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- 28331: Drill Press
- ... work on a part that is two or three feet long. But the table can be moved out of the way if you have parts longer than that. You will notice that the table has T-slots on it. On most drill presses there are similar T-slots on the base, so you can move the table out of the way and you have what is a second table, but placed much lower and giving you a lot more room. A useful ...
- 28332: Beloved
- ... of slavery, and depicts its aftermath on African Americans. The story is perfect for all who did not experience nor could imagine how it was to be an African American in America circa the 1860's. Beloved lends a gateway to understanding the trials and tribulations of the modern African American. The Novel has many things that occur that are very striking, most of which have to deal with the treatment ... and how they relate to their past. It also brings to light the many cruelties inherent in slavery and the affect this had on an entire race of people and their development in the U.S.
- 28333: Big Brother: Who Is He And What Does He Want
- ... if they do not, they are tortured until they do. Big Brother is used, in my opinion, to scare the people of Oceania. He is seen as a very powerful person (even if he isn't real) and people know what will happen if they disobey him. The Party wants everyone to have the same morals and beliefs, Big Brother scares that into everyone. Even though 1984 is a fictional novel ... supposed to believe that 2+2=5, and most did. All the knowledge they had before Big Brother took over was no longer useful. Big Brother had people talking and entirely different language, they couldn't even think what they wanted, if they did they would be punished accordingly. "1984" shows what could happen if everyone is forced into believing something, and unwillingly made to think certain things even if they ...
- 28334: Mechanical Energy
- ... a different explanation. The windsurfer is propelled along by a sail which collects mechanical energy from the winds that sweep along the water. This energy has been produced by the sun which warms the earth's surface and sets the air above in motion. The sun's heat comes to the earth as a form of radiant energy. When the heat reaches the surface of the earth, it causes the land or seas to rise in temperature. The sun is very hot ...
- 28335: The Vesus The Heart In The Sca
- ... point where they would go insane. There are some who could not bear this law and went against it. A good example of this is the relationship between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester Prynne's husband was lost at sea and thought to be dead. After two years of mourning Hester could bear the pain no longer and entered into an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale. From their relationship came a ... had stood on the scaffold and put on the Scarlet Letter, people would have nothing to with her. Though many had committed the same crime, Hester was shunned all the more because of the law's horrible depiction of her crime. Not only was Hester shunned, but her child, Pearl, was as well. It was not until Hester proved that despite this isolation she could still work, raise a child, and ...
- 28336: Hospitality In The Odyssey
- ... remainder of his journey, or just as a token of his gratitude. The first example of gift giving is when Telemachus reaches the palace of King Nestor. When the son of Odysseus arrived to Nestor's kingdom he was given a royal treatment. Telemachus was fed and entertained by stories told by the king himself. Afterwards, he was provided with a place to stay for the night. In the morning, he ... came upon the land of the Cyclops. Odysseus and a select part of his crew traveled to a cave, which was home to one of the hideous one-eyed giants. After settling into the giant's home, the Cyclops returned surprised and angered. Instead of being hospitable and warm to his guests, the Cyclops "lunged out with his hands snatching two at once, rapping them on the ground their brains gushed ...
- 28337: Mama Lola: An Analysis
- ... died, Philo could feel it and that was the spirit of Azaka coming to her in her dreams and telling that her family was falling apart. Another spirit is Ogou, the warrior. He represents Haitis military heritage. He has subdivided into many counterparts. He teaches that to live, one must fight. Ogou Badagri is the husband of Alourdes she sets one night a week aside for him. On this night ... wears the color red on this day because that was the color of his choice. Karen also married Papa Ogou. In doing this she promised to be given protection and loyalty in return for Karens promise to give herself to him one night of every week. This would ensure her of faithfulness from Ogou and would show the spirit her own faith to him as well. Gede is the most ...
- 28338: Acid Rain
- ... This is why many lakes in the Muskoka, Haliburton, Algonquin, Parry Sound and Manitoulin districts could lose their fisheries if sulphur emissions are not reduced substantially. ACID The average mean of pH rainfall in Ontario's Muskoka-Haliburton lake country ranges between 3.95 and 4.38 about 40 times more acidic than normal rainfall, while storms in Pennsilvania have rainfall pH at 2.8 it almost has the same rating ... provincial authorities calculate that Ontario stands to lose the fish in 48 500 more lakes within the next twenty years if acid rain continues at the present rate.Ontario is not alone, on Nova Scotia's Eastern most shores, almost every river flowing to the Atlantic Ocean is poisoned with acid. Further threatening a $2 million a year fishing industry. THE DYING Acid rain is killing more than lakes. It can ...
- 28339: Foster Children: Happiness or Heartbreak?
- ... live with people that they may potentially feel to be strangers to them. That is why foster care is so difficult for some people to understand. Foster parents are expected to temporarily raise another familys child or children without loving them so much that they do not want to let them go. For most foster parents, it is hard for them not to fall in love with their foster children ... their families, my family and I believe that it is definitely worth the chance we have to take. It makes us happy just to think that in some small way we might affect these childrens lives forever. If the biological parents do not do everything that they are supposed to do in order to get their children back, then the chances of us being able to adopt will increase as ...
- 28340: Critique Of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- ... adjust to the silent screen. The first horror film on record was Frankenstein in 1910. Elements from Frankenstein are evident in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. When the demonic somnambulist Cesare creeps into Lil Dagover's bedchamber, director Robert Wiene was exploiting a fear common to us all. Prone and sleeping the woman is uttlerly helpless. She is carried off into the expressionist labyrinth that Wiene used to symbolize the darkest ... Death of a Hollywood Extra which is a tale about a Hollywood extra whose dreams of fame and fortune are frustrated. Caligari had a lot of effect on the content of future Hollywood movies. It's influence can be seen in later films such as The Bells (1925) and Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932).
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