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- 2691: “Love Story”
- “Love Story” There have been many love stories written throughout time. Perhaps, the most heartfelt love stories are those in which two lovers, destine to be together, had to face numerous challenges to fulfill their love. Examples of this go as far back as Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, and as recent ...
- 2692: Christmas Is A Good Holiday For Many Reasons
- ... time so it puts everyone in a good mood to finally see them. Being with family is fun and helps make the holidays more enjoyable. One thing that many families may find interesting is sharing stories. Telling stories always helps relieve the stress that the holidays can produce. As anyone can tell from the preceding reasons, Christmas is a great time of year. Getting a vacation from school, exchanging gifts with friends and ...
- 2693: The Cherokee Indians
- ... Oklahoma land run took place that year, with settlers lining up at a starting point to race for choice pieces. These lifestyles, major events and other minor ones became the source and reason behind the stories told by Indians. Many stories and poems reflected happenings in their lives and feelings they had. Indian literature allows us to see and feel what the Indians had to go through. Much of the literature they had was passed on ...
- 2694: Accidents in Hockey
- ... should also be protective enough to with-stand a hard shot or slash. ATHLETIC SUPPORT- Should be fitted comfortably, according to waist size. A proper cup must be worn at all times. HOCKEY PANTS- The short pants (tackula) should be about six inches larger than the player's waist size to give extra protection and flexibilty. Always check to make sure that all the padding is in the right place and does not fall out. GLOVES- Must be snug but not to tight and should over-lap your elbow pad to protect your forearm. Players should be using full wrist cuffs instead of the short cuffs because they give you the extra protection you need around your wrists. ELBOW PADS- The elbow joint should rest firmly in the cup. The elastics or velcro should feel snug and tight. For more ...
- 2695: Omnipotence and St. Thomas Aquinas
- ... definition have "no aspect of possibility", moreover, it is absurd to expect divine omnipotence to encompass the logically impossible. (I) Aquinas answers the first objection as follows. He explains that "...to sin is to fall short of perfect action; hence to be able to sin is to be able to fall short in action..." which he attests is contrary to the meaning of divine omnipotence. (ii) In answering the second objection Aquinas points out, "It is not for one who is bound by the laws of a ...
- 2696: Bull Fighting
- ... the fight. This is where the matador must prove his courage and artistry. The faena consists of a series of passes made with a muleta. This is a piece of thick cloth draped over a short stick, which is held in the left hand. The matador also uses a killing sword, which is always held in the right hand. The classic pass is called the natural, in which the muleta is ... it is a pinchazo. An estocada usually results in the bull dropping immediately to its knees and dying. If the bull fails to die, the matador may bring out a descabello (a sword with a short cross piece at the end) which he stabs into the bull's neck severing the spinal cord. Finally, the fight is over. According to the bravery and skill of the matador, they can be awarded ...
- 2697: Greek Mythology
- Greek Mythology The ancient Greeks used stories containing God's to explain the way life was. Often times there were lessons to be learned that described human behavior. To the Greeks the myths were looked at as examples of good and bad ... Mount Olympus, piling mountain upon mountain in an effort to reach the top. But, the gods had grown strong and with the help of Heracles the Giants were subdued or killed. The Gods and the stories of their being were important to the Greeks. To us these ideas are unheard of, but to the Greeks this was their way of life. In 2000 years from now our ideas may be unrealistic ...
- 2698: The Rise of Gladiatorial Combat in Rome
- ... 11:121) Sectores were armed with a sword and mace loaded with lead. Thraces carried a curved scimitar of varying shape, and a small square or round shield. Myrmilliones (‘Guals') carried a shield and a short scythe and wore a distinctive fish ornament on their helmets. The Retiarii were exceptionally uncovered, except sometimes for a head band. They carried a trident in one hand and a net in the other. Because ... also seen highly upon by women, graffiti at the Pompeii amphitheater reveal that members of the profession were loved with the passionate infatuation which teenage females have for pop singers today. Although gladiators lived relatively short lives it was possible to win liberation and retire on receipt of the symbolical wooden sword (rudis). It was also noted that some ex-gladiators moved upwards into respectable smart circles of local bourgeoisie's ...
- 2699: Utopia
- ... more militant radical movements. These included anarchism and Marxism. In more modern times, utopianism has more frequently been used to suggest a naive and impractical approach to reality. Most comes by way of literature with stories such as a way to expose modern societies social ills. Some prominent examples of this type of writing include George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World". The places mentioned in those stories were all imaginary. Such a place does not exist in the world as we know it today. Therefore the word imaginary comes into play. I have heard of places that have experimented with the concept ...
- 2700: The Disproof (and proof) of Everything
- ... a certain length, not extending forever. This is a one dimensional reality, you can go one way, or the other. Now, how many points (zero dimensional realities) are on the line? Infinite. No matter how short the line is, there's always an infinite number of points. Ok, now on to two dimensions. Two dimensional realities are planes. They're flat level surfaces. How many lines are on a plane? Infinite ... work well, but they are still probably flawed at some point. Chaos theory may be even closer, but since it is generated by people and machines made by people, it won't be perfect. In short, our chaos is really too structured to explain the structure of the universe, which is chaotic. What about paradox? Well, paradox deals with a conflict in events. For instance, it has been theorized that time ...
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