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- 1721: A Separate Peace Analysis
- ... 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 ...
- 1722: Christmas History
- ... old English "Cristes maesse" meaning Christ's Mass. The Holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. The actual birthday of Jesus is not known; therefore, the early Church Fathers in the 4th century fixed the day around the old Roman Saturnalia festival (17 - 21 December), a traditional pagan festivity. The first mention of the birthday of Jesus is from the year 354 AD. Gradually all Christian churches, except Armenians who celebrate Christmas on January 6 (the date of the baptism of Jesus as well as the day of the three Magi), accepted the date of December 25th. In American/English tradition, Christmas Day itself is the day for opening gifts brought by jolly old St. Nick. Many of our current American ideals about the way Christmas ought to be, derive from the English Victorian Christmas, such as ...
- 1723: The Reign of Hitler
- ... of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the local choir. One day he carved a symbol into the bench which resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party. He was a pretty good student. He received good marks in most of his ... to the school of architecture as he had no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his live the young man never forgot the rejection he received in the dean's office that day. Many Historians like to speculate what would have happened IF.... perhaps the small town boy would have had a bit more talent....or IF the Dean had been a little less critical, the world might ... and it was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. Since there were not many chances for employment Hitler stayed in the army. ...
- 1724: Mars
- ... did all the water supply to Mars. Cathy is in the 6th grade at the Earthling-Alien elementary school in the city of Worthac. Today was Saturday so she had to go to school every day except every other Sunday. It was 2:30 am Mars-standard time and Cathy was already late for school. The blazing green sun was right over head. When she stepped out the door, she almost ... know?, said Cathy. " We heard Mr. Biller talking about it to another teacher." "I'm going to fail!"exclaimed Cathy. Cathy hated math, probably because she had it first hour. Cathy was having a bad day, she got 1 out of 50 right on the math test. From then on it was downhill all day. Until science her science teacher was going crazy about the explosion of Earth. She found out that there was a nuclear war between the United States and Russia. The Russians sent an experimental new ...
- 1725: El Dia de Muerto
- ... at the end of October and the beginning of November an ancient tradition is still celebrated on the second of November. The occasion is "El dia de muerto" or as we would call it, The Day of the Dead. Mexicans more appropriately call it the cult of death because of the celebration's form and extent. This coincides with the Christian All Saints Day, and All Souls Day, November 1st and 2nd. People who have died in the past year are remembered, and their pictures are placed on family altars and special food and drink are offered for the souls of the ...
- 1726: ADOLF HITLER
- ... of the child was Adolf Hitler. He was the son a Customs official Alois Hitler, and his third wife Klara. As a young boy Adolf attendated church regulary and sang in the local choir. One day he carved a symbol into the bench which resembled the Swastika he later used as the symbol of the Nazi party. He was a pretty good student. He received good marks in most of his ... to the school of architecture as he had no high-school diploma. During the next 35 years of his live the young man never forgot the rejection he received in the dean's office that day. Many Historians like to speculate what would have happened IF.... perhaps the small town boy would have had a bit more talent....or IF the Dean had been a little less critical, the world might ... and it was here that his disliking of the Jews most likely began. Germany after the war was in chaos. With no real Government to control the country, many groups tried to take control. One day a big communist group staged a big riot but another group of ex-soldiers including Hitler managed to hold them back. 3.The Nazi Party Since there were not many chances for employment Hitler ...
- 1727: Bitter Sweet Aspartame A Diet Delusion
- ... amongst those sitting around the lunch table with their salads and and diet sodas, rather than leaving the office for a burger and fries. Inspite of my efforts to eat healthy diet and exercise every day, a couple of years ago I began to experience migranes, dizziness, and symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. Of course I visited several internists and finally received a diagnosis of Nutra Sweet poisoning I laid down ... When, in 1907, the chief of the USDA's Bureau of Chemistry fretted about the safety of saccharin and wanted it banned from canned foods, Roosevelt was bombastic. "My doctor gives it to me every day. Anybody who says saccharin is injurious to health is an idiot!" Still, saccharin was banned, only to be restored during the sugar-short years of World War I. Available as powders or pills, to say ... products. Therefore, an increased use of aspartame will not necessarily alter the sugar-craving feeding behavior of the majority of persons. If they consume a non-sugar, aspartame- containing beverage at one point in the day, they will simply make up for the lack of sugar at some other point in the day. Some studies have shown an increased consumption of sugar due to aspartame (Roberts). In fact, Roberts showed ...
- 1728: Beloved and Don Quixote: Similarities in Themes and Characters
- ... right all wrongs and to be truly free. In another of Acker's works she writes: "Having an abortion was obviously just like getting fucked. If we closed our eyes and spread our legs, we'd be taken care of. They stripped us of our clothes. Gave us white sheets to cover our nakedness. Let us back to the pale green room. I love it when men take care of me ... like Acker's patriarchy) meant that her claim to love was not her own. She could not love her children, "love em proper in Kentucky because they wasn't [hers] to love" (Beloved 162). Paul D understands that "to get a place where you could love anything you choose
well now that was freedom" (Beloved 162), but he is also bound to his slave mentality to overcome his fear. He considers ... she had settled on to love" (Beloved 45). The far safer way was "to love just a little bit, so when they broke its back, or shoved it in a croaker sack, well, maybe you'd have a little love left over for the next one" (Beloved 45). It is this compromised love that even Baby Suggs accepted despite her magnificent sermon in the Clearing on loving one's self ...
- 1729: Book Report Boundaries
- ... us express our own emotions and feelings -- not those of others. Spiritual boundaries help us understand what is God's will and what is our own will. The book begins with a look at a day with Sherrie, a woman whose life was boundaryless. Sherrie catered to her children's every whim. She could never say, "No," to her mother who had not adjusted to becoming a widow and wanted to ... never lasted. Her husband began to stay angry longer which isolated her from him. When Sherrie was finally honest with herself, she realized that she felt nothing for her husband but resentment and fear. A day in Sherrie's life could very well have been a day in MY life! So What is the Problem? Sherrie tries to be a good wife, mother, employee, friend and Christian. Trying harder does not work. Being nice out of fear does not work. Taking ...
- 1730: Warner-Lambert
- ... result of new breakthrough therapeutics. An example of such success would be W-Ls cholesterol-reducing, 2-billion dollar drug, Lipitor. Another aspect contributing to the booming pharmaceutical industry is an increasingly efficient F.D.A approval process, partly due to increased funding. This improvement has resulted in shorter approval waiting period for both drugs and biological products since 1996 (Figure 3: New Drug Application Approval, Figure 4: Mean Approval ... the pharmaceutical industry, a firm must continuously measure and evaluate their performance with the norm. The industrys competitiveness is further augmented in the US because it is the worldwide leader in market share, R&D spending and innovation of therapeutics. R&D spending by US-based firms accounts for roughly one-third of worldwide pharmaceutical research (Figure 5: Prescription Drug R&D Expenditure). Corporations use Financial Ratio as a measuring tool to line up their performance ...
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