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- 2451: Marie Curie and Her Discovery of Radium and Polonium
- ... pure uranium. "Becquerel’s discovery fascinated the Curies. They asked themselves whence came the energy ~ tiny, to be sure ~ which uranium compounds constantly disengaged in the form of radiation," (Eve Curie p.153). Hearing this great news, Marie was determined to find out what caused this great discovery. This is when she decided to study the mysterious mineral called uranium. Like all scientists must do, she began her research by finding all the resources that she could on the substance. Shortly after ... known about it. On April 19, 1906, Pierre was run over by a horse-drawn wagon and died instantly. Over night Marie became a widow and had to finish raising Irene and Eve herself. This great loss in her life did not slow her down from reaching more great achievements in her line of work. Marie took over Pierre’s teaching position at the university, becoming the first woman to ...
- 2452: Venomous Creatures of the West Pacific
- ... about four years to attain full size. Their ability to regenerate damaged parts of their body is phnomenal. Starfishes are among the most common of shore animals, and they range from the intertidal zone to great depths. They inhabit a wide variety of biotopes, rocks, sand, mud, coral, etc. Usually starfishes are negative to light and, therefore, seek shaded areas. Little is known as to the nature of the venom apparatus ... aboral surface of the test. The mouth, situated on the lower surface, turns downward, and is surrounded by five strong teeth incorporated in a complex structure termed “Aristotle’s lantern.” Their power of regeneration is great; but autonomy, as observed in the asteroids, does not occur. By means of spines on the oral side of the test, sea urchins move slowly in the water. The tube feet are utilized to climb ... sea ferns, sea pens and sea pansies; and Zoantharia, which includes sea anemones and corals. All together these coelenterates number at least 6500 species. While the soft corals and some sea anemones may live at great depths, most occur in shallow surface and inshore waters. Actiniarians or sea anemones are one of the most abundant of seashore animals. There are approximately 1000 species. Their bathymetric range extends from the tidally ...
- 2453: Theory of Evolution
- Theory of Evolution The Story: “And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good... And God said, Let the ... was right. I’m not really sure how my brothers turned out. The younger one occasional attends Young Life meetings, not that it means much, I attend the INN often, but it would take a great stretch of the imagination to call me a Christian. I was confused on my own personal beliefs for a very long time, until that is, I discovered a glorious term: agnostic (one who is not ... but swallows none the less. There’s a reason it’s called “Faith”. Because that’s what it is, I, like everyone else I’ve met, have had my spiritual moments. I can describe in great detail how I felt laying in my bed that Sunday morning, staring at the bottle of pills planning my death until I felt a great warmth surround me, and lull me gently to a ...
- 2454: The Statutory Definition of Pornography
- ... if there were no identifiable legal person from whom to collect or upon whom the injunction would act. The harm from pornography is not easily traced to a single source. MacKinnon et al. go to great lengths to point out the complexity of the problem of pornography, that harm ensues not just because of what the content of pornography is, but because of how the messages of pornography contribute to the ... as I shall soon argue) the importance to feminists of the ordinance is not just its success at compensating particular women, but its political and social effects, if some cases succeed it will be a great victory. Thus, the problem of identification of a perpetrator is not insurmountable. There is at least some jurisprudence which would give judges the tools to offer redress where individual perpetrators cannot be identified. In particular ... suggested by MacKinnon and her proponents within a legal framework not unlike some of the existing legal schema in Ontario which give civil remedies for quasi-social harms. The problem of specifying a perpetrator, while great, is not insurmountable given the doctrine in Sindell and the accepted notion of multiple defendants in civil suits. Finally, though the ordinance may at first seem unworkable (as any new legal doctrine does until ...
- 2455: NAZISM
- ... to study art, but he was denied the chance to join Vienna academy of fine arts. When WWI broke out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer's army as a Corporal. He was not a person of great importance. He was a creature of a Germany created by WWI, and his behavior was shaped by that war and its consequences. He had emerged from Austria with many prejudices, including a powerful prejudice against ... was all over quickly. The war came home to Germany. Scarcely had Hitler recovered from the shock of the July 20 bombing when he was faced with the loss of France and Belgium and of great conquests in the East. Enemy troops in overwhelming numbers were converging on the Reich. By the middle of August 1944, the Russian summer offensives, beginning June 10 and unrolling one after another, had brought the ... Americans had found a tank general with the dash and flair of Rommel in Africa. After the capture of Avranches on July 30, he had left Brittany to wither on the vine and begun a great sweep around the German armies in Normandy, moving southeast to Orleans on the Loire and then due east toward the Seine south of Paris. By August 23 the Seine was reached southeast and northwest ...
- 2456: Prejudice Against Native Americans
- ... the new civilizations they encountered. Most Native American tribes viewed the lands they occupied to be no one man's property. They believied that they were alowed to occupy it by the grace of the "Great Spirit", in return the tribes took care of the land the used. Usually Native Americans harbored a great respect for the land they were allowed to use . When the European leaders attempted to purchase this land from the tribes the Native American leaders often thought they did not have the authority to sell ... offered was refused because of this view The Europeans, on the other hand, did not understand or care to understandthe Native American way of life, culture or philosophy. Instead, they saw the land as a great buisness oppurtunity to be bought and sold. Sometimes payment was accepted because the American Indians did not fully understand the consequence or implications of the sale. It was difficult for the Indians to comprehend ...
- 2457: Watching The Box Watch Peter H
- ... important communicator of ideas at best, and a harmless amusement at worst. The other claims that television is a trap, a snare which can corrupt the minds of America. Most people, I believe (without any great mass of conclusive evidence), do not take any part in this debate. They're much too busy watching Julia Child teach how one should choose the ingredients for Beef Wellington or enjoying the high humor ... is basically good for people, 2)television is basically bad for people. The first letter comes from R. Lurie, of Santa Fe, New Mexico. She or he relates to the reader how television allows a great level of intimacy between viewer and viewed, without the complications of real life. This openness is contrasted to the "real" relationships which she or he has had, where pain and emotional exhaustion play a great part in limiting intimacy (603). Lurie explains how the appearance given by television that life can be conclusive, can have carefully delineated stages, contrasts with her own reality, where such conclusiveness is lacking, and ...
- 2458: Equality
- ... half hour of debate she was finally allowed to speak her peace. Although nothing became of her first encounter with the women's movement, she quit teaching and went on to become one of the great leaders of the women's movement. Antoinette Brown was anther women that was not happy with the status quo of women in society. She started, in 1846, by attending Oberlin college, which only nine years ... years earlier. Before these women had broken into these previously all male jobs women's jobs four general limitations. They are "(1) that women perform work similar to that of the home; (2) that no great skill be involved...; (3) that no great physical strength be required...; (4) that the work should not involve contacts with the rougher male sex..."(Riegel 135) Contrary to the Desires of their employers to maintain their workers femininity, the women, they ...
- 2459: Canada Lacks A Real National Identity
- Canada Lacks A Real National Identity I believe that Canada lacks a real national identity. Canadians tend to identify with community and region rather than the nation. Because Canada has such a great cultural diversity the Canadian identity is shaped by our values and attitudes as they have emerged from our history and geography. Bilingualism and multiculturalism are very important to the Canadian identity. They both strengthen and ... This explains why people who are Canadian citizens tend to identify more with community or region than with Canada. Canadians all have different values and traditions, like any country, but in Canada there is a great diversity of values and traditions. This makes it harder for people to identify with each other. Alexander and Pearl eat the traditional cabbage rolls and perogies every other day. Franz and Augusta on the other ... Nations went as far as to say that Canada was the best country to live because we rank very high in life expectancy, average level of education and average per capita income. We have a great world reputation as being helpful and a very key component of UN operations. We have been said to be a world role model and a model for multiculturalism, something many Canadians are worried about ...
- 2460: First Stand
- ... people with more money should be taxed more heavily than the people with out a lot of money. If everyone is taxed the same, then the people with a lot of money will still live great but the people with no money are going to go even lower in the money status classes. A lot of the people that live in big industrial cities like San Francisco say that all the homeless people lying around in the parks and other places are very inconvenient.! It makes the city look trashier than it really is. People from out of state look at these great looking cities on postcards and want to go there but then once they are there they look around and see homelessness and trash littering the ground. I think that the homeless are on the street ... to come to them, but the world doesn’t revolve around them. They need to get up and do something instead of decomposing on the couch. I think that the government fails ! to provide a great many things like, safety, and city building funds. However I also think that the people also need to put in their fair share of things instead of just “leeching” off of everyone else. There ...
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