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- 28381: Chinese Immigrants
- ... than they got paid in China, because of overcrowding and the Civil War. I think that Chinese railroad workers were definitely exploited by the owners. With very low wages, and poor working conditions, I dont see why the Chinese put up with that. The owners didnt really care for them like they did for white people. Also, the owners convinced the Chinese that work would be safe, saying that nobody would get hurt. This made them feel better about dangerous jobs ...
- 28382: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... we also learn the one supported by Dr. King. He explained all methods from acquiescence to his favorite nonviolent resistance. King also gave great examples of each and everyone of these ways. If it wasn't for such beliefs, maybe todays wouldn't be shaped this way. King was undoubtedly a great leader whom we all admire. A man who changed history and the way people think about each other. A radical thinker who achieved many thing, and ...
- 28383: Around the World In Eighty Days: Summary
- ... the world. Phileas Fogg, the protagonist, was a lonesome person who lived with his paid servant. Mr.Fogg was thought to be rich although no one knew where his riches came from. Jean Passepartout, Fogg's paid servant. A strange fellow who had held many different jobs, such as fireman and gymnast. Detective Fix, an English detective who followed Fogg around the world because he suspected that Mr. Fogg was a ... pressured to arrive back in London within 80 days or otherwise lose his fortune. My favorite character in the novel is Passepartout. Passepartout was an innocent Frenchman that just after being hired as Mr. Fogg's servant was told to pack for a trip around the world. Throughout the entire novel the reader is informed of all the peculiar habits of Fogg that Passepartout had to support. My least favorite character ...
- 28384: Biography: William Gibson (1914- )
- ... A Cry of Players (1968), a play about Shakespeare which he rewrote in 1968. Gibson collaborated on the book of the musical Golden Boy (1964) He also wrote a book of Shakespeare criticism called Shakespeare's Game (1978). He returned to the Helen Keller story with his play Monday After the Miracle (1982). Plays and musicals Two For the Seesaw (1958). Dinny and the Witches (1959). The Miracle Worker (1959). Golden Boy (1964): musical, with book by Gibson, based on Clifford Odets' drama. A Cry of Players (1968): rewrite of Gibson's earlier (1948) play about Shakespeare. A Mass For the Dead (1968): family chronicle. American Primitive (1969). A Season in Heaven (1975). Golda (1977): play about the Israeli political leader Golda Meir. Monday After the Miracle ...
- 28385: Obasan - Book Report
- I decided to read the novel by Joy Kogawa entitled Obasan. The novel was written in 1981 and told the details of how the Japanese were discriminated against during World War 2. The authors main purpose was to educated the reader on how hard life really was for her family and other Japanese Canadians living in British Columbia, and especially in Vancouver. Joy Kogawa tried to show how ignorant ... while trying to stay in Vancouver. Naomi is very small at the time of the war and did not really fully understand what was happening to her race. The novel recounts the struggle of Naomis Aunt Emily to ensure that her family would be together in whatever place they were sent to. Aunt Emily wanted to head east to Toronto, but was unable to get the documentation for the entire ...
- 28386: Date Rape
- ... opportunity to take advantage of her because she will most likely be less defensive towards him. Some men plan the act of rape, and may use alcohol or drugs in order to lesson a woman's judgment. In some cases, someone may slip a drug into a women's drink, causing her to forget what had happened the night before when she wakes the next morning. If a woman is intoxicated and has seemingly consented to having sex, she may feel the next morning ...
- 28387: Locomotive
- ... a heavy draft for the boiler fire. The discharge of the used steam from the cylinders is controlled by valves, and the intermittent release of the steam up the stack is responsible for the locomotive's puffing. Valve gearing plays a major role in the steam locomotive because a wide range of effect is required of the engine. If the load on the engine is increased, The engine would tend to ... about 100 miles(160 kilometers) per hour. For extremely heavy loads or steep grades, two or more locomotives may be coupled to a train. ______________________________________________________________________________ LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE AND HORN SIGNALS* 0 Apply brakes. Stop. 00 Engineer's answer to signal. 000 When standing back.. 000 When running stop at next station. 0000 Call for signals. 0000000000 Alarm for persons or livestock on tracks. ____________ Approaching station or junction at grade. __00 A second ...
- 28388: The Swayzak People
- ... The men hunt for bear and cariboo, while the women gather berries, mushrooms, etc. However not all the gathering is done by the women, men will occasionally help, yet it is still considered a woman's job. In more established communities, such as villages that have maintained a certain area for a number of years, may have gardens where they grow their own vegetables and such. This culture also has a ... each individual group or "village". Each individual group is "lead" by a shaman type figure a holy man, the wisest member of the group. This shaman can be both male or female, because the Swayzak's believe that although a man may be more skilled at the art of hunting and stronger than a woman, knowledge is where the sexes are equal. Below the shaman is a type of chief figure ...
- 28389: Virtual Reality Today And Beyo
- ... Virtual reality is an exciting new field in the computer industry with endless capabilities" (Bunce 1); promising a higher dimension of learning and exploration for everyone. After examining the components of virtual reality and it's nature, looking at where it is now, and where it appears to be heading, it must be re-emphasized that this is still a relatively young technology. Only after we begin to refine the techniques ... quoted in Fenly E-1). It is for these reasons that the technology must be carefully monitored and integrated into our social system. Works Cited Bunce, Danah. Telephone interview. 14 Dec. 1996. Cantor, George. "What's the virtue of virtual reality?" The Detroit News. 5 Oct. 1996: OPINIONS 1-2. Fenly, Leigh. "Computer technology can virtually wipe out phobias." The San Diego Union-Tribune. 14 Aug. 1996, UNION-TRIBUNE 1,7 ...
- 28390: Cold Fusion
- ... is little hope in the eyes other scientists. Th e greatest solution something like this could provide would be its help to the environment. Every day the earth is losing more and more of it's natural, irrevocable recourses. Sources Martin L. Buchanan, "The Consequences of Clean Cold Fusion" Binn Corp 1989 Matt Rhodes, "Re:Consequences of Clean Cold Fusion" MIT Lincold Laboratory 1989 Rob Thurlow, "CBC's The Journal report, APR. 20(was Re:Inside story.), Rob Thurlow 1989 Andrew Palfreyman, "Re: Cold fusion and Japan", Stanford 1989 Sean M. Bossinger, "More information on Fusion at the University of Florid", UF CIS ...
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