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- 3321: White Bay Power Station
- ... included in the studies and were given forms to be included in the process. Criteria 1: Significant in the evolving pattern of or for association with, history of power generation in Australia and or exhibiting high diversity of cultural features. q Result: Certainly White Bay measures up to this criterion. q Conclusion: The site is clearly significant according to this criterion. Criteria 2: Significant in possessing rare, endangered or unknown aspects ... type. White Bay is an example of an industrial application of arts and crafts style of architecture. q Conclusion: White Bay is significant in terms of this criterion. Criteria 5: Demonstrates aesthetic characteristics held in high esteem or otherwise valued by a community or cultural group. q Result: Although the opinion is divided in this context, still most of the people believe it is important in the local context and for ... long and the study suggests the station was out of date and outstripped by the demand by the time it was completed. q Conclusion: The site is not significant regarding this criterion. Criteria7: Demonstrably held high regard by the community and society. q Result: 91% of the people surveyed were of planning and heritage groups responded that it had high value in terms of Rozelle and Balmain landscape. Of the ...
- 3322: The Great Pyramid
- ... It stands on the Giza plateau nearby Cairo and is the biggest pyramid in the world. It measures 230 m (756 ft) on each side of its base and originally measured 147 m (482 ft) high. Beginning in the 10th century AD the entire Giza complex served as a source of building materials for the construction of Cairo; as a result, all three pyramids were stripped of their original smooth outer ... the ascending passage with huge stones after the king's funeral. From the horizontal passage the Grand Gallery, which leads to the king's chamber, starts. It is 47 meters long and 8.5 meters high, and has a corbelled roof. In the center of the floor is a sunken ramp about 60 centimeters deep. The Grand Gallery ends in a horizontal granite passage which serves as an antechamber. It measures 8.4 meters long and 3.1 meters high, and has slots for three portcullises. Beyond the antechamber is the so-called 'King's Chamber' which is lined, roofed and paved with red granite. It measures 5.2 by 10.8 meters and ...
- 3323: The First Atomic Test
- ... and lined with two inches of lead went out to explore the site. The lead added 12 tons to the tank's weight, but was necessary to protect the tank's occupants from the dangerous high radiation levels at ground zero. The tank's passengers found that the 100-foot steel tower had virtually disappeared, with only the metal stumps of its legs imbedded in concrete remaining. Surrounding the area where ... formal announcement that Japan had finally surrendered and World War II was over. On Sunday, September 9, 1945, Trinity Site was opened to the press for the first time, mainly to dispel rumors of lingering high radiation levels there, as well as in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Led by General Groves and Oppenheimer, this widely publicized visit made Trinity front page news all over the country. Trinity Site was later encircled with ... the fence surrounding Trinity Site, are the remains of Jumbo. Jumbo was a 214-ton steel container built to contain the precious plutonium core of the Trinity device in case the 5,300-pounds of high explosives in the bomb detonated, but no nuclear explosion resulted. Built by the Babcock and Wilcox Steel Corporation of Barberton, Ohio, Jumbo was approximately 28 feet long and 12 feet, 8 inches in diameter. ...
- 3324: Cultural Literacy According to E.D. Hirsch
- ... This could be done by involving hands-on experiences in addition to a lesson or lecture. Too much of either type of education simply won't be advantageous to students once they are out of school. I found Cultural Literacy particularly interesting because of the fact that I am attending Colgate University, a liberal arts school. It is the mission of a liberal arts school to educate each student in several different areas and for each student to become knowledgeable of a core curriculum. In a sense, this is what Hirsch wants for every school in the United States. ...
- 3325: Hard Times
- ... that had a tendency to destroy the balance, and should therefore, be eliminated by every possible means. The chief means for such elimination he believed, was education. On these principles, Mr. Gradgrind set up a school where just like with members of his own family, the principles of his "hard and fast system" were rigidly instilled in the minds of his students. Such pupils of the Gradgrind school were continually crammed with facts from day to day until they 'spilled over 'with them. Such facts were to remain in the mind, pressed down in all forms of memory until all finer sensibilities were ... especially apparent with Mr. Gradgrind's two older children, Louisa and Tom. Tom became morose and discontented, while Louisa stayed somber and hopeless and neither of them like their home, which in actuality, the Gradgrind school was based on and it's teachings were very similar. The rigorous program taught by Mr. Gradgrind was not concurrent with many of the more common teaching theories and practices of today. It is ...
- 3326: Toni Morrison's Beloved: Sethe, A Brave Mother In Love, Or Is She Selfish In Her Weakness?
- ... Sethe refuses to acknowledge that her show of compassion is also murder. Throughout the work, seems to have two separate identities, which affect her actions. When reunited with Paul D., Sethe recalls her reactions to School Teacher’s arrival with no mention to her daughter’s death. “Oh, no. I wasn’t going back there [Sweet Home]. I went to jail instead” (42) Sethe believes she made a moral stand in ... freedom, freedom from brutality, from fear, and from pain. In killing her daughter she saved herself, for the second time. Sethe was still free, and she wasn’t going back to Sweet Home, or to School Teacher no matter what the cost. Sethes children were a part of her, and they were a part she was not going to submit to slavery. They needed to be protected, because the loss of them meant the loss of Sethe herself. When Sethe saw School Teacher coming she “collected every bit if life she had made, all the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful, and carried, pushed, dragged them through the veil, out away, over ...
- 3327: I Want To Believe
- ... on the alien abduction phenomena and is renowned for his fastidious approach to his research, therefore it would be fair to say that his assessment of the validity of this incident would be held in high esteem. Hopkins noted, in downtown Manhattan, New York City early on the morning of November 30, 1989 at approximately 3 am, Linda Cottile, a married mother of two, was seen emerging from an apartment building ... suspended within a blue beam of light which was causing them to ascend into a large reddish-orange glowing UFO, which then moved off in the direction of the Brooklyn Bridge. Numerous witnesses, including a high placed united nations diplomat (who remained unnamed), saw and later independently substantiated this unbelievable event. It is the presence of the numerous and influential eyewitnesses to this abduction that makes this event one of the ... life on other planets 11 (34%). The roots of superstition are as old as mankind and they have been passed down through generations over the centuries. Consequently, longevity of superstitious beliefs could account for the high proportionate number of believers, an overall of 22 (69%). Of the 32 people poled, 18 (56%) held the view that there might be life on other planets this also could be attributed to the ...
- 3328: Personal Essay: The Yemin Order Project
- Personal Essay: The Yemin Order Project I am extremely happy at school which has helped and encouraged me to develop all my skills both educational and social. I was also part of the Yemin Orde project from which I benefitted enormously. Therefore as the school has done so much for me I would like and want to return something positive back into the school, and I feel that this is an excellent opportunity for me to achieve my goal. - Leadership - I teach a large class of children at Cheder including me planning work for them. - Ability to work ...
- 3329: Report On The Costs And Benefi
- ... first and foremost with the customer. A comprehensive study of public perceptions of different financial institutions conducted in 1987 showed that building societies enjoy a positive rating of 85%, compared with only 51% for the high street banks (Personal Finance & The Future of the Financial High Street, Research Associates, March 1988). Building societies have traditionally been seen as a safe depository for the savings of working people. Building Societies are safe and a principal reason why is that mutuality has restricted ... tomorrow. The higher savings rates and lower loan rates of mutuality are for life not just for flotation day . Mr Rodrigues points out mutuals don t have to consider the demands of shareholders - particularly for high dividends or share price growth so profits can go to members - via better interest rates on savings accounts for example. Which?, the respected Consumers Association magazine has also criticised these conversions and claims the ...
- 3330: Computers In Our Society
- ... they are a big part of your life? Think again! Computers are wondrous machines that improve our lives in many areas like education, entertainment, and work.(Paragraph)The use of computers in and out of school has made improvements in the way we learn. For instance, the use of computers in the classroom has freed up some of my time so I can give more individualized instruction to the needy, says Instructor Mary S. Teachemall of a local neighborhood grade school is a definite improvement over not having computers as a way of learning. Also, college students having easy access to computers for various school related tasks like changing complete blocks of text on a term paper in a split second, using graphics to better express a particular point or idea, and being able to tap into the world ...
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