... all motion and life on this planet. This force, because it is so pure and boundless, is present in the shadows and poverty of our world, as depicted in “Light breaks where no sun shines.” God’s sacred presence in the body and earth is the ultimate theme within these chosen poems. In “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower,” illustrates the connection between the earth, the body, and God. He discusses how both nature and man are propelled by the same holy force and therefore are united. He does not propose the question of how the stem grows to create a flower or how blood circulates within the body, but rather what ...
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... genius in devising ways to circumvent competition. came to dominate the oil industry by brining a new energy and overwhelming strategy into his business. With one upward stride after another he organized the Standard Oil Company, which was the nucleus of the great trust that was formed. showed little mercy in his business dealings. He believe primitive savagery prevailed in the jungle world of business, where only the fittest survived or as you taught us (Social Darwinism) :-). Anyway, he pursued the policy of "ruin or rule." His oil monopoly did turn out a superior product at a relatively cheap price. 's philanthropies, amounting to some $500 million dollar ...
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... there Frank concentrated on guitar solo records so he bought lots of records like Howlin' Wolf with Hubert Sumlin and Muddy Waters. On June 13th, 1958 Frank graduated from high school, but the thing was that when he graduated he left with 20 units less than the rest of the students. They let him graduate because the teachers said they didn't want to see him there next year. His finished his first recording with Don Van Vliet (friend from school) called Lost in a Whirlpool. Frank married Kay Sherman in 1959, the same year he wrote a score for the movie Run Home Slow. A couple months after he got married he formed a garage band called Boogie Men, and as fast as this ...
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... he taught love because 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 ...
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... by affirming "’equal and exact justice to all his men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.’" Next, Jefferson proclaimed, "Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." He then went on to affirm his commitment to the rights of the states and the preservation of the central government. Continuing to intermingle general principles and specific policies, that new president declared that he favored reliance for defense on a "militia rather than an army, a small navy" (Cunningham) and prosperity through "economy, the payment of debts, and the encouragement of agriculture ...
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... Understandings, an Two Treaties of Civil Government. (Cranston) Locke has had great influence on all the presidents and political leaders throughout American history. One man that was affected by Locke’s theories and influential ideas is Thomas Jefferson. He was the second president in America’s history. Jefferson followed a great president, Washington. Washington was a military man not a politician and did not have any idea on how to set up America’s government. Jefferson took over after Washington freed the colonies from the British control. Jefferson liked many of ideas that European countries had when they set up their government. Jefferson liked the ide ...
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... to America. In 1838, Elizabeth's father went to see the Ohio River Valley, and when he came back he announced that they were all moving to Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a long hard trip, but when they got there they found a house and furniture. They had asked a friend back home to sell their house and send them the money, but the friend sold the house and disappeared with the money. Suddenly, Elizabeth's father died leaving the family with debts, bills, and only twenty-five dollars in cash. The family had to make money quick, so the girls opened a school and the boys got jobs. The boys made so much money the girls were able to close their school. Elizabeth walked ...
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... Selected Poems, with Thom Gunn (a poet whose work is frequently associated with Hughes's as marking a new turn in English verse), was published in 1962. Then Hughes stopped writing almost completely for nearly three years following Sylvia Plath's death in 1963 (the couple had separated earlier), but thereafter he published prolifically, often in collaboration with photographers and illustrators. The volumes of poetry that succeeded Selected Poems include Wodwo (1967), Crow (1970), Season Songs (1974), Gaudete (1977), Cave Birds (1978), Remains of Elmet (1979) and Moortown (1979). At first the recognition came from overseas, as his Hawk in the Rain (1957) was selecte ...
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... to study and work hard to reach her goal. Elizabeth studied very hard. She read every book in her house and was the teacher's best pupil. She never got bored of learning or trying new things; and years later she became a medical student. All the young men teased her in her class, but she learned to deal with it. For a long time the Blackwell's ran a sugar business. It was very successful, until one day the business started to loose money and they had to move to America; and there she would be able to go to a better school. So, on August 1832 they left to America on a ship. The trip was very hard for them it was like a nightmare. More than 200 peo ...
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... was a precious child, alert and observant. At 17 I inherited the throne that had been destined for my brother Arthur, I also inherited his widow Catherine. I am almost 200 centimetres tall with pink and white cheeks. My hair is auburn and I have the beginnings of a red beard. I tower over others, which helps with authority. I am clean-shaven, and my hair is combed short and straight in the French fashion. I have a round face. I keep myself trim at the moment with exercise. I enjoy shooting, singing, dancing, wrestling, casting of the bar, playing the recorder, flute and virginals, setting of songs, making ballads, hunting and hawking. I also like to live life to ...
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