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Benjamin Franklin Lightning Rod
478 wordsBenjamin Franklin was born in the year 1706, in the city of Boston Mass. Ben was a great scientist, inventor and politician. With all of this going on Ben somehow also found time to be a father to his illegitimate son William, who he brought everywhere with him. The world today owes a lot to Benjamin Franklin. Science was one of Benjamins many interests. He was the one who first linked lightning and electricity. He did this in 1752 by flying a kite in a thunderstorm. The kite was being flown wit...
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Decides To Leave Kind Of Person
1,192 wordsAnimal Imagery in Henrick Ibsen's A Doll House Animal imagery in Henrick Ibsen's play, The Doll House is a critical analyzing tool for the character development of Nora and Torvald Helmer the main characters in this play. The play is a three-act play that takes place in the Helmer residence, in "A room furnished comfortably and tastefully, but not extravagantly. " (pg. 3) It's the Christmas season at the residence as it's told early in the play. Torvald asks Nora what she would like for Christma...
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Point Of View Billy Budd
1,123 words... t survived both a military and civil tribunal with his honor intact. However public testimony cast doubt on his sanity. Melville read of these proceedings in the Albany newspapers and received eyewitness accounts of the alleged mutiny from his cousin Get Gansevoort, a lieutenant aboard the Somers who guarded prisoners and assisted at their execution. Gansevoort publicly condemned the captains actions, but privately sided with the victims. Critics surmise that Melville, who had a brush with a...
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Hath Wronged Whom Conscience Bids Defend Tother York
1,024 wordsRegal complacency must yield to political expediency and the deposition of the king will reverberate though the ages. Susan L. Powell The parallel and inextricable link between the fall of King Richard to the rise of the new and innovative King Henry, present a significant investigation of power and betrayal of those who wield it and those who desire it. (Queensland Theatre Company) Written in the late 15 th century, William Shakespeare provides a detailed study of kingship and supremacy, which ...
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Analyzing Government Tax Cuts For General Motors
1,797 wordsFlint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors and the United Auto Workers Union (UAW), is facing the devastating affects of the closing of 11 General Motors plants which results in approximately 30, 000 + jobs lost. The people of Flint made up the largest majority of workers for GM and they enjoyed much prosperity and publicity at the hands of their wealthy employers. General Motors chairman, Roger Smith, claims that this [closing of the plants] is something it has to do to stay competitive ...
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Laws Of The State Divine Laws
861 words[Course Title] Antigone: Pillar Of Righteousness Antigone is the resolute and strong-willed daughter of King Oedipus. She is determined to give her brother, Polynices, a decent burial. She consciously risks her life with this action, which violates both Creon's unjust decree, as well as the ancient custom of denying burial to enemies of the state. She obeys only the laws of the gods and the dictates of familial loyalty and social decency. Antigone is led by the demands of her conscience. Antigon...
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Brave New World Hundred And Fifty
1,001 wordsAs man has progressed through the ages, there has been, essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we come to realize that this is not, in fact, what the human soul really craves. In fact, Utopian societies are much worse than those of today. In a utopian society, the individual, who among ot...
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Scuff Marks Secret Lair Pat
2,182 wordsCreative Writing The Case: An Original Mystery? Ring... Ring? screamed the phone. ? Damn who could that be... its almost seven a. m. on a Saturday... hold on Allison it will only take a minute... Hello? ? detective Pat said. ? Hey sorry Sergeant McGurn but we need you to come down to the station as soon as possible... theres more trouble over at Gibbons. Meet me there. ? ? Hey sugar I have to go down to Gibbons theres more trouble, do you need a ride someplace? ? said the exasperated homicide de...
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Told The Observer Amber Spyglass Pullman
1,483 wordsD? mon geezer Theres a story Philip Pullman tells to illustrate what hes about. Many years ago, on holiday, he decided to amuse his five-year-old son, Tom, by giving him a version of the Odyssey every night. By the end of the story, Tom, who was sitting with a glass in his hand, was so galvanised he bit a chunk out of the glass. Thats the power of storytelling. Thank you Homer. The author of The Amber Spyglass likes to place himself in the oral tradition, and is only too happy to acknowledge lit...
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Act 4 Scene Comedy Of Errors
1,658 wordsINTRODUCTION The Shakespeare play that I did was? The Comedy of Errors? . The Comedy of Errors was one of Shakespeare? s earliest works. The play was first performed at Gray? s Inn on December 28, 1594. The Comedy was very popular. In 1938, a musical adaptation of the play was known as The Boys from Syracuse. Of course the author of this play is William Shakespeare. The theme in this play is a romance along with comedic performances also in it. Synopsis Many years ago Egeon a merchant of Syracus...
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Works Of Art Renaissance Era
735 wordsHow Contemporary Art owes the Renaissance The following essay will discuss how the Contemporary World owes a debt to the Renaissance era. The word Renaissance means rebirth, a perfection of sorts, which is exactly what the contemporary world strives for each and every day. Many different advances began during the renaissance, and continue to develop today. Some of the different advances that began were; technology, education, business-finance, the importance of individuality, and compartmentaliz...
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Roadside Rest Area User Of The Roadside Rest Odot
215 wordsFacts: Motorist located a roadside rest area. The user of the roadside rest area fell on the stairs. The fall caused an injury, which consisted of a fractured right ankle. Judicial History: The user of the roadside rest area filed a complaint of negligence against ODOT. The plaintiff claimed the steps were in need of repair. ODOT argued that the user of the rest area was only a public invitee and was not there for a beneficial reason. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of ODOT. Issues: (1) Does OD...
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