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- 1131: History Of Philippine Cinema
- ... up for the drought of films caused by the war. Another studio, Premiere Productions, was earning a reputation for the vigor and the freshness of some of its films. This was the period of the Big Four when the industry operated under the studio system. Each studio (Sampaguita, LVN, Premiere and Lebran) had its own set of stars, technicians and directors, all lined up for a sequence of movie after movie ... queen. The studio systems came under siege from the growing labor movement which resulted in labor-management conflicts. The first studio to close was Lebran followed by Premiere Productions. Next came Sampaguita and LVN. The Big Four studios were replaced by new and independent producers who soon made up the rest of the film industry. The decade also saw the emergence of the youth revolt best represented by the Beatles and ...
- 1132: Dirtbiking
- ... One other kind of race is an enduro race. In these races you have to go long distances and usually travel at night. Another race is a blackwater race. In these races you need a big bike, at least 250cc. You go through rivers, thick forests, and small obstacles like fallen logs. The last race is called trials. In these races you must have balance. You go over many difficult obstacles ... now a days have rev-limiters so the dirtbike doesn't blow up. The older dirtbikes had small dual shocks in the back, steel frames, and were very heavy. Now a days we have one big mono shock in the back, computer designed exhaust pipes, which give it more power, now there are even aluminum frames. Dirtbikes have sure come a long way over the years. As a result, now you ...
- 1133: Nuclear Energy
- ... to Western Europe! Wind energy is an unviable solution because, the wind is not a constant energy, unlike fossil fuels or nuclear. Another problem with wind energy, is that it would take a space as big, or bigger than Western Europe to place all the wind collectors to generate the electricity. The problem with fossil fuels is demonstrated below. this makes Nuclear energy the best solution for the worlds energy needs ... cost, nuclear power is less expensive than other sources which can equal its amount of energy output (water, for instance, cannot). Nuclear Plants do not create a lot of jobs directly but because of money big industries may be able to save because of nuclear energy more money can be put into hiring. Summary Of the energy sources that can currently be used on a large scale, none are harmless to ...
- 1134: Independent Study Project on Role Playing Games
- ... decides where the players are going and who knows everything about the adventure. The GM is a storyteller, who is relaying the story to the players, who make the decisions. RPG's are like one big Choose-Your-Own- Adventure story, only the choices are infinite. The other 2 people are the players. They are the ones who make all of the decisions in the game. For example, the GM might ... be divided by five (five is the amount of dice rolls it takes to determine the physical totals) to determine the amount of time a person can carry their own weight. SIZE: Size is how big the person is. This can be rolled with dice, but usually it is a judgement made by the Game Master, according to the other physical attributes. For example, if a player's strength was 30 ...
- 1135: A Rose For Emily
- ... had been through much and had seen many generations grow before and around her. This brings to reason her strong Confederate beliefs. Homer Barron; on the other hand was quite the opposite, "A Yankee-a big, dark, ready man, with a big voice and eyes lighter than his face,"(191). Homer described himself as man who couldn't be tied down. This had to be a terrible opposition for Miss Emily. Towards the end of the story ...
- 1136: The Maltese Falcon
- ... this, scenes are cut out and plot is even changed. In this essay, I will discuss some of the changes made to the characters of the Maltese Falcon as they make their transformation to the big screen. The first character that we read or see is Sam Spade. In the book he is written as being tall and lanky with blond hair, and a recurring v-motif that makes him out ... The movie and the novel are quite equal in their portrayal of Wilmer. He looks, talks, walks, and acts like he did in the book. They did a good job making Wilmer come to the big screen. Now that brings us to Casper Gutman. The mastermind (or shall we just say mind) behind this escapade. His name is a rather comical play on words as Mr. Gutman is a large man ...
- 1137: Gender
- ... her because of her accomplishments. In addition, men and women are constantly concerned about looking "good," even though they are physically different. In order to look appealing to others ideally, men are supposed to be big, strong, and athletic, whereas women are ideally supposed to be thin, pretty, and big- breasted. I often wonder why we put so much emphasis on the way a person looks. I think females feel more of the pressures of looking "good. In the past, I have talked to some ...
- 1138: Opinions on Esoteric Practices
- ... uses properly, so I'd avoid it until you can take the time to sit down to a few years study in the Quballa, the tree of life and its related sources. Don't waste big bucks on this, especially on people who do it mail order, all you'll get is garbage in= garbage out. PALMISTRY : one of the older forms of divination, it works on the belief that you can perceive something about a person through the wrinkles and natural muscle structure of their hand. Quite frankly this section of the field is full of frauds and fakes out to make big bigs...If you pay ridiculous sums for this you get the rip-off you deserve. There are a few people who doi this accurately and are not fakes, but like channelling, it is a very ...
- 1139: Jazz
- ... style began during the late 1920s and continued to the 1940s. Most jazz from the 1930s and early 1940s is called "swing music," and this time in history is now known as "the swing era." Big bands in the swing era were made up of ten or more musicians whose instruments were grouped into three categories called "sections:" rhythm, brass, and drums. The brass section included trumpets and trombones. The saxophone section was separated from the brass section because they originated from instruments made of wood. In a big band the sax section contained from three to five musicians. The size of the trumpet section varied from two to five musicians, two or three being the standard. Unlike the early jazz era, in the ...
- 1140: Mining in Space
- ... Moon and especially on asteroids, because lower gravity means less traction. NASA has done some research on certain details of this problem, but there is a need for fundamental thinking about how to avoid using big forces. One solution, although it would be limited to surface mining, is the slusher-scoop. This device scoops up material in a bucket dragged across the surface by cables and a winch. One obvious advantage ... named Pat Farell. Farell was, Peterson stated, a very innovative mining engineer partly because be did not attend college and therefore did not learn what couldnUt be done. Some possible alternatives to the use of big forces were discussed during the question period that followed the formal presentations. One was the so called laser cutter. This, Peterson indicated, is a potential solution if power problems can be overcome. It does a ...
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