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- 7751: The Lost World: Summary
- The Lost World: Summary The Lost World by Michael Crichton is a great science fiction novel about a group of scientists of different fields that go on an expedition to an island to bring back a rich and stubborn scientist from a test expedition that he cared about ...
- 7752: The Lord of the Flies
- ... the breezes on the lagoon were reocurring like kittens chasing their own tails and is another good example of a simile. “ ...whole limbs yielded passionately to the yellow flames that poured upwards and shook a great beardof flame twenty feet in the air.” - pg. 41. This quote is saying that limbs of trees “yielded” to flames and since tree limbs cannot perform this human quality consciensly, this is an example of ...
- 7753: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolken
- ... that prevails in this Tolken novel is the on going struggle between the elite and the plebeians. This can be seen most clearly in The Hobbit. They are weak and often foolish, yet capable of great acts of heroism that amaze even the very wise and the such as when Bilbo stole the possessions of Smaug. The Hobbit was a epic novel written by the greatest author of his time. The ...
- 7754: Law Essay
- ... called the “Strict Constitution” of national law, an example of this would be the “Dred Scott decision. The other way is the federalist position, where the Constitution grants broad power to the federal government. Two great examples of this type of interpretation were Chief Justices John Marshall and Earl Warren. During the years the Supreme Court has gone through some changes of its’ own. While Chief Justice Earl Warren was there ...
- 7755: The Hidden Life of Dogs: Book Review
- ... really amazing. Elizabeth looked after more than twenty dogs, spent all her spare time observing them, walking with them until she saw why they did what they did. The hidden life of dogs was a great book that would keep any reader at any age occupied and entertained.
- 7756: Lewis And Clark Discoveries
- ... the first time. The captains would explain to the tribal leaders that the their land now belonged to the United States, and that a man far in the east - President Thomas Jefferson - was their new "great father." They would also give the Indians a peace medal with Jefferson on one side and two hands clasping on the other, as well as some form of presents (often trade goods). Moreover, the Corps ...
- 7757: Life In Ancient Greece
- ... were starving to death. What they went through could be compared to some of the less well off nations today. To begin to understand the plight of the poor, homeless and unemployed American of the depression I will place an average Melbourne family into that situation. To begin with, take away the house. Banks reclaimed a large number of houses of those who could not keep up the repayments. If this ...
- 7758: Life Of The Settlers
- ... were opportunities to become self-supportive. Harriet continued leading slaves to freedom. She was a lady that never gave up. She is a good person to look up to. I hope I can be a great leader like her. She died in the year of 1913. Everyone especially Black people of the whole world remember her as a good person. We all look up to Harriet Tubman…
- 7759: The Good Earth: Summary
- ... in the rich man's house. When Wang Lung found the jewels, he took them all from her except for two pearls that O-lan liked. So the men worked well until there was a great flood. All of the land was flooded and could not be farmed. It was then that his uncle, his uncle's wife, and son came to live with Wang Lung. During this flood, the neighbor ...
- 7760: History Of The Aircraft Propeller
- ... was a major improvement. The best propeller of this kind at the time was the dural-blade ground adjustable propeller. With this adjustable propeller, the pilot could choose whether or not they wanted to have great takeoff performance orgreat cruise performance. In 1927, the idea of changing the pitch of a propeller was taken one step further with the development of the in-flight adjustable propeller. This gearshift device allowed pilots ...
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