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- 3231: The Role Of Women In The Odyss
- ... it was accepted that women occupied a subservient and inferior position. Women, of course, were valued, but were expected to possess certain traits and perform certain tasks that men demanded of them. Does Homer s writing in The Odyssey support or refute the common belief of his time regarding women? Homer endorsed the dominating belief of his time concerning women by treating the female characters unequally and differently compared to the ... done. During the time Homer wrote The Odyssey it was the dominant belief that a society should be dominated by men and that women should be subservient to them. This belief is reflected throughout the writing of Homer in The Odyssey.
- 3232: Ben Franklin
- ... he could not even learn one fable. Josiah Franklin stood up and explained his son's behavior and the school master was very embarrassed. Josiah and Nathan's father both took their sons to the Writing School. Ben was good in every subject except math. An example of the type of math that Ben had trouble with is; 848 plus 262 equals 101010. Poor Ben would get a zero but his ... Boston Latin School 12. Nathan 13. he was lazy 14. he didn't want to embarrass either Nathan or the school master 15. his father 16. announced Nathan's fable as Ben's fable 17. Writing School 18. Nathan 19. math 20. he didn't carry properly 21. swimming paddles 22. swam faster but his wrists hurt 23. a kite to pull him across the pond 24. he had fun being ...
- 3233: Psychological Origins Of Frank
- ... coldest summer of the century engaging in intense conversation, reading ghost stories, and other various activities. It was there in Switzerland on June 15 that Mary conceived of the idea of Frankenstein. Six months before writing Frankenstein, Mary had given birth a second time to a baby boy that she named William. She wrote her novel during her third pregnancy at the age of only nineteen. Her deepest subconscious fears about ... know what to do in her life. She was still only a teenager, but she had had three children by the time she was 17. Her unconscious fears about everything were unleashed when she began writing Frankenstein. Mary Shelley's novel thrilled audiences and provoked many different adaptations of her work. However, the thread of reality that she wove throughout her work says more about her life than any autobiography ever ...
- 3234: Efficiency and Effectiveness of our Criminal Court System
- ... that caused chuckles throughout the courtroom. Where in the Ontario Supreme Court the atmosphere was much more serious, professional, strict and at times high in tension. Our current bail system, in either monetary terms or personal recognizance, seemed pretty successful in Provincial Court, though not observed in the Ontario Supreme Court, all the people did show up for their trial, which included two people on bail for possession of marijuana cigarettes ... between the arraignment and the sentencing, on the part of the Crown Attorney. In Ontario Supreme Court, the Crown Attorney there seemed well prepared, efficient, and quick, however there seemed to be a lack of personal evolvement in the case, rather he seemed emotionless, just doing his job, not being familiar with the judge or other people in the court room. By the way he presented and dressed, he appeared far ...
- 3235: Analog Vs Digital
- ... PCS system, when the person receives a voice mail, a signal is sent to the phone and the phone alerts the owner of the new mail. This method prevents the waste of unnecessary airtime or personal time checking the voice mail. Digital PCS phones are always in signal contact with the service provider. When the phone is turned on, a signal is always sending information to and from the phone. The ... signals in ISO-3 digital format. This means that calls made from a digital PCS phone are encrypted and cannot be scanned or eavesdropped on. Digital voice transmission enables you to feel confident when discussing personal information over your digital PCS phone. Since many people use mobile phones, to conduct business this element is crucial to their goal of protecting sensitive information Alphanumeric paging is one of the best features of ...
- 3236: Bill Gates
- ... it 'Microsoft'"(Gates 17). Gates left Harvard on leave in 1975. Microsoft's big economic break came in 1980 when "IBM- the computer industry leader- asked Gates to develop an operating system for its new personal computer"(Clayton 452). IBM usually did not use external help in software design or hardware manufacture, but they wanted to release the first personal computer in less than a year. "IBM had elected to build its PC mainly from off-the-shelf components available to anyone. This made a platform that was fundamentally open, which made it easy to ...
- 3237: Big Two-Hearted River
- ... only possibly in the first person, there is just one instance in In Our Time in which a character speaks in the first person. It occurs in "Big Two-Hearted River: Part II", an intensely personal story which completely immerses the reader in the actions and thoughts of Nick Adams. Hemingway's utilization of the omniscient third person narrator allows the reader to visualize all of Nick's actions and surroundings ... t include, "he thought," or, "he said to himself," and so it is unclear. The result is the same regardless. Using first person narration at this point serves to make the story more alive, more personal. It jolts the reader into realizing the humanity of Nick; he is no longer the object of a story but a real person. If Nick is making so much stir over it that he speaks ...
- 3238: Racial Discrimination and its Effect on Our Society
- ... teach the children different views from each culture. Books treasured as classics by teachers and earlier generations are now seen as means of excluding other cultures. School is not to learn about each student's personal culture, but to learn about America's history. I think that a big majority of the world has a problem with other races and cultures. Being racist does not mean that someone dislikes each member ... about the black guests. Estimating that about ninety-five percent of my black guests are "problem guests" makes racist feelings very natural. This did not come from a stereotype; it was developed from my own personal experiences. I truly feel that they come into a restaurant with intentions of eating for little to no cost. Some barely leave enough cash to cover the bill, others will not leave a tip for ...
- 3239: Kubla Khan
- ... for dysentery. He fell asleep while reading Purchas Pilgrimage about building of Kubla Khans palace and garden. When he woke up from experiencing the dream in which he created the poem he began writing it down. He was part way through writing the poem and was interrupted by a person from the nearby town of Porlock. After this interruption he was unable to complete the poem because his access to the dream was lost. The unfinished work ...
- 3240: Carl Gauss
- ... used his least squares approximation method. This successful prediction started off Gauss's long involvement with the field of astronomy.On October ninth, 1805 Gauss was married to Johana Ostoff. Although Gauss lived a happy personal life for the first time, he was shattered by the death of his benefactor, The Duke of Brunswick, who was killed fighting for the Prussian army. In 1807 Gauss left Brunswick to take up the ... which predictions are made of exact points or area sizes of the earth's surface) survey of the state of Hanover, to link with the existing Danish grid. Gauss eagerly accepted the job, and took personal charge of the survey. He made his measurements by day, and reduced them by night, using his incredible mental ability for calculations. To aid him in his survey, Gauss invented the heliotrope, which worked by ...
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