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- 2731: The Protector Of The Scots And The Hammer Of The Scots
- ... persuade the King not to go out in this bad weather, however his pride and maybe a bit too much French wine get the better of him. The King of Scotland is found the next day at the bottom of a cliff with a broken neck (“William Wallace the Truth” http://www.highlanderweb.co.uk/wallace/index.html). This chain of events had not only taken Scotland’s King from her ... of a minor Scottish Nobel named Sir Malcolm Wallace of Elderslie near Paisley in Renfrewshire. His family had migrated from Wales in the second half of the twelfth century. As was the custom of the day William’s older brother was to inherit all of his father’s holdings; therefore William was sent off to the Church for an education and life in service of the Church. So contrary to Mr. Gibson’s movie of our time and English propaganda of William’s time he was not the poor uneducated farmers son. Indeed, for Sir William’s day he was quite well educated (Fisher 65). Even as early as his school days William had a reputation for defending himself and punishing the aggressions of intruders, whenever the opportunity arose. In December 1291, ...
- 2732: Lasers And Their Applications
- ... for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. In the last century many types of lasers have been used for many different applications from welding to surgery to military and even many uses in every day life by harnessing the principles of light and stimulated emission. To understand how lasers work we must first understand the physics behind light waves. Light is emitted from a source and travels in straight lines ... for. A lasers use is only restricted by the cost to run it and imagination of the user. Lasers are widely used in industry scientific research and medicine, communication, in the military and in every day home uses. In industry lasers are used for their intense heat and precision. Its heat is used for the spot welding of two metals. A focused beam can easily heat, melt or even vaporize a ... cost of the system was almost three hundred times more than the departments annual budget. Aside from the many uses of lasers that most people will never see, there are endless uses in our every day lives the most common today is the compact disks. A compact disk is a plastic disk with a thin metallic layer. A high precision laser beam is used to burn microscopic pits in the ...
- 2733: Christianity And Judaism
- ... Now let us examine what specific Christian traditions or practices can be understood to be the flower and fruit of Jewish traditions of practices. These are remnants of Judaism that can be found in modern day Christianity. Why do they exist? They exist because the first Christians were actually Jews. Their Jewish upbringing undoubtedly affected this giant step into a new religious tradition. "The pattern of early Christian worship - in timing and content, fasts and prayers, private and communal - shows the pervasive influence of Judaism." The Jewish Sabbath seemingly paved the way for the Christian Sunday. However, this Holy Day is also seen as a way the Catholic Church separated, or distinguished itself from Judaism. Passover is another Jewish Holy Day that is seen to have influenced the Christian Holy Day known as Easter Sunday. While worship service seemed strikingly similar, this was not the only link between Christianity and Judaism. James H. Charlesworth supplied ...
- 2734: Swaziland
- ... lived by a combination of horticulture, fishing, and foraging. Horticulturist who raises plantains and bananas, the Yanomamo diet consists of things hunted and gathering of palm fruit. Only about three to four hours in a day were spent working on the food supply. This allows time to enjoy the day by relaxing and having fun. This somewhat likes a civilized society. Because of the tropical region where the live it allows for year round cultivation and gathering of crops. So there is a fair amount of food to allow for this time of play. The Swazi people are farmers and herders. A great deal of their day is placed on cultivating and tending livestock. They do not rely on the self made fruit of the land, for a constant food supply. However, their region allows for seasonal rotation of crops. Production ...
- 2735: A Fabulous Analysis Of The Flamboyantly Gay
- ... Now that the big question has been identified and retorted, perhaps you are wondering why the title of this essay is “A Fabulous Analysis of the Flamboyantly Gay”. Well not only am I a M.D. with a Ph. D in psychology, alumni of one of the most recognized psychology schools in the nation, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and a loving father of 2, but I am a football-savvy, t-shirt and jeans kind of guy who can really handle pressure and still, as of today, hasn’t reached his breaking point. Sam Goddard, M.D., Ph. D. 10-22-03
- 2736: The History of Stonehenge
- ... stone weighs an estimated 35 tons and stands within the Avenue leading to Stonehenge. The Heel Stone, when viewed from the center of the sarsen circle, aligns with the rising sun at daybreak on Midsummer Day, at the summer solstice. The existence of this sighline was finally proved by the computer calculations of astronomer Gerald S. Hawkins in the 1960s (The Age of God-Kings). The summer solstice is when the ... used to observe the midwinter solstice, when the sun appears to set further to the south (The Age of God-Kings). It is clear that Stonehenge I was used as a calendar to pinpoint Midsummer Day for either knowledge, rituals, or ceremonies. After many years the second stage of Stonehenge began, Stonehenge II, this second phase is what gave Stonehenge its magnificent beauty. Around 2200 BC the Avenue was dug and ... as was an arrangement of large bluestones. The Avenue was originally a roadway enclosed by earth banks 47 feet apart that led to the northeast entrance along the line of the rising sun on Midsummer Day (The World's Last Mysteries). The Avenue was a processional way to the Hampshire Avon nearly two miles away. Scientist believe this is possibly the route, by which 82 stones weighing around four tons ...
- 2737: Ancient Egyptians and the Norsemen: Creating the Past
- ... group of 8 deities consisting of Nun, Huh, Kuk, and Amun joined with their mates Naunet, Hauket, Kauket, and Amaunet to create the world (Cavendish 97). Two different stories about the creation of night and day accompanied the 3 different stories of creation. It is said in one story that Atum was sometimes identified with the sun god, Re, producing Atum-Re who would sail across the sky in his sektet in the morning to produce the light of day. Then at night Nut would swallow him creating the dark of night, and then give birth to him again in the morning (Philip 16). Then it is said in some areas of Egypt that Atum-Re did not like the union of Geb and Nut. So in order to separate them he would rise during the day creating light, and as long as the sun shone Nut remained separated from Geb. Then as soon as the sun went down Nut would gradually descend until she embraced Geb creating night (Budge 20). ...
- 2738: Julius Caesar: Roman Life During the First Triumvirate
- ... play fully unravels, we see a few of signs of Caesar's tragic end. Aside from the sooth-sayer's warning, we also see another sign during Caesar's visit with the Augerers, the latter day "psychics". They find "No heart in the beast", which they interpret as advice to Caesar that he should remain at home. Ceasar brushes it off and thinks of it as a rebuke from the gods ... to interpret it's meaning. Later Caesar tells his faithful companion Decius about it, and he interprets it quite the contrary, "That it was a vision fair and fortunate," and indeed, today is an ideal day to go out, since this is the day "To give a crown to mighty Caesar." Perhaps Decius is implying here that today is a day where much appreciation and appraisal will be given to Caesar, surely not the endangerment of his well- ...
- 2739: Nursing
- ... my chosen career path. For this reason, I have researched the nursing career. I have spent many hours in this setting and feel that I have a pretty good understanding as to what goes on day to day. Before choosing to become a nurse, one must first examine themselves and look to see if they have the right qualities for this demanding job. Some qualities are such; caring, compassion, a strong desire and ... She takes reports from the previous shifts, assesses patients, gives medication, performs procedures give treatments and sees the patients with the doctors. All hospitals in Windsor are unionized. The nurses hired are given a 90 day trial period and after that time the nurse is approaching to join the union. Salaries are paid hourly, starting at around 20 dollars an hour and ranging to 26 per hour. Increases are dependent ...
- 2740: The Invasion Of Poland 1939
- ... also shipped to Auschwitz from as from nine other European nations. In Auschwitz thousands of Jews were murdered. They were poisoned using Zyclon or exhaust fumes. Jews of all ages were forced to work all day, and if they weren't working hard enough they were shot. Women were separated fro the men, splitting families apart. People were put into crematories and burned. Jews were exicuted by the hundreds each day for no reason. They were beaten to death by German guards. They were put into gas chambers and murdered each week. Yet each week another train full of new Jews was brought in to take ... instead of crying he made the people pray. He wasn't worried about wether he was praying with other Catholic or if he was praying with Jews, he just united the people in prayer. One day there was an escaped prisoner and they lined the people from his bunk up and were going to kill one of them. They chose a man with a wife and kids, so Maximillian volunteered ...
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