... of the 200-in reflector telescope, the most high-powered of its day. Using this high-powered telescope he went on to prove that there were other galaxies beside the Milky Way and was able to formulate Hubble’s law, which linked the distance of galaxies to their speed. Through his work, impacted the scientific world in the twentieth century because of devotion to research, curiosity about the universe, and expertise at mapping galaxies. Devotion is one characteristic in Hubble that allowed him to do his work so well. Whether it was devotion to his family or to his work. It started when he was just a youth ...

... coax Horatio to speak to the vision that came to visit the castle. This sets the tone for Horatio's character. He is asked by the officers to speak to the spirit because he is a most educated scholar and the only one among them qualified to speak in such an intimidating situation. This demonstrates the respect shown to Horatio, although he is a nobleman. Horatio establishes his bravery during the opening scene by questioning the ghost. His actions demand respect. Rosencratz and Guildenstern are introduced to the audience during the second scene of the second act. Hamlet went to school with both Rosencratz and ...

... the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not without ambition, but without The illness should attend it. (1.5, 14-18 ) Lady Macbeth then discusses the issue of killing Duncan with her husband. He first disagrees but then approves of the idea. Lady Macbeth wins largely by appealing to Macbeth's valour. This proves that Macbeth was greatly influenced by his wife and that she toyed him around using his only weakness- his vaulting ambition. As Schucking talks about Shakespeare's tragic heroes: He creates a hero such as Macbeth, who is a moral coward and for a while ...

... in 1873. He had a prodigious memory and loved reading to the point of running himself into debt at various bookstores. Among his favorite authors were Goethe, Shakespeare, Kant, Hegel and Nietzsche. To avoid disruption of his studies, he often ate in his room. After medical school, Freud began a private practice, specializing in nervous disorders. He was soon faced with patients whose disorders made no neurological sense. For example, a patient might have lost feeling in his foot with no evidence to any sensory nerve damage. Freud wondered if the problem could be psychological rather than physiological. Dr. Freu ...

... nurse gives her a few pills and says, “Here have some water.” (256, The Stone Angel) Water is used as an aid all the time, to help digest certain things. In this case Hagar is taking a two-ninety-two and a sleeping pill. Water just makes it taste better and it is easier to swallow. At the end of the novel, Hagar drinks a glass of water right before she dies. “I wrest from her the glass, full of water to be had for the taking. I hold it in my own hands. There.” (308, The Stone Angel) This symbolizes that Hagar was dying in peace. All over the novel, one will find that water plays a si ...

... in views, both are twentieth century poets. The twentieth century lasted from 1900-1939. It began at the dawn of the new century and in England, is set by the death of Queen Victoria. Reading attracted a large audience because of the tremendous growth in education opportunities (Granner, 616). One major downfall and factor of the twentieth century was World War I. This was had pulled up new roots that were "buried in the past," causing multiple conflicts between nations (Granner, 611). The war reflects the bitterness and troubles put on twentieth century poetry. The poets wrote of science fiction, anti-war protagon ...

... Fezzik, inigo and Vizzini first kidnap buttercup, Fezzik attempts to offer some good ideas, but Vizzini will have none of it. ““I think we should kill her now”, the Turk said. “The less you think, the happier I’ll be,” The Scilian answered”. (Page 83) And later on the same page: “…the Turk mumbled. “people are always thinking that I’m so stupid because I’m big and strong and sometimes drool a little when I get excited.”” ““The reason people think you’re so stupid,” the Scilian said, “is because you ar ...

... "The Whopee Girls," which brought the audience to hysteria, but got her expelled from school for using the word "martini." At age 19, Fannie began writing and producing TV specials, and since then has appeared in more than 500 shows and in many motion picture and stage productions, including Candid Camera, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Love Boat, and Grease Fannie Flagg, (as she later changed her name to), was quite good at acting and comedy, but when she decided to take up writing in her late thirties, she never knew that her book would be such a success. The novel, received rave reviews, high praise and gained m ...

... Sparks and heat from Muspell blew into Ginnungagap, and where this heat met up with the rime came drippings that took the form of the giant, Ymir. From Ymir’s sweat under his arm came a male and female, a son came from one of his legs, and the rest of the giants descended from these people. The cow, Audhumla, came about from melting rime and as it licked the salty rime-stones, Buri was "born." Buri begat a son named Bor; with the giantess Bestla as his wife, Bor had three sons: Odin Vili, and Ve. From here, things started taking a different direction. These three sons went off and killed Ymir, and ...

... him. Macbeth¡¦s character gradually degenerates from that of a noble man to that of a violent individual. At first, Shakespeare shows Macbeth¡¦s exceptional nature as well as his high position. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth is portrayed as a brave, selfless warrior - competent and loyal to his lord Duncan. He defends Duncan by killing Macdonwald and the forces of the traitorous Thane of Cawdor. He performs these acts not because he enjoys slaughtering people, but because he is addicted to the fame, royal favor, and titles such as ¡§valor¡¦s minion¡¨ (Shakespeare, 13) and ¡§Bellona¡¦s brid ...