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- 10851: Oil In April 2000
- By: tito E-mail: . W A S H I N G T O N, April 6 — The good news for consumers is gas prices are anticipated to drop this summer. But the bad news is the decline will be slow. With an increase in international oil production ... forecast for summer gasoline prices. The agency said prices should peak later this month and begin dropping sometime in May, averaging about $1.46 a gallon throughout the summer. Even Cheaper Fall Prices And there’s even more good news: Gasoline prices may dip lower still by fall, according to the agency. Prices may fall to a national average of $1.39 after Labor Day, the department’s Energy Information ...
- 10852: Candide By Voltaire
- Voltaire's Candide is a novel which contains conceptual ideas and at the same time is also exaggerated. Voltaire offers sad themes disguised by jokes and witticism, and the story itself presents a distinctive outlook on life ... back to normal. One moment Candide murders the brother of the woman he loves, the next moment he travels to a land where he sees women mating with monkeys. In instances like these, it doesn't seem like Voltaire is serious about tragic events. D uring the course of Candide's journey, an earthquake strikes, murdering thirty thousand men, women, and children. In reality, this is a horrible predicament to be involved with. In Pangloss' world, " It is impossible for things not to be where ...
- 10853: Trends In Policing
- ... and given special privileges in naming favorites for promotions and they assisted in carrying out personal vendettas against other political opponents. So what happened is that this system led to the politicians staffing the country s police forces with incompetent people as rewards for support and fixing arrests, or making sure arrests were not made which secured their immunity from supervision. As for the role of minorities in this era of ... of the African-American officers were ever promoted or given special assignments. The role of women in this era was restricted mainly to processing female prisoners and to positions as police matrons. Police department didn t see women as regular police officers until the turn of the century, and by the end of World War I, more than 220 cities employed police women. Women were actually welcomed into the police departments ... of computers in law enforcement, and the scientific aids which became available in the use of gathering evidence. It is because of these advancements that made law enforcement a more professional field and proved Vollmer s theory that officers should be college educated. The use of automobiles has its advantages and disadvantages, just as any other method of patrol does. The uses of an automobile patrol are many, it has ...
- 10854: The Yellow Wall-paper
- ... of her depression and how it is dismissed by her husband and brother. "You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression -- a slight hysterical tendency -- what is one to do?" (160) These two men -- both doctors -- seem completely unable to admit that there might be more to her condition than just stress and a slight nervous condition. Even when a summer in the country and weeks of bed-rest don't help, her husband refuses to accept that she may have a real problem. Throughout the story there are examples of the dominant submissive relationship. She is virtually imprisoned in her bedroom, supposedly to allow her ... John, and I must put this away -- he hates to have me write a word." (161) She has no say in the location or decor of the room she is virtually imprisoned in: "I don't like our room a bit. I wanted . . . But John would not hear of it." (160) She can not have visitors: "It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work¡ ...
- 10855: Symbolism In Huckleberry Finn
- ... know themselves and each other better. Becoming one with nature, Huck begins to see and understand the simplicity of life. Expressing his enjoyment of the uncivilized life, Hucks states, “Jim, this is nice, I wouldn’t want to be nowhere else but here.” They no longer need to have the thrill of mischief to keep them going. Merely being surrounded by the Earth’s beautiful resources now give them satisfaction they need. Although some days are filled with complete peacefulness, there are days when our loyalty can be tested. On what started out as a peaceful day, there became ... trick on Jim. Jim spent all night brokenhearted because his great companion was missing. When Huck found his way back, he hurt Jim by tricking Jim into thinking he was never really was gone. “It’s the spirits,” commented Jim, pertaining to the fog. Jim felt that it was these spirits that emerged from the fog to produce the evil that caused Huck to play the trick. After this incident ...
- 10856: Creative Writing: The First Day
- ... smiling. I felt very small, like I was an alien who had just landed on planet Earth. I thought to myself, ‘I should be at home, with my friends talking and laughing'. But I wasn't, I was in Rocklin, California. Id moved here at the begging of August. And I'd hated it ever since. But I was willing to give Rocklin a shot, even though ever kid I'd ... me ‘I cant help you, you need your mom to go sign these'. I felt shocked and a huge amount of anger mounting up inside me. I walked straight out of the building. I didn't need to get crap from some lady when I was trying to get used to a state that I had never been too. I walked home and slammed the front door shut, and screamed at ... back to that school that had slammed the door in my face, and gave it a second shot. I went to each class feeling like a freak, as everyone stared at me because I didn't dress like them. I thought to myself ‘I don't think you like me, well I hate you as well'. I felt like I was on display at the local circus show. I thought ...
- 10857: Stephen J. Hawking by Rachel Finck
- ... light, regardless of velocity. In 1915, he developed the general theory of relativity. This theory dealt with the concept of gravity as a distortion of space-time, and not just a force within it. Einstein's original equations predicted that the universe was either expanding or contracting. Einstein's equations showed that mass and energy are always positive, which is why gravity always attracts bodies toward each other. Space-time is curved back onto itself like the surface of the earth. It was then ... a number of theorems that showed the fact that space-time was curved in on itself so that there would be singularities where space-time had a beginning or an end. "The fact that Einstein's general theory of relativity turned out to predict singularities led to a crisis in physics. (Hawking)" The equations of general relativity cannot be defined as a singularity. This means that general relativity cannot predict ...
- 10858: Nature 3
- ... have historical American figures such as poets and writers focused so much of their time on writing about nature. Well the answer is quit simple. Nature is a part of us and history. It can t be avoided. After reading this nature causes many natural disasters such as snow and frigid temperatures. Many classic stories discuss the cold winter and survival. Moby Dick talks about a Captains goal to find the ... IN the end nature prevailed because moby dick scared the crew. But it was the humans who got the last word when they killed he gigantic whale. Frigid cold winters are another one of nature s forces. Back in the times of the Indians, and before modern day housing people had to survive in the cold. Many times people lived on mountaintops or alongside a river. When winter hit its strongest ... deadly. Without the proper clothing frostbite would set in fast, and death would be just around the corner. Another part of mature is animals. Animals generally are fierce and kill each other for food. It s the survival of the fittest. As said the Lion is king of the jungle, he rains his territory. Other animals know he is the ruler so they don t bother him. So why do ...
- 10859: Is Racism Still A Problem In The 21st Century?
- ... the majority; because of their skin colour, or because of their religion and even their success was criticised and blamed for various issues. A good example of this type of behaviour is demonstrated in Hitler's rise to power. The German people wanted someone to blame for the economic crisis. Hitler singled out the Jewish people as being the cause because of their alleged skills with money and that there was ... young black boy, Damilola Taylor was killed in London. Many people believe that white gangs were responsible for his death, but police have stated that the £20 silver jacket he was wearing was the killer's target. Damilola was caught on camera wearing the jacket but when he was found dead, the jacket had been taken from him. Many people could claim that this was not a racist attackand that the attackers were only after his jacket, but what sort of person would kill for a £20 jacket? It's possible that the jacket was a reason, but Damilola Taylor was black and therefore it is also possible that he was killed in a racial attack, the jacket may have the excuse to carry ...
- 10860: The Stone Angel---literary Ess
- ... that is her life. She can no longer perform the simplest tasks such as dressing herself or walking down the stairs. It irks her to need help, which is one of the reasons she can't stand Doris. She is also angry at the lack of emotional control as she perceives how "laden with self-pity" (pg. 31) her voice sounds when arguing with Marvin in one instance. She cannot control ... You please" (pg. 307), but she would not beg. But even though she attempts to wrestle against the inevitable, there is always a constant reminder. She places her belief in herself only and faults other's credibility, such as Doctor Tappen's, to maintain the illusion now hanging by a flimsy thread. When Hagar realizes she cannot control or stop the process of old age, she becomes depressed and distant. When she hears about Silverthreads, she ...
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