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- 6851: The Chosen
- ... At his father’s insistence, Reuven permits the repentant Danny to visit him, and they become friends. Danny dazzles Reuven with demonstrations of his photographic mind, with the quantity of scholarly work he bears each day, and with the intellectual prowess of his English and Hebrew studies—qualities greatly revered in traditional Jewish culture. Danny’s revelations startle Reuven; he confesses he would rather be a psychologist than accept his inherited ... study of Talmud which forms the basis of his relation to his father, with his own attempts to educate himself in his quest for identity. Reuven, too, is seen to spend many hours of his day in study. The novel begins with Danny and Reuven as high school boys and concludes with their graduation from college. Danny has decided to get out of the life that imprisons him; he will take ...
- 6852: Charlie Chaplin
- ... leader. He is let out and meets a Gamine (Goddard). The rest of the film is the two of them trying to find jobs as they are both pursued by the police. One after the d was full of misery and poverty. His brother and him acted frequently in theatre, comedy and dance. At the age of sixteen Charlie went into Fred Karno’s music hall revue, appearing in many shows ... then signed with Essanay studios for a short while, and had the first million-dollar contract with First National. In 1919, Chaplin formed United Artists with friends and stars Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, and director D.W.Griffith. He married Lita Grey November 24th, 1924. She was a young star of sixteen in his film The Gold Rush. She turned out to be a temptation to him and became pregnant, forced ...
- 6853: Yukon Jack: The Life of Jack London
- ... this story came from London’s own yearning for warmth in his life, something that was no longer there. Everything for London seemed so cold now that there is no one there to share in day to day events. If the man in “To Build A Fire” had someone with him, he would surely have gotten warm, even after he got wet. In the remaining years of his life, London published two or ...
- 6854: Chief Seattle
- ... and make his fortune. On January 22, 1855, 2,300 Indians assembled at Point Elliot where Chief Seattle and eighty-two headsmen signed the Port Elliott Treaty. The council began and ended in a single day, which may be attributed to the fact that it is unknown whether or not the treaty was ever explained to Seattle or any of the other signers. This marked Chief Seattle's official acceptance of ... Dockstader, Frederick. Great North American Indians. Litton Educational Publishing: New York, 1977 (5) Ruby, Robert. Indians of the Pacific Northwest. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, 1981 (6) Deloria, Vine. Indians of the Pacific Northwest. Double Day And Company: New York, 1977 (7) Schwantes, Carlos. The Pacific Northwest. University of Nebraska Press: Lincoln, 1989
- 6855: Christoper Marlow
- ... for so that he can repent for his sins: Stand still, you ever-moving spheres of heaven, That time may cease and midnight never come; Fair Nature’s eye, rise, rise again, and make Perpetual day; or let this hour be but A year, a month, a week, a natural day, That Faustus may repent and save his soul! O lente lente currite noctis equi (5.3.133-139). This last line, meaning "Slowly, slowly run, O horses of the night," sums up Faustus’ desperation and ...
- 6856: Creative Story: If At First You Don't Succeed
- ... it came to reality. His motto was: " If at first you don't succeed, try, try again," and he would never give up even if there was no way he could win. To this very day he still has an annual football game against a childhood friend, Bono, who is a prize winning, full grown bull. (In case the reader hasn't discovered it, after every game, Sam has a visit ... those stomachs that literally hung over his waistband. His four chins wiggled like Jell-O as he turned his chubby head to face Sam. "Yeees," Mr. JP Monty stated suggestively. " Sir, this is your lucky day! I am the esteemed architect of the greatest invention of all time, and I have picked you, to invest in it. This will certainly earn you enormous profits ince the public gets ahold of my ...
- 6857: Dangerous Driving and The Effects on Youth
- ... Ralph Parker, a twenty year old man from Halifax who lost control of his sports car as he attempted to make a turn on the corner where the girls were sitting. This article involves the day of Mr. Park's conviction, the reaction of the girls' parents and also the reaction of Mr. Park's mother. The problem of dangerous driving as viewed from a theoretical standpoint can easily be identified ... extent in which dangerous driving is deviant. In this article, the driver is seen as a murderer. This article does not really specify that any boundaries could be redefined because the actual events of that day are not clear. Mr. Parker's conviction is dangerous driving, but the definition of dangerous driving that stems from this article is killing two young people, trying to clarify boundaries in this case may be ...
- 6858: Cleaning Up After The Exxon Valdez Was A Mistake
- ... C volatilize. As a result some of the toxic chemicals such as benzene are removed. (The composition of the floating mixture is further changed immediately and later by photooxidation, biodegradation, dispersion, and dissolution. About a day after the spill, depending on temperature and wave action, an emulsification of oil and sea water occurs, leading to formation of a highly viscous material that contains about 70% water. This material is very sticky ... William Sound amounted to 10% of the original spill; that on the shoreline, 18%. A large fleet of vessels was mopping up the slicks, and in good weather was capturing about 120,000 gallons a day. Previous experience has shown that once the slicks become thin (some micrometers) they are fairly rapidly destroyed by photooxidation and microbial action. (Abelson) One of the main cosmetic problems was the shoreline. The shorelines were ...
- 6859: Animal Testing: Testing....1....2...3
- ... above example I have used is farfetched. Brain transplants are not an everyday occurrence. They are not yet, at least. However, kidney and heart transplants are beginning to become a more and more common every day. Who knows what is possible with the proper research. Today there are a great deal of people who oppose animal testing in laboratory research. This is limiting our medical capabilities . Could we be holding ourselves ... join blood vessels. An effective method was developed by Alexis Carrel using cats and dogs, and for this he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1912. Today transplants are far more common than in his day. Even on the back of one's drivers license there is a organ donor program portion to fill out. Which means one can give their organs to a hospital for transplant. (#2) Animal testing is ...
- 6860: Gender
- ... and power. We can learn from each other. Lastly, remember that in both sexes there are, of course exceptions. 13.0 Bibliography: 'You Just Don't Understand. Women and Men in Conversation' Deborah Hannen, Ph.D. 'Men, Women & Relationships. Making Peace With The Opposite Sex' John Gray, Ph.D. 'Hers and His - Gender roles in Australia' Richard Linden 'Your Total Image' Philippa Davies 'Body Language' Julius Fast
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