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- 27721: The Mystical Sea
- ... painting created in elementary school. As the deep-orange sun appears to fall into the ocean, one color transforms into another color, the blue turns into purple and the orange into pink. Thoughts of Emerson's transparent eyeball come to mind as a person truly becomes one with nature during a sunset. The sumptuous sound of the tide rushing on the dark sandy beach is like listening to a live performance ... an hour winds have the capability to rip trees from their stronghold in the ground, and cave in buildings constructed of concrete. The sea does not appear so interesting and peaceful when nature destroys man's hard work in a matter of a few minutes. It uses this destruction to reveal its vigor and gain respect from those who do not comprehend the might of the sea. Whether one looks at ...
- 27722: Nicolaus Copernicus
- ... about the movement of the stars there was a man by the name of Aristarchus of Samos. He was the first one to propose the idea of a sun-centered universe. The stipulations of Copernicus’s theory are: · The earth rotates on its axis daily and rotates around the sun yearly · The other planets circle the earth · As the earth rotates it wobbles like a top · The stars are stationary · The greater the radius of a planet’s orbit, the more time it takes to make one complete circuit around the sun All these concepts seem totally logical to us, however most 16th century readers were not ready to accept that the earth ...
- 27723: Plants
- ... whole economies and nations depend. Of even greater importance to humans are the indirect benefits reaped from the entire plant kingdom and its' more than 3 billion years of carrying out photosynthesis. Today the world's biomass is composed overwhelmingly of plants, which not only underpin all food webs but also modify climates and create and hold down soil, making what would otherwise be stony, sandy masses habitable for life. Cell ... keep forests from closing in and shading them. In the competition among plants for light, many species have evolved such mechanisms as leaf shape, crown shape, and increased height in order to intercept the sun's rays. In addition, many plants produce chemical substances that inhibit the germination or establishment of seeds of other species near them, thus excluding competing species from mineral resources as well as light.
- 27724: Baroque Style
- ... to paint. Rebelling against conventional ideas- divine intervention, Virgin Mary, and death- he came to create his own style, forcing civilization ahead, and forcing others to follow his path. His paintings show pleading through man's direct knowledge of God. By revolting against the classical traditions, he created his own style, which other artists wished to portray also. Thus, he created a forward movement in the fashion of art and architecture ... student of the classical tradition, wanted to look at every episode as if it had never been depicted before, and to try to find an equivalent for it in his own experience." (Clark, 203). "…Rembrandt's paintings goes beyond that of any other artist who had ever lived." (Clark, 205). In paintings such as Bathsheba, Rembrandt uses classical ideas and studies from nature to achieve balance. He perceived old images in ...
- 27725: Teenagers of the Sixties and Today
- ... be than with what social issues are confronting society today. David Gelman refereed to this generation in his article as the "me" generation. He quotes University of Michigan social psychologist Lloyd Johnston as saying "It's fair to say that young people are more career-oriented than before, more concerned about making money and prestige." (Gelman 195). This is because life itself changes. There are no more unjustified wars, totalitarianism practiced ... as a threat to their freedom guaranteed under the Constitution. College campuses; however, are peaceful because the teenagers from the sixties would not allow change to their core beliefs and values. The belief in America's values and for the freedom that we are guaranteed by the Constitution is what they learned in school, what they believe in and will fight for. On the surface it appears that teenagers have changed ...
- 27726: Metamorphosis 2
- Adam Sanderman Writing About Point Of View The point of view that is used in Franz Kafka's short story "The Metamorphosis" is that of a Third Person narrator. The narrator of the story is not a character who appears in the story, but is a witness to all of the events. The ... the sympathy for Gregor that was intended to be felt by Kafka. For example, if the narration would have been entirely omniscient, then the reader might have gained insight into the reason that the Samsa's felt ashamed of Gregor. If this would have occurred, the reader would have most likely lost the feelings of sympathy for Gregor.
- 27727: Physical Fitness
- ... Proteins are needed in the building of and restoration of body tissues. Proteins are not normally stored or accumulated like carbohydrates or fats. That means that they must be consumed periodically, according to a person's sports or daily activities and to a person's muscle mass. Carbohydrates supply energy to the body. Carbs can be divided into two groups: simple carbs, complex carbs. The main difference between the two is the rate of absorption into the body. Simple carbohydrates ...
- 27728: Physics Of Fly Fishing (curren
- The Physics of Fly-fishin What does it take to launch an ultra-light fishing line over 200 feet? A little physics and a lot of feel for the fishing rod, that s what. The trick to doing good is to have the thinner, end of the line, land on the water first then the fly. The end of the line cushions the fly, having the effect that a fly is landing on the water, not a piece of nylon string. This may sound easy, but it s a lot harder than it seems. Just getting it to go that far is like pitching a cotton ball at major league speeds. The design of the rods makes this almost impossible task a little ...
- 27729: Utopia
- ... gives an account of the whole life pattern of the Utopians. Hythloday argued that a human life is of more worth than money and that is unreasonable to punish equally the taking of a manˇ¦s life and his property. The Utopians have not only eliminated money from their economy, they have devised psychological methods to teach their people to despise those precious metals that are used for money in other ... had described in the book. The concept of Utopists, was to create a design for a ideal society, one must then discard the existing one and start a new afresh one. Many things in Hythlodayˇ¦s report seemed strange though, even absurd; for example, the customs, the religion and specially their arrangement of communal living without the exchange of money. These aspects of their system any recognition of nobility and show ...
- 27730: Chisholm Trail
- ... in 1866 drove a wagon through the Indian territory, known now as Oklahoma, to the Wichita, Kansas, where he had a trading post. Cattlemen use the same trail in the years to come, following Chisholm's wagon ruts to Abilene, Kansas, and the railroads. The trail began below San Antonio, Texas, and stretched north for about 1,000 miles. The main course then passed through Austin, Fort Worth, The Indian Territory ... for beef. It is responsible in part for the rise of Chicago and Kansas as packing centers. It also led to the expansion of western railroads and the development of refrigerator cars. Although Jesse Chisholm's role in the "Cattle Boom" is very insignificant, the trail named for him played a major role in American History.
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