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- 4721: H.R. Gieger
- ... very young, and this sparked H.R. Gigers interest in the strange and macabre. His mother encouraged his artistic ability, though she often failed to understand his strange fascinations. In 1953 he attends the cantonal school in Chur (a technical school), and in 1957 attends the Institute Haute Rampe, Lausanne. In 1958 he goes to Alpina College, Davos, and then in 1959 he becomes an apprentice to architect Venatius Maisen, Chur, and the developer Hans Stetter Chur. Later that year he joined the Military College in Winterthur - as a mortar firer with light mobilized troops. And finally in 1962 he attends the School of Applied Arts, Zurich, in the department of Interior and Industrial Design. As Giger went through college, he produced many drawings, with ink and other mediums like glue and chalk, and ink paintings with ...
- 4722: Shooting An Elephant
- ... felt the pressure to do something because I was afraid of what others might say if I didnt do it. One situation comes to mind immediately. When I was in my junior year of high school, I was faced with the challenge by my friends to jump off of a bridge into a lake below. I had done this type of thing off of cliffs before, but never from this height ...
- 4723: Robert Frost
- ... was the age of twelve years old. This wasnt the way you would think a famous writer would start off his life. The even awkward part of this story is that he graduated Lawrence High School as co-valedictorian of his graduating class. When I saw that I was very struck. I realized that changing is all up to one person and that one person is you. Robert Frosts life ...
- 4724: The Us Is Murdering The Iraqis
- The US is Murdering The Iraqis Each day we eat three meals a day, sometimes more. We listen to music, drive in our cars, or play on our high-tech computers. Some may pick up the newspaper, but other than those few words on the page, the American population is living a life of excess. Excess that is at the expense of other people ... this money to help his people in a way no other country ever has. A free education system was set up for everyone in the country, from the equivalent of kindergarten to college or professional school. There was free housing for everyone. There was also a medical system that was free for Iraq people, while for non-citizens, it was about three dollars. This three dollars was for everything, from strepp ...
- 4725: Great Expectations 3
- ... boy like Huck Finn. Nevertheless, they attempt to make Huck into what they believe will be a better boy. Specifically, they attempt, as Huck says, to "sivilize" him. This process includes making Huck go to school, teaching him various religious facts, and making him act in a way that the women find socially acceptable. Huck, who has never had to follow many rules in his life, finds the demands the women ... beautiful women--but none of this comes to pass. Huck finds out too late that Tom's adventures are imaginary: that raiding a caravan of "A-rabs" really means terrorizing young children on a Sunday school picnic, that stolen "joolry" is nothing more than turnips or rocks. Huck is disappointed that the adventures Tom promises are not real and so, along with the other members, he resigns from the gang. Another ... in front of his face; his skin, Huck says, is white like a fish's belly or like a tree toad's. Pap's savage appearance reflects his feelings as he demands that Huck quit school, stop reading, and avoid church. Huck is able to stay away from Pap for a while, but Pap kidnaps Huck three or four months after Huck starts to live with the Widow and takes ...
- 4726: Pride And Prejudice - Pride
- ... only amusing but also highly interesting. The reader can learn much about the upper-class society of this age, and also gets an insight to the author's opinion about this society. Austen presents the high-society of her time from an observational point of view, ironically describing human behavior. She describes what she sees and adds her own comments to it in a very light and easy way. She never ... and Prejudice, p. 3). The irony of this statement is the universal validity with which assumptions are made in that upper-class society. It is assumed that there is nothing else for a man of high rank to want but a wife to complete his possessions. Along with his money, land, riches etc. she acts as nothing more but another piece of property, which was a common attitude in those days ... us readers know that after those two ladies have finished bad mouthing Jane's sister Elizabeth and the rest of her family, they return to Jane "(w)ith a renewal of tenderness" (p. 27). These high-society women are well versed at putting others down and whimsically, and as they think wittily, insulting the characters of those who are of a "lower class" - and Austen comments on it ironically by ...
- 4727: The Theory Of Education
- ... student is broken. Only hard work and an increased effort will restore the teacher s trust in their student. Schools should become a second home to a student. If a child is afraid of the school building itself, the child will feel intimidated while in the school and not benefit from their teachings as well as they could. The temperature should be comfortable during all seasons, for a classroom, which is either too hot or too cold, can become a distraction for the student. The school should not be too large, and classrooms should not make a student think twice about entering them. Chairs should be comfortable, and the temperature should remain a constant 70 degrees. A pleasant aroma, possibly ...
- 4728: The Safety Of Our Food Supply
- ... the raisins in the case of the raisin bread. Nitrites are used in food to avoid botulism poisonning. Nitric oxide is the active ingredient in nitrites, which have been linked to deaths if consummed in high doses. Animals who were fed fish preserved with nitrites got liver cancer. This problem was traced to nitrosamines, a cancer causing agent that is created by a reactin between amines and nitrites. This reaction could ... have a reaction. they just have to be careful and read the labels before thay buy anything. Studies have shown that hyperactive children's ability to learn can be impaired if they are exposed to high doses of certain food additives. Children do not become hyperactive if they consume a lot of food additives such as food dyes. Everyone is concerned about fat, and a lot of research money currently goes ... been linked to it's use. Fat soluble vitamins cannot be digested because Olestra is not digested itself in the body. This however is not such a big problem because nobody eats chip for their "high" vitamin content! Another problem with Olestra is one involving digestive difficulties. People who consumed chips made with Olestra experienced "anal leakage". Will there ever be a fat substitute that would taste and feel like ...
- 4729: Only Yesterday
- ... panic in the minds of the American people. Supposedly the Bolshevics had plans to infiltrate the U.S. government and other institutions. A handful of radicals added to this fear by bombing certain buildings and high-ranking officials. This and other aggressive action by the radicals caused the public to act out in fear. Many people were deported for being accused of affiliating with the Communist party. Illegal searches and seizures ... 1920's there were distinctive class and family roles firmly established. The father was the head of the household and the mother and children followed his philosophies. Women were not allowed to vote or hold high-ranking jobs. Instead they had to stay at home and cook, sew and do other chores that were required to efficiently run a household. Then came inventions like the vacuum cleaner and the electric iron ... in American society and people soon came to accept the violence. October of 1929 proved to be a defining month for the United States. America had been prospering throughout the decade. The stock market was high and people were investing money in banks and stocks. While the people were investing their money the banks were giving out large loans to companies and prospectors. The prices of shares began to decline ...
- 4730: On The Waterfront
- ... Characters The main character is Terry an ex semi-professional boxer who became friendly with the mob during his career. He is a common unintelligent man (typical of his town) that unlike his brother quit school. He was the man that helped the mob kill a good man in the opening scene by distracting him to come onto the roof and check out his pigeons (Symbolic). His brother keeps the mobs ... make money. They live like animals in a Social Darwinism. The other main actor is the sister of the murder victim named Iddie. She comes from a totally sheltered life, growing up in a catholic school raised by nuns. She refuses to return to school because she wants to face a real problem, not just read about them. She also wants to find out who killed her brother. The priest plays the role of the godly guiding force that ...
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