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- 6761: Elvis Presley
- ... a very sad one, too. Elvis had a twin brother, Jesse Garon Presley, who was stillborn just a couple of hours before Elvis himself was born. Elvis was named after his father, Vernon, and Vernon s best friend, Aaron Kennedy. Elvis s parents, Vernon and Gladys, married on June 17, 1933. Gladys was 21 and Vernon was only 17. His mother worked as a sewing machine operator while his father was farm hand. When Elvis was 3 ... a birthday gift. Upon doing this, he impressed the studio manager with his unique vocal style. He demonstrated outstanding range and influences of African American music. This experience led Elvis to recordings with the studio s owner, Sam Phillips through his record label, Sun Records. At the age of 21, he recorded his first songs for a major record label, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). Included in these recordings, ...
- 6762: Medicine: "Microsurgery: Sew Small"
- Medicine: "Microsurgery: Sew Small" A man came into the emergency ward at one o'clock. His thumb came in an hour later. The surgeon's job: get them back together. The successful re-attaching of fingers to hand requires long hours of painstaking work in microsurgery. In the operating room , the surgeon doesn't stand, but sits in a chair that supports her body. Her arm is cradled by a pillow. Scalpels are present as are other standard surgical tools, but the suture threads are almost invisible, the needle ... spend the next few hours looking through the microscope at broken blood vessels and nerves and sewing them back together again. The needles are so thin that they have to be held with needlenosed jeweller's forceps and will sew together nerves that are as wide as the thickness of a penny. To make such a stitch, the surgeon's hands will move no more than the width of the ...
- 6763: Marriage: Easy Divorce
- ... do not agree with getting married until you are positive that you want to have a huge commitment to another person, I favor the easier divorce. I think that a divorce is not really anyone's fault. (unless it is) The divorce should be done as quickly as possible in either case. If you find yourself getting married to the person that you thought you loved-but later on in life you find that you weren't ready for marriage, then it's not really anyone's fault. You may have made a mistake by getting married to quickly, but people make mistakes. Sometimes, you may find that your spouse and you make better friends than husband ...
- 6764: Evangaline
- ... and pain. Separation and death are the main and obvious things that have love and pain. Devotion to one person can also cause love and pain in your heart and in the relationship. Last, people s actions and words cause love and pain between people. Separation and death are a great demonstration of love and pain. he had become to her heart as one is dead, not absent . Evangeline was missing her betrothal and thought of Gabriel as dead because she couldn t stand the pain of their separation. Gabriel! O my love! and died away in the silence , explains the pain Gabriel's death caused. Also she felt as if his spirit was there instead of his whole body. Their love caused pain and was especially evident when Gabriel died. In the real world, many people are ...
- 6765: Death to the Death Penalty
- ... particularly efficacious deterrent against murders and other common crimes. However, none of the many studies about the matter have been able to show that death penalty is more of a deterrent than other punishments. It's completely wrong to think that most of those who commit serious crimes such as murders consider the consequences of their actions. Murders are often committed when the criminal is blinded with passion, when emotions prevail ... the fear to be sentenced to death could act as an effective deterrent. There is another heavy limit. One who plans a crime rationally can choose to go on, although he knows the risk he's running, thinking that he won't be discovered. Most of the criminologists assert that the best way to discourage murderers isn't increasing the severity of punishment, but increasing the possibility of discovering the crime and condemning the culprit. This ...
- 6766: Much Ado About Nothing
- ... of each other, but the similarities in their personalities is also what brought them together. Benedick was a smart, good-looking, and funny guy. He was very witty, and always had a response to anyone's comments. For example, when he was talking to Beatrice, he always had a comment to finish of the conversation. He also didn't like the idea of marriage. Benedick thought that marriage led to the trapping of men. When he heard about Claudio getting married, Benedick thought that Claudio was crazy, because Benedick felt that marriage was going to change the way Claudio lived. Benedick was also very stubborn. He never wanted to give into other people's ideas, and that was why he didn't want to give into the idea that marriage could be a good thing in a person's life. Beatrice was a character very similar to Benedick. ...
- 6767: Air Bags 2
- Airbags Crash! Your car just smashed into the car right in front of you at a speed of 35 mph. The whole front of your car is smashed but luckily your head isn t, thanks to the airbag deploying. This scenario happened over 2.9 million times through August, 1998. Airbags significantly reduce the risk of being killed in a crash. The risk of being killed, if you have your seatbelt on, is reduced by 26% and 32% if you don t have a belt on and the airbag goes off. Airbags also reduce the risk of serious head injuries by 75% if used with a shoulder and lap belt. Yes, airbags save lives, but they have ... Since 1990, about 113 deaths have been caused by airbags inflating in not serious accidents. 51 of these deaths were children, most of whom were not using a seat belt. Small children and airbags don t mix. Children shouldn t be in the front seat because the force of the airbag is usually too much for them. Never put a rear facing child seat in the front seat of the ...
- 6768: Smart Cards
- ... think it is helpful to define what exactly a smart card is. The actual term smart card comes from France. It was during a period of national investment and modernisation in France during the 1970's which led to the development of the Carte a Memoire. This was later renamed by the governments marketing department equivalent (the Intelimatique) as the smart card. Although sometimes referred to as a chip card or an integrated circuit card, for purposes of this report I will refer to the device as a smart card. Smart Card Forum (1996). The card itself tends to be similar in size to today's plastic payment card, except it has an actual silicon computer chip embedded in it. A small gold or silver contact connected to the chip inside the card is usually visible on the surface. This allows ... may be possible to use the existing computer hardware already available. If an upgrade was necessary then perhaps new computers would be required. In this instance, hardware such as monitors, hard drives (10mb), CD ROM s (48x), keyboards, Pentium III processor (preferably 500mhz), motherboard, RAM (preferably 128mb) will also be a necessary technological requirement. In terms of networking, a LAN (Local Area Network) is likely to suffice although if UNN ...
- 6769: Negotiate To Close
- ... want. Recognizing these key points allows sellers to become more effective negotiators. According to the author, power is what you think it is. If people think they have power, they will even if they don't. Alternatively, if people don't think that they have power, they won't even if they do. There are several sources of power that a seller has that will strengthen their negotiation capabilities. One source of power is that which your competition gives you. It is important ...
- 6770: Euthanasia Is Not The Answer
- ... how to define who is terminally ill and how this whole process can be open to abuse. In an article from the Economist it is stated that Death after all is cheaper than treatment. Its not hard to imagine health insurance companies and managed care organizations agreeing to pay for barbiturates that kill rather than pills that merely reduce pain. (2) My uncle Mike died this year from cancer and only lived six weeks after his diagnosis. He didnt choose any treatment because of his poor prognosis. If he had chosen Euthanasia we would have missed out on so much. He was not active in church but returned to his catholic faith. He showed my family and I how to live in the face of death. He wasnt afraid to die and let us share in his care. He had some pain but it was well controlled. He had hospice come and make him very comfortable. Our family was united in caring ...
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