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- 2881: Alchemy
- ... art was attributed to Hermes Trismegistus and supposed to be contained in its entirety in his works. The Arabs, after their conquest of Egypt in the seventh century, carried on the researches of the Alexandrian school, and through their instrumentality the art was brought to Morocco and thus in the eighth century to Spain, where it flourished exceedingly. Indeed, Spain from the ninth to the eleventh century became the repository of ... On the introduction of chemistry as a practical art, alchemical science fell into desuetude and disrepute, owing chiefly to the number of charlatans practicing it, and by the beginning of the eighteenth century, as a school, it may be said to have become defunct. Here and there, however, a solitary student of the art lingered, and in the department of this article "Modern Alchemy" will demonstrate that the science has to ...
- 2882: Virtual Reality - What it is and How it Works
- ... and the people that fund large projects would like to be able to see what they are paying for before it is constructed. An example which is fascinating would be that of designing an elementary school. Designers could walk in the school from a child's perspective to gain insight on how high that water fountain is, or how narrow the halls are. Product designers could also use VR in similar ways to test their products. NASA ...
- 2883: 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 ...
- 2884: The Dress Code
- ... they build class unity, increase our image in the community, and dress the students for business, not play. Magnolia Heights needs to continue this vital dress code and hair restrictions for the future. Having a school full of students wearing the same clothes and hairstyles helps build an attachment within the class. Students that wear many different styles of clothes all come together wearing similar pants, shirts, ties, and shoes. A ... always be more trusting with people who fit that image. Within everyone s life, there is a time for fun and a time for business. While some people wait until they are well-passed high school before they prepare for business, Magnolia Heights is in the forefront preparing students now. This preparation stems from the dress code and hair restrictions that are enforced by Magnolia Heights. When a coat and tie ...
- 2885: In Cold Blood: Life Goes On
- ... say it. Dont you dare" (Capote 60). Her love for her friend does not allow her to realize that Nancy is really dead. She is so overwhelmed with the circumstances that she cannot attend school until a couple of days after the funeral (94). Mr. Ewalt clearly states, "Susan never has got over it. Never will, ask me" (60). This fact is clear to the reader when in the last ... how this is true because of all the pictures that Nancy has of "Bobby caught in a dozen actions . . ." (56). Bobby feels the same way toward Nancy. He too, like Susan, is unable to attend school for a while. It is very shocking to him to loose Nancy, not only because he has never lost anybody dear to his heart, but bacuse he claims to have loved her (94). A month ...
- 2886: Literary Analysis Of The Woman
- ... you anyway? Noisy. Talking like a duck. Disobedient. Messy. And I know about college. What makes you think you re the first one to think about college? I was a doctor. I went to medical school... I don t see why you can t be a doctor like me. (p.202) Brave Orchid hints to her daughter that getting married is a tradition which is to be taught but not necessarily ... struggles to overcome, and her silence initially causes her to flunk kindergarten. The difference in languages causes Kingston to experience difficulties in learning English. It was when I found out I had to talk that school became misery, that the silence became misery (p.166). As a child, Kingston s efforts to be heard within her home and family were ignored by the difficulty she experienced communicating out loud in English ...
- 2887: Maria Mitchell
- ... sky. He also encouraged her toward teaching and passed on a sense of God as in the natural world. By the time Maria was sixteen, she was a teacher of mathematics at Cyrus Pierce's school for young ladies where she used to be a student. Following that she opened a grammar school of her own. And only a year after that, at the age of eighteen she was offered a job as a librarian at Nantucket's Atheneum during the day when it opened to the public ...
- 2888: James Watson's The Double Helix: A Review
- ... Watson found that studying biochemistry was not as exciting as he hoped it would be; fortunately, he met up with Ole Maaloe, another scientist doing research on phages (Watson studied phages intensively while in graduate school). He found himself helping Ole with many of his experiments and soon he was helping Ole with his experiments more than he was helping Herman with his experiments. At first, Watson felt like he was ... of how the structure of DNA was discovered but he also let us in on the developments of parts of his personal life. He would speak of how he tried to have dinners at a school that was teaching young, pretty French girls English. He also spoke much of his relationship with Crick and Crick's wife, Odile. He made the book come alive and science seem more fun, breaking the ...
- 2889: Catcher In The Rye
- ... Catcher in the Rye." The title of the book is a mystery all the way until chapter 21 when he sneaked back home to see Phoebe. When Phoebe fronted him about getting kicked out of school again saying "you don't like anything" Holden was forced to come up with something he would enjoy to be or do. After minutes of pondering Holden said "I'd just be the catcher in ... story Salinger used Holden as the catcher on the rye to protect or try to protect the innocents of kids. The biggest and most memorial of this protection is when he went to Phoebe elementary school to talk to her before he had to leave. Anyway he saw the word fuck you on the hall walls and "it drove him dam near crazy." He couldn't stand the idea that Phoebe ...
- 2890: Aggressive Behavior Equals Many Rewards
- ... time, when suddenly he falls to the ground. His father running behind him tells him to get up and not to cry. A little girl from the same city is playing on the playground at school; she falls out of the swing and scraps her knee. She cries for hours, while her mother tells her, It will be okay. From the time little boys are young they are taught to be ... because he is more aggressive or intimidating. Though many of these rewards are seemingly harmless, such as; letting children wear wrestling t-shirts or the attention and respect that is given to an aggressive high school football or basketball team.
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