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- 28521: 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 ...
- 28522: Lions
- ... open areas, they are easily shot by hunters and herders. Lions fur coats are a highly prized possession by poachers, and are worth a lot. Over the last 200 years, over 90% of the world s lion population has either been shot or killed as result of humans. Lions are also a very popular attraction for zoos and many lions live in captivity. Diet & Predatorial Behavior Lions are one of the world s most famous predators. Their preys ranges from insects to giraffes; but they prefer large animals such as zebras and wildebeast. The lion will cautiously stalk its prey until it is within close range and it ...
- 28523: Nirvana
- ... his friend. He ended up buying a gun. The leave the store and his friend went home. Kurt Cobain went back to his place. He then shot himself and died April 5, 1994. He wasn't found until April 8, 1994. When they found him he left a suicide note. It said stuff in it like the band started to suck. And that their was already a rumor going around that the band was going to break up. He was always bummed out about everything and he didn't think anything was fun.
- 28524: Autism
- Autism A biologically based developmental disorder, autism lasts throughout one’s lifetime. Although it is most commonly accompanied with mental retardation, autism can be traced to all IQ levels. Sometimes referred to as a behavioral syndrome, autism is a collection of symptoms that characteristically occur together ... much in the informal teaching methods of “normal” and healthy people but must be taught using special methods that cater to his or her needs. The teacher of and autistic child must know the child’s learning characteristics in order to form a suitable curriculum and suitable environment. The learning environment must involve parents, teachers, peers, and public figures.
- 28525: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
- ... the God of Abraham. Although they have the worship the dame God, they have a few differences between them. One of which is the choice of the main prophets. Christianity believes that Jesus was God's son and was the savior for all. Islam believes that Muhammad lead the ideal life and everyone must base their lives on him. In class we handed in the postcard or letter that was assigned ... reviewed one type of the above three religions. After reading the information that was handed to us we had to fill out a spoke diagram about it. On it we wrote about a certain religion's God, Holy book, practices and rituals, sects worship services, and key beliefs. Then we put up all the spokes from the groups and reviewed them.
- 28526: Malcolm X
- Malcolm X Malcolm X (1925-1965), black American leader, born in Omaha, Nebraska, as Malcolm Little. Malcolm's father, a Baptist minister, was an outspoken follower of Marcus Garvey, the black nationalist leader of the 1920s. The family moved to Lansing, Michigan, and when Malcolm was six years old, his father was murdered after receiving threats from the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm's mother suffered a nervous breakdown and the eight children were taken by the welfare department. Malcolm was sent first to a foster home and then to a reform school. After the eighth grade, Malcolm moved ...
- 28527: The Hobbit
- ... Their Biblo finds three trolls grumbling about food. Biblo decides to live up to title of burglar and attempts to pick one of the trolls' pockets. However they quickly capture him. The dwarfs see what's going on and try to save Biblo but all of them except Thorin are caught. Thorin formulates a plan to free them but fails. Gandalf returns and occupies the trolls till dawn, and then they ... the Lonely Mountain. On the mountain they heard a thrush drop a snail to the rocks. Recalling what Beorn told them about the thrush and sunlight, they quickly found the hidden back entrance to Smaug's lair. Biblo puts on his ring and goes to confront the dragon. It is there he notices that in Smaugs' underbelly there is a place that is not covered by his iron like scales. After ...
- 28528: Anthem
- ... one of few forces holding this disarranged society from spinning out of control. “We are nothing. Mankind is all.” (21). Equality, at age 21, has absolutely no freedom. There are three steps to a person’s education when entering the society as defined by the book Anthem. When a child is born they are placed in the House of Infants until they are five years old. There they stay with other ... the House of Students. They stay in the House of Students until they are fifteen years of age when they enter the work force. Members of a board decide the final step of a person’s education. “Their hair was white and their faces were cracked as the clay of a dry river bed” (26). Each profession has a housing center and trains the citizens to the specific profession, also known ...
- 28529: Gag Order
- By: Damn E-mail: thisisgood@yahoo.com Gag Order - A judge's order prohibiting the attorneys and the parties to a pending lawsuit or criminal prosecution from talking to the media or the public about the case. The supposed intent is to prevent prejudice due to pre ... provision of the First Amendment, the court cannot constitutionally restrict the media from printing or broadcasting information about the case, so the only way is to put a gag on the participants under the court's control. In Canada, however, the media can be restricted, as in a famous case in which American newspapers were smuggled across the border to report on a particularly lurid sex-murder case in which a ...
- 28530: An Internet Perspective
- ... synthetic global connection with its massive networking of computers has drawbacks, such as an avoidance of direct social contact and alienation. The power to access both the business and social world from the average user's home hinders the desire to connect with the outside physical world. The Internet serves many purposes, but has specifically altered the standard economic practices of businesses previously dependant on direct social contact in attracting and ... companies, customer web sites, company purchases, and various other integrated uses. These kinds of applications serve the company and customer in a fashion that allows more compatibility, speed, and convenience for both sides. The Internet's speed and efficiency can be a great asset to a business as well as its consumers, but is subject to such intrusions as hacking for the purpose of industrial espionage; which can easily result in ...
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