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- 15561: Shapiro's "Auto Wreck": Interpretation
- Shapiro's "Auto Wreck": Interpretation Philosophers have pondered the meaning of life and death since the beginning of time. There are many hypotheses. From reincarnation to Valhalla -- then on to heaven. There have been many proposed solutions. Yet no one fully understands dea th. In Shapiro's poem "Auto Wreck," he illustrates the irrationality of life for it can be taken away at any given time for no rational reason. Shapiro uses metaphors to emphasize the fantasy-like and wild setting of ... black, and crisp auto wreck. This depiction of the auto wreck is extravag ant and almost unreal. Using metaphors, Shapiro portrays the fantasy-like auto wreck in which wildness is indispensable. In addition to Shapiro's use of metaphorical phrases, he emphasizes the lack of comprehension of the on-lookers as a result of death's inconsistency with logic. Shapiro directly tells the reader, "We are deranged." The word "we" ...
- 15562: Gangsta Rap: Crime
- ... and horrific images that have seeped into popular entertainment. Movies, television, and music have always been controversial, but even they can cross the line between poor taste and immorality. Entertainment corporations and record labels don't even blink, when told of the excessive torture or satanic lyrics found in material. Producers and directors continue to push the envelop on what is “done in good taste.” Gangsta rap is one of the ... society. Popular music for teens has always been controversial, or at least in conflict with middle class attitudes. Teen music has always been under scrutiny by those who are older. Parents, whether from the 60's or 90's, never welcome the sounds of the younger generation. Unfortunately this fact does not comfort someone when listening to Snoop Doggy Dog or Ice Cube talk of sex, violence, beatings, and suicide. Hollywood, the country' ...
- 15563: Feng Shui And Building Structures
- Feng Shui And Building Structures Throughout history, Chinese architects have incorporated the Taoist concept of feng shui into the structures they are building. Taoism, which was formed in China's classical period, is based on the philosophies and teachings of Lao-tzu. An integral part of Taoism is feng shui, which is translated as "wind and water." The concept of creating harmony between man and ... man and nature. In the construction of the Great Wall of China, The Temple of Prayer for Good Harvests and typical Chinese homes, feng shui had an important place in China. Feng shui shows it's face in "The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests", which is more commonly but inaccurately called the "Temple of Heaven". This temple, second in importance to the Forbidden City, is the most amazing and extraordinary monument in Beijing. The temple's intricate interior structure is made entirely of wood. In relation to feng shui, the wood provides a natural and environmental atmosphere. In the temple stand four great columns, each distinguishing a season, which enhances ...
- 15564: Sammy Sosa Vs. Mark McGwire
- ... are both good players on the field, yet off the field they are also charitable people. McGwire and Sosa have many similarities and many differences. It is hard to compare Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's statistics because they have not been in the league the same amount of time. The only way to evaluate and compare these two men is to wait until they have both retired from baseball. We ... overall batting average. McGwire has a .265 and Sosa has a .264. McGwire has a better slugging percent then Sosa. McGwire has a .575 as Sosa has .497 averages. In the past few years McGwire's slugging percent has gone up. However, for Sosa he has pretty much stayed the same in the past few years. If Sosa's average keeps fluctuating during the season his overall slugging percentage will pretty much stay the same. The numbers of hits that McGwire and Sosa have have been pretty close to the number they should ...
- 15565: Jim Stolpa and His Family's Trip
- Jim Stolpa and His Family's Trip "If your reading this now, then we are probably dead." read an excert from a letter written by Jim Stolpa before leaving for their long journey through the harsh winds and freezing cold blizzard ... from Castro Valley, CA the Stolpa family had lost the road in the blizzard and getting stuck in snow, they spent three endless, cold days in the truck before deciding to head out. The Stolpa's were heading to Idaho to attend Jim's grandmother's funeral in which they did not have enough money to fly to when a huge snow storm was heading that way was announced. Jim decided they must go on anyway because he ...
- 15566: The Olympics
- ... arising problems. One of the largest problems dealt with increasingly poor sportsmanship shown by the athletes and spectators. Athletes who won their events, began to boast about their win, while spectators discouraged athletes who weren’t fortunate enough to win. This caused many fights between athletes and gave the athletes a different reason for trying to win (Former 1987). Another problem that added to the decline of the Olympics was when ... and the temple of Zeus was destroyed by legionaries. In AE 521, an earthquake left Altis bare and a river finally buried the whole site in mud (Girardeau 1972). The revival of the Olympics didn’t come about until over 1,000 years later. Baron de Coubertin, a French scholar, is the man credited for the revival of the Olympics. In 1829 he organized a crew who excavated the Temple of ... The first restored Olympics were held in Athens in 1896, and everything was different. For example, men from all over, not just Greece, were allowed to compete. Although these Olympics were very important they weren’t very successful. Not only were the competitors not as enthusiastic, but the amount of spectators was cut in half from the previous Olympics (Guttmann 1992). It was around this time that women decided it ...
- 15567: Native American Women
- ... said to be an loaf, who all day long sat in the shade of the lodge and smoked his pipe, while his overworked wives attended to his comfort. In actuality, the woman was the man's partner, who preformed her share of the obligations of life and who employed an influence quite as important as his, and often more powerful. Native Americans established primary relationships either through a clan system, descent ... parts of the world. In the Choctaw nation, " Moieties were subdivided into several nontotemic, exogamous, matrilineal 'kindred' clans, called iksa." (Faiman-Silva, 1997, p.8) The Cheyenne tirbe also traced their ancestry through the woman's lineage. Moore (1996, p. 154) shows this when he says "Such marriages, where the groomcomes to live in the bride's band, are called 'matrilocal'." Leacock (1971, p. 21) reveals that "...prevailing opinion is that hunting societies would be patrilocal.... Matrilineality, it is assumed, followed the emergence of agriculture...." Leacock (p. 21) then stated that ...
- 15568: Waiting Lines and Queuing
- ... points out is not seen as a "Value Added" activity. This means a customer may tend to associate waiting with poor service. It is purely a maintenance factor. If things are ok the customer doesn't realize it but when things go wrong, it is as clear as day to them. As noted in a paper written by David Maister of Maister Associates, Inc "The equation is simple, S=P-E or satisfaction = perception - expectation". Waiting mainly occurs as a result of a high degree of variability in arrival of customers and delivery of service. The example given in the book shows that an average restaurant with a capacity to handle 200 customers an hour will still have a waiting line even though it's actual average is under 150 due to this variability. This topic is so important that it has prompted it's own mathematical technique of analysis called queuing. Queuing is essentially putting a mathematical model ...
- 15569: A Geological Journey
- ... around 10:18 a.m. We drove for about an hour before we arrived at our second destination, a location just east of Marble Falls. When we arrived at 11:06 a.m., it wasn’t raining anymore, but it was still drizzling. The wind was starting to get cold, and I realized that I didn’t bring a jacket. I started getting worried because I had to work the next day -- I thought that the group was going to get stuck at Austin until the weather gets better. The second location ... lunch. Originally we planned to eat at a picnic area, but since the weather was really bad, we decided to look for a restaurant. We finally decided to eat seafood at this restaurant called Dock’s around 11:50 a.m. I ordered a charbroiled chicken plate and sprite which cost me $9.85. By 1:13 p.m., we had finished our lunch and arrived at the third site ...
- 15570: A Wonderful Life (maybe)
- A Wonderful Life (maybe) Remember when life was grand? You could go outside, smell the “fresh” air, walk barefoot without worring about something diseased finding it’s way into your foot. Yes, it used to be a wonderful life. Just think if you were a squirrel living in a hundred year old oak tree. You work all fall to prepare for winter ... plants everyday. An acre of rainforest is destroyed every second for farmland we’ll use for a few years and leave. That rainforest is not replaceable. We complain rainforest is not replaceable. We complain there’s not a cure for HIV or many other diseases, but we destroy forest that it’s plants produce many medicines and one of thoes plants could contain a cure for a disease. It’s something to think about. Here’s something else to think about. We use huge machinery to ...
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