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- 1621: Revenge In Hamlet
- ... all slaughtered within the play. Fortinbras, King of Norway, was killed by King Hamlet; slain by sword during a man to man battle. "…our valiant Hamlet-for so this side of our known world esteem'd him-did slay this Fortinbras." This entitled King Hamlet to the land that was possessed by Fortinbras because it was written in a seal'd compact. Polonius was an advisor to the King, and father to Laertes and Ophelia. He was nosy and arrogant, and he did not trust his children. He was killed by Young Hamlet while he was ... talk to Fortinbras' uncle, the new King of Norway. He forbid Fortinbras to attack Denmark, and instead convinced him to attack the Poles to vent his anger. "…His nephew's levies, which to him appear'd to be a preparation 'gainst the Polack; But better look'd into, he truly found it was against your highness…On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys, receives rebuke from Norway, and, in fine, ...
- 1622: Creative Writing: Under The Spell - A travel tale by Danny O'brien
- ... five long miles before seeking shelter for the night in Slieveroe near Waterford. The whole of Ireland is ninety miles across by one hundred miles long, yet the thought of driving across Ireland in one day would be unthinkable. We would contemplate driving on to another location only to decide that it would be too long a journey for one day, then check the map to discover that our destination was the huge distance of fifty four miles. A great part of the mystery was solved when we realized that the purchase of the wonderful Michelin ... seeker of truth, mind you, certainly not for our mutual amusement, to describe another Irish road story, much to the dismay of the Irish Tourist Board and Ministry of Roads. It was another typical Irish day, soft rain falling. While driving on a rather nice road I saw what appeared to be nothing more than a large shallow puddle on the road, the kind that are great fun to run ...
- 1623: Making The Corps
- ... improvisation (p.64). On Drill Sergeant states that a Marine “will accept nothing less than the very best effort from you at all times” (p.54). In American society, if someone is having a bad day because of something, we say “don’t worry about it, you’ll do better tomorrow”. The Marine expects you to give 100% at all times (p.56), and to be completely honest in all things ... things were recognized, but not that Hoover’s mind is “Marine-like” and his eyes open he realizes that these people are rude and sloppy. The new Marines all feel the same way about ordinary day people including their old friends. They feel that their old friends are losers and that they would rather be back at boot camp making good use of the day. -With the feeling of rather being back at boot camp, some new Marines started to have unusual recollections. The boot camp left such an effect on some of the Marines that when they began ...
- 1624: Phone Call to Bobbie
- Phone Call to Bobbie Bootcamp seemed like eternity. It was December 25, 1996 Christmas day. There I was in the US Navy’s bootcamp standing in line with my division waiting to enter the galley. Why I had chosen to be in Great Lakes in the of dead winter I ... temperature was 12 degrees below and snow was slowly growing on my shoulders. I would have done anything for a phone call that Christmas night. After we arrived at the barracks we started to field day. This is a long ridiculous task of sixty-five men cleaning a room seven or eight times just to look busy. During this two hours of boredom I orchestrated a plan to sneak over to ... such terrible feeling not getting any. This night my name was not called. This may be what pushed me over the edge. I could not believe that on Christmas I would have such a horrible day I am not sure if I would have gone through with my plan had I received one or two letters but I didn’t so that was it. I was going for it. “Lights ...
- 1625: The Location of the Ark of the Covenant
- ... what I seen on television or on the movie screen. The following paper will describe the contents of the Ark, along with some other information surrounding this historic artifact that still is missing to this day. The Ark of the Covenant is the holiest item placed in the tabernacle, in Jerusalem. It is renown for its mystical powers against the enemies of the Jews (I Samuel 5&6). Within the tabernacle, there was a chamber in which the Ark resided. This chamber was the holiest site on Earth. This room was only accessible on one day of the year, which was called the Day of Atonement. The high priest at the time was the only person allowed to enter. He entered with the blood of the goat, which represented his sins-along with the sins of the entire ...
- 1626: Changing Undesirable Behaviors
- ... the cat would actually escape every time the door was opened while no type of reinforcement to remain inside was given. An even number of opportunities to escape were given to the subject on each day consecutively without correction and all actions were recorded to help in establishing the baseline. The total number of opportunities was fifteen a day. Every time the action occurred, the subject was immediately picked up and placed back inside the house. Day's five through eight were designed to truly concentrate on implementing the developed program with the same number of opportunities to escape as the previous four days. RESULTS It was determined that the subject ...
- 1627: Eliot Ness
- ... earlier that year candidates and party members were openly murdered and voters scared away. Hence Loesch needed Capone to prevent violence. Loesch later admitted "It turned out to be the squarest and most successful election day in forty years. There was not one complaint, not one election fraud and no threat of trouble all day." In order to take down Capone it was surmised that a special team would be installed, but who should be on this team? Corruption was rampant in the prohibition bureau at the time and honest ... team to go directly after Al Capone’s breweries and other illegal operations. In Ness’ book he estimates that Capone had at least twenty breweries in operation, each producing at least a hundred barrels a day. Ness was given records of the entire US prohibition bureau, from which to assemble his small team. Above all he demanded honesty and integrity, hoping to keep his crusade secure from inside ‘leaks.’ "I ...
- 1628: Rocking Horse Winner 2
- The Hidden Truth The plot in "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence reveals to the reader conflicts between Paul and his mother using different levels or forms of secrecy. There are secrets hidden throughout the house that leads Paul and his mother to an unpleasant life. The first level of secrecy is the actual secrets that Paul and Paul's mother keep from each other. The second form of secrecy is that D. H. Lawrence uses a story telling style of writing. This way of writing in itself holds many secrets. Finally, the third level of secrecy is through the use of symbolism. Paul's mother tries to ... Jinkins 88). He takes this challenge hoping to receive his mother's love in return. Instead Paul rides himself to his death because he is unable to meet his "devouring" mother's needs (Jinkins 89). D. H. Lawrence also shows conflict between Paul and his mother through a second level of secrecy. He writes the story using the style of story telling or a fantasy style of writing. "The Rocking- ...
- 1629: Cellular Radio, Isdn Networks And Satellite Communications
- ... user traveling to another country still has use of their mobile phone. c. Radio signals carrying digital information are much harder to intercept than radio signals with analogue information. GSM is a more secure transmission. d. As GSM is a digital system it is more suited to transmit computer data as it’s normally in digital form. e. GSM has higher voice quality in areas where the radio strength is low ... broken down into three areas. The business sector, suppliers and the telecom carriers. Business Sector a. The office is a single automated system. b. Only one ISDN terminal is needed. c. The costs are reduced. d. More access to remote information sources. e. Video conferencing. Reduced travel expense etc. f. Access to new telecommunications technology. g. More productivity through quicker access speeds. Suppliers a. New or upgraded equipment needed to use system. b. Standardised system. c. As it is an international standard, there will be more development of it and lower development costs. d. Large market for system. Telecom Carriers a. Expansion will lead to higher revenue. b. Easier to upgrade networks as it is a standard system. c. Reduced maintenance and installation. d. Improved network management. e. ...
- 1630: A Separate Peace, Detailed Ana
- ... said 5 foot, 8½ inches, while Gene replies 5 foot, 9 inches. Finny pointed out that they were the same height and you shouldn't be ashamed to tell anybody your real height. Later that day, they skip dinner to go swimming in the river,by Finny'schoice, and are asked where they were on return. Finny quickly replied that they were swimming in the river, something that is forbidden, right ... wore the school tie as a belt and when questioned he claimed that it represented "Devon in the war." Gene was hopeingly awaiting a scolding for Finny, but again, he got in no trouble. Another day the two were walking and came across a plaque near the pool claiming that A. Hopkins Parker held the record for swimming across the pool the fastest, Finny took one look at and thought he ... so Finny could get a plaque but Finny said "no, in my head I know that I did it, that's all that matters," thus demonstrating that Finny is very modest and secure. The next day Gene and Finny went to the beach, which wasn't allowed. This was done at Finny's request, Gene was going to study for a test, but he felt that he can't say ...
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