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- 10801: If I Should Die Before I Wake
- In the book if i should die before I wake, the author, Han Nolan, portrays Chana to be a very strong person emotionally. Chana's strength is shown throughout the book from losing her family one by one, to the consequences dealing with escaping Lodz. Chana lost her father first; he was shot by Nazis.(16-18) Next Chana's little sister Nadzia left the family to live with non-Jews.(43-44) In the ghetto Zade died of old age and malnutrition.(89,90) Anna and her mother were next; they were taken to ... 154-156) Chana and Bubbe escaped Lodz only to be jailed, tortured and sent to concentration camps. Only a strong willed person could mentally and emotionally endure such tragedy and horror as Chana did. Chana's character was also very caring and compassionate towards others. Although she was miserable in the concentration camps, she was respectful towards the other inmates.(220-221, Another example of this was when she was ...
- 10802: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome I
- ... people might believe, but it has been happening throughout time, unexplained deaths of babies are even recorded in the bible. SIDS was probably the most neglected disease ever recorded in history of man. It wasn t until recently that major steps were taken to figure out why babies were dying so unexpectedly and what could we do to prevent it from happening. So what exactly causes SIDS and is there anything ... course these are all theories that have been developed by researchers by statistics. Statistics is one of the greatest tools we have today to help us learn about the characteristics of SIDS. Since we don t know what it is, seeing how it works and what things we can do to help slow it down are obviously good. Throughout history, before SIDS was defined, the accepted explanation was that either the ... happening to infants. New nursing techniques developed over the last 30 years have actually dramatically reduced the number of infant deaths caused by SIDS. But still we must not forget the fact we still don t know what causes SIDS itself. That is what makes this so terrible, that researchers have all these techniques to help prevent SIDS but we still don t know what we are preventing. Death by ...
- 10803: Hamlet: Hamlet Defeated By His Own Flaws
- Hamlet: Hamlet Defeated By His Own Flaws In William Shakespeare's well known tragic play, Hamlet, the main character Hamlet is defeated by his own flaws. These flaws are the killing of Polonius, the killing of Claudius, and most of all by Hamlet being misled by ... him killed by Laertes. Also the killing of his uncle Claudius was tragic, since he was his uncle and he made Hamlet very angry towards his mother. The last and most noted flaw of Hamlet's was him being misled by the Ghost and engaging in his plan of madness. The first of Hamlets flaws is the killing of Polonius. The death of Polonius was an accident that shouldn't have happened. Hamlet believed the person behind the drapery was indeed Claudius. After Hamlet draws his rapier, runs it through the drapes, and kills Polonius. He asks? "Is it the King?" He then he ...
- 10804: Milton Friedman
- Milton Friedman Milton Friedman is one of this century's most distinguished and influential economists. He is a Nobel Laureate, and has been a teacher, presidential advisor, and Newsweek columnist. His 1962 book Capitalism and Freedom is a classic examination of capitalism as both an ... of the corporation to its investors. If Alec buys 1000 shares of Intel® at $10 each; he expects an increase in share prices and also a certain share (based on %rate of returns) of Intel’s annual earnings. Thus, all Alec is worried about is what his shares are worth and if he is getting a good return on his investment. As long as he is satisfied in both this respects ... but the fact of the matter is that they are doing it with the help of their community. The welfare of the community and the corporation is interdependent. Many prominent businessmen of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s agreed that the engagement of the corporation in the society is not wasteful diversion of assets but a contribution to it, thereby strengthening its own position and preventing any government ...
- 10805: Chinese Shih Poetry And Philos
- ... literature pertaining to the two major schools of ancient Chinese thought; Taoism and Confucianism. Poets such as Tu Fu and Po Chü-i expressed the ideas of Taoism and Confucianism, respectively, while their fellow poet T’ao Ch’ien expressed both, through their poetry. Confucianism is based on the ideas of Confucius, the man who gave the school of thought its name. The main goal of Confucianists was to return a ... by heaven, and if those in positions of authority did not set good examples, then they would deposed by the forces of heaven. One of the first great Chinese poets to write of Confucianism was T’ao Ch’ien. T’ao Ch’ien’s poem Substance, Shadow, and Spirit shows a comparison between Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and the views on life and death of each. A clear example of Confucian beliefs can be taken ...
- 10806: Different Religions
- ... of people who lived in the early ancient history time period were tough. They had to roam the land always looking for new game to hunt and plants and berries to gather. The people weren't united because of all this traveling, and therefore contact with other people was minimal. Morals are hard to develop without much contact with other people and so the religion of these early people was minimal. Then came the development of farming into this time period. Farming brought the people together. Small cities began to develop because the people didn't have to move around as much. With all this closeness, the people developed moral views on what to think about thieves or murderers. If certain civilizations didn't mind violence and killing, then they developed into a Brutal civilization. Consequently, the religions of these civilizations were evolved around sacrificial rituals and allegiance to brutal gods. The Assyrian civilization worked around this principle. ...
- 10807: Life in Victorian England
- ... Victorian England In Victorian England, life was characterized differently among the lower class, middle class, and upper class. The characteristics in the three classes were based on the occupation of the household. The early Victorian’s main characteristic achievement was the building of the railways. Each of the three classes had its own point of view about life and achievement in the future. In this essay I shall convey that life ... while others had disadvantages. Life is mostly always characterized into three different groups that consist of different lifestyles. In Victorian England life among the lower class was difficult since the people in lower class don’t have the money to support their family and since their occupation requires them to do a large amount of work with very little pay. Many people in the lower class shared one room with eight ... grammar school that provided for the small minority who were considered to need education above the elementary stage. The school education and exhibitions or sizarships to the university were paid for out of the founder’s endowments, so as long as a child’s parents could keep them and forgo their earnings, the child did not have to find any other money for expenses. Since there weren’t enough grammar ...
- 10808: Cable Vs. V.90 Modems
- ... the subscribers share the bandwidth plus most cable modems use 10BaseT interface to connect to the PC or Mac which automatically limits the connection to 10 Mbps. Another limitation of cable modems is that ISP’s are connected to the internet back-bone using T1 lines which puts an absolute limits on speed of cable connection to 1.5 Mbps The cable modem access network operates at Layer 1 (physical) and ... NIC). The IEEE 802.14 Working Group is a committee of engineers representing the vendor community that has developed a specification for data over cable networking. The group, which was formed in the early 90's, had intended to develop a specification that would be recognized as an international standard. However, MCNS' effort undermined the group's work and was able to define a spec much quicker than the IEEE. I mentioned above that MCNS is planning to implement advanced PHY specifications their DOCSIS 1.2 The reference architecture specifies a ...
- 10809: Peter The Great
- ... the czars of Russia. In 1689, Sophia lost the mobility of her legs. She had her guards, once again try and kill Peter. The guards, realizing that Peter was in communication with the Gods, didn’t touch Peter for they feared the wrath of God would get them. Peter instantly had Sophia banished to a tower outside the city of Moscow. Soon after, Peter married, and had an heir to the ... things. Peter soon left Russia and plundered Europe for knowledge, inventions, and great minds to bring back to Russia. His voyage ended in the rich and luxurious city of Amsterdam. Peter began to study Holland’s ships and navy, and hired ship builders to go home with him, and help him prepare a sea power. Peter, wanting to really learn how to build a ship, signed on as a carpenter to ... Peter had built a ship of his own, called the “Peter and Mary.” Soon enough, he sailed out to distant countries to borrow plans for astronomical tools, mints, cannons, and weapons. During his voyage, Peter’s palace guards had started a revolt in Moscow. Peter rushed back and saw 1800 servants in chains. He knew there was more behind this revolt than just bad ruling. He had every one of ...
- 10810: Cannery Row
- ... to be accepted by others and being lonely is ultimately the worst feeling in the wrold. William, Henri, and Frankie all show the human need of being included in society. William, the bouncer at Dora's, longs to be part of Mack and the boys. He admires the way they allow life to take it's course. But when Mack exclaims, "God damn it, I hate a pimp," this allienates William from society and his loneliness drives him to desperation. He commits suicide because he cannot stand his life any longer ... anyone to care for him, he feels alienated from others. Claiming he is going to "bump myself off, " noone takes him seriously. Dora responds coldly by saying, "do it in your own time and don't mess up the rugs." William feeling that he is without a friend goes to the extreme. Henri, on the other hand demonstrates the need for companionship as well as the need to be alone ...
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