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- 14351: Aurora Borealis 2
- INTRODUCTION One of nature=s most spectacular phenomenons to date is the once mysterious aurora. This dazzling show of lights has been working its magic for people around the world for several years. But, few know the cause of this ... It is named according to its location, Aurora Borealis meaning the northern lights, and Aurora Australis meaning the southern lights. The general name for both is Aurora PolarisC since both displays occur at the earth=s poles. WHAT CAUSES AN AURORA? For many years, the ideas about what causes an aurora were left to old legends and unsubstantiated theories. The inuit believed that the northern lights were the spirits of dead ... in the sky, while the Vikings believed that they were caused by a fire on the edge of the world. In the fourteenth century, Aristotle described the auroras as jumping goats caused by the earth=s vapours being set on fire by meteors. Later on, in 1707, a Norwegian physicist claimed that they were caused by steam and smoke that escaped from a heat source beneath Greenland. It was not ...
- 14352: Fusion
- ... by the two free protons. The second fusion variation, the carbon cycle, starts with a carbon nucleus being fused with a lone proton (1). This creates a nitrogen isotope. One proton then decays into it's primaries -- a neutron, positron and neutrino. The positron and neutrino separate from the nuclei as another proton fuses with the cluster. This creates a nitrogen nucleus which is then fused with yet another proton, forming ... the different star types. All stellar bodies start off as protostars, or concentrations of combusting gases found within large clouds of dust and various gases. These protostars, under their own gravity, collapse inward until it’s core has been heated and compressed enough to begin proton-proton fusion reactions. After that starts, a star’s mass will determine how long and through what kind of reactions it will go through. Generally, there are three classes of stars which can form: dwarfs, sun-class stars, and giants. Dwarfs begin as ...
- 14353: Contrast Of Mark Antony And Ma
- ... considered an act of utter futility, as there can be no stable line between the winners and the losers n'or the good and the evil, as such a line must be drawn by one's specific morality. Mark Antony and Marcus Brutus of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar helped to prefectly illustrate how at times there may be no winner or loser, rather, often times when two individuals follow their beliefs until death greets them, the two are deemed winners. Indications ... while the losers are only those weak enough to be comprimised. At a quick glance it would appear that Mark Antony was definitely better than Marcus Brutus. He avenged the death of Caesar, thwarting Brutus's plans, and in the end of the battle, he emerged as the new leader of Rome. Antony had the ability to speak well and take charge when in danger, he was also very strong ...
- 14354: Change In Heart Of Darkness
- ... in total contradiction to its physical and moral environment (Watt 78); the validity of his statement is reflected in the physiological and psychological changes that the characters in both his Heart of Darkness and Coppola s Apocalypse Now undergo as they travel up their respective rivers, the Congo and the Nung. Each journey up the tropical river is symbolic of a voyage of discovery into the dark heart of man, and ... back to the earliest beginnings of the world, when vegetation rioted on the earth and the big trees were kings. An empty stream, a great silence, and impenetrable forest (Conrad ?). The river, one which resemble[s] an immense snake uncoiled with its tail lost in the depths of the land (Conrad ?), is dangerous, dark, mysterious, treacherous, [and] concealed (Karl 32). When the characters are unable to withstand the various temptations along ... sun into the darkness. Projected towards the wilderness, each journey reflects a voyage into the gloom of over-shadowed distances (Conrad ?). In Heart of Darkness, the rivers begin to narrow as the ships approach Kurtz s compound, and Conrad describes this last section of the river as narrow, straight, with high sides like a railway cutting (?). In Apocalypse Now, the river towards the end of the journey is located between ...
- 14355: Nursing: Lifting, Transferring and Positioning of Patients
- ... range from straps that are attached to or placed under the patients, to mechanical hoists and lifters. Any assistance the nurse has is beneficial for both the patient and the health care worker, as patient's weights are generally heavier than the nurses physical capabilities. This, combined with incorrect lifting techniques, can result in muscle strain, or more seriously, spinal injury for the nurse, and discomfort, muscle strain or further injury ... assist by pushing backwards when the nurse says. Two nurses stand on opposite sides of the bed facing each other. With knees bent and legs shoulder width apart, the nurses lock forearms underneath the patient's thighs and shoulders. The nurses, on the count of three, at the same time as the patient is pushing backwards, transfer the weight to the legs that are in the same direction that the patient ... of the bed, the first thing that the nurse should do after assessment, is to get the patient in a side lying position. This is done by the nurse placing one hand on the client's hips and one hand on the client's shoulder. The nurse then transfers their weight onto the back foot while at the same time rolling the client towards them. The next step is the ...
- 14356: Story Of An Hour 2
- "Story of an Hour" When I read Kate Chopin's, "Story of an Hour" I am reminded of a Edgar Allan Poe horror poems. The narrator has a "divine transformation" yet it kills her. This puzzles me, so I will search for the true meaning of this strange story (marriage, as I believe). To accomplish this task and to truly understand this short story, I will first learn about Kate Chopin's life and experiences. Later, I will investigate her use of symbolism in "Story of an Hour" and their' dual purposes (to the story and to Kate Chopin's life/how it relates to her) mainly dealing with marriage. After researching the life of Kate Chopin, her works do not seem so strange, in comparison with her life and grief. Seemingly death and ...
- 14357: The Boston Massacre
- The Boston Massacre A Behind-the-Scenes Look At Paul Revere's Most Famous Engraving When Paul Revere first began selling his color prints of "The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street" in Boston, he was doing what any like- minded patriot with his talents in 1770 ... men had been shot to death in Boston town by British soldiers. Precipitating the event known as the Boston Massacre was a mob of men and boys taunting a sentry standing guard at the city's customs house. When other British soldiers came to the sentry's support, a free-for-all ensued and shots were fired into the crowd. Four died on the spot and a fifth died after four days. Six others were wounded. The presence of British troops ...
- 14358: Cloning In Light Of Frankenstein
- As scientists continue to piece together nature\\'s mysteries of science, and as technology is becoming the dominating force in numerous areas worldwide, there is often a crucial piece of the puzzle that goes missing: responsibility. Though many people praise the abundant benefits ... engineering and, specifically, cloning, of human life has become an issue of extreme gravity in the age of technology where anything may be dreamed and many things are possible. Cloning is a reality in today\\'s world: Not long ago, Gearhart and Thomson announced that they had each isolated embryonic stem cells and induced them to begin copying themselves without turning into anything else. In so doing, they apparently discovered a ... as they would on a child born in the usual way. The liberal perspective sets cloning in the context of rights, freedoms and personal empowerment. Cloning is just a new option for exercising an individual\\'s right to reproduce or to have the kind of child that he or she wants . For those who hold this outlook, the only moral restraints on cloning are adequately informed consent and the avoidance ...
- 14359: Wright's Black Boy: Intolerance
- Wright's Black Boy: Intolerance Black Boy (1845), created by Richard Wright with his soul and written as his shadow, is a subtly actualized chronicle of an adolescent's coming of age in the United States accompanying by a clear-cut denunciation of the Southern racial intolerance. Throughout the novel, said reasons for novelizing this superb piece of work, is upheld by numerous citations ... Black Boy in the context of the motivation in freelancing this novel, it is to my understanding that binary objectives takes place of which are truly relevant to one another. Ignorant readers assumed that Wright's reflections on childhood and youth ended with hope and promise. Ironically, Wright actually ended his reflections on juvenility with a ephemeral indictment on the South: "This was the culture from which I sprang. This ...
- 14360: Joseph Stalin
- Joseph Stalin’s official reign of terror ended with his death in 1953, but the effects of his autocratic rule continued for many years to follow. His lasting hold on the people of the former Soviet Union still lingers in a few brainwashed minds. In the article "Stalin’s Afterlife" and the movie "Russia’s War - Blood Upon the Snow", Stalin is portrayed as the monster really was and should be remembered as. It said in "Stalin’s Afterlife" that "Stalin’s policies created a holocaust greater than Hitler’ ...
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