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- 13231: CANADA
- ... live for granted? If you were to take the time, you would discover how diverse are Canada's history, geography, climate, economy, cultures and government. Did you know it is the largest country in the world now that U.S.S.R broke up. Specifically, Canada is 9,922,330 square km. Did you know that Canada used to be named "Kanata"? Yes, Kanata is an Indian word meaning village. It ... first to set foot on Canadian soil. He marked his presence with a flag claiming it his land. Over the years, Canada has developed into the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada,(a great tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from +10 - +30 and the cooler climate ranges from anywhere to -10 - -30. Despite the changes in ...
- 13232: Acid Rain
- ... officials called it the most pressing environmental issue facing the nation. But it is important to bear in mind that acid rain is only one segment, of the widespread pollution of the atmosphere facing the world. Each year the global atmosphere is on the receiving end of 20 billion tons of carbon dioxide, 130 million tons of suffer dioxide, 97 million tons of hydrocarbons, 53 million tons of nitrogen oxides, more ... acid neutralizes chemicals vital for growth, strips others from the soil and carries them to the lakes and literally retards the respiration of the soil. The rate of forest growth in the White Mountains of New Hampshire has declined 18% between 1956 and 1965, time of increasingly intense acidic rainfall. Acid rain no longer falls exclusively on the lakes, forest, and thin soils of the Northeast it now covers half the ...
- 13233: A Mythical Analysis of A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
- ... he "passes through". This mythological archetype is one of the main reasons I believe his stories are mythical in nature. There are also many shamanistic idealogies that run throughout his stories. Views of the natural world including plant life, animal life, and elements are all personified. Everything is embodied with spirit. Concepts of reality are altered through drug induced states. Mushrooms and peyote are mainly used in rituals that don Juan ... his knowledge(CLC,87). Don Juan speaks of many different spirits and separate realities. His teaching's gave an explanation to man's view of existence and his ignorance resulting from attachment to the material world. Mythological proof is also found in don Juan's teachings, which compare Indian folklore, mysticism, and philosophy. Don Juan explains that there are many different planes of reality and that a warrior must detach himself ... spirit of the peyote plant. Don Juan's ally is "the little smoke"; a mixture made from hallucinogenic mushrooms. He explains that all life is made up of controlled folly and attachment to the material world causes ignorance and blindness. A warrior must learn to "see" and an ally helps achieve these states of non-ordinary "seeing." Don Juan's teachings are closely related to Buddhist philosophy. By achieving these ...
- 13234: Myth- Aliki, The Gods and Goddesses of Olympics
- ... of the Gods and Goddesses that reigned on Mount Olympus . The author also took each of the twelve gods and goddesses and individually summarized their personality and duties and their purpose and connection to the world . The author who also illustrated the book , used brilliant and vibrant colors and also portrayed the personality visually by scenes and images that clearly showed the emotional side of the gods . This myth contained some ... homes . Town Mouse has unrealistic expectations about life in the country , and soon he is out of place in an environment filled with unusual sights, sounds , and dangers . He begins to long for his familiar world in town and heads back home along with his country cousin who longs for a glimpse at city life . Country Mouse discovers also that he is happier in his own familiar world and both realize that there's no place like home . This story would be very easily understood and enjoyed by small children. The two main characters have a simple plot and dialogue however , it ...
- 13235: Roman Mythology
- ... could not make their time of worship last, but it was rather the end of a great time of religious beliefs. It was the end of a legacy to some and the beginning of the new to others. The age had to come to an end, but it never ended in the lives of some. So today in its own way it plays its part, it is just how in is ... could not make their time of worship last, but it was rather the end of a great time of religious beliefs. It was the end of a legacy to some and the beginning of the new to others. The age had to come to an end, but it never ended in the lives of some. So today in its own way it plays its part, it is just how in is ... could not make their time of worship last, but it was rather the end of a great time of religious beliefs. It was the end of a legacy to some and the beginning of the new to others. The age had to come to an end, but it never ended in the lives of some. So today in its own way it plays its part, it is just how in ...
- 13236: The Cyclops: An Unusual People
- ... had a brother named Cronos who killed his father Uranus (Evslin 13). Since everyone was afraid of the Cyclopes (2), Cronos punished them by tricking them into imprisonment. Zeus, the son of Cronos and the new god king, freed them after Cronos had imprisoned them (31). The Cyclopes were very good smiths (12). They forged thunderbolts for Zeus because he freed them (Schmidt 74). A war was in the midst so ... Cyclopes were bad but nonetheless an appealing tribe of people. The Cyclopes suffered greatly, but although they suffered, they continued to lead exciting and productive lives. Works Cited Evslin, Bernard. The Cyclopes. Chelsea House Publishers: New York, 1987. Hamilton, Edith. Mythology. Penguin Books: New York, 1969. Schmidt, Joel. Larousse Greek and Roman Mythology. Librairie Larousse: Paris, 1965.
- 13237: Castles
- ... hall for feasts and listened to music by minstrels, or wandering singers. On special occasions, lords held jousting events in a field outside the castle. Bibliography 1.) Hogg, Ian. The History of Forts and Castles. New York: Crescent Books, 1985. 2.) MacDonald, Fiona. A Medieval Castle. New York, New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1990. 3.) Castles. The Encyclopedia Americana. 1994 Edition.
- 13238: Storytelling
- Storytelling Storytelling has helped humankind evolve into a wiser species by allowing those with enough attentiveness and intelligence to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors. The Chinese culture, like many others world wide, base their beliefs largely on stories passed down from generation to generation. Because stories are told and retold, alterations and even new versions appear. Such is the case in " Fa Mu Lan," for more than one version is known to exist to this day. Many times the changes in a story are to put its message on ...
- 13239: Milton Friedman
- Milton Friedman Milton Friedman, like so many great life stories, was the subject of a very tough childhood. He was son to a couple of poor immigrants, born on 31 July 1912, in New York, America. At the age of fifteen, Friedman's father died. Despite this, he won a scholarship to both Rutgers University and the University of Chicago, where he achieved a Bachelor of the Arts degree ... He strongly promotes a flat rate for personal income tax and the abolition of company taxation. He promises that this would create a society in which everyone is given an equal opportunity in the business world. I disagree with him almost completely. What this really does is keeps the wealthy wealthy, and allows big businesses to prosper, leaving the smaller ones behind. By applying the same restrictions to the rich and ...
- 13240: Symbolic Analysts
- ... what he feels one of the three main job classifications of the future will be. The symbolic analysts will be someone who is a problem identifier, a problem solver, or an innovator who can visualize new uses of existing technologies. This class of workers includes scientists, engineers, and other scientific or technical specialties as well as marketers, investors, some types of lawyers, developers and a wide variety of consultants. The symbolic analysts will have a high level of education, both in the classroom and on the job experience. Reich believes that this new, actually redefined, class of workers will be the best bet for job growth and success into the next century. Opportunities for job growth will remain rather high. This is a result of two factors, a ... as analysts will work for foreign companies just as easily as American ones, but the intangible gains of knowledge and experience stay within our country. People cannot be shipped and marketed as easily as a new VCR. The interesting point of Reichs theory for the future is that it offers no easily visible solutions of raising the standard of living for those who reside in the United States. In fact, ...
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