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- 4481: Acid Rain
- ... century most rivers and lakes like the river Tovdal in Norway had not yet begun to die. However by 1976 local inspectors were noticing that many of the lakes were beginning to show signs of death. Fish were found dead along the banks of many rivers. As the winters ice began to melt off more and more hundreds upon hundreds more dead fish were being found. As scientists continued to work ... the natural process of decomposition. In acid lakes decomposition is very slow. The whole metabolism of the lake is slowed down. Acid rain is a growing problem that must be dealt with. It causes the death of our lakes, our rivers, our wild life and God forbid a human being. Acid rain also causes other serious problems such as the release of aluminum and into our water supplies. As of yet ...
- 4482: The Lottery
- ... an exaggerated situation to let us see how barbaric our actions are. The townspeople, in the story, all come together for the annual lottery; however, in an interesting twist, those participating stone the winner to death. Everyone in the story seems horribly uncivilized yet they can easily be compared to today s society. Perhaps Jackson was suggesting the coldness and lack of compassion the human race can exhibit in situations regarding tradition and values. The People who were stoned to death represented values and good being as the townspeople, who represented society, cold-heartedly destroyed them ( Jackson 79 ). Immediately after reading The Lottery, one can compare the ritual, in the story, to some of today s ...
- 4483: Beowulf-canterbury Tale Alagor
- ... a good use of allegory. The Pardoners Tale, a story from The Canterbury Tales, uses character allegory much like the allegory used in Beowulf. In The Pardoners Tale the old man is used to represent death, the gold represents greed, and the three men represent greed and sinfulness, which is present somewhere in most people. The three men show that they represent greed and sin by trying to take all of ... weakness does not mean that the person is bad. When the knight comes back with the answer, he has the choice between marrying the old hag, and being loyal to her, or being put to death. He takes her as his wife. It was torture that his wife was so old and ugly. Then, when they finally get married, the old hag turns into a beautiful woman. By him not going ...
- 4484: Lab Protocols
- ... The eighth rule is that you are not to contaminate chemicals by using equipment in more than one substance without washing it thoroughly. Doing this can cause explosion, fire, bodily harm, poisonous gasses, or possibly death. Also do not return chemicals to the original container after they have been used. The ninth rule is that you must read your lab handout thoroughly before experimenting in a lab environment. It is a good idea to ask any necessary pertinent questions prior to partaking in your lab. Follow directions exactly. This is to prevent possible harmful mistakes that may result in death, poisonous gasses, bodily harm , explosion , or fire. Last but not least the tenth rule is that before taking leave of the laboratory environment set forth by the laboratory director and our prestigous school. You should ...
- 4485: Beowulf
- ... Grendel reached for him, Beowulf took hold of the abomination with his mighty hand, grasping the monster so tightly that he could not get free. Bewildered, and frightened, Grendel tried to free himself from the death grip of Beowulf, but his attempts were in vain. Beowulf had no intention of letting the monster leave that night with his life. The two forces, good and evil clashed in a tempestuous battle, one ... short lived, because that night as the men slept another of Hell s creatures stormed into the hall. This time it was Grendel s mother, an evil creature like her son, bent on avenging the death of her son. Once discovered she snatched up a man, the king s most cherished counselor, and the bloodied talon of her son s. The king s heart was once again heavy with the news ...
- 4486: Acid Rain
- ... 20th century most rivers/lakes like the river Tovdal in Norway had not yet begun to die. However by 1926 local inspectors were noticing that many of the lakes were beginning to show signs of death. Fish were found dead along the banks of many rivers. As the winters ice began to melt off more and more hundreds upon hundreds more dead fish (trout in particular) were being found. It was ... itself does not contain enough sulphur to kill off it's population of fish and plants. But with the sulphur in the soil it does. CONCLUSION: Acid rain is a big problem. It causes the death of our lakes, our rivers, our wild life and most importantly us. As well it causes other problems that are very serious as well such as the release of aluminium and lead into our water ...
- 4487: Billy Budd
- ... no longer relates the events on board the Indomitable. For this reason we are never shown Vere's emotional reaction to the decision to kill Budd. The only reaction we get is immediately before the death, when Billy cries out, "God bless Captian Vere!" At this moment, Vere "stood erectly rigid as a musket in the ship armorer's rack." Melleville accounts for Vere's emotion at this point by describing ... dilemma is perhaps debatable. The point of the story may be to state man's need to punish and retaliate with injury through means that may be befogged. The reader may be upset with the death of Billy Budd not for the seemingly unjust killing of a sympathetic character, but for its illustration of a society coming apart at the seams; one which doesn't necessarily make sense considering human nature ...
- 4488: The Great Gatsby, How Is It Re
- ... larger American dream in which we all have the opportunity to get what we want. Jay is convinced that Daisy still loves him, as this is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle s death and then watches and protects Daisy as she returns home. Jay cannot accept that the past is gone and done with. He is sure that he can capture his dream with his wealth, talk, and ... fulfill his true American Dream, his true love, Daisy. Gatsby doesn't rest until his American Dream is finally fulfilled. However, it never comes about and he ends up paying the ultimate price for it death. The idea of the American Dream still holds true in today's time, be it wealth, love, fame, popularity, or social status. But one thing never changes about the American Dream; everyone desires something in ...
- 4489: Beowolf
- ... Like any other hero Beowulf purses the danger until it is conquered. The reader experiences Beowulf heroism a second time when he kills Grendel s mother. Grendel s mother wanted to avenge her son s death and went back to the mead hall where a lot of warriors slept and attacked. Beowulf came and was ready to fight but Grendel s mother fled. Disregarding his own safety Beowulf persistently tracks Grendel ... mother to her cave, where the head of the chieftain was found. Despite how colossal Grendel s mother was Beowulf stuck it out till the end and eventually stabbed Grendel s mother leading to her death. The third time the reader experiences Beowulf heroism is when he fights and kills the dragon, the worm. Once again Beowulf completely disregards his safety and decided to fight this monster. This time Beowulf ended ...
- 4490: The Great Gatsby And The Hollo
- ... her mental break-down and ultimately conveys her love to Tom. This occurs when she runs over Myrtle and kills her without even looking back. Daisy then destroys Jay s love and never acknowledges his death. Another similarity between the works is the idea of the stuffed men mentioned in the poem. There are two characters in the novel that carry this trait. Jay Gatsby s classy demeanor and restrained behavior ... He said She s going to stay there till the day after tomorrow and then we re going to move away.(143) Nevertheless, his saintly portrayal created a stuffed persona that eventually lead to his death. He decided that he was too good for this world after uncovering its ugliness. The last similarity between the works is the paralyzed force revealed in the poem. Throughout the novel there were two main ...
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