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- 28321: Do Trends Ever Really Die
- ... baggy pants. They are pants that seem to fit in the waist, but then drastically get larger. The pants will become obsolete in 2 years, but only to be reborn some twenty years later. Its astounding how trends go and come with time. The baggy pants craze is already starting to die out. Many people are starting to realize that the pants are just a little too big. Twenty years from now though, people will ask themselves how did this style ever die out? Well its simple, not one style has ever stood the test of time. Styles are made to fade and the good ones always comeback. In 2020, the year of the baggy pants, the pants will basically look ...
- 28322: Early American Writers
- ... and spoke about concerns from her heart. She was religious and believed that men had superiority over women. A common concern in these religious writers was the unimportance of material things on Earth. In Bradstreet's Upon the Burning of Our House July 10th, 1666, her house was burned to the ground. Nevertheless, she did not shed to many tears because she knew that "Thou hast an house on high erect ... of hell. He states that "There is nothing between you and Hell but the air; it is only the power and mere pleasure of God that holds you up." Religion has defiantly influenced Jonathan Edward's writings. Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards were both early American writers who contained a common charecteristic in their writtings. Both of these puritan writers have strong thought about religion and did not hold back these ...
- 28323: Early American Literature by Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee About War
- ... of literature which are widely read today. These writers wrote about some aspect of American life, and they depicted America very well. Some of these writers are Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee. Lee wasn't exactly a writer, but he wrote a good piece of literature which really showed the peoples attitude during this time. War was a major topic in American Literature. During this time America was just developing and many wars occurred. The wars affected the people and their everyday lives because many of their loved ones were dying. The Americans didn't like war and they were tired of sending their people out to war. Two authors that conveyed this war time really well were Stephen Crane and Robert E. Lee. Stephen Crane depicted the attitudes of ...
- 28324: Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
- ... in 1735. Often, whole families died of the disease in a few weeks. The bacterium that caused diphtheria was first described by Klebs in 1883, and was cultivated by Loeffler in 1884, who applied Koch's postulates and properly identified Corynebacterium diphtheriae as the agent of the disease. In 1884, Loeffler concluded that C. diphtheriae produced a soluble toxin, and thereby provided the first description of a bacterial exotoxin. In 1888 ... modified toxin was suitable for immunizing animals to obtain antitoxin but was found to cause severe local reactions in humans and could not be used as a vaccine. In 1909, Theobald Smith, in the U.S., demonstrated that diphtheria toxin neutralized by antitoxin (forming a Toxin-Anti-Toxin complex, TAT) remained immunogenic and eliminated local reactions seen in the modified toxin. For some years, beginning about 1910, TAT was used for ...
- 28325: Teenage Drinking
- ... time they turned 12. Of the 11 million under-age drinkers it is estimated that 5 million are either binge or heavy drinkers. So why are teens drinking alcohol despite the age restriction? Simple its because of advertising companys for large beer and alcohol companies glorifying drinking through commercials, radio ads and movies. It is estimated that by the time a teen turns 18 he/she has seen an estimated 100,000 beer commercials ...
- 28326: Defending Pro-Wrestling
- ... like a soap opera such as General Hospital. The wrestlers I saw were amazing they were so muscular and talented. I was in shock because I thought that I hated wrestling more than anything...didnt I? After watching it a few more times I became hooked and I have since learned all about wrestling and what a truly great sport it is. People assume that wrestlers are just faking all ... the wrestlers with the hope that their sign would make it on television. When I went to the events I brought three signs supporting some of my favorite wrestlers but much tomy disappointment I didnt make it on TV. When a wrestling event is coming to a city the tickets are such a hot commodity that they sell out in no time. Professional wrestling is quality entertainment for millions of ...
- 28327: Marriage 2
- ... family. Today people marry for different reasons, like love, which may be based on physical attraction or any number of other reasons, though people do marry for social, political or economical reasons still today. Webster's Dictionary defines marriage as a ritual in which your marital status is affected. Most people would agree that marriage expectations and traditions have changed over the years. And it is easy to that our images ... know it will always be a fantasy, but I do hope that I will have a successful marriage and I will maintain my family as well as my mom and step-dad did theirs. It's like the actress Ruby Dee said, "It takes a long time to be really married. One marries many times at many levels within a marriage. If you have more marriages than you have divorces within ...
- 28328: Dr. Faustus, Pride And Gree
- ... will be "Great Emperor of the world," able to "Make a bridge through the moving air," in order to cross the oceans so that he may conquer and control the whole world and all it's riches (page 14, 1.3.18-19). Yet even with his endless power he never accomplishes anything more than simple insignificant party-tricks. For example, while he could have been out learning the mysteries of ... latter. The good angel always speaks of heavenly things and the value of doing right, however the evil angel always emphasizes the value of power and wealth. Since Faustus tends to follow the evil angel's advice and ignore the good angel, his pride proves to be the dominant aspect of his character. Faustus has now given his soul for far less than godly powers, and is going to spend the ...
- 28329: Capoeira-itsnot Just A Dance
- ... a circle of people. To better understand and familiarize with the Capoeira we must learn how and where it originated, the ways it has evolved, and how it is being used today. In the 1500's, black slaves in Brazil began to incorporate martial arts moves as a way to defend themselves. Capoeira was the name given for those moves of African martial arts that came out of Angola and were ... dance, practiced in a circle with sound background provided by percussion or non-percussion instruments. Capoeira relies heavily on kicks and leg sweeps for attacks and dodges for defense. Hand positioning is important but it's used only to block attacks and ensure balance, though street fighting "capoeiristas" use the hands for punches. The basic kicks and leg sweeps are the "bencao", a front-stomping kick, the "martelo", a roundhouse kick ...
- 28330: Peter the Great
- ... Russia became bigger that the rest of Europe and Russia now had sea and fresh water ports important for trade. He also improved education, the military, and transportation. Some of the negative aspects of Peter's rule was that the Russians taxes increased and their standard of life had decrease. At all cost and with his perseverance Peter had made Russia a European power. Peter's greatest accomplishment was that he educated many of the would be illiterate Russians. Russians were at the highest point of education that they had ever been. He standardized a simpler Russian alphabet and introduced Arabic ...
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