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- 581: Stephen J. Hawking by Rachel Finck
- ... to predict singularities led to a crisis in physics. (Hawking)" The equations of general relativity cannot be defined as a singularity. This means that general relativity cannot predict how the universe should begin at the big bang. Thus, it is not a complete theory. It must be paired with quantum mechanics. In 1905, the photoelectric effect was written about by Einstein, which he theorized could be explain if light came not in ...
- 582: Babe Ruth
- (1895-1948) The crowd that jammed Chicago's Wrigley Field booed when the big man with the barrel-shaped body and pipestem legs came up to bat. It was the third game of the 1932 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees. The score was 4-4 in the fifth inning. Cub pitcher Charlie Root threw one strike, then another. Grinning, the batter stepped back and seemed to point to the distant center-field bleachers. Root pitched, the big man swung, and the ball soared into the bleachers for a home run. The hitter was Babe Ruth, probably the most revered of baseball players. Ruth's legendary pointing gesture whether it ever happened or ... to help with its Legion junior baseball program. He died of throat cancer in New York City on Aug. 16, 1948, with one dream unfulfilled: his reputation for irresponsibility blocked his wish to manage a big-league team.
- 583: Teddy Bear
- ... died if typhoid fever. Roosevelt spent much of the next two years on his ranch in the badlands of Dakota Territory. There he mastered his sorrow as he lived in the saddle, driving cattle, hunting big game--he even captured an outlaw. On a visit to London, he married Edith Kermit Carow in December 1886. During the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt recruited men for a cavalry regiment. This unit became the ... John D. Rockerfeller's oil trust and James B. Duke's tobacco trust. Roosevelt steered the united States more actively into world politics. He liked to quote a favorite proverb , "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far. Aware of the strategic need for a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, Roosevelt ensured the construction of the Panama Canal. His corollary to the monroe Doctrine prevented the ... He sent 16 new battleships on a good-will tour of the world. These ships became known as the Great White Fleet because they were painted white. Roosevelt viewed the tour as a part of "big stick" diplomacy. Some of Theodore Roosevelt's most effective achievements were in conservation. He added about 150 million acres to the national forests and in 1905 established the United States Forest Service. he also ...
- 584: Reconstructing A Crime Scene
- ... Simon hurried to the conference room where a mandatory meeting was being held. He made it just in time, however, was unprepared and had forgotten to bring his paperwork. All of the section heads and "big men" attended. The meeting lasted until 3:00 p.m. Simon was not very productive in the meeting. No one was pleased with his performance either. Around 4:35 p.m., one of Simon's ... Norton had been reading on the day of their argument. He picked it up and gave a deep frown. "Well, here's to you stupid son-of-a-bitch!" Simon says as he rams a big spoonful of stew to his mouth. Sitting there eating rabbit stew and glancing through the hunting magazine only brought back more memories of the Thanksgiving Day fiasco. He was becoming enraged. Mary heard the yelling ... after a lengthy interrogation, did recall seeing a red Ford Escort with rust spots drive into the McCarthy's driveway at approximately 5:00 p.m. Yet, they could not recall if the car was "big or small, dark or light."
- 585: Bennet's: The Executioner
- ... pit, and throws him in. He says, "The first died from fire, the second from water, and now you, the final death, by earth." As the executioner was about to shoot him, he heard a bang. The bullet of Bruce's father had pierced through the exectutioner's head. It was all over. The excellent use of plot, suspense, and amazing choice of characters creates the perfect plot for the story ... times because of it. An example is this conversation on page 64: "Why do you do that, Ed?" "I dunno. Guess it's just instinctive." "That's not a real reason." "Yeah it is. And big deal if it isn't." "No it isn't. I know it. So do you." "Just drop it. Forget it." "No. I don't want to." This always causes confusion among the reader, and proves ...
- 586: Practices and Winning in Sports
- ... Winning involves both mentally and physically doing your very best, but more importantly having fun at the same time. However, in order to your best you have to have fun. So having fun is a big part of winning. You could do your best at anything but you won't always have fun doing it. Some coaches say, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." This saying means something ... make a mistake, not being late for practice or games, not to be a negative factor to the team, to give 100% effort always, and to stay away from drugs/alcohol. Parents are a really big part of an athlete's life. Any athlete like to know that his/her parents are there watching them play. A parent shouldn't ever be involved negatively such as; questioning the coach's decisions ... practice. The reason why an athlete should miss a game/practice should be because of some kind of family affair. Family should always take priority over sports. Practicing on weekends or holiday breaks is a big issue. Athletes don't want to practice on weekends, and especially during any holiday break. But I think that a team should have mandatory practices on weekends. However, these practices should not be as ...
- 587: Animal Farm
- ... intelligent animals a new outlook on life. The pigs, who are considered the most intelligent animals, instruct the other ones. During the period of preparation two pigs can distinguish themselves, Napoleon and Snowball. Napoleon is big, and although he isn't a good speaker, he can assert himself. Snowball is a better speaker, he has a lot of ideas and he is very vivid. Together with another pig called Squealer, who ... been used to suppress them. The same day the animals celebrate their victory with an extra ration of food. The pigs made up the seven commandments, and they write them above the door of the big barn. 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a ... they are managing the whole farm. Then the pigs move to the farm house. The other animals remember that there has been a commandment that forbids sleeping in beds, and so they go to the big barn to look at the commandments. When they arrive there they can't believe their eyes, the 4th commandment has been changed to: "No animal shall sleep in bed with sheets". And the other ...
- 588: The Chrysalids: The importance of telepathy
- ... the Spiderman(Gordon) and where is Sophie. He meets them and learn what it is like to live in the fringes. When the sealant woman rescues David, Rosalind and Petra they are brought to a big, developed city like the one in David's dreams. Because of the telepathy David discovers that such a city really exists but most of all through Petra they establish contact with a more civilized people ... thing is that David, Rosalind and Petra are saved. They have a chance to learn, experience new things they never saw or heard before. Mike and Rachel stays behind but hopes to come to the big city were things are different. Some characters died in the final chapter when the helicopter makes a landing killing everything that moves around it. The characters that died where: the spiderman (Gordon), David's father ... people are better educated. They are also civilized and understand that Waknuk is a village cut off from the surroundings because of the radiation. If Waknuk will be helped as predicted it may become a big, civilized city like Zealand. The natives in Waknuk will stop thinking that Tribulation was sent by God and that all deviations are devil's creation. They might understand that the radiation might be the ...
- 589: Fried Green Tomatoes Human Nat
- ... bite to eat, he is so nervous that he can t stop shaking and he most certainly cannot eat. Idgie, seeing his discomfort, introduced herself and proceeded to tell Smokey a joke. On November, a big flock of duck, oh, about forty or more, landed right smack in the middle of that lake, and while they were sitting there, that afternoon, a fluke thing happened. The temperature dropped so fast that ... would bring him in and have him tell this long story about going fishing on the Warrior River, and he d get them all caught up in the story and the Idgie would say, How big was the catfish Stump? And he would put out his arm, like the grown fishermen used to do to show how long the fish was, and he d say Oh about that big. And Idgie and Stump would laugh over the expressions on the people s faces, trying to figure out how long that fish was. Instead of mourning over the loss of his arm, Idgie helped ...
- 590: The Millennium Bug
- ... running out- the Year 2000 is inevitable! The problem will occur simultaneously worldwide, time zones withstanding. It affects all languages and platforms, hardware & software. The demand for solutions will exceed the supply. Survivors will survive big, losers will lose big. There is no 'silver bullet' that is going to fix things" (Adams 2). "It is too big and too overwhelming even for [Bill Gates and] Microsoft" (Widder 3). Separate, any one of these points makes Y2K, a common abbreviation for the year 2000 problem, an addition to the obstacle. Combined, they ...
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