John Jacob Astor

Where the increased fashion of fur muffs did help Astor gain lots of wealth, what actually increased his wealth was from the real esteate trade that he invested in Manhattan. However, the downfall of the fur muff started from the 1860s where people became more used to the concept of fur coats which indicated a upmarket status symbol too. Thus, when people had the option of keeping their hands warm from the fur coats, the necessity to buy fur muff lessened gradually and led to the total downfall. The turn to fur muffs in the 20th century era Fur muffs again resurfaced in the early 20th century when people owning open automobiles increasingly needed this to safeguard their hands from the chill. While the resurface did not necessarily matched up to the popularity that muffs got in its hay days, still…

interactions with other people. He cares too much what other people think of him, including the reader. The narrator tells us that he is merely recounting the history of the lives of scriveners, about which little has been written previously. Instead, he is using our attention as an opportunity to clear his conscience or confess his sins. If I were in his place, I would do things differently. It becomes immediately clear that the narrator is obsessed with the reader’s opinion of him. He calls…

The 1997 film, Titanic, directed by James Cameron, is based of the true event of the RMS Titanic which had sunk in the Atlantic Ocean on 15th April, 1912. The film begins with special submarines searching the old sunken ship underwater. Astrologers have been in search for a rare diamond necklace called the “heart of the ocean” that was gifted to Rose Bukater from her fiancé Caledon on the ship before it had sunk. Even though the diamond necklace is not found, the astrologers recover a safe with…

Women Who Made a Difference Women, while often portrayed as unimportant to the hero’s success or failure, were sometimes the catalyst that aligned the hero with fate. Siduri, in The Epic of Gilgamesh, gave Gilgamesh the information he needed to complete his quest for immortality. It was, however, her words of wisdom that ultimately offered the answers he sought. Rebekah, in The Old Testament, executed a plan so Jacob, rather than Esau, received his father’s blessing. When Esau vowed to kill…

regardless of the result of the activity. Each translation of the final verse offers a different definition and treatment, yet Simeon and Levi imply the revenge justified her honor. However, none of the selected translations of the descriptive reflect a woman that has been raped. They each have connotations of a partner engaged in sexual activity. Perhaps הַכְזוֹנָ֕ה occurs as a reflection of what Jacob was in essence doing to Dinah - selling her for financial gain. The economic gain that…

Born in Springfield, Illinois in 1943, David Hammons is a world-renowned African-American installation artist, performance artist, and sculptor (“David Hammons” 2016). In 1963, Hammons moved to Los Angeles to study advertising at Los Angeles Trade Technical College (“David Hammons” 2016). While in advertising school, Hammons began taking night classes at the Otis Art Institute where he studied under the notable artist Charles White (“David Hammons” 2016). After unearthing his prodigious…

and their twin sons (25:19-34, 27:1-28:17, 32:3-33:15). In these stories, God again nudges the covenant with Abraham along by providing spouses, opening barren wombs, and protecting key characters on their journeys. What is new with these stories is how characters begin to take fulfillment of God’s prophecy into their own hands. I would discuss how the interpersonal relationships take bitter turns, just as it did earlier under Abraham’s tent, only these events are followed by restitution. Jacob,…

makes covenants with Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses in return for obedience of his commands. God promised blessings that consisted of acquiring Promised Land, building a great nation and having children to fulfill his perfect plan. The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants are affirmed and re-affirmed on a continued basis but the promises take years to be executed. While Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses obey God’s commands, they are almost never enriched with blessings in the present; they are blessed…

Joseph found favor with Jacob. All of his brothers were jealous of him. He was a man of strong character. His brothers sold Joseph into slavery, only for God to create a place for the nation of Israel to survive during years of famine. Just as Joseph stated to his brothers, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives” (NIV Genesis 50:19-20). Characteristics I find that once again…

have done. In the book of Genesis, Jacob is first introduced to the bible when Rebekah and Isaac have their twin sons. It is described, that the first child out of the womb is the child whom will bear the birthrights. As Rebekah is having her twins, Jacob tries to pull the heel of Esau back into the womb. This is the first sign that Jacob is jealous of Esau and has the ability to scheme and plan (Gen. 25:19-28). At this point in the biblical text, scholars could believe that Jacob is going to…