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- 26441: A Day At The Beach
- ... no matter what sacrifices I must make. I step forward again testing the sand, still white hot. I pull my courage from the corners of my being and make a run for it. This isn't so bad if I run really fast. The wind blows in my face, bringing with it that smell, almost a taste of the ocean. It seems to be a combination of fish, salt, people, and water all mixed into one. I continue to run until I reach the water's edge where the waves crash upon the beach, making the white sand brown and hard. I sit down on the sand, panting after my enormous effort. Something troubling pulls at the edge of my mind ...
- 26442: Abstract from: Cloning : Where Do We Draw the Line?
- ... of the in vitro lab at George Washington University, Jerry Hall and associate Robert Stillman, reported the first ever successful cloning of human embryos. It was the discovery of in- vitro fertilization in the 1940’s that began the pursuit to ease the suffering of infertile couples. After years of research, scientists learned that "in a typical in-vitro procedure, doctors will insert three to five embryos in hopes that, at ... get out of hand. Other advantages that have been suggested include freezing human embryos for later use, in the event that a child should get sick or die. If a parent has had their child’s embryos cloned and frozen and their child dies at an early age of crib death, the parents could have one of the frozen embryos de-thawed and implanted into the womb. Nine months later, the ... by law and requires incarceration . Between the medical contributions and the ethical questions surrounding cloning human embryos, it is unlikely that we will have the opportunity to discover if further research to Hall and Stillman’s experiment could actually produce human beings. References Elmer-Dewitt, Philip. "Cloning: Where Do We Draw the Line?" Time Magazine. November 8th, 1993: 37-42.
- 26443: Modibo Diarra
- ... the court, but there is a different type of fan cheering when Modibo is out there. Friends close to him will tell you that Modibo has a following in and around Boston. People who don't even follow basketball still go to games and watch him play just because they met him and hope he succeeds. Modibo is some one special He has a gift on and off the court. Modibo ... saw a young 6'9" kid who swatting every basket in sight and immediately thought this kid has potential written all over him. After staying in Africa for a couple of weeks and convincing Modibo's father and two wives that it was alright for Modibo to go to the United States and play basketball, good luck took a major hit. The African federation would not allow Modibo to go to ...
- 26444: Creative Writing: John Griffith Biography
- ... Bay. Imagine hopping on every boat that pulls into the bay and counting the number of fish on board and having to write fines to the sailors that had too many fish. This sure wasn't a popular job in the bay area. I was smart enough to figure I could be on the other side of the law and rob and steal vessels so I became an oyster pirate. I ... Stevenson became my liteary gods and Darwin, Herbert Spencer, and Karl Marx made me a Socialist. I began writing while in college but could not find a market for my writings. In the mid-1897's I joined the Klondike gold rush. I packed 8,000 pounds of supplies and books to take with me. After a year I became very ill and had to return home without having mined an ...
- 26445: Ideal Nude
- ... that the females are in are classical and harmonious. In the painting, “THE DREAM” FIG 1-1, Picasso has added an extra finger on each hand and the left side of the face, (that wouldn’t normally be seen from this profile). Not unlike Callahan Picasso here is illustrating that he knows a part of this woman that can only be seen through his eyes, subsequently he is showing us this ... I work with the nude, I prefer the figure to be traditional and classic. I am a victim of the Greek ideal. I like the idea of searching for perfection, the idealised form. I don’t like the women to be too voluptuous or the men to be too muscelled. The figure that is unexaggerated in proportions is very beautiful and it has great potential for mystery and tension in a ... nude picture of a female today than a male. Does this mean that the female is considered more beautiful or are women reluctant to view naked men? The attitude of an ideal nude body hasn’t differed since the camera, however the ideal naked body may have changed. The invention of the camera changed the face of art, new possibilities. The skill of highly detailed drawings became almost unnessary. However ...
- 26446: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Superstitutions
- ... have a little credibility, but it is kind of stretching it. Maybe his dad caught the bird and ate it without cooking it all the way, or maybe the bird was infected and killed Jim's dad. Jim probably believed in the bird story about his dad's death because he experienced it first hand. Jim also said you should not count the things you are going to cook for dinner, because that would bring bad luck. The same if you shook the ... master or masters were rich and were hairy. He was also hairy and had money at one time. At the end of the book he became free and Tom gave him $40, which supported Jim's theory. Huck grabbed a rattle-snake skin which was the worst luck Jim and Huck ever encountered. This superstition has good size of fact to it to. It probably originated because people like Huck ...
- 26447: Domestic Violence
- ... many reasons why people need to speak out against domestic violence. One reason is that statistics show that most abusers will continue to abuse until they are arrested. Another reason is that domestic violence doesn't only physically harm a woman; it also mentally harms the woman and any children involved. The third reason is that help is available. A man who physically abuses a woman can not be stopped unless ... up to the abused woman to reach out for it. If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, help is available. This help can be received by calling the local Women's Center at 784-6631. The fight against domestic violence has just begun. There has been much progress towards stopping the violence in the past couple of years, but the violence is still too prevalent. If ...
- 26448: Unwritten Rules
- ... relations (Jaynes and Williams 58). In "Incident", a white child sticks his tongue out at a black child reflecting his feelings that he should not have to socialize with a black child. By this child's behavior, one can see how the ideas of this era were ingrained into society. Even a young child felt he should not socialize with a black child. This child felt that segregation was justified because ... exercise control over the black child by making him feel unwelcome and segregated from the majority white race. This technique turned out to be somewhat effective in that the white child controlled the black child's entire experience in Baltimore. The only thing the black child could remember of his time in Baltimore was a single act of hate. In "Telephone Conversation" the woman looking to rent her property is trying ... 65). In the poem "Incident", one can see where the white child uses his hatred as an intimidation technique to make the black child feel uncomfortable when interacting socially with white people. The white child's behavior is certain to make the black child wary of ever even smiling at white people again. In "Telephone Conversation" the woman uses her position as a white businesswoman to intimidate a potential black ...
- 26449: Improving Public Schools
- Improving Public Schools John XXXXX Research is best done in the library. In doing so, I have found Florida Gulf Coast’s library rich in resources. Part of the richness comes from the electronic resources offered online, which includes the popular Proquest Direct and EbscoHost. In conducting my research I used EbscoHost. This powerful research tool gives ... not taught study habits because it is no longer in the public school curriculum. Instead it has been replaced with skills of freethinking and philosophy. These skills are not needed because elementary school students haven’t been taught the basics. In conclusion, I’d like to say that our public schools better improve. Otherwise we maybe left in the boon dogs as far as out intellect is concerned. This may result ...
- 26450: Creative Story: The Ride
- ... feeling, making me want to stay away even more. He never took any time to help me with school, car or money. I always had to work to earn everything, the only thing I wasn't paying for was rent. In turn I wanted little to do with my father, stepmother or brother, never contributing or helping out. I even stopped going with them on vacations. The feelings I had were ... fast and carefree. Perhaps that turn put my life in the right direction. I know now that I have a greater appreciation for life and I have learned what the more important aspects of one' s life are. I attribute most of the changes in my attitude and my accomplishments to my mom. She has always been there for me with unconditional love and positive support of me as a person ...
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