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- 1181: Snake By DH Lawrence
- ... living in Taormina, Sicily in 1920. The poem is actually derived from an experience there(Groliers). In all, Lawrence published 11 novels in his lifetime, 5 volumes of plays, 9 volumes of essays, and several short story collections. Of these, Snake was one of his most famous poems. The poem can also be related to Lawrence’s views and experiences relating to his own life. Lawrence’s childhood was not a ... as a drunkard who would never do well, and as a consequence he drank more to escape the tensions he experienced at home. Lydia Lawrence consciously alienated the children from their father, and told them stories of her earlier married life the children never forgot, things their father did for which they never forgave him. Arthur Lawrence, for his part, unhappy at the lack of respect and love shown him and ...
- 1182: Beer
- ... are 55°-65°F., while for lagers 40°-55°F. is used. (Porter) There are different types aging techniques. Of these are Rhu, Lagering, Secondary Fermentation or Krauesening. Rhu, which means, rest, is usually a short period of two to seven days in which the beer is cooled and the yeast that did not settle in the fermentation vessel now will settle. This results in a reduction in yeasty flavors in ... its history and mystery, became a large part of an ancient literary repertoire. Beer was considered a valuable foodstuff and workers were often paid with jugs of beer. Fruits, best when freshly picked during their short season, could be turned into wine but lacked the protein value of beer, wrote Steven Buhner. (Buhner 60) In many paintings of early monasteries you can see monks enjoying beer. After a short time they began to brew more than for their own consumption. Through an alcohol licensing charge, the monks received the right to sell beer. With this many monasteries developed into well managed commercial businesses. ...
- 1183: The Art Of War
- ... don’t see any "pretty pictures" of war. I’d like you to find one pretty aspect of war. There is none, so therefore, war, as a subject for art, is hardly ever pretty. The stories that they write, the paintings that they paint, the pictures that they take, are usually horrific scenes. Only rarely do we see pictures of triumph (i.e. raising the flag at Iwo Jima) but those ... on the front page, people who are sitting at home can experience some parts of the war. But it is only through art that we can heal the pains of war. I think the only short phrase that sums up what war means is a classic line. War is literally hell.
- 1184: Sweat By Zora Neale Hurston
- Women Overcoming Domestic Violence Zora Neale Hurston’s “Sweat” is a short story about the struggles and hardships in the life of an African American woman living in the south. The short story talked about the treatment of women in these times. Many women of present times can identify with the hardships that Delia encountered in her marriage. The story also deals with adultery in relationships and ... him abusing her and hitting her. A number of women of today need that same encouragement to stand up from themselves and put an end to the physical and mental abuse. Another issue in the short story deals with adultery. Sykes is sleeping behind Delia’s back with a lady named Bertha. He parades her around town and rubs it in Delia face that he has another woman. This treatment ...
- 1185: Telepathy
- ... environment has some direct effect on human psychology that directly or indirectly affects psychic abilities. The history on this planet has been one of secrecy and involved with religious or occult practices. Many people have stories of people with mental powers to read the mind, mental powers to communicate thoughts to others over a distance, mental powers to wake others up in the middle of the night with a revelation, or stories of people hearing voices. Not all of these are telepathy, because people can imagine these things, but some may possibly be telepathy. Also most people have heard stories of some mother that knew her child was in trouble, or someone who knew a brother, sister, or family member wished to contact them and they just knew it. So they call the person ...
- 1186: Tele-education
- ... at the beginning. Various forms of on-line tutorials are embedded into the course. True or False and Multiple Choice Questions are supported, with automatic correction and notification of marks to the student. Form based (short unstructured text style) answers are also facilitated in some tutorials. In these cases the student answers are automatically delivered to course tutors for subsequent correction. Also integrated into the course are evaluation forms which, when ... place, arranging with students, for example, to "meet in the tea room" or telling them to "go to the library". Whether the students shared this perception is less clear. This may be due to the short time available to become familiar with it. It would be interesting to see whether the environment would become more "real" to the students over a longer course. The room-based structure therefore seems to have ... however, that they did not all realize at first that they could write and draw on it. Perhaps this should be pointed out in the introductory sessions, or the whiteboard should be accompanied by a short explanatory note. It would also be fair to say that this was not a long enough trial to assess usability of this part of the system. In the limited time it was also not ...
- 1187: The Awakening
- ... this quote: The community about which she wrote was one in which respectable women took wine with their dinner and brandy after it, smoked cigarettes, played Chopin sonatas, and listened to the men tell risque stories. It was, in short, far more French than American, and Mrs.Chopin reproduced this little world with no specific intent to shock or make a point. . . . Rather, these were for Mrs.Chopin the conditions of civility. . . . People openly like ...
- 1188: The Awakening
- ... so. At the outset, it can be said that a dozen individuals can kill themselves and "do" (or commit) 12 psychologically different deeds" (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 385). Suicide is written about in a variety of novels, short stories, and movies. Suicide moves like an undercurrent in the sea of themes of The Awakening. The possibility of suicide and even the idea of death darkens the story, making Edna's emotional ups and downs ...
- 1189: Tattoo History
- ... a blackened stick in a fire then burnt onto human skin. For the Kayan tribe they used two or three prickers and an iron striker all kept in a wooden case. The striker is a short iron rod, half covered with a string lashing. The prickers are wooden rods with a short pointed head projecting at right angles; the head is attached to a lump of resin in which are embedded three or four short needles (web page). The pigment is made of a mixture of soot, water, and sugar cane juice. Before coloring on a persons body, they carve in high relief on blocks of wood which are ...
- 1190: Mistakes People Make With Ster
- ... too many people that can do this, plus when off the drug, it causes the person to lose self confidence and become dependant on the drug. When a steroid cycle is taken, it should be short on and off sessions, for example, six weeks on steroids, than a six week period without steroids. But because people want to gain muscle quickly, this tip is usually disregarded and the user will use the steroid for a substantial about of time, thus resulting in short and long term side effects. The number one common mistake is using excessive dosages. More is not always better when is comes to using steroids. Using excessive dosages has become a big problem for teenagers ... believe. There are many aspects that must be put into consideration before taking the drug. When it comes to Steroids, the negative qualities far outweigh the positive. Yes, they do bulk you up in a short amount of time, but would you risk your life, just to get bigger and stronger? Before a person takes any type of performance enhancing drug, they should think about what they plan on accomplishing, ...
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