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- 6941: LADIES OF MISSALONGHI
- ... Missy to be had been vanished when Missy was about ten. Her mother lost fate in her before she even had a chance to prove her decency. Missy also was living in her own fantasy world. Her mother was against her from reading romance books because it was a sin to know about love. She was shatter inside for she felt she will never experience love, thus this made her even ... potential to start her own hat store, unlike Missy who was still at home and being bossed around. It seemed as though Missy had no social life, and that she never knew how the outside world was like. Her mother also treated her like a child as though she had nothing to live for. They seem to think that Alicia has it all, she has the look, the wealth, and the ... runs off with a chauffeur who makes less than what she made at her hat store. Missy finally leaves home and the torment from her mother and aunts. Bibliography McCullough, Colleen. The Ladies of Missalonghi. New York, New York. Avon Books, Inc. 1987
- 6942: Sirens Of Titen
- ... he is less didactic in this work; third, the positive forces, particularly love, carry more weight." (Reed:66) The Sirens of Titan has been, as many other Vonnegut's books, influenced by his experiences from World War Two (The Fire-bombing of Dresden was a benefit just to one man, to Kurt Vonnegut. Over the years, he got five dollars for each corpse, as he himself says.) The war is not ... ever has been always will be, and everything that ever will be always has been' (Vonnegut:19-20) lies inert in the novel, separate from its aesthetic resolution. In order to exorcise Dresden with this new vision, Vonnegut had to rid himself of his youthful notions if romanticism and liberalism, to acquire a context for Rumfoord's theory of time, and to isolate and to define the aesthetic problem raised by ... door open, he would have awakened to find himself pinned down by hundreds of thousands of his admirers. They would have let him up only when his heart stopped beating." (Vonnegut:142) Vonegut creates a new kind of religion, the Church of God Utterly Indifferent. In this concept he illustrates that God Almighty doesn't care about his creations (an idea that was probably conceived by Dresden as well). That' ...
- 6943: Death of A Salesman: Willy
- ... have an impact on Willy's family. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. He is idealistic, stubborn, and he has a false sense of his importance in the world. Willy is like an impetuous youngster with high ideals and high hopes. Children always have high hopes for their future. They all want to be astronauts or millionaires. Willy always believes he can achieve that ... potential job into Willy's lap and he refuses it. Willy just was fired and needed a job. He refuses one. Willy is too stubborn to let go of his old job and take a new one. He still believes that he is at the top of his profession. When Willy does not get his way he acts just as a child would. He has tantrums such as when he basically ... calling himself a great salesman. He says that he is known everywhere. When his funeral is to occur, Willy believed that it will be a major event. Many will come to pay their respects to New England's greatest salesman. He is just an old broken down man who never was good at his job. Willy is not well known. Few attend his funeral. When one is a child, they ...
- 6944: Black Plague
- ... rodents were rats. Fleas living on the rat s blood would eject the disease into the rat causing it to die quickly. When there were no rats left around, the flea would search for a new host, such as a human. When an infected flea bit the human the bacteria multiplies quickly causing death within a few Days. One a person obtains this disease they can easily spread it among other humans by bacilli coughed or sneezed in to the air or by human fleas. The plague had struck other parts of the world before it was first reported in Europe. The disease had been found in China and throughout India around 1332. Nomadic horsemen may have carried the plague westward between China and the Black Sea, where it ... of the time were amazed at the horrible disease. Physicians were stumped about cure or even remedies of this illness. The only advice they could offer is to get away from it and start off new somewhere else. Many physicians followed their own advice and deserted areas where the plague was to be found. Many doctors told patients that the disease came because of a corrupted or polluted atmosphere. There ...
- 6945: Jane Eyre Role Of Male Dominan
- ... Brontλ, tells the story of a woman on a lifetime journey, progressing on the path of acceptance, in searching of sympathy. Throughout her journey, Jane encounters many obstacles to her intelligence. Jane lives in a world and in a time where society thought women were too fragile to ponder too much at once. Women at the time had barely any rights at all, and women were not allowed prominent positions. Male ... hypocrisy in quoting bible passages to support his preachings, though these preachings and passages do not apply to his own life. He says, " I have a master to serve whose kingdom is not of this world: my mission is to mortify in these girls the lusts of the flesh, to teach them to clothe themselves with shame and sobriety, not with braided hair and costly apparel..." (57). Although she must learn ... the final stop in Jane's journey. Once again, Rochester appears as the dominant figure, although his superior air becomes greatly reduced in light of his ailments and complete dependency on those around him. A new man results in this change, and in him, Jane finds her real, spiritual and physical love. She says, "All my heart is yours, sir: it belongs to you; and with you it would remain, ...
- 6946: Dealers Of Lighting, Michael H
- ... Xerox s band of innovators. But despite PARC s many industry-altering breakthroughs, Xerox failed ever to grasp the financial potential of such achievements. And while Xerox s inability to capitalize upon some of the world s most important technological advancements makes for an interesting enough story, Hiltzik focuses instead on the inventions and the inventors themselves. You can trace the term Personal Computer back to Alan Kay, a visionary who dreamed of a machine small enough to tuck under the arm. Granted, PARC s farsighted principles led to collaborative brilliance even so Hiltzik s claim that the Alto was the world s first personal computer, seams overstated; his strictly technological, mine involving price and marketing. However, in writing the book Hiltzik drew on the recollections of those who participated in the technological revolution of the 1970 ... both the extraordinary and the all too ordinary, warts and all, read Fumbling the Future by Douglas Smith and Robert Alexander. Daytona Beach Community College, Max-Devin Silver Work Cited Hiltzik, Michael. Dealers of Lightning. New York: HarperBuisness, 1999 Segaller, Stephen. Nerds 2.0.1. New York: TV Books Inc. 1998
- 6947: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Imagine living in a world where sights, sounds, images and thoughts are constantly changing and shifting. Unable to focus on whatever task is at hand, your mind wanders from one activity or thought to the next. Sometimes you become so ... two to three times more in boys than in girls. People who have ADHD may be unable to sit still, plan ahead, finish tasks, or be completely aware of what is going on in the world around them. However, on some occasions, they may appear "normal", leading others to believe that the person with ADHD can control such behaviors. As a result of this, ADHD can hinder the person's relationships ... lives. With the proper combination of medicine, family, and emotional support, people who have ADHD can develop ways to better control their behavior. Through further studies, scientists are better understanding the nature of biological disorders. New research is allowing us to better understand how our minds and bodies work, along with new medicines and treatments that continue to be developed. Even though there is no immediate cure for ADHD, research ...
- 6948: Their Eyes Were Watching God 3
- ... under the assumption that love would come after marriage. So Janie waited a bloom time, and a green time and an orange time. But when the pollen again gilded the sun and sifted down the world she begun to stand the gate and expect things. What things? She didn t know. (Hurston says, 23) Certainly, the marriage didn t go well, but to fully understand the meaning of the quote, it ... relieved, since she was no longer under the control of Starks, and she was in no hurry to marry another man, as she enjoyed the freedom very much. However, when Tea Cake came, Janie s world turned upside down. They talked and talked, Janie fell hopelessly in love with Tea Cake. Good night, Mis Janie. Look lak we done run our conversation from grass roots tuh pine trees. G bye. (he ... tree in the quote above illustrated Janie s connection to Joe, and since Tea Cake was cutting down the tree, that meant that she was no longer tied to Joe, but instead was beginning a new life with Tea Cake. A new life filled with possiblity.
- 6949: Star Mars
- ... erroneous, but even the most recent pieces of evidence do not unambiguously demonstrate the existence of life on Mars." ( Sagan and Shklovskii 273) Some scientist believe man should look up in the sky searching for new habitats for future generations, since human kind today seems to be going backwards in many aspects of the earth's ecology. The first attempt would be to study the moon; the second, our neighbor planet ... of past life on the red planet. They supported their conclusion on the basis of organic molecules, carbonates, and minerals found inside the rock, which are basic components of living things. This announcement astonished the world, but not the critics who skeptically stated opposite explanations for each of the components discovered. The main discussion focused by critics like Allan Treiman arguing that "This scientist have lowered the standards of evidence rather ... there is enough to support the hypothesis of ancient life on Mars." (qtd. In Begley and Roberts 57) Enough to support the hypothesis, but not the thesis, I would say. The debate continues today and new information will be revealed to the world next April at Houston's Johnson Space Center, when the Mars workshop will be open. The media will have to wait until then just to put the ...
- 6950: Ebola
- ... is only lethal to monkeys and id not a threat to humans(9). In 1995, there was an outbreak in Kikwit Zaire that claimed 233 lives. At least7 people survived that outbreak becauses of a new breakthrough that is a possible solution to the loss of lives that are suffered in a outbreak. Blood from one surviving patient can be transfusedto a person of the same blood type to possibly save ... they can trace the patients movements and try to find the origin of the virus. Scientists are now arguing that if there wasn't so much interference with the rain forests that therewouldn't be new diseases emerging all the time(12). The most recent outbreak happened in January of 1996 in a small village in inland Zaire. Two children were playing when the came upon a dead chimpanzee and they ... wipe out an entirenation if it ever became airborne, but it is a very difficult disease to contract so the united states is probably safe from anynear future epidemics. On the other hand many third world countries could have serious problems if there is an outbreak due to unsanitary living and medical conditions. The hospitals and medical personnel reuse needles that have been infected and they don't uselatex or ...
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