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- 2691: Hamlet: Sane or Insane
- ... a e'en at him." [Act IV, scene III, lines 20-21] In the two months after his meeting with the ghost, he puzzles the court with his assumed madness but does nothing concrete to effect or further his revenge. His inability to either accept the goodness of all life or act to destroy its evils now begins to trouble him as much as his outward hysteria. Hamlet appears to be ...
- 2692: To Err and To Be Careful
- ... Simply put, the fault of mankind rests in his capacity to apply what God has given him: the infinite will but finite intellect. Such a case explains the possibility of a perfect cause but imperfect effect, although Descartes refuses to put it in such terms. This argument provides Descartes with a tool to justify his project, the meditations. Obviously, to maintain the validity of God's existence as well as God ...
- 2693: The Lottery
- ... satisfied after a big win. It is just like a cocaine addict. No matter how good or big the fix they will still need another fix later. How does the lottery system affect families? The effect is the same as any other gambling addiction. According to Dr. James C. Dobson gambling destroys lives of not just the gambler but also the family of the gambler. He has also found a direct ...
- 2694: The History of Basketball
- ... ball begins its downward flight toward the hoop. The goal-tending rule took away the great advantages of tall players and the smaller players began to excel as well as any other player. The positive effect of this new rule made it easier for competitors of all size be able to play. In 1971 the shot-clock is introduced to speed up a game that was becoming bogged down by excessive ...
- 2695: Mountain Bikes
- ... frames has become much easier. The high price of titanium is titanium's greatest disadvantage. Titanium is three times as expensive as CrMo steel. The welding method that weakens steel and aluminum has almost no effect on titanium. In the past it was necessary to do the welding in a vacuum chamber to protect the material against oxygen. A good titanium alloy has approximately the same strength as steel, but it ...
- 2696: Boxing: Down for the Count
- ... sport" are cumulative and difficult to diagnose, sometimes resulting in death, serious illness, or blindness long after the boxer is out of the public limelight. However, convincing evidence has mounted over the years to the effect that chronic encephalopathy (a disease of the brain marked by personality changes, intellectual impairment, slurred speech, and motor deficits), Parkinson's syndrome (a nervous disorder marked by tremors, drooling, muscle weakness, and speech difficulties), spine ...
- 2697: Basketball Needs to Be Fixed
- ... absurd limits. No one noticed the problem while it was happening, but now that it is a problem there is no real way to fix it. In 1996, a rookie salary cap was put into effect by the NBA to put a limit on beginning salaries, so some measures are being taken. This is a start, but it is not the answer to the problem. If underclassmen were not allowed to ...
- 2698: Artificial Turf: A Dangerous Playing Surface
- ... nation bought into the AstroTurf movement. However, as the powers that be soon discovered f or themselves, AstroTurf proved to be neither cheaper nor lower maintenance than grass, and it had a nasty little side effect. Players, coaches, and trainers began to notice a substantial increase in the frequency of injuries on the improved traction and reduced cushion of AstroTurf. Doctors even identified and named a few new ones, common only ...
- 2699: Greek Myth Book Report: Prometheus Steals Fire From Heaven
- ... was greater? That is the Person vs. Nature - Man vs. the other animals. VIII. Literary Value. There are many things a person can gain from reading a myth. The values, morals, and the theme can effect a person and they can use the story (or myth) as an example to be a better person or to think about what they do, before they consider the consequences. I can gain knowledge from ...
- 2700: Greek Architecture and Orders
- ... specialties were put into the households. Ancient Greek Temples Greeks spent alot of hard work, time and effort into the temples they built for their gods. This was where the three orders were put into effect. The Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders were popular forms all over Greece. Greek temples were made of stone, some were made of Marble. The Greeks constructed many acropolises, one famous one was the Partheneon. Inside ...
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