|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 381 - 390 of 1344 matching essays
- 381: The Ice Storm Book Vs. Movie C
- ... Mikey wants to see Wendy, but instead Wendy fools around with Sandy. Mikey ends up wandering during the ice storm to get electrocuted by a live wire. At the same time Paul is with Libbets drinking and taking drugs. All of this is happening simultaneously on one fortuitous night. Though the events and a lot of the dialogue are the same in both the book and the movie the crux of ... t empathizing this for the taboo nature of sex. Instead Wendy is portrayed as an archetypal troubled teenager who gets herself into trouble. The sex scene between Wendy and Sandy in the movie also involves drinking and some swearing. The movie seems to put all of the typical bad things that teenagers do and associate them with Wendy. There is a scene between Wendy and her brother where Wendy and her ...
- 382: Invertebrate vs Vertebrate
- ... will eat about anything. Hermit crabs like a variety of fruits (apples, coconut, and grapes). Also, hermit crabs need salty foods in their diet. Another important part of a hermit crab's diet is fresh drinking water. When crabs drink out of a shell, they receive calcium from the shell that they need in their daily diet. Hermit crab lives in temperatures between 70-85 degrees. If the air is too ... sheep. They regurgitate the vegetation they have eaten, chew it as cud, and then swallow it again for final digestion. Kangaroos need very little water to survive and are capable of going for months without drinking at all. When they do need water, they dig "wells" for themselves, frequently going as deep as three or four feet. These "kangaroo pits" are a common source of water for other animals living in ...
- 383: Water Pollution: Is it as big of a problem as we think?
- ... Alberta are threatened by water shortages, and the great lakes face problems in serious pollution. Rivers and streams are also greatly affected by these pollutants. The noticeable outcomes of these pollutants are these: Nitrates in drinking water can cause disease in infants that may sometimes end in death. Crops in a field can absorb sludge-derived fertilizer containing cadium, and when humans eat the crop it may result in acute liver ... not clean and clear. The pollution of rivers and streams with chemical contaminants has become among the most critical environmental problems of the century. It is estimated that 10 million people die each year from drinking contaminated water! Another big problem are Oil spills. These large scale accidental discharges of liquid petroleum products are an important factor of the pollution along shore lines. The most spectacular spills involve the supertankers that ...
- 384: Lives of Dystopia Can Be Changed
- ... the same rebellious attitude about half way through the book. [She] was smoking more these days, it was the tension, you could feel it like a subterranean hum, although things seemed so quiet. [She] was drinking more coffee too, and having trouble sleeping. (pg 164) This is a good example showing her rebellious attitude against authority and the rules. Smoking and drinking coffee by the Handmaids was completely forbidden at this time. By secretly doing this, it shows that she is trying to regain control over her life even though the consequences for those actions could be ...
- 385: Comparison: Treatment of War in "The Rank Stench of Those Bodies Haunts Me Still" and "The Soldier"
- ... hope that anyone he cares for could be spared this experience, and that they get back home wounded, but alive. The lines "It's sundown in the camp; some youngster laughs, / Lifting his mug and drinking health to all / Who came unscathed from that unpitying waste:- / (Terror and ruin lurk behind his gaze.)" are deeply touching, a man tries to hide his fear behind a facade of bravado, but it is ... in the woods. If any friend be there whom I have loved 790 God send him safe to England with a gash. It's sundown in the camp; some youngster laughs, Lifting his mug and drinking health to all Who came unscathed from that unpitying waste:- (Terror and ruin lurk behind his gaze.) Another sits with tranquil, musing face. Puffing his pipe and dreaming of the girl Whose last scrawled sheets ...
- 386: The EPA: Can It, Will It Save Our Environment?
- ... was banned in 1972 and was found accumulating in the food chain. The use of lead in gasoline was phased out in '73 which caused lead levels to drop 98%. In '74 the agency required drinking water to be physically and chemically treated. CFCs were banned in '78 and a nation-wide toxic waste site cleanup program was developed in 1980. The EPA then evacuated Times Beach, Montana for dangerous levels ... EPA issued a report in 1990 ranking the most serious threats to the environment and to human health. The highest-risk problems to human health are air pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals, and pollution of drinking water. In '91, $25 million in fines was given by Exxon Corporation and Exxon Shipping and the U.S. and Alaskan governments received $100 million. They also estimated a $900 million redemption fund. In '93 ...
- 387: Great Gatsby Party Comparison
- ... Some of these contrasting ideas include the difference in the two hosts' lifestyles and wealth. However, the two parties also share some similarities such as the shallow tendencies of the people involved and the endless drinking which ends in fights in both settings. One main difference of Myrtle's party is its size. Not just the number of people, but the size of her surroundings. Her place is described as "...a ... hand, has acquired the wealth that Myrtle lusts after. Unlike her though, the material possessions and the superficial admiration is not important to him. He prefers to witness his parties from the outside, refraining from drinking and partying with the others: "...my eyes fell on Gatsby, standing alone on the marble steps and looking from one group to another with approving eyes." (p. 54) One of the comparisons of the two ...
- 388: The Secret Lion: Symbolism To Reinforce The Theme
- ... room and she was a sad lady. In the story A Clean Well- Lighted Place the author Ernest Hemingway also uses symbolism to reinforce and illuminate the theme. The old man sitting in the cafe drinking brandy, represents or symbolizes the old waiter. Both are very lonely old men, that enjoy sitting in a cafe and drinking. The deaf old man sitting in the cafe symbolizes the old waiter. Both the old man and the waiter are all alone, both can not sleep and both are in despair. This use of symbolizes ...
- 389: Babylon Revisited
- ... was giving up custody of Honoria because he knew that he could do nothing for her while he was in a sanitarium. Once he was out of the sanitarium, he realized that he had a drinking problem, so he decided to cut the drinking to one drink per day. Charlie finally materialized the value of a dollar and realized investments in stock werent stable, so he started a business in Prague to make stable money. He even went ...
- 390: Acid Rain
- ... other scientist began to study acid rain too. Acid rain has destroyed plant and animal life in lakes, damaged forests and crops. It has also endangered marine life in coastal waters, eroded structures, and contaminated drinking water. It can kill fish, frogs, and insects in lakes. Acid rain can also be harmful to humans. It can hurt their lungs and make it harder for them to breath. Acid fog can be particularly harmful to people with respiratory problems. Acid rain can corrode stones and some metals. Higher acid levels can be dangerous to our drinking water. Some water pipes are made of lead, and when the water is acidic, it can dissolve the metal. Then the metals end up in the water we drink.
Search results 381 - 390 of 1344 matching essays
|
