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- 5171: Mount Ruapehu
- ... model for a Quaternary andesitic composite volcano: Ruapehu, New Zealand. Bulletin of Volcanology. 51:51-68 R. Herbert(1996) Mt. Ruapehu Gallery. http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/new.zealand/ruapehu/stimulus/eruption/ross.html D.J. Hooton(1970) New Zealand: The Physical Environment. D. Lapidus(1990) Dictionary of Geology. Oxford Press, England. I.E.M. Smith (ed.)(1986) Late Cenozoic Volcanism in New Zealand. Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington. This page was written by Pippa Swannell.
- 5172: The Yellow Wall-paper
- ... someone less personally involved in her case, but the only help he seeks was for the house and baby. He obtains a nanny to watch over the children while he was away at work each day: "It is fortunate Mary is so good with the baby." (164) And he had his sister Jennie takes care of the house. "She is a perfect and enthusiastic housekeeper." (163) He does talk of taking ... an eye open for someone coming. This is obvious throughout the story. It also seems to me that, probably because of his oppressive behavior, she wants to drive her husband away. "John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious. I am glad my case is not serious!" (162) As her breakdown approaches she actually locks him out of her room: "I have locked the door ...
- 5173: Human Health
- ... and have not been sick since I've starting taking the products, Bob said. I do not have to deprive myself either. I eat good meals daily. You are able to eat 3-meals a day that are based on a balanced nutritional diet, supplimented with our products. The reason this all works is that the products help to absorb the nutrients in the food while helping the body to eliminate ... no need to bug your family, neighbors, or friends. The system is duplicable and we've been training others to use this system and gain extra income". All of the products come with a 30-day money back guarantee and in addition, Bob works with his customers to make sure that they understand the proper use of the products and that they are getting the full benefits from them. The products ...
- 5174: Alexander III
- Alexander III According to Plutarch, Alexander was born on the sixth of Hecatombaeon (July) in the year 356 B.C. He was the son of Philip, king of Macedon,and Olympias. Supposedly on the day he was born the temple of Artemis burnt down, signifying his future glory. Not much is known of the youth of Alexander. It is known that he was taught by Aristotle and had a love ... just filled up on rations upon entering Gedrosia. When he refreshed his army he continued the march, feasting all the way for seven days. He and his most intimate friends banqueted and revelled night and day upon a platform erected on a lofty, conspicuous scaffold, which was slowly drwan by eight horses. This was followed by a great many chariots, some covered with purple canopies, and some with green boughs, which ...
- 5175: Elie's Wiesel and Night
- ... account of an adolescent boy and his father in Auschwitz. Elie Wiesel writes of their battle for survival, and with his battle with God for a way to understand the wanton cruelty he witnessed each day. Elie Wiesel was born in a little, quiet town called Sighet, in transylvania where he had lived all of his young life. Quiet until the 1940's, when the city, and eke himself charged for ever, just as Europe, and for that matter the world. One day they expelled all the foreigners of the city, and Wiesels master in the study of cabbala (Jewish mysticism) of a foreigner so he was expelled too. The deportees were soon forgotten, he writes. However a ...
- 5176: The Road Not Taken - R. Frost
- ... down every road. And that at this point in time one of the roads must be chosen. After the choice of roads is described and considered, Frost writes "Oh, I kept the first for another day! /Yet knowing how way leads on to way, /I doubted if I should ever come back." This is where the narrator makes his choice. Here, he knows he is bound by that choice. He wants ... has walked down the road since the leaves have fallen, therefore describing a road not traveled. That path does not fit who he is at this juncture in life. I kept the first for another day, relates to his desire to travel down both paths. knowing how way leads on to way, means that he is aware that all future life choices will be affected because of the road he chooses ...
- 5177: Hinduism and Buddhism
- ... he became the Buddha. His intentions were not to form a new religion, only to modify an older one. Brahmanism, or Hinduism, had become very orthodox. Siddartha was a minor king of northern India. One day, he ventured outside the palace walls and saw how life really was. Inspired, Siddartha left his home, and family to look for the meaning of life. For years he listened to and studied with the ... have a bad life when you are reborn. Another similarity is that both Hinduism and Buddhism are very kind to animals. They believe every living creature has a soul, and through reincarnation, you might one day end up as one. Most Hindus and Buddhists that strictly follow the religion are vegetarians of one sort or another. It's impossible to tell whether or not that hamburger you ate at Burger King ...
- 5178: Darwin Vs. Wallace
- ... years since English naturalist Charles Darwin first told the world his revolutionary concept about how livings things develop. Evolution through natural selection and adaptation was the basis of his argument as it remains to this day a debated subject by many. Across this nation, a "return" to "traditional" values has also brought the return of age old debated topics. One issue that truly separates Americans is the issue of creation versus evolution. Since the 19th century, this divisive topic has been debated in school boards and state capitols across America. In many instances religious fundamentalists won the day by having banned the instruction or even the mention of "ungodly" evolutionary thinking in schools. With today's social and political climate, this question is back with greater force than ever. This is why this ...
- 5179: The Use Of Symbolism In The On
- ... short story, the child was portrayed as completely different. "It is so thin there are no calves to its legs; its belly protrudes; it lives on a half-bowl of corn meal and grease a day. It is naked. Its buttocks and thighs are a mass of festered sores, as it sits in its own excrement continually." (Le Guin, p. 258) Furthermore, the reader also becomes aware of the filthy, unsanitary ... the child were brought up into the sunlight out of that vile place, if it were cleaned and fed and comforted, that would be a good thing, indeed; but if it were done, in that day and hour all the prosperity and beauty and delight of Omelas would wither and be destroyed." (Leguin, p. 259) When looking at third world countries where sickness, malnutrition, neglect and abuse are exposed all over ...
- 5180: John Muir's Trail in History
- ... him national attention, influencing President Theodore Roosevelt. In May of 1903, Roosevelt and Muir traveled to Yosemite. Roosevelt was awestruck by the captivating scenery and beauty of the valley. For the duration of the three-day camping excursion, Muir preached the importance of preventing the destructive work of the lumbermen and other spoilers of the for-est(Wadsworth, 112). There, together, beneath the trees, they laid the foundation of Roosevelt's ... Pass, and Muir's Peak were also named after him. 1976 the California Historical Society voted John Muir the greatest Californian in the state's history. California's governor proclaimed every April 21 John Muir Day in honor of his birthday. John Muir was perhaps this country's most famous and influential naturalist and conservationist. He taught the people of his time and ours the importance of experiencing and protecting our ...
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