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1984: Winston's Hatred Of Big Brother
... a sane human, Winston
was more logical than the Party, and he was not himself when he said he
loved Big Brother. Winston, the Party's opposition, had the only hope to
rebel. Winston wrote in his diary "if there is hope, it lies in the
proles."
Winston was sane and acted upon feelings knowing he would be
executed for them. When Winston first met Julia, he thought that she was a
spy and he wanted to bash in her skull. When he read her message which was
"I love you", he was stunned and also pleased that someone had feelings for
him. If Winston was totally under Big Brother's power he wouldn't have felt
the urge to r ...
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Sylvia Plath Compare To Esther
... a period of recovery involving electroshock and psychotherapy she was left in the “real word”(GR, pg23). She later described this experience in the novel, The Bell Jar. On February 11, 1963, Sylvia Plath killed herself with cooking gas at the age of 30.
Esther Greenwood attended College on a scholarship, earned top grades and majored in English just like Sylvia. Her life at the beginning seemed to be full of potential and goals, but as her thoughts and emotions are reveal to us; it becomes clear to us that despite all her achievement, Esther’s true state of mind is not in the right place. As the story go ...
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Theodore Roosevelt
... in the history of the world. He is sometimes overlooked but any close observation into a number of institutions of America today reveals his handiwork. His name is . Theodore was a born leader, raised in the spirit of America, who succeeded immensely in every position of authority that he ever held. During his presidency Roosevelt contributed more to the modernization of America than any president before or since him. Roosevelt was an adventurous man with a captivating personality that embodied the essence of Americans at the turn of the century as well as those of today. led the way for America’s path to g ...
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Blaise Pascal
... the sum of the three angles of a triangle is equivalent to two right angles. When his father discovered this he then allowed Blaise a copy of Euclid. At the age of 14 Blaise began accompanying his father to Mersenne's meetings. Mersenne was a member of a religious order of Minims. His cell held many meetings for the likes of Gassendi, Roberval, Carcavi, Auzout, Mydorge, Mylon, Desargues and others. By the time he was 15 Blaise admired the work of Desargues greatly. At 16 Pascal presented a single piece of paper at a Mersenne's meeting in June 1639. It held many of his geometry theorems, including his mystic hexago ...
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Martin Luther
... religious life due to the fact that he felt that he would never earn his eternal salvation. He didn't feel that all of the prayer, studying and sacraments were enough. Therefore, Luther felt that he would never be able to satisfy such a judging God. Not being able to satisfy this God meant eternal damnation. After entering the religious life he later became an Augustinian monk and entered the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt in July of 1505. While in this monastery Luther became a well known theologian and Biblical scholar. In 1512 Luther earned his doctorate in theology and became a professor of Biblical literature ...
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A Memorable Experience In Photography
... work also had a swift understanding and sympathy for the people who suffer
from being caught in war. This type of suffering made it impossible for him
to ignore the events which affected their lives(Images of War 9). Robert's
belief on photography is "If your pictures are not good enough, your not close
enough"(Photographs Foreword).
Robert's breakthrough in the field of photography came during the Spanish Civil
War. His most famous picture was a snapshot of a courageous man in the act of
falling(Capa18). His own special talents and course of world happenings, led
him into a role as a professional ...
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy And His Accomplishments In Office
... from it’s troubled past? Or maybe it was attributed to a man who, in only 1,037 days in office, changed America and the world.
January 21, 1961 (Inauguration Day), after becoming the youngest ever elected president as well as the first Roman Catholic and beating out Republican Richard Nixon he gave what was one of the shortest speeches ever given by a newly inaugurated president. In his speech, he
Offered the country not simple solutions, but the challenge of working for a better life.
“Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any fo ...
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Richard Iii
... due to the perverse nature of England following his reign, and the need for support of Henry Tudor's ascension to the throne. One aspect that almost all of the historian agree with is that Richard did have some moments where his actions were for the better of England. Looking at such actions can shed light on the true characteristics of his rule, and that he quite may have been a beneficial part of English history.
Richard, Duke of Gloucester, was the brother of King Edward IV of the House of York. The House of York had been in control of the throne of England for some time now, but with the entry of the Wo ...
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Mahatma Gandhi
... that a powerful human following can be assembled not only through the cunning game of the usual political maneuvers and trickery but through the cogent example of a morally superior conduct of life”. Other tributes compared Gandhi to Socrates, to Buddha, to Jesus, and to Saint Fancis of Assisi.
The life of Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi is very documented. Certainly it was an extraordinary life, poking at the ancient Hindu religion and culture and modern revolutionary ideas about politics and society, an unusual combination of perceptions and values. Gandhi’s life was filled with contradictions. He was describ ...
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Saint John Bosco
... dreams along with many others that directed him to help homeless boys. Bosco when he was young went to fairs and carnivals, and learned and mastered them when he got home and then kept the young people in his village occupied by doing magic tricks and acrobatic moves, and only ask prayers for payment. Also, he would speak to children about God, and even some adults occasionally. The seminary school that Bosco entered was Chieri at the age of 16. Father Cafasso helped John through seminary school because he could not afford it, neither could his mother help him pay for it.
John became a priest in 1841 at the age ...
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