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- 1831: Japanese Animation
- Thirty-five years ago, Japan’s entertainment industry found an answer to its problems. Still developing in the aftermath of defeat in World War II, and the subsequent restructuring plan instituted by the United States, Japan was without surplus resources. There ... years that followed, animation would take a pop-cultural foothold in Japan that has grown and transformed, and yet exists today. Even with the onset of increasing economic fortitude, animation continued to flourish within Japan’s entertainment industry. The creative possibilities of animation’s unparalleled visual story-telling capacities had been discovered by Japanese filmmakers, and would continue to be exploited into the present age. Japanese animation, more commonly referred to as anime, or Japanimation, has somewhat different ...
- 1832: An End To Genetic Diseases
- ... his results, but their significance was not understood at the time. "Sixteen years after his death, three people believed to have the key. Looking for other results to verify the ideas, they came across Mendel's results" (14). Their data agreed, and with this a new science was born - the science of Genetics (15). Due to modern medicine, such as antibiotics and rehabilitation, many genetic diseases have been allowed to survive ... these problems to thrive. Further advances in science may be able to terminate genetic diseases through cloning. Genetic problems have plagued the United States for centuries. Genetic diseases and mutations are more prevalent in today's world than ever before, due to advances in medicine (CHMG). Charles Darwin's theory of evolution stated that only the strong survive (Lutz 10). Modern medicine has changed that theory by allowing the weak, or people with genetic diseases, to survive. Genetic defects are caused by mutations. " ...
- 1833: Sacred Hoops
- ... unit. Many of us lose site of what it is we are truly thinking of. Phil Jackson describes this in his book as oneness with the moment . That is focusing your full attention on what's happening right this moment. This sparked my interest greatly. I mean we can all benefit from a little focus, right? So, I began reading the book. To my astonishment, I found the book to be ... said "if you can not state something better then the originator, it is best not to change it at all". This quote stands true of this book. Phil Jackson states "winning at any cost doesn't interest me". This statement says something very deep about Jackson's concept of basketball and life in general. I believe that he views competition as a necessary evil. He states that victory is sweet but it does not make the next game any easier. He ...
- 1834: Ancient Japanese Art
- ... another art history paper. I flashed my yellow pass and got my clearance to enter. I clamped the DAM purple badge to my oversized jacket and was on my way to the elevator. I don’t even like Chinese art work. I staggered around like a zombie whining the whole time. There were a few pieces that I admired, nothing that I loved though. The large and intricately painted vases really stood out from everything else. I don’t like things that are too complicated to even remember when you can’t see them. I thought about writing about the little porcelain cups, but thought that tea drinking really couldn’t be all that important to teach me about art. I circled the exhibit at least ...
- 1835: The Great Gatsby(true Love Or
- In F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby, many people of the high social status such as Tom, Myrtle, and Nick wonder if Gatsby is truly in love with Daisy, or if he is in love with what Daisy, herself, represents. Gatsby s whole life is based on trying to win Daisy s love. But does Gatsby ever think about how it would be if he did win her back? He is so caught up with the illusion of love that he doesn t really think about ...
- 1836: King Lear
- King Lear is one of William Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies which involves a common story of three daughters vying for the love of their father. Jane Smiley parallels the story of King Lear in her novel A Thousand Acres. Though this novel is derived from the roots of King Lear and the basic plot is similar, the reader’s reaction to each work of literature varies greatly. One may wonder why the reader’s perspective on the play King Lear changes so drastically after reading the novel A Thousand Acres. A couple of the reasons include the pieces of literature being told from two different view points and ...
- 1837: Creative Writing: Trigatipede
- Creative Writing: Trigatipede The days were growing shorter and the project's failure was becoming apparent. My crew and I had been researching on a little island just south of Australia for over three months, and we were making little progress. I was hired as the team ... create their zoo for them. At first I was unclear of the meaning, but quick clarification had me realizing the enormous biological disasters such a project would generate. They wanted me to chemically produce hybrid's of different animal species. My first thought was that such a thing was impossible, but they showed me research and experiments done by the government that proved it was possible. The investors sensed my unwillingness ... restructuring the DNA of a frog and rat I had produced a tadpole with hair. I was very pleased with the results, as were the investors. They informed me, however, that such a animal wouldn't attract enough visitors. They told me that the creatures had to be larger and more unusual. Before they left, a white van pulled up to the cabin, and the driver began unloading cooler after ...
- 1838: Nuclear Proliferation
- What is the status of the international nonproliferation of nuclear weapons? Outline Title I. Introduction A. Floating Chernobyl B. Something to think about II. Statistics A. Russia s nuclear arsenal B. US nuclear arsenal III. Treaties A. START I B. START II C. START III IV. THREATS A. New Power Landscape B. Broken Command C. Broken Army V. Status of Other Countries A ... disaster was almost destined to happen. Alexander Kuzminykh, a 19-year old teenager, was aboard the submarine the Vepr when he attacked the sentry and killed him with a chisel. Panicking he grabbed the guard s AK-47 and killed seven more crew members on the way to the torpedo bay where he locked himself in. This suicidal teenager the stayed in the bay for twenty hours threatening to blow it ... com). Horror stories among Russian officials have been told. They say that there are Nuclear-submarine reactor cores that sit unguarded in warehouses at the Vladivostok naval base, a research institute outside Moscow that can t afford to dispose of Cobalt-60 reactor-fuel rods; and scientists say the rods pose the threat of another Chernobyl. And when workers at a ship yard near Murmansk stole 4.5 kilograms of ...
- 1839: Free Music: Why Not?
- ... there is no middle ground in the issue saying that “it is pure and simple theft…” (Costs 31). “If you take something from someone who wishes you not to, you’ve stolen it” (Clay). That’s easy enough, but should the music industry support free music on the internet instead of prohibiting it among its artists? The RIAA claims that it is acting in the artist’s best interest when it lobbies Congress to help put an end to the downloading of copyrighted music (It’s All about the Music). Singer-songwriter Janis Ian thoroughly disagrees and asserts that “if a music industry executive claims I should agree with their agenda because it will make me more money, I put ...
- 1840: Criminology, John Widemans Bro
- ... blackness, Robert got a thing about black. See black was like the forbidden fruit (84). Robert embraced the people living in Homewood, Pittsburgh. He felt connected to them especially when he discovered Garfield cause that s where the niggers was. Garfield was black (85). By embracing what other people valued and thought, Robert incorporated the same criminal values as his own. Robert has accepted his fate, a life of glamour through deviant behavior. Delinquency at an early age may have contributed to Robert s behavior. According to Cohen, deviant behavior derives from an inversion of values. Robert s values can be best summed up by the statement [t]he thing was to make your own rules, do your own thing, but make sure it s contrary to what society says or is ( ...
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