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- 291: Hades
- ... are a couple examples of those who were punished for eternity by the gods and reside in Tartarus. For example Tantalus, remains there next to pool of water, unable to take a sip; Sisyphus must roll a rock up a hill only for it to fall back to bottom; and the daughters of Danaus, who killed each of their husbands, must fill a container of water using a sieve to transport the water ...
- 292: Jim Morrison and Susan Sontag
- Jim Morrison and Susan Sontag Jim Morrison is the lead singer of the classic rock and roll band "The Doors". Jim Morrison not only was the lead vocalist in the famous sixties band, he was also the writer of most but not all of The Doors songs and the author of many ...
- 293: Crystals: Does Surface Tension Affect the Process of Crystallization?
- ... usually when the liquid is being cooled. A natural occurring process in which crystals are formed is when lava erupts from the earth and cools down. If the lava is cooled quickly, then a glassy rock called obsidian is formed. If the cooling is considerably slower, a rock called felsite is formed. Felsite is a type of crystal but the crystals are too small to be seen with the naked eye. Crystals such as those on felsite are called cryptocrystalline or aphanitic. If the cooling process were to be slightly slower, then a rock called rhyolite is formed; the crystals formed are large enough to be seen. Though these rocks have the same composition, they have different physical properties and so are classified in different system and classes. ...
- 294: Software Licensing
- ... the United States Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. The office based its decision on White-Smith Music Co. v. Apollo , where the Supreme Court determined that a piano roll used in a player piano did not infringe upon copyrighted music because the roll was part of a mechanical device. Since a computer program is textual, like a book, yet also mechanical, like the piano roll in White-Smith, the Copyright Office granted copyright protection under the rule of doubt. In 1974, Congress created the Natural Commission on New Technological Uses (CONTU) to investigate whether the evolving computer technology field ...
- 295: Jazz Movement In The 1960s
- ... Americana V.28, 112h)." There were more changes sweeping the nation, in the sounds of the changing music industry. The smooth sounds in mainstream music of the early 1960's began to fall to the rock-and-roll music of the mid 1960's. This led to a society of young people that turned to a freer lifestyle, and increased drug use, and eventually a major event bringing together a large group of ...
- 296: The Drums
- ... and new technology is to read drum magazines regularly. Another good way to keep up with modern drumming, which I would consider best, would be to listen to all types of modern music such as Rock, Rap, Jazz and many more. TYPES OF DRUMS There are three basic types of drums used in the modern drumset these drums are called the bass drums, the tom drums and the snare drums. Each ... drummers to get a more soft and mellow sound, for example 14" x 20" or 16" x 20" are a few of the sizes used by jazz drummers. Larger bass drums are often used by rock drummers to get a heavier sound they usually use 16" x 24" or 16 x 26" sized bass drums. The size of these drums is are the average sizes. Not every drummer follows those guide ... as the drums started to evolve the standard depth of a snare drum was changed to six and a half inches. The longer shells with the depths of 8" to 10" are often used by rock drummers. The feature that makes a snare drum sound the way it does is the set of snares that run across the resonator head of the snare drum. The resonator head on the snare ...
- 297: Fashion Evolution
- ... used to use long elegant dresses and hats of every shape and size. All that things were fashionable. The most popular colors were the dark conservative ones. The 50s were the shirtwaist era, when the rock and roll causes a change in the fashion. This era was represented perfectly at Grease movie, when we can see the different fashions between the social groups. The women used crinolines and shirtwaists. Men used jackets and ...
- 298: Theseus
- ... born his father Aegeus left Aethra in Troezen of Argolis and returned to Athens before he was born. But before he left king Aegeus put his sword and his pair of sandals under a large rock and said to Aethra that when Theseus was old enough to lift the heavy rock that Theseus should take the sword and sandals and come to see him in Athens. At the age of 16 after being brought up in Troezen, Theseus was finally able to lift the heavy rock. Theseus with his long blond hair then took the sword and the sandals and began his journey to Athens to claim Aegeus as his father. The young Theseus made his hazardous journey by the ...
- 299: Independent Study Project on Role Playing Games
- ... air. You all start to choke and gag. Player 2- I fall to the ground, and cover my face. GM- Ok. The rest of you, you are both affected by the gas. Make an Affect Roll to see if you get affected by the gas. Player 3- (rolling dice) I was standing 2 feet from the ark, so I get -2 on my roll. (rolls dice) Nope, the gas doesn't affect me. GM- And you? (motions to player 1) Player 1- (rolls dice) Nothing happens to me. GM-Ok. When the gas clears, a huge blue mist envelopes ... Your sword bounces off of his armor. You see a huge fold in the tip of your sword. Since it is useless from a foot to the tip, you lose 5 points on every attack roll you make when using the sword. The leader, in retaliation, crashes his sword into your shoulder. You fall back, dazed, and your shoulder bleeding heavily through your Leather Armor. You have no feeling in ...
- 300: Penguins
- ... found in large numbers. Three of the 16 known species were located there: the Gentoo, which live on flat areas right off the beach; the Magellan (also called Jackass), which live in burrows; and the Rock-hoppers, which live among the rocks along the cliffs. The Rock-hoppers were by far the most common, having a population of well over 100,000. The general rule is, the smaller the penguin, the meaner the temperament, and the researchers did witness the odd fight ... penguin. Hel'll stand his ground in a face-off and if you're foolish enough to get too close, those flippers can knock you flat. Dr. Sivak and his associate, however, had little trouble. Rock-hoppers always congregate in fairly tight groups, as a defense against predatory birds such as the skua (a large seagull that thinks it's a hawk), and two more upright figures in their midst ...
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