Both pistols failed to fire and were examined to later find out that the “odds of the two guns failing to fire during the attack, it was later determined, were 125,000 to one” (Meacham 299). Jackson later thought that the assassin must have been a hired assassin brought upon by the Whig Party whom opposed much of Jackson’s issues while in the White House. Another issue Jackson faced during 1830 was the removal of the Indians. Much while Jackson was known for all of the accomplishments above
refused to accept his fate because of pride. Even when the truth was presented, with formidable evidence Oedipus chose rather than to accept his fate, and to die, or be banished, following his former promise as to how he would punish the assassin, he chose to blind himself to truth literally and figuratively. In the end, Oedipus was unable to change his views condemning him to become a static character plagued by inner
in Miami, where he died on May 11, 1981. According to some reports, his final words were spoken to his son Ziggy Marley: "Money can't buy life." (Bob Marley Biography) Rumors persist that Bob Marley was murdered by the CIA (among other theorized assassins), with
Chapter 1: Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It’s Not) Main Ideas: • Quests may not always be as dramatic as a knight having to save a princess from evil, but instead may be as simple as a trip to the supermarket. • There is usually a stated reason for a quest, but the real reason never involves the stated reason. • The real reason for a quest is to always gain self-knowledge. Connection: In the movie “Shrek,” Shrek starts off as a hostile and solitary ogre who dislikes all and is disliked by