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- 3671: Alchemy
- ... the theory and practice of the art. The same sentiments and processes are found expressed in the later alchemical authorities as in the earliest, and a wonderful unanimity as regards the basic canons of the great art is evinced by the hermetic students of the time. On the introduction of chemistry as a practical art, alchemical science fell into desuetude and disrepute, owing chiefly to the number of charlatans practicing it ... a dry heat combined with a warm moisture, and that air is water coagulated by fir, capable of producing a universal dissolvent. These terms the neophyte must be cautious of interpreting in their literal sense. Great confusion exists in alchemical nomenclature, and the gibberish employed by the scores of charlatans who in later times pretended to a knowledge of alchemical matters did not tend to make things any more clear. The ... as that of nickel, and the semi-equivalent of tin is equal to the equivalent of the two preceding metals. M. Dumas. speaking before the British Association, had shown that when three simple bodies displayed great analogies in their properties, such as chlorine, bromide, and iodine, barium, strontium, and calcium, the chemical equivalent of the intermediate body is represented by the arithmetical mean between the equivalents of the other two. ...
- 3672: Discourse Analysis
- ... text versus a typical amateur discourse. For this example a New York Times article will be the focus of which I will evaluate. The dissimilarities of these texts are dramatic; therefore they are of a great deal of worth for those who are a part of the workplace. The decisive factor of all the characteristics of a piece of text is its purpose for its readers. Every text has a purpose ... author is very careful to maintain an objective viewpoint. Nothing can be deduced about the author by reading the document because it is pure technical writing. Everything the author mentions is substantiated and justified in great detail. For example, the time estimate suggested for the project plan is broken down into thirty-eight subtasks, each of which with a detailed time estimate and justification. This project plan is so detailed that ... easier to skim the document and pick up the main ideas. When referencing the document, it is easy to find the desired information quickly. The intended audience is IS managers, who value time as a great asset since they are so busy. Despite the fact that outline form documents are not as fun to read as documents which convey a continuous thought, managers are more than willing to trade off ...
- 3673: Emerson 3
- ... because it does not yet exist distinctly in our idea. As the American identity grows, so will American culture. Thoreau s outlook is one of enthusiasm and anticipation though. He looks around him to see great things happening in all scopes of American life leading him to comment that: these facts are symbolical of the height to which the philosophy and poetry and religion of her inhabitants may one day soar ... which the field and the workyard made. As also illustrated by Thoreau later, in Emerson s view there is no place for elitism or class separation. Learned men are present everywhere but: Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind. Emerson wanted his audience to see the virtues of understanding rather than memorizing, the importance of enlightenment rather than social acceptability. He ... own. This might explain why: in literature it is only the wild that attracts us. Dulness is but another word for tameness. Thoreau goes as far to say this vital wildness is missing from most great English literary works, saying they: [breathe] no quite fresh and in this sense wild strain. It is an essentially tame and civilized literature. Both emerging during a time of Transcendentalists, both Emerson and Thoreau ...
- 3674: Death Of A Salesman
- ... support them, to mold them into men; but he failed. Willy's greatest fault, perhaps, was his inability to see his sons for what they really were. Biff and Happy were never destined to be great men, yet Willy always believed in them. Although Willy's hope is touching, it is also foolish. Willy Loman's blind faith in his son Biff's abilities destroyed Biff's sense of moderation and ... of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That's whose fault it is!" (131). If only Willy would have recognized his son Biff's mediocrity instead of believing he was a great kid, Biff may have become a good man. No matter what Biff did, Willy would never believe it was because he was incapable of success. Unlike his older brother Biff, Happy did not receive the ... noticed his younger son's accomplishments. The lack of recognition from his father only made Happy try harder, but he could only do so much. Happy, not unlike his older brother Biff, was not a great man. In hopes to please his father, Happy also went into the "selling" business, but met little success. He was "one of the two assistants to the assistant buyer" and was miserable. Biff questioned ...
- 3675: Frankenstein 6
- ... Victor becomes interested in natural philosophy when he chances upon a book by Cornelius Agrippa, a sixteenth-century scholar of the occult sciences. He studies the outdated findings of Agrippa, Paracelsus, and Albertus Magnus with great enthusiasm until a demonstration of electricity by his father convinces him of their inaccuracy. When Victor is seventeen, his parents decide that he should go away to the university at Ingolstadt. However, when he is ... he attends a lecture in chemistry by M. Waldman, and this lecture, along with a subsequent meeting with the professor, convince Victor to pursue his studies in the sciences. Victor continues his studies with a great deal of enthusiasm and, as a result, makes great progress. He begins to pursue the question of the origin of life, and as a result begins to study both anatomy and the decay of the human body. He finally discovers the origin of ...
- 3676: Film Review Of Do The Right Thing
- ... we see Tina dancing furiously, or the Latin music as Radio Raheem and the Latinos have a sound off with their boom boxes. Blues music is also important and noted throughout the film as the depression of the neighborhood set in. Almost all of Spike Lees films have to do with a play on black morality. He tells the truth to the African-American audience, but doing it in his ... theme. It successfully shows the tensions in the differences of race and shows the tragic outcomes. He shows that it is not always splendid and gentle, but the harsh truth of reality. There is a great lesson that can be taught and learned from his film, and we have Lee to thank for that.
- 3677: Educating Rita 2
- Educating Rita The play Educating Rita by Willy Russell gained great popularity especially during the early eighties. There has also been a movie made from it starring Julie Walters and the more famous Michael Caine. As so often the case, the movie was more elaborate with ... several actors while the play only featured two, Frank and Rita. After having read the play and seen the movie I am struck by a number of differences. Seemingly subtle, many small details have a great impact on how the story can and is being perceived. The movie offers much more background information on other characters and events that are important to the story. 'The Screenwriter's Bible' by David Trottier ... an audience craves. Many of the principles can and should be applied to any story whether a screenplay, theatric play, novel or short story. The play is much more predictable in the sense that a great many things are bound not to happen on stage. In fact nothing taking place outside Frank's office can be seen by the audience. All action is inevitably confined within these four walls. When ...
- 3678: Funeral Blues
- ... poem, and becomes clear when Auden says, Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come, . This poems topic has to do with someone close to the narrator dyeing possibly a lover. Auden uses a great deal of imagery in this poem; such as, Tie crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, where he is talking about making the doves suitable for a funeral. The tone of this ... would last forever, I was wrong: I thought that this poem was very well written. Auden does an excellent job of using both old qualities of blues, and adding in his own ideas. Using a great deal of allusions, imagery, and personification made it easier to understand what he is feeling. Most of the poem was clear except the sex of the narrator, I believe the narrator to be a male ... sex of the narrator is not a major concern in this poem, but it an interesting point, especially for the time era it was written in, when homosexuals were considered dirty. Funeral Blues was a great poem with a lot of imagery, which made it easier for you to understand how the narrator was feeling the whole time, and how he thought that without his lover, the world meant nothing.
- 3679: Adolf Hitler
- ... years, Hitler undertook a series of measures designed to rid Germany of its obligations under the Treaty of Versailles (imposed on Germany after World War I), restore the economy which had been devastated by the Great Depression, rearm the country, and acquire Lebensraum ("living space") for Germany. In Mein Kampf, he had written of the need for this "living space" which he said could only be acquired at the expense of countries ...
- 3680: Of Mice And Men 3
- ... Of mice and men" the testament of true friendship is the main theme. Steinbeck uses two migrant workers, Lennie and George, to illustrate the main themes of the novel. The novel is set during the Great Depression, approximately 1937 in California. The status of Lennie and George at the time is Steinbeck's way of illustrating the time period. Lennie Small is an oxymoron. Lennie is a huge, strong, half-witted man ...
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