... union with God, in which contemplation culminates, confers a knowledge far more penetrating than what intellect and reason can provide. explains other means of arriving at a truly contemplative prayer. He made much of the usefulness of "anagogic movements" of the soul using short upward movements of mind and heart and fervent aspirations. These movements would then build up and maintain the desire of tending toward God. This type of anagogic prayer and the Cloud of Unknowing, which was also written by , is evident. The works of that teach the way of unitive prayer have inspired many teachings of known people like Henry of Herp, Bernardino of Laredo, ...

... killed Adkins and faced the consequences boldly (Hendin, ³Suicide in America² 247). The background, process, and effects of Dr. Kevorkian¹s questionable first patient, Janet Adkins, have a very detailed story in them. Janet Adkins led a very productive life up to and even after she had been diagnosed with Alzheimer¹s, but she couldn¹t handle losing control of her brain (Filene 188). She was 54 years old and lived in a wealthy Oregon suburb with her stock broker husband, Ron. She was also the mother of three sons, taught English and piano, went hang gliding, trekked in Nepal, climbed Mount Hood, and generally behaved with a lot of energy (Gutmann 20). She and h ...

... mid-1930s when the novel takes place. Like Atticus Finch in the story, Miss Lee's father Amasa C. Lee was a small-town lawyer with an unusual first name. The Lee family was descended from the famous Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee, and so--like the Finches in the novel--had every reason to take pride in its ancestry. Finally, Lee's mother's maiden name was Frances Finch. As a child Lee was called by her first name, Nelle, a name she dropped in her adult years. She was only seven years old when she decided she wanted to become a writer, but it was many years before her dream was fulfilled. In the meantime Miss Lee studied law, following in the footsteps o ...

... fishing to explain the beginning of the writing process. You must be very patient when fishing. Sometimes there is a nibble right away and sometimes it takes a little longer. The second that you feel the nibble you must react in order to hook the fish. The writing process is just like this. The second an idea comes to mind you have to write it down but don’t stop there. You must keep on writing because that idea will lead to another idea and before you know it you will have a complete idea. Stafford explains it as being receptive. You must be receptive to the first idea in order to see the next one. If you are receptive to the flow of ideas then your though ...

... much apparent. For example, In the book, Twentieth Century Interpretations of A Farewell to Arms, Malcolm Cowley focuses on the symbolism of rain. He sees rain a frequent occurrence in the book, as symbolizing disaster (Malcolm, 54-55). He points out that, at the beginning of A Farewell to Arms, Henry talks about how "things went very badly" and how this is connected to "At the start of the winter came permanent rain". In the book, Miss Barkley afraid of the rain because she has a nightmare and she sees death in the rain. She says, "Sometimes I see me dead in it", which she is referring to the rain as a death. It is raining the entire night when Miss Barkley i ...

... 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 friends. It is also thought that Dante studied at the university in Bologna around the year 1285. He became involved in some political altercations, he joi ...

... and Judith. Hamnet died at the age of 11. Susanna married a physician in 1607, and Shakespeare's other daughter married to a vintner in 1616. There was a gap in his life where no one had any evidence of him or his wife. Between 1585 and 1592. All people know, is that he left Stratford for London either in 1586 or 87. His reputation was established in London around 1592. His first play he wrote was in 1593, it was called Venus and Adonis. He became a "gentleman" after inheriting his fathers coat-of-arms, even though actors were generally looked at as rogues and vagabonds. He probably wrote his 154 sonnets during this time as well. They were published later on in 1 ...

... the Mediterranen and the Atlantic as far south as La Mina (Present day Elmaina , Ghana) and as far north as England. also made a voyage to Iceland in 1477. In 1479 married the Portuguese noblewomen Dona Felipa e Perestrello e Moriz and established land in Porto Santo were his son Diego was born in 1480. When his wife died somewhere between 1481 to 1485, returned to Lisbon. As early as 1484 got a plan to sail west from the Canary Islands to the Indies (now East Indies) and the island kingdom of Cipangu (modern day Japan). When King John II declined ’s “Enterprises to the Indies” he decided to go to the Spanish monarch. traveled to Cordoba, in 1488 he and h ...

... and a congressman for the state of Minnesota between the years of 1907 and 1917. His mother’s name was Evangeling Land Lodge. As a child Lindbergh showed that he had a great deal of mechanical ability. When he was eighteen years old he began attending the University of Wisconsin. While at Wisconsin he majored in mechanical engineering. During his time at the university he paid more attention to the growing field of avaion than he did to his studies. In 1924 enlisted in the United States Army so he could begin studying on how to be a fighter pilot. One year later he graduated from the Army flight training school that was held on both Brook’s field and Kelly’s fie ...

... forced to enter the Lambeth Workhouse for the poor. Soon after the two boys were sent to Hanwell School for Orphans and Destitute Children. Two years later after Charlies mother had a breakdown he and Sydney went to live with their father and his mistress. In the same year Charlie joined the dancing troupe, the Eight Lancashire Lads. Which eventually led to his parts in Sherlock Holmes and a few other parts. At the same time his brother Sydney had joined the famous Fred Karno Company and there he quickly became a leading player and writer. Late in the year 1900 Charlie is cast as a cat in a production of Cinderella at the London Hippodrome. Less than a month later ...