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- 3551: The Color Purple
- ... themselves. As we are growing older during our childhood we depend on our environment, parents, and peers to create our self-image. It is under our surroundings in which we are always trying to develop new insights in order to identify, clarify, connect and account for our beliefs. Even the underlying cause of dysfunctional relationships lies in crucial events in our life experience. The environment in which one is raised and ... and all respect, Celie, a persecuted African-American woman suppressed by tyrannical rule sparked from the agonizing, torturous fires of ignorance and egocentrism, prevailed against the incessant degradation of society's superiors, . . .a man's world"(Klosowski 4). As a result of Celie's environment she never get's a fair opportunity to self-discover until she gets away from her surroundings. The society in which she lived forced her to ... the presence of the other women in the novel. Celie undergoes several changes brought about by her contact with other people and a change of surrounding. Since Celie has many misconceptions of herself and her world due to her upbringing of pain and mistreatment, and her ignorance of a better world. Her image of herself and her own potential were very low. The story of Celie's growth and self- ...
- 3552: Freud 2
- ... since by this time Freud was occupied largely with psychological rather than physiological explanations for mental disorders. His subsequent writings were devoted entirely to that field, which he had named psychoanalysis in 1896. Freud's new orientation was heralded by his collaborative work on hysteria with the Viennese physician Josef Breuer. The work was presented in 1893 in a preliminary paper and two years later in an expanded form under the ... Freud was appointed a full professor at the University of Vienna. This honor was granted not in recognition of his contributions but as a result of the efforts of a highly influential patient. The medical world still regarded his work with hostility, and his next writings, The Psychopathology of Everyday Life (1904) and Three Contributions to the Sexual Theory (1905), only increased this antagonism. As a result Freud continued to work ... psychiatrist Sαndor Ferenczi and the British psychiatrist Ernest Jones. Increasing recognition of the psychoanalytic movement made possible the formation in 1910 of a worldwide organization called the International Psychoanalytic Association. As the movement spread, gaining new adherents through Europe and the U.S., Freud was troubled by the dissension that arose among members of his original circle. Most disturbing were the defections from the group of Adler and Jung, each ...
- 3553: Miscegination Is Genetic Suicide:- A Critical Look At Race-m
- ... of genetic diversity which has evolved over many thousands of years in order to better adapt us for our respective environments is being destroyed with miscegination - that is - \\"race-mixing\\". As every species in the world developed, it\\'s sub-species and it\\'s further strains and breeds under those have evolved for a very specific reason - the preservation of the species, and ultimately, life itself. Each species is like a ... due to the combination - the formula - of genes, which has survived the best in whatever environment it has encountered. Because of this branching of the species, whenever a particular disease, a natural phenomenon, or a new predator has arrived on the scene, the species has always been diverse enough to continue, as there will be one branch of the tree which has the immunity, adapted over time, in order to defend ... reached down and fused the base elements of life into a single-cell organism, that\\'s how long this process has been taking place. As the amoeba of life spread to different parts of a world that was just beginning to take shape, it encountered different challenges for survival, the cells that couldn\\'t survive died and the one or two mutated cells that could survive continued, multiplying and dominating ...
- 3554: Peter Tchaikovsky
- ... even a fugue, like a conjurer drawing rabbits out of the hat! Early in 1866 he removed permanently to Moscow, with which all his later musical fortunes are associated, accepting a teaching post in the new conservatory just established by Rubinstein's brother Nicholas. His early attempts at composition, largely because of that same fatal facility, had displeased himself as well as his friends; on one of them, with that same ... so many talents from which, whit the exception of Rimsky, we can scarcely dare to hope for anything serious. But all the same, these forces exist. Thus Moussorgsky [Mussorgsky], with all his ugliness, speaks a new idiom. . . .We may reasonably hope that Russia will one day produce a whole school of strong men who will open new paths in art." The first decade of Tchaikovsky's life in Moscow was one of much struggle, intensified by several attacks of the nervous depression and morbid self-disgust always dogging him, of first ...
- 3555: Snowboarding
- ... to the local sledding hill, and soon enough all the kids wanted one. He and his wife in the next ten years sold one hundred thousand of these contraptions for 15 dollars a piece. with new improvements such as a string at the tip for balance and a more stable base, it was dubbed the "Snurfer", a mix with snow and surfer, because of its no-binding surf style of riding ... inside the board. K2 is coming out with a board that has electronic sensors with "Smart" technology in them that turn vibrations into energy, lighting up light emitting diodes in different areas of the board. New things are invented each year for snowboards. What will be next? Nobody knows. Structure is how the parts of the board is put together, this is also known as construction. There are 3 main ways ... where your Achilles tendon meets you calf, and Highback height. Lowbacks go to about half way up the boot. What binding is chosen is all a matter of experience and preference. Step-ins are a new concept in which the rider can just "Click In" instead of having to sit down and strap in. There are around 10 different brands of step-in bindings, and each one is different, considering ...
- 3556: Pete Rose
- ... Boston Herald and the Providence Journal both reported that a check for $27,000 was given by Pete Rose to Joseph Cambra, who was a convicted bookmaker, and also had possession of Rose's 1975 World Series ring. April 21st, Ronald Peters told federal investigators "that he took bets over a period of two years from Mr. Rose that could very well amount to in excess of a million dollars". There ... It allowed his name on its all-century team ballot, a concession to his achievements, but didn't invite him to last month's All-Star game, where the greatest living players were honored." The new Commissioner Bud Selig also gave his opinion "I have seen no new evidence that would get me to even think about changing Commissioner Bart Giamatti's decision." Peter Gammons who is a baseball expert, and works for ESPN says "If Pete says he's sorry, shows ...
- 3557: Simpsons 4
- ... piece of global culture and as a hugely successful piece of global television. (One need only look on an Internet search engine to discover that there are literally millions of Simpsons fan-sites around the world.). The Simpsons themselves are a simple family in a small town in Middle America called Springfield. They are: Homer (loyal but stupid father), Marge (dissatisfied, trapped housewife/mother), Bart (rebellious son), Lisa (unappreciated genius daughter ... this thick! [about an inch] And Eugene Fisk (my poor sucker of an assistant) didn't know the fruit punch was spiked, and he really made an ass of himself putting the moves on a new girl in valve maintenance. Ha ha Marge: Does this girl like him? Homer: Pffft. I have to warn you Marge, I think the poor young thing has the hots for Yours Truly! The same episode ... is also parodied well. In classical film a scene would cut to a clock face which would then dissolve to the same shot at a later time and then fade down and up into a new scene. This trick has become a clichι and it is a tribute to the audience's understanding of it that The Simpsons can parody it. In one case the shot moves up to a ...
- 3558: Antibiotic Resistance
- Antibiotic Resistance For about 50 years, antibiotics have been the answer to many bacterial infections. Antibiotics are chemical substances that are secreted by living things. Doctors prescribed these medicines to cure many diseases. During World War II, it treated one of the biggest killers during wartime - infected wounds. It was the beginning of the antibiotic era. But just when antibiotics were being mass produced, bacteria started to evolve and became ... aureus. This bug is usually harmless but can cause an illness such as pneumonia. In 1967, another penicillin-resistant bacteria formed. It was called pneumococcus and it broke out in a small village in Papua New Guinea. Other penicillin resistant bacteria that formed are Enterococcus faecium and a new strain of gonorrhea. Antibiotic resistance can occur by a mutation of DNA in bacteria or DNA acquired from another bacteria that is drug-resistant through transformation. Penicillin-resistant bacteria can alter their cell walls ...
- 3559: All Quiet on the Western Front
- ... it, I know not. But so long as it is there it will seek its own way out, heedless of the will that is within me.'' These are the thoughts of a young veteran of World War I, named Paul Baumer. It is a testament for one and all of the "lost generation." A generation of war ravaged youth trying to come to terms with the reality of life, and the hatred that took the lives of so many of their comrades. Before they had a chance to live the war engulfed their youthful aspirations to conquer the world. Torn apart by war, yet unified by the noble cause of defending their country in all its glory. ''On the threshold of life, they faced an abyss of death.'' Among the many new recruits, Paul Baumer and his classmates, enlist with youthful enthusiasm in the German army of World War I. As soldiers they know not what awaits them on the battle field. Many of their comrades ...
- 3560: Computers And Internet In Our Life
- ... Computers and the Internet are essential parts of our life, but how to decide if they affect our life in a good or in a bad way, one thing is clear: we cannot imagine modern world without these one of the greatest inventions of the human race. There is hardly anybody that can say that their lives have not been influenced by computers. They are essential parts of our daily life ... www.russianstory.com) But most people dont know that they, hackers, exist, but they are out there, waiting for their next victim. In the words of researcher Alex Garner, it can be a scary world out there. Welcome to the Internet. In reality it is not as bad as it sounds, and chances are it will not happen to you. (www.russianstory.com) There are many fields of hacking on the Internet. The most popular type of software piracy. According to estimates by the US Software Piracy Association, as much as $7,5 billion of American Software may be illegally copied world wide. (www.russianstory.com) The author of the article points out that: Hackers pirate software merely by uploading software bought in a store to the Internet. Once it is uploaded to the I-net ...
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