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- 22211: Dreams
- ... during sleep. For thousands of years they were regarded as divine visitations or predictions. Dreams were not really scientifically studied until the 19th century. Today they are still being studied to learn more about man’s nature. Dreaming is a natural ability- we all dream every night. Every one dreams when sleeping at least three to four times every night. The problem however is remembering the dream. But there is a ... speeds up, glucose consumption by the cells slows, and muscles relax. After stage four, you quickly move backward through the stages into a lighter sleep. After a series of body movements, you enter the evening’s first REM, or dream, stage, which lasts only one to five minutes. During REM, the synchronized brain-wave activity characteristic of deep sleep breaks up and begins to look a lot like that of wakefulness ... slow rolling and rapid bursts of movement—the muscles controlling the middle ear, and the muscles involved in breathing escape paralysis. After this first cycle, the lengths of deep sleep (stages three and four) period’s decreases, while duration of REM, or dreaming, episodes increase. Most deep sleep occurs in the first third of the night, most dreaming in the last third. With a lot of research, dreams remain very ...
- 22212: Cold War Paper
- ... war would not end until the Axis Powers fully surrendered to the Allied Powers, the United States was forced to use the first atomic warfare in history. The atom bomb would later serve as America's greatest possession. Stalin, the Premier of the Soviet Union had always distrusted the American and English intentions. Because of Stalin's aggression and attitude pertaining to Soviet influence on Europe, the postwar stance on Russia had turned into a standoff. This became the origin of the Cold War. The Cold War, seen as a battle between ... be repeated. The first in a series of measures was a postwar conference involving President Truman and the Soviet Foreign Minister, V.M. Molokov, where Truman controlled the entire meeting and basically scolded the Soviet's for not honoring agreements on Poland. Truman "told the Russians just where the got off and generally bossed the whole meeting." (Henretta, p. 869) This symbolized America's strong-arm stance against communism and ...
- 22213: Martin Luther: A Biography of Martin Luther (1483-1546)
- ... a powerful and influential preacher. On a mission to Rome in 1510--11 he was appalled by the corruption he found there. Money was greatly needed at the time for the rebuilding of St. Peter's, and papal emissaries sought everywhere to raise funds by the sale of indulgences. The system was grossly abused, and Luther's indignation at the shameless traffic, carried on in particular by the Dominican Johann Tetzel, became irrepressible. As professor of biblical exegesis at Wittenberg (1512--46), he began to preach the doctrine of salvation by faith ... pope any right to forgive sins, and nailed them on the church door at Wittenberg. Tetzel retreated from Saxony to Frankfurt-an-der-Oder, where he published a set of counter-theses and burnt Luther's. The Wittenberg students retaliated by burning Tetzel's, and in 1518 Luther was joined in his views by Melanchthon. The pope, Leo X, at first took little notice of this disturbance, but in 1518 ...
- 22214: The Ethics of Somatic Cell Cloning
- ... only the genetic material of only one parent, and was therefore, a "delayed" genetic twin of a single adult sheep). Cloning, much like other technologies can be used for good or evil. It is society's responsibility to regulate cloning technology. At this point, society has failed to do so. The Medical Benefits: Somatic cell cloning has many potential benefits: 1. Somatic cell cloning provides a way for completely sterile individuals ... In our society property and inheritance rights are extended to human beings. These rights are not currently established for cloned individuals. Does the cloned son of a millionaire have an inheritance claim to his father's fortune? The answer may lie in the father's intentions; if the son was cloned without the father's consent, the cloned son does not have an inheritance claim. In the future, wills may have to have a facsimile clause that makes unauthorized ...
- 22215: Cold War 4
- THE COLD WAR The Cold War was the longated tension between the Soviet Union and the United States of America. It started in the mid 40’s after WWII had left Europe in shambles and Russia and the USA in superpower positions. The Cold War was a clash of these supergiants in political, ideological, military, and economic values and ideas. Though military ... too. England was devastated, France had been literally burnt to the ground, and many small nation had suffered economic failure. To the East Russia had suffered many losses from the vain siege of the Nazi’s. But they were in better shape then Europe. They still had a military and a running, somewhat , economy. In the late 40’s through early 50’s the Soviet Union started to spread the Lenin ideological as it started moving in the Westward position. In 47 the US started funding the rebuilding of European infrastructure in a ...
- 22216: The Brief History of Alaska
- ... dealing with America. In these treaties Russia recognized latitude 54 degrees 40' as the southern boundary of Russian territory in America. Russia also gave Britain and the United States of America trading rights along Alaska's Pacific coast. By the 1850s, the Russian-American Company was no longer interested in trade, mainly due to the fact that the Russian government had taken over a large part of the company's affairs. After the Crimean War (1853-1856), Russia wanted to sell Alaska and U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska for $7,200,000 (About 2 cents per acre). On March 30, 1867, he signed the Treaty of Cession of Russian America to the ...
- 22217: Beowulf
- ... struggle between good and evil. Even though Beowulf is not even physically capable of beating Grendal he still overcomes him,because he is good. The poem starts out describing this great Meade hall, and there's all these warriors that get drunk there. After the Meade hall is glorified it goes on to tell how there is this great monster. Also this great monster can hear the harps rejoicing from the Meade hall,and the poets singing of the Almighty making the earth's beautiful plains. (line 27) Then the story describes that the monster, also known as Grendel, is spawned of hell on earth. This is like hyping the monster's reputation so that it can foreshadow the coming of a great hero. (Beowulf) Grendel then goes on a murderous rampage and renders the Meade hall lifeless, and enrages the great king Hrothgar ( owner of ...
- 22218: BEOWULF Hero Or King
- ... people, the Geats, with immense an fairness and was very good to all of them. A hero is a man of great courage and strength that is admired for his nobility and exploits. Through Beowulf’s encounters with evil he shows the true valor and courage of a hero, and as a result achieves individual glory. There are three main encounters with evil creatures that clearly display Beowulf as being a hero, and they are as follows: the encounter with Grendel, the encounter with Grendel’s mother, and the encounter with the dragon in the tower. After the first “battle was over, Beowulf Had been granted new glory”(392-393). However, Grendel’s mother soon retaliated against Hrothgar, so the celebration and praise was short lived. The second encounter involved Beowulf traveling to the lake where Grendel’s mother lived and killing her also. After Beowulf killed ...
- 22219: Beowulf
- ... to win. Another example would be that good always triumphs over evil. These are just a few of the morals taught in the epic poem Beowulf. Beowulf is a very altruistic hero as all hero's are and he is therefore rewarded with the accomplishment of his missions and challenges. One of his great missions was his victory over Grendel. Grendel is a monster in human-like shape descending from Cain. He lives under an inherited curse and is denied God's presence. He is also known as the "guardian of sins." Grendel is also a heathen, the physical image of a man estranged by God. His enormous size and strength make him resemble early thoughts and ... slept in the mead hall one night and everybody lay awake for they feared when Grendel may come. When Grendel came crashing through the great doors of the mead hall he grabbed one of Beowulf's men who he let be devoured by Grendel. When Grendel came to Beowulf he immediately saw who he was and before Grendel could grab him Beowulf got hold of him. Beowulf fought honestly without ...
- 22220: Giorgione
- ... study under Bellini, who also taught Titan. He died of the plague in 1510. Aside from his teacher, Bellini, several others had a profound influence on the style of Giorgione. Vasari tells us that DaVinci’s chiaroscuro made its impression on Giorgione’s work after he visited Venice in late 1499 and March of 1500. However, Hieronymus Bosch also greatly influenced his work. Bosch was also in Venice at this time, and Giorgione has presented several demons done ... been classical, allegorical, or biblical, and used as a narrative. However, The Tempest fits none of these categories and is, therefore, a purely imaginative work, rebelling against the need for a story in landscapes. Giorgione’s influence can be seen in Rembrandt’s Danae, Ingres’ Odalisque, and Matisse’s The Joy of Life, in comparison to Giorgione’s Sleeping Venus. Upon examination of the subjects of these four paintings, many ...
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