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- 8331: Great Zimbabwe
- ... 262 feet high. This enables inhabitants to view enemies from up the hill. Below the Hill Complex is the Great Enclosure, or Elliptical Building. The most dazzling structures of Great Zimbabwe are found here. It’s thought to have been the royal palace at that time. Between these two large structures is the Valley Ruins. The youngest walls are found here. Some archaeologists deemed that it might have been the area’s control access, for that the wall enables people to walk in single file only. Great Zimbabwe has been designed to change its periphery as the city’s population grew due to the fact that it wasn’t constructed around a central plan. Despite that the size has made Great Zimbabwe remarkable, another main factor is its stonework. Many of the structures ...
- 8332: A Look At Public Key Encryption
- ... used encryption. You'd encode your secret message, such as "Meet me by the swings," by replacing the letters of the alphabet with substitute letters from a certain number of places away. For example, let's say we decide to use the key "+4." That would mean we'd switch each letter in our message with the letter that comes four places later in the alphabet. D would become H; R ... secret, while somehow still being transmitted to the person receiving encoded messages. Even if the key is transmitted safely, which you can never know for certain, the recipient can never be sure received messages haven't been intercepted by the enemy, altered, and passed along to create havoc and disarray. This was a major fault of the one key system that made it very vulnerable. The answer to this problem can in 1976. Up until 1976 no one outside the government or at least outside the government's control, performed any serious work in cryptography. The National Security Agency (NSA) was in charge of all advancement of cryptography, and that changed when a 31-year- old computer wizard named Whitfield Diffie came ...
- 8333: Call Of The Wild
- ... For example, Buck pulls a sled 100 yards that has a thousand pounds of flour on it because John bet that he could (Page 50). Buck could not have moved the sled if he didn't love John. Manuel shows his love for money by selling Buck, the family dog. "He loved to play Chinese lottery" (Page 2). If he didn't love to play lottery Buck might still live in California. Manuel is the gardener for the family and the first person who sold Buck. Buck shows his love for leadership by fighting with Spitz. "The dominant primortal beast was stong in Buck" (Page 15). If Buck didn't want to be leader Spitz might still be alive because Buck never fought with anyone unless he had to. Spitz was the leader of the pack until Buck killed him. The many different settings ...
- 8334: Our Town
- Our Town spans twelve years in the life of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, portraying both routine daily life and major events in the lives of George Gibbs, Emily Webb and their families. Each act centers on their family life, preceded by a street scene of casual conversation with such townsfolk as the paperboy, milkman, and constable. Present throughout, is the Stage Manager, who gives informal commentary and explanation of the play's characters and events. Although the play begins and ends in Grover's Corners, it ranges far beyond the village boundaries. As specific as the dates, places, and characters are it is immediately apparent that life rather than individual lives is being decided. As the Stage Manager ...
- 8335: Civil War 4
- In the 1850’s the United States was not so United. There had been many internal problems, that were tearing the entire country apart. Issues such as slavery, and power of the states were coming between the country. The ... also very independent. It did not like government control. The south wanted no part in being a country. But they were in the Union. They could not get out. The south decided to form it’s own country. The Confederate States of America. The North would not let them go. They felt that the south was a part of the union forever. At the time of this whole uproar within the ... out of the White House. They feared what he might do as a President. That he would hurt the south. He did not want to see them separate themselves. He said “No state upon it’s mere motion can lawfully get out of the union. I shall take care, as the constitution itself expressively enjoins upon me, that the law of the United States be faithfully executed in all of ...
- 8336: Irony Of Dickens In Oliver Twi
- The Irony of Dickens In Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, a boy named Oliver lives his strange life in Fagin’s pickpocket street gang, and workhouses. Through his life he has people and groups of people who both help and deceive him. Charles Dickens uses a technique known as ironic reversal of values to make a profound effect in the way the novel is perceived. That is, characters with the responsibility to aid Oliver don’t, those expected to treat Oliver harshly do the opposite, and characters in the upper class fall to poverty while those in poverty become the upper class. Oliver's life begins in a workhouse, when in less than a year he is transferred to a private workhouse asylum. There he found poor conditions and poor nutrition. Some of the children who lived with ...
- 8337: Beowulf - A Noble
- ... being attacked by the evil monster Grendel. Without even asking king hrothgar what was in it for him Beowolf got up and took 14 of his men and sailed on a ship to king hrothgar's palace to face the evil monster Grendel in hand to hand combat. Beowolf told the king that he will leave his fate to god and if god wants him killed Grendel will kill him.If god doesn't want him to die beowolf will come out victorios in killing Grendel. The king liked Beowolf's noble words and wished him luck.Beowolf without hesitation laid down in the line of knights to wait for Grendel to strike. This part of the story shows that Beowolf is not completly moral ...
- 8338: The Tragic Fate of Oedipus
- ... king he is, is determined to solve the problem. Oedipus saved the city once before and became a hero. Now faced with this problem he would like to be a hero again, but things don't always take a turn out good. When the priest and the people of Thebes come to Oedipus, the priest tells Oedipus, “Your own eyes must tell you: Thebes is in her extremity and cannot lift ... find out what happened. He says, "Then once more I must bring what is dark to light. You shall see how I stand by you, as I should, to avenge the city and the city's god.” (804). The first thing Oedipus does is to call on Teiresias who is the holy prophet in whom, alone of all men, truth was born. When Teiresias arrives he tells Oedipus, “ Let me go ... believe this and then says, “Are you speaking for Creon, or for yourself?” Oedipus is in so disbelief he blames Creon of the crime thinking that Creon did it for wealth, power, and the king's position. When Creon hears this he goes to Oedipus and tells him that he is innocent and that he can't believe that Oedipus would blame him of this crime. Oedipus asks him about ...
- 8339: Romeo and Juliet: A Review
- Romeo and Juliet: A Review Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays. One, could give many reasons as to why this play became such a huge success, but one of the most important reasons could be the use of humour in the play. The ... by the incidents of the play. Shakespeare uses characters like Mercutio and the Nurse to bring out the comical element of the play, and each character does this in a different way. One of Shakespeare's tools used to evoke humour is the mockery that is aimed at a particular character. Some of the funniest moments are when one character is sarcastic to another. One of the best examples of this ... sword?” In this line the mockery of Capulet is obvious and appealing to the audience as it is direct. Shakespeare is known to be fond of puns and uses them quite regularly but he doesn't use them as often as the Elizabethan audience expected him to. Shakespeare starts of the play with a lot of humour, with the conversation between Sampson and Gregory, both of them using a lot ...
- 8340: A Simple Proposal
- ... down an umpire. Just think of the torture they go through. They work 6 months of the year, about 3-4 hours a day. Working a schedule like that takes its toll on an umpire’s body. At least they are rewarded for working such tough hours. They get the other 6 months off, get their travelling expenses paid for, and get paid at least $75,000 per year and that’s for rookie umpires. Since they have to travel every few days, they are always tired so they are rewarded by getting to sit in first class whenever they fly and when they land at their destination, they get to sleep at the best hotels. It’s hard to believe why kids don’t want to be like umpires. It’s probably because all the kids don’t want to work that hectic of a schedule. Another good thing about being ...
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