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- 5151: Ressurection A Tale Of Two Cit
- ... 2). This is basically the definition or example of what resurrection is. This was shown when the Lord told this quote to Daniel. Although in A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens, resurrection isn't literally used as being awoken from the dead, but certain areas of this resurrection are certainly related. Not only is resurrection shown to the reader on a physical level as the Bible shows it, but ... reader a taste of being "Recalled to Life," right off the bat, when Mr. Lorry, in his stagecoach, is set out for Dover to bring Dr. Manette back to England, sends Jerry Cruncher to Tellson's Bank with the message, "Recalled to Life." Then as the coach lurches on towards its destination, he falls asleep and dreams. "After such imaginary discourse, the passenger inhis fancy would dig, and dig, dig, --now ... dig this wretched creature out" (p.47). Not only is the term "Recalled to Life" used towards the beginning of the book, but the term is also used threoughout the novel. Due to Dr. Mannette's rescue, he is a definate example of being "Recalled to Life." He has been in prison for nearly eighteen full years of mental torment and when he got out, he was asked the question, " ...
- 5152: Obesity
- Obesity Facts concerning Obesity Many Americans are at increased health risk because they are obese. The U.S. Surgeon General, in a 1988 report on nutrition and health, estimated that one-fourth of adult Americans are overweight. Obesity is a known risk factor for chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure ... a rule, women have more fat than men. Doctors generally agree that men with more than 25 percent body fat and women with more than 30 percent body fat are obese. Precisely measuring a person's body fat, however, is not easy. The most accurate method is to weigh a person underwater - a procedure limited to laboratories with sophisticated equipment. There are two simpler methods for estimating body fat, but they ... inexperienced person or if done on someone with severe obesity. One is to measure skinfold thickness in several parts of the body. The second involves sending a harmless amount of electric current through a person's body (bioelectric impedance analysis). Both methods are commonly used in health clubs and in commercial weight- loss programs, but results should be viewed skeptically. Because measuring a person's body fat is tricky, doctors ...
- 5153: Wilson, Woodrow
- ... a score of articles and nine books, including Division and Reunion (1893) and his five-volume History of the American People (1902). In 1902 he was the unanimous choice of the trustees to become Princeton's president. His reforms included reorganization of the departmental structure, revision of the curriculum, raising of academic standards, tightening of student discipline, and the still-famous preceptorial system of instruction. But Wilson's quad plan--an attempt to create colleges or quadrangles where students and faculty members would live and study together--was defeated. Opposed by wealthy alumni and trustees, he also lost his battle for control of the proposed graduate college. The Princeton controversies, seen nationally as a battle between democracy and vested wealth, propelled Wilson into the political arena. George Harvey, editor of Harper's Weekly, with help from New Jersey's Democratic party bosses, persuaded Wilson to run for governor in 1910. After scoring an easy victory, he cast off his machine sponsors and launched a remarkable program ...
- 5154: The Impact Of Computers In Accounting
- In our society today, computer technology plays an important role in many form of business, especially in the field of accounting. As technology advances, not only does the use of computers penetrates individual's everyday life, it also helps to mange and improve many business operations from service, manufacturing to retail. Ken, an accounting graduate, works as an accounting clerk at Advance Manage, a service operation located in Markham ... designs for the use of property managing and is called AFEX. This accounting software for property management has been in uses for almost a year and is a very helpful in working with the company's accounting routine. The company uses the accounting software to a great extent. All Account Receivables, Account Payables, payrolls and financial statements are done conveniently on the computer. For Account Receivable, by entering all information (ex. Account number, name, addresses, rental payments, and lease term) into the database, an account receivable ledges is formed. As each center's pay his/her rent monthly, the amount is automatically debited into the individual's rent receivable account. The spreadsheet form of software shows updated amount outstanding, amount and date paid, and time remaining on ...
- 5155: Jerome David Salinger, Born In
- ... born in New York City on January 1, 1919, may not have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although, he did write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salingers short stories and especially his most well-known novel he writes about how the main character falls from his or her own innocence then rises to face their challenges. In J.D. Salingers , Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield goes through a fall from his innocence throughout his journey to his safe haven, home. One example of when Holden fell from his own innocence is when he is in the room with Phoebe and he cant name anything he likes. Holden reacts to this question by saying, "Boy, she was depressing me"(Salinger 169). The only three things he can name that he liked were Allie, James Castle, and sitting ...
- 5156: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
- ... when he engages in battle with Harding for the position of "Bull Goose Loony": "Then you tell Bull Goose Loony Harding that R. P. McMurphy is waiting to see him and that this hospital ain't big enough for the two of us. I'm accustomed to being top man. I been a bull goose catskinner for every gyppo logging operation in the Northwest and bull goose gambler all the way ... breathy voice. (21-22) A further linkage of McMurphy with the heroic (male) American past is forged by the fact that he wears a pair of shorts decorated with "big white whales" which recall Melville's Moby Dick. Indeed, so that the reader does not miss the allusion, Kesey has McMurphy relate that the person who gave him the shorts was "'a co-ed at Oregon State, Chief, a Literary major ... because she said I was a symbol'" (69). Melville is a by no means unambiguous writer. Indeed, in Moby Dick, the white whale may be seen as a symbol of impenetrability which forms the book's focus over its "hero" Captain Ahab. Kesey, however, appears to associate Moby Dick with male aggressiveness/dominance as is shown in this later confrontation between McMurphy and Big Nurse: "What do you think would ...
- 5157: Rocking Horse Winner 2
- ... levels or forms of secrecy. There are secrets hidden throughout the house that leads Paul and his mother to an unpleasant life. The first level of secrecy is the actual secrets that Paul and Paul's mother keep from each other. The second form of secrecy is that D. H. Lawrence uses a story telling style of writing. This way of writing in itself holds many secrets. Finally, the third level of secrecy is through the use of symbolism. Paul's mother tries to show others that she is a good mother even though "at the center of her heart [is] a hard place that could not feel love, no, not for anybody" (Lawrence 524). The children know their mother has this block for love and it is Paul's goal to find love from his mother. His mother's only obsession is to have money. According to W. R. Martin Paul's mother feels that if she has money her problems will disappear ...
- 5158: No-Calorie Powder May Substitute for Food's Fat
- No-Calorie Powder May Substitute for Food's Fat George E. Inglett of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Biopolymer Research Unit in Peoria III invented a no-calorie fat substitute called Z-Trim. It is a mix of crushed fibers made from the hulls of grains. It can replace the fat and ...
- 5159: A Review of The Jungle
- ... Russia who hopes to strike it rich in America. Sinclair consistently throws problems at the man who runs from one scenario to the next. The title of the book comes from an old saying, "it's a jungle out there." meaning that the world is so complex and busy, it is hard to comprehend all that is taking place. That is exactly how the book is portrayed, as a jungle. So ... families, that the main character has a hard time trying to adjust from his simple struggle to survive in Russia. The novel takes place in Packingtown, a small area in Chicago during the early 1900's. Packingtown is made up of a a few stores and two big meat processing plants. The whole area is based on the plants where most of the people are employed. Packingtown is not a pretty ... several time sequences where Sinclair briefly stops to explain the new problem that the main character must overcome. The main Characters on the novel are Jugus, the man of which the story follows, Ona, Jurgis's wife, Elzbieta, mother in law of Ona, and Marija, Ona's cousin. Jurgis is the main character of the novel and the only person who makes any change at all. Jurgis is a big ...
- 5160: Lord of the Flies: Success of Golding's Portrayal of the Children
- Lord of the Flies: Success of Golding's Portrayal of the Children Children all over the world hold many of the same characteristics. Most children are good at heart, but at times seem like little mischievous devils. Children enjoy having fun and causing ... to work with Ralph which is very boring and uninteresting. The boys act typically of m ost children their age by being more interested in having fun than working. Secondly, all the boys leave Ralph's hard-working group to join Jack's group who just want to have fun. The day after the death of Simon when Piggy ! and Ralph are bathing, Piggy points beyond the platform and says, "That's where they're gone. Jack' ...
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