waterspout2. Distance MovedD. Frequency Of Tornadoes1. Southern States2. Northern StatesII. Where Tornadoes Come FromA. Energy1. ThunderstormIII. Where And When Tornadoes OccurA. North America1. Rocky Mountains2. Appalachian MountainsB. Other Areas Of The…
Leukemia is a disease characterized bythe formation of abnormal numbers of white bloodcells, for which no certain cure has been found. Leukemia is also conditions characterized by thetransformation of normal blood-forming cells intoabnormal white blood cells whose unrestrainedgrowth overwhelms and replaces normal bonemarrow and blood cells. Leukemias are namedaccording to the normal cell from which…
Relationship, External Nature and Dignity in The Old Man and The SeaMan has always suffered his most to achieve his goal. However if one doesn’t experience the danger; will not be prepared to handle his problems. Experience is a part of life which gives man his true identity. Does this identity comes from one’s luck…
The book To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. It waspublished in 1960 then it went on to win the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and waslater made into an Academy Award winning film. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Todayit is regarded as a masterpiece of American…
Summary Of The PlayHamletBy: Amanda WellmanIts a story of murder, betrail, hatred all rapped up in one astonishing play. An amazing play in fact, one of which I thought was the best Shakespear ever wrote. There are some many different themes in the book. It a play that I would suggest anyone to read if…
On March 26, my peers and I visited Fort Tilden, the first of two ecosystems we were to observe. At this specific site we were interested in the interaction of living and nonliving things in this environmental ecosystem. On April 2, we visited Plumb Beach, our second ecosystem we observed. Both beaches are part of…
I have continued to fool King Claudius, Gertrude, and the rest of the royal family. They still believe I am mad and this should help me to find out for sure if Claudius is indeed guilty or I have seen a devil ghost. When Ophilia came to me, saying she had some things to return,…
Setting:The setting g takes place in two major places. Reston Maryland which is a suburb of Washington DC. and the second major area is in Kenya Africa. The story takes place in the 1980’s. Main Characters:Since this story is a true story there is no one character that is a main character. The author does…
