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- 741: Native Americans
- ... ocean and the rivers were rich with fish. Forests grew tall and dense. The giant red cedar provided straightgrained wood which even crude tools could split. So these skillful Indians built large houses by tying big slabs of cedar to wooden frames. They made dugout canoes for river travel, as well as seagoing whaleboats. Hunters added game to the fish supply. The women gathered bulbs, berries, and seeds. They wore little ... called parfleches. The horns were carved into spoons and ladles, the hooves cooked to make glue. When it was time to make a new tepee cover, a woman invited friends to help her sew the big white hides together. They used buffalo sinews for thread. Later the man painted designs on the tent. The chief skill of the men lay in making weapons. They whittled bows from Osage orange or other ... arrows with a sharp stone head. They lashed feathers to the arrow butt to make it fly straight. Each hunter had his design in the feathers to show which animals he had killed in a big hunt. Clothing and Crafts The women used the softer, finer skins of deer and antelope for most garments. They embroidered the ceremonial costumes with dyed porcupine quills and painted the carrying cases and the ...
- 742: Dave And Busters Inc.
- ... in a racer-like cockpit drivers seat and compete with other customers sitting aside them. There are video cameras that focus on each person s facial expressions while driving and they are projected on a big screen TV above the game for everyone to watch! Their video games have something for everyone. If you have a certain interest, Dave and Busters has a state of the art video game for it ... to spend. But what happens if the economy starts to slow down. An average amount one person spends at Dave and Busters ranges from $50 to $80 dollars. Not exactly cheap. But you do get bang for your buck. To fully understand the glitz and glamour that Dave and Busters produces it is vital that one visit the premises. At some point in your visit you will definitely understand why this ...
- 743: Grapes Of Wrath
- ... and everybody is holy, we are therefor equal. As Tom said, "one time he went out in the wilderness to find his soul, an' he foun' he jus' got a little piece of a great big soul." Once and for all stating equality, and universal holiness. Casy is also a harmonious man. He believes in unity and that because people are all part of something greater than themselves, we should help ... all on God or Jesus? Maybe,' I figgered, 'maybe it's all men an' all women we love: maybe that's the Holy Sperit- the human sperit- the whole shebang. Maybe all men got one big soul ever'body's a part of." He thinks that people working in cooperation is holy: "When they're all workin' together, not one fella for another fell, but one fella kind of harnessed to ... shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken". Tom Joad also said, "maybe like Casy says, a fellaain't got a soul of his own, but on'y a piece of a big one. ... I'll be ever'where-wherever you look." Casy was a Christ-like, unprovincial, and harmonious man albeit he still had personal conflicts. Although Jim Casy has always seemingly been a man of ...
- 744: 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."
- 745: John F. Kennedy and Cuba
- ... to consider the FBI as prime suspects. As if President Kennedy didn't have enough foreign enemies, or enemies from his own government, he also had many domestic enemies. Two of the biggest were the big businessmen and the "rednecks". Both of these groups were intimidated by the Kennedy administration. Kennedy tried to find a middle road between black and white radicals. His human-rights activities earned him the hatred of all racists. And as for big business, he angered them by obliging steel manufacturers to reverse price increases, as well as introducing a tax-reform legislation that would end unfair tax practices and would abolish the profitable oil reduction allowance. International ... may be noteworthy that Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong ally of Texas oilmen who despised Kennedy, and that it was rumored that Kennedy was about to drop Johnson from the 1964 election ticket. Could big businessmen along with Lyndon B. Johnson and friend J. Edgar Hoover, who also might have wanted Kennedy dead, plotted to kill Kennedy? The last major group that would have wanted JFK out of the ...
- 746: Evolution
- ... reproduce. The idea of being the fittest refers to "the ability of an organism to transmit its genes to the next reproductively fertile generation" (Strickberger 520). This means that if a trait, such as a big nose, is considered attractive to females, then males with big noses would be more likely than males with small noses to find a mate. The males with big noses would be more fit than the males with small noses. Although organisms cannot change their physical traits, they still can increase their fitness in two ways, according to professors Purves, Orians, and Heller. ...
- 747: Witness
- ... his world are full of violence, guns corruption, but the Amish world of Rachel and her family is quiet, gentle and deeply religious. Her son Samuel is fascinated with this strong, friendly policeman from the big city, but Rachel and her father are alarmed at the idea of having a gun in their house. This violates everything that their pacificism represents. John Book is forceful and strong enough to overcome their ... is the opposite of innocent, but we soon learn that he is incorruptible, hardworking and clean in his morals. His handgun becomes a major symbol of violence and a force that he brings from the big city to the quiet Amish world. But he adapts to the new way of life and learns other ways of dealing with enemies, an example of character evolution. In the last sequence of the movie ... then it appears on the surface. The story is not seen through any single pair of eyes. It opens at the funeral of Rachel s husband, and the reaction of Rachel and Samuel to the big city is seen strictly from there perceptive, making great use of subjective camera at certain points. But after Book enters the picture and takes charge of the case, the cognitive viewpoint shifts quickly to ...
- 748: Raisin In The Sun
- ... of a deep sense and plays an important role in your life. The type the dream the Younger family had. Each individual had their own hopes and anticipated something. Walter and his chance to be big and important with his liquor store, Beneatha and becoming the opposite of an asimillist and becoming a doctor, or Ruth and her moving out of the rap trap of a life and home, and becoming ... came, the family began to have their own dreams and Mama listened. They varied, of course, but they had one primary meaning; to get out of this rut they were in and head to somewhere big. Once Mama got the money, it took a little time but she had her mind set, she went and bought a house. She felt it would be the best thing to benefit everyone in the ... difficulty would lie ahead, but she didnt care. Not much would stop her from her dream, not even losing the money, the essential life force of her dream. Walters incompetence isnt a big enough hurdle to prevent her from continuing her dream. She would sacrifice for her family, like working and not spend as much money. In the end of the story everything worked out fine. I ...
- 749: The Reign of Hitler
- ... was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. Since there were not many chances for employment Hitler stayed in the army. Hitler was assigned the job of going go ... race from the European continent. It is interesting to look and see how a small time boy from Austria with no education, money or political background could become within a few years the leader of big nation such as Germany. Historians believe that Hitler saw a great opportunity to get his views across to the German people who have lost all hope. Of course people did not start to support ...
- 750: Studies in Religion Euthanasia - A Moral Issue
- ... might consider just simply fear-mongering and not a decent fact, is that of history. In Germany, before World War II, Hitler had old Germans, normal citizens, not just Jews, euthanised. Involuntarily. This caused a big outcry and, luckily, this horrendous occurrence ceased. However, the people who are against euthanasia say that Voluntary Euthanasia could easily be abused by doctors and governments. For example, if a doctor wished to make a ... person themselves. They say that if a person is in so much pain that they can't live comfortably, then they should be aloud to move on. This leads onto the second point, that a big quantity of life does not necessarily mean a good quality of life. Although there are many old people in the population today, many of them have absolutely no quality of life at all. For example ... disease, or those that have become senile. What is the point of keeping these people alive? Another good reason for Voluntary Euthanasia is that patients wish to die with dignity. Not racked up in a big ball of pain in the corner, but actually decide they want to die, accept that decision, and die of their own volition. The humanitarians say that it should be a human right to choose ...
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