... emotionally to her husband, but remained primarily attached to the well off Gansevoort family.” (Humford 23) Allan Melville was also attached financially to the Gansevoorts for support. There is a lot of evidence concerning Melville’s relation to his mother Maria Melville. “Apparently the older son Gansevoort who carried the mother's maiden name was distinctly her favorite.” (Edinger 7) This was a sense of alienation the Herman Melville felt from his mother. This was one of the first symbolists to the Biblical Ishamel. In 1837 he shipped to Liverpool as a cabin boy. Upon returning to the U.S. he taught school and then sailed for the South Seas in 1841 on the whaler ...
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... loved to sing and when Haydn was a boy, he memorized almost every song his father sang. This was his beginning in music. Later on, he received an education from his uncle where he gained more of an interest in music. Participation in a choir gave him the opportunity to go to Vienna and there, he studied the piano sonatas of Emanuel Bach and was given the chance to finally get a chance to compose; something he had always wanted to do. This is when the first string quartet was developed. Later on, he was employed by the Esterhazy family and was given the chance to conduct an orchestra and write symphonies. It was at this time and place that Haydn was "comp ...
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... it, he then fulfilled a well-to-do job, which leaded into the aristocracy. received an excellent education, and even at a young age excelling in military training and math, a necessary trait for victorious fighting. When he was just a teen, joined the French army and was soon after promoted to Captain. Within a year of being Captain he conquered Toulon, which was responsible for him being honored as brigadier general at only 24. This man knew from the beginning that he was made for nothing but to honor and serve his fellow citizens. In 1804 this great legend crowned himself Emperor. Amazingly, after this point in time is when his tributes really ...
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... he died before it had been completed. The Council’s purpose was to bring about the renewal of Roman Catholic religious life through the updating of church teaching, discipline, and organization and to encourage the unification of Christians and of all humanity. Another of ’s accomplishments was writing seven encyclical letters. Many of these letters stressed the importance of human rights. Another important thing that did as pope, was be open to other faiths. This was shown by his establishment in 1960 of the secretariat for promoting Christian unity, by his contacts with Orthodox church and Protestant leaders and with the World Council of Churches, a ...
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... the theme of Douglass’ novel, it is also the cause of his horrible condition. In his autobiography he claims he “was made to drink the bitterest dregs of slavery” (73). Throughout the novel Douglass never encounters a slave who is not black. “Why am I a slave,” Douglass asks (Douglass 73). This is surely a question asked by every victim of prejudice. Another piece that illustrates discrimination is Joseph Brant’s, “Indian Civilization Vs. White Civilization.” Joseph Brant was born in 1742 and died in 1807 (Barnett et al. 938). Brant, or Thayendanega, was educated at Wheelock’s Indian school in Con ...
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... a folkloric fashion. Second are themes employed in a contemporary tone, about modern concepts and written in a more current style. Last are themes that are either used frequently in both contemporary and traditional ways, or transcend the division of contemporary/traditional and form their own categories. One of the main traditional themes that Hunter uses is the gambling theme. The poems "Candyman" and "Loser" exemplify this motif the best: Come on boys and gamble Roll those laughing bones. Seven come eleven, boys I'll take your money home. --"Candyman" Last fair deal in the country, sweet Suzy Last fair deal in the town. Put your gold money where your love ...
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... in love there is no hatred, but John Flynn, a man who testified at his trial, testified to some very incriminating admissions by Manson. Barbara Holt, a "Family" member, fled the group before a raid. She later showed up as a prosecution witness, a potential danger to Manson, so faithful members of the "Family" tried to kill her with a hamburger laced with LSD. Before her testimony, another "Family" member, Gary Hinman, who had also fled he group, was killed because he had betrayed the "Family." As you can see, the punishment for crossing the "Family" was severe. Manson makes claims to thirty-five murders. Although he was convicted for others, there was not enough e ...
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... of the Rose Period. In the Rose Period, his works were filled with delicate reds and bright pinks. During this period, the figures in Picasso's paintings became more robust. In these paintings, family groups replaced the lonely prostitutes and beggars in his earlier works. Picasso then developed a cubism style of painting. This means that Picasso painted people and things very different than how they really looked. He painted people who had eyes and noses in the wrong places. Picasso's father even thought that his paintings were too strange. During 1915m, Picasso began to return to realism in a series of portrait drawings, although he began to work simulta ...
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... itself expanded, spurred by the rapidly spreading use of kerosene for lighting. In 1870 he organized The Standard Oil Company along with his brother William, Andrews,and others. By 1872 Standard Oil had purchased and thus controlled nearly all the refining firms in Cleveland, plus two refineries in the New York City area. Before long the company was refining 29,000 barrels of crude oil a day and had its own cooper shop manufacturing wooden barrels. Standard prospered and, in 1882, all its properties were merged in the Standard Oil Trust, which was in effect one great company. It is estimated that Standard Oil owned three-fourths of the petroleum business in t ...
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... for was the forced labor camps known as Gulags. "...the murderous forced labor camps of the Gulag archipelago - victimized tens of millions of innocent men, women, and children for more than 20 years." Millions of people were sent to the Gulag camps from 1939 through 1953, for the crime of doing absolutely nothing. There were "...eight million souls (a conservative estimate) who languished in Soviet concentration camps every year between 1939 and 1953." under the horrible conditions at the Gulags. Every year Stalin, in his paranoia sent millions of people off to their deaths. "Russia’s War - Blood Upon the Snow" brought int ...
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