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- 5841: The Marshall Plan
- ... seemed on the verge of collapse. For the victors in World War II, there were no spoils. In London, coal shortages left only enough fuel to heat and light homes for a few hours a day. In Berlin, the vanquished were freezing and starving to death. On the walls of the bombed-out Reichstag, someone scrawled "Blessed are the dead, for their hands do not freeze." European cities were seas of ... War II, Congress waved through the European Recovery Plan that spring. In April the SS John H. Quick sailed from Galveston, Texas, with 19,000 tons of wheat. Before long, there were 150 ships every day carrying food and fuel to Europe. There were new nets for the fishermen of Norway, wheat for French bakers, tractors for Belgian farmers, a thousand baby chicks for the children of Vienna from 4-H ...
- 5842: Macbeth
- ... The next time Lady Macbeth and Macbeth meet, she has made a plan to kill the King. Duncan was scheduled to visit them that night , and when Macbeth said he would be leaving the next day, his wife replied, ³O, never shall sun that morrow see!² Lady Macbeth meant that the King would not see the next day because he would be murdered. This was the first implication that murder would give Macbeth his crown. She also implied that Macbeth was going to be the killer, later in the passage. ³...bear welcome in ...
- 5843: Exploration of the New World
- ... South America during the 16th century. After the discovery of sophisticated cultures on the mainland of Central and South America, the Spaniards decided to conquer these cultures. The first of the conquests began in present-day Mexico in 1519, when Hernando Cortes and his army arrived and systematically began to conquer the advanced civilization of the Aztecs. This was followed by numerous other conquests of the other major civilizations (e.g ... his name. Of course the Northwest Passage was never discovered and therefore the Dutch decided to colonize. In 1614 Dutch trading outposts were established on Manhattan Island (New Amsterdam) and at the site of present-day Albany (Fort Orange). A profitable fur trade was carried on and became the main source of revenue for the Dutch West India Company, the joint-stock company that ran the colony. The original intentions for ...
- 5844: Telepathy
- ... that it could never happen, while others think the people simply know each other very well and can predict what the other will do or say. Still others think it can and does happen every day. This paper will look at many points of view and how many people are fooled into believing in telepathy. Telepathy expresses itself in many ways but as a whole it must be understood in perspective ... a long time it has been said that the environment and psychic abilities have been linked(2). Psychic abilities work better at certain sites, at different moon-phases and at night rather than during the day. People talk about good and bad atmospheres, hauntings are associated with cold spots and mysterious breezes but, until relatively recently the role of the environment had not been considered in parapsychology. One aspect of the ...
- 5845: Aaron and Brutus: The Irony of Violence
- ... Demetrius and Chiron to pursue their lustful desires for Lavinia. He seems to have enjoyed his malicious acts, too, because in the end, when he confesses his actions, he says: Even now I curse the day -and yet I think Few come within the compass of my curse- Wherein I did not some notorious ill As kill a man, or else devise his death Ravish a maid or plot the way ... death. And for my part I know no personal cause to spurn at him, But for the general. He would be crowned. How that might change his nature, theres the question. It is the day that brings for the adder, And that craves weary walking. Crown him: that! (II.i.10-15) In soliloquies like these we are shown a human side to the character of Brutus. Unlike Cassius, who ...
- 5846: Mexican Grey Wolf
- ... reports of cannabis-induced lung cancer? One interesting theory is that it's because tobacco tars are significantly radioactive, while marijuana tars aren't at all. Winters found that a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker of tobacco is exposed to 8000 mrem of radiation a year, equal to the dose of 300 chest x-rays. A more recent study indicates that a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker receives 16000 mrem of radiation more than a non-smoker, annually. It could also be noted that the mere contents of carcinogenic chemicals doesn't necessarily indicate an extreme health hazard. For example, roasted ...
- 5847: Motivation to Work Well Depends More Than High Wages and on Working Conditions
- ... staff to work well - in order to formulate motivation stategies that encompass the need of all individuals. Bibliography PETERS, R.S. (1960) The Concept Of Motivation Second Edition, London, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. VERNON, M.D. (1969) Human Motivation First Edition, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press DALE TIMPE, A (1986) Motivation of Personnel First Edition, Hampshire, Gower Publishing Ltd. BINDRA, D (1973) Motivation Second Edition, Buckinghamshire, Hazell Watson and Viney EVANS, P (1989) Motivation and Emotion Second Edition, Worcester, Billing & Sons Ltd. WEINER, B (1974) Achivement Motivation and Attribution Theory First Edition, New Jersey, General Learning ...
- 5848: Corporate Culture : The Key to Understanding Work Organisations
- ... of an organisation's culture. In an embryonic company this does not necessarily have to be done with much thought. In this environment the organisation's founders generally have a lot to do with the day to day running of the organisation. The founders or their close associates will interview prospective employees and the successful candidates will be those who not only have the appropriate skills but those who also possess values and ...
- 5849: Athletic Trainer
- ... go on and pursue a doctoral degree and progress on to become instructors. Depending on the location of the high school/ clinic/ university the Athletic trainer may encounter many different obstacles to overcome in the day to day running of the training office. A few of these problems are, but not limited to, the following: Budgeting problems : many athletic trainers have learned how to juggle funds and become extremely frugal to maintain within ...
- 5850: Macbeth: The Symbol of Blood
- ... and says "What bloody man is that?". This is symbolic of the brave fighter who been injured in a valiant battle for his country. In the next passage, in which the sergeant says "Which smok'd with bloody execution", he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. After these few references to honour, the symbol of blood now changes ... the play, Macbeth has Macduff at his mercy, and lets him go, because of his guilt. He shows that he is guilty, when he says "But get thee back, my soul is too much charg'd with blood of thine already.". Of which, Macduff replies, "I have no words, my voice is in my sword, thou bloodier villain than terms can give thee out." After the death of Macbeth at the ...
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