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- 331: ... the Give them zippers instead of buttons (pg 63) Clarisee also says in School, children are given fun activities, are blasted with useless facts and information, and given no time to ask questions. In the world of Fahrenheit 451 the books are banned. Figures of We must all be alike. Not everyone born free and equal, as the constitution says, but everyone made equal. Each man the image of every other ... because of strict naval discipline. Symbolism is used in this play. Billy Budd is symbolised for innocence; Claggart represents evil; and Captain Vere symbolises honorable The seas deceitful, boy: calm above, and underneath, a world of gliding monsters preying on their fellows. Murderers, all of them. Only the sharpest teeth survive.( pg 19) Claggart uses metaphors like the one above to scare or warn Billy away from himself but unfortunately ... ends up dying. This act is of pure evil and brutality. Through Andy we find out that for years Warden is making money illegally. Naming of parts is a poem by Henry Reed about a new enlisted soldier sitting in the lecture of how to operate a gun. The soldier just repeats what the lecturer says but in a way evokes nature rather then weapons. The language of features include; ...
- 332: The Physics Of Scuba Diving: Swimming with the Fish
- ... explained and I was literally tossed in. Sounds easy enough, right!, well WRONG!!. From the moment I hit the water, my experience was much less than fun. I quickly sank to the bottom into a new world, with unfamiliar dangers. I really wasn't ready for this experience. I was disorientated, causing me to panic, which shortened the length of my dive, not to mention my air supply. Let's just say I would not do that again. To start exploring the underwater world, one must first master a few skills. Certification is the first step of learning to dive. From qualified professionals one must learn how to use the equipment, safety precautions, and the best places to ...
- 333: Escapism and Virtual Reality
- Escapism and Virtual Reality ABSTRACT The use of computers in society provides obvious benefits and some drawbacks. `Virtual Reality', a new method of interacting with any computer, is presented and its advantages and disadvantages are considered. The human aspect of computing and computers as a form of escapism are developed, with especial reference to possible future technological developments. The consequences of a weakening of the sense of reality based upon the physical world are also considered. Finally, some ways to reduce the unpleasant aspects of this potential dislocation are examined. A glossary of computing terms is also included. Computers as Machines The progression of the machine into all ... into distinct periods, though rather arbitrarily, by some criteria such as how people travelled or how information was transferred over long distances. However these periods are defined, their lengths have become increasingly shorter, with each new technological breakthrough now taking less than ten years to become accepted (recent examples include facsimile machines, video recorders and microwave ovens). One of the most recent, and hence most rapidly absorbed periods, has been ...
- 334: Australia's Future
- Australia's Future According as there was intellect or no intellect in individuals, will the general conclusion they make-out embody itself as a world-healing Truth and Wisdom, or as a baseless fateful Hallucination. Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Seeking relief from severe back pain, my spouse consulted a doctor who recommended a small back operation. A proposal that enraged ... that poses a threat to the tenure of our lands, if not our lives, and makes questions of our choice of constitution both an irrelevant and a dangerous diversion. Even if our place in the world was not threatened, our inability to manage our affairs is stagnating the economy. The national debt has now passed the $16 billion mark and shows no sign of reducing. Unemployment continues at the staggering official ... does not need repair, while ignoring the economy that is in desperate need of a major overhaul, is clearly madness. The desire to make Australia a republic springs not from the improvement offered by a new constitution, this is still unknown, but from a rejection of the old order. Citizens do not aspire to be republicans, rather they wish to discard a set of values and institutions they no longer ...
- 335: Kurt Vonnegut--slaughterhouse
- ... to 250,000 people had been killed by the combined forces of the United States and the United Kingdom. Dresden was different then Berlin or many of the other military targets which were attacked during World War II because it was never fortified or used for strategic purposes and, therefore, was not considered a military target. Because of it's apparent safety, thousands of refugees from all over Europe converged on ... never to be seen again. Vonnegut gives the Children's "Crusade" as an example of the atrocities and in-humane acts which transpire under the auspices of War. That is why Billy Pilgrim invents a world where a justification can be given, where life and death are meaningless and feelings of guilt disappear. The only way Billy Pilgrim can confront this guilt is to excuse his survival and trivialize the gift of life and the cruelty of death. He creates a new world where he can be free from his guilt. That world is called Tralfamador. The Traflamadorian world provided Billy Pilgrim with the escape that he needed from his guilt. The Traflamadorian people are not ...
- 336: Japan On Its Way To Be The World's Largest Economy
- Japan On Its Way To Be The World's Largest Economy Japan has performed a miracle. The country's economic performance following its crushing defeat in World War II is nothing short of astounding. The economic expansion of Japan is second to none. All of the elements are in place for Japan to continue increasing its share of the world's wealth as America's gradually declines. The country is on track to becoming the world's largest economy. How did Japan do it? There are many theories and studies that have traced the ...
- 337: World Populations and Development
- World Populations and Development 1.) The Neolithic and Industrial Revolutions The two changes in the use of the earth's resources that had the greatest effect on the world population were the neolithic and the industrial revolutions. The neolithic revolution (a.k.a. agricultural revolution) was a change in the way of life of our ancestors. It took place about 8000 years ago among ... settled in fertile areas and formed agricultural communities many of which grew into villages and cities. This relatively stable way of life and the more reliable food supply (and surplus) led to the development of new professions, to labor specialization and ultimately to the stratification of these societies. Improved conditions of life led to somewhat longer life spans. Nevertheless population growth remained low due to high infant mortality rates. The ...
- 338: Plight Of The Wingfields (the
- ... Wingfields In Tennessee Williams: A Portrait in Laughter and Lamentation, Harry Rasky uses extensive interviews with Williams to explore the playwright s intent. Through these interviews, Rasky presents a glimpse of the playwright s life-world and the driving force behind his creations. Rasky reports Williams as saying: I have always been more interested in creating a character that contains something crippled. I think nearly all of us have some kind ... Tom, and Jim resort to various escape mechanisms to avoid reality. Laura, fearful of being denigrated as inferior by virtue of her innate inability to walk, is shy and detaches herself from the unfeeling modern world. Amanda tries every means to integrate her into society, but to no avail. She sends her to business school and invites a gentleman caller to dinner. She is both unable to cope with the contemporary world s mechanization represented by the speed test in typing and unable to make new acquaintances or friends due to her immense inhibition with people. Her life is humdrum and uneventful, yet it is full ...
- 339: The Rise of Capitalism and its Opposition
- ... extension of markets almost limitless possibilities for society to expand its wealth through manufacture and trade. The ideas of Smith provided an ideological and intellectual background for the Industrial Revolution that transformed society and the world during the 19th century. However, the development of Industrial Capitalism gained serious opposition. Abusive child labor, long working hours, and dangerous and unhealthy workplaces were common. These conditions led German political philosopher, Karl Marx, to ... of labor, Smith opened the way for industrialization and the emergence of modern capitalism in the 19th century. His ideas provided the ideological and intellectual background for the Industrial Revolution that transformed society and the world. The character of the industrialization process included the introduction of mechanical power to replace human and animal power in the production of goods and services. Nevertheless, as the mechanization of production gained momentum in England and gradually spread to other parts of the world, several fundamental changes occurred. Production eventually became more specialized and concentrated in larger units, called factories. The modern working class began to emerge and generally had to exchange their labor for a money wage. ...
- 340: The Birth of a Nation: The Pros and Cons
- The Birth of a Nation: The Pros and Cons In the world of art, breakthroughs are continuous. There is always room for discovery, as well as expansion. And when a breakthrough does occur, it usually goes very well noted. Any person who likes paintings will learn about ... film making, its hard to believe that he is not mentioned today every time a film is put out. It is actually quite accurate to say that more or less every person in the world is interested in films, and has seen many films in their lives, yet film students are practically the only people that know who Griffith is. The reasons for this can possibly be summed up in ... wounds, a bullet strikes (Duke, and) falls down next to the body of his friend". Judging by today, this may not sound all that impressive, but for 1915, these extremely plotted and emotional sequences were new. The Birth of a Nation is also responsible for many techniques that we see in film today, and although it may be hard to concentrate strictly on its cinematic accomplishments, they do play a ...
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