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- 8391: Ferdinand Magellan
- Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in a stone farm house in Portugal. His father's name was Dom Ruy Magellan, and his mother's name was Donha Alda De Mesquite. His father was a Portuguese nobleman and owned a large amount of land. He was also a sheriff, an honorary position awarded for distinguished service to the crown. Ferdinand's brother was named Diago De Sousa, a name he took from his wealthy grandmother, his sister was named Isabel Magellan. His family seemed to care about each other and respected one another. His family ...
- 8392: Gangs
- Gangs Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live? The long range answer to these questions can only ... peers into becoming part of a gang by making it all sound glamorous. Money is also an crucial factor. A kid (a 6-10 year old, who is not yet a member) is shown that s/he could make $200 to $400 for small part time gang jobs. Although these are important factors they are not strong enough to make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of ... hours of television watched by children are educational, so other ideas are being absorbed during this period of time. Many shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existance as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality ...
- 8393: All Around The Town By Mary Hi
- Mary Higgins Clark started her writing career writing suspense stories and she hasn't changed very much since then. All her books are very interesting to read and they will always keep your attention to the end. All Around the Town was one of the stories written by Mary ... the story who eventually grows up to be a twenty-one year old woman. She has blond hair, green eyes and a fragile little body. Sarah Kenyon is present throughout the story. She is Laurie's sister and helps Laurie deal with all her problems as best she can. Bic and Opal were Laurie's abductors. Bic had a beard and his arms had a lot of curly hair. He was a very domineering person towards Opal and Laurie. Opal had long stringy hair and had a plain face. ...
- 8394: Bitter Sweet Aspartame A Diet Delusion
- ... and water, and the problematic symptoms disappeared almost overnight. I also began loosing extra pounds without changing my quantity of food consumption immediately. Bittersweet aspartame is a diet delusion. Controversy has surrounded aspartame since it s creation in 1879. On a large scale, the public remains uninformed of the hazards of this popular chemical. Why aren t people asking What is this stuff made of, and why is the FDA forced to put a warning label on every product containing aspartame? The average diet pop drinker doesn t realize how much of this chemical he or she is consuming on a daily basis, or the possible effects aspartame toxicity could have on the body. What is it? In 1879, while developing new ...
- 8395: Identity Theft
- ... And everyday I have access to you. Worse yet I could be you. According to the secret service approximatly one half a billion dollars is lost every year to identity theft online. What people don't seem to realize is that the internet world is just like any other community. so it's safe to assume the cyberworld would act as any natural community would with entrapranaurs, vast corperations, little guys selling warez, doctors visiting patients in their cyber offices, church organazations, and cyber crime as well as ... every receipt. And our liscense number is used on a daily basis. Despite this there are ways to prevent yourself from falling victem to identity theft. you see a criminal likes easy prey. They don't want to have to work for it. It's like locking your car at the mall, sure someone might break in anyway, but chance are if your doors are lock the will probably move ...
- 8396: Western Expansion
- ... and by 1847 had settled the area of Utah. Immediate Problems after the War The new acquisitions meant that problems like transportation had to be tackled. A canal across Panama was planned but this didnt materialize for many years. The building of a transcontinental railroad with the financial assistance of the government was debated upon. Also the question of slavery in the newly acquired territories was a more troubling issue ... enormous as it meant an opportunity to gain admission to the American Union. John O Sullivan coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny" and many other politicians supported him like John Wentworth (Ill.), Stephen Douglas (Ill.), Daniel S. Dickenson (NY) and Andrew Kennedy (Ind.) The people of the Old South under Calhoun supported the annexation of Texas but were against going further as area beyond it was unsuitable for plantation style of farming ... democracy with democracy of land ownership, ease of land acquisition and the glorification of free trade along with the promise of the development of the natural resources. This economic democracy sounded very attractive as Mexicos failure to improve California was attributed to an incompetent local bureaucracy, degenerating into a state of anarchy and to a slothful population. The same was true of the agriculture and mining potentialities. If these ...
- 8397: Antigone Essay
- ... scene of the book Antigone is talking to her sister (Ismene) about how their two brothers (Eteocles and Polyneices) killed each other fighting over the thrown. Antigone is enraged over the fact that Creon (Antigone s uncle and the new king) has buried Eteocles with military honors but has left Polyneices to rot. Creon has declared that any person who buries Polyneices will be killed, but Antigone doesn t care. Antigone is driven to bury her brother and she wants her sister s help. Ismene, I am going to bury him. Will you come? (pg.750 line 30). Ismene is too afraid of Creon to help Antigone. Antigone is determined to bury her brother at any cost, ...
- 8398: Analysis On Flannery Oconnors
- I think that Flannery O Connor s short story A Good Man is Hard to Find is written partially in order to convert people who have not yet fully accepted the Christian faith. O Conner, herself being a strong believer in Christianity, probably thought that writing this story will help make people who aren t really living by the Christian rules to seriously consider doing so. Flannery O'Connor was deeply concerned with the values and the direction of the youth at the time. She believed that Christ was no longer enough of a priority to the people of her generation. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" is representative of Flannery O'Connor's concern for the priorities and values of the 1940s. An example of this, in "A Good Man is Hard to Find," involves the grandmother's strong, southern heritage. She dresses with the intention that ...
- 8399: Catal Huyuk
- ... of making tools is that it is highly unlikely that each and every household had the skills to do all these functions. There must have been class levels in this society and since there wasnt any sign of currency they must have used some sort of bartering system attain these services. Like a hunter going to get his ax re-sharpened and paying the craftsmen with some game that he ... opening on the roof was over the oven it would be very dangerous to have an open fire near the beds, which the residents of Catal Huyuk probably had to learn the hard way. Thats why the clay balls were so handy to have all they did was radiate heat. It appears that Catal Huyuk was a major player in the trade of obsidian. Obsidian was a sought after commodity of the time for its many uses from tools to mirrors, and since Catal Huyuk was actively involved in the trade of this commodity it made them very wealthy. The obsidian found at Catal Huyuk was indignant and manufactured ...
- 8400: Dave Mathews Band
- ... relax and enjoy the day. He does this through his lyrics, taking his experiences and emotions putting them to words and passing his knowledge to us. It is very rare to find someone in todays music industry that can inspire in this way. Money and MTV have taken away what music is supposed to do, create emotions. A very sad and obvious example is the current charts topper The Back ... who lived a very simple life but decides to make a change: Swing in this tree Oh I am bounce around so well Branch to branch, limb to limb you see All in a day's dream I'm stuck Like the other monkeys here I am a humble monkey Sitting up in here again But then came the day I climbed out of these safe limbs Ventured away Walking tall ... Crowded Streets, the tract is Pig. This song tells the listener that we live in a world that is full of beauty and magic and that we should stop and smell the roses: Oh, isn't it strange How we move our lives for another day? Like skipping a beat What if a great wave should wash us all away? Just thinking out loud Don't mean to dwell on ...
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