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- 5011: I Didn't Do It: How The Simpsons Affects Kids
- ... he realizes that he is not doing very well, he gets a second job as a mall Santa for the extra money. On the way home from work, he steals a Christmas tree. The next day at the mall, Bart sits on his Dad's lap and pulls down his beard. Homer responds by choking Bart and making him help make Christmas better. On Christmas Eve, Homer receives his check, $13 ... Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 8 Oct., 1992 "Homer's Odyssey." The Simpsons. By: Jay Choker and Wallaby Wolodarsky, Dir: Wesley Archer, Prod: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 21 Jan, 1990 "Homer Simpson Saves the Day." San Francisco Chronicle 21 May, 1992: D3 "Homer VCR. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment." The Simpsons. By: Steve Pepsin, Dir: Rich Moore, Prod: James L. Brooks. Fox. WHNS, Greenville. 7 Feb, 1991 "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge ...
- 5012: Forbidden Planet Comparison to Shakespeare's The Tempest
- ... psyche. Confronted with the virtually limitless power they had due to the nature of what they had become, all they did was loot, riot, and otherwise engage in self-destructive activity, so that in one day the entire race was destroyed. In this case, technology in the form of the Krell's supercomputer became a slave to the most basic form of nature--the subconscious, where primal emotions rage with all ... tigers which are normally fearsome killers are petted like kitty cats. It is the tiger which is the first clue that things are going wrong. An obvious symbol of nature, a tiger attacks Alta one day while Commander Adams is there. Adams quickly uses his blaster on the tiger, symbolizing the utter dominance of technology over nature on Altaira IV. Shortly afterwards, things start getting worse, and culminate in a fearsome ...
- 5013: Oedipus Rex
- ... and misfortunes he encountered. It was believed that the god's predetermined people's lives, and it was unavoidable. Others thought that everyone had their specific place in life. They must die on their "appointed day," but whatever happened in between those two "fateful days" is up to their free will. It is the choices they make in their lifetime that determine their happiness. In any case, Sophocles has provided a ... circumstances as he did. One of the most outstanding examples of the god's predetermination, is when Oedipus recalls memories of his own childhood in Corinth when the oracle warns him that he will one day slay his father, and defile the bed of his mother. Oedipus tried to change his destiny, by running away from his adoptive parents, but instead, he runs into the very person, who he was trying ...
- 5014: Yamamoto
- ... was on April 18, 1943 when he flew in a battle and was shot down. The truth is that the Americans decoded Japans naval code, found out the details of Yamamoto's flight, and F.D.R. himself ordered American pilots to ambush Yamamoto and the Japanese. Japan did not know that the U.S.A. decoded their signal. Yamamoto also had certain ideals, or standards of excellence. For example, he ... s code. ON APRIL 18, 1943, YAMAMOTO'S PLANE WAS AMBUSHED BY AMERICAN FORCES, AND YAMAMOTO'S PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN, KILLING HIM INSTANTLY. THE DECISION TO AMBUSH YAMAMOTO'S PLANE WAS MADE BY F.D.R. Yamamoto was a very loyal man, a patroit, if you will. He did his job even when he disagreed with it, he flew a plane even though it was not necessary, and he cared ...
- 5015: Dead Poet's Society: Significant Experiences; The Twists of Life.
- ... Neil Perry, discovers a whole new world and his life is irreversibly changed as a result of the impact of his association with Mr. Keating. The lives of all the boys were drastically changed the day they met Mr. Keating. "Carpe Diem" he told them. "Seize the day, make you lives extraordinary." With these few words, Mr. Keating opened the minds of his students to the broad possibilities that life held for them. The boys learned that they deserved more than the daily ...
- 5016: Biographical Fact Sheet On James Fenimore Cooper
- ... Natty Bumppo, a uniquely American personification of rugged individualism and the pioneer spirit. A second book featuring Bumppo, The Last of the Mohicans written in 1826, quickly became the most widely read work of the day, solidifying Cooper's popularity in the U.S. and in Europe. Set during the French and Indian War, The Last of the Mohicans chronicles the massacre of the colonial garrison at Fort William Henry and ... declined in his later years as he entered into the nationalistic and partisan disputes of the Jacksonian era, becoming increasingly contentious toward reviewers and the public. Cooper died at Cooperstown on September 14, 1851, one day before his sixty-second birthday. Cooper was, and continues to be, and immensely popular writer, and he is generally considered to be the first major American novelist.
- 5017: Consumer Appeal
- ... around them. In the same manner, so are commercials to television programs. They are both aimed at the same groups or types of people, such as sex, age, gender, etc. Many times, the time of day or day of the week a show is aired has a lot to do with the types of viewers the program will attract. Thus, the types of commercials will also differ. On Saturday nights at 10:00 ...
- 5018: Biography of Arthur Clarke
- ... assistant editor of Science Abstracts, a science magazine. After quitting his job as the assistant editor, he decided to become a full-time science fiction author. Arthur has never been married, and still, to this day, is a bachelor. Clarke is a very successful writer. In fact, he is considered to be one of the most successful science fiction authors ever! He has written many books, including: Hammer of god; 2001 ... Sky; Against the Fall of Night; Childhood's End; Expedition to Earth; Going into Space; and Earthlight. Arthur has also written a few Nonfiction books, like Interplanetary Flight, and The Exploration of Space. Also, one day, he had an argument with a colleague, and said, “ When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very ...
- 5019: Dolphins
- ... not accept tuna from canners that do not protect dolphins. Animal rights activists also believe that dolphins shouldn't be in captivity for use in aquatic shows. Dolphins eat a lot of food in a day, usually about one third of their body weight. A dolphin's diet consists of mostly fish and squid. Dolphins can swim very fast, so they are able to easily catch their food. The dolphin has ... A dolphin is very streamlined and can average a speed of up to 19 miles per hour with bursts of over 25 miles per hour. At these speeds, dolphins can cover great distances in a day. The best studied species of dolphins are the bottle-nosed. Bottle-nosed dolphins reach sexual maturity at the ages of 5 to 12 years in females and 9 to 13 years in males. Dolphins mate ...
- 5020: C-SPAN, the Cable TV channel
- ... series that looked at various aspects of the 1996 presidential campaign including fundraising, debates, advertisements, and party conventions. "Prime Time Public Affairs" is a program that airs the most important public policy issue of the day. From the President speaking in the White House to a State Department hearing on an important issue, a range of events are covered in their entirety. "American Perspectives" is labeled as a "special public affairs ... come back to it after watching C-SPAN. Rituals long practiced with a great air of authority- the sign-ons, standups, and sign-offs; the drumbeat that attends the announcement of the story of the day; the the gotcha questions that hardly ever get anyone- suddenly look like nervous tics. The whole rhythm of TV news begins to seem jerky and unnatural..."5 One recent innovation of C-SPAN is the ...
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