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- 621: Introduction To Evolution
- ... develop in the extent that they are used, disuse of organs leads to their disappearance. Later, the science of Genetics disproved Lamarck's theory, it was found that acquired traits cannot be inherited. Malthus Thomas Robert Malthus, an English clergyman, through his work An Essay on the Principle of Population, had a great influence in directing naturalists toward a theory of natural selection. Malthus proposed that environmental factors such as famine ... blooded), regulating their body temperatures by behavioral activities (the phenomenon of ectothermy). Most scientists regard dinosaurs as lumbering, oversized, cold-blooded lizards, rather than large, lively, animals with fast metabolic rates; some biologists, however--notably Robert T. Bakker of The Johns Hopkins University--assert that a huge dinosaur could not possibly have warmed up every morning on a sunny rock and must have relied on internal heat production. The reptilian dynasty ...
- 622: Victorian Literature
- ... affirmation of religious faith. Matthew ARNOLD, particularly in his poem Empedocles on Etna (1852), revealed how the spirit of his own age weakened emotional vitality. Although concerned with presenting his personal form of religious faith, Robert BROWNING used his dramatic monologues primarily to show the uniqueness of the individual personality. By the 1870s, opposing what they now perceived as a repressive public morality, writers increasingly rejected any obligation to produce didactic ... Such preoccupation with sensation led to the literary decadence of the 1890s, epitomized by Oscar WILDE's play Salome (1893), with illustrations by Aubrey BEARDSLEY. Along with a revitalization of prose fantasy (see William MORRIS, Robert Louis STEVENSON), the later Victorian period also saw a more searching realism, notably in such novels of Thomas HARDY's as JUDE THE OBSCURE and TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES.
- 623: How "First Love" is Represented by Different Artists
- ... loves are important to most artists, no matter how, when or who. How first loves impacted the artists play a significant role in determining the lives of the artists and their topics of writing. In Robert Hayden's "Those Winter Sundays," Hayden writes about his father and the abandonment his family showed him even though he worked so hard to provide for them. Hayden writes, "
cracked hands that ached from labor ... realization before wising up to what their experiences with their first loves meant. They probably did not know that their first loves were their first loves until later in their lives. In the case of Robert Hayden and Theodore Roethke, it took them their whole adolescent years to realize who their first loves were. But no matter how long or how they realized it, most of the artists were impacted greatly ...
- 624: Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
- ... 3?xrn_4. Feb. 1997. "A Modest Proposal." Benet's Readers Encyclopedia 1987 Edition. [Online] Available http://www.encarta.cognito.com/cgi-bin/cgi_ appl.cgi/1/6/16861/3?xrn_10. Feb 1997. Mock, Robert., and Jim Pierce. Personal Interview. "Jonathan Swift and A Modest Proposal'." Feb. 1997. Monarch Notes. "Works of Jonathan Swift: Swift And Gulliver's Travels" Monarch Notes. [Online] Available http://www2.elibrary.com/getdoc.cgi? id=62216961x0y848 &Form=EN&Button=MEM&OIDS=0Q001D003 &pubname=Monarch_ Notes&puburl=0. Feb. 1997. Phiddian, Robert. "Have you eaten yet? The reader in A Modest Proposal'." Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900 v36 n3 [Online] Available http://www.encarta.cognito.com/cgi-bin/cgi_ appl.cgi/1/6/16861/3?xrn ...
- 625: Dresden, A City Lost
- ... of the Elbe River. The exact number of casualties will never be known. A total of twenty seven thousand houses and seven thousand public buildings were destroyed. The following excerpt is from an article by Robert L. Koenig who submits a comparison between tragedies suffered by Dresden and by Hiroshima. The article states that, " The firebombing of Dresden was the most intense of the European war, killing somewhere between 35,000 ... 3) In conclusion, it is incomprehensible whether or not the rationalization for the horrendous actions collating with the bombing of Dresden or any city is thoroughly justifiable in a moment of war. A statement by Robert Saunby, the chief aide of Sir Arthur Harris, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, in 1963, expressed some doubts of the bombing of Dresden. His statement is as follows; "
the ...
- 626: Antigone
- ... self-esteem. However, having too much of it (hubris) can lead to destruction. Admitting that you are wrong is not a bad thing. It can prevent a lot of heartache. Work Cited Sophocles, Antigone. Trans. Robert Fagles. Literature and the Writing Process. Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X Day, and Robert Funk. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 1999. 644-679
- 627: UFOs: We Are Not Alone
- ... will close this paper on a quote from ecclesiastes 1:9 "there is no new thing under the sun," and that includes intelligent life. WORKS CITED ECCLESIASTES. HOLY BIBLE. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: THOMAS NELSON, 1976. GOULD ROBERT. ODDITIES. NEW YORK BELL PC, 1965. JACKSON, ROBERT. UFO'S: SIGHTINGS OF STRANGE PHENOMENA IN THE SKIES. NEW JERSEY: CHARTWELL BOOKS, 1995. MICHEL, AIME'. STRANGE LIGHTS OVER GRENADA. FATE MAGAZINE. AUG. 1957. 29-32 MONTGOMERY, RUTH. ALIENS AMONG US. NEW YORK: G.P ...
- 628: Assassination of JFK: Conspiracy or Single-Gunman?
- ... that there was another gunman, which makes this a conspiracy. Someday, it would be nice if the truth is revealed about who fired the bullets, and how many gunmen there actually were. Bibliography 1. Harris, Robert. "The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: A Reassessment of Original Testimony and Evidence." 2. Harris, Robert. "The Single Bullet Theory: A Question of Probability." 3. Newman, John. "Oswald and the CIA." Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc. New York: 1995. 4. Summers, Anthony. "Conspiracy." McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York: 1981. 5 ...
- 629: Atomic Bomb
- ... the town had its own newspaper, schools and a population of four thousand. Most Los Alamos residents were scientists and their families. The head of the Los Alamos project was the brilliant but stern J. Robert Oppenheimer. After Oppenheimer worked on some nuclear research at Berkley he was assigned to direct Project Y, the actual designers of the bomb inside the Manhattan Project. It was his idea for the Los Alamos ... and diminished to reveal a mushroom-shaped cloud rising from the desert floor. In the bunker the men displayed mixed reactions. Some congratulated each other with slaps on the back and others sat in silence. Robert Oppenheimer spoke a passage from the Bhagavad-Gita an ancient book of Hindu scripture: "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds" After receiving a full report of the test, President Truman decided that ...
- 630: Changes To The Bill Of Rights
- ... not within Bush's religious beliefs, you are not a citizen. Federal, state, and local governments also promote a particular religion (or, occasionally, religions) by spending public money on religious displays. FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION: Robert Newmeyer and Glenn Braunstein were jailed in 1988 for refusing to stand in respect for a judge. Braunstein says the tradition of rising in court started decades ago when judges entered carrying Bibles. Since judges ... books or videotapes have been confiscated based upon the presence of some sexually explicit items. Bars, restaurants, or houses are taken from the owners because employees or tenants sold drugs. In Volusia County, Florida, Sheriff Robert Vogel and his officers stop automobiles for contrived violations. If large amounts of cash are found, the police confiscate it on the PRESUMPTION that it is drug money -- even if there is no other evidence ...
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