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- 5751: Nothing
- TeraBeam Networks is a new capacity service provider that uses Fiber-less Optics to break the last mile bottleneck to the nation's wide area networks with gigabit IP connectivity and unmatched provisioning speed, scalability and value TeraBeam Networks was founded in December of 1997 with the objective of breaking the bandwidth bottleneck that exists between business users on Local Area Networks (LANs) and the nation's long-haul wide area networks (WANs). This local loop access bottleneck, commonly described as the 'last mile problem' or the 'first mile problem', has been a major roadblock on the way to a realizing the ... first mile' from the LAN to the long-haul fiber network is no longer the 'slow mile'. TeraBeam Networks offers services that extend the LAN bandwidth of Fast and Gigabit Ethernet directly to the nation's wide area networks or across town to other LANs. The service provides standards based IP connectivity directly through a customer premises window using patent pending Fiberless Optics. Because TeraBeam's Fiberless Optics liberates high ...
- 5752: The Theme of Diversity in Novels
- ... attribute that is seen among people, situations and cultures. Everyone has encountered different situations at one time or more during their lives that has either been pleasant or upsetting. Certain novels written in the 1950's to the present show signs of multiformity very clearly. In regards to culture, people are placed in unusual situations where their diversity is shown. Throughout the novella, "Good-bye, Columbus," written by Philip Roth, conflicts ... thought of it as easy reading. "Sure, I should serve four different meals at once.... I should jump up and down twenty different times? What am I, a workhorse?" (Roth 4) The reactions in Brenda's house differ because they have a maid and Brenda's Mom doesn't have to pick up a finger. Neal and Brenda's families are obviously placed in different social brackets and this adds to the conflict that the relationship is not equal. From ...
- 5753: Children And The Single Parent
- ... continued process. This is a traumatic experience for the children because it leaves them feeling alone, as if nobody in the world cares about them. Single parenting affects each child differently according to that child's age. Infants and young children can feel abandoned by the decision of parents to get divorced. Most infants and young children need to feel, hear, and see both parents in order to bond with their parents. This bond is important for their parent/child relationship later in the child's life. Parenting is difficult at this age because this young child requires great amounts of nurturing. Single parents dont have time to give the proper nurturing because they are forced to work and take care of the household duties alone and therefore become extremely stressed because they worry about their children getting enough ...
- 5754: Bartleby and A Gathering of Old Men
- ... many types of people. Some people live life to the fullest while others end up making their lives miserable by refusing to fit into society. Most of the time society has an affect on people's relationships, many human beings have relationships where they fall in love or form strong friendships; however some people reject all connections with others. Through these events and actions it can be seen that Candy, a ... examine them. There" and I held towards him the fourth quadruplicate. "I would prefer not to," he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen. "Why do you refuse?" "I would prefer not to"(20). Bartleby's actions show that he is an outcast of society. His attitude toward his work is symbolic of his alienation from life. He prefers not to work or live. In fact, he refuses to become involved in even the most ordinary aspects of living. Bartleby's estrangement from life eventually causes his own imprisonment. In prison when Bartleby's employer visits Bartleby the jailer tells him, how strange Bartleby is: "Does he want to starve? If he does, let him ...
- 5755: Serial Killer: Ted Bundy
- ... normal" to neighbors and friends. Ted Bundy is known as one of the most notorious serial killers. He was born in November of 1946 to a 22 year old unwed mother, Eleanor Louise Cowell. Teds father, whom he never knew, was an air force veteran. After Ted was born his mother moved him from the home for unwed mothers to her parents house in Philadelphia. Bundy later referred to his ... his sister. Bundy grew up believing his mother was his much older sister. When Ted was four, he moved with his mother to Tacoma Washington to live with relatives. A year after the move Teds mother married an army cook, Johnnie Culpepper Bundy. Ted assumed the last name and it later become synonymous with murder. Ted spent much of his youth baby-sitting his four younger siblings. He remained a ... little in common with each other aside from skiing. It was during skiing trips that the two fell in love. Although Stephanie felt strongly towards Ted she also felt he had little ambition and didnt see him in her future. Ted was completely infatuated with her. She was his first major relationship and the first women he was sexually intimate with. Ted tried hard to impress her and keep ...
- 5756: Drivers
- Drivers Trying to sort out what type of driver a person might be is an extremely challenging task. In a person s own mind, they think they are the aggressive type of driver, or the cautious type, but no one will ever admit that they are the I got my license in a cracker jacks box driver . The only fact that is certain about a person is they are never always aggressive or cautious while they drive. A person s driving type varies from time, place, and, the most important reason, their attitudes affect one s driving style. The roads today are filled with all types of drivers, but one of the worst drivers is the hot shot or aggressive drivers. All the time, day after day, people encounter these ...
- 5757: Candide - All Is Not For The B
- Voltaire's Candide is the story of an innocent man's experiences in a mad and evil world, his struggle to survive in that world, and his need to ultimately come to terms with it. All people experience the turmoil of life and must overcome obstacles ... small amount of pleasure in life. Candide grows up in the Castle of Westphalia and is taught by the learned philosopher, Dr. Pangloss. Candide is abruptly exiled from the castle when found kissing the Baron's daughter, Cunegonde. Devastated by the separation from Cunegonde, his true love, Candide sets out to different places in the hope of finding her and achieving total happiness. On his journey, he faces a number ...
- 5758: Ode To The West Wind
- ... Ode . Inspiration is literally taking in breath and wind, breath, soul and inspiration are all identical or related in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. They are all closely related in Ode to a West Wind . Shelley s adaptation of Dante s work is evident throughout most of his writing. In Ode to the West Wind it is quite apparent. He was writing this poem in a wood on the outskirts of Arno, near Florence, which is Dante s hometown. The use of the terza rima poem is Shelley s most obvious adaptation of Dante and he relies upon Dantesque ideas to write his poetry. The image of the leaves being blown by ...
- 5759: One Thousand Years of Chinese Footbinding: Its Origins, Popularity and Demise
- ... socially and geographically as the lower cl asses strove to imitate the style of the elite. [3] In its most extreme form, footbinding was the act of wrapping a three- to five-year old girl's feet with binding so as to bend the toes under, break the bones and force the back of the foot together. Its purpose was to produce a tiny foot, the "golden lotus", which was three ... manners that "merely" kept the toes compressed or limited the growth of the foot without breaking any bones.[8] In some areas and among some social groups, such as the Hakka in southern China, women's' feet were generally not bound and even among the imperial courts of the Ming and Qing dynasties the practice was not strictly observed.[9] Despite these exceptions, however, footbinding was more commonly practiced than not ... consider the practice without criticism in order to understand the symbolic and personal meanings of footbinding, which embraced a number of purposes. Its origins may be perceived as a means of enforcing the imperial male's exclusive sexual access to his female consorts, ensuring their chastity and fidelity, but its impact extended far beyond these boundaries.[10] Since the family was the most important organizational unit in Chinese society, and ...
- 5760: Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher"
- Edgar Allen Poe's Symbolism of Death in "The Fall of the House of Usher" Death is defined as, "The termination or extinction of something" (American Heritage Dictionary). Edgar Allen Poe uses this description in "The Fall of the House of Usher" in different ways. Poe's intention when writing "The Fall of the House of Usher" was not to present a moral, lesson, or truth to the reader; he was simply trying to bring forth a sense of terror to the reader. Poe's mind works this way, and critics believe this statement, especially when related to this story. Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. His life was filled with tragedies that started ...
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