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- 9491: The Twenties And Thirties
- ... largest industry there was. The assembly line made mass production possible, and the industry boomed. Henry Fords assembly line, located in Detroit, Michigan, was the largest one in the country and possibly in the world. When Ford first started making cars, the only car he made was a black Model-T. Almost everybody in the United States had a car. Three-out-of-four families owned one or more cars ... money, they would buy the car with credit and pay off the debt later. The thirties was a bad time for the automotive industry. By now Ford had made a Model-A and had three new colors: tan, purple and black. All of the companies were making more cars than they could sell. Nobody had enough money to buy a car because of all of the banks going under. Millions of ... one had the money for a car, the cars were not being sold. This caused a big problem. The dealers were very optimistic. They continued to make cars hoping that sales would go up. The new credit law was a wonderful idea. It allowed people to purchase items like a television or radio. The invention of the radio united the nation. The news that was heard on the radio was ...
- 9492: American Essay
- ... music, as well as the people that come from this great nation. The beliefs of this great nation speak every language. These beliefs stretch from the furthest reaches of Africa to the city life of New York. These beliefs are pride, freedom, and equality. American means to be proud. It means to stand up for what you believe in and to fight for it wholeheartedly. American also means to have freedom ... help from first hand accounts of slaves such as Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano, we would have never emerged from this dark era in American history. American music is the envy of nations around the world. From Led Zeppelin to Snoop Doggy Dog, American music continues to diversify and grow. American bands develop large masses of followers in nations of all different ethnic backgrounds. From Asia to Germany, American music continues to influence the music styles of the rest of the world. Proud American men and women joined the armed forces to serve the country that they love and protect. These people show what it means to be American. Just as the colonists fought the British ...
- 9493: The Human Mating Game
- ... in sports raises a females self-esteem and gives them the power to say NO. Males, in contrast, often tend to be slightly more sexually experienced. Kathleen Miller, Ph.D., of the State University of New York--Buffalo, states, The culture of sports reinforces the mind-set that boys score on and off the field. The minds of these boys think, Since I can t get pregnant, why should I worry ... form of attraction that is definitely common between the two. Physical attraction. Starting in your teenage years, people begin to worry and obsess about how they look. Psychologists call the familiar feeling that the whole world is watching oneself the spotlight effect. We tend to think that people notice appearances considerably more than they really do. Most people, honestly, just don t notice when one is not looking their best. Studies ... are love s greatest allies (Allman 56-63). This brings the point that it really doesn t matter how physically attractive one may think they are because there is most likely a person in the world who finds them attractive and would want a relationship with them. Their personality may win them a mate instead of gorgeous looks. Of course, most of these points brought up are only opinions and ...
- 9494: The Bicycle: From Wood to Metal.
- ... to be the most efficient means yet devised to convert human energy into propulsion. First made in the early 19th century, it developed as an important means of transportation and as the basis for a world-wide sport and industry. Bicycles are the most numerous road machines in many countries. Bicycles "touring" - travelling or sightseeing - is most widely practised in England but has a large and increasing number of followers in ... designs were made until 1962, when the cross frame was introduced. photocopy of the bike book bit of bike pg 27 Alexander Moulton, an English engineer, used the cross frame to construct the first really new bicycle since the safety bicycle. It had one large tube of oval cross section as its main horizontal member. From this main member projected two parallel tubes: the se 666 at tube and the head ... to develop ideas. These ideas have expanded due to different manufacturing techniques being available, and also developed. The earlier bicycles were made from hard woods because it was cheap and easy to manipulate in to new shapes. Through trial and error metal was introduced to these designs, but the blacksmiths really helped bicycle design to take off. Although the penny-farthing was a dead-end area to go down many ...
- 9495: Volcanoes
- ... the Germanic warriors. The Composite Volcanoes are strong steep-sided cones. Some the tallest volcanoes are Composite Volcanoes. Volcanoes produce many chemicals and natural resources. Volcanoes make zinc, copper, lead, mercury and many of the World's sulfur deposits. Volcanoes are very useful. The rocks are used in different types of construction, crushing them for roads, geothermal energy and as decorative stone. In the United States there are a good number ... to do are: give outline and grade sheet to Mrs. Budzik, define volcano and some types of volcanoes, give facts, show poster, ask to see if anyone knows any volcanoes, show important volcanoes around the World on the poster, do lab and then ask for any questions. My class participation for this project is that each table will be able to make a volcano explode. BIBLIOGRAPHY Grolier's. Grolier's Multimedia Encyclopedia. Connecticut: Grolier's Electronic Publishing Inc., 1993 & 1995 Prentice-Hall Science. Dynamic Earth. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc., 1994 Cascades Volcano Observatory Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program
- 9496: Women in Boxing
- Women in Boxing Recently, while flipping through the pages of the latest issue of Cosmopolitan, I came across an extremely interesting opinion poll on women entering the male dominated world of professional boxing. The article asked various women if, The Fairer Sex Has Gotten Too Fierce? Many different women said many different things, yet most of them were probably unaware of the fact that they ... of different reasons. One major reason for my opinion in the fact that the women who box are destroying stereotypes that have been in place for centuries about women being helpless. It also shows the world that women can take care of themselves. I also believe that young girls and women who participate in any sport gain self-confidence that can only improve them and the way they feel about themselves ... the simple fact that equality, in every sense of the word, cannot be achieved unless it applies to all realms, including formerly male dominated sports. These women will also provide great role models for a new generation that will ultimately not be afraid or ashamed to enter any arena of life, whether it is a male dominated sport or another aspect of life. Some opponents of women in boxing may ...
- 9497: The Story of Chanukah
- ... light the Menorah only one small jar of oil that had not been defiled by the Greeks could be found within the entire Temple. It would take an eight-day round trip journey to obtain new pure oil. But the high Priest, determined to rededicate the Temple even if the menorah could be kindled for only one day, lit the menorah. The next day, to everyone's amazement, the menorah was miraculously still lit. The oil burned for eight days, until a new supply of oil could be brought. The community rejoiced, thanking God for his favor. To honor this occasion and the spirit of free thought, Jews around the world have celebrated Chanukah every year since then.
- 9498: Karate and Tae Kwon do
- ... it is difficult to hear people generalize they are all the same. What people do not realize is the enormous difference between the individual martial arts. Today, the two most popular martial arts in the world are karate and tae kwon do. On the outside, they both seem very similar, in actuality they are on opposite sides of the spectrum. Karate and tae kwon do originated in two different places for ... different reasons. The Korean peninsula was the setting for the development of tae kwon do. It was 1,500 years ago when a group of young men called the Silla set out to begin a new way of life. The goals of the Silla were to develop the complete mind, body, and spirit. Their daily routine consisted of self-defense, religious and educational training, and physical conditioning. These "knights" laid the ... a heart devoid of corrupt intentions. Both martial arts strive to unify the mind, body, and spirit into "one entity", while aiming at the ultimate goal of helping to build a better and more peaceful world. In the year 2000, tae kwon do will join karate and judo as only the third martial art as an Olympic medal event. To the naive individual, karate and tae kwon do are just ...
- 9499: Smart Car Technology
- ... smart-car system is developed in USA and Japan. The system makes it almost impossible to get lost, when you are travelling by car . One big question for countries all over the rest of the world are: Will this kind of technology match our needs too? Are we able to use this in action. It sounds great, but will it give enough advantages compared to the price, and compared to other ... a population of several millions, it s very easy to get lost, also if you have lived there for a long time. The city itself and the complicated network of roads changes all the time, new buildings sprout up every day. The system who can keep up with this development, is clearly an advantage. But what about Denmark? The road network in Denmark can not be compared to the American freeways ... we used the great advantage we have got in this, it would also take care of a lot of other problems. The main problem by driving your own car is: Parking. No matter how many new car-parks build, a parking spot never is to be found. Build in a device who could look up parking spots, and some people might see an advantage in it. Basically I still see ...
- 9500: A Wild Sheep Chase
- ... of humor and self-irony, he is engaging in his displays of sensitivity and tenderness, possesses a wry and ready wit, and evinces a bemused air. Significantly, however, Boku is a member of the advertising world, that symbol of media-dominated and consumer-orientated contemporary Japanese culture, which is revealed to be under the thumb of the right-wing leader by virtue of his financial holdings; it is this man who ... Boku is dejected over and saddened by the failed marriage; but there is no reflection whatsoever on what might have gone wrong, and the matter is soon erased from his consciousness. The relationship with his new girlfriend is carried out on no firmer ground than that with his former wife. First attracted to her by her beautiful ears glimpsed in a photograph, Boku regards her, perhaps unknowingly, as an object (her ... nameless characters.) Thus, Boku's wife is merely "the wife," his girlfriend "the girlfriend with the beautiful ears." And, like the "secretary," the "business partner," and the "hotel clerk," who also inhabit the novel's world, they are reduced to their functional categories. Whatever names do appear are nicknames, such as Rat and Sheep Professor, perhaps suggesting these characters' less-than-human capacities. The antipathy toward naming is no accident. ...
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