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- 13121: Transcendentalism
- ... access to divine inspiration and sought and loved freedom and knowledge and truth. The Transcendentalist adopts the whole connection of spiritual doctrine. He believes in miracle, in the perpetual openness of the human mind to new influx of light and power; he believes in inspirationm and in ecstasy. He wishes that the spiritual principle should be suffered to deomonstrate itself to the end, in all possible applications to the state of ... themselves, the overall movement shared similar philosophies. These philosophies rested on the SLockean concept of Idealism and Kant's belief in intuition. In other workds, transcendentalism opposed empiricism, which is gaining knowledge from experience. Physical world observations were only appearances of reflections of the spirit. One should learn of the spiritual worlkd through reaason alone, thus guiding one towards the ultimate goal, Absolute Truth.
- 13122: Yum Cha: A Chinse Breakfast
- ... China) and now it has become a tradition and entertainment for the rest of the country. Most overseas Chinese from this province learnt this great culture and tradition and shared with the rest of the world. They opened up restaurants and served Yum Cha in foreign countries. There are many restaurants in the Canton, especially in the capital "Guang Zhou" and most of these restaurants serve Yum Cha. Yum Cha is ... a part of their culture. Generally, people except Yum Cha because such unique, delicate, beautiful Dim Sums, and the happy fun, relaxed atmosphere. Yum Cha will be a part of other cultures, to be a new and fun thing to try.
- 13123: The Kangaroo
- ... has a pointed snout. The Kangaroo has long hind legs and small front legs. Males are larger than females. The smallest Kangaroo is the Musky Rat Kangaroo. The Kangaroo lives in open spaces of Australia , New Guinea and other nearby islands. They travel in groups called Mobs. They also inhabit the dry grasslands. Kangaroos like open spaces. The newborn Kangaroo lives in its mothers pouch for 6 months. Baby stays with ... not harm them because we do not want them to go extinct. I liked where they lived because of the wide open spaces. I hoped you enjoyed learning about the Kangaroo. BIBLIOGRAPHY COMPTONS INTERACTIVE ENCYCLOPEDIA WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA ZOOBOOK
- 13124: The Egyptian Pyramids
- ... supports that are used to be set into mud and brick walls in order to strengthen them. In conclusion I am truly pleased with the remarkably great Egyptian architectures during the “Old Kingdom” and the “New Kingdom”. Without their great expertise the world will not be able to explore and learn about these truly monumental Egyptian pyramids. In who it was built for the absolute supreme ruler a (Pharaoh-King) a privilege, a duty that was derived from ...
- 13125: Plato vs. Marx: Philosophical Arguments
- ... of something was gaining true knowledge. He believed that if one could understand the ideas or the true definition of something, they then had true knowledge of it. This type of knowledge comes from a world of being, where everything is something because it is forever unchanging. It always is that specific thing. On the other hand, Marx thought that true knowledge originated from the world of becoming. To understand and gain knowledge according to Marx, one had to study things and experience them first hand in the real, physical world. According to Plato, the rulers or kings in the ideal state are philosophers. A true philosopher, who must be a special kind of person in order to rule, enjoys learning about all things. Plato ...
- 13126: Plato's Symposium: The First Three
- ... Phaedras, Pausanias, and Eryximachus) each possessed an undermining philosophy unique unto themselves. Phaedras began with the nature of love, followed by Pausanias and Eryximachus whom both discussed the ethics and application of love in the world with coinciding speeches. Though at first glance one would think that these oratories were solely about love, under analysis one finds that they make judgments on the society in which they live and attempt to ... in the same. Lastly, he closed off in a very respectful manner by identifying the possibility of flaw in his eulogy, leaving the next person welcome to remedy his defects, or for them to present new ideas. Thus, he covered his own tracks from denunciation, politely saving him from any sort of embarrassment; a perfect end to a well delivered and justified speech of universal application.
- 13127: Dragons
- ... stories, legends, and drawings it is the dragon that has captured my imagination. The Europeans saw the dragons as an evil serpent-like creature. In an age of darkness, and ignorance the Europeans saw the world around them as evil and hostile. The dragon was used to symbolize the demons, sickness, and war that plagued their daily lives. While the Europeans feared the dragon as a beast or demon the Chinese ... Tatzlwyrm ~ {Germanic legend} A winged, fire-breathing dragon monster. Wyvern ~ {U.K.} A winged, two-legged dragon with a barbed tail. The wyvern often appears on heraldic shields and symbolizes guardianship. Jormungand (Norse Legend) The world serpent that dwelled at the bottom of the sea,and that encircled the whole world. It was to rise against the gods at Ragnarok,helping the Fenris Wolf and Surt,and the other enemies of the gods,to destroy both Asgard and Midgard.
- 13128: Edna St. Vincent Millay
- ... home in Casco Bay, Maine. Her health was precarious in 1939, and she became partly paralyzed in her right arm as an aftermath of a motor accident in 1936, undergoing prolonged medical treatment. The Second World War brought new strains. Anxiety for the safety of Boissevain’s family in German-occupied Holland and the loss of Boissevain’s holdings in the Dutch East Indies brought severe financial hardship. Boissevain died on August 30, 1949 ...
- 13129: Greek Myths
- ... In this document the word "myth" will be defined as a story of forgotten or vague origin, basically religious or supernatural in nature, which seeks to explain or rationalize one or more aspects of the world or a society. Furthermore, in the context of this document, all myths are, at some stage, actually believed to be true by the peoples of the societies that used or originated the myth. Our definition ... of the sun across the sky each day thus provided an explanation of the rising of the sun each day, its progress across the sky and its setting in the evening. Similarly, the Maori of New Zealand attributed the morning dew to the tears of the god Rangi (Heaven) for the goddess Papa (Earth) from whom he was separated. This class of myth is sometimes called a nature myth. Myths are ...
- 13130: Producing Steel
- ... air to burn the impurities in molten iron. OPEN HEARTH FURNACE Siemens brothers in the middle of the nineteenth century made this method in the country of England. This instrument supplies Three quarters of the world steel. The metal in the furnace is contained in a shallow bath, which is surrounded by walls and a roof of brick for fire. Moving doors are which raw materials a crane that is a ... valves are fitted which allows the direction of flow of both gasses and air to be reserved so that heat exhaust from the furnace is used to preheat incoming gasses. Oil and fuel are the new developments, which are sprayed into the furnace under pressure where it burns with a higher temperature than blast furnace gas. There are three types of furnaces; basic, acid and ajax. The whole process takes about ...
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