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- 511: Winter Celebrations Of The World
- ... was born to a virgin named Mary and a man named Joseph. Basically, in a nutshell, an angel appeared to three wise men outside of Bethlehem. They follow a star to his birth in a modest farm. There they shower him with fine fragrances and gifts proclaiming him the Son of God. The story comes from the Gospels of Saint Luke and Saint Matthew, in the Bible. Example of common songs ...
- 512: The Suspension Bridge
- ... traffic. Finally in 1867 The New York Bridge Company made John A. Roebling engineer. In just three months he produced all drawings, cross sections, location plans, preliminary surveys, estimated cost, took sounding, and wrote his proposal. In June of 1869 John finished the design for the bridge. He and Washington climbed out onto the end of a pier to determine the exact location of the Bridge. He was so intent on ...
- 513: Recycling In Alaska
- ... off location. The Municipal Task Force on Recycling is not at this time considering curbside recycling for one main reason. The cost of hauling the materials outside of Anchorage on barges is too expensive. The proposal of an addition to the city garbage fee was examined, but the proposed cost ranges were too inconsistent. Trash collection costs Anchorage residents about $15 a month, and could increase to an estimated $22 to ...
- 514: Utility Deregulation
- ... within its boundaries, is not pursuing this matter at present. Previously, a legislative resolution was passed in June of 1997, establishing a 23-member committee to investigate retail competition issues and to develop a legislative proposal. This action followed the death of two restructuring bills that would have severely limited stranded cost recovery and brought retail choice to consumers beginning January 1st, 1999. Even earlier, the Louisiana Public Service Commission denied ...
- 515: Endangered Whales
- ... whaling. In 1972, the United Nations Conference on the human environment unanimously voted a similar resolution, which was later adopted by the UN General Assembly. Only ten days later, the IWC rejected the U.S. proposal moratorium with only 4 of 16 members voting in favor. Instead they adopted the so-called "New Management Procedure" (NMP) under which whale populations were allowed to be reduced to 54% of the estimated original ...
- 516: Romeo and Juliet: Love and Their Ends
- ... to provide a solution or she would use her own solution: suicide. Friar Laurence gives in to her demands and gives her a sleeping potion and a plan. Following the plan, Juliet then accepts the proposal and uses the potion on herself before the wedding. Romeo was then to come pick up Juliet from the Capulet tomb after receiving the letter. However, the plan fails because the messenger Friar John was ...
- 517: Dorine, Her Voice of Reason and How She Is Able to Save the Family From Their Demise
- ... what they believe in, but because of the social standards that have been set throughout their life are not ready to fully let go. It is not until after Mariane hears of her father's proposal for her to marry Tartuffe and after she hears Dorine stand up to him that Mariane finally realizes that some sort of action should be taken to stop the marriage. Although Mariane was able to ...
- 518: Collective Action Frames
- ... Becoming. Chicago: University of Chicage Press. Sztompka, Piotr. 1993. The Sociology of Social Change. Cambridge, MASS: Blackwell. Tarrow, Sydney. 1991. "Comparing Social Movement Participation in Western Europe and the United States: Problems, Uses, and a Proposal for Synthesis." In Research on Social Movements: The State of the Art in Western Europe and the USA, Dieter Rucht, ed., 392-420 Boulder, CO: Westview Press. Tarrow, Sydney 1992. "Mentalities, Political Cultures, and Collective ...
- 519: Blanche's Psychological Breakdown In A Steercar Named Desire
- ... base, Blanche's house became out-of-bounds. Promiscuity though wasn't the only problem she had. Many of the aged family members died and the funeral costs had to be covered by Blanche's modest salary. The deaths were long, disparaging and horrible on someone like Blanche. She was forced to mortgage the mansion, and soon the bank repossessed it. At school, where Blanche taught English, she was dismissed because ...
- 520: Antony & Cleopatra: The Definition of Love
- ... you whom no brother Did ever love so dearly. Let her live To join our kingdoms and our hearts; and never Fly off our loves again. (2.2.156-159) By Antony accepting Octavius's proposal, Caesar and he will be brother-in-laws, which will keep Antony close to Rome. Caesar wants more than anything to pull the Empire back together. At the beginning of his marriage to Octavia, Antony ...
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