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- 5761: Nicolaus Copernicus
- Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer, best known for the astronomical theory that the sun is stationary and Earth, spinning on its axis once daily, revolves around the sun annually. He was very intelligent and was educated at various universities. If Copernicus hadnt challenged Pltolmys theory, it would have affected us in many ways. Space travel, satellites, and weather prediction would not be as advanced. Nicolaus Copernicus was born on February 19, 1473 in Torun, Poland (Wood 87). He ...
- 5762: The Bluest Eye By Toni Morriso
- ... North. Almost 500,00 African Americans moved to the northern states between 1910 and 1920. This was the beginning of a continuing migration northward. More than 1,500,000 blacks went north in the 1930's and 2,500,00 in the 1940's. Life in the North was very hard for African Americans. Race riots, limited housing resulting in slum housing, and restricted job opportunities were only a few of the many hardships that the African American people ... beauty has been imprinted on Pecola her whole life. "If [I] looked different, beautiful, maybe Cholly would be different, and Mrs. Breedlove too. Maybe they would say, `Why look at pretty eyed Pecola. We mustn't do bad things in front of those pretty [blue] eyes'" (Morrison 46). Many people have helped imprint this ideal of beauty on her. Mr. Yacowbski as a symbol for the rest of society's ...
- 5763: Autism: False Words and False Hope
- ... and though she is eighteen months old, an age for touching, tasting, pointing, pushing, exploring, she is doing none of these. (Groden 2) This is the most important trait in an autistic child: They don't interact or socialize with other people. Other characteristics in autistic children are language retardation and ritualistic or compulsive behaviors. It used to be thought that children became autistic because of "poor parenting" and that the ... of as a disease or disorder, autistic children can demonstrate special skills. These skills are referred to as "isolated islets of intelligence" (Baron-Cohen 53). Some examples of these are found in an autistic child's ability to draw, play music, or recall a certain date. Nadia, an autistic child, has the ability to draw in an "almost photographic way" (Baron-Cohen 54). Autistic children can also play instruments, accurately sing ... the child and the facilitator, and the gap is being closed. The problem with facilitation therapy is expressed by Dr. Green from the New York Times, "Facilitated communication seems tantamount to a miracle, but it's more like a self-fulfulling prophecy - you see what you want to see" (C11). There is always the chance that the child is not the one expressing the thoughts. Scientists in the New York ...
- 5764: Creative Writing: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
- Creative Writing: St. Valentine's Day Massacre Neither McGurn nor Capone ever thought that the planned assassination of Bugs Moran would be an event that would be notorious for many decades to come. Capone was lolling so lavishly in Florida ... other important members of the team were John Scalise and Albert Anselmi who had been used in the murder of Frankie Yale. Joseph Lolordo was another player, as were Harry and Phil Keywell from Detroit's Purple Gang. McGurn's plan was a creative one. He had a bootlegger lure the Moran gang to a garage to buy some very good whiskey at an extremely attractive price. The delivery was to be made at ...
- 5765: The Threat of Nuclear Energy
- ... you think about how easy your job is. It is a joke! All day you sit around and watch the gages for reactor number two just to make sure they maintain their settings. You dont even need to look at the gages either because a computer automatically regulates them without you. Life is so good. Suddenly all the sirens go of and the gauges and displays spin wildly in every direction. The ground shakes and you can hear the sound of a deep rumble. Unknown to you, the reactors cooling pumps have failed to cool the reactors core and in 3 seconds the temperature went from 280 degrees centigrade to 4,000 degrees centigrade. The water that was in the reactor is instantly turned to steam which creates tremendous amount of ...
- 5766: The Apostle
- ... the Gospel of Luke is a simple story. It speaks of Jesus and two other men condemned to death. One of the men shares the beliefs of the Roman guards and yells at Jesus, "Aren't you the Christ? Then save yourself and us." (Luke 23:39). The other prisoner, as if by an act of God, suddenly comes to the aid of Jesus. He acknowledges Jesus' innocence and even praises ... the community. However, the Apostle slowly loses everything he holds dear. He loses his wife to another man and loses his job at "his church". He then commits a heinous act which puts his wife's lover in the hospital and eventually kills him. Then he chooses the least honorable reaction as he skips town and telling only his closest friend of his whereabouts. The Apostle's conversion begins as soon as he begins to become accustomed to life without an adoring audience. Throughout the film, he is an honestly good and decent man around those he is closest to. However, ...
- 5767: M*A*S*H
- M*A*S*H It all started with a book written by Dr. Richard Hornberger as he sat waiting for patients at his offices in Bremen, Maine. Using the allias Richard Hooker it was a fictional account of his years at the 8055 Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea. He based Hawkeye on himself (though he said he never liked Alda's portrayal of the character). Hornberger wrote a number of novels featuring the same characters but none were as successful as the first. The movie rights to Dr. Hornberger's book were bought for $100,000 by Ingo Preminger and a screenplay was written by Ring Lardner Jr who had been blacklisted by Hollywood in the fifties. The film was directed by Robert Altman ...
- 5768: Henry Fielding's "Joseph Andrews"
- Henry Fielding's "Joseph Andrews" Joseph Andrews is a novel written in the middle eighteenth century by Henry Fielding. In this novel, Fielding talks of human nature and of the need for control of sexuality. He does not just come right out and say it, but instead expresses his concern through examples of the constant sexual advances through the entire novel, Mr. Wilson's experiences, and the little self control people have in containing themselves properly. The most obvious example of the advances on Joseph, is made by Lady Booby in the first few chapters of Book I. She would take walks with Joseph in the park, and spend a lot of time alone with him. Then, not even a week after her husband's death, she invites Joseph into her room a talks with him about women, when she intentionally lifts her head so Joseph would find out that she is naked under the covers of the bed. ...
- 5769: Romeo And Juliet Vs. West Side
- ... cause death. Prejudice was the theme of this story, there are many examples. For instance, an act of prejudice in West Side Story was the Puerto Ricans disliking the Americans and vice versa. The PR's diskliked the Americans because the first day, Bernardo (leader of PR gang) was jumped by one of the Jets. The Jets wouldn't let the PR's come on their turf, such as Doc's store. The PR's were not wanted in the U.S. and they were given a hard time. The American's were prejudiced of the Puerto ...
- 5770: Hamlet: Spying
- Hamlet: Spying Spying is a way of deceiving one another. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark and Claudius do not trust each other. Polonious begins to spy on Hamlet to fulfill the wishes of the King of Denmark, Claudius. The timing of the spying is ironic ... same time. How will spying change the story in Hamlet? Hamlet finds out that Claudius was the murderer of his father, King Hamlet. He finds this information through a controversial source. The Ghost of Hamlet's father finds Hamlet and tells him of the secret. Then the Ghost asks Hamlet to seek revenge upon Claudius by killing him. The Ghost is controversial because the people, who see the Ghost, could be ... King of Denmark. This gives Hamlet two good reasons to kill Claudius. First, he hated the fact that his uncle married his mother in just a few months after his dad died. Second, his father's ghost wants revenge on Claudius. Most of the time Hamlet does his own spying. He tries to force Ophelia to give him information, but she ends up lying to him in ACT III Scene ...
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