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- 181: How To Become A Less Aggressiv
- ... to Toronto on weekend. Traffic was heavy, but moving slowly. I noticed an extremely aggressive and angry driver waving in and out of lanes, speeding up and slowing down constantly. Clearly, he is in a big hurry. For the most of part I remained in the same lane for the entire two-hundred-kilometer journey. I was listening to a new CD I had just purchased and day dreaming along the ... speed. He earned nothing perhaps some high blood pressure and a great deal of wear and tear on his car. Can this explain why so many of us operate as if life were one great big emergency? Why dont we become less aggressive on the road? When next time you are on the road, think about the people who are around you. Tell yourself you are not on a racetrack ... to Toronto on weekend. Traffic was heavy, but moving slowly. I noticed an extremely aggressive and angry driver waving in and out of lanes, speeding up and slowing down constantly. Clearly, he is in a big hurry. For the most of part I remained in the same lane for the entire two-hundred-kilometer journey. I was listening to a new CD I had just purchased and day dreaming along ...
- 182: Hawaii Fruit Industry
- ... their fields, and that is just a pure waste of valuable resources. Irradiation is a very effective as a fruit fly quarantine treatment, it is also preserves the quality and appearance of the fruit. The big Island produces over 60% of the states diversified crops. Having an irradiation facility on the big island would bring in jobs, moneys to the local economy, lower transportation costs by increased shipping thereby lowering the price of goods that come from the mainland. There will be excess empty containers coming back ... effective strategy, in the intermediate run we may not need the irradiator to quarantine fruit. Hilo, Hawaii, United States - On Tuesday May 20, 1997, the County Council of the Island of Hawaii (known as the Big Island) in the state of Hawaii, voted 7-2 to approve Bill 62 which would authorize the use of local taxpayer money to build a tropical fruit irradiation plant on the island. The irradiation ...
- 183: Celebrities And Their Salaries
- ... celebrities to be like us, and then we don't. We want them to inhabit a world of glamour, but we don't want them to be stuck up. We want to gaze at their big faces on the screen, yet it's our own narcissism we are feeding. Yet one thing's for sure - we don't like to hear about them making $10 million for lousy movies. For the ... idea," said an anonymous studio executive. "Look at Mr. Holland's Opus. The film was cheap. Richard Dreyfuss is no longer a star. But the idea counted." Yet studios continue to shell out for these big names, exploding the current price tag for the average studio film, including marketing and distribution to $60 million. The same is true for television programs such as Mad About You and The Simpsons. Helen Hunt ... 750 000 raise for both) and got it, raising their license fees 100 percent, to about $3 million. However, Mad About You is no ER, Seinfeld, or even Friends, the sitcom has never been a big hit and now in its sixth year its ratings are on the decline. There is also the case of the voices from The Simpsons demanding $150 000 per episode for only a two- day- ...
- 184: 1984: The Party's Methods of Controlling People
- ... Inner Party which is the government, controlled the people of Oceania by telescreens, doublethink, and propaganda. These three methods are so powerful in making the lower class believe that Oceania is at war with Eastasia. Big Brother is the Inner Party leader and, Emmanuel Goldstein is the Enemy of the Party. The first and far most compelling method in controlling the people is the use of telescreens. They are screens placed ... is happening outside of Oceania. They are used for showing the enemy Emmanuel Goldstein who is the principal figure on the daily Two Minute Hate. The main focus of the telescreens is the image of Big Brother. Big Brother is always shown on the screen to make the people believe that Oceania is winning the war. Big Brother is the leader of the Inner Party, and Emmanuel Goldstein plays the role of ...
- 185: The Five Factor Model of Personality
- ... on the 16pf, this limitation is also applicable to the five factor model. It is possible to suggest that the limitations pertaining to the trait approach and 16pf are insignificant or not applicable to the big five model of personality. However, there are limitations that specifically relate to this model. Jack Block (1995) and Dan McAdams (1992) are the main theorists to evaluate the five factor model specifically and examine it ... basis of Block's argument is that it is uncertain that all important trait-descriptive terms are representatively distributed in language. For instance, collectively suppressed traits might be unrepresented. Another major point is that the Big Five are very broad and might not differentiate accurately enough for practical applications. For example, assigning people to high, middle and low on each of the factors gives 243 personality types, which may be enough ... was developed. Block criticises the model for not being applicable to practical situations when it's purpose is to describe the full range of personality traits. Block's criticism also "does not distinguish between the Big Five model ... from alternative models of the causal underpinnings of personality differences" (Goldberg & Saucier, 1995: 221). A large amount of crucial evidence supporting the Big Five model is also left out of the criticism. ...
- 186: Celebrities And Their Salaries
- ... celebrities to be like us, and then we don't. We want them to inhabit a world of glamour, but we don't want them to be stuck up. We want to gaze at their big faces on the screen, yet it's our own narcissism we are feeding. Yet one thing's for sure - we don't like to hear about them making $10 million for lousy movies. For the ... idea," said an anonymous studio executive. "Look at Mr. Holland's Opus. The film was cheap. Richard Dreyfuss is no longer a star. But the idea counted." Yet studios continue to shell out for these big names, exploding the current price tag for the average studio film, including marketing and distribution to $60 million. The same is true for television programs such as Mad About You and The Simpsons. Helen Hunt ... 750 000 raise for both) and got it, raising their license fees 100 percent, to about $3 million. However, Mad About You is no ER, Seinfeld, or even Friends, the sitcom has never been a big hit and now in its sixth year its ratings are on the decline. There is also the case of the voices from The Simpsons demanding $150 000 per episode for only a two- day- ...
- 187: Confused In America
- ... any case, I will still be among the para-middle-class. As to the money I spend here, well, just treat it as the money I lose in Las Vegas. But still I am no big gambler. When I talk about going abroad before I went abroad, we talked it in such a way that it seemed we would rather do anything to stay abroad. Even the jails in America are better than the shabby house of my home in a big yar d in Beijing. If I was a big gambler, I would just stay undocumented and underground. Although I am 40, when I do the pull-ups, I can still reach the standard of passing the test in physical education class in my ...
- 188: The Hopewell
- ... and hurl it at the target, the implement providing not only a more powerful throw, but giving the spear a more finely tuned trajectory. Also used at this time were the bow and arrow, a big step in technological innovation at the time. This is evident in the archaeological record with the finding of smaller projectile points such as the Squibnocket Triangle. As for throwing spears, larger projectile points were used ... in hand, as these objects displayed high prestige among the people. Several trading centers include Illinois, Scioto (Ohio), Missouri/Kansas, as well as other areas about the region. One researcher states that it was a big festival when the traders arrived home, there were games, dancing, food and music for two or three days, also stating that the Hopewell were less likely to be war-like, being more interested in trade. Reciprocity plays a role in exchange with the theory of the Big Man. These individuals were pillars of the community, possessing great wealth and prestige. They would acquire large amounts of goods and then lend them to others in times of need. The lend-ees would ...
- 189: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
- ... it. I reckon it was a warm November ju's like any other, the 30th to be exact. But that ain't how Sam's Pa spoke of it. He had to go maki'n big, fancy speeches and things of that sort at the party. But after all that mubl'in we had a purdy good time. As a matter of fact as I recall that day it was almost ... as that though. In Sam's mind Mrs. Elizabeth was a jail keeper (Eaton 27). So we use ta go in sit at the port. Hannibal, Mississippi was where we lived, an it was a big river town (Encarta 1994). Sam loved them steam boats, he could sit dare an look it em all day, and he usually did. Course me bein his best of friends was always there wit em ... himself that would stick. He thought long and hard, think'in how great life used to be on the Mississippi. Suddenly his eyes took on a glare and his face was perplexed. He had a big smile on his face and through his smil'in mouth came the words Mark Twain. It was a river term that told the cap'tn how deep the water was (15). Well Sam though ...
- 190: Marilyn Monroe
- ... Shamroy and Marilyn sneaked on the set. She made up in a portable dressing room that Mr. Lyon sneaked out of wardrobe. The dress was lovely, a sequined evening gown for her wear for her big scene. They rehearsed Marilyns first big scene and then she began the scene and prayed silently that this was her big start, the beginning of becoming a motion picture actress. Mr. Zanuck saw her screening and loved it! Mr. Lyon gave her a contract to take home for her legal guardian Aunt Grace to sign. ...
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