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- 5471: Hysteria
- ... life in Massachusetts. These include a strong belief in the devil, factions among Salem Village fanatics and rivalry with nearby Salem Town, a recent small pox epidemic and the threat of attack by warring tribes (D Amario 1). All these issues led to rising fear and suspicion. Soon prisons were filled with more that 150 men surrounding Salem; their names had been cried out by tormented young girls as the cause of their pain. All would await trial for a crime punishable by death, the practice of witchcraft (D Amario 1). Many theories exist as to why these girls behaved as they did and caused the witchcraft hysteria. One theory states: they had eaten bread contaminated with a hallucinogenic fungus (TWHSTSV 2), which supposedly ...
- 5472: Love in the Time of Cholera
- ... she was in love with Florentino Ariza. Florentino, unlike Dr. Urbino, is not the most sought-after suitor of his time, but one who has admired Fermina's every step from afar ever since the day that she decided that she no longer wanted him in her life. Since that day he feverishly concieved poetry, and claimed a vow of devotion for her. And then finally, more than 50 years later, he was given the chance to renew his fow for Fermina at the Dr. Urbino ...
- 5473: The Art of Storytelling and Folktales
- The Art of Storytelling and Folktales The great art of storytelling has been around for generations calling forth new listeners even at this present day. In everyday life, through books, theaters, televisions, and spoken word, new and old stories are told to a variety of people. The folktale, which has been a part of a long oral tradition, is the ... single story. Cinderella is a prime example of an old folktale that has many variants. This popular tale may have been introduced in the orient and has been retold for centuries, even at this present day. This folktale, like many others, was created for a reason. It was most likely originally intended for entertainment. In its basic appeal, the tale now has many reasons for being told. In every telling of ...
- 5474: Information Management
- ... Honeywell, IBM, Sperry-Rand, and others. These second-generation computers were also of solid state design, and contained transistors in place of vacuum tubes. They also contained all the components we associate with the modern day computer: printers, tape storage, disk storage, memory, operating systems, and stored programs. One important example was the IBM 1401, which was universally accepted throughout industry, and is considered by many to be the Model T ... larger businesses. The development of Information Technology alters the "economies of scale" equation to put the kind of resources that only used to be available to large companies, at everyone's disposal, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. It provides businesses, both large and small, with instant access to vendors, customers, manufacturers and customer information anywhere in the world. And it is fundamentally going to change the way we ...
- 5475: My Trip To Woodstock
- ... on that Thursday afternoon, with my three friends, hot, sweaty and prepared to be in for the best three days of my life. When we reached our campsite, the one we had shown up a day early to claim, we realized that city kids do not know much about setting up a tent. Without even asking the boys behind us set up our tent, asking right away if we were, "from ... an emphasis on, what people consider newsworthy or important. Unfortunately, when people think of Woodstock '99, they will think of it negatively. It will forever be remembered for the riots and looting on the last day. Gone will be the three days of music, the whole atmosphere that we tried to create and the friendliness among total strangers. Fortunately, for me at least, I have learned to see past that.
- 5476: Archaeology
- ... this case because all of the artifacts that were buried under the pyroclastic material display the past human behavior and their everyday existence. Things such as food, a baby crib, and art, which depict the day to day lives of the inhabitants of Herculaneum, were found. The job of an archaeologist is continuous and will never end. With the use of patterning and middle range theory, archaeologists help interpret the past through their ...
- 5477: Music Therapy: Can It Help Anyone?
- ... the first music therapy degree program in the country. The thing about music therapy that people have to be careful with is that you need specific kinds of music to get different desired results. Samuel D. Uretsky says "the benefits of music are fairly obvious--it's comparatively inexpensive, and it can be reused over and over. That assumes that you pick the right music. Handel's "Water Music" can be ... Nordoff, Paul and Robbins, Clive. "Therapy in Music for Handicapped Children." New York: St. Martins Press, 1971. 9.) O'Mara, Peggy. "Musical Birth: Sound Strategies for Relaxation." Mothering. Fall 1997 n84 p56 10.) Uretsky, Samuel D. "Music Therapy". Independent Living Provider. Jan.-Feb. 1996. 11.) Westley, Marian and Gideonese, Ted. "Music is Good Medicine". Newsweek. 21 September 1998 v132 n112 p 103
- 5478: Aedies Aegypti
- ... been known best for transmitting yellow fever and human dengue throughout the tropic and subtropic of the Americas (Womack, M 1993). This mosquito along with others are looked upon as pests and nuisances in modern day society because of their attraction to moisture, lactic acid, carbon dioxide, body heat and movement (E.B. 1999) but we can not confuse the Aedes aegypti with any other mosquito for it has a very ... be found in abundance in towns and cities near human dwelling places., living in trees, herbaceous plants, dim closets, cabinets or even old automobile tires (Womack 1993, Juliano 1998). The species feeds mostly during the day increasing its feeding rate two hours after sunrise and several hours before sunset ( Womack 1993, Geographical Magazine 1998), while it is not rare for females to feed under artificial light at night. The above feeding ...
- 5479: Heinrich Schliemann
- ... unfortunate couple (Duchκne 17). They could live neither with nor without one another, and often quarreled terribly. Schliemann soon left the house again, and apprenticed himself to a grocer in nearby Rostock (Burg 12). One day after work he ran into Herman Niederhoffer, a schoolmate who had been expelled from the Gymnasium for misconduct. Herman recited Homeric stanzas to Heinrich in return for shots of vodka. Though he could not understand ... before been used for a major site. It involved careful horizontal digs of each layer of occupation, which helped to establish the chronology of the site (Duchκne 55). Schliemann dispensed quinine to his workers every day, and acted as the doctor of the site, prescribing German folk remedies for the ailments of his men (Burg 96). Unfortunately, malaria struck the camp in mid-August. But just as the digging was to ...
- 5480: Alzheimer
- ... first night that they were in their new home, the Grandfather was so disorientated. Even after he was put to bed, he would repeatedly downstairs and ask Hank and Catherine where he was. The second day in town, the grandfather did something that no one could believe. He just awoke form his nap when he heard a noise that was very familiar to him. It was the sound of a train ... could not leave him alone anymore. They had to find somewhere they could leave him. They thought about taking him down to the market with them, but they could not have him sitting around all day with nothing to do. He would not be able to take his naps in the afternoon at the market. There was a bar next door to the market. Hank and Catherine thought that he might ...
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