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- 8561: Radio: A Form of Communication
- ... Aubrey Fessenden, a physicist, spoke by radio from Brant Rock, Mass., to ships in the Atlantic Ocean. Armstrong's Contributions Much of the improvement of radio receivers is the result of work done by the American inventor Edwin Armstrong. In 1918 he developed the superheterodyne circuit. Prior to this time, each stage of amplification in the receiver had to be adjusted to the frequency of the desired broadcast station. This was ...
- 8562: Reflection On Dead Man Walking
- ... broken life of Matthew Poncelat. I evolved from stereotypical feelings of judgment to understandable feelings of hate and disgrace. From the sidelines, I have witnessed Matthew Poncelat's faith unfold through the arms of the American government. I saw with my own two eyes, a 'dead man walking,' and from here on in my life with never be the same again. In all honesty, my friends and I lounged about a ...
- 8563: HDTV
- ... was established to insure order in the development process within the industry that would be accepted by the FCC. This standard was created in the 40's and 50's. Each receiver sold to the American public must conform to received the NTSC signal. This signal has proved to be a durable way of transmitting information for 50 years. But with today's technology, a new standard has been in the ...
- 8564: The Maturing of Achilles
- ... place to acquire large quantities of glory is in war. Nobody has ever heard of a farmer becoming famous for raising the largest pig. But people have heard of the famous captain that planted the American flag on Hamburger Hill. Achilles was out to become famous and this was the best way. Achilles was the Argives main fighting force against the Trojans up until Achilles was shamed and refused to fight ...
- 8565: To Kill A Mockingbird 4
- ... the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award winning film. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American Literature. There are so many characters in this book that I can't name all of them. Here are most of the characters. The Finch family contains of Atticus (The head of the household), Aunt ...
- 8566: The Emancipation Proclamation
- The Emancipation Proclamation The emancipation proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War, declaring all "slaves within any State, or designated part of a State... then... in rebellion,... shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." The states affected were enumerated in the proclamation; specifically exempted were ...
- 8567: Tragedy In Macbeth
- ... lead to their death. But other's have a major flaw, which is would eventually lead them to their death anyway. The first Thane of Cawdor, is killed by MacBeth for trying to lead a revolution against England. His fatal flaw was that he was according to Ross, "a disloyal traitor". The thane of Cawdor was greedy, and wanted the throne of England for himself, and as a result was murdered ...
- 8568: The Red Badge Of Courage 2
- The Red Badge of Courage The Red Badge of Courage is the tale of a young American in the Civil War. Our male lead is Henry Fleming. A new recruit in a new regiment coming from New York. Henry has to wait a long time to see action. When he does, he ...
- 8569: The Rms Titanic
- ... Pellegrino 84-92). Contrary to many expectations, the deep sea did not fully prevent the exploration of the Titanic, only the United States'. Despite attempts by the United States Congress to prevent looting, a 1987 American and French expedition dove to the site and plucked hundreds of items from the debris field and the wreck. This offense created a universal outcry of protest. The few remaining survivors wanted to preserve the ...
- 8570: Mikhail Lermontov
- ... was a beginning of imperialism. Since all conquests were done outside of Europe culture flourished in the Old World. Indeed where there is culture there are thinkers who by their thoughts shape the future. Industrial revolution, being in full expansion, gave rise to the idea of domination of the world by proletariat (Communist Manifesto by Marx). Following all this it is impossible for the contemporary writers not to include some of ...
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