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- 3311: Origins of Louis Leakey
- ... the head during the rugby season left him unable to study." He experienced recurring headaches and dizzy spells and left school to recover. This event, although bad at the time, turned out to be a great stroke of luck for Leakey. After leaving school, he immediately acquired a job as an African expert for an archaeological dig in, what is now called, Tanzania. He was to work aside dinosaur bone expert ... more about the technical side of the search for, and preservation of fossil bones than [he] could have ever learned from a far longer period of time in theoretical study." Leakey and Cutler found a great deal of fossils during that time, although a complete skeleton was never recovered. After several months, Leakey was forced to return to England to finish his schooling. Cutler stayed in Tanzania to complete the research ... England of his next discovery, he received little support because of his tarnished reputation from his last find. However his bruised reputation was soon restored when the scientific community heard his proof to the skeletons great age - and his career began to soar. In conclusion, Leakey may not be the prominent figure that he is today without the influence of his childhood, his sports injury, and the criticism he received ...
- 3312: Othello: Reasons for Iago's Hatred of Othello
- Othello: Reasons for Iago's Hatred of Othello In the historical tragedy Othello by William Shakespeare there is a great show of hate and dislike toward Othello by Iago. Why does Iago have such hate for the Moor? Through analyzing Iago's character the answer to this question can be found. Iago develops hatred toward ... the play, when Iago expresses his jealousy of Cassio. Iago is a non-commissioned officer who is experienced and ambitious. Instead of appointing Iago who had plenty of experience on the battlefield, Othello appoints "a great arithmetician, one Michael Cassio, a Florentine . . . that never set a squadron on the field" (1.1.19-22). Michael Cassio was more of an intellectual type, a book learner, and a student of military science ... must drag down the good because it is much easier than rising. Iago plans to destroy Cassio when he says to the audience that "with as little a web as this will I ensnare as great a fly as Cassio" (2.1.185-186). A spider wraps, then puts poison in its prey. Iago's poison is his lies, which he uses to trick everyone, including Cassio. Knowing that Cassio ...
- 3313: Death of a Salesman: Willy Lowman
- ... the All-Scholastic Championship game in front of thousands of people. Willy couldn't be prouder of his two popular sons who at the time had everything going for them and seemed destined to live great, important lives, much more so than the "liked, but not well liked" boy next door, Bernard. Willy's dependency on the "drug" is becoming greater by the hour, at this rate, he cannot remain sane ... memories. The way he overuses his vivid imagination is sad because the only thing it's good for is enabling Willy to go through one more day of his piteous life, full of bitterness, confusion, depression, false hopefulness, and a feeling of love which he is trying very hard to express to his sons who seem reluctant to accept it.
- 3314: Canada
- ... foot on Canadian soil. He marked his presence with a flag claiming it his land. Over the years, Canada has developed into the home of the largest free-standing structure in the world. Canada,(a great tourist attraction)is also home of the largest water fall in the world. Our farmland unlike a lot of others has a variety of climate. The warmer summer climate ranges from +10 - +30 and the ... who's is? Canada is highly industrialised by manufacturing Automobiles, food, liquor and tobacco. We as a Unified country accept other cultures and religions. Canada has about every nationality possible and together they form a great home. Despite the many cultures, Canada's main languages are english and french. Canada is a democracy. This means the government is elected by all the people. It is responsible for managing the country, forcing ... the Governor General is in charge. He ranks higher than the Prime Minister. In conclusion, I hope I have raised your awareness of Canada's varied history, geography, economy, climate, cultures and government. This is great country that we live in. I am truly proud to be a Canadian. Extras Canada in it's history to date has had five flags. "The First, was a white flag with three gold ...
- 3315: The Life of Ernest Hemingway
- ... him. In the last year of his life, he lived inside of his dreams, similar to his mother, who he hated with all his heart. He was suicidal and had electric shock treatments for his depression and strange behavior. On a Sunday morning, July 2, 1961, Ernest Miller Hemingway killed himself with a shotgun. Ernest Hemingway takes much of the storyline of his novel, A Farewell to Arms, from his personal ... experiences which he was writing about. I believe that Hemingway had Catherine and her child die, not to look different from his own life, but because he had a sick and morbid personality. There is great power in being an author, you can make things happen which do not necessarily occur in real life. It is obvious that Hemingway felt, as a young child and throughout his life, powerless, and so ...
- 3316: The Tribulations of Sharecrop Farmers
- ... attention would have proved beneficial to the farmer's situation. Could they have remained healthy they could have gotten more work done and made more progress. References Corder, Robert R. (1963). Southern Laborers in the Great Depression. New York: Knopf. Gentry, Jennifer P. (1968). The Plight of the Rural South. Chapel Hill, NC: UNC Press. Jones, Charles M. (1931). Blight on the U.S. Conscience. New York: Harger and Brothers. Mckeon, Ryan ...
- 3317: Famous People Of The Civil War
- ... born a slave in Maryland in 1817. In 1838 he obtained seaman's papers from a free black and escaped to New Bedford. In 1841 he joined the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. With Douglass's great speeches, people didn't believe that he used to be a slave. Douglass wrote a book called Life and Times of Frederick Douglass to tell people about his life when he was a slave. After ... sketches of scenes and characters of the descendants of the Pilgrims. When she and her husband moved to Maine in 1850, she wrote The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin and Dred: A Tale of Great Dismal Swamp. All of her novels were written because of her hatred for slavery. She still wrote novels, essays, and poetry after the Civil War about New England scenes. Harriet Stowe is one of America ... U.S. politics in the early 19th century. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1811. Clay was the leader of the "War Hawks" in Congress who wanted to go to war against Great Britain. In 1815 he made a program that would build roads linking the East and the West. Clay ran for president in 1824, but when no candidate won a majority, Clay supported John Adams. ...
- 3318: DR Daniel J Boorstin
- ... graduate, has been his close collaborator. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Oklahoma, he received his undergraduate degree with highest honors from Harvard and his doctor's degree from Yale. He has spent a great deal of his life abroad, first in England as a Rhodes Scholar at Balliol College, Oxford. More recently he has been visiting professor of American History at the University of Rome, Italy, the University of ... Democratic Experience. This book aims at a balanced assessment of the price and the promise of what American civilization has done with and for and to Americans. The book's anecdotal style makes it a great reading experience. However, Boorstin omits many happenings that had a great impact on American culture, such as the labor movement and the Vietnam War. Boorstin may "dislike important events"(Mohs,1973). However, those two events are too important for any historian to ignore.
- 3319: Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
- ... decision making, poor concentration and confusion, memory problem's, flashback's of previous scene's and poor attention spans.(Mitchell 81). The emotional reactions to an acute stress situation include anxiety and fear, grief and depression, feeling lost and abandoned, withdrawal from other's anger and resentment, feeling numb, shocked and overwhelmed.(Mitchell 81). The signs and symptoms of a stress reaction may last a few days to as long as ... Mitchell 81). The ESW's that are involved in critical incident's may experience a variety of symptoms which are similar to an acute reaction. The most common cognitive or mental symptoms are increased anxiety, depression and irritability. These symptoms are characteristic of a condition called Delayed Stress Response Syndrome (DSRS). Its not uncommon for ESW's to experience sleep Disturbance's, change's in eating habits and loss of emotional ... the event. The fear can be fantasised or real, but it remains powerful and often cause's ESW's to avoid activities associated with the event.(Mitchell 83). Physical and emotional problems such as fatigue, depression and irritability are often the most common symptoms, but in some case's it is difficult to associate directly to the emergency event.(Mitchell 86). An example of that would be the Grafton bus ...
- 3320: Mark Twains Greatest Downfall
- ... the experience when the telephone stock was introduced to him and after it became a success: He was with Graham Bell and was agent for a new invention called the telephone. He believed there was great fortune in store for it and wanted me to take some stock. I declined. I said I didnt want anything more to do with wildcat speculation. Then he offered the stock to me at ... Paige project. The reasons for its failure were not mechanical. The Linotype just took over the market (Condon INTERNET). Twain, however, would not grasp that the other typesetter would be more successful. He put a great deal of hard work into this new project. He devoted about fifteen years and two hundred thousand dollars to Paige machine, using in addition, his publishing house as a private bank to finance it. His ... Paige Typesetter and the loss that he incurred from it. But, that is not the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions the name Mark Twain. Fortunately, everyone will continue to remember his great stories and novels and not reflect on his near bankruptcy and ill-fate with investments. Works Cited Condon, Garret. Typesetter Misses Deadline for Success. November 29, 1985. Online. Netscape Navigator. Available http://news.courant. ...
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