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- 441: Georges Seurat - Hi Painting
- ... of colors made possible by the investigation of scientific optics, he saw positive merit in a method in which the movement of the brush no longer demanded the slightest skill: Here the hand is, in effect, useless, deceit impossible; no room for bravura items; let the hand be awkward, but let the eye be agile, perspective and skilled. Seurat used earth colors in many of his previous works, prior to La ... pigments quite gradually, just as increasingly renounced underpainting, ulimately allowing the white canvus to show through between the dots of color. There is a mysterious vibration when one views La Grande Jatte. There is an effect of the paintings surface when ones eye glides inevitably from dot to dot. This lets the eyes carry from the people located in the foreground to the beautiful landscape in the background. However, J.C Webster rightly sees the actual charm of Pointillism in the awareness with which the colors can be seen, precisely because they do not merge unconciously on the retina, Finally, as regards to the overall effect of color in a given area, it seems to me that what takes place when touches one color are introduced into an area of another color, or when touches of two colors are set ...
- 442: The Making Of The Cat
- ... the active area is sandwiched between the sea and the rock. Besides, what scientist could resist the "soup and sandwich" pun! Free-floating molecules in the water tend to cling to smooth surfaces. This surface effect allows various molecules to gather in one place. Ultraviolet energy from the sun or, more likely, heat from volcanic vents, would allow this gathering of simple molecules to combine into more complex organic molecules rather ... they possess that truly wondrous molecule, chlorophyll. It is chlorophyll which makes possible the production of food directly from sunlight and the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This is the process of photosynthesis. A side-effect of photosynthesis is the generation of free oxygen as a waste product. Free oxygen combined with itself and the methane and ammonia in the atmosphere to form ozone, water, free nitrogen, and more carbon dioxide ... over the other). It would, however, keep the recessive gene, and may pass it on (or not) at its next encounter. The tendency is then for dominant genes to quickly spread through a community. This effect was clearly demonstrated in a recent experiment wherein a small group of a penicillin-resistant strain of the bacterium gonococ- cus was merged with a much larger group of normal gonococci. After a short ...
- 443: Privateers
- ... to do so. Britain's loss of maritime and naval supremacy had a tremendous impact on the war. In the beginning of the revolution, most Britons believed that the war would have little or no effect on them personally. Granted, it would be expensive to ship redcoats and Hessians across the Atlantic Ocean, but this cost would be more than covered by the profits British merchants were making from colonial trade ... in place, and putting down a rebellion made good economic sense. Furthermore, British merchants believed that the war would be fought entirely across the ocean, perhaps destroying some infrastructure in the colonies, but having no effect on British trade. The American privateers were quick to prove them wrong. The assaults of the privateers on British merchant ships cost English business eighteen million dollars throughout the course of the war. The estimated ... on just off the coast of England. Bold captains would sail for the English coast, capture ships, and escort them to French ports for the sale of their goods. These daring exploits had a tremendous effect on British trade and morale. Britain's power rested on her naval strength, and her colonial empire was fed by her well-developed merchant marine fleet. The privateers deprived Britain of her source of ...
- 444: Business And The Economy
- ... environmental issues and anything that is endangering the environment or the British public and analyse the activities of possible "dangerous" companies or industries. Wildlife Trusts - Look into anything that could upset the environmental balance and effect the surrounding wildlife, to make sure waters are not being polluted that will kill fish and animals that food source is in the rivers and thus affects the whole food cycle. Local Community - They live ... effects pollution could have. Local farmers have maintain the quality of their livestock and pollution could affect the food sources like crops and land, any bad environmental factors could mean loss in investment and will effect their quality of life and livelihood. National Government - Brings in Codes of Practice and in some cases Legislation such as Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Waste-Management legislation (SEE APPENDIX B) Local Council/government - Their ... in an attempt to convince the IMF that it is serious about cleaning up its economy and especially its corrupt banking sector. Prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh presided over a borrowing binge which produced a domino-effect of bad loans. Billions of dollars, provided at cheap rates by western banks eager to cash in on the Thai economic miracle, have been pumped into finance companies controlled by the friends of those ...
- 445: Seasonal Affective Disorder
- ... the north tend to suffer more from this disorder because of the shortened days. It appears, that due to the deficiency of sunlight some people suffer from these symptoms. The shortened days have a hormonal effect on the body that causes these symptoms, and the use of artificial sunlight is the best way to relieve the disorder. It was not until recently that SAD was discovered. It was discovered by Peter ... effects mood and energy levels. In the human body melatonin is at its highest at night and is lowest in the day. There has been a study done to see if sunlight has a direct effect on suppressing melatonin. It is known that melatonin levels in urine are five times higher at night than they are in the day. It was not until a 1980 study that it was known that ... SAD is by artificial sun lamps, but these lamps are expensive. Many of the bulbs that are used cost over one-hundred dollars. Carbohydrates are an alternate way to suppress the symptoms, but the side effect is weight gain. It has been proven in studies, that those who crave carbohydrates also put on significant weight which is lost in the spring. Exposure to daylight will suppress the symptoms without any ...
- 446: Effects of Drugs on the Body
- ... for the psychological experience a drug provides. Physical dependence means that the user builds a tolerance to the drug. When this happens the user needs more and more of the drug to achieve the same effect. If a person develops this type of tolerance and then stops using the drug he/she will suffer from drug withdrawal. The body then needs the drug so badly that the user will seek even ... marijuana is used. When the user takes it while he/she is alone, then they may feel drowsy and restful. People who take it with others often become talkative and intellectually stimulated. Marijuana has an effect on memory for recent events. Information learned while "high" is difficult to recall. Such effects are brief, and not permanent effects appear to occur with occasional marijuana use, but regular high-dose use may impair ... can lead to death. Drug abuse has been going on for hundreds of years, but not all is known about its effects. Whether its tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, or cocaine, all drugs have some type of effect. Works Cited Groliers Multimedia Encyclopedia. "Marijuana" 1994 ed. Cohen, Sydney. The Diagnosis and Treatment of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. New York: Haworth Press, 1986. 20-25. Lindblad, Richard A. Drug Abuse. Burlington, NC: Scientific ...
- 447: Simpsons 4
- ... Camera angles in the programme are generally at eye level. This is perhaps because soap operas use a similar technique to try to represent reality. By doing this, when more complex shots are used the effect is stronger and can allow for comedy or emotional responses. An example of this is when the Simpsons go to Itchy and Scratchy Land. In order that they will be able to find their car ... into the show. One of the most famous of these is the send-up of the Hitchcock's classic Psycho. In the episode Itchy & Scratchy & Marge , Homer is in the garage. The same musical sound effect as that of the famous 'shower scene' is used as Maggie hits him over the head with a mallet. Homer grabs the tablecloth (shower curtain) as he falls. Red paint (blood) pours down the drain ... cartoon violence. Some believe that by putting the violence in this context the animators can get away with it. This is not the point. The point is to continually raise questions about censorship, violence and effect, and to satirise the gravity that the whole matter is dealt with. The Simpsons in itself is a violent cartoon, and so when Marge takes on cartoon violence in Itchy and Scratchy, she is ...
- 448: Is There A Population Problem?
- ... quantities, we would all be malnourished. - For every 3% decrease in ozone, there is a 6% increase in skin cancer. Beyond a doubt, Man alone is responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer, the greenhouse effect, oceanic breakdown and climatic changes on Earth - the larger the human population on Earth, the worse everything becomes. The destruction of our environment and food problems are only the start. Some people are starting to ...
- 449: Segregation and The Civil Rights Movement
- ... planned a March on Washington to demand that the federal government require defense contractors to hire blacks on an equal basis with whites. To forestall the march, President Roosevelt issued an executive order to that effect and created the federal Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) to enforce it. The FEPC did not prevent discrimination in war industries, but it did provide a lesson to blacks about how the threat of protest ... v. Painter (1950), the Supreme Court decided that the University of Texas had to integrate its law school. Marshall and the Defense Fund worked with Southern plaintiffs to challenge the Plessy doctrine directly, arguing in effect that separate was inherently unequal. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on five cases that challenged elementary- and secondary-school segregation, and in May 1954 issued its landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of ... banned these tests, which often prevented blacks from voting. In the three years following its enactment, almost a million more blacks in the South registered to vote. By 1968 black voters were having a significant effect on Southern politics. During the 1970s blacks were seeking and winning public offices in majority-black electoral districts. Changing Methods After the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the focus of the ...
- 450: Charlemagne
- ... of Charlemagne. To combat corruption or the misinterpretation of laws, Charlemagne created the missi dominici, or royal commissioners to inspect and inquire into the judgments of the local courts. (Ganshof 93) Charlemagne had a profound effect on the art and architecture of Western Europe. His effect was not new thought, but merely a resurgence of ancient Roman tradition. He commissioned great chapels for the monasteries, providing space to worship for many people at one time. The early constructions were mostly of ... had begun a task. (Halsall 8) *note - One reference not cited in this text portrayed Charlemagne as a gluttonous and superstitious semiliterate with a propensity for brutality. As there were no other documentations to this effect, these opinions were not brought to light in the text. Due to the source (Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia), however, I thought it insightful to include this information at the end of the piece. WORKS CITED ...
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