January 2013 Robert E. Lee: The Savior or Destroyer of the South? Robert E. Lee‚ the most renowned general of the Civil War‚ was both a mastermind of battlefield strategy and a true gentleman. His leadership skills and sharp mind allowed him to become the most successful general in the South. Although Robert E. Lee was a man whose life was marked by distinction and courage‚ he was also marked by arrogance and failure. “Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January
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The Work of Art In the Mechanical Age of Reproduction Walter Bejamin (Note: Footnote numbers appear thus: . The notes are at the end of the file.) "Our fine arts were developed‚ their types and uses were established‚ in times very different from the present‚ by men whose power of action upon things was insignificant in comparison with ours. But the amazing growth of our techniques‚ the adaptability and precision they have attained‚ the ideas and habits they are creating‚ make it a certainty that
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Todd Lee was playing his game around the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge. Derrick Todd Lee grew up in small-town St. Francisville‚ Louisiana with his mother‚ father‚ and siblings. Shortly after his birth‚ Lee’s father‚ Samuel Ruth‚ left the family. His mother thought this to be a good thing due to the fact that Ruth suffered from mental illness and was eventually hospitalized after the attempted murder of his ex-wife. Lee’s mother remarried and Coleman Barrow raised Lee and his
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Wolfgang Peterson tackles the job of bringing the epic of Homer’s The Iliad to the big screen in his film Troy. Iliad being a lengthy text‚ it is impossible to include every detail in a movie. Therefore‚ there are obvious deviations from the book such as the length of the Trojan War‚ and the absence of celestial participation in the war. There is also an absence of mortal female characters such as Chryseis‚ Hecuba‚ and Cassandra in the movie. In contrast‚ though‚ the female characters who are
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In the poem “Annabel Lee‚” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ there are a different aspect of poetry being displayed. Throughout the poem there is several occurrences of imagery‚ symbolism‚ syntax‚ voice‚ and figures of speech. He starts the poem by using imagery to create a picture of what the poem will be based on‚ he does this by using the phrase‚ “a kingdom by the sea.” This leads to the symbolism of tyranny because the kingdom is superior to the characters in the story. The syntax being used is the words being
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Myers‚ Walter Dean. (b. 1937)‚ poet‚ editor‚ and novelist. A versatile and prolific writer‚ Walter Dean Myers (also Walter M. Myers) has published short fiction‚ essays‚ and poetry in such disparate periodicals as the Liberator‚ Negro Digest‚ McCall’s‚ Essence‚ Espionage‚ and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. He was a regular contributor to men’s magazines until‚ as he says‚ "they gave themselves up to pornography." In 1968‚ he wrote his first children’s book as an entry to a contest sponsored
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In his letter 6.16‚ Pliny the Younger tells the story of the demise of his uncle‚ Pliny the Elder‚ to his historian friend‚ Tacitus. Throughout his story‚ Pliny makes his uncle seem like a larger than life hero who can do no wrong. Pliny the Younger uses a laudatory and slightly boastful tone to show his respect and reverence for his uncle‚ who Pliny believes should be immortalized in history forever. Pliny the Younger first begins to show his respect for Pliny the Elder as soon as Mount Vesuvius
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Dating younger men‚ what’s in it for you? Demi Moore‚ Madonna‚ Halle Berry‚ Mariah Carey‚ what do these names have in common aside from being famous? They have all dated significantly younger men. These women are always attending parties‚ events‚ red carpets‚ meeting millions of people‚ so what made them choose the young boy over so many attractive‚ interesting men around their age? They are “cougars” some people would say‚ a term referring to women dating younger man‚ that according to sex
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Annabel Lee: The Last of Poe’s Genius Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7‚ 1849 in Baltimore‚ Maryland. (Bily) Before that date he wrote many excellent poems‚ including “Annabel Lee.” Although “Annabel Lee” is considered “the demented reflection of a madman" (Bily)‚ it conveyed his everlasting devotion and compassion for his Annabel Lee. “Annabel Lee” uses repetition‚ ballad form and even his insanity to emphasize his love for his dead companion. Repetition or “haunting rhythm” (Bily) played a
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INTRODUCTION: Both the Levi and Lee brands are pioneers when it comes to denim. Both brands began in the 17th century‚ Levi’s beginning in 1853 and Lee beginning in 1889. (www.leejeans.com‚ 14/9/05) (www.levistrauss.com‚ 14/9/05) Levi Strauss and Company is one of the largest brand name manufacturers in the world. The company itself was founded by Levi Strauss‚ a Bavarian immigrant to the United States. During the gold rush era‚ Strauss began to produce trousers sewn from tent canvas to meet
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