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- 17111: Hiking The Appalachian Trail
- ... thumb, the soles are probably too soft to give your foot proper protection. The top of the boot should be stiff to hold the ankle in place and provide it with good support. While it's possible to treat non- waterproof fabric boots with liquid silicone, it generally doesn't waterproof the boot enough to be useful. Stick with leather boots that can be treated with Sno-seal, beeswax solution, or other waterproofing solutions. Feet change over time, as do shoes. Wearing a pair of ... decision concerning what tent you buy should be based on the kind of elements you want to protect yourself from. For instance, if you intend to hike the Appalachian Trail in the summer, you don't need to carry a tent designed to withstand high winds and heavy snow. However, if you intend to head into the Rockies in the winter, you may want something more than a plastic tube ...
- 17112: The Good Death -
- ... terrorism. In order to stop terrorism we need to understand what terrorism is. Terrorism is the unlawful use or threat of violence against persons or property to further political or social objectives (The Vice President s Task Force on Combating Terrorism, pg. 17). Terrorist can use many different approaches. Sometimes they give warnings and sometimes they don t. The best ways to solve terrorism is by understanding the reasons behind it, ending publicity for it, and increasing securitiy measures for it. Terrorism is used to change a groups political or social objectives. It is generally intended to intimidate or coerce a governments, individuals or groups to modify their behavior or policies (The Vice President s Task Force on Combating Terrorism, pg. 17). Violence is its main ley in obtaining this change. Terrorist aim at the entire population. Which increases their chance of change. There id do much terrorism due ...
- 17113: Julius Caesar -- Character Dev
- ... Cicero] will never follow anything that other men begin". Later in the play, it becomes realized that if Brutus would have listened to Cassius and asked Cicero to join them, the citizens of Rome wouldn't have involved themselves in a civil war. Another mistake made by Brutus was to not kill Mark Antony. Even though Cassius suggested many times that Antony should have been killed, Brutus never listens. It is ... die for Cζsar". Brutus continues throughout the play to utilize his lack of intelligence to his disadvantage. After Cζsar is killed, Antony comes to the conspirators and asks them if he can speak at Cζsar's funeral. Brutus, of course, lets him speak as to Antony's request, and then makes another mistake by letting Antony speak last, after Brutus has spoken. Brutus does not realize that the last speaker has the advantage, and even extends the advantage that Mark Antony ...
- 17114: Ocean Pollution
- ... yield, and our fish population will die. Fishermen also clean there fish and throw the guts overboard into the ocean. Industrial, agricultural, household cleaning, gardening, and automotive products are also polluting our ocean. You wouldn't believe it but all of those products I just named regularly end up in water. About 65,000 chemicals are used commercially in the U.S. Today, with about 1,000 new ones added each year. Only about 300 have been extensively tested for toxicity. I think that since our oceans are doing so bad the U.S. should put a ban on new, and old, products that pollute the oceans. Metals and slowly degrading chemicals threaten inland and coastal waters. Toxic materials settle into sea floor where they accumulate as hazards ...
- 17115: POINT OF VIEW IN AandP
- ... for sale in all the areas of the store. He has worked so long at this store that he even compares food items to the bodies of the young girls in bathing suits. Sammy didn't notice the three girls until they were near the bread and he begins comparing the thighs of the first girl he saw to crescents of white. The first contrast comes almost immediately as he is ... a sweet can and two crescents of white just underneath it. The second girl is described as having a chubby berry face with her lips all bunched together under her nose. The third girl doesn't get compared to food until she is at the cash register and is obviously the most attractive to Sammy as he describes her as having prima-donna legs. Sammy has been saved from his normal ... inch of the girls bodies, however, he feels sad for the girls when old Mr. McMahon form the meat department began blowing them kisses while staring after them as they left his area. In Sammy's mind it is okay for him to look to his hearts content, but it is out of line for an old man to look. The girls chose to use Sammy's checkout line and ...
- 17116: Egypt
- Egypt The majority of people have various ways of viewing cultures. Because of close-mindedness and lack of cultural education, people have a difficult time interacting with different societies. I feel that people shouldn't stereotype because this might lead to misjudgment. For example, I have personally experienced this type of stereotyping of my Egyptian culture. Although people view Egypt as a plain desert with camel riders, my experience from ... a young girl on the television screen. This is a harsh way to introduce a culture to people. Often, CNN shows cases of the Egyptian desert with camel riders. This narrow perspective influences the society's view of our culture. Another example is an article in the National Geographic magazine about Egypt (written by Peter Throux in April 1993). The writer described the country as smoggy, dirty, over-populated and with ... positive and the negative aspects of that specific culture. For instance, whenever you watch a program about the United States of America back home, you see only sky-scrapers and big luxurious cities. This doesn't portray the entire United States. In reality, Egypt is a mixture of well educated and uneducated people. I have lived there for many years and from experience, I think it's an interesting country. ...
- 17117: Albert Einstein
- ... in the world. Einstein devoted himself to solving the mysteries of the world, and he changed the way science is looked at today. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. Albert's speech was late in development; he didn't start talking until he was about three. Since he started talking late, his parents thought he was retarded. "His explanation was that he consciously skipped baby babbling, waiting until he could speak in complete sentences ... school, his teachers thought he was mentally retarded because he ignored whatever bored him and attacked anything he had interest in. Einstein was twenty-one years old when he got married. His marriage almost didn't take place because Mileva, his fiance, thought he had an affair. Einstein decided to go to America to tell other scientists about his theory of relativity. He brought his wife and several freinds with ...
- 17118: The Trail Of Tears
- ... They were badly clothed for the spring and many caught diseases and died. Many Cherokee tried to escape and some succeeded. The Cherokee knew these woodlands and knew where to go. The white men couldn't find them without the help of other Cherokee and bribes. Most of the Cherokee hid in the mountains and could not be found. During the eight-hundred mile trek many children and spouses were separated ... learn a new way of life and adjust. They lost their negro slaves, and their possessions. The Cherokee were farmers, and the land was infertile. The land was meant for cattle raising, which they didn't know ho to do. They built a capital city called Tahlequah, and their nation was declared in September 6, 1839. Their culture was bred here along their new way of life. John Ross who was ... characters, was said to be created by a Sequoia (1760-1843) , a Cherokee leader. Sequoia translated the Bible, wrote many books, and helped publish the newspaper,"The Cherokee Phoenix." This was contradicted in Dialogue-Everyman's Encyclopedia Story #1989130. It said the man who created the 85 character written language was George Guess. The Cherokee Phoenix was published in both languages-English and the Cherokees'. The Cherokee had mixed blood ...
- 17119: There Are No Children Here
- ... Lafeyette had an impact on Kotlowitz. When asked what he wanted to be, Lafeyette responded with "If I grow up, I'd like to be a bus driver." Meaning, at ten years old, he wasn't sure if he'd make it to adulthood. In 1988 Kotlowitz suggested to the boys' mother, LaJoe, the idea of writing a book about Pharoah, Lafeyette and the other children in the neighborhood. LaJoe liked ... a police officer referred to Lee as a gentleman. He had a love for children and really helped the kids at Henry Horner Homes. On the other hand, the kids who did join Jimmie Lee's army, had another fate. Bird Leg, (a.k.a. Calvin Robinson) was a mentor for Lafeyette. He looked up to Bird Leg and tagged along with him for a while. Eventually, Bird Leg joined the Conservative Vice Lords. It wasn't long before he was shot point blank through the chest by rival gang members. Calvin died in front of the Henry Horner Homes. In broad daylight, another one of Lafeyette and Pharoah's friends ...
- 17120: Now About Surprises
- ... to win the lottery because they would win $50,000 for the next twenty years. This would not only be a surprise, but ironic. It is ironic in the fact that he most likely won't even live long enough to receive all the money. A surprise to an arrogant man, might be to be wrong about something and look very humbled about it. Surprise to a fool might be waking ... in on". Surprises are very healthy, for they are full of spirit, creative mischief, are a lot of fun and usually, everyone involved is "in" on the creation or "play". Now, sometimes, like at people's birthdays, the "surprisee" never knows about it. Other times, they can feel it in the vibration of the person or people surrounding the person who is planning or orchestrating the event. However, when a surprise ... in the wind", the neat thing about it is that everyone usually works together in this kind of amusing and prankish harmony to get the surprise to exert itself upon the object to which it's being cast. The energy around surprise events is incredibly vibrant. Sometimes there are people, who, for the life of them, cannot hold the information, energy or level of the surprise that is being planned ...
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