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- 2981: James Joyce
- ... consciousness technique and conciseness. Born in Rathgar, near Dubtin, in 1882, he lived his adult life in Europe and died in Zurich, Switzerland in 1941. The eldest of then children, Joyce attended a Jesuit boarding school Clongowes Wood from 18888-1891 and Belvedere College, another Jesuit school from 1893-1898. In 1902, Joyce graduated from University College and went to live in exile in Europe unable to tolerate the narrow-mindedness of his native country. Ironically, Ireland and Irish people become the ...
- 2982: The Longest Day
- ... no computer malfunction; there was no explanation for the interruption of normal time patterns. When this apparent error appeared and no explanation was forthcoming, one of the scientists related that he had studied in Sunday School about time standing still. A preposterous idea to scientists, but faced with no other explanation, they asked him to show them the story. In the story in the tenth chapter of the book of Joshua ... was not a whole day. This forty minutes was significant to the computer experts with their penchant for precision. A missing forty minutes would throw things off for years into the future. The former Sunday School pupil piped up again, saying he knew of another Bible story where the sun traveled backward. This possibility was even more bizarre than the sun standing still, said his skeptical, fellow scientists. But they agreed ...
- 2983: Book Report on "The Lost World"
- ... set up the exploration, Richard Levine, is a rich and reckless yet well known adventurer who spends a lot of his time and money exploring different places around the world and helps at a middle school to give students of ideas of careers in science. Sarah Harding is a zoologist who was hired to possibly deal with some of the animals. Jack Thorne is the man who made all of the ... and all but Levine were killed. He would be found later. The team left for the island soon after to try and find him. Unknown to anyone, two of Levine's students at the middle school where he helps, sneaked into the cargo of the plane and went to the island with them. His two star pupils, Kelly and Arby really wanted to go when he told them that he was ...
- 2984: Albert Einstein 3
- ... At the age of 12 he taught himself geometry. Repeated business failure led the family to leave Germany for Milan, Italy, when he was 15 yrs old. He then used the opportunity to withdraw from school. He spent a year with his parents in Milan, and when it became clear that he would have to make his own way in the world, he finished secondary school in Arrau, Switzerland, and entered the Swiss National Polytechnic in Zurich. Einstein often cut classes and used the time to study physics on his own or to play his violin. He passed all of his ...
- 2985: The Role of Women in the Church
- ... to the fall of Adam and Eve for further explanation. Here is the passage in its entirety using the NIV (New International Version) Bible translation: I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing. I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess ... lacking in one of the fundamental teachings. Another Case in point is a business woman named Lydia who lived in Philippi. She accepted the Gospel message from Paul and Silas while at a place of prayer. After this incident is recorded, a strong church is mentioned in Philippi later in the Bible. We can only surmise that she played a significant part in the growth of this church, since no men ...
- 2986: Charles Dicken's Novels: Literary Criticism
- ... Every one of these authors left a mark on the young mind of Charles Dickens which is easy to see in his style and attitude throughout writings (Carey 6). During this time Dickens started attending school where he excelled and pleased his father greatly. Although he was a solitary child, Dickens was observant and good natured and often participated in different comical routines for the class. Looking back on this period ... difficulties, the Dickens family was forced to move into a shabby suburb of Camden Town. This move must have shown the family how good they had it back in Chatham. There Dickens was removed from school and forced to work degrading menial jobs in an effort to help his struggling father put food on the table. Dickens was put to work in a blackening factory among many rough and cruel employees ...
- 2987: Jennifer Lopez
- ... five, their relationship was not always understandable. Jennifer made a major decision and that was not to go to College. That decision was very disappointing to her parents who wanted her to go to law school. Her parents supported her pursuit of a career in show business, they did not wanted to be in the expense of her education. When Jennifer told her parents that she was not going to College and law school, they thought it was really stupid to go off and try to be a movie star. Her parents who at that time could not understand the choices she made are very happy for their daughter ...
- 2988: Liberty in the Gospel: Galations 5:1-12
- ... world. Giving to local charity is not going to bring you any closer to God. I see Paul speaking specifically to the Christians in this passage. He is speaking to the people who teach Sunday School every year just because they think hat teaching Sunday School is some free ticket to the Kingdom. It is not. he is speaking to those of us who sing in the choir on Sunday morning and head to the night clubs on Sunday night. It ...
- 2989: Creative Writing
- Creative Writing My boredom lingered on despair as I sit at home alone wondering what my friends are doing at school. I wouldn’t be in this situation if I would have stayed out of trouble. My antics got me suspended from school, and enough trouble with the law that they had me on house arrest. I could not talk to my friends and I couldn’t go anywhere either. My thoughts start to stray towards Lisa. Lisa ...
- 2990: Homesteading by Percy Wollaston
- ... to be dug. "After chiseling and hammering through about a foot of sandstone, the drill went through and there was good, clean, drinkable, actual water and enough of it to serve all their needs." A school had to be built for all the incoming families. It was a one room school, and anyone who wanted to could attend. Epidemics spread throughout the towns, two major ones were the influenza epidemic and the flu epidemic. This quote is relating to the influenza epidemic. "Conditions were so bad ...
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