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- 2431: Colorado River
- ... wealth. Finding a reliable or accessible water source, and timber for building was difficult to find. There was a lack of land that could be irrigated easily. By the turn of the century, most present day cities and towns were already established. Trails, roads, and railroads linked several areas with neighboring regions. Although the Colorado River drainage system was still not integrated. In the mid 1900s many dams had been ... States agreed to upstream salt control projects in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado, and a 260 Million dollar desalination plant in Yuma, Arizona. The desalination plant reclaims more than 70 million gallons of drainage water a day from the Welton-Mohawk irrigation project. Fifty miles from the Mexican border is Laguna Salada, the end of the Colorado River. An unlined canal carries the water 50 miles and then empties it onto the ... many settlements in this beautiful and unique part of the world. WORKS CITED (1) Marc Reisner, Cadillac Desert, The American West and its Disappearing Water, Viking Penguin, In., New York, 1986. p. 319 (2) Gary D. Weatherford., & F. Lee Brown, New Courses for the Colorado River, University of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe., 1986. p. 18 (3) New Courses for the Colorado River. p. 188 (4) Paul Gray, "Glen Canyon ...
- 2432: Personal Writing: The Path to the Unknown
- ... know your playing ability, I will tell Willie that there is no need for a tryout. Besides, I think he is becoming desperate if you ask me. You will also need to go to U.D. on Saturday for practice. Do you need a ride?" "O.K." and Yes, was all I was able to say. What had I done? I was not qualified to play in the honors band I ... screwed up? What if I was made fun of? I didn't think I would be able to handle that kind of put-down. That night I had a terrible nightmare. It was the first day of practice, and when I walked into the room, I was surrounded by jazz greats like Dizzy Gillespie, Emilio Castillo, Maynard Fergusson, Wynton Marsalis, Stan Kenton, and more. They all turned to look at me ... doing and how I was playing. Willie cut the band off, as he usually did when he was not pleased with the progress of the piece we were currently working on. " Saxophones, that's a D flat through the whole piece, not just that measure. Let's try and get it right. And you," looking straight at me, fear had now risen into my heart, "What grade you in?" Thinking ...
- 2433: Hiroshima, The World Is No Lon
- ... on Japan to stop the war with them and make them surrender, it also showed Russia what great power we posses and that we are not afraid of them. The Big Three, consisting of Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States; Winston Churchill from England; and Joseph Stalin of Russia, met in February, from the 4th to the 11th in 1945. These three men were the presidents and rulers of the three largest superpowers in the world. They met at the Yalta Conference, which many historians cite as the beginning of the Cold War. On April 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Harry S. Truman was sworn into office. A Lot of pressure was put onto the new Presidents shoulders as he was sworn in. On July 17, 1945 he spent his time at ... world into a fear that will never leave this world. Once you take the genie out of the bottle, you cant put it back, the same saying stands true for nuclear technology. In Present day there are committees that stretch all over the world. They manage nuclear information, which country posses it, how much they posses, and what there ability to get more is. Every country that posses nuclear ...
- 2434: The Motif Of War In A Separate
- ... of it as an adventure in itself. "'I'm giving it up, I'm going to enlist. Tomorrow.' I felt a thrill when he said it. This was the logical climax of the whole misbegotten day, this whole out-of-joint term at Devon. I think I had been waiting for a long time for someone to say this so that I could entertain these decisive words myself." Another reference to ... and Phineas' friends and someone who always bothered Leper. Brinker and Leper had their own type of warlike conflict between them. Leper's response to Gene when he said that Brinker had changed was, "'I'd know that bastard if he'd changed into Snow White.'" Gene finally left when Leper started to talk "crazy" about his experiences in the army camp. "'Do you think I want to hear every gory detail! Shut up! I don' ...
- 2435: Resident Physician Stress And
- ... This abnormal stress level can then lead to burnout; burnout can lead to impairment. Both professional and personal stresses make huge demands on the resident's time. Unfortunately, there are only 24 hours in a day, and as a resident physician that day includes very little, or no, free time. Learning medicine at this level requires a greater level of involvement in patient care and responsibility. The daily actions of ordering medication, following outcomes of tests and communicating ... carefully erected underneath them, that the doctor's personal and family life come second after the practice of medicine." "Burnout is a cumulative process leading to emotional exhaustion and withdraw," says John-Henry Pfifferling, Ph.D., director of the Center for Professional Well-Being in Durham, N.C. The symptoms of burnout are as varied as the sufferers. Some people become angry, blowing up or growling at anyone who crosses ...
- 2436: "The Stone Boy": Psychiatric Report
- ... from his family and friends. He has lived these past 12 years in frustration and isolation, unable to be confident, unable to express feelings. This was shown when he came in to my office that day with his hands in his pocket, shirt not tucked and tilting his head towards the floor; avoiding eye contact. He had very poor communicating skills and plus he had been very nervous. I understand that ... and greatly admired him. I have clearly reviewed a detailed incident with Mr. Curwing, an incident which has been the most important factor in shaping Arnold's life choices and his state of mind. The day of the accident, Eugie had promised Arnold that he would go pick peas with him. Arnold carried his 22-caliber rifle with him hoping that "if there were any ducks he'd take a shot at them."(p.1) On their way to picking peas, they had to climb "
through the wire fence that divided the wheat field from the marshy pasture around the lake."(p. ...
- 2437: Greed
- ... standstill. Greed has given our society faster travel, better service, more convenience, and most importantly, progress. Greed has created thousands of billionaires and millions of millionaires. But why is greed associated with evil? In their day, most capitalists like Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller were depicted as pure evil. Vanderbilt stole from the poor. Rockefeller was a snake. But the name-calling did not come from the consumers; it was the competing businesses that complained. The newspapers expanded ... affordable for the working-class people. The working-class people, who use to go to bed after sunset, could now afford fuel for their lanterns. The people, who worked an average 10-12 hours a day, could now have a private and social life. The consumers were happy, the workers were happy, and they were happy. Bill Gates, CEO of Microsoft Corporation is another example of a greedy person. He ...
- 2438: Romeo And Juliet 2 -
- ... Unwiedly, slow, heavy, and pale as lead (pg. 105). Juliet is an impulsive young women who felt that she might have reacted too rashly.. Juliet weas frightened and uttered It is too rash, too unadvis d, too sudden; / Too like the lightening which doth cease to be / Ere one can say It lightens. These examples contrast the speed of the youth and the sluggishness of the aged - the impulsive versus the more reasoned reaction. In modern day society, kids act at such an incredible pace that grownups can not relate to. Kids can operate on the fastest video games out on the market with no problem. If an adult plays, it will ... doing it. The traditional code of ethics would have dictated that Romeo do what Lord Montague asked and not question why. Romeo abandoned everything and followed his heart. This is applicable in today s modern day society. The issue of respect and authority of elders is questioned at every turn. The traditional way of behaving has changed dramatically. Now kids talk back to their parents and find no problem with ...
- 2439: Charles Darwin And Richard Owen
- ... conflict of between Darwin and Owen, it seems clear that Darwin had the better of it. Owen was a naturalist that came and went. Darwin in the other hand, established his name, even till this day, his theories still stand true and are currently been used. Had Owen not got into this mess with Darwin, Owen's name would still be remembered by most. The foundations of Owen's views were ... my book will be forgotten in ten years, perhaps so; but, with such a [short but prestigious] list [of scientific supporters], I feel convinced that the subject will not." (Darwin in a letter to J. D. Hooker, 3/3/1860) "I have read lately so many hostile views [of The Origin of Species], that I was beginning to think that perhaps I was wholly in the wrong, and that Owen was ... I hear that you and Huxley will fight publicly (which I am sure I never could do), I fully believe that our cause will, in the long run, prevail." (Darwin in a letter to J. D. Hooker, 7/2/1860) It seems certainly true that Darwin's prediction of "the subject (of evolution) would not be forgotten," and that, "our cause will, in the long run, prevail," proved true. Whereas, ...
- 2440: Shakespeare 2
- ... 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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