...Story of a Farm Boy Roairna Drakuthaili Elrondion was originally just Roairna. He never needed to use his last name, his parents never said anything about it. A boy, naturally compatible with the wolves and able to stray them from the village and treat them as people. He cared for all animals, normally being the one to take care of the horses and chicks about their home. As unmentioned as he was, he did much to influence the lives of the Heroes that protected the Ring and saved Middle Earth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Roa was cheerfully unaware of a darkness approaching, of an evil that was to be unstopped for long years to come. "Mama! Papa! I'm going to get more feed for the chickens!" He called, his hyper eight-year-old self smiling happily. "Alright, Roa. Don't get so much like last time! Just enough for now sweetheart." His mother called from inside as she cooked. "The wagon's down, Roairna. You'll have to walk. Be wary of the roads, my boy." His father sighed, leaning on his staff that he used as a walking stick. "Yes mama, okay papa! I'll be back quick!" He chirped as he gave his dad a hug and ran off. Unknown to him, things weren't going to stay cheerful... He continued happily down the road, two of his wolf companions bounding after him obediently with happy yips and barks. They remained blissfully oblivious until a terrifying screech startled them. Roa screamed, ducking into a bush just as a Nazgul came riding down the road. It hissed, the...
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...Although a sense of loss permeates Stasiland, it is ultimately an uplifting book. Discuss. A sense of encouragement is woven throughout Funder’s Stasiland, yet grief overwhelms the positivity. The text comprises stories of courage and hope, but overall the reader is left feeling mournful. Funder’s anecdotes of failed lives highlight the loss of hope felt by herself and her characters. She uses structure as a means of diffusing the tragedy of her encounters, as well as symbolism and descriptive language. A feeling of hopelessness engulfs several of the stories in Funder’s collection. Although Frau Paul essentially finds closure, her life is still overruled by the losses she experienced. Funder describes her as a ‘teary, guilt-wracked wreck’, and this shows that she is unstable and cannot find peace. ‘She seems wobbly’ and the audience is led to believe that her closure is not what it seems. Even though she has been reunited with her son, the relationship is tense and uncomfortable for Frau Paul, as she is still left with the baggage of the choice she made. Klaus Renft, the ex-musician, lives in a state of oblivion, yet he is ‘a survivor’. ‘Cushioned by alcohol, his landings are soft,’ and he uses his self-destructive habits, smoking and drinking, to escape from his nauseating past. The repetition of the colour ‘grey’ symbolises his relationship with the GDR. Klaus Renft has been damaged, and his only comfort now is music and liquor, a man ‘singing himself happy’. Karl-Eduard...
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...A sense of encouragement is woven throughout Funder’s Stasiland, yet grief overwhelms the positivity. The text comprises stories of courage and hope, but overall the reader is left feeling mournful. Funder’s anecdotes of failed lives highlight the loss of hope felt by herself and her characters. She uses structure as a means of diffusing the tragedy of her encounters, as well as symbolism and descriptive language. A feeling of hopelessness engulfs several of the stories in Funder’s collection. Although Frau Paul essentially finds closure, her life is still overruled by the losses she experienced. Funder describes her as a ‘teary, guilt-wracked wreck’, and this shows that she is unstable and cannot find peace. ‘She seems wobbly’ and the audience is led to believe that her closure is not what it seems. Even though she has been reunited with her son, the relationship is tense and uncomfortable for Frau Paul, as she is still left with the baggage of the choice she made. Klaus Renft, the ex-musician, lives in a state of oblivion, yet he is ‘a survivor’. ‘Cushioned by alcohol, his landings are soft,’ and he uses his self-destructive habits, smoking and drinking, to escape from his nauseating past. The repetition of the colour ‘grey’ symbolises his relationship with the GDR. Klaus Renft has been damaged, and his only comfort now is music and liquor, a man ‘singing himself happy’. Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler lives in the hope of socialism returning, that and nothing more. He is in hiding...
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...the mind, religion and the sciences. Theosophists feel that knowledge should come from both internal and external sources, meaning that they discover things about themselves as well as acknowledging scientific fact. Both truths are given equal value and each individual theosophist’s ideas and questions are different and dynamic due to the nature of the dual focus on externalism and internalism. Theosophy influenced specific artists and art movements. Artists and movements that were directly linked to Theosophy, such as Der Blaue Reiter, did not share a specific style in the way that other art movements do. Instead they shared the belief that colour and form could communicate the soul of the artist to viewers. They understood that shapes, lines, colours and patterns all have psychological effects on people and the artists used these elements in much the same way as a musical composer might us harmony, melody or timbre (tone quality). One artist from the Der Blaue Reiter movement, Wassily Kandinsky, insisted that colour is a means to exert a direct influence on the soul. He believed that colour and form have the ability...
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...CHAPTER 15 – Northern Europe, 1400 to 1500 The art of Northern Europe in the 15th century is typified by precision in rendering surfaces and a wealth of tiny details that came from a tradition of manuscript painting and a belief in the importance of every tiny creation of God's world. The technical development of oil paint provided a paint that dried slowly and was transparent so made possible rich, jewel-like colors and illusionistic textures through a build-up of layers of paint. Works to identify and know in depth: Artist Title Date Jan van Eyck Arnolfini Double Portrait 1400s (15-1) This painting is believed to be a portrait of the Italian merchant Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife, presumably in their home in the Flemish city of Bruges. It is considered one of the most original and complex paintings in Western art history. Both signed and dated by Van Eyck in 1434, it is, with the Ghent Altarpiece by the same artist and his brother Hubert, the oldest very famous panel painting to have been executed in oils rather than in tempera. The painting was bought by the National Gallery in London in 1842. Claus Sluter Well of Moses 1400s (15-2) The work was executed for Philip’s son, John the Fearless (1371-1419), in a style combining the elegance of International Gothic with a northern realism, but with a monumental quality unusual in either. It was carved from stone quarried in Asnières, France and consisted of a large crucifixion...
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...Melting Point and Boiling Point of Organic Compounds Miranda, Marilyn1, Salen, Vladimir, A.2 1Miranda, Marilyn, School of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biotechnology, Mapua Institute of Technology; 2Salen, Vladimir A., CHM142L/B22, School of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biotechnology, Mapua Institute of Technology [pic] ABSTRACT In this experiment, our attention will be focused on the effect of chemical structures of different organic compounds on two physical properties: their melting point and their boiling point. Melting point of compounds can be affected by intermolecular forces of attraction, geometric isomerism and purity. Boiling point of compounds can also be affected by intermolecular forces of attraction and by branching. The main purpose of this experiment is to (1)determine the effect of intermolecular forces of attraction and geometric isomerism on melting point of compounds, (2)determine the effect of purity on the melting point range of organic compounds and (3)determine the effect of intermolecular forces of attraction and branching on the boiling point of organic compounds. We can obtain wrong data as we encountered different errors while performing this experiment. As we go along to this laboratory report, we will able to know the effects of the different factors in melting point and boiling point of the compound and why the used compound arranged on that decreasing or increasing melting point or boiling point. Keywords: melting point...
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...JFT2 Task 1 Bill Bailey When presented with the idea of a merger between the Salt Lake Symphony and the Opera, Bill Bailey and the opera trustees expressed concerns about the financial standing of the two organizations with the opera being financially stable and could be flexible in size, number of performances offered, number of full time staff and fundraising events. On the other hand the symphony, a 52 week orchestra employing 33 full time staff and 83 musicians which along with a loss in funding left the symphony facing some financial challenges. It appeared to Bill Bailey that the symphony would be gaining much more from the merger than the opera and the only apparent benefit for the opera would be to become a tier-one arts organization but at the risk of losing its established identity. Bill could use Adam’s Equity Theory of Motivation to represent how this merger will not benefit the opera or its board and possibly hurt future operations. Adam’s Equity Theory of Motivation is one based on fairness and justice and the consequences of events that cause feelings of inequity or injustice. There are two components to this theory. First is the input, meaning what an employee provides for which a just return is expected for the efforts. Second is the output, meaning pay, bonuses, benefits and job security. Because people’s personalities vary each individual or group will evaluate events as either a positive or negative inequity when comparing outcomes with other involved...
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...Power of Fates: An analysis of Foreknowledge in Das Nibelungenlied Among several mystical components that characterize medieval literature, foreknowledge is the feature that takes a great deal of consideration in practice. Particularly, authors have to determine all kinds of questions as to how, where and what to incorporate in foreknowledge scenes. No matter what decisions being made, they do not go far away from the text’s objectives. Similarly, the thirteenth-century Austrian text Das Nibelungenlied’s author aesthetically integrates foreknowledge into the historical story of the Burgundians in such a creative manner that facilitates its purpose of being a “profoundly moral poem” (Raffel 338). By focusing on the narrative’s two main characters, analyzing how foreknowledge effects their characterizations presents an understanding as to how this supernatural element facilitates the conveyance of moral messages. In form of Krimhild’s dream, foreknowledge appears comparatively early in the narrative. During her protected childhood, this princess has the dream that reveals a heartbreakingly metaphorical incident. On the surface, it unrelatedly displays the image of an ill-fated falcon being killed by two eagles: Living surrounded by splendor Krimhild dreamed a dream: she had a trained falcon, glorious, strong-winged, fierce, and wild, and a pair of eagles tore it apart in front of her eyes. No pain, no sorrows in all the world could be worse than what she’d seen...
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...Lou, Sijia Professor Manly ENG 108 Feb, 26, 2011 Summary 1: Article In the article “What Are Friends For? Power and Pain” which was written be Alessandra Stanley, we can know that the author thinks in adults’ world friendship is more constant than romances, but this rule is not right in the youths. Young people pay more attention to love than friendships, so in young’s world the friendships are more variable than the romances. This concept is also right in the “Gossip Girl”. This TV show talked about the friendship, power, romance, gossip and fashion in the campus between the boys and girls. Some parents think this TV show isn’t suitable for their children, because the contents in “Gossip Girl” let their children grow faster to know the real society. But the Children didn’t agree. Even though the “Gossip Girl” is a soap opera and it is based on a popular book series, it not only put fashion and sex as its main point, but also reversed course and found a way saucily to make a virtue of vacuity and viciousness. Summary 2: TV show This TV show is from Gossip Girl season 4 Episode 2. Serena(S) and Blair (B) still stay at Paris and B get another chance from Prince Louis. But while B was getting ready for her perfect date, S was at Paris Morgue to make sure the people laid may or may not be Chuck Bass. Of course it wasn’t him. When S went back to tell B the whole sordid story B didn’t believe it for she just met Chuck minutes ago. Then S found her wayward stepbrother...
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...Was the Reichstag Fire more important than the Enabling Act in allowing Hitler to increase his power? Explain your answer. [10] The Reichstag Fire happened on 27th February, 1933. Inside the burning building was found a Dutch communist called Marinus van der Lubbe. He was accused for starting the fire in the Reichstag and was arrested, and after an unfair trial, he was executed. Hitler immediately blamed communists for this. He went to Hindenburg and persuaded him to pass a law called the “Emergency Decree”. This meant that the government were very powerful and that power was wide-ranged. It also took away civil rights and freedom, giving the police a lot of control. But the reason Hitler managed to convince Hindenburg to do this was because he said that this could be the start of a communist revolution which no one wanted. When the next elections took place, in March 1933, over 4 000 communists were arrested by the SA. They also shut down the communist newspaper, broke up any communists meetings and this could all happen because the Emergency Decree was around. Hitler had a lot of control at this point. He had power all over, especially in the police force. If there was someone he didn’t like then he could have them killed. He could do nearly anything he wanted and Hindenburg agreed as he didn’t want a communist attack either. The Enabling law was a part of the Weimar constitution that stated, if two thirds of the Reichstag agreed, that the...
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...Mr Lardo Hotel Manager Panorama Hotel Via Umberto Sicily Mr Van der Vaart Sales manager Electronics RDC Kerstraat 26 Eindhoven Holland February 15th 2008 Dear Mr Jan Van der Vaart I would like to thank you for taking time to inform us of the issues you reported earlier on today. On behalf of Panorama Hotel, please accept my apology for your unpleasant stay at the Panorama Hotel from 5th to 8th of February 2008. We strive to ensure our patrons experience the best visit possible during their travels or as in your case business conferences and we fell our goals this time. I would like to inform you that I personally have taken the necessary steps to inform the appropriate department of the problems raised. To prove to you that we have taken every complaint seriously, we have attached a revised copy of your bill, where you can see I have credited your account with an allowance of the amount that was paid extra by you. On behalf of Panorama Hotel I do hope that this gesture will go some way in apologizing for the problem you reported. And we also have enclosed an invitation in this letter offering a free two-night stay at any departments of our hotel. We hope you will see the improvement and enjoy your time with us next visit. Please do not hesitate contact me if you have any further question or comments connecting your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future. Thank you. Sincerely, Hotel Manager Mr...
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...It has been recognised that an effective gelator should possess functional groups that interact with each other via temporal associative forces. This process leads to the formation of supramolecular polymer-like structures, which then aggregate further, hence gelating the solvent. Supramolecular interactions between building blocks that enable gel formation include hydrogen bonds, interactions, solvatophobic effects and van der Waals forces. Keywords: Dendritic gels; tunable materialsAbstrakOver recent years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the development of novel gel-phase materials based on small molecules. It has been recognised that an effective gelator should possess functional groups that interact with each other via temporal associative forces. This process leads to the formation of supramolecular polymer-like structures, which then aggregate further, hence gelating the solvent. Supramolecular interactions between building blocks that enable gel formation include hydrogen bonds, interactions, solvatophobic effects and van der Waals forces. Kata kunci: Dendritic gels; tunable materials© 2012 Penerbit UTM Press. All rights reserved. | | 1.0 INTRODUCTION Over recent years, there has been an explosive growth of interest in the development of novel gel-phase materials based on small molecules.1 It has been recognised that an effective gelator should possess functional...
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...April Bacigalupi Antanina Walkowiak Report Sheet 1. In molecular series 1, 2, and 3, the intermolecular forces that are present include LDF, dipole-dipole, and hydrogen bonding since all are part of the alcohol group and all contain an OH group. 2. The IMFs that are present in the molecular series 4 include only LDFs because they are part of the alkaline group and are hydrocarbons that contain only carbon(C) and hydrogen (H) single bonds. 3. A. The factor that is affecting IMF strength from one molecule to the next is London Dispersion Forces. B. As we go from methanol→ ethanol→1-propanol→ 1-butanol, the dispersion force increases. C.. As we see on the attached Evaporative Cooling Data chart on Appendix A1, the ∆T increases in the following order, from methanol→ethanol→ 1-propanol, and finally to 1-butanol having the highest ∆T. The strength of IMF is affected by ∆T, thus, the greater the negative ∆T is, the weaker the intermolecular force will be and the less negative ∆T will result in a stronger intermolecular force. D. If we look at the Spartan Data on Table 4 on pg. L119, we can see that the surface area of each molecule is increasing from methanol→ ethanol→ 1-propanol, and finally to 1-butanol. Increasing molecular surface area will increase dispersion forces. Finally, if we go back to Appendix A1, we see that the molar mass is increasing from methanol, to ethanol→ 1-propanol→1-butanol. When the molar mass in a molecule is increased, it leads to an increase...
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...1. A great figure in German opera, Richard Wagner was an influential composer and producer of many musical operas during the 19th century. Born in Leipzig, Wagner began working early as a conductor in provincial theaters, and at 23 he began to produce his own operas, in which he wrote his own librettos. Although he found much success with his first productions, he was forced to escape to Switzerland after a failed revolution in Dresden; it was in Switzerland where he experimented with completely integrating music and theater, which would be known as music drama. He eventually elicited the interest of monarch Ludwig II, who commissioned him to finish the Ring of the Nibelung, a cycle of four music dramas, and also helped him build a theater where his works could be presented. When The Ring was completed, Wagner received critical acclaim from all across Europe, and his gospel spread as a new art-religion. 2. Wagner had been known to reference his works as being complete artworks (known as Gesamtkunstwerk in German). He referred to them as much because he felt he had created the most complete style of opera: characterized by an “endless” melody, which consisted of a much more melodious recitative but less structured aria, that would naturally inflect along with the German language. Wagner was convinced his “complete artwork” incorporated the arts of music, poetry, drama, and visual spectacle in a manner where he had complete artistic control under his creative genius. 3. Wagner’s...
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...Special events have grown massively and contribute a lot of benefits to the host community. They provide a lot of recreational opportunities for local residents as well as assist in forming the tourism’s destination. As such potential contributions, government now involves in many festivals and special events to support and promote events as part of their strategies for economic development, infrastructure, and destination marketing. There are many types of special events but can be classify in categories: mega event, hallmark event, major event, and minor event. The duration of these events ranges from a single day up to many months in the case of World Expos. Special event produces a wide range of economic and social benefits for communities and regions. This economic and social impact will be assessed in this essay which focused on Wagner’s Ring Cycle held in Adelaide – South Australia in 1998. The Wagner’s Ring Cycle has economic impact as well as social impact to the host community. These impacts, which can be positive and negative, will be discussed particularly through the staging event that made a successful Australia's first original Ring Cycle. First of all, the economic impact is assessed by the information of the expenditure of the attendees and participants (spend how much and on what). The information is also obtained on “switching” for attendees and non-attendees in how much they would spend if the event had not been held in that area. The Wagner’s Ring Cycle...
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