Vilayanur S. Ramachandran

Ulysses S. Grant: Grant was both a general and a commander of the Union forces in the later years of the Civil War. He is known for being a great general who guided the Union troops to their triumph over the Confederate armies. He was victorious when he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee and when he crushed a large Confederate army in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Grant’s contribution to ending the Civil War, however, was when he led his forces to lay siege to Lee’s Northern Virginia…

Donne’s ‘The Flea’ was first published posthumously in 1633 and is a metaphysical poem. The poem has two main themes intertwining throughout; the theme of love and erotica, and the theme of religion and sacrilege. Due to the fact the poem plays hosts to both of these themes, we can infer from the beginning that due to the publication date, sex and religion were far closer linked together during the 1600s than they are today, therefore this inclusion of both of themes could reflect the thematic…

Ulysses S Grant once said, “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” The former president and general was one of the most important figures of the 19th Century. Grant led the Union to win the Civil War, became one of the few presidents of the century to support civil rights, and led America as president through Reconstruction. After the Civil War broke out in 1861, Ulysses S Grant became Colonel of the 21st Illinois…

Grant was shy like his mother. Grant didn't want to work in his father's tannery but his father did. When he turned 17 Grant and his father arranged for him to go to West Point, the United States Military academy. He was listed as Ulysses S. Grant which was an error. He quickly changed it so he wouldn't be rejected. Grant was only earning average grades. He was decent at math and geology but was amazing at horsemanship. In 1843 he graduated West Point. His plan was to resign after four…

students were super engaged during class discussions based on major themes that occur in the text, and they are able to make connections to their life. Their enthusiasm led me to believe that it would be a great novel to create several lessons with.] [S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders is a coming of age novel that was published in 1967. The novel is set in Oklahoma, and it is narrated by a…

Historian Richard White represents the scholarly consensus in stating that "various military commanders encouraged the slaughter of bison" by white hide hunters in order to cut the heart from the Plains Indians' economy. General Sherman, more than any other officer, was responsible for devising a strategy to conquer the Plains Indians. Remembered most for his Civil War "march through Georgia, "Sherman was a battle-seasoned veteran who in 1866 assumed command of the Division of the Missouri…

is clearly shown that, the greasers are considered the outsiders of the town, Johnny and Ponyboy feel that they fall in between the socs and greasers, and Ponyboy feels outcasted from his oldest brother Darry. Growing up in this town in the 1960’s you belonged to one of the two groups, the socs or the greasers. The socs stood for society, they had money, nice cars, nice homes, and a bright future. The greasers were the poor kids, that lived on the bad side of town, with no future ahead of…

Always be empathetic “Caring adjective: displaying kindness and concern for others.” Some people can be really mean, but others are understanding. The book The Outsiders is about a bunch of kids with pretty bad lives but one is still empathetic. Sodapop is a very understanding of everyone. Ponyboy and Darry are always fighting but sodapop understands both of them. Soda is always the middle man, but he can bring his family together. Sodapop can understand both sides of an argument. On page.…

study of great works of the past, claiming it, "cannot be inherited, and if you want it, you must obtain it by great labour." Eliot asserts that it is absolutely necessary for the poet to learn past traditions, to have an understanding of the poets that preceded them, and to be well versed enough that they can understand and incorporate the so-called "mind of Europe" into their poetry. It stands to reason, then, that if a poet must be a master of literary tradition past and present to create a…

General William Tecumseh Sherman was born on February 8, 1820 in Ohio. He was one of eleven children. His parents were Charles Robert Sherman and Mary Hoyt Sherman. Charles Sherman was a distinguished lawyer, and until his unexpected death in 1829, he had been serving on the Ohio Supreme Court. William Sherman moved in with Thomas Ewing, a senator. When he was 16, Sherman attended the famous military school West Point. Although he was an excellent student, he did not concur with the school’s…