… Ferrol in Galicia in 1892. He was going to join the navy, but instead he joined the army. In 1907 he joined the Infantry Academy in Toledo and graduated when he was 17. In 1912 he volunteered to be in colonial campaigns and was sent to the Spanish…

… a tooth." Everyone has heard this saying in there life. This is another way for someone to say they are supportive of the death penalty. The death penalty, to me, is revenge. It kills innocent people every year. Many of the families of victims do not…

… society as being divided by race and that "The problem of the 20th century was the problem of the color line."(84) Du Bois took a stance against social segregation of the African American, whom he believed could be "…both a Negro and an American,…

… been portrayed, and perhaps rightfully so, as a strict and reactionary tsar. Indeed, his internal policies were often repressive -- he sought to nip any liberalism in the bud, often brutally. His approach to solving problems in the Empire and keeping…

… Fire of 1871 was one of the largest disasters in American history. Practically overnight the great city of Chicago was destroyed. Before the fire there was a large drought causing everything to be dry and flammable, then a fire broke out in the O’Leary…

… playwright. He has been described as a rebellious youth, a skeptic and a loner. He rejected the traditional Greek gods, and instead of making men larger than life, Euripides shows men as they are with uncompromising realism. Unlike other dramatists…

… to comprehend the actions and thinking of the Greek deities. The Christian God does not tend to take such an active role in the affairs of people's lives, where, on the other hand, the Greeks regarded direct involvement by the gods as a daily, uncontroll…

… Chavez and Mills in their articles. Kennedy points out that although individually some of the immigrants do indeed end up dependent on public assistance, as a group they make a positive economic contribution (313). I tend to agree with Kennedy…

… example of how an author can use connotative diction in order to bring his characters to life for the reader. This poem uses rich and descriptive words and phrases to evoke emotions in the reader towards the main characters. Throughout the novel,…

… very definition is multifaceted, with a myriad of conscious and underlying layers, threads of fiber which give life to the heart of its very meaning. Through experiences, through the art of life, insights can be gained into the intrinsic nature of wisdo…