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- 271: Bermuda Triangle
- ... it, too, disappeared in the region where Flight 19 was thought to be. At 19:04 the last message from Flight 19 was received at base. It was only a faint message, which repeated the letters FT FT, the call letters of Flight 19 (Berlitz 16). The military experts were baffled, how could 27 men and six planes just disappear? If the Avengers had run out of fuel, the planes would have floated long enough for ...
- 272: Networks And Connectivity
- ... intelligent or common network . With the term Data Communication we mean the exchange of information under the form of data between Data Terminal Equipment . These information are data which compose from characters such as the letters of the alphabet , numbers , punctuation marks and other symbols . We have to define some key terms for better understanding of our subject. Information at the communications we mean every organized signal , whereas when we say data we mean the notation which represent the coded form of the information with the use of letters or symbols . The encoding happens with a specific way (usually digital) in order to make the information proper for process , storing or transfer . With the concept Data Transmission we determine the transfer of the information ...
- 273: The Longest Day
- ... can now be found in the Ryan Collection at Ohio University. There are personal files for 3,072 individuals, both military and civilian participants of the battles, containing 2,551 questionnaires, 955 interviews, and numerous letters, diaries, accounts, and observations. In addition, there are 166 audio recordings of interviews Ryan considered especially important. Of particular note among the interviews are those with Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, President Eisenhower, and General ... what the leaders of each side were thinking and how we can stop ourselves from repeating their mistakes. Ryan made this book very real by using a huge number of sources, including, but not only, letters, pictures, and interviews with veterans of the combat. His first hand knowledge of happenings in during the war also helped him. This leaves very few if any serious questions left to the reader, or anything ...
- 274: Brave New World Compared To 1984
- ... take part in. (Smith) Class consciousness which Americans are so reluctant to acknowledge is taught through hypnopædia (the repetition of phrases during sleep akin to post hypnotic suggestion) for all social classes: These names are letters in the Greek alphabet, familiar to Huxley's original English readers because in English schools they are used as grades- like our As, Bs, etc.- with Alpha plus the best and Epsilon minus the worst ... about the sharp spasmodic yelps to which they now gave utterance." (Huxley 20) The children's "Pavlovian" conditioning with electric shocks is later compared to the wax seals which used to grace the seams of letters (Astrachan), "Not so much like drops of water, though water, it is true, can wear holes in the hardest granite; rather, drops of liquid sealing-wax, drops that adhere, incrust, incorporate themselves with what they ...
- 275: Bless Me Ultima - Character Analysis
- ... notices a "red spot on [Florence’s] forehead where he must have hit the edge of the culvert." (240) Death, to a six year old, is a mystery while religion is accepted just like the letters of the alphabet. However, Tony’s questions of religion and reactions to death reflect a mindset of someone far beyond his age group. For someone of his age, Antonio has a strong yearning for knowledge. He is "driven by the desire to make [his] the magic of the letters and numbers" (64) and works hard, "eager to learn the secret of the magic." (76) At school, while others "cry…and wet [their] pants" (58), Antonio spends his time in the corner "writing [his] name ...
- 276: Alice Walker
- ... period between the World Wars, telling the story of two sisters, one a missionary in Africa, the other a child-wife living in the South. They sustain each other, and themselves, through a series of letters. However, many critics have objected to its representation of black men. The main problem is its representation of the husband, who was extremely violent and abusive, which some think seemed to represent the whole of ... journal writer believes that "Many of the critics think that it hurt the black movement more than it helped because of how she depicted the black man (Journal of African-American and African Arts and Letters, p. 294)." This interpreted his character as a composite of black men in general, but she was even more disappointed about the public’s response to The Color Purple in that people said, "this doesn ...
- 277: Margaret Sanger
- ... Vice. In 1873, Comstock persuaded Congress to pass a very powerful and encompassing censorship law, the Comstock Act. Moreover, he was then made a special agent of the post office with the authority to open letters, packages, books, anything at all that drew his suspicion. There was no rhyme or reason, no guidelines or rules about it; it was simply his judgment. Comstock personally decided what was too lewd or vulgar ... tour, found that there would be no rest for her; women would knock on her door at all hours of the morning on their way to work, her mailbox was always jammed to capacity with letters from women begging for information, her phone rang constantly. Margaret knew what she had to do and when a $50 donation came in the mail to her, she felt it was enough to start with ...
- 278: A Brave New World And 1984 - A Comparisson
- ... take part in. (Smith) Class consciousness which Americans are so reluctant to acknowledge is taught through hypnopædia (the repetition of phrases during sleep akin to post hypnotic suggestion) for all social classes: These names are letters in the Greek alphabet, familiar to Huxley's original English readers because in English schools they are used as grades- like our As, Bs, etc.- with Alpha plus the best and Epsilon minus the worst ... about the sharp spasmodic yelps to which they now gave utterance." (Huxley 20) The children's "Pavlovian" conditioning with electric shocks is later compared to the wax seals which used to grace the seams of letters (Astrachan), "Not so much like drops of water, though water, it is true, can wear holes in the hardest granite; rather, drops of liquid sealing-wax, drops that adhere, incrust, incorporate themselves with what they ...
- 279: Hamlet: Was Hamlet Insane
- ... this would be when he says that he is the only one who truly loves Ophelia during the fight at the grave, but he tells her that he never loved her when she returns his letters and gifts. Hamlet has violent outbursts toward his mother, whom he dearly loves, and other characters. He also admits that he killed Polonius in “a fit of rage”, but won’t reveal the body’s ... is praying or not. On the other hand though, he acts without thinking with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He just rewrites the letter and has them killed without finding out whether they are aware of the letters contents. In Hamlet, the reader can be lead to believe either way. The reasons somewhat balance themselves out making it even more difficult for the reader to decide which side to take. It’s not ...
- 280: Huckelberry And Finn
- ... abandoned house on the Keller property. They could come watch their daughter, but they could not actually have any contact with her. The first word Helen learned was d-o-l-l . Anne signed the letters, while Helen felt her hand. Over the next few years, Helen prospered. Although there were times when Helen would be difficult, Anne would be even more persistent to teach Helen to communicate. After much hard ... American Sign Language. Eventually, Helen went to a regular public school. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Radcliff College. Helen was very grateful for Anne s help. She showed this in the letters that she wrote to her teacher. Without Anne s help, Helen would not have been the woman she became. A teacher definitely affects eternity. She passes down qualities to her students who in turn pass ...
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