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- 30401: English Phonetic Interference
- It is unusual and perhaps impossible for an emigre s native language to remain unaffected after living abroad for several years. Phonetic and spelling rules that may have been drilled into their minds in childhood quickly disappear while the emigre struggles to master the language ...
- 30402: What is America?
- ... the Union for four long, bloody years. However this battle did not end without a gain, for in 1863 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves. Even after slavery was lifted from Americas moral back, the movement to reform America continued. Soon after the Civil War, women began to fight for equal rights, and in particular, for enfranchisement. After battling old guard politicians as well as common prejudices ...
- 30403: Ancient Greeks' Way of Life: Loyalty, Devotion, Fortitude
- ... pg. 707). This quote speaks of the orders Odysseus gave to his crew, in order to keep the ship from being destroyed by the Sirens. He told the men to tie him to the ship's mast, and if he pleaded to be set free, then they were to tie him tighter to it, until they had passed the Sirens, and it was safe for him to be set free again ...
- 30404: Human Nature
- ... the Judeo-Christian view is right, how does anyone survive that does not believe in or devote their life to God? If you live your life believing in the Traditional Rational view of reason, isn't it inevitable to cause aggression if you are constantly suppressing all of your desires? Thinking about these questions brought me to realize that, in my mind, I have no answer to why I am here ...
- 30405: Drug Use Among Teenagers
- ... Sativa). You may hear marijuana called by street names such as pot, herb, weed, boom, Mary Jane, gangster, or chronic. There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana. Sinsemilla (sin-seh-me-yah; it's a Spanish word), hashish ("hash" for short), and hash oil are stronger forms of marijuana. All forms of marijuana are mind-altering. This means they change how the brain works. They all contain THC (delta ...
- 30406: Analysis of Witches in Macbeth
- ... to set the mood for the play, Hover through the fog and filthy air. This line gives us a sense of loneliness and desperation. The play would be drastically different if it sprang from Macbeth's own mind and he did not have any influence from the witches. If Macbeth did not have any influence from the witches than he probably would not be thinking about killing Duncan to become King ...
- 30407: Lasers 4
- ... three years to build the first gas-discharged laser which he had conceived in 1957. In that same patent the helium-neon was included. Bibliography: Bertolotti, M., Masers and lasers: An Historical Approach (1983); Kasuya, T., and Tsukakoshi, M., Handbook of Laser Science and Technology (1988); Meyers,Robert, ed., Encyclopedia of Lasers, 3d ed. (1989); Steen, W. M., ed., Lasers in Manufacturing (1989); Whimmery, J. R., ed., Lasers: Invention to Application ...
- 30408: Halloween and Christianity
- ... it is thought to be, instead it is believed to be a pagan ritual which dates back to the ancient Celtic Druids. According to the article "Should Our Kids Celebrate Halloween?" in Catholic Digest Halloween's origin is very much Christian and American. Although the ancient Celts celebrated a minor festival on the 31st of October, it fell on that day because the Feast of All Saints or "All Hallows" falls ...
- 30409: Lord Of The Flies
- In Leonard Adames poem, Black and White, he describes how the ruling minority of the whites treated blacks. The main idea of the poem is to tell the reader of that time, how the blacks were being treated ...
- 30410: Kwanzaa
- Kwanzaa Its a harvest, holiday and heritage festival all rolled into one week long event. Each year, millions of African Americans kick off a celebration with feasts, decorations, and exchanging of gifts. This is the religious holiday ...
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