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- 14821: Creative Writing: Time Travel
- ... not manslaughter. He would never kill his best friend on purpose. They were both drunk and it just happened that Bryan was driving instead of Jeff. If it was Bryan that was killed then Jeff's family would understand. They would understand that Bryan didn't do it on purpose and maybe they would not try to charge him with so many counts. If he could get out of this in any way he would. Whatever the cost he would change it all. The next thing he knew he was being told to come back in two weeks. On the way out Jeff's family gave him dirty looks and he knew saying sorry was not good enough. Lying in bed Bryan cried thinking there was no hope. He knew that he needed to be punished. He broke ...
- 14822: Bluegrass Music
- ... Mandolin player Bill Monroe is viewed as the father of bluegrass. His band, the Bluegrass Boys, began to play regularly on the Grand Ole Opry radio program in Nashville, Tennessee in 1939. By 1945, Monroe's band included Earl Scruggs, who popularized the characteristic three-fingered banjo picking style, guitarist Lester Flatt, and fiddler Chubby Wise. The Scottish-Irish music of southern Appalachia was a powerful form of entertainment as folks ... traditional instrumentation remains the same. Outdoor festivals such as the Walnut River Valley Bluegrass Festival here in Winfield are the primary medium for the music. There are probably over 500 bluegrass festivals in the U.S., according to International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) executive director Dan Hays, and others are springing up abroad (Flippo). Recently, the death of Bill Monroe in September of 1996 has sparked an interest in bluegrass music. Ricky Skaggs has produced a new album entitled "Bluegrass Rules" in response to Monroe's death. He feels that bluegrass is poised for a resurgence. "I truly believe in the timing of everything," he says. "There is a season for everything. I felt that after [Bill] Monroe passed away, ...
- 14823: Industrial France And England
- ... they were the middle classes. The middle class was made up of intelligent people who made their money through their smarts and not how they were born. This was clearly proven in France when it's middle class emerged and being influenced by the philosophies filtered ideas of natural rights (life, liberty, and property). This in turn created ideas of revolution in France which eventually overthrew the monarch and set up ... having the proper tools available at the right time. One of the reasons England did so well before the Industrial Revolution was that it had a strong merchant marine which got the materials that didn't occur naturally on there island. This also allowed them to gain news of technological advances and soon machines replaced the gape where workers couldn't be because of the limited work force. And due to England's supremacy of the sea anything they couldn't make now they could trade for it. This led to a better economy, which ...
- 14824: Explain How The Inherent Stren
- Bismarck, that was the founder of Germany, is known for his cleverness as a politician. He had conservative values, however in politics he sometimes made sacrifices (opportunist). He didn’t believe in democracy but preferred oligarchy, he wasn’t a dictator though. His life goal was to unify Germany and make of it, a great power. The unification took place in 1871, but in order to achieve it, many years had to pass. Prussia ... and Austria-Hungary formed an alliance and were able to defeat easily the Danish. The reason that Prussia allied with Austria-Hungary was that, she wanted to prevent the confederation of forming an army, that’s because Prussia wanted those states to be week. However the wars weren’t over, in fact in 1866 Austria-Hungary and Prussia got into war. The reason for this new conflicts was that the ...
- 14825: A Journey To The Center Of The
- ... in the dark labyrinths, they descend (this goes on for days). The three men then face difficulties: thirst, light, getting lost, injuries, and fatigue, were among them. They make many discoveries. They find that there’s a sea, with fish and sea monsters. They find forests, giant mushrooms, animals that look like dinosaurs, and even what seems to be giant human beings. The idea of writing this story came from a scientist who explored the crater of a certain mountain. Verne got the idea that maybe it would be possible to descend even further into the earth. Many of Verne’s “fantasy” stories have come true in the years following his death in the year 1905. A Journey to the Center of the Earth is farthest from reality. Even with the technology we have today, it would be impossible for one to descend into the earth. For one thing, we know now that the earth can’t be hollow because of extreme pressures and temperatures. People became interested in Verne’s stories during his time because though they were unrealistic, they were too interesting and entertaining to pass up. Some people ...
- 14826: Breast Cancer In Women
- ... of breast cancer. Two sisters, Lori and Julie, and there cousin Staci are all waiting to turn forty and see if they are able to make it through their family curse. Both Lori and Julie’s mom and Staci’s mom died for breast cancer not long after they all turned forty. The interview was to gain an understanding in the difference of how Lori and Julie handle their future. Lori decides that seeing all ... have both her breasts removed before any detection of a benign tumor is found. Julie believes that her mind can control her getting cancer. Stacie decided to have a portion of both breasts removed. “There’s never any guarantee. I know they can’t remove all the breast tissue. But there’s an awful lot removed that I don’t have to worry about.” In the end, Lori had her ...
- 14827: Did The Western World Do Enoug
- "When they came for the gypsies, I did not speak, for I am not a gypsy. When they came for the Jews, I did not speak, because I wasn’t a Jew. When they came for the Catholics, I did not speak, for I am not a Catholic. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak." -On the Wall at ... systematic persecution, robbery and murder the Third Reich inflicted upon the Jewish people? During the time leading up to the outbreak of World War II, the Western Press consistently carried numerous reports of the German’s anti-Jewish policies and their purposeful victimization of the Jews living in Nazi Germany as well as the annexed territories. The general public cannot claim that they did not know what was going on, that ... for they felt that the Jewish problem classified as an internal affair within a sovereign state. The truth behind this is simply that the governments were anxious to establish cordial relations with Germany and didn’t want to cause any hostility. Thus they stood idly by and remained silent as Hitler went from denying the Jews of their civil rights to denying them of their means of earning their daily ...
- 14828: Remembering the Depression
- ... time in American History. Personal glimpses into the lives of people we know can give us more information. The Great Depression was not only the longest, but also the worst, economic crisis in the Nation’s history. It reached nearly every area of society and affected millions of Americans. The main objective was to interview a person who lived during the 1930’s. It was able to be someone in the categories of Grandparent, relative, neighbor, or even a friend. I chose to interview my Grandma, Stella Ortega Saiz from Arizona who was born in the 1930s. To me it was very interesting. While growing up my grandma and her family were not fortunate like other families were. However they didn’t live comfortably because they were always worried about the money situation. The family did everything to keep what they had going. Their family earned money in different ways. For instance, my grandma’s mom ...
- 14829: History Of Popular Culture
- ... In those days people lived in remembrance of one festival and in expectance of the next. Different kinds of festivals were celebrated in different ways. There were festivals that marked an individual occasion and weren't part of the festival calendar, like family festivals such as weddings and christenings. Some took place at the same time every year and were for everyone, like community festivals like the different saints' days. Pilgrimages ... take place. Popular culture was mixed with ecclesiastical culture in many ways. The story of St. John the Baptist is a good example of this. The ancient ritual of bathing and lighting fires during Midsummer's Eve was a remnant of a ritual from the pre-Christian period. Fire and water, symbols of purification, could be seen as the tools of St. John the Baptist, and therefore a combination of the ... This was probably partly due to the climate which discouraged an elaborate street festival at that time of the year. In these regions, people preferred to elaborate the festivities during the Midsummer festival (St. John's Eve). Two reasons for this are the pagan survivals that were stronger in these regions, partly because they were isolated from the rest of Europe due to geographical obstacles, causing a lesser ecclesiastical influence, ...
- 14830: Marigolds by Eugenia Collier
- Marigolds by Eugenia Collier Childhood is somewhat of a strange time in a person's life. They are faced with so many different challenges that can determine how someday they may be as an adult. You don't know the difference between right and wrong, but instead it is left up to you to figure it out for yourself. Whether the consequences be good or bad, a lesson is always learned. Memories of ... distorted, while others are vivid and clear as if they just happened. Memories of this sort seem to be the ones that changed you the most, whether it is good or bad. Many of life's lessons are taught by experiencing something bad. To a child, everything seems to be okay until they must deal with the consequences. That is when they learn the difference between right and wrong. Throughout ...
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