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- 2131: Albert Einstein
- ... he wanted but it would give him leisure for studying and thinking. While over there he wrote scientific papers. Einstein submitted one of his scientific papers to the University of Zurich to obtain a Ph.D. degree in 1905. In 1908 he sent a second paper to the University of Bern and became lecturer there. The next year Einstein received a regular appointment as associate professor of physics at the University ... The atomic bomb is an explosive device that depends upon the release of energy in a nuclear reaction known as FISSION, which is the splitting of atomic nuclei. Einstein sent a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, pointing out that atomic bombs are possible and that enemy nations must be allowed to make them first. Roosevelt agreed with Einstein and funded the Manhattan Project. On April 18, 1955, Albert Einstein died. To his dying day, he urged the world to come to some agreement that would make nuclear wars forever impossible.
- 2132: The Cherry Orchard: Reality, Illusion, and Foolish Pride
- ... continue well after she had become a new person. Eventually she evolved into a person who couldn't stand to be married to Helmer anymore. Helmer: Nora, I would gladly work for you night and day, and endure sorrow and hardship for your sake. But no man can be expected to sacrifice his honor, even for the person he loves. Nora: Millions of women have done it. Helmer: Oh, you think ... to the illusions that everyone had of him (that he was a person who immediately realized he was wrong, and valued the church more than his theories) he would have been much happier, although he'd be dead too. He leads the rest of his life echoing the idea in his head that he was weak and useless. Galileo: ...At that particular time, had one man put up a fight, it ... His pride refused to let him accept the illusion (that his theory was completely wrong) over reality. If he had, he would have been a happier person, and the conflict that he lived with every day would be resolved. He ends up in a better state superficially, but internally, his refusal to accept an illusion has led to his intense dislike for himself and his moral base. If he could ...
- 2133: Charles Manson: Orgins of a Madman
- ... store and was then sent to the Indiana Boys School in Plainfield, Indiana, where he ran away another eighteen times before he was caught and sent to the National Training School for Boys in Washington D.C. Manson never had a place to call "home" or a real family. He spent his childhood being sent from one place to another, and trouble always seemed to follow him. His mother's negligence ... did so. It wasn't long before Manson and his followers were arrested for the savage murders. Manson carved an "X" into his head, that he later turned into a swastica, claiming that he "X'd" himself from our world. Many of his women quickly followed suit. Even when faced with the death penalty for the murders, Manson's followers still believed in and loved their leader. The murder trial attested ... found guilty. The jury sentenced all of the murderers to be put to death, but because the state of California soon after abolished the death penalty, the sentences were commuted to life imprisonment. To this day, Manson and his followers are still in prison. Manson is eligible for parole, and has had several hearings. He still claims that he wasn't responsible for the murders and acts as if the ...
- 2134: Quarter Paper: Antonio Vivaldi and the music of his time
- ... and strings, over 230 of them were made for the violin (this alone, shows Antonio Vivaldi's love for the instrument.) Other solo instruments (in descending order of frequency) are bassoon, cello, oboe, flute, viola d'amore, recorder, and mandolin. There are 40 double concertos (meaning it was written for two different instruments in particular,) mostly for two similar instruments but including such rare combinations as viola d'amore and lute. He also really liked, and wrote often, ensemble concertos, in which three or more soloists participate, number over 30 and introduces, among other instruments, clarinets, therbos, horns and timpani, also did this ... of two violins performable without bass. These are the ones that sound the most acoustic. It sounds like this because of the absence of the bass. Antonio Vivaldi died in July of 1741. The exact day of his death is unknown (like his birth date) but he was buried on July 28, 1741. The Italian composer was a major figure in Baroque music and he exercised a big influence on ...
- 2135: Essay on Impulsiveness in Romeo & Juliet
- ... Tybalt wanted to do the impulsive thing and kill Romeo, but Capulet thought for a second about the consequences. Tybalt said “I'll not endure him” and Capulet told him emphatically “he shall be endur'd”(pg. 57, Lines 77 & 78). In this scene Capulet prevented a huge Montegue and Capulet confrontation by thinking first and not doing the impulsive suggested by Tybalt. Through thinking these actions through, problems were prevented ... play. Hours after Romeo killed Tybalt, Capulet acted on haste in Act III, Scene 4 and told Paris “I will make a desperate tender/Of my child's love: I think she will be rul'd/In all respects by me; nay more, I doubt it not....And bid her, mark you on me, on Wednesday next-” and then continued to sound delirious saying “Wednesday is too soon;/ O' Thursday let ... told him their marriage would be on Thursday, Friar said “On Thursday sir? The time is very short”(Pg. 181, Line 1) and this is after he married Romeo and Juliet on less than a day's notice. Furthermore, Friar made one tragic act of impulsiveness that lead to even more disastrous results. After Juliet awoke he told her”Thy husband in thy bosom there lies dead;/ And Paris too” ...
- 2136: Social Criticism in Animal Farm and A Tale of Two Cities
- ... Only getrid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own. Almost overnight we would become rich and free.'" (Orwell, 10) The other animals take this utopian idea to heart, and one day actually do revolt and drive the humans out. Two pigs emerge as leaders: Napoleon and Snowball. They coneztly argued, but one day, due to a difference over plans to build a windmill, Napoleon exiled Snowball. Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. Soon, the pigs began to get special favours, until finally, they were indistinguishable from humans ... in the right place, at the right time. Works Cited King, Martin. Students' Guide to Animal Farm. Scotland: Tynron Press, 1989. Lucas, John. The Melancholy Man: A Study of Dickens' Novels. London: N.P., N.D. Orwell, George. Animal Farm. London: Penguin Books, 1985. Shelden, Michael. Orwell: The
- 2137: Alfred Binet
- Alfred Binet The following essay offers both a short biography of Psychologist Alfred Binet and a present day practical application using the theory from which Binet developed his Intelligence test. Alfred Binet, born in Nice, France, on the eleventh of July, whose mother was an artist and whose father was a physician, became ... a level which would be most beneficial to the development of their individual potential. Work Cited Pollack, B., The Experimental Psychology of Alfred Binet, Selected Papers. Springer Publishing Co., Inc., New York City, @ 1995. Robinson, D.N., Significant Contributions to the History of Psychology 1750-1920 - Bine Psychometrics and Educational Psychology. University Publications of America, Inc., Washington, D.C., @ 1977 Rogers, T.B., The Psychological Testing Enterprise, An Introduction. Books/Cole Publishing Co., Pacific Grove, California, @ 1995. Wolf, T.H., Alfred Binet. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London, @ 1973.
- 2138: Summary of All Quite on the Western Front!
- ... easily been them. He says, "This appalling noise, these groans and screams penetrate, they penetrate everywhere." The effects this place has on Paul and his fellow soldiers are devastating and it is changing them every day. Paul used to find comforts in his books, but when he was on leave, he found they didn't give the feelings of excitement they use to bring him. He felt like a stranger around ... people he knew before the war. In one part of the book, where they are talking about what they will do after the war is over, Haie says, "If I were a non-com, I'd stay with the Prussians and serve out my time." None of the others know what they will do because all they know in life is death and war. Haie's suggestion seems the only logical ... none of them will admit it since now all they want to do is get out of war. They also have a problem talking about death, which is shown throughout the novel. Knowing that each day could be their last is a tough thing to think about. The author uses an effective metaphor when he says, "To me the front is a mysterious whirlpool." Even though Paul starts out at ...
- 2139: The Importance Of Dreams In Th
- Every day, all over the world people hope and dream. Sadly, many of these dreams go unanswered, and their hopes unfulfilled. The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams is a prime example of this phenomenon. Most of the ... a piece of her own glass collection, too fragile to move from the shelf. Tom; although the youngest child is the one faced with the most responsibility. He is the one forced to work all day in a shoe factory. He has to give up most of his money to pay the rent for their apartment, and to pay for all of their bills. This is not the life that Tom envisioned for himself. "Listen! You think I'm crazy about the warehouse?. . . You think I want to spend fifty-five years down there in that-celotex interior! with- fluorescent-tubes! Look! I'd rather somebody picked up a crowbar and battered out by brains- than go back mornings. . . For sixty-five dollars a month I give up all that I dream of doing and being ever! This ...
- 2140: Time and Fate in Romeo and Juliet
- ... a genuine coincidence that Romeo and Juliet were at the same place, at the same time. Some days after the ball, Benvolio and Mercutio are conversing, in regard to the quarrelsome weather. Benvolio declares, "The day is hot, the Capulets abroad,/ And if we meet we shall not ‘scape a brawl,/ For now these got days is the mad blood stirring." (III, i, l 2-4) At this point, Tybalt, who ... losses of Tybalt and Mercutio, the Prince must penalize Romeo. However, the Prince agrees that Romeo was acting in self defense. Juliet, who desires not to wed Paris, asks for Friar Laurence’s assistance. The day before the wedding, Juliet is to drink the poison, which will make her appear to be dead. In forty two hours she shall awake, with Romeo by her side. Romeo will then bring her to ... Friar Laurence that he was seeking another Franciscan, who was visiting the sick, to accompany him to Mantua. He says, "Suspecting that we both were in a house/ Where the infectious pestilence did reingn,/ Seal’d up the doors, and would not let us forth;/" (V, ii, l 9-11) Friar John tells that he could find no one to deliver the letter, for fear they may catch the infection. ...
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