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- 10141: Field Of Dreams
- ... Kinsella was introduced to the viewers as an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, in an ordinary town. Conversely, he was given the extraordinary supernatural ability to revive a number of celebrities from both the world of baseball and literature who had been dead for many years. Kinsella related to common people, but possessed powers that are not only uncommon, but ultimately inhuman. Although not a fool, Ray Kinsella was also ... who had been his father's hero before he passed away, suddenly appeared in the field to talk with Ray and to play baseball. As the plot progressed, Ray continued to receive messages. After each new message, Ray was called upon to further his journey. This journey involved traveling to various cities around the United States, as well as facing issues within himself that he has successfully hidden from for years ... have been, with following his deepest intuition, or conforming to the standards of others. After the purpose of his quest was revealed to him, Ray's hope was restored and he was instilled with a new sense of faith and wisdom about life. His dissension into and ascension from darkness were key events in his journey that changed the way he looked at both himself and life in general. What ...
- 10142: Richard Joseph Daley
- ... of the Victnam War and had urged Johnson to withdraw U.S. forces. In 1972, Daley was dealt another blow when the Democratic National Convention refused to seat his Illinois delegation because of noncompliance with new selection rules. In 1976, Jimmy Carter said that Daley's endorsement clinched his first-ballot nomination for the presidency, but Daley failed to deliver Illinois for Carter in the election. Controlling 30,000 patronage jobs ... to try to just gather any information he could about powerful politicians as a way of just making sure he maintained his own seat of power," said Ron Kessler, author of "The FBI: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Enforcement Agency." "It was really sort of a secret police that Hoover operated." The file notes an association between Daley and possible communist elements as an Illinois state senator. It cites ... dual role as mayor and party chairman. He cultivated alliances with organized labor and industry that contributed to Chicago's renaissance at a time when other northern industrial cities were declining. He helped build the world's largest airport and tallest office building, a lakefront convention center, a governmental complex that would later bear his name, a Chicago campus for the state university, expressways, and mass transit lines. He is ...
- 10143: Antoine Lavoisier
- ... false and made oxygen the reason that things burned, not phlogiston. Lavoisier burned textbooks that supported the theory. He was trying to make a point that the phlogiston theory was invalid and oxygen is the new answer to combustion. He laid the framework for understanding chemical reactions as combinations of elements to form new materials, or products. He concluded that combustion results from the rapid chemical union of a flammable material with a newly discovered gas, which he named "oxygen", previously known as dephilogisticated air. The word oxygen means ... the enemies of France because of his involvement in tax collection. Nov. 24, 1793 Lavoisier and his 27 other colleagues were guillotined. Bibliography Bibliography: http://www.english.upenn.edu/~jlynch/FrankDemo/People/lavois.html 1999 World Book Encyclopedia http://www.dupont.com/corp/science/lavoisier/antoine.html Word Count: 876
- 10144: Virtues That Change Society In The Future
- ... born, all parents have a vision of raising a well rounded, well liked and successful child. Parents often talk about all of the possibilities a child in the United States has available to them. A new-born has the opportunity to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, police officer, or even the President. Impressions are made upon children through their parents, teachers, and society. These important lessons play a major role in ... mind of a child. Children learn from their parents, and teachers the best way to be an integral part of society. If the list of thirteen virtues given by Ben Franklin were taught to the new generation of kids, I feel that in the future, society would be filled with better and also more efficient intellectuals. As a result the society as a whole would greatly benefit. How can a list ... In Hemingway's stories the character that is in a tough predicament seems to always handle the situation in stride, and maintains a cool head. This is a vital virtue to be had in the world today. The most successful businessmen seem to always be the coolest, and calmest in pressure situations. The most successful businessmen have the ability to keep their emotions in check and always seem to come ...
- 10145: Captivity And Restoration Of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
- ... Throughout this narrative the word "remove" is used regularly. The word can be seen in a figurative and literal way, both having metaphoric meanings to them. Every time Rowlandson and the Indians move to a new destination from their original place, she titles it a "remove". There are twenty removes in her narrative, which literally means that her and the Indians traveled to twenty different places. The irony of the word "remove" is that she is actually moving closer to home and freedom instead of being removed from it. She has also actually been "removed" from what she use to be, fitting into another world with a different culture. Rowlandson from the beginning has had to remove her self from the ideas and values she use to believe in and also things that has had great value to her such ... word "remove" can also be thought to mean the move of her spiritual life towards God. In each remove some incident she experiences was related to a passage in the bible. Mary Rowlandson learns something new in each remove by gathering proof that supports Gods words. Therefore, each remove could mean her own self moving one step closer to God, and being removed from her original state of innocence ...
- 10146: Sex In Advertising
- ... depict the average person. Instead, advertisers create a stereotype that will appeal to the opposite gender's needs and desires. Attributes that appeal to male stereotypes include power, prestige, good health and longevity, sex, and new experiences. Attributes that appeal to female stereotypes include comfort, family affection, tenderness, fear, romance, generosity, and sensory pleasure. Advertisers, therefore, use actors or actresses who can trigger an emotional response from one of the above ... women very shallowly and their goals and aspirations rarely reachbeyond having a 'spic n span' clean house or having the hair of "their" dreams. Girls learn from most TV that it is a man's world, and learn to displace their own perspective. In recent years there has at least been a notable increase in the number of women news presenters. Formerly, TV directors (largely male, of course) had argued that ... 3. There are also more men than women in starring roles; the exceptions are notable only as exceptions. In contrast to this dominance of the screen by men, we all know that in the everyday world, women in fact slightly outnumber men. In this sense, TV does not reflect observable demographic realities, although it may well reflect the current distribution of power, and the values of those who hold it. ...
- 10147: South Africa
- ... metric tons of recoverable uranium with a cost of less than $80.00 per ton. It has 96,800 at a cost of less than $130.00 per ton, and provides 14% of the western world's uranium. Renewable resources only supply 5% of the total energy. It has three hydro-electric plants. More aren't being developed, because there would have to be many dams, and resivoirs built. It also ... expensive than other power sources, but there are no environmental costs, and it will never run out. The only pollution it has is the dicarding of batteries, and that isn't very often, and with new ways of disposing batteries it is very safe. I propose 25% of the power to be supplied from the sun. Coal: Coal needs to be discontinued slowly. The expotation of coal, is extremely important to the economy. It would have to be dicontinued slow enough, so that all the people working in all the aspects that relate to coal could find new jobs. Coal still needs to provide a large part of electricity production. The coal the country has is the cleanest burning, and supplies the most heat, this is good. Mainly coal just needs to ...
- 10148: Social Order Versus Personal F
- Social Order Versus Personal Fulfillment In the regal, and superficial high-class New York world presented in The Age of Innocence there is one particular, unchallenged rule of social order. This rule of complete social grace has been, instead of branded in stone, been impounded deeply in the minds of ... human yearnings for personal fulfillment, otherwise enjoyed by those not imprisoned by clothes or cash. This conflict between society and human emotion is extremely prevalent. From the beginning of the tale, the description of old New York and its inhabitants seems rigid. The people are bent on their customs and beliefs. From the promptness of the Beaufort Ball, the inflexibility of decorum (including dress, meals, and room presentation), and all ...
- 10149: Ethiopia
- ... Colombo, John Robert, ed. 1996 Canadian Global Almanac. Toronto: Macmillian Canada 1996. "Ethiopia Famine."Ethiopia: Case Study. Internet. http://rs6.loc.gov/et_00_ 00.html. 1996 "Ethiopia." Information Finder. Vers.2.6. Computer Software. World Book, Inc., 1996 Kurian, George Thomas, ed. Encyclopedia of the Third World. New York: Facts on File, 1992 Wright, Hohn W., ed. 1996 Universal Almanac, Kansas City: 1995 Universal Press Syndicate.
- 10150: Lassen Peak
- Lassen Peak Volcanoes are some of the most beautiful and dangerous things to observe in the world. Volcanoes are some of the most amazing things to watch, they make you want to be close to them but it's to dangerous.The volcano I chose was "Lassen Peak" located in California,USA.I chose this volcano because it's located in California, and California is one of my favourite places in the world. Now I'am going to tell you a little bit about Lassen Peak.This volcano is located in Northern California.The volcano consists of a chain of vents aligned roughly north to south, extending at ... 000 years to predict the volcanoes next eruption. The most recent eruption at Lassen Peak was in 1914-1917 A.D. The eruption began on May,30,1914 when a small eruption occurred in a new vent near the summit of the Peak. During the following year 1915 more than 150 explosions occurred in various sizes. The explosions ended in about the middle of the year 1917. I did not ...
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