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- 3241: Carlos Santana
- ... Carlos Santana. Since 1966, he has led the group that bears his name, selling over 30 million albums and performing before an estimated 13 million people. In every performance, Carlos shares with his audience a personal communication that crosses all boundaries and differences. Carlos was introduced to traditional music by his father, Jose. An accomplished mariachi violinist and experienced musician, he taught Carlos the basics of music theory and gave him ... new spirit and dedication to his music. Always changing, always searching, always growing--yet always consistently and clearly Carlos. Every new album--including 14 gold and 9 platinum albums--becoming a reflection of Carlos' own personal growth and evolution. 1997 brought Carlos back go his musical recording roots when he signed a recording contract with ARISTA, whose CEO Clive Davis signed the first Santana Band lineup to Columbia in 1968. This ...
- 3242: Carol Causs
- ... 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 ...
- 3243: Knowledge And Technology In A
- ... him more of a man, just as the nobility that he shunned believed they were better than the serfs because of the titles they held. Hank Morgan uses his superior knowledge of technology to gain personal power. It soon becomes clear that even though thirteen hundred years have given Hank a technological advantage, they havent made him any smarter. Twain himself says of Hank,
this Yankee of mine has neither ... the general public and teaching them how and why something works instead he sends a select few to his man factories. He uses his knowledge instead to produce fantastic miracles, which although they give him personal power, continue to perpetuate the superstitions of the populace that he is trying to overcome. For example, Hank is asked to fix the well at the Valley of Holiness. He installs a pump that will ...
- 3244: The Beast in the Jungle: The Beast of James
- ... plain language? Simply what is the meaning of this; what is the author's intent? One might speculate that this story is somewhat autobiographical in that James himself never married and often carried on close personal relationships with a very select few. The various biographers of his life have brought to light a number of respectable ladies and men with whom James was personally and privately acquainted. There is also the ... again I ask what was James' intention? Is the story so autobiographical that James felt it necessary to create an elaborate smoke-screen to elude the critics of its true meaning in view of his personal life? Was the aesthetic curtain drawn to protect his privacy? I believe this to be the case, yet it seems to me that "The Beast in the Jungle" might also be read as a warning ...
- 3245: Constructivism
- ... the social interdependence. Philips (1995) argues that any defensible epistemology, such as constructivism, must acknowledge that nature exerts considerable constraint over our knowledge-constructing activities, thus allowing us to both detect and reject our own personal misconceptions concerning it. This point of view, as demonstrated by Philips (1995), allows the operation of our knowledge constructing communities, and in turn grants the inclusion and the empowerment of long-silenced voices. Also a ... Social construction and the Educational Process : Constructivism in Education; Hillsdale, NJ; Lawerence Earlbaum Associates. Glasersfeld, E. (1995) Radical Constructivism: A way of knowing and learning ; Washington, DC; Falmer Press. Kelly, G. (1955) The Psychology of Personal Constructs, vol 1; Norton;New York Phillips, D.(1995) The good, the Bad and the Ugly: The many Faces of Constructivism; Educational Researcher, Vol 24, No. 7 0 Poole, M (1995) Beliefs and Values in ...
- 3246: Bulimia
- ... ideal. However, there is no one cause for this eating disorder. Many factors contribute to them, for example: a possible genetic predisposition, a metabolic and biochemical problems or abnormalities, social pressure to be thin and personal of family pressures. - What are the symptoms of Bulimia? Binging often occurs after a psychological or emotional episode such as depression, anxiety, or boredom. Bulimics eat tremendous amounts of food during binges. This is a ... intake. - Elimination of binge eating. - Relinquishing self-evaluation based on body weight and shape. - Enhancement of self-esteem. - Improvement of problem-solving and decision-making skills. - Enhancement of coping skills. - Heightening of self-awareness of personal needs. - Development of a solid self-concept. Medications are sometimes used to assist in the treatment of Eating Disorders like bulimia however, is important to understand that there is no a "magic pill" those in ...
- 3247: Capital Punishment
- ... commit any types of crime ranging from auto theft to 1st-Degree Murder, never take into account the consequences of their actions. Deterrence to crime, is rooted in the individuals themselves. Every human has a personal set of conduct. How much they will and will not tolerate. How far they will and will not go. This personal set of conduct can be made or be broken by friends, influences, family, home, life, etc. An individual who is never taught some sort of restraint as a child, will probably never understand any limit ...
- 3248: 1984 3
- ... Minutes Hate, an event where Big Brother is trying to bring the hate out of everyone s hearts and channel it to the enemy. Orwell link this Two Minutes Hate with Hitler action to reinforce personal power and to sell his program to the people. Hitler created a Ministry of Propaganda under Joseph Goebbels, a former journalist and Nazi party district leader in Berlin. Goebbels was a master of manipulating emotions ... brutal prosecutors, and condemn to death or imprisonment. Germany had concentration camps for all the Jews. While Italy had the squadristi killing all the people considered enemy of the state. Citizens in 1984 have no personal properties. People all live in dull gray and old state s flats, excepts member of Inner Party, who lives in much nicer home. This is just like the situations in Russia. In Russia, Stalin confiscated ...
- 3249: Gender Communication in the Workplace
- ... funny but instead do it to again to negotiate status. They often tell stories in which they are the heroes and act alone to overcome obstacles. While women use storytelling to gain support from her personal networks. They use their stories that, if they are the subject of, contain her doing something foolish to put her at the same level as the listener. In this way women are not concerned with ... women are saying. She suggests that once people are able to decipher some of these meta-messages more effective communication is possible. Another area that we researched were the differences in men and womens personal networks. We found that when compared to men, women have more family ties than non-family ties. Men also have family ties but are more likely to include co-workers in their networks. What this ...
- 3250: Catcher In The Rye 4
- ... about D.B. and his personality. "He used to be just a regular writer Now he s out in Hollywood being a prostitute". Holden often thought that D.B should leave his job in Hollywood writing movies and go back to his old life writing short stories. He should do that so that he could stop trying to please the people and just please himself. Another way that D.B was on Holden s mind was how Holden thought about ...
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