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- 251: Marie Curie
- ... a critical temperature above which the magnetic properties disappear, this is called the Curie temperature. Marie Curie was interested in the recent discoveries of radiation, which were made by Wilhelm Roentgen on the discovery of X-rays in 1895, and by Henri Becquerel in 1896, when he discovered uranium gives off similar invisible radiation as the X-rays. Curie thus began studying uranium radiation and made it her doctoral thesis. With the aid of an electrometer built by Pierre, Marie measured the strength of the radiation emitted form uranium compounds and found ... received an unprecedented second Nobel prize, this time in chemistry for her work on radium and it's compound. During World War I, Madame Curie dedicated herself entirely to the development of the use of X-rays in medicine. In 1918 she became head of the Paris Institute of Radium, were her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie worked with her husband Fredric Joliet. Her research for the rest of her life ...
- 252: Macbeth: Symbolism of Blood
- ... and Ross says, "is't known who did this more than bloody deed?"(act 2 scene 3) they are both inquiring as to who performed the treacherous acts upon Duncan. When Macbeth is speaking about Malcolm and Donalbain, he refers to them as "bloody cousins"(act 3 scene 1). A final way, and perhaps the most vivid use of the metaphor, blood, is used to show guilt. First Macbeth hints at ... 8) After the death of Macbeth at the hands of Macduff, the symbolic theme of blood returns back to what it was at the beginning of the play. It is the symbol of honor to Malcolm this time, as shown when Macduff enters with the blood dripping head meanwhile Macduff is also honoring Malcolm as the new king, Hail King! for so thou art. Also the death of Macbeth is honored feat that Macduff is congratulated for,
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- 253: Brown Vs. Board Of Education
- ... the destruction of the tracking system was ordered. The 1960s marked an era with increased awareness of racial issues and Civil Rights. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing. Martin Luther King, Jr. And Malcolm X became strong political leaders. The deep south was the last to integrate their school system in the 1960s. In 1963, Governor Wallace would not admit black students into the University of Alabama and was ordered ...
- 254: Racism - The Future
- ... were given the ability to vote; not having to be separated in such insane ways against whites, as they were. Positive helpers in the role of blacks rights were Dr. Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. King had a dream that little black boys and girls would be able to join hands with little white boys and girls. His dream came true. On April 4th 1968, King was leaving his motel ...
- 255: Racism Analysis
- ... white supremacy and their groups, black too had a weapon. Martin Luther King Jr. lead his people to march in Washington to end segregation and to form black unity for an equal and better America. Malcolm X, who was a Muslim, may have come from a different religion than his Christian counterpart, but had a very similar message and a similar fate. Both were assassinated. Today the hate groups of America have ...
- 256: Muhammad Ali
- ... the Civil Rights. These actions were something the white society feared and disliked. Ali became a political symbol of the black society, maybe the person who influenced blacks the most after Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. During the nextcoming three years, Ali defended his title nine times including the match where Ali outpointed Ernie Terrell and became the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the world. On April 28, 1967, one of the ...
- 257: Violence And Pornography
- ... a man or group of men, deriving sexual gratification from the degradation of a woman. You can also see women participating in demoralizing sexual behavior among themselves for the gratification of men. In a triple-X movie all physical aspects are shown, such as extreme close-ups of genitalia, oral, vaginal, and anal penetration, and also ejaculation. Much of the time emphasis is put on the painful and humiliating experience of the woman, for the sole satisfaction of the male. Soft core pornography, or X-rated pornography, is less explicit in terms of what is shown and the sexual act is usually put in the light of mutual enjoyment for both the male and female parties(Cameron and Frazer 23). Triple-X pornography is manufactured and sold legally in the United States. Deborah Cameron and Elizabeth Frazer point out that other forms of hard core pornography that have to be kept under wraps, made and sold ...
- 258: Legalizing Idustrial Hemp
- ... jeans, lip blams, lubricants, medicines, moisturizer, natural pesticides, newsprints, oil-spill absorbants, overalls, paint, parachutes, quilts, quishe, retaining walls, roofing materials, shampoos, shoes, technical fiber paper, toys, umbrellas, upholstery, varnishes, vests, wedding gowns, weed suppression, x-ray film, xylophones, yardsticks, yarns, zippers, zithers (Roulac). Hemp rope has been valued throughout history for its superior strength and resistance to deterioration in salt or fresh water. The Chinese have been using hemp for ... is compared to soybeans for oil seed production. Production costs were not factored into this estimate, although hemp would be considerably less expensive to produce than cotton. Estimated Value of a Hemp Crop (Miller) Yield X Price = Value/Acre Fiber: 1,100 lbs./acre $.60/lb. (cotton) $660.00 Hurds: 2.5 tons/acre $50/ton (wood chips) $125.00 Seed: 15 bu./acre $5/bu. (soybean) $75.00 Hemp Total Value/Acre $860.00 Value of Comparable Crops (Cotton, soybean...) Total Yield X Price = Value/Acre Cotton 578 lbs./acre $.60/lb. $347.00 Douglas fir 1 ton/acre $50/ton $50.00 Soybeans 34 bu./acre $5/bu. $170.00 The hemp yields are based on ...
- 259: Auditor Liability
- ... losses generated previously. (Layton-Cook p.109) In the long term, the argument that revenues substantiate the cost of claims is no longer justifiable on a ratio basis. To illustrate, firm XYZ has insurance costs x and fees y. Over time insurance costs increase by z and consequently fees increase by z. The resulting ratio is x+z/y+z rather than x/y. The opposition's third argument is insurance spreads the risk over the aggregate. Theoretically, this is true-- firms pass insurance costs to clients who in turn pass additional overhead costs to consumers. Additionally, ...
- 260: Martin Luther King Jr
- ... impossible to measure the amount of courage in the face of adversity that King exhibited. Despite physical assault, numerous threats on his life, and messages of self-defense and Black Nationalism from leaders such as Malcolm X, King remained committed to the use of non-violent techniques. However, King could only avoid the attempts of his opponents to suppress his message and repress his movement for so long, and on April 4 ...
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