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- 6661: Hippies
- ... name of Dr. Timothy Leary was a Harvard professor who had ideas about LSD. He said "LSD is western yoga. The aim of all Eastern religion, like the aim of LSD, is basically to get high; that is to expand your consciousness and find ecstasy and revelation within" (This Fabulous Century 84). Another preacher of the use of LSD was an author by the name of Ken Keasey. He traveled around ... Purple Haze" is about marijuana. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," is a Beatles song about LSD. The Grateful Dead also took part in the fad with their song "Casey Jones," with lyrics such as "High on Cocaine" and "You better watch your Speed." Besides their music and drugs Hippies did some out of the ordinary things that were as shocking as their day-glo clothing. It was common for hippies ...
- 6662: The Mystery That Was Gatsby, T
- ... has an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again. Also, for someone with such high moral values he doesn't handle commitment very well. That's probably a main reason why he left the Mid West and it's part of why he ended up going back. Nick left the ... forgiven by Nick once Nick understands that Daisy was in fact for sale. Nick is always very frank about the details of his own life believes that his honesty about himself is evidence of his high moral fiber. Daisy is the woman Gatsby is trying to win back and coincidentally she is also Nick's second cousin. Daisy doesn't have a strong will and she cracks under pressure as is ...
- 6663: Drugs Debate
- ... the user and "expand" the user's mind. The drugs in the mind constricting category should deter the user from learning, and even if one did claim to gain some sort of knowledge from the high, the knowledge, in the end, would amount to meaningless, confused thought. The rare drugs which stimulate violence, such as angel dust, must definitely be considered mind-constricting because not only does the user not gain ... mind constricting drugs is actually necessary for providing liberty to citizens. It is generally the case that in retrospect, a previous user of a mind constricting drug, when sober, or even in some cases, when high, regrets consuming the drug. The opening quote of this essay describes William Burroughs' view on opiates and he was in fact using them at the time when the passage was written. It is evident in ...
- 6664: Derivates
- ... risk along with the presence of low transaction costs, ensures that the secondary market is highly liquid (i.e. A contract can be opened in one countries exchange and closed in another such is the high quality of the futures market.) - Offers a cash efficient means of taking position in a market as futures are traded on margin. This allows for a geared exposure to equity or interest rate risk. - You ... greatly, derivatives carrying very big figures and not being understood very well therefore would be a cause for concern. There are other issues which are brought up by those wanting more regulation such as: - The high degree of leverage common to derivatives. - The fear that companies using them could drag each other down, - The risk that banks are accumulating, and - The fact that derivatives are zero-sum games means someone will ...
- 6665: Gangs in America
- ... gangs are cool and the thing to do. We constantly see in music videos, artists with bandannas representing various gangs such as the bloods and crips, just to name a few. They show only the high life about it. The nice cars, the diamond rings, the women and the constant money. This is obviously appealing to the youth and the potential inductees to the gangs. However, with every good thing there ... feel kids join gangs is the whole respect/fear aspect. Often I find it that people equate fear and respect as the same thing. It definitely is appealing to people to be looked at in high regard. When kids join gangs they figure they will be feared, and therefore respected. For example If I saw a bunch of kids walking down the street with blue bandannas on their heads I would ...
- 6666: The Tragedy Of Oedipus
- Aristotle's definition of tragedy entails the protagonist, usually of high ranking in society, losing his power and happiness. Tragedy in this play occurs when the protagonist, Oedipus, falls from his pedestal into murder and incest, because of the inevitable fate the gods have cursed upon ... tragic fate but also has a tragic flaw, pride. This tragic flaw eventually makes the impact of him falling from his throne to the hands of fate much more profound. Oedipus held himself in very high regard. We see his pride shown through out the story but specifically when he was speaking to Teiresias; "When the hellcat the Sphinx was performing here,...Her magic was not for the first man who ...
- 6667: Drug Legalization
- ... world. However, this article targets powerful individuals, and those in the government who can make an impact on the drug world. This illustrates the whit of Hamill in that he discreetly makes a statement to high ranking officials. Most importantly, the tone in which the author reveals with dignity gives a sense of truthfulness to the reader. The author overall writes seriously, but with a touch of sarcasm here and there ... Solution? an extremely persuasive article. Items such as tone and point of view provide for a very powerful argument. Prohibition remains a valid refutation for legalizing drugs in the United States. Evidently, drug use is high in America, and that it will not change anytime soon; therefore, according to Hamill, the demand for drugs can only be dealt with by the legalization of the drugs. The plan that Hamill presents for ...
- 6668: Floating Point Coprocessors
- ... technique is to equip the microprocessor with a special bus to communicate with the external coprocessor. Whenever the microprocessor encounters an operation that requires the intervention of the coprocessor, the special bus provides a dedicated high- speed communication between the MPU and the coprocessor. Once again, this solution is not simple. There are more methods of connecting two (or more) concurrently operating processors, which will be covered in more detail during ... constant, and data transfer instructions. The data path in the FPU is 84 bits wide (68 significant bits, 15 exponent bits, and a sign bit) which allows internal operand transfers to be performed at very high speeds. Interface The MCP is connected to the MPU via a synchronous connection, while the numeric core can operate at a different clock speed, making it asynchronous. The following diagram will clarify this. The following ...
- 6669: How Does Bernard Shaw Satirise
- ... is not of a highly romantic bearing, and even he might be considered slightly exaggerated in the opposite way. Sergius is described by Shaw as a tall, romantically handsome man, with the physical hardihood, the high spirit and the susceptible imagination of an untamed mountaineer chieftain. . . The result is precisely what the advent of nineteenth century thought first produced in England: to wit, Byronism. Byronsim is derived from the word byronic ... to believe that it is true love. Raina believes that her relationship with him is the one really beautiful and noble part of her life, while Sergius says that he loves another woman (Raina), as high above you (Louka) as heaven is above earth. Shaw exaggerates the actions of the two characters, as well as the fact that they are obviously not in love. He does this best by introducing the ...
- 6670: The American Dream 2
- ... to pursue your dreams and ultimately be happy. In the story Toρo by Cιsar Gonzalez, Toρo had many opportunities to have a better life. The teacher did everything in his power to get him into school and provide everything necessary. In essence, he gave Toρo opportunities that he never had before. Toρo could have chosen to continue school and lived a better life. However he decided what was in his family s best interest and got a job. He had brothers and sisters that he had to care for. He had to balance ...
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