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- 5631: A Comparison and Contrast of the Supernatural's Active Role in the Lives of Mary Rowlandson and Benjamin Franklin
- ... Autobiography is an account of his life and begins with his boyhood life in Boston. He later flees to Philadelphia to escape his brother's rule over him. He relates how he was "dirty", "fatigu'd", and "Want of Rest" (222). In these depictions we can see an analogy. These individuals are removed from their homes and families. Although Benjamin Franklin's removal was of his own free will. They each ... Form of Prayer for my own private use" (227). In Franklin's "Thirteen Names of Virtues", He lists the qualities he deems "Desirable" (228). Originally there were only 12 but "a Quaker friend kindly inform'd me that I was generally thought proud" (233). The last virtue is humility, and his statement "imitate Jesus and Socrates", reflect deism(228). Although Franklin does state that he was not able to achieve this ...
- 5632: Insomnia
- ... insomniacs have a sleepless night on occasion, and a large but undetermined number do not sleep as well as they should. If you lose sleep chronically, you often awaken unrefreshed and feel tired during the day; it might be a big mistake to attribute your problem only to the situation or the environment. Even the most intelligent find it easier to point the finger of blame at something outside ourselves. Safe ... to fall back to sleep after waking in the middle of the night can happen frequently throughout the night or only once. Usually awakenings that lasts less than seven minutes will be forgotten the following day. But several periods of awakening or some long period can cause tiredness and irritability. There are several causes of maintenance insomnia. Aging, sleeping pills, certain medical conditions, alcohol, nicotine, and a sleep disorder called periodic ...
- 5633: ADHD On Child Intelligence
- ... Radojevic, V. (1996). A controlled study of the effects of EEG biofeedback on cognition and behavior of children with ADHD and learning disabilities. Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 21, 35-49. Lopez, M., Forness, S., Macmillan, D. (1996). Children with ADHD or behavioral disorders in primary grades: Inappropriate placement in the learning disorder category. Education and Treatment of Children, 19, 286-299. Naglieri, M. (1997). A New Test for ADHD. www1.rf.ohio-state.edu/fy98awds/nh/Naglieri.htm. Nussman, N. (1990). Identification and Treatment of ADHD. Texas, Pro-ed Publishing. MacLeod, D. (1996). Attentional deficits in adolescents with ADHD and other clinical groups. Child Neuropsychology, 2, 1-10. Milberger, S., Faraone, S., Kiely, K. (1995). Family-environment risk factors for ADHD: A test of Rutters indicators ...
- 5634: Spenser's "The Faerie Queene"
- ... also called the Castle of Temperance. Arthur stays at the castle to battle Malegar and his troops who are trying to overtake the castle. Sir Guyon and the Palmer only stay one night. The next day they set sail on a three day voyage. William Nelson explains what happened on this journey: In the course of their final voyage to the beautifully evil Bower of Bliss Guyon and the Palmer encounter a whole range of those forward temptations ...
- 5635: Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
- Swift's "A Modest Proposal" . . .first ask the parents of these mortals whether they would not at this day think it a great happiness to have been sold for food at a year old in the manner I prescribe, and thereby have avoided such a perpetual scene of misfortunes as they have since gone ... abort their babies due to the cost yet still bear the terrible guilt on their conscience, and with its elderly, sickly, and malnourished inhabitants who lay forgotten in the dark, filthy alleyways and gutters, "every day dying and rotting by cold and famine, and filth and vermin, as fast as can reasonably be expected"(386). To relieve this, Swift suggested a new and innovative economic industry that would reduce or cure ...
- 5636: The History of Ice Hockey
- ... by McGill University of students W. F. Robertson and R.F. Smith. Ice hockeys popularity at grew in Canada where it soon became the Sport of choice - a preference that had stuck to this day. NHL forward Brendan Shananhan summed up his country's partiality for hockey in 1996 when he stated: "lacrosse is our national sport, the hockey is our beloved national sport." (Gretzky page 9 34) By 1883 ... s initiative was symbolic of the level of popularity the game had already achieved throughout the dominion of Canada. The coveted trophy soon became known as - appropriately enough - The Stanley Cup the area to this day is considered the ultimate gold in professional hockey. It wasn't only men who chose to partake of this thrilling ice game; the year 1890 also marked the time when the first organized and recorded ...
- 5637: Emma
- ... pleased to find that he lives up to her expectations, even though Mr. Knightly disapproves of him. Emma and Frank begin to spend time together, yet he seems somewhat insubstantial and immature. He makes a day trip to London for no other reason than to get his hair cut. Soon afterward, Jane Fairfax receives a pianoforte from London, and Emma assumes that it was sent to her by Mr. Dixon. As ... severely scolds Emma for doing so, since Miss Bates is a poor woman who deserves Emma's pity and compassion, and not her scorn and derision. When Emma goes to visit Miss Bates the next day to apologize, she learns that Jane Fairfax has taken ill. She was preparing to leave for Maple Grove to become a governess for a family, a situation that she earlier compared to the slave trade ...
- 5638: Landfills
- ... affect constructively a wide area around it." The report ended by stating, "It is at once practical and idealistic" [Rathje 4]. One must appreciate the irony in the fact that Robert Moses was, in his day, considered a leading conservationist. His major accomplishments include asphalt parking lots throughout the New York metro area, paved roads in and out of city parks, and development of Jones Beach, now the most polluted, dirty ... into our water supply at this very moment, with no way to stop them. For example, the Fresh Kills landfill leaks an estimated one million gallons of toxic ooze into the surrounding water table every day [Miller 527]. Sanitary landfills do offer certain advantages. Offensive odors, the mainstay of the old city dump, are dramatically reduced by the daily cover of clay or other material. Vermin and insects, both of the ...
- 5639: The California Gold Rush
- ... the weighers estimated the price just by eyeing it. Soon instead of individuals mining the country side cooperative groups began to develop. With these groups workers were guaranteed one ounce worth of gold pay every day. New cities sprung up overnight to provide shelter for these workers. These cities provided the necessary hotel, saloon, and a sheriff. Alcohol and gambling played a big role along with mining in these towns. As ... Nevada, New Mexico or even as far away as Australia. Lasting impressions of the Gold Rush still stand today such as the gold standard in which our money system is based on. Even to this day people still dig for gold and their shot at striking it rich.
- 5640: Riches, Knowledge, and Power....
- ... also see some bad points to being extreamly smart. If I was too smart then nothing in my life span would be a challenege. Everything would be so easy to finish or accomplish because i'd already know how to do it. Being smart would also be bad because you wouldn't learn new intreasting things like how a car works, or even being excited by going on your first roller coaster ride because you would already know the motion you would be going at and the velocity so you'd already know what to expect. In conclusion, If I had to choose something over all three things, rich & fame, knowledge, power I would choose knowledge but to know too much knowledge would be bad. Copyrite ...
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