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- 2981: A Bus Story
- ... special experiences, there’s one that happened when I was a junior in high school on my way to school. It was a very interesting one, so that I still remember it until now. One day morning, just like other mornings in my life, I forced myself woke up early, prepared all my stuff, and went to the bus station to wait for my bus. I remembered it was a beautiful Monday morning. The warming sunshine was so comfortable and let me almost forgot the big midterm that I was going to have that day. The bus came early. I got on the bus and sat in the back of the bus. In this early morning, there are already some people on this bus. Some of them hurrying to school, some of them hurrying to their work, but everyone at least could have their seat. I started to read my book and worried about the quiz I would have that day. Suddenly, an invisible power pulled my attention to a couple whom had just gotten on the bus. Maybe because they were the only two that was standing in this bus or maybe because I ...
- 2982: Macbeth-blood
- ... Act 1 Sc 2 line 1) This is symbolic of the brave fighter who has been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says, "Which smok'd with bloody execution"(Act 1 Sc 2 line 18), he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. Blood is used in these passages ... the ending of the play, Macbeth has Macduff at his mercy, and lets him go, because of his guilt. He shows that he is guilty. "But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd with blood of thine already."(Act 5 Sc 8 line 5) After Macbeth dies the symbolic theme of blood swings back to what it was at the beginning of the play. It is a symbol ... kill will get power but not all will have the great responsibility to control that power. Macbeth had that power but made a fatal mistake by not taking responsibility for his actions. "We have scotch'd the snake, not kill'd it:"(Act 3 Sc 2 line 13) Macbeth had his time of fame but he wanted more and his greed got the better of him, not listening to his ...
- 2983: The Good Earth
- ... was most angry of all that Lotus dared to curse this child of his and call her idiot, and a load of fresh pain for the girl fell upon his heart, so that for a day and two days he would not go near Lotus, but he played with the children and he went into the town and he bought a circle of barley candy for his poor fool and he ... love they once shared. Furthermore, Wang Lung confiscated the two pearls O-lan saved from the south. O-lan wanted to have the pearls set in earrings to give their youngest daughter on her wedding day, but Wang Lung did not agree: Why should that one wear pearls when her skin is as black as earth? Pearls are for fair women...Give them to me-I have need of them.(188) Although he learned the pearls would be for his daughters wedding day, he decided to give them as gifts to his mistress. Moreover, he lashes his eldest son and his concubine with a bamboo stick. He saw them conversing by the pool and immediately assumed they ...
- 2984: Analysis The Impact Of Shift Work
- ... has side effect on worker in the physicalogical aspect. The most common short-term ailment is a stomach or gastro-intestinal problem. One study found shiftworkers had twice as high a rate of ulcers as day workers did. Others have linked shiftwork with problems like heartburn, loss of appetite, diarrhea and constipation (Aanonsen 57). Few shiftworkers escape their years on rotation without experiencing at least one of those symptoms. It is ... that they are not eating at traditional meal times, and eat junk food or other snacks that are quick and convenient (Aanonsen 58). Caffeine, the shiftworker's constant companion, and changing meal times from one day to the next may affect gastric secretions, aggravating digestive problems. Sleep disorders, caused by the disruption of circadian rhythm, are a common long-term health effect experienced by shiftworkers. Fatigue can also make a person ... sleeping pills as a tool to help them relax and get to sleep at the end of the shift. Others may find themselves using tobacco or drugs to keep themselves awake and functioning through the day. All these substances can be addictive, and can lead to other health problems such as heart attack, diabetes and elilepsy (Morgan 75). Many of these health effects, both long term and short term, are ...
- 2985: Analysis The Impact Of Shift W
- ... has side effect on worker in the physicalogical aspect. The most common short-term ailment is a stomach or gastro-intestinal problem. One study found shiftworkers had twice as high a rate of ulcers as day workers did. Others have linked shiftwork with problems like heartburn, loss of appetite, diarrhea and constipation (Aanonsen 57). Few shiftworkers escape their years on rotation without experiencing at least one of those symptoms. It is ... that they are not eating at traditional meal times, and eat junk food or other snacks that are quick and convenient (Aanonsen 58). Caffeine, the shiftworker's constant companion, and changing meal times from one day to the next may affect gastric secretions, aggravating digestive problems. Sleep disorders, caused by the disruption of circadian rhythm, are a common long-term health effect experienced by shiftworkers. Fatigue can also make a person ... sleeping pills as a tool to help them relax and get to sleep at the end of the shift. Others may find themselves using tobacco or drugs to keep themselves awake and functioning through the day. All these substances can be addictive, and can lead to other health problems such as heart attack, diabetes and elilepsy (Morgan 75). Many of these health effects, both long term and short term, are ...
- 2986: History Of Music
- ... much as the people that created it. From Chromagnum men to musician and from grunting too classical music, rock, and rap. The first people imitated music from nature. They mimicked the sound from their every day life. It had no rhythm, beat, or tune it was just noise, but later turned into what we now call music. Ancient people used music for much more than entertainment they used it in every day life. They would yell and scream during battle, blow a horn as a warning, have ceremonies to honor the dead or bring the rain, signal danger, to show your importance in society, it was also ... have many strings on it. Some other ancient stringed instruments were the scrapers from the 16th century, and the picker from the 16th century. The scrapers and the pickers were all ancient forms of present-day violins, fiddles, and guitars. Most of the ancient string instrument’s strings were made of horsehair, hemp, or animal intestines. One of the first woodwinds was the flute. The flute was one of the ...
- 2987: The Importance of Planning For A Stereo Manufacturer
- ... organisation. Clearly the consequences can be fatal for a firm's existence, if not the development of a strategic plan is done properly. Strategic planning does not involve the actions taken in an organisation from day to day. It is more a scope, or a direction for which the organisation is heading. That is, the top managers in an audio manufactory might say that the firm shall be market leaders in design innovation and sound quality. How to obtain this is set in the operational plan. Operational plans are a short term plans, ‘showing how strategic plans will be implemented in day-to-day activities. These plans form a hierarchy of plans that are linked by interrelated goals' . ‘Operational plans fall into two general classes, Single-use plans and Standing plans. Single-use plans are designed ...
- 2988: Babe Ruth
- George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American icon or symbol just as Uncle Sam was; the Babe started it all. He was the best pitcher in his day and still remains the strongest slugger in the game. Ruth had power, strength, an appetite and a desire for the game that no other player would ever have. It was "Babe Ruth, a hero of ... manager's position. George Selkirk, and Dixie Walker replaced Ruth in right field. On May 25th at Pittsburgh Forbes Field, Babe had is farewell. Out of his six final home runs, three occurred on this day, but according to Cub's Fred Linstrom "it was like watching a monument beginning to shake and crack, you were waiting for it to topple". From the time Babe Ruth left New York players found ... To mark the occasion Cobb and Ruth donned their uniforms at the Knox Girls' School gym. Cobb, keeping up his competitive spirit, put a note in Ruth's cleats saying "I can beat you any day in the week and twice on Sunday at the Scottish game". Tensions between the two of them were decreasing over the years and Cobb actually found that he liked the Babe and they remained ...
- 2989: I Believe: A Code of Ethics
- ... I believe in Wally and the Beaver... I believe I didn't learn anything in kindergarten... I believe we are all in this together... I believe that breakfast is the most important meal of the day... I believe the ozone layer is just fine... I believe in dedication... I believe my daughter is a prodigy... I believe that Kathy Lee is the Anti-Christ... I believe my dad can still beat ... people to live off the sweat of others by continuing to give them handouts. Every quarter given to a homeless person adds to the bottom line of what he will expect to collect the following day. Soon he will come to feel that he is entitled to that amount as he is increasingly led to believe by modern social programs. It is only by forcing people who are able to fend ... number one. So, if the friend needed a loan for the rent but my daughter needed shoes or school supplies in the same amount, my friend will have to do without. If a friends moving day fell on the same day as my daughters swim meet, the friend would just have to find someone else to help move. And if my daughter was in the car as I passed the ...
- 2990: The Great Depression
- ... turn brown and the dirt slowly turn to dust they began to fear what was to come. In the water-cut gullies the earth dusted down in dry little streams. As the sharp sun struck day after day, the leaves of the young corn became less stiff and erect; then it was June and the sun shone more fiercely. The brown lines on the corn leaves widened and moved in on the central ribs. The weeds frayed and edged back toward their roots. The air was thin and the sky more pale; and every day the earth paled. (qtd. Steinbeck 2-3). The farmers worst fears were realized when their corn and other crops began to die. The dust became so bad they had to cover their mouths with ...
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