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- 571: Of Mice And Men
- By: unknown Of mice and men is a novel about two men, George Milton and Lennie Small, who go to work on a ranch in California together. Lennie is a massive man with incredible strength but has a child's mind. George is a fairly sized man who is not incredibly brilliant but has good common sense. The two men travel from town to town and job to job to just get by and survive. But they ... at is in Soledad, California. When they arrive, they go to their bunk house, where they meet Candy. Candy is an old, weathered man who has been working on the ranch for years. He befriends George and Lennie and they confide to him their dreams of having their own place. Candy tells them that he has saved up a descent sum of money and asks if he can tag along ...
- 572: "Restore the Emperor Expel the Barbarians": The Causes of the Showa Restoration
- ... outnumbered the urban population were touched little by the momentous changes this lead to discontent in a majority of the populace. During the winter of 1921-1922, the Japanese government participated in a conference in Washington to limit the naval arms race. The Washington Conference successfully produced an agreement, the Five Power Treaty. Part of the Treaty established a ratio of British, American, Japanese, Italian, and French ships to the ratio respectively of 5:5:3:1.75:1 ... accept Japan as an equal. It appeared to Japan, that the West had not yet accepted Japan into the exclusive club of the four conquering nations of World War I.Footnote24 Events such as the Washington Conference, at which the Five Power Treaty was signed, seemed to many Japanese hostile to Japan. (This belief was held because the Treaty forced Japan to have a number of ships smaller than Britain ...
- 573: Drinking Water Contamination
- ... 1994. 24. Payment, "A Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Risk of Gastrointestinal Disease Due to Consumption of Drinking Water Meeting Current Microbial Standards." 25. National Research Council, Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1993, p. 228. 26. U.S. EPA, 1990, National Survey of Pesticides in Drinking Water Wells: Phase I Report. 27. Cohen, B. and R. Wiles, Tough to Swallow: How Pesticide ... Stapleton, R., Lead Is a Silent Hazard, New York: Walker and Company, 1994. 41. "Is There Lead in Your Water?" Consumer Reports, February 1993, pp. 73-82. 42. National Research Council, Drinking Water and Health. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, vol. 7, 1987. NRDC, Trouble on Tap: Arsenic, Radioactive Radon and Trihalomethanes in Our Drinking Water, October 1995. 43. EPA has classified several DBPs as probable human carcinogens. 59 Fed ... Ingested Inorganic Arsenic and Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus," Am J. Epidemiol, vol. 139, no. 5, March 1, 1994, pp. 484-92. 56. National Research Council, Health Effects of Exposure to Radon: A Time for Reassessment. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1994. Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry, Toxicological Profile for Radon, 1990. 57. EPA, Report to the United States Congress on Radon in Drinking Water: Multimedia Risk and ...
- 574: The Life and Times of Peter Straub
- ... using.1 In the first grade, Mr. Straub was involved in a tragic accident with a car that left him unable to walk for an entire year. In a June 4, 1993 article in The Washington Times, Straub looked back on this experience; “The grille of an automatic was coming toward me with what seemed terrific slowness. I was absolutely unable to move. I knew that the car was going to ... Peter. Mr. X. New York: Random House Books, 1999. Piccoli, Sean “Subterranean Terror In Going Underground, ‘Descent’ uncovers depths of meaning.” Star-Telegram [Fort Worth] 22 Aug. 1999, 6 “The Ghosts of Peter Straub.” The Washington Times [DC] 4 June 1993,E1 Wilkinson, Joanne. “The Hellfire Club.” Booklist 1 Nov. 1995: p.435 Outline I. Birth until age 5 A. Milwaukee, WI on March 2 1943 B. Learn to read. C ... statements A. Treasure to the world B. Quote from Geoffrey Stokes C. Quote from Straub Endnotes 1. Peter Straub Official Home Page. Biography. 15 February 2000 2. Sean Piccoli, “The Ghosts Of Peter Straub,” The Washington Times, 4 June 1993, E1. 3. Peter Straub Official Home Page. Biography. 15 February 2000 4. Event Horizon Web Productions Inc. “Transcript of Chat with Peter Straub.” 23 Sept. 1999 5. Event Horizon Web ...
- 575: Shielded Consequences
- ... at hand rather than considering the decision's long term effects. These characters demonstrate how people’s motives produce consequences far beyond their intentions. First, Putnam’s vengeance towards the town causes the imprisonment of George Jacobs. Also, Abigail’s attempt to win over John Proctor results in his death. Finally, Parris’s efforts to clear his name causes the deaths of many innocent people. Had these characters planned out their situation, this would have been a whole different story. First, Putnam’s troubled relations with the town causes George Jacob’s imprisonment. To begin with, Putnam is introduced as a man that has many problems with townspeople. He holds grudges tries to acheive revenge with people: “He was a man with many grievances…The ... thinks only of himself. He finally sees the opportunity to get the land which he always felt entitled. He only wants what is best for him, no matter the consequence. As a result, he accused George Jacobs of being a witch in order to get his land: “If Jacobs hangs for a witch he forfeit up his property-that’s law! And there is none but Putnam with the coin ...
- 576: Creative Writing: The Search
- ... wife and three children, still do, and the same job I'd had since my graduation from Quantico. We were living just outside Portland. My oldest son, John jr., was in his third year at Washington. The twins were high school seniors at this time and my pride and joy, daddy's little girls. Carolyn and I had celebrated our twenty- fifth anniversary, that's the silver one I think, the ... don't know what he's doing. I want you to read this." He took the papers, kicked back to read and I left the room. "Hendricks, is your party ready? You're heading for Washington, Menschke will go south. There's no way this guy is heading east. We've got him, its just a matter of time. I'm giving you full jurisdiction, take what you need. Just make ... plenty of time to have made it across the border. Hendricks let him by. I'd have to deal with him later. It was time to find Dean Brown. The helicopter set down at the Washington border, at the weight scales. I ran out from beneath the whirling blades and met Hendricks. Down the road, I saw the line of cars and trucks, each awaiting inspection before passing into Washington. ...
- 577: Consumer Alert
- ... in the favor of safe technology, free trade, smaller government and lower taxes. We found that to become a member, all it would take is $35 and a mailed in request to their office in Washington. Consumer Alert depends on contributions from individual donors, corporations, and foundations to protect consumer choice and competition and promote sound science. Some basic facts about Consumer Alert are that the size of their annual budget ... publication, Consumer Alerts Comments, and pay their full-time president, vice-president, and contracted legal counsel. Currently, their salaried executive officer is Frances B. Smith, and his office is where his lobbying is needed most, Washington DC. Consumer Alert has only one interest in mind, and only a single area where their influence can be fully realized. With a central office in Washington DC, Consumer Alert is always up-to-the-minute on news that effects the consuming public. They are continually active in issues such as privatization, free trade, deregulation in the marketplace, reduction in government ...
- 578: Courage Under Fire
- ... subject of the film is not a specific war, but the military ethos and its effect on many individuals. The movie begins as many war films have, on the battlefield. Lieutenant Colonel Nat Serling (Denzel Washington) finds himself in an impossible situation, under heavy attack at night in the middle of the Iraqi desert. He is being assaulted by the Iraqis and in an instant loses his long time friend to ... and praise should be handed to the director for this, is that Serling’s character conflict and the Walden situation are both seen as equals. It gives so much depth to the character that Denzel Washington plays as well as the rest of the stars of this movie, because we spend so much time figuring out who each character is. Denzel Washington is in top form in this movie. Sterling is a tormented man with a noble heart who is caught in a whirlpool of political and emotional turmoil. Washington gives perfect texture to the character ...
- 579: The Movie Bugsy
- ... to Los Angles and take over the operations that are run by an uncontrolled unit of the mob. He was more than willing to accept this job; in fact he was excited. His old friend George, portrayed by Joe Mantegna, was waiting on the horizon to help him take over the city of Los Angles. George is waiting for Ben at the train station. George then leads Ben to his destiny. He introduces Bugsy to the west coast. George is a big actor of the times. Bugsy decides to go to the set and watch his old friend work. ...
- 580: The Vedlt
- ... place they think about. The children have the power to turn their room into whatever they want just by think about it whether it is Alice in Wonderland or the plains of Africa. The parents, George, and Lydia, of the children do not have any rules or regulations on the children's behavior and the children do whatever they want. Having no limits or bounds, the children do as they please. When they are told not to do something they cry about it and do it anyway. George would not allow Peter to take a rocket to New York, Peter became extremely angry with this and never forgave him. One day Peter and Wendy turn their room into Africa and keep it that ... had the power to change the room environment but they never did anymore. The children not changing the room showed that they wanted it to be the plains of Africa and this scared Lydia and George. Therefore, they decided to close down the nursery, when this happened Peter and Wendy cried until they were allowed back in one last time. When George and his wife did not hear any noise ...
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