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Is It Glorious To Die For Your Country?
Number of Words: 1004 / Number of Pages: 4
... of the country and for them to
defend their country against the enemy. Teachers showed being in a army
was representing honour and the pride of the country. Guilt was laid on
the students who showed rebellion by the teacher. Many times the teacher
would try to show a soldier that looks happy and content trying to
represent being a soldier makes you happy and content.
Many young inexperienced soldiers were sent to training camps near the
battle fields that they would soon be sent to fight, for their country and
their life. The training camps were situated on similar enviroments that
resembled the battl ...
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Fermentation
Number of Words: 3549 / Number of Pages: 13
... scientist who really discovered the process of . At this time, Pastuer was the Dean and professor of chemistry at the Faculty of Sciences in Lille, France. He was originally asked by a friend to investigate difficulties he was having manufacturing alcohol by the of beetroot. Often, instead of alcohol, the s were resulting in lactic acid. At that time, leading to the production of wine, beer, and vinegar was believed to be a simple and straightforward breakdown of sugar to the desired molecules. It was believed that the chemical breakdown of sugar into alcohol during the of wine and beer was due ...
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The Last Day Of The Year
Number of Words: 750 / Number of Pages: 3
... is coming to an end. “I wait in stern silence, O deep night! Is there an open eye?” (Droste-Hulshoff 5-7) is one example of how she considers the era of women’s oppression at its end. Another example is the following quote: “ My life breaks down somewhere in the circle of this year. Long have I known decay. Yet my heart in love glows under the huge stone of passion” (Droste-Hulshoff 37-42). She has felt this persecution for all of her life, but she still prospers as a individual and waits with short patience for her time to come.
At one point in this poem, Drost ...
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Agoraphobia Essay
Number of Words: 1244 / Number of Pages: 5
... all situations associated with the attacks. Other consequences of agoraphobia may include fear of being alone, fear of being in places where escape might be difficult, feelings of helplessness, dependence on others and depression. These consequences place many serious restrictions on a person with this disorder. Agoraphobia causes people to restrict their activities to smaller and smaller areas in order to avoid crowds, and open and public places or situations. This may finally lead to the inability of a person to leave their home without suffering a panic attack.
As with all other phobias, agorapho ...
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Omnipotence And St. Thomas Aquinas
Number of Words: 421 / Number of Pages: 2
... is encompassed by the
characteristic of divine omnipotence. He explains that god is able to all things
which are "possible absolutely", which he defines as all things which can be
logically expressed without the predicate being in conflict with the subject -
i.e. god is capable of all things which do not involve a contradiction in terms.
This does not imply any defect in the power of god, Aquinas goes on to say,
because impossible things by definition have "no aspect of possibility",
moreover, it is absurd to expect divine omnipotence to encompass the logically
impossible.
(I) Aquinas answers the f ...
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Landfills - Fact Is More Ominous Than Fiction
Number of Words: 1111 / Number of Pages: 5
... 3-4]. Fresh Kills (Kills is from the Dutch word for creek) was originally a tidal marsh.
In 1948, New York City planner Robert Moses developed a highly praised project to deposit municipal garbage in the swamp until the level of the land was above sea level. A study of the area predicted the marsh would be filled by the year 1968. He then planned to develop the area, building houses and attracting light industry. Mayor Impelliteri issued a report titled "The Fresh Kills Landfill Project" in 1951. The report stated, in part, that the enterprise "cannot fail to affect constructively a wide area around ...
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Veganism
Number of Words: 1788 / Number of Pages: 7
... of picnics and
barbecues. Although most happy occasions are intended to convey a spirit of fellowship and
conviviality, they can be extremely uncomfortable and unpleasant experiences for vegans.
Consequently, it is not surprising that many vegans feel torn over their allegiances and may
distance themselves from family and community celebrations. They may opt instead to participate
in alternative festivities or start their own traditions with others who share their perspectives and
ideals.
The most difficult challenge for me in being a vegan is the separation and distance. I often
feel fa ...
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Tattoo History
Number of Words: 1793 / Number of Pages: 7
... is that of Bronze Age man who died over 5000 years ago. He was found frozen intact in an Italian glazier. During examination he was found to have both arms, legs, and torso, covered with elaborate tattoos representing mythical creatures. Also reported at 15000 BC ice age rock carvings show tattooed figures, and 4200 BC Egyptian mummies wore tattoos.
The process of being tattooed as a man is much unlike that of a women. Each tribe completes the process in different and unusual ways. Kayans usually began the tattooing process during boyhood. If a man takes the head of an enemy he can have the bac ...
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Drugs In Football Making An Ap
Number of Words: 1570 / Number of Pages: 6
... edge on their game and
opponents. Some need help getting psyched up before a game. Those
athletes that do, turn to drugs. The most used drugs that athletes turn to are
amphetamines. Amphetamines effect the central nervous system. They
prepare the body for action by stimulating the rate of respiration, heartbeat,
and raising the blood pressure. Many coaches and trainers agree that no
other drug is so widely distributed in clubhouses and locker rooms. People
who have taken many pills over a short period of time develop the delusion
of insects crawling on their skin. That delusion is an ha ...
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Donkey
Number of Words: 1423 / Number of Pages: 6
... This increase in demand for lumber forced logging camps to look for new methods to log as much forest in the quickest amount of time possible. Carter, the boss-logger, money hungry man that he was, got his loggers
only to fell trees that were close to shore. As Grainger explains, "In those days good timber was plentiful- good timber, on sea-coast slopes, that could be felled and shot right down to water- hand-loggers' timber." Most boss-loggers of the early 1900's were looking to make cash and make it fast.
A typical logging camp at the turn of the century consisted of approximately a dozen m ...
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