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- 2491: James Watt
- ... weeks. He tried to get a job in the instrumentation field although the shopkeepers could not give him a job as he did not do an apprenticeship and was too old. Finally though he found John Morgan of a company called Cornhill who agreed to bend the rules and offer an apprenticeship for a year. James Watt knuckled down and wanted to learn everything he wanted in one year that would ... imported scientific instruments. The University of Glasgow then arranged for James Watt to set up shop inside one of their university buildings where he met his future long-life friends Dr. Joseph Black and Professor John Robison both planning to be chemists. His shop at the university did not sell many of his inventions mainly due to poor transportation. There was no trade link with the town of Glasgow and therefor ...
- 2492: Jimi Hendrix
- Jimi Hendrix: Reflections of the Man Through the Development of His Albums James McGuire UWC 4, Hampton November 4, 1996 On November 27, 1942,Jimi Hendrix was born as John Allen Hendrix in Washington at Seattle General Hospital. His childhood was not a privileged one, however, he did indulge himself in one particular way: Jimi loved to play the guitar. At first he played an ... where a young producer named Chas Chandler discovered his act, which by then included Hendrix famous playing with his teeth and behind his back. Chandler brought Jimi to London, where blues-based bands such as John Mayall s Bluesbreakers, The Yardbirds, and Chandler s old group, The Animals were immensely popular and on the cutting edge. Hendrix and Chandler auditioned a number of musicians to be in the new band, The ...
- 2493: Save The Internet
- ... be ravaged by the present situation of Internet! Works Cited Beahm, George. War of Words-The Censorship Debate. Kansas City : Andrew and McMeel, 1993. Chidley, Joe. "Red-Light District." Maclean's 22 May 1995. Galbraith, John Kenneth. "The Page That Formerly Occupied This Site Has Been Taken Down in Disgust!" http://user.holli.com/~kathh/anti.htm Kershaw, Dave. "Censorship and the Internet." http://cmns- web.comm.sfu.ca/cmns353/96 ... Filter Out the Naughty Bits." Time 13 July 1995. BIBLIOGRAPHY Beahm, George. War of Words-The Censorship Debate. Kansas City : Andrew and McMeel, 1993. Chidley, Joe. "Red-Light District." Maclean's 22 May 1995. Galbraith, John Kenneth. "The Page That Formerly Occupied This Site Has Been Taken Down in Disgust!" http://user.holli.com/~kathh/anti.htm Jensen, Carl. Censored: The News That Didn't Make the News-AND WHY. New ...
- 2494: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
- ... 87). At the second inaugural, Lincoln summed up his attitude in the famous phrase "with malice toward none, with charity for all." Lincoln publically announced his support for black suffrage. This act sparked, the evil, John Wilkes Booth to take action on which he had been plotting for an attack against the president. John Wilkes Booth was a prominent Shakespearean actor with militant Confederate sympathies. He believed that most Americans hated Lincoln so adamantly that they would hail his assassin as a national hero. He was aroused by the ...
- 2495: Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, and Violence
- ... his time. We must reinterpret him in light of the germane thought of our own age. -James Driscoll The Unfolding God Of Jung and Milton Images and allusions to sex and death are intermingled throughout John Milton's Paradise Lost . The character of Satan serves as not only an embodiment of death and sin, but also insatiated sexual lust. The combination of sex and lust has significant philosophical implications, especially in ... Unparadised" in The Living Milton: Essays by Various Hands (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1960) Lieb, Michael. Poetics of the Holy: A Reading of Paradise Lost. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1981) Milton, John. Comus in The Portable Milton. Editor Douglas Bush (New York: Viking Press, 1977) ----, Paradise Lost in The Portable Milton. Editor Douglas Bush (New York: Viking Press, 1977) ----, Samson Agonistes in The Portable Milton. Editor Douglas ...
- 2496: Oliver North
- ... of the aborted mission to free U.S. hostages in Tehran. A little more than a year later, while North was studying at the Naval War College in Providence, he came to befriend Navy Secretary John Lehman. Lehman helped North get a spot on the National Security Council. Among several military officers sent to the National Security Council, North was the youngest. He was described as a "bright articulate officer with ... 1986, relations with Iran were reaching volital levels. Forces inside the White House were urging a more forceful approach to the arms-for-hostages bargain that the Iranians were proposing. The National Security Council Chief John Poindexter assigned North to head this operation. North began to raise money for this operation by using political fundraisers Carl R. Channell and Richard R. Miller to raise millions of dollars from wealthy Americans. These ...
- 2497: Across Five Aprils- Summary
- ... runs away to join the Confederate army. This causes much controversy throughout the book and later causes the hate crime of burning down the family's barn. Soon after Bill leaves, Jethro's oldest brother, John, and the local teacher, Shadrach Yale leave to fight for the Union, as well. This leaves Jethro, his older sister, Jenny, and their parent s to manage the farm alone. Not long after the last ... a heart attack and is bed ridden. Jethro now has to become the man of the house. With the help of his sister, Jethro farms the fields and provides for his family and his brother John's wife and two children. After receiving a few letters from Tom, the family is notified of his death. Eb comes back after a while because he abandoned his post and was being hunted by ...
- 2498: Child Psychology
- ... development, particularly stressed the importance of parental behavior during infancy. To the present day, Freud’s theory continues to influence child psychologists (Wieten 1998). Kroll (1995) helped me to learn of an American psychologist named John B. Watson who also stressed the role of the environment in shaping children’s development. His views were consistent with those of Behaviorism, an approach to psychology that had a great impact in the 1950 ... so I am somewhat satisfied. All topics on child psychology I have researched turned out being well documented, and they all seemed to state their case well. In particular, I agree with the theories of John B. Watson when it comes to observing and documenting children in their environment. I would consider one who places a child in a laboratory and thinks they are going to get accurate results ignorant. If ...
- 2499: Looking For Alibrandi
- ... works the same way for kids that grew up with nothing instead of trying to make something out of them self they think it wont matter if they take their own life. Josephine’s friend John Barton is one of those people. This made her realise life is important and her troubles are small. That can be easily resolved with friends and family around. John didn’t have those people, his life was set out for him by his family, even his friends didn’t see the sings of his depression. The only way he really felt free was to ...
- 2500: Cry, The Beloved Country: The Breakdown and Rebuilding of South African Society
- ... he also fears much, which almost automatically sets off other peoples fears. Kumalo is afraid to see his son in prison; Absalom fears his dad's reaction; Gertrude fears rejection and the shame she caused; John fears the police and prison; etc., etc. “Cry, the beloved country, these things are not yet at an end.” (pg. 74). If all of this degradation were to be added up there would definitely be ... rebuilding of relationships through compassion toward others. Stephen Kumalo realizes that there still is love between himself and his brother. He knows this because he shares some of the same views that his brother does. John said that the only hope that he sees is for the blacks and whites to work together in love for the good of the country. The people of Johanasburg still have some religious ties they ...
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