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- 6051: Scandinavian Mythology
- Scandinavian Mythology The beginning of Scandinavian Mythology goes back before the Vikings, during the Scandinavian Bronze Age, which lasted from 1600 - 450 BC. Some of the mythology remains today. The stories recorded from this mythology are taken from the work of Christian writers and poets. I will begin by telling the story of the creation of the world, according to Norse mythology. The Creation- In the ...
- 6052: The Boss
- ... question remains: How much is enough? At what point is a person tired of fighting? When will a person give up hope for survival? Such is the question that confronts the boss in Katherine Mansfields short story, "The Fly." The boss is an intelligent and determined individual who has overcome many obstacles in his life. However, he is now confronted with an insurmountable barrier that he is frightened of facing --the ...
- 6053: Airships
- ... States. During World War II, the fleet was used for reconnaissance by the U. S. Navy. Three Goodyear blimps still operate, the newest, the Spirit of Akron, which was launched in 1989, was for a short time the world's largest operating airship 205.5 ft, with a volume of 248,000 cu ft. Goodyear no longer builds blimps, but other companies continue to produce and operate the craft. Among new ...
- 6054: History Of The F-16
- ... 16 was brought out on December 13, 1973 to make its first test flight at Fort Worth and was air freighted by C-5A to Edwards AFB on January 8, 1974. It was an unintended short hop around the pattern on January 21, 1974 at the hands of the test pilot Phil Oestricher. During high-speed ground tests at Edwards, Oestricher had inadvertently scraped the tailplane on the runway as the ...
- 6055: Ebonics
- ... to take significant actions to turn around the educational attainment of its African- American students. The Board of Education adopted a policy on teaching English, not Ebonics. Unfortunately, because of misconceptions in the resulting press stories, the actions of the Board of Education have been publically misunderstood. Misconceptions include: Oakland School District has decided to teach Ebonics in place of English. The District is trying to classify Ebonics (i.e. "Black ...
- 6056: Summary of The Grapes of Wrath
- ... time to set out on the road with them. Tom isnt supposed to leave the state because he is out on parole, but he does anyway, much to his mothers apprehension. After a short time of traveling, the Joads stop and camp by a couple named the Wilsons. Granpa dies of a heart attack in the Wilsons tent, and the two families decide to help each other during ...
- 6057: The History of the American Basketball Association
- ... blue ball is used today in the NBA's allstar weekend for the three point contest. It is called the money ball and if you make it is worth two points. The ABA was a short league that contributed greatly to today's NBA. Many Parts of today's Basketball game started from the ABA. Some of the greats like Julius Erving, and Rick Barry came from the league that people ...
- 6058: The Retiring of Jordan, Gretzky, and Elway in 1999
- ... passing, and 3407 yards rushing. He threw for three-thousand yards ten seasons in his career, along with Dan Marino, who are the only two quarterbacks ever do to so. This man has so many stories about his career that the Bible doesn't even compare to him. In actuality, the Bible has him beat by a little, but the point should be well taken. I enjoyed watching these three players ...
- 6059: Capital Punishment
- ... is also a myth because overcrowding in the prisons. Early parole has released convicted murderers and they still continue murder. Some escape and murder again, while others have murdered someone in prison. There are countless stories in prisons where a violent inmate kills another for his piece of chicken. Incapacitation is not solely meant as deterrence but is meant to maximize public safety by remove any possibility of a convict murderer ...
- 6060: Legalizing Marijuana
- ... There are a large number of people in the United States who believe that marijuana should not be legalized. There are many reasons that people feel this was, and one is because of marijuana's short-term effects. A person who smokes marijuana will usually have problems with memory and leaning, trouble with thinking and problem solving, and suffer loss of coordination. All of these effects can affect a person's ...
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