Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Greatest Anti-Transcendentalist Writer
.... succeeded. England, trying again to retake
their old land in ‘The Second American War for Independence', was no
longer a threat to the survival of the republic. Andrew Jackson, the
first “people's president”, had served 2 terms in office. New states were
entering the Union. One French observer stated that Americans had, “a
lively faith in the predictability of man”, and that they, “admit that what
appears to them today to be good may be superseded by something better
tomorrow.”
There were two types of writing styles during Hawthorne's life --
Transcendentalism and Anti-Transcendentalism. Many of the authors of the
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Alfred Binet
.... and teacher.
Having been married in 1884 to Laure Balbiani, whose father was E.G. Balbiani,
an embryologist at the College de France, Binet was given the opportunity to
work in his lab where his interest in 'comparative psychology' was piqued and in
which he eventually wrote his thesis for his doctorate in natural science,
focusing his research on the "the behavior, physiology, histology and anatomy of
insects"(Wolfe, p.7). It was while working in Dr. Balbiani's lab, that Binet
wrote 'Animal Magnetism', an obvious breaking away from associationism, showing
Binet's ability to adapt and learn with every opportunity.
Binet's nex .....
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John F Kennedy
.... economic programs launched the country on its longest
sustained expansion since World War II. Before his death, he laid plans
for a massive plans for assault on persisting pockets of privation and
poverty.
John F. Kennedy was called the dreamer President. This inspiring
president challenged America to be the first country to land a man on the
moon. He gave the space program it's first push. His assassination was
truely a sad day for America. He was a very loved and respected president
and will truely be missed.
Word Count: 290
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The Identity Of Thomas Pynchon
.... Oedipa Maas on a quest for
meaning while blindly groping for clues about a conspiratorial mail system
known only as the Trystero. Oedipa's quest echos the quest of everyone; she
wishes for an identity that makes some sense within the framework of her
world. Thomas Pynchon, by erasing himself from the public sphere, is
questing for identity in his own right through his writings, letting Mrs.
Maas do the searching for him.
Little is known about Pynchon's life, and no one who knows him seems to be
willing to add to the miniscule pile of information currently available
about him. His most recent published photograph dates bac .....
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Queen Elizabeth I
.... Elizabethan age was a rebirth of scholarly
interests. It was based on the classics of art, religion, science and
inventions, philosophy, and humanism (Renaissance).
Queen Elizabeth I was a powerful political figure in English
history. Her background was definitely relative to her choice of words and
her topics that she used in "When I Was Fair and Young." Elizabeth was
born in London on September 7, 1533. She spent her childhood away from the
court and received an excellent classical education under such scholars as
Roger Ascham, who influenced her greatly (Plowden 7). Her exceptional
education aided in many of her future d .....
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Mark Twain And Racism
.... in the book is racist, even Huckleberry himself. With such lines
as: "Here was this nigger, which I had as good as helped run away, coming
right out flatfooted and saying he would steal his children-children that
belonged to a man I didn't even know; a man that hadn't ever done me no
harm"(Twain, P133), he illustrates this.
Additionally, the character of Jim is not a well-developed
character like Huckleberry or even Aunt Sally, but is flat, and is never
the instigator of actions. Instead, he is acted upon and is often the
center of attention, treated as a problem throughout the book. When he
breaks this pattern, and takes .....
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Biography Of Rasputin
.... home and wandered
to Mount Athos, Greece, and Jerusalem living off peasant donations as a
self-proclaimed holy man with the ability to heal the sick and predict the
future.
Rasputin's travels took him to St. Petersburg where he was welcomed
with open arms. The court circles at that time were entertaining
themselves with mysticism and the occult. So Rasputin's alleged
extraordinary healing power was warmly accepted. In 1905 Rasputin was
introduced to the royal family, and in 1908 was called to the palace by
Nicholas II and Alexandra during one of their hemophiliac son's bleeding
spells. Rasputin successfully relieved the boy's .....
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Ray Bradbury: Literary Influences
.... tickets, to local cinema,
where I saw ‘The Mummy,' ‘The Murders in the Wax Museum,' ‘Dracula' ...and ‘
King Kong.'” (Johnson 2). In reference to his one year in Tucson Arizona,
Bradbury recalls “‘It was one of the greatest years of my life because I
was acting and singing in operettas and writing, beginning to write my
first short stories.'” (Johnson 2). After graduating from high school,
Bradbury bought a typewriter and rented an office with the money saved from
selling newspapers. While in his early twenties, Bradbury sold one
science-fiction short stories every month for four years. He was paid $20
for each story. “Bradb .....
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Reflections Of Milton In Is Works
.... 417). His religious side soon realizes that he is
"complaining" to God and he takes it back. He discovers that God will not
look down on him if he does not write a masterpiece. He granted Milton a
great talent, and he expects Milton to be happy. He has to learn to do his
work in a dark world. This poem was not the last time Milton referred to
his condition in his writing. In book one of Paradise Lost, while invoking
the Muse, Milton says "what in me is dark illumine"(Hndout 22). He asks to
be granted the power to work through his blindness. He obviously thinks of
his blindness as a major weakness. Later in the text, he .....
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Black Boy: Richard's Hungers
.... he begins to notice constant
starvation. This often reappears in his ensuing life. The type of hunger
that Richard describes is worse than one who has not experienced chronic
hunger can even imagine. “Once again I knew hunger, biting hunger, hunger
that made my body aimlessly restless, hunger that kept me on edge, that
made my temper flare, that made my temper flare, hunger that made hate
leap out of my heart like the dart of a serpent's tongue, hunger that
created in me odd cravings” (119). Because hunger has always been a part
of Richard's lifestyle, he cannot even imagine eating meat every day.
This simple privilege would .....
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Robert Francis ("Bobby") Kennedy
.... use of wiretaps .
In 1964 he resigned as Attorney General to subsequently gain a Senate
seat from New York. While being a Senator, his views on government slightly
changed. He was now paying more attention to the needs of the poor
minorities, and was criticizing the involvement of the United States in the
Vietnam War.
In March of 1968, he announced that he would be running for President
on the Democratic ticket. His charismatic personality appealed to voters of
all ethnic backgrounds and ages. This helped him to win the primaries in
Indiana, Nebraska, and California. On the day when he won the California
primary, .....
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Robert Mannyng Of Brunne
.... history of
fourteenth-century England - it is far more history than literature. On the
other hand, The Chronicle of England is an epic bildungsroman largely based
on fiction and myth, and uses the works of Geoffrey Crayon, Franklin of
Avalon, Geoffrey Monmouth, Wace, Shakespeare,Pierre Langtoft and Bede as
its bases. Both Handlyng Synne and The Chronicle of England are massive
works, many thousandsof lines long.
Sources
Frederick Furnivall, ed. The Chronicle of England,2 volumes. London, 1887
Ethan Brand, ed. Handlyng Synne, London and New York, Chadwick, 1955
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