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- 8321: Hacking
- ... s technobrain, ever take a look behind the eyes of the hacker? Did you ever wonder what made him tick, what forces shaped him, what may have molded him? I am a hacker, enter my world...Mine is a world that begins with school... I'm in junior high or high school. I've listened to teachers expain for the fifteenth time how to reduce a fraction. I understand it "No, Ms. Smith, I didn ... m a smart ass... Or doesn't like teaching and shouldn't be here... Damn kid. All he does is play games. They're all alike. And then it happened... a door opened to a world... rushing through the phone line like heroin through an addict's veins, an electronic pulse is sent out, a refuge from the day-to-day incompetencies is sought... a board is found. "This is ...
- 8322: Comparing A Painting By Fra Filippo Lippi And Dante Gabriel
- ... 1469 and Rosetti from 1828 to 1882. Lippi’s background of Italian Renaissance determined his style to a large extent. In Florence where Lippi lived the economic changes of the time led to an emerging new class: that of the banker princes. They lent money to almost all the kings in western Europe and so they collected great fortunes. From their riches they could give patronage to all kinds of artists ... This gave artists a stable living but did not give them the freedom that Rosetti enjoyed a few centuries later. Rosetti lived in England at a time when power came to the hands of a new industrial middle class who became the new patrons of the arts. They were rich but not as rich as the church or the patrons of Lippi’s time. Therefore, the artists could not enjoy the protection of this new class for ...
- 8323: Japanese Marriage And Wedding Traditions
- ... it is now customary for the bridegroom to read an oath to keep faithful and obedient to each other in married life. The oath may be given by the go-between in behalf of the new couple. The "San-San Kudo", or ceremony, of the Three-Times-Three Exchange of nuptial cups is then performed by the bridegroom and bride. The exchange of wedding rings is also a popular practice today ... the wedding reception. It usually involved a few days or a week in some pleasant part of the country, or even abroad if funds permit. On "lucky" days the Tokyo Station may be full of new couples boarding trains for Atami, Hakone and other favorite places for the honeymoon.6 Hawaii is the most popular destination.4 This is probably the only time for many years that the couple will be ... the bride pays a formal visit to her parents. She may dress in a kimono for the occasion. Her parents may also send back rice cakes (Mochi) which are then delivered by her to her new neighbors and to close relatives of her husband's family. The bride's delivery of "Mochi" is one form of the neighborhood round (Kinjo Mawari) which usually involves the bride's being introduced by ...
- 8324: Tomb Raider 2 Walkthrough
- ... mansion is for. By the way; her mansion is incredible in this sequel. The obstacle course (now with stopwatch timer) has been moved outside and there is now gardens and an orchard to explore. Many new rooms are available to explore inside the main house including her Bedroom, Kitchen, Bathroom, and all the old favorites from the first game. She's even added a diving platform to her swimming pool so ... Big Guns (M-16's and Uzi's) for the Big Bad Guys. When firing at groups of enemies, always make sure to release the action button after each kill so you can acquire a new target; otherwise you will continue to pump lead into the fallen corpse. Watch for the shadows of enemies who attack from the air. Lara's adventure now includes many underwater areas to explore. Of course ... N,S,E, & W in this solve. Flares You can't do any damage with these handy items, but they will be invaluable as they illuminate your surrounding area, revealing traps, switches and Core's new dynamic lighting engine. Pistols These are Lara's trusty sidearms she brought with her from the first game. Use them "John Woo-style" to take out your basic baddies. They will auto-aim each ...
- 8325: The Civil War
- ... first mustered into the Union Army were a De Kalb regiment of German American clerks, the Garibakdi Guards made up of Italian Americans, a "Polish Legion," and hundreds of Irish American youths form Boston and New York. But in Ohio and Washington, D.C., African American volunteers were turned away from recruiting stations and told, "This is a white man's war." Some citizens questioned the loyalty of immigrants who lived in crowded city tenements until an Italian American from Brooklyn turned that around. In the New York Senate, Democrat Francis Spinola had been a vigorous foe of Republican policies and Lincoln. But now he swore his loyalty with stirring words, "This is my flag, which I will follow and defend." This ... the Medal of Honor and was appointed a general. He charged unarmed at the foe, read his citation, "rallied his men ...until desperately wounded and taken prisoner in action." In 1879 Cesnola became director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum then became, wrote a critic, "a monument to his energy, enterprise, and rare executive skill." Italian American privates also won the Medal of Honor. Joseph Sova ...
- 8326: The Pros And Cons About Legalizing Marijuana
- ... Alternative media groups are getting this idea across slowly. It is only a matter of time until people start taking their claims into account. Works Cited Cannabis Action Network. Cannabis Action Network - Strategy and Objectives. New Orleans. ---. Lies Lies Lies. Berkeley, Lexington, New Orleans. ---. Marijuana As Medicine. New Orleans. ---. Restriction Lifted on Growing Hemp. New Orleans: 1993. ---. This is What The Government Says About Marijuana. Berkeley, Lexington, New Orleans. Cronin, Russell. "High Hopes for the First Legal Cannabis Crop." The Independent 12 ...
- 8327: Howard Roark's Testimony At The Cortlandt Trial
- ... to propose the project to be a threat to his individualistic ideals. Roark’s unnoticed failure greatly changes the logic of his testimony. He explains how the great scientists and thinkers were condemned for their new ideas. He is obviously paralleling this to the Cortlandt project. It is incredibly true that as the ideas endured criticism and condemnation, they were eventually seen as good and very useful. This is a perfect ... who created the wheel, and the man who discovered fire. His first statements that these men were prosecuted are merely assumptions, but they may very well have been true. Furthermore, he explains that, “Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced”. This is true in most cases, but Roark does not seem to realize that if all thoughts and ideas were accepted, there would be a few very dangerous ones. Denouncing and ...
- 8328: Persuasive Essay: Capital Punishment
- ... television, radio, or simply opening the local newspaper, one is bombarded with news of arrests, murders, homicides, serial killers, and other such tragedies. It is a rare occasion to go throughout a day in this world and not hear of these things. So what should be done about this crime rate? Not only is it committing a crime, but today, it is signing your life over to the government. This is ... sin should have to be amended within oneself. However, the Bible also states "Don't judge others' personal convictions." It is the government's responsibility to punish people that disobey the law to keep our world in tact but is it their right to take away their lives? It is a Christian's responsibility to point out to those who sin that they do so and this country, trusting in God ... deserves a second chance because they are all capable of reformation. Is the reasoning not simply to teach a lesson that one punishes another? The offender should have the chance to go back into the world and prove himself honorable. May he that makes no mistakes take the rights of he that made the big one. A crime is a crime, be it desiring a brother's wife, or shooting ...
- 8329: Early to Bed
- ... fail to see the logic behind it. I think that he who goes to bed early misses out on a lot of things and must be antisocial. Let us just say that everybody in the world sleeps eight hours a day, and every one goes to bed at about eleven and gets up around seven but he who wishes to be healthy, wealthy , and wise goes to bed around eight and wake up at about four. He would still get the same amount of sleep as the rest of the world because not only did he go to bed early but he got up early too so that destroys the logic that he would get more sleep and therefore feel healthier. If you were to sleep ... suppose could be interpreted as wisdom, but as we have established early to bed early to rise does not result in more sleep. Perhaps if one were to wake up before the rest of the world they would have peace and quiet which would give them an opportunity to read which could make one more wise, but who can really learn that early in the morning? Who exactly is going ...
- 8330: The History of the Ku Klux Klan
- ... was the group's choice for the position and he gladly accepted. Under the command of General Forrest the Ku Klux Klan became a greater voice in society than it had ever been. Since their new leader was in place, the final objective of the convention was reached by creating an official symbol of the Ku Klux Klan. The symbol is a cross with a drop of blood(representing the blood ... changed their appearance and the membership has declined, no one can deny that the Klan is still a major influence on society. Due to some changes in the Ku Klux Klan, the organization now has new objectives. Leaders of the Klan now say they work to replace the collapsed society and push for the advancement of the White Race. Other objectives of the Klan are to start focusing on the family ... be proud also. Therefore, the Ku Klux Klan reasons that all anti-white policies should be discarded and people be hired, promoted, and given scholarships according to their ability not for any other reason. Any new members of the Ku Klux Klan have to take a pledge not to commit any crime against anyone. The Ku Klux Klan's motto printed on propaganda is "Not for self-But for others;" ...
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