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- 24371: The Painted Door
- Sinclair's short story "The Painted Door" is a tragic story, about loneliness, confusion, and frustration. The three characters in this story all have their own personal dilemmas, which tie up into one immense problem. A husband ... hulking body, bad looks, and his simple mind. He has determination to give her things that his wife does not need, but wants. He also has a commitment to his father, because of his father's age, and his distance away from him. In the story, a storm breaks out and John goes over to his fathers house to make sure he is okay. Like every other storm, when he leaves ... is why she married him. During the storm she feels very lonely, and her neighbour Steve comes over to keep her company. Steve gives her much attention, and she is overwhelmed with this care. Steve's charm allows her to become confused, and feels a certain lust for him at that moment. She then relixes that she truly loves John. She does not know what has happened to John, and ...
- 24372: Pride
- ... tremendously. They can do so by using the photo as a promotional device for accompanied events or issues. The main message of this pride picture relinquishes a get-up and cheer emotion. Regardless of ones personality the picture almost cries out thoughts and expressions that can only be attributed to pride. This picture is intended to project a purpose of self-respect and determination to achieve high standards. By far ... flowing endlessly. The fans, the band, the cheerleaders, sports affiliates, coaches, and even the opposing team all collaborate as one, with the common ground being pride. Unfortunately, in a football game a division of ones pride takes place. Some will end up with an even greater sense of satisfaction, where others will be disheartened and hurt emotionally. Because when dealing with such a power, many advantages but even more depressing disadvantages are present and may emerge at any moment. So, in turn, pride, along with a coalescing photo, can transform any average individual to someones inner thoughts and behavior. If one wanted to combine every thought and idea presented with pride, one single and significant idea would result. The idea to believe in ones self, and to deal ...
- 24373: Coming Of Age
- ... the commandment," is the ceremony in which the Jewish boy accepts that obligation. During a Bar Mitzvah, the boy is called up to the Torah to recite a blessing over the weekly reading. In today's culture, it is expected for the boy to also recite the haftorah portion (weekly text from the prophets), and sometimes to lead part of the service. He is expected to make a speech that starts ... man," nor is there a certain age. The turning point from a boy to a man in the Ibo culture is depicted by a number of things. He no longer spends time in his mother's hut while she cooked, but rather in his fathers hut or he watches his father tap trees. The most significant change from a boy to a man in the Ibo culture is the departing from ... by the women and he starts listening to the tales of bloodshed and war told by his father, he is no longer considered a boy. There is no certain mark or age in a boy's life in the Ibo culture when these changes need to happen comparable to the definite age of thirteen in the Jewish religion. It may also happen over a period of time while in the ...
- 24374: COMPOSTING AND THE GROCERY INDUSTRY
- ... from $34 billion of grocery retail sales. All food waste produced directly by manufacturers and retailers, as well as home food waste produced by grocer shoppers, comprises nearly 20 percent of the entire grocery industry's wastes. On a store level, over 90 percent of the solid waste is deemed by this task force to be most representative of a "typical" store, produce 43 percent of their waste as food waste ... the waste may not be transported by conventional waste vehicles to a central site for the site separation of compostable materials from noncompostable materials. There are 15 MSW composting facilities currently available in the U. S. Another 150 are in various stages of planning or development (a new MSW facility can take 3-4 years to site, build and become operational). Where they do exist, they should be considered by grocers ... composting, of an annually escalating proportion of manufacturer and retailer wastes. * The recovery, through composting, of an annually escalating proportion of consumer wastes. The grocery industry should make a serious effort to publicize the GICSW's environmental philosophy and actions, and to educate consumers, the general public, the grocery industry and the solid waste community. In all cases, the GICSW recommends extreme caution against overstating any facts, expectations or interpretations. ...
- 24375: The Colt Six-Shooter
- ... cowboy, Texas Ranger, gun-slinging, out West, corral gun, or as a little protection, the colt will never be forgotten in Texas. Sam Colt is known as the inventor of the first revolving firearm. Sam's mother died when he was six and his father owned a silk mill in Ware, Massachusetts. When Sam Colt was seven, he was fascinated by guns. He took apart his father's gun in a field and was able to successfully rebuild it. Science, adventures of an active life, and mechanics were all the favorite passions of young Samuel Colt. During 1830 - 1831, Sam Colt was abroad ... was not unique. When Sam arrived home from sea, he showed the wooden model to his father and a family friend. This friend was Henry Ellsworth, Commissioner of the United States Patent Office. Both Sam's father and Mr. Ellsworth were greatly impressed by the model. They encouraged Sam to file for a patent for his revolving firearm. On February of the 25, in the year 1835, the first United ...
- 24376: New eye tracking techniques improve realism of aircraft simulators
- ... tracking techniques improve realism of aircraft simulators A simulated flight environment for pilot training may soon be made more realistic through the use of eye-tracking technology developed by researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IMBE). Many safety and cost benefits are obtained by training aircraft pilots under simulated conditions, but to be effective the simulation must be convicingly realistic. At present, the training facilities use ... visual properties of the eye, realism can be obtained by providing a high-resolution 'area of interest' insert within a large, low-resolution field of view. If the image-generating computer 'knows' where the pilot's fixation is, it mage there. The technology to make this possible was developed by a research team headed by Professor Richard Frecker and Professor Moshe Eizenman. The work was carried out in collaboration with CAE ... because of contraints which exist on movements of his head". In a new generation of aircraft simulators, under development by CAE Electronics Ltd. of Montreal, a head tracker which tells the direction of the pilot's head is mounted on top of the helmet. The eye tracker is mounted on the front of the helmet, and is ll exactly where the pilot's eye is fixating. Frecker said that "successful ...
- 24377: Cause Of Crime
- ... two types of criminals those who feel absolutely no remorse for what they had committed, and those who feel sympathy and guilt for the act they had done. This complex though maybe from their experiences s explained by psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis and neurologist Jonathan Pincus: "Virtually all vicious criminals have some combination of 1) an abusive, or neglected childhood, 2) brain injuries (through accident or abuse), and 3) psychotic symptoms ... display. Also the complex is a biological circumstance, however it is not a genetic one. Scientists have yet to prove that there is in existence an evil or criminal' gene. As of present a criminal's qualities will not pass to his/her offspring. The biological defect comes from their own psyche where their fantasies are forced to become their realities. They are caught in between fantasy and reality, and they ... grew up in, strongly influence crime into their lives. A person does not need to have a craving to commit crime instead one just needs that fantasy world provided by the deepest outreaches of one's imagination. This fantasy allows the person to feel as though they were an authority figure and this feeds their need to commit crimes. Crimes have often been viewed as beyond the criminal's control. ...
- 24378: Vinegar
- ... used it in cooking, or taught me how to for that matter. Our bottle of White Wine Vinegar sat in our cupboard: on the bottom shelf, enigmatically, untouched, detached. I knew that my mother wouldn't have it without reason. It was in the kitchen, so I concluded that it must be some sort of, rarely used, cooking staple. I would never have guessed then that vinegar had so many uses ... surprised to find that I was looking at an herbal vinegar hair rinse. Before this I never knew that such a thing existed. After my experience at the mall, I became aware that vinegar didn't just belong in the kitchen. This intrigued me. I decided to find out more about vinegar and its uses. Nobody knows the exact origins of vinegar, but there are many stories and beliefs surrounding this ... could replace a whole box full of harmful chemicals found littering the common home. Vinegar can both remove stains from wooden furniture and act as polish.(Oster 33) When your drain gets clogged, you don't need to buy the toxic liquid plumber. You can pour a handful of baking soda down the drain, add a half a cup of vinegar, and then cover the opening for five to ten ...
- 24379: Food Processing
- ... fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs and spices, and pork was approved in 1986. In 1990 the FDA approved irradiation of poultry to control salmonella and other disease-causing microorganisms. Irradiated foods were used by U.S. astronauts and by Soviet cosmonauts. Public concern over the safety of irradiation, however, has limited its full-scale use. It is still off to a slow start, with only one food irradiation plant open in ... research activities of processed food scientists are numerous and varied. New packaging materials, the nutritional content of processed foods, new processing techniques, more efficient use of energy and water, the habits and desires of today's consumer, more efficient equipment, and transportation and warehousing innovations are some of the subjects being studied. The challenge of the food researcher is to discover better and more efficient ways to process, transport, and store food. Processed foods have changed the world. In developed countries they are part of almost everyone's diet. The United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom all produce large quantities of processed foods, which they sell domestically and abroad. In the United States in the early ...
- 24380: POW #12: The Big Knight Switch
- POW #12: The Big Knight Switch PROBLEM STATEMENT: For POW 12, I am asked if four knight's, (two black and two white) can switch places, while perpendicular to each other, (meaning two black knights are on one side of a 3x3 chess board with two white knights adjacent to them. They, were feeling restless and decided to attempt to see if this were possible. Keeping in mind the following guidelines: · No two pieces can occupy the same square · Knight's can pass or jump over each other · The can only move two square forward and one to the right or one forward and two to the right · Nothing is mentioned about proper turns, i.e ... it the minimal amount of possible moves totaled. EXTENSIONS: An extension to this weeks POW, would be to consider a POW in which you were attempting to move or switch the places of four knight's on a 8x8 or 4x4 chess board. To go in even further, consider the minimal moves, if possible, to switch four bishops or rocks on a 6x6 chess board, if possible. To simplify would ...
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