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- 951: Imagination And How It Relates
- ... its imagination. It molds and shapes our society, our science and our art. It makes things we dream about into real things. Imagination pushes the human mind to create, to invent and to aspire to new heights. It revolves around everything. Music could not be created without imagination. You can trace everything back to imagination. A person sitting on top of a hill sees the landscape below and thinks to himself ... must have at least a limited imagination. They play, they study things the way humans might, and they hunt with quick thought processes. Science is ruled by imagination. Not one scientist could come up with new ideas for his/her field without using his imagination along with his learned skills. Imagination drives everything, makes everything what it is. Imagination is what is responsible for creating society. We all imagine how our ... printing press, an idea for pre cutting blocks of wood, which fit into a metal frame. Slapping on some ink, and then pressing paper onto the ink. Doing it again and again. It was a new idea, people wanted to use it for their business. Gutenburg made money from using his imagination in a practical way. Turning the idea into a real thing. People invent things for different reasons. Mostly ...
- 952: Hong Kong
- ... portion of the mainland, and a considerable expanse of water surface. It has a land area of 1076 sq km (415 sq mi). Despite its small size, Hong Kong plays an important role in the world economy. Geography The dependency can be divided into three main regionsHong Kong Island and nearby islets; the mainland Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island; and the New Territories, made up principally of a large area on the mainland and Lantau island. The dependency is partly situated in the Zhu Jiang, or Pearl River, delta, and the Sham Chun River forms the border ... reclaimed from the sea. Only about 12 percent is forested, but small tropical and subtropical plants are abundant elsewhere. Hong Kong's small amount of fertile soil is concentrated in the mainland portion of the New Territories, near Deep Bay. Few large wild animals inhabit the dependency. Climate Although within the Tropics, Hong Kong has a subtropical climate because of the southwestern monsoon, a moist, warm, equatorial wind that brings ...
- 953: Jazz Age
- ... that an infinite number of melodies can fit the chord progressively of any chord. The twenties were a crucial period in the history of music. Revolutions, whether in arts or matter of state, create a new world only by sacrificing the old. Jazz had been centered in three or four major cities for a good part of the twenties. By the late twenties, improvisation had expanded to the extent of improvisation we ordinarily expect from jazz today. It was the roaring twenties that a group of new tonalities entered the mainstream, fixing the sound and the forms of our popular music for the next thirty years. Louie Armstrong closed the book on the dynastic tradition in New Orleans jazz. The first ...
- 954: The History Of The Barbie Doll
- ... appeared in the now-famous black and white striped swimsuit and signature ponytail. After producing this doll and one other know as Roman Holiday, she began to be made with lighter blue eyes and a new type of vinyl that retains its flesh-tone color rather than whitening with age. One year after her introduction, number five was released. She was made with different hair colors, one of which was a shade of red known as titian, and with a new Bubble Cut hairstyle popularized by Jacqueline Kennedy. Enchanted Evening, a lovely pink stain gown, also debuted this year. This fashion was a collector s favorite and was reproduced in 1996. Ken, Barbie s boyfriend was ... ensemble made a bold fashion statement. Garden Party and Tennis Anyone were two of Barbie doll s other fashions that year. Also that year, the fuzzy-haired Ken doll was retired in favor of a new doll with the painted brown or blonde hair. In the next two years of Barbie s life a lot happened. In 1963, she came out as Fashion Queen Barbie, with 3 interchangeable wigs: platinum ...
- 955: The Economics of Federal Defense Policy
- ... of Federal Defense Policy Three out of four Americans polled in the 1992 election year believed that the United States was heading in the wrong direction. With such an overwhelming consensus, the country hired a new president to attempt to fix the vital issues at hand. Although both Republicans and Democrats believed that the United States was still the "sole superpower", the people of the United States saw that their quality ... at an all-time high as well as the population in our prison system. The United States has nineteen preceding nations that have lower infant mortality rates. Among the twenty most developed countries in the world, the United States has the highest divorce rate and the highest teen pregnancy rate. The most incredulous fact of all is that the Pentagon continues to absorb twenty percent of the federal budget-over a ... spent for a military expense. The National Defense, the topic of this paper, is what is stealing money from the poor in our own country and lessening our status as the "sole superpower" of the world. The National Defense was a program initiated from day one of the United States' existence. It was a program designed to protect the people of the world, but primarily the people of this nation. ...
- 956: Pierre Auguste Renoir
- ... Grada, 81). Here, Renoir met three painters were Claude Monet, Federic Bazille, and Alfred Sisley. Artist's Major Works Renoir painted many classic and major paintings. Many of which are located at museums around the world. One of Renoir's major works includes, "The Umberllas." "The Umbrellas," is located at the National Gallery in London. "The Umbrellas" has become for English audiences one of the most familiar and best loved of ... appropriate to young women who have eaten and are enjoying themselves in the company of young men, but above all she shows a niceness and mischievous charm which only he could impart to the feminine world" (Pritzker, 54). The off-white priming pushes forward through the paint to throw the color enriched light back to the viewer, and where the ground itself shows through its color. "The Swing" can be found ... of the painting or another" (Guillou, 77). The viewer's eyes moves logically through the faces of the children upward to the mother. This painting can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Discussion/Analysis Renoir painted mostly people instead of objects. He also painted most of the people in everyday life. In addition, most of the people in his paintings are happy, as represented with ...
- 957: JFK
- ... and a relaing calm to the White House for the first time in our nation's history. Not only did John Kennedy bring youth to our nation's capitol, but he also brought change and new ideas to improve the nation. During his first term in office, Kennedy improved peace talks with the Soviet Union, and was also working on ideas to halt the Vietnam War; however, his work could not ... With that, John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States was assassinated .November 22, 1963 would be the day Camelot would come crumbling down. Our nation and the people all over the world mourned the death of our young and inspiring President. It has been thirty years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and many people are still uncertain as to who is actually responsible for his ... left home to join the Coast Guard. Soon after, Robert also left home to join the Marines, leaving only Lee and his mother (Posner 10). In the summer of 1952, Merguerite and Lee moved to New York. However, this caused problems for Lee; because New York did not allow children to skip school. He was put on probation and was evaluated by psychiatrist who said, "Vivid fantasy life, turning around ...
- 958: Imagination And How It Relates
- ... its imagination. It molds and shapes our society, our science and our art. It makes things we dream about into real things. Imagination pushes the human mind to create, to invent and to aspire to new heights. It revolves around everything. Music could not be created without imagination. You can trace everything back to imagination. A person sitting on top of a hill sees the landscape below and thinks to himself ... must have at least a limited imagination. They play, they study things the way humans might, and they hunt with quick thought processes. Science is ruled by imagination. Not one scientist could come up with new ideas for his/her field without using his imagination along with his learned skills. Imagination drives everything, makes everything what it is. Imagination is what is responsible for creating society. We all imagine how our ... printing press, an idea for pre cutting blocks of wood, which fit into a metal frame. Slapping on some ink, and then pressing paper onto the ink. Doing it again and again. It was a new idea, people wanted to use it for their business. Gutenburg made money from using his imagination in a practical way. Turning the idea into a real thing. People invent things for different reasons. Mostly ...
- 959: A Social History Of Truth
- ... of society went hand in hand.Richard Rorty believed that if epistemological differenting motion of the truth occurred. Then an inforced agreement should be reached. Popper pointed that most of what we know about the world is based on the observations and communications of others. Trust is a great force in science. It is an unending means for the extension and modification of knowledge. Communication of the world around us through reports is very important in our understanding. Reports may vary because individuals are differently situated in time and space. What one man sees may not be what the others see because they have different points of view or perception of the same scene. Trust is the power of the social world. Trusted persons make some set of their future actions predictable when they make promises and they agree to forgot a certain amount of free action. It is this recognition of free action is at ...
- 960: James Earl Jones: A Voice in the Crowd
- James Earl Jones: A Voice in the Crowd March 19, 1996 People all around the world know the voice of James Earl Jones. From Star Wars fans listening to the voice of Darth Vader to news junkies who hear a voice that dramatically intones AThis is CNN@ just before all the ... flowed out smoothly, every one of them. There was no stutter. All of us were amazed, not so much by the poem as by the performance@(66). The voice of James Earl Jones was a new sound to himself and everyone around him. AMy voice had changed, almost without my awareness, so in addition to the novelty of being able to speak, I could now speak in a deep, strong voice ... About Nothing. Robert Earl Jones moved away when his son, James Earl, was an infant. James Earl was not allowed to communicate with his father, who was considered no good since he was Aoff in New York with a new wife, trying to make it as an actor, instead of doing real work@ (62). Later his career turned sour when he found himself Aon the blacklist during the McCarthy days@( ...
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