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- 1081: Ark 2
- The Story of Noah's Ark In Judeo-Christian mythology, one of the best recognized stories from the Old Testament is the story of Noah and the Ark, and how they survived God s great flood. This story is a common one throughout many mid-east cultures, both past and present ... not as much of an advanced warning given. Shamash comes to Utnapishtim and says that when the Rider of the Storm arrives that evening, to enter the barque and batten it down. Though in both stories, the hero is given some advanced warning as to when the flood will begin, in the Mesopotamian version Utnapishtim is not given as great of a length of time as Noah was able to enjoy ... used and the length of time required for the waters of the flood to recede to a point at which man is able to again walk on dry land. The last point regarding the two stories is that of the sacrifice to God or the gods after the floodwaters had retreated to a point that man was able to return to the land. In the Mesopotamian account of the myth, ...
- 1082: Marijuana Should Be Legalized
- ... airconditioned rooms. This caused the THC to deteriorate and decline in potency. Tests done independently show that marijuana has the same potency and THC level today as it had in the past (Myths). "Marijuana impairs short term memory." If a person seems to lose his short-term memory, it is not from marijuana. After the effects of the marijuana wear off, his short-term memory will return fully. Only while intoxicated on marijuana is his short-term memory impaired (Myths). "A person can die by taking too much marijuana." This fact is true. However, an extremely high ...
- 1083: Costs in the Long-Run
- ... in the Long-Run Just as some costs are fixed and others are variable so are the inputs, or resources, or, factors of production used by the firm and this has an impact on its short and long run operations. These time periods (the short and the long run) do not refer to specific, chronological time of hours, days, weeks, months or years. Rather they are periods of adjustments. The Long-Run is that time period in which all factors ... double its capacity to 2,000 sheets per minute. Once the planing decision (for the long run purposes) has been made to operate with two machines, the firm in practice then operates in a new short run situation with its capacity constrained to 2,000 sheets per minute whether it employs 5,6 or 10 men. Decisions in the long-run are investment or planning decisions relating to the scale ...
- 1084: Witches
- ... also did a good job of convincing me of that idea. Next, I found it fascinating that Karlsen took more of a documentary approach her study. She detailed events taken from a numerous collection of stories and then put them into chronological order. She added things such as the religious ideology and economics of the times to strengthen her arguments. I was especially amazed by how much political power the Puritan ... her arguments, I found this one hard to believe. I do not think that the people of that time were so ignorant that they could not see a conspiracy as shallow as that. Finally , the stories in her study were absolutely fascinating. I think what made these stories more fascinating to me was the fact that all these stories are true. This book made me realize just how much women have achieved in our society since the days of witchcraft accusations. Also, ...
- 1085: A Bird In The House
- ... Ewen and Aunt Edna all reach personal freedom, however only to a small extent because they are left with the pain of their memories and regrets. Vanessa reaches personal freedom to a small extent. The stories in A Bird in the House show the pains that Vanessa goes through while growing up. Vanessa travels on a journey form ignorance to knowledge. This journey is her comprehension of why things happen, and ... that aunt Edna was living in and her mother was going to have to live in again. Vanessa always tried to free herself of the things that went on around her by writing exaggerated adventure stories. When Vanessa wrote, it was her chance to get away from the things that made her feel trapped. Vanessa is freed of Grandfather Conner's tyranny when he dies, at least one thinks so. However ... the time that she has lived with Grandfather Conner however, when she has the opportunity to be free she doesn't feel that it is needed. Aunt Edna is a character in the compilation of stories that after many chances reaches freedom. Freedom from Grandfather Conner the person that made her feel like there was no where to run, she was finally free of him when she left his house. ...
- 1086: Alcohol
- ... a lot of college people do. Drinking at least five drinks all in one sitting. When they do this the side effects become more serious: vomiting, dizziness, impaired mental capabilities,and hangovers. Those are only short term reactions, others things that binge drinking influence are: athletic performence, poor grades, sexual assault, fights, accidents, drinking and driving, and other health risks. If you think that not a lot of people do this ... mental retardation. Other effects are: -mild to moderate mental retardation - central nervous system problems -small size,low birth weight or growth retardation -facial or skull adnormalities such as: small head size, small eyes and/or short eye openings, under-development of the upper lip with flat upper lip ridges, thin upper lip and flat maxillary jaw area. Fetal alcohol effects are thought to be not as bad as Fetal syndrome. It ... exposure and physical birth defects, growth, brain and behavioral deficiencies. Some other things show that in not as severe cases of FAS may deal with maturity, abnormalities of the upper lip and small eye openings, short stuture,and small head continue. Brain and behavioral deficits also continue including lower IQ and a number of behavioral disorders. Children with FAS and FAE are often described as hyperactive, disstactible, or impulsive. they ...
- 1087: Comparison of "The Devil and Tom Walker" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster"
- Comparison of "The Devil and Tom Walker" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster" In the stories “The Devil and Tom Walker” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster” there are many differences that come to mind in the plot, setting, characters, and theme. One story is more specific on setting, when the ... the Devil is ugly, has hooved feet, and looks like a dark-skinned woodsman, while in “The Devil and Daniel Webster” the Devil is clean, wealthy, well-dressed, and gentleman-like. The wives in the stories also differ, for instance, Tom's wife was a “tall termagant, fierce of temper, strong-armed woman”, while, Jabez's wife was a “decent” woman. Another reason the stories differ is because at the end of “The Devil and Tom Walker”, the Devil gets Tom's soul, unlike “The Devil and Daniel Webster”, Daniel Webster represents Jabez and wins, therefore, Jabez keeps his ...
- 1088: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- ... for government-funded apartments, which rented for tiny sums once allocated, were ten or more years long in some cities. Sixty-three percent of Soviet households did not have a telephone. Housing construction fell far short of demand after the mid-1970s, as only six or seven apartments were built for every ten new households formed. Home appliances and other consumer durables were widespread, yet quality was shabby, assortment limited, and ... percent of all travel by common carrier was done by train in 1988, 36 percent by airplane, and 12 percent by bus. Travel by air was most common for long trips and by bus for short trips. Fifty-four percent of all trips abroad were taken by rail, 42 percent by air, 5 percent by water, and 2 percent by bus. Privately owned automobiles, for many years frowned upon by the ... basket of freely traded currencies in 1973. The exchange rate was artificial, responsive entirely to planning and political considerations. Soviet banks, which carried out the wishes of the CPSU and government, were charged with furnishing short-term credit to state-owned enterprises and with overseeing the fulfillment of the government’s economic plans. Domestic retail trade proceeded through state stores and consumer cooperatives, which sold their wares at state-fixed ...
- 1089: Macbeth- Triumph Of Good Over
- ... novels, movies, songs, poems and other forms of literature. Although good versus evil in Macbeth takes a more subtle form, it still generates the common outcome that Macbeth shares with many other good versus evil stories. To completely understand the good versus evil theme in Macbeth all of its direct outcomes must be considered, and will be considered in the following essay. To discuss good versus evil first good versus evil ... evil (for example Macbeth versus Macduff). Good versus evil, commonly it is known as the good team, out smarting, out muscling or generally out-doing the evil forces and winning. In Macbeth , as with most stories, it goes further than this. A more complicated story form is developed in Macbeth, but it goes along a similar line to this description. Often good and evil will start off as close friends, acquaintances ... and must come up with a way to defeat evil on the spot. good defeats evil and becomes a hero who lives happily ever after. A sinister plot arises in more developed good versus evil stories, this is where a members of the evil group survives, not reformed, not jailed, not killed this leaves room for a sequel and adds to suspicion and curiosity of the reader (or watcher in ...
- 1090: Agenda Setting
- ... presented to an audience. Information can only be easily processed if it contains some kind of structure. This includes the information that is provided by the media. The media have to structure their ideas and stories on a daily, weekly, and even monthly basis. This process is known as agenda setting. Television, radio, and print medias all use agenda setting, but what about a new media, such as the Internet? Let ... can substitute any media and still come up with the same conclusions. This is evident in the browser companies such as AOL. AOL uses a system similar to that of print media to portray important stories. The opening screen of AOL contains the top stories that they deem as hot topics. focusing on agenda setting within the media of television. Television The media is an institution that works through the circular process. We tell it what is important to ...
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