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Dante Alighieri: A Poetic Descent Into Metaphorical Hell
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became the focus of his love, and after her death she became his muse. She is a
focal point in his works, including La vita nuova(The New Life) and La divina
commedia(The Divine Comedy). Dante's education remains an unknown, however his
writing skill and knowledge make it evident that he was well schooled. It is
thought that he attended Florentine schools but also continued learning on his
own. He seemed to be influenced greatly by Brunetto Latini, who has a large
part in The Divine Comedy. His early writings attracted the attention of Guido
Cavalcanti, a popular Italian poet of the day, as Dante's skill became more
defined the two became fr .....
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Karl Marx
<view this essay>.... was the favorite child to his father, Heinrich. His mother, a Dutch Jewess named Henrietta Pressburg, had no interest in Karl's intellectual side during his life. His father was a Jewish lawyer, and before his death in 1838, converted his family to Christianity to preserve his job with the Prussian state. When Heinrich's mother died, he no longer felt he had an obligation to his religion, thus helping him in the decision in turning to Christianity. Karl's childhood was a happy and carefree one. His parents had a good relationship and it help set Karl in the right direction." His 'Splendid natural gifts' awakened in his father the hope that they would On .....
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Confucius And Plato
<view this essay>.... advantage of the stronger, which to him was the control of the ruling body of the city by being master over the people and punishing any who broke the laws set down by the regime.(Bloom,338e-339a) Plato to believed that education and rearing of the ruler of the city or regime would create a perfect and just man. And he felt that the ruler must be older, while the ruled younger. Age is something that gives his perfect regime more control than one based on wisdom. He
thought that the philosopher should be seen as the father, over the younger people of the city. He also feels that old men are afraid of death, and therefore less likely to risk torment in the a .....
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Antiheroism In Hamlet
<view this essay>.... those interests may be the betterment of society or an environment. In William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, is depicted as an antihero. One main factor which gives Hamlet such a label is that he draws sympathy, as well as admiration, from the reader since Hamlet feels the pain of losing his father along with the burden and obstacles in avenging his murder. Act four places a special emphasis on Hamlet's intelligence. In scene two, Hamlet is very insolent and rude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern with such phrases as, That I can keep your counsel and not, mine own. Beside, to be demanded of a sponge, what replication should be made by .....
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Michael Jordan 2
<view this essay>.... no next Michael Jordan, says Magic Johnson. He continues saying, you can’t compare anyone to him, what he has done for the game can never be matched. Michael Jordan will always be Michael Jordan and no one better (Johnson, 61). He’s the greatest that ever played, in terms of doing things that Larry Bird and I never dreamed about.” (62) Doug Collins says that, “Practice is what made him go. Every day he had this need to show who was the best. It’s like `I’m the best today and I’m going to show you and tomorrow I’m going to show you and the next day I’m going to show you again.’ .....
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Donald Trump
<view this essay>.... fits into the typical stereotype of an entrepreneur.
Born on June 14, 1946, in Queens New York, Donald John Trump was the fourth of five children of Frederick and Mary MacLeod Trump. Donald’s father Fred was a builder and real estate developer who specialized in building middle class homes in Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn for GI’s returning from World War II. The Trump family was very wealthy but despite their money, Fred Trump demanded his children’s success in school. Donald’s parents were always teaching them the value of money. Even though they did not have to, all of the children worked. The girls worked in banks and the boys worked with their .....
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William Mosby Is A Hero
<view this essay>.... waltz right in and no one would notice. He would go
into town disguised as a union soldier and he would burn down the town or
take some much-needed supplies.
Also one must be intelligent. An idiot doesn't make a good hero.
The Confederate States Army educated Mosby. He had a college degree. He
knew the southern terrain like the back of his hand. He would scout and
study the area so he would always have the upper hand on his enemy. He
would always check on his opponent. He knew how many men they had and what
kind of weapons they had. He always knew what he was up against.
Lastly one must be daring. You got to have guts; a wussy hero
isn't any good .....
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Abraham Lincoln
<view this essay>.... to across the Ohio River to Indiana. His father left Kentucky “partly on account of slavery; but chiefly on account of the difficulty in land titles in Ky.” Early on in life Lincoln had religious reasons for disliking slavery. His family was Separate Baptists who adhered to a strict code of morality that condemned profanity, intoxication, gossip, horse racing, dancing, and slavery. October 5, a little over a year after living in Indiana, Lincoln’s mother died of a devastating outbreak of what was called “milk sickness”, along with several other relatives. The hardest years of Lincoln’s life were yet to follow. After a short time it became apparent that .....
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