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- 6841: Heros Of The Sixties Counter C
- ... become home. The Merry Pranksters- led by novelist Ken Kesey, were an irreverent, free-spirited group whose self-styled mission was to “psychedelicize” the world at a time when LSD was still legal. With their day-glow costumes, colorful nicknames, and outrageous pranks, they were sure to draw an audience wherever they appeared. “Can YOU pass the Acid Test?”, their poster asked, and many came to find out. For those who couldn’t make it, there was always the Magic Bus, a converted 1939 International Harvester Bus replete with swirling day-glo color, a state of the art sound system, and a destination sign reading “Furthur”, an appropriate metaphor for the journey they and others sought. Tony Seldin- better known as The Vagabond Poet, is the ...
- 6842: Clostridium Difficile and Psuedomembranous Colitis
- ... of Health and Mental Hygiene, “Clostridium Difficle in Long Term Care Facilities” Epidemilology and Disease program Licenser and Certification Programs [Online]. http://www.charm.net/~epil/cdif.htm (Oct. 1989) 2. Golden, William F., M. D. “Psueomembranous Colitis” Current A. F. M. C. Projects [Online]. http://amanda.uams.edu/AFMC/colitis.html (01 Oct. 1997) 3. Turkiewicz, Domenika M. D. “Psuedomembranous Colitis” Colo-Rectal Diseases [Online]. http://qmec.herston.uq.oz.au./Departments...do- -Colitis/Psuedomembranous_Colitis.html (01 Oct. 1997).
- 6843: The Dependability of the Web
- ... and video because text takes a lot less time to load. According to an October 1996 survey by AT&T, sixty-seven percent of sites were “ off the net” for at least on hour per day because of overload. The web wasn't designed to handle graphics, animation, audio, and video. It was first developed for E-mail (electronic mail) and transferring text files, but web page designers want their pages ... just a few things that can be accomplished on the net. People aren't only attracted to what the internet has to offer now but to what will be available in the near future. Some day computers will replace our television, radio, answering machine, and telephone. Technology is developing so rapidly that things not even imaginable will be developed to make our lives easier but more confusing. After all, no one ...
- 6844: World War I
- ... from almost every part of the world. It was the second bloodiest war second only to W.W.II. The greatest destruction that humankind had ever previously experienced began on a calm and beautiful August day. It was a senseless slaughter that no nation benefited from. It lasted from 1914-1918. America was involved from April of 1917 to November of 1918. It ended with the Treaty of Versailles, which was ... cannon fodder and let them absorb the first wave of an attack. After the US troops got into some battles they realized that war is everything but exciting and glorious. They were losing friends every day and living around constant death and destruction. The soldiers vowed that they would go home and tell the truth about war…if they made it home alive. They found no glory in war; all they ...
- 6845: The Movie Bugsy
- ... a divorce from his current wife and marry her. After several attempts Ben’s wife finally gets the hint and realizes that he wants a divorce. Her frustrations of not seeing him more than a day or two a year and his history of unfaithfulness seal the fate of their marriage. He takes over the operations in one swift move. The family on the west coast was never challenged and therefore ... and attend to the matter at hand at a later time. Although the consensus was to end their losses the loyalty of Ben boss and friend Meyer Lansky, allowed the Flamingo to be finished. The day had come it was Christmas time. The dream of his desert oasis was finally completed. The devastating opening with no real income causes the bosses to take action against Ben. It was now the time ...
- 6846: History Of Kosovo- Related To
- ... church by granting it estates, which later from the Greek ‘metoch’ meaning ‘estate of the church’ took the name Metohia. By the 14th century, clashes with neighboring Turks, became common. The battle of St. Vitas day, on June 28 (15 by the Orthodox calender) 1389 ultimately resulted in a military stalemate, with some Serb rulers, frustrated with their losses, choosing to become vassals of the Turk king. This created internal strife ... amendment to the Yugoslav constitution of 1974, which would finally give them sovereignty over the areas of Kosovo and this was achieved, just before 1989, the 600th anniversary of the Battle Kosovo and St. Vitas day. II. B. How the Balance of Power Theory Explains the History of Kosovo Firstly, it must be recognized that the theory is a twentieth century one and must be adapted for the purposes of application ...
- 6847: The Matrix-critique And Review
- ... And this of course he accomplishes. What's so satisfying about the movie is that in the end, despite its reliance on violence and destruction, it is the power of the imagination that wins the day. Once Neo reaches a certain realization he is able to simply stop the bullets with his mind, since they don't exist in the first place, and to project himself into the (holographic) body of ... fighting against the agents. He makes a deal with the Agents to set up Morpheus and gang, in exchange for him to be hooked back up to the matrix Neo is a computer programmer by day and high-tech hacker by night. He is what Morpheus and Trinity believe is "The One", the man who will bring about the salvation of the human race. Neo doesn't disappoint, after going through ...
- 6848: Television Violence and Its Effect on Children
- ... Its Effect on Children The children of today are surrounded by technology and entertainment that is full of violence. It is estimated that the average child watches from three to five hours of television a day! (Neilson 1993). Listening to music is also a time consuming pastime among children. With all of that exposure, one might pose the question, "How can seeing so much violence on television and video games and ... of media will also apply here (McAfee). In the first few year of a child's life he is very impressionable. Much of his personality is formed by the time he goes to his first day of kindergarten. There is nothing wrong with him listening to music, watching television, or even playing video games. It becomes a problem when the parents lose control of what a child sees and how he ...
- 6849: How Many Arguments Does Berkel
- ... when not perceived by some spirit; (b) No idea, and therefore no collection of ideas, can exist not perceived by some spirit; (c) Objects do sometimes exist when not perceived by any human spirit; Therefore (d) There must be one or more non human spirits which perceive objects when no human spirits perceives them. What Berkeley is supposedly asking when presenting the first premise is if a mind is not perceiving ... one to comprehend, especially when just reading Berkeley's published texts. Bibliography The Principles of Human Knowledge and Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous, by George Berkeley, Penguin edition Locke and Berkeley, C.B. Martin, D.M. Armstrong Berkeley: an Introduction, Jonathan Dancy
- 6850: Animal Farm
- ... life without man and with no more bad leaders: Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings, Of the golden future time. Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England, Shall be trod by beasts alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon the day...(p.22-23) After the song the animals were even more excited. They sing the song so loud it wakes Mr. Jones up. Mr. Jones starts firing his gun into the darkness. This quickly scatters ...
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