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- 5721: Analysis of Children's Fairy Tales
- ... accepted he used to sit under a large oak tree and watched the other unicorns as they cloud hopped. One day when Jasper was watching on he noticed that one unicorn wasn't jumping as high as the other unicorns. Jasper thought maybe he was just tired. He continued watching, only more intensely. This time he saw the unicorn slip and he had started falling towards the earth. The unicorn had ... was no one sitting around it. She began to walk closer when she felt something cold grab her hand. A loud shriek came from Leannes mouth as she turned around. There standing about four feet high was a troll. Leanne jumped back, only this time she did not scream. She was too afraid. He was the most ugly thing she had ever seen in her life. He had warts all over ...
- 5722: Muddy Waters
- ... his sisters gave him the nickname ‘Muddy Waters’. Bertha died when he was about three. After her death he had to move in with his grandmother in Clarksdale. Raised in Clarksdale, he also went to school there. He went to school until he was old enough to work in the fields. Much like all of the other field laborers Muddy Waters hollered in the fields to pass time or just to get things off of your ...
- 5723: The Use Of Pollen Analysis In
- ... this shell are abrasion, such as may be the case on sandy sites, and oxidation. However, the most favourable conditions for preservation of the pollen record are acidic, anaerobic sites such as peat bogs. This high degree of survivability combines with another factor inherent in the nature of pollen - the large amount produced - to make pollen analysis one of the most important tools available to the archaeologist. Though one further factor ... pollen enhances its value, namely the wide morphological variation between pollen from different plant species, most of which can be detected and classified using normal laboratory equipment. Pollen analysis is a technique which demands a high level of skill on the part of the excavator, scientist and interpreter to enable it to fulfil its potential. Collection of pollen samples can prove troublesome, the risk of cross-contamination is significant and efforts ...
- 5724: The History Of Baseball Cards
- ... on until 1901. The 1887 baseball cards were part of a unique set. Not only did this set contain baseball cards, but it also contained boxing. golf, and horse racing cards. These cards are very high in value because of their rarity and because they are some of the early baseball cards. The common card is worth around $800. All of these cards are common, considering that there were no star ... cards are very easy to find. From 1980 to 1996, cards took several revolutionary changes. These changes would affect the value and collectability of baseball cards forever. The value of these cards is actually quite high considering how long these cards have been on the market. Some of the older cards, such as Cal Ripken Jr.'s 1982 Topps Traded, are valued at over $350. Newer cards, such as Ken Griffey ...
- 5725: Heart Of Darkness - Colonization
- ... Congo is the companies accountant. His vanity is evident, from the way he keeps himself impeccably groomed, while other human beings around him are living squalid, unbearable lives and dying horrifying deaths. He wore "a high starched collar, white cuffs, a light alpaca jacket, snowy trousers, a clear necktie and varnished boots" (NA 2217). Meanwhile, "everything else in the station was a muddle" (NA 2217) and there were people breathing their ... same. A part of Marlow died in the Congo and he became what he hates, a liar. Kurtz on the other hand went into the Congo as a highly respected person for whom superiors had high hopes and big plans. By the end of the story Kurtz has gone insane. While Marlow "peeped over the edge," (NA 2257) and "drew back [his] hesitating foot," (NA 2258) Kurtz had "made that last ...
- 5726: Computers In Society
- ... s and early 40’s. The first computer as we know it was designed by Howard Aiken and built by IBM in 1944. This first computer was called the Mark I and was eight feet high and over fifty five feet long. It was made of steel and glass and was very unreliable and extremely noisy. The beginning of the commercial computer age was in June of 1951. This was when ... assembly language, which was also known as symbolic language and used abbreviations for instructions rather than numbers, which made programming less cumbersome for the people writing the code. The next development after symbolic languages were high level languages that allowed programmers to give more attention to problem solving and these languages were more English like than the previous languages. Throughout this generation computers were being used primarily by business, university, and ...
- 5727: Comparison of Herbert's "Dune" and Asimov's "Foundation Series": Effects of Technology and Belief Systems on the Individual
- ... is space. There was never a clear decision on religious matters after space travel was introduced because the individual always had doubts as to the authenticity of the revelation. During this period of space travel, high bishops of the Orange Catholic Bible reinterpreted, Gods word from Genesis and stated it as "Increase and multiply, and fill the universe, and subdue it and rule over all manner of strange beasts and living ... Seldon's methods and continue to live on their worthless lives. Technology is the cornerstone of this society. Without it, they would not have been anything. The society is quite ordered and moral value is high. But each individual is selfish and does not live for the common good. Instead the individual lives for himself and solely respects the Empire. There is no religion or God but the God of greed ...
- 5728: The Good Death -
- ... to shop at smaller stores. Important dates are likely times for terrorist attacks. An attack maybe made at anytime during the year, but there are certain times that are more probable (Conner, Michael, pg. 56). High shopping seasons are good times for an attack to occur. Christmas is the most likely times for a terrorist to attack. Other likely times for attacks are dates which coincide with some known terrorist anniversary ... valves, or blow-out panels can be installed throughout the building to alleviate pressure from an internal blast (Nadis, Steve, pg. 58). These will help maintain the buildings structure from collapsing. Physical barriers such as high curbs or concrete planters can prevent vehicles from getting too close to the building (Nadis, Steve, pg. 58). This nstallment will help on an external bombing such as a car bombing. Pressure from a bomb ...
- 5729: Hamlet Criticism
- ... Left alone, the Hamlet continues to grieve and rage over his mother’s ‘incestuous’ remarriage. When Horatio tells him about the Ghost, Hamlet arranges to stand watch himself. Meanwhile, hotheaded Laertes, about to return to school in France, warns his sister Ophelia not to believe Hamlet’s love. A prince, he says, is not free to choose a wife. One must be chosen for him by an older, wiser person. A ... s the rub; For in that accomplishment of work what mark may come, When we have submitted this completed piece, Must give us pause; there's the respect That makes calamity of so long a school career The Worker's (perhaps Teacher?) Soliloquy To work, or not to work, that is the question: Whether it is better to stay at home with the television, Munching on chips and gulping on root ...
- 5730: The Geographic Power Of Countr
- ... of important resources such as steel ore, cotton lint, coal, iron ore, forestry and resources that can be used for food, such as fishing, cattle, rice, and wheat. China does have problems, such as a high population and a very high birth rate, but they are obviously able to overcome this problem with their work ethic. China has the right attitude towards hard work and also a large amount of resources. These two things seem to ...
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