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- 6491: Aristotle
- ... the Macedonian court. At the age of seventeen, he was sent away to study in Athens. It was there that he transformed to a disciple of Plato. Over time, Aristotle became the "mind of the school". Later in his life, he followed his mentor and became a teacher in a school on the coast of Asia minor. Aristotle was the professor of young prince Alexander, who went on to become the ruler Alexander the Great. Aristotle was the first known person to make major advances in ...
- 6492: How To Detail Your Car
- ... must use a clean chamois and carefully wipe off every last drop of water the car has to offer. You can go above and beyond the call of duty if you have access to a high speed wind blower, just turn it on and aim it where ever the water can be hiding, common spots that require blowing are in the cracks of the door, mirrors and sunroofs. Now we must ... car is an easy task that is often dreaded. The only thing I can advise you about wax is dont buy the cheap stuff. You will need a nice clean wax pad and that high quality wax. Apply the wax using small circles doing so covers all the spots on the paint over and over again but you must be careful to get any wax on any foreign surfaces such ...
- 6493: Freedom And Liberty
- ... for one, freedom of expression is a dominating factor in American communication. In conversation as well as newspapers and magazines, a variety of views and opinions are openly expressed. Censorship is not enforced to a high degree. As an example, demonstrations and protests are often held which counter certain governmental policies; laws or propositions are often spoken out against in public. The fact that these rebellious actions are not punished by ... flag upside down on their clothing or burn the flag. There is no policing that prevents people from doing this because the government gives them the freedom. All in all, modern Americans have an extremely high level of freedom regarding all forms of expression. The story of 1984 reflects a society that totally contrasts with America today. While Orwells objective was primarily written to exaggerate the Totalitarian/Communist and other ...
- 6494: Comparison Of My Papas Waltz A
- ... Usually when a child calls his father Papa they have a very close relationship in which the child respects and admires his father. Also, the use of the word Waltz suggests a Happy dance of high class people. This is ironic because Roethke s father is drunken and dirty when this dance takes place, but when one thinks of the waltz they think of a dance between two high-classed people in an extravagant ballroom. Another example of the child s love and respect for his father is illustrated in the things he overlooks just to be able to carryout the dance. Although The ...
- 6495: Being Popular
- ... to a party every weekend, they become used to the alcohol and drugs and begin to drink and do more drugs. Then they become addicted. Once they re addicted, their life begins to fall apart. School grades drop, they are not studying at night any more, they don t pay attention in class, and they don t do the assigned work. They don t take care of themselves, they don t ... is drunk or on drugs. They smell bad, and their attitudes have changed. Drug and alcohol abuse is a serious problem among many young people. If young people would try being themselves and focus on school work, instead of trying to fit in, there would not be as many problems with drug and alcohol abuse.
- 6496: Direct TV and Its Features
- ... and other equipment to make the system work. Then in the mid nineties, a company came out with an affordable smaller satellite dish that hit the market called Direct TV. It was only eighteen inches high by eighteen inches wide, weighed under 10 lb, and had the same capability as the larger models. Normally your local cable company (Jones Intercable) would set up your cable programming packages for you. You were ... Basic Plus, which has 58 channels, you will pay $32.27 a month. Then there is an option of adding one of their 5 premium channels, for and additional fee from $10.95 to as high as $13.35 per channel extra per month. You are able to have your choice of HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Movie Channel, or Stars. If you can not live without all the channels, then they have ...
- 6497: The Outsiders
- ... much because it looked like Soda s and it also made him look tuff. 13. Johnny thought that Dally was gallant because Dally just takes what comes his way. Like when Two Bit broke the school windows and the fuzz thought it was Dally, Dally just took the rap and never ratted on his friend. 14. Ponyboy understood the way Johnny felt and that was the best way to emphasize it ... spend his life running from the cops just because he defended himself. 19. Juvenile Delinquents Turn Heroes Ponyboy Curtis and John Cade were brought into hospitals yesterday after making an heroic rescue of several young school children in a burning abandoned church. The police have been looking for these two boys for about a week because they are wanted for the murder a wealthy boy named Bob. The two young men ...
- 6498: How Batteries Work
- ... happen, the battery begins to lose pure zinc atoms, and the battery starts to die. This type of cell gives about 1.5 volts of energy. By connecting many cells in a series a rather high voltage can be produced. Another type of primary cell is the mercury cell. This cell uses zinc as the negative electrode, mercury as the positive electrode, and potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte. This cell gives ... electric vehicles and other applications. In improving various conventional storage batteries, they have been able to make electric cars and longer lasting batteries. Still there exits some draw backs to these batteries, either short range, high expense, bulkiness, or environmental problems. The U.S Advanced Battery Consortion (USADC) was set up in 1991 to speed up development of new storage batteries. Batteries are being developed that cause no environmental hazards and ...
- 6499: Frank Lloyd Wright
- ... his uncles; here, his favorite pastime was building forts out of hay and mud. In 1882, at the age of 15, he entered the University of Wisconsin as a special student, studying engineering because the school had no course in architecture. Wright left Madison in 1887 to work as a draftsman in Chicago. Wright worked for several architectural offices until he finally found a job with the most skillful architect of ... as his former employer, she gave him the cultural background he lacked; she gave him social polish as well. Now, as an independent architect, Wright became the leader of a style known as the Prairie School, which is described as houses with low-pitched roofs and extended lines that blend into the landscape. Between the year of 1903-1906, Wright began using more modern materials, such as concrete. In 1904, he ...
- 6500: Angelas Ashes Summary
- ... to Ireland where they are originally from. Soon they are back in Limerick and the river Shannon where Frank s mother is originally from. Here, Frank and his brother Malachy Jr. are enrolled in catholic school. They both learn the ways of the Catholics and Franky is soon making his first Holy Communion. The day comes later in the story, when Frank is in the sixth grade, and he makes his ... poetry. Unfortunately, like so many times in this novel, Patricia dies. This shows once again how the novel is filled with death. Finally, Frank gets out of the hospital and back home. When he attends school in the fall, he finds that he has been put back to the fifth grade because he did not complete the sixth. Now, he is eleven and not happy to be in the same grade ...
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