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- 7871: Cathedrals
- ... known as Notre-Dame de Paris, which is roughly translated to the Notre-Dame of Paris. This cathedral is one of many located throughout Europe. In France there are a number of cathedrals that are world renowned. The are, for example, the Amiens cathedral, the Beauvias Cathedral, the Chartres Cathedral, the Rheims Cathedral, and the Rouen Cathedral. France isn't the only country, though. In fact, there are cathedrals in England ... wasn't until nearly 40 to 60 years later when the buttresses and other such accessories were added. Even though the old style of churches and cathedrals can still be recognized in old churches, many new churches, bear hardly any resemblance to old designs. By the end of the 19th century, nontraditional churches were built in Europe and America. Plain geometric shapes were being changed into houses of worship bearing no resemblance to earlier design. One reason the old designs are being lost is because of new machines and technology. Steel and concrete made possible shapes that were impossible before. despite all the new designs, the centralized church was revived. Today many church alters are placed in the center of the ...
- 7872: The Igbo
- ... what was soon to become the western part of the Igbo culture area. They came in small numbers, bringing with them certain notions of social and political organization, which guided them, as they established their new settlements. In later centuries they were joined by immigrants from wide range of places and went by several names like ndi Aniocha, ndi Ukwuani, ndi Ika, umu Ezechima, umu Isu, ndi Odiani, ndi Oshimili, Anioma ... not by material but by social considerations. The young men's were to expected to return home with trophies of human heads after wars that were usually provoked for the purpose of proving they were brave men, deserving of the exalted title of great warriors and has the right to join a club. Those men who could not accomplish this feat were treated as cowards; they were laughed at and denied ... may explain the Igbo acceptance and affinity for the Christian religion. Igbo language is said to be one of the most difficult languages to learn mainly because it is not spoken anywhere else in the world. It is, however, one of the richest languages in Africa- from the Owerri-Ngwa-Umuahia variation, the Onitsha-Awka, Enugu-Abakaliki, Orlu-Okigwe to the Opobo-Ikwere variations. Igbo people are as diverse as ...
- 7873: Combined Sewer Overflows in the Boston Area
- ... Law Foundation (CLF) both filed lawsuits against Massachusetts for violations in the Clean Water Act, the state decided to act (Aubrey, Connor 62). The Massachusetts Water Resources With the creation of the MWRA came the new treatment plants and the new outfall pipe and a plan on how to deal with the CSO's. CSO's plague all cities with an old sewer system and Boston has one of the oldest. Parts of the sewer system ... United States trying to figure out how to solve their CSO problems in a successful and cost effective manner. After the more immediate task of solving Boston's main sewer treatment problems by building the new Deer Island plant, the MWRA could move on to solving the CSO dilemma. The MWRA met with the effected communities of Boston, Chelsea, Cambridge and Somerville to discuss possible solutions. In 1990 the MWRA ...
- 7874: The Voisey Bay Project
- ... dollars and over 300 million to Archean Inc. (Flanagan 1995) This is obviously very profitable for the companies involved but also for the shareholders in the companies involved. With industry consuming 60 percent of the world’s nickel, Voisey Bay now provided a stable supply for the next 10 to 15 years. (Flanagan 1995) And as for the town, there are many economic benefits to this find, as well as it ... harm the environment in turn to follow sustainable development. This will be tough to do because of the nature of the project. Drilling and excavating is harmful to the landscape in all cases. This raises new questions. Just because of this project, the people should not be forced to accept new values and standards. It seems that people are supposed to change just because of their surrounding environments are changing. Voisey Bay is the landscape that these people know and are accustomed to they should ...
- 7875: Francios Rabelias
- ... the Renaissance. Before we say that these people where wrong we should look at what they have exposed for us. A good example is Simon Freud, he was a little crazy, but he exposed the world of Psychology. I guess what I am trying to say is that we should look at "freaks" and study them, they to can help us avoid repeating the same mistakes throughout history Weatherhead 1. Ahlfinger, Randy. (1973) Francios Rabelias. Penguin Books, Inc 2. Davidson, Richard.(1993).Humanism. The World Book Encyclopedia(vol. H, pp430).World Book, Inc. 3. Davidson, Richard.(1993).Rabelias. The World Book Encyclopedia(vol. R, pp233-239).World Book, Inc. 4. Davidson, Richard.(1993).Renaissance. The World Book Encyclopedia(vol. R pp150).World Book, Inc. 5. ...
- 7876: Yolen's Briar Rose: Review
- ... Yolen is the award-winning author of more than 150 books for children. Among her many books is another Holocaust story, The Devil's Arithmetic that won the Jewish Book Award. Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is ... of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. Folklore is the "perfect second skin," writes Yolen. "From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world." Folklore, she believes, is the universal human language, a language that children instinctively feel in their hearts. All of Yolen's stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. With ... and how she became interested in the holocaust, she replied, “My family--both sides--came over at the beginning of this century and we had no family left in either the Ukraine or Latvia during World War II. I am interested in the Holocaust as a Jew and as a citizen of the world.” Briar Rose is the story in which a woman tries to find out the secret of ...
- 7877: Gambling: Pros and Cons
- ... The people working in these fields can gamble to occupy their minds with something other than the monotonous tasks that they perform while at work. It gives them a spark that helps them face the world more successfully. They argue that rather than having guilt over normal impulses, we should be more interested in the growth of our humanity. Moreover, legalized gambling has been known to create new jobs and in return, reduce unemployment rates. It is also a source of attraction that brings people from outside of the area, which can create growth for the city. Las Vegas would not be the thriving city that it is without this attraction. With more people visiting a particular town, eventually new people will move into the town, seeking the opportunity and excitement that casinos and gambling can bring. Gambling is like a drug. It can be fine in moderation, but can bring devastation and depression ...
- 7878: Dr No
- ... and Ursula Andrews. The film Dr. No was more action packed than the book by Ian Fleming because of action scenes, plot, and settings. In the 90's and perhaps for many years past the new millenium action is a four-letter word, Bond. James Bond symbolizes everything a modern man wants to be, handsome, with action in is life, and always getting the girl. It is the action scenes, which ... No is somewhat stiff and has robotic hands. In the book, he has metal pinchers instead of hands. He reveals how he was abandoned as a child, and that he wants power to rule the world. He then says he is a member of S. P. E. C. T. R. E. Special executives for counter intelligence, terrorism, revenge, and extortion. An organization headed by the greatest criminal masterminds in the world. In the book, the plot is more about birds and guano then Stangways and the toppling of the rockets in the movie. Dr. No only mentions the rockets once "there have been other failures, ...
- 7879: Dionysus
- ... though he had never seen Semele he was concerned for her (Bremmer 15). Eventually, he journeyed into the underworld to find her. He faced down Thanatos and brought her back to Mount Olympus. In Greeks world, Dionysus appeared almost everywhere. You could see him in the art, drama and comedy. Greeks even build a theater after him. Honor was paid to Dionysus, the peasant god of Eleftheres, with a circular religious ... NJ: Harper, 1976. Bonnefoy, Yves. Greek and Egyptian Mythologies. Chicago: Univercity of Chicago, 1992. Bernard, Suzane. Plato and His Dialogues. http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/suzanne.htm (2 Feb. 1996). Frazer, James. The Golden Bough. New York: Macmillan, 1950. Patai, Raphael. Myths and Modern Man. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prenice, 1972. Jung, Carl. Man and His Symbols. New York: Dell, 1968. Wendell, Bane, and William Doty. Myths, Rites, and Symbols. New York: Harper, 1976.
- 7880: Bypassing the Truth About Reality
- Bypassing the Truth About Reality Often authors in literature tend to avoid situations in everyday life which portray controversial issues. Many authors avoid the reality and truth about what is really taking place in the world, because it’s frightening for many people to cope with the truth. Because in most cases, the truth hurts. In the essays “Notes of a Native Son” and “Here be Dragons” Baldwin allows the reader ... my mind’s eye I could see him, sitting at the window, locked up in his terrors; hating and fearing every living soul including his children who had betrayed him, too, by reaching toward the world who had despised him”(58). “Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated and this was an immutable law”(71). And in Baldwin’s father’s case it never ... message to society that if one is conscious of the disease, or hatred, then they have the power to change for the better. He had made this choice for himself when in 1942, working in New Jersey at age 18, he hurled a water pitcher at a waitress who had refused to serve him. He had realized from that point on, that his life was in danger, that is why ...
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