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- 3881: Creative Writing: The Person Behind The Mask
- ... He would watch the clowns` faces as they walked by. The big noses and the funny walks made him feel happy. It was poor times, and his father was out of work. His family couldn't afford any material benefits, but each year his father collected enough money so that he could take his son to the circus. Hand in hand they would walk to the circus, just a couple of ... a whole year he would dream of the clowns in the circus ring. Imagine their grimace, funny walks and pranks on each other. The tight- rope walker and the elephants were amusing, but they weren't the highlight. He was certain; He would be a clown when he became older. After many years, he changed town and started on a career as an accountant in a big company. Nobody knew him better than by name, and nobody cared. He just sat there behind his desk, working, day after day, week after week. He was an « every chief's dream.» But he was also a lonely man with no friends who would say; "How are we today?" His colleagues envied him, so they froze him out. He could see the guys meet in ...
- 3882: Viruses
- Computer Crime It's the weekend, you have nothing to do so you decide to play around on your computer. You turn it on and then start up, you start calling people with your modem, connecting to another world ... called scanners which randomly dials numbers any generating tones or carriers are recorded. These numbers are looked at by hackers and then used again, when the hacker calls up the number and gets on he's presented with a logon prompt, this is where the hacking really begins, the hacker tries to bypass this anyway he knows how to and tries to gain access to the system. Why do they do ... what a "hacker" has to say about what he does "Just as they were enthraled with their pursuit of information, so are we. The thrill of the hack is not in breaking the law, it's in the pursuit and capture of knowledge.", as you can see the "hacker" doesn't go out to do destroy things although some do. It's in the pursuit of knowledge. Of course this ...
- 3883: Relations Between God and Man
- Relations Between God and Man God didn’t just create the heavens, earth, creatures, and humans to step back and watch. He walked among them as stated in Genesis 3, “8Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God ... the garden.” God wants to be involved in their lives and have a close relationship with humans. God has intimately taken care of humans but they directly disobey God, no matter how simple the LORD’s single command is. God takes great care of Adam and Eve; for example, God provides everything for them as stated in Genesis 2, “8Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in ... of good and evil,” but He told them they can eat from any other tree in the garden. What tree do they eat from? Of course, the “tree of knowledge,” which directly disobeys the LORD’s basic command. God gave Adam and Eve a paradise to dwell in and the opportunity to manage it and all the animals there in, but even with all this, they weren’t content and ...
- 3884: Joy Luck Club: Conflicts Faced By June and Her Mother
- ... some opposing ideas and beliefs. This, and their lack of communication are responsible for many of the problems they face in their relationsh ip. These conflicts are only resolved when June learns about her mother's past. The way that their relationship develops, and the conflicts June and Suyuan face, reveal some of the themes that Amy Tan intends for the readers to learn. These themes concern such topics as finding our life's importance, making choices, and understanding ourselves and our families. Most of the conflicts that June and her mother face are based on misunderstandings and negligence concerning each other's feelings and beliefs. June does not understand or even fully know her mother because she does not know about her tragic past and t he pain she still feels from the memory of it. ...
- 3885: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... Grantham in Lincolnshire. It is said that “Because Galileo, . . . had died that year, a significance attaches itself to 1642” (Westfall 1). Though his father had died before Isaac was born, he was given his father’s name. He was born into a farming family that had worked their way slowly up the “social ladder”. The Newton’s were one of the few families to prosper in Lincolnshire (Westfall 1). At the age of three Isaac’s life would take a drastic turn. When Isaac was three his mother, Hannah Ayscough, remarried to the Reverend Barnabas Smith (Internet-newtonia). Isaac and the Reverend never got along and the Reverend would not ...
- 3886: Spinal Fluid May Help Alzheimer's Diagnosis
- Spinal Fluid May Help Alzheimer's Diagnosis A preliminary study shows that someday spinal fluid will help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease. Researchers from the Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf, Germany reported in the July edition of the journal Nature Medicine reported of the 34 samples of spinal fluid they set apart the 15 samples that were from people with Alzheimer's or an other related condition from the 19 samples from people who didn't have Alzheimer's. Most Alzheimer's patients are determined to have Alzheimer's by symptoms, psychological testing, and medical testing ...
- 3887: Sir Isaac Newton
- ... Grantham in Lincolnshire. It is said that "Because Galileo, . . . had died that year, a significance attaches itself to 1642" (Westfall 1). Though his father had died before Isaac was born, he was given his father’s name. He was born into a farming family that had worked their way slowly up the "social ladder". The Newton’s were one of the few families to prosper in Lincolnshire (Westfall 1). At the age of three Isaac’s life would take a drastic turn. When Isaac was three his mother, Hannah Ayscough, remarried to the Reverend Barnabas Smith (Internet-newtonia). Isaac and the Reverend never got along and the Reverend would not ...
- 3888: Shakespeares Macbeth
- The Plot Macbeth consists of five major acts, each with a variation of scenes. The story tells of one man's quest for dominance in the Scottish monarchy structure, and how his future becomes a twisted paradox that brings him nothing but trouble. In the first act, Macbeth is visited by two witches that tell him ... their quarters. When he comes back, he has blood on his hands. She urges him to wash them, as she puts the daggers near the grooms. When Macduff enters, everyone is alerted of the king's death. The chase is afoot to find the killer. As the third act unfolds, Macbeth is now the proclaimed king. At a ceremonial banquet in his honor, Macbeth is tormented by his visions of Banquo ... and her son killed. When Macduff learns about this news, he vows to kill Macbeth when he meets him on the field of battle. He and Malcolm start to conjure up plans to invade Macbeth's castle. The fifth act of Macbeth is the final chapter in this play. Lady Macbeth has been suffering from mental instability and sleepwalks around the castle. As Macbeth gets ready for battle, he learns ...
- 3889: The Works and Influence of Christopher Marlowe
- ... Marlowe There are a lot of great writers in British history. Many of these writers have had a significant influence on future writing. These writers not only impacted their time in history, but also today’s time. One of these great writers is Christopher Marlowe. Christopher Marlowe is one of the most influential and popular writers in history because of his great plays and poems. “Marlowe was born in 1564, the same year as William Shakespeare” (Biographical par. 1). “Marlowe was the son of a shoemaker and attended King’s School, Canterbury and Corpus Christi College”(“Christopher Marlowe” par. 2).” In 1584, he received his Bachelor of Arts. He then left his studies to work for the government as some sort of secret agent or ... the plays that he wrote, he established blank verse as the predominant form in English Drama”(“Marlowe Christopher”, Encarta, par. 3). Shakespeare also wrote in this form and his plays are very similar to Marlowe’s. Some people believe that because of these reasons, Marlowe might have written some of Shakespeare’s plays or helped write them. Like Shakespeare, Marlowe’s important plays all have a central character with a ...
- 3890: William Sherman
- ... born on May 8, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. But according to the American History Encyclopedia, he was born on February 8 of that year. His father died when he was child, and his mother couldn’t afford to raise him so she sent him to be raised by Thomas Ewing, his father’s friend. He soon married Mr. Ewing’s daughter, Ellan. William Sherman attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and graduated 6th in his class in 1840. During the Mexican War, he was an unpopular soldier in California because he ...
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