...The Hammer Reflection I think that this movie was very enjoyable for many reasons. First of all, I think that this movie was very informative and told a good story. It was interesting to see that Matt’s family sent him to public school and didn’t bother to learn and teach him sign language. I think that it was probably very tough for Matt to be able to learn in a hearing school, where he is the only deaf student there. Not only do I think that would be tough, but I also found that very impressive and inspiring. This movie had a great balance of humor, along with teaching lessons about Deaf Culture. When he first started wrestling, the coach didn’t want to let him wrestle because he viewed deafness as a disability and thought he wouldn’t be capable of competing in the sport. When he was finally allowed to wrestle, he was getting dominated because he couldn’t hear the whistle blow to start the match, so the coach ended up signaling it with his hand. After the first match that was signaled, the coach then realized that Matt was actually a talented wrestler. Aside from wrestling, this movie taught me a lot about Deaf Culture because of what he did with his girlfriend. I thought it was very cool to see them go to the waterfall together because I like nature. I think that it’s amazing that even though they can’t hear the water falling, they can still feel the rush of the water inside of them. It teaches you a lot not only about being deaf, but also just about life in general. This...
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...Beachy Head final arrangements Meeting point: The fossil hunt will begin outside the small cafe alongside St Bede’s Prep School at the bottom of Duke’s Drive (shown right). If approaching the area from the west (A259) turn right on to Warren Hill Road (B2103), the road then divides with the B2103 continuing into Upper Dukes Drive, follow the road as it winds down the hill to the coast, the school and cafe are located where the road veers left along the coast. Similarly participants travelling from Eastbourne should follow the coast road as shown on the map. For drivers with satnav the postcode is BN20 7XL. Roadside parking is available throughout the area. Meet here Meet here The fossil hunt will begin with a demonstration of some of the specimens collected from the chalk over the years, including ammonites, echinoids, starfish, sponges, bivalves and others. The demonstration also includes an introduction to the local geology – how the rocks were formed, what the prehistoric environment was like, and what the fossils reveal about life during the Late Cretaceous up to 100 million years ago. The fossil hunt: From the meeting point there are two possible routes the fossil hunt can take (see map right), either route provides plenty of opportunity to search for fossils. Depending on the group's requirements a decision can be made on the day, alternatively the route can be agreed in advance on request. The green route provides immediate access...
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...and wealthiness in the 1700’s. If you are wondering, what a day was like for me, I would usually eat a breakfast possibly of broth, bread with rice, or possibly a fruit or a vegetable. There was also porridge, coffee, beer, cider and tea. I would dress in my light, baggy work clothes and possibly wash my face in a bucket of water. Once I was ready, I would go downstairs to get my fires going, open up my store, and go to work. During my work time, I would use my five senses. I would smell wood, charcoal or coal burning in my hearths. Sometimes I could smell horse droppings from outside. I would hear silver being pounded against a stake with a “raising hammer”. I would also hear people talking and sometimes a horse and buggy come by. I would see my assistant or apprentice if I had one. I would see my shop, my tools such as my hammers and mallets, engraving tools such as chisels. Also, I would touch these things too. However, making something requires lots of using tools and skill. I would melt the silver with a graphite and clay crubicle; put it in a cast iron mold to make what is called an ingot. I would hot forge the ingot into a billet, which is a thick sheet of silver,...
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...you are messing around with him or actually being mean to him. I remember when one of my friends came over to my house for the first time and he said something to Jake just joking around, well Jacob didn’t like it and he pushed him against my wall and punched him in the face. I was very shocked when he did this and I can only imagine how my friend felt. Jake is also very stingy, by this I mean, he is a sore loser, literally to the point of violence. If something doesn’t go his way, he throws a fit. When I was about 12 years old and he would’ve been 9, we were at my neighbor’s house playing soccer, and I scored a goal on him to win the game. When I win something I tend to rub things in, well he didn’t like it at all so he grabbed a sledge hammer head from my neighbor’s ground and threw it at my face. It chipped two of my front teeth, I had to get stitches in my lip, and my lip was so big that I was too embarrassed to go out in public. Even though my two characteristics of Jake have been bad, he does have a few good ones, for example, he is hard-working. For example, when I’m inside relaxing or hanging out with friends, he is usually outside with my step dad working all day. They always maintain our yard, Jake helps my step dad with his storage unit business, and many other things they do. The weird thing about it is Jake actually likes doing this he has friends, but he doesn’t like to leave the house and go to theirs. They always come over to ours, and Jake will still help my step...
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..."...the drill operator shuts off the machine, quiets the crowd, and listens. I wonder what it was that he listened for. How faint? How rhythmic? He listens, his hand on the machine until he finally hears or feels the rhythmic noise of the trapped men hammering at the steel- the sole musical evidence of survival." (261-267) in this, Steven Church gives a very illustrative narration of a crowd of people waiting to hear the sound of trapped miners signaling their life from underground. In Church's "Auscultation", the underlying theme is that sound is essential to life. Sound can mean more than words ever could. Steven Church's "Auscultation" is a 4 chamber essay. Personally, I believe that the 4 chambers represent the 4 chambers of the heart. This is relevant due to the topic of the essay; the sound of life. The first chamber sets the tone by describing a mine that collapsed leaving 6 miners trapped in the deathly grasp of the mountain. The second chamber introduces the stethoscope as an essential part of life. The third chamber expresses the importance of the stethoscope, what makes a doctor a doctor, and the different instruments that a doctor has. The fourth and final chamber ends the essay by describing another devastating collapse leaving 9 coal miners trapped by rising water leaving families as well as other miners on edge about the life of their coworker, friend, or loved one. The essay compares a baby's heartbeat to the sound of a sledgehammer hitting metal within the...
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...of the allusions that Sanders includes in paragraph 25. 7. Drawing from anywhere in Sanders’s essay, select one particularly striking verb. Explain its effect. 8. Read carefully the final sentence of the essay. Discuss the effectiveness of concluding with this selection of details. 9. Discuss the significance of the title “The Inheritance of Tools,” and of the word “inheritance” as it relates to the piece as a whole. The Inheritance of Tools, by Scott Russell Sanders At just about the hour when my father died, soon after dawn one February morning when ice coated the windows like cataracts, I banged my thumb with a hammer. Naturally I swore at the hammers the reckless thing, and in the moment of swearing I thought of what my father would say: "If you'd try hitting the nail it would go in a whole lot faster. Don't you know your thumb's not as hard as that hammer?" We both were doing carpentry that day, but far apart. He was building cupboards at my brother's place in Oklahoma; I was at home in Indiana, putting up a wall in the basement to make a bedroom for my daughter. By the time my mother called with news of his death--the long distance wires whittling her voice until it...
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...A. Effects of Smoking on “Skin” and “Hair and Teeth” Smoking is believed to damage the skin in several ways. The heat of the tobacco smoke that surrounds a smoker’s face has a dehydrating effect. Long-term squinting and puckering of the mouth may form premature wrinkles. Smoking destroys Vitamin A and C, antioxidants that protect the skin against damage from pollution and free radicals that can lead to illness. In women, smoking interferes with estrogen production, leaving skin drier than it should be. Research also indicates that smoking damages collagen and elastin, two substances that give your skin firmness and elasticity. Adding insult to injury, smoking may also affect your crowning glory. There is some evidence that nicotine and cotinine can alter the DNA of hair follicle cells. Also, small blood vessels supplying hair follicles are constricted. The American Academy of Dentistry reports that male smokers can lose 2.9 teeth for every 10 years of smoking while the female smokers can lose 1.5 teeth. This is probably due to plaque buildup, which leads to periodontal or gum disease. Other unpleasant side effects of smoking are yellowish stained teeth; darkened gums and obnoxious breath. B. “Initiative” and “Passion” Passion is a faultless predictor of success. How many high achievers lack enthusiasm? How many great leaders do you admire who are indifferent? A dispassionate person will not go far before he gives up hope of achieving big dreams. On the other hand...
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...The Hammer or the Anvil The 19th Century in Europe was a time of power-balancing, revolution, industrialization, and imperialism. The turn of the century marked the end of French continental domination and the beginning of longest period of European peace in history following the Congress of Vienna. Up until 1848, the delicate balance of European power was maintained from an international perspective, but in that year, domestic uprisings plagued much of continental Europe. Given Britain’s geographical isolation and the success of its early colonies (like Australia), it experienced general domestic and foreign tranquility, as well as economic success and worldwide naval supremacy. However, as the British Empire continued to expand, its domestic industrial infrastructure was almost altogether abandoned, causing its inevitable technological obsolescence by the last quarter of the century. The relative decline of British industry and global dominance began in the 1870s along with a shift in gross national investment from domestic markets to overseas, requiring British foreign policy to ensure the naval, military, and financial security of its empire through defensive build-up and diplomacy at the turn of the 20th Century; in response to Britain’s relatively weaker position, German policy became more aggressive in an effort to assert Germany’s new global power status and attract Great Britain to an Anglo-German alliance. Britain’s escape from the revolutionary fervor engulfing...
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...Through telling the story from the parents’ perspective, Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” seeks to criticize both extremes of total equality and total inequality as detrimental to the general public. At the start of the story, all people have become “equal [in] every which way” (Vonnegut). However, all this progress has not been as wonderful as people would think. Instead of recognizing each individual’s unique talents, everyone has been set to perform to the lowest common denominator. For example, George Bergeron is a gifted person, but his ear radio and handicap bags prevent him from achieving his potential all for the sake of equality. However, to the common person, being worse than someone else is not too important. George’s average...
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...HAMER v. SIDWAY Facts: Louisa Hamer, (Plaintiff) took Franklin Sidway, the executor of the estate of William E. Story I, (Defendant), to court for the sum of $5,000. On March 20, 1869, William E. Story I had promised his nephew, William E. Story 2d, $5,000 which would also accrue interest if his nephew stopped drinking alcohol, using tobacco, swearing, and playing cards or billiards for money until the he reached 21 years of age. Story 2d accepted the promise and followed through on his end 21. After celebrating his 21st birthday, Story 2d wrote to his uncle and requested the $5,000. The uncle responded to his nephew in a letter in which he told his nephew that he would fulfill his promise. Story also stated that he would prefer to wait until his nephew was older before actually handing over the large sum of money. The younger Story consented to his uncle's wishes and agreed that the money would remain with his uncle until Story 2d became older. William E. Story I died on January 29, 1887 without having transferred any of the money owed to his nephew. Story2d had meanwhile transferred the $5,000 financial interest to his wife; Story 2d's wife had later transferred this financial interest to Louisa Hamer on assignment. The elder Story's estate refused to grant Hamer the money, believing there was no binding contract due to a lack of consideration. As a result, Hamer sued the estate's executor, Franklin Sidway. Judgment for the Defendant, and the Plaintiff appealed. Issues: ...
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...noticed on the dance floor; the rest of the people would back off and allow the leaders to duke it out. As these informal competitions became increasingly common and popular, announced competitions became part of a night out at hip hop clubs. Whether they arose organically or they were advertised in advance, this competitive nature helped hip hop retain the "battle" culture that has existed since the beginning. This type of competition can also be seen in other dance forms, perhaps most notably in tap dancing of the early 20th century. *The Hammer Dance (Mc Hammer) MC Hammer brought rap music to the mainstream audience with his album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, the biggest-selling rap album of all time. Born into poverty in Oakland, California, in 1962, MC Hammer began his performing career as a young boy dancing outside the Oakland Coliseum during Oakland A's games. He launched himself into full-fledged stardom with the 1990 release Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, the first...
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...How well does the River Tillingbourne match the Bradshaw Model? As you travel further downstream a river, the rivers discharge increases. The water discharge increases as it flows downstream it meets more streams and also collects rain from the increased catchment area. As you travel further downstream a river, the rivers discharge increases. The water discharge increases as it flows downstream it meets more streams and also collects rain from the increased catchment area. Channel depth increases downstream. As there is an increased discharge, you have much more energy for erosion, also a larger body of water. Channel depth increases downstream. As there is an increased discharge, you have much more energy for erosion, also a larger body of water. The Bradshaw describes how a river's characteristics vary between the upper course and lower course of a river. Load particle size decreases as you travel downstream. The load the river carries is broken down into smaller material via processes such as attrition. Load particle size decreases as you travel downstream. The load the river carries is broken down into smaller material via processes such as attrition. Although we haven’t studied the River Tillingbourne specifically, we have studied the River Severn, which has similar characteristics such as meanders. We should still expect similar features in aspects such as velocity and discharge. It is important to study rivers as it means you can research characteristics...
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...HUMN 432 Summary of: I’d Hammer Out Freedom: Technology as Politics and Culture By Richard Sclove Angelia DeGarmo-Beale February 3, 2011 This article reflects on how technology affects us even when we don’t intend it to nor do we want it to. This happens in both positive and negative aspects. Sclove’s personal definition of technology uses the analogy of a Hammer as being able to fulfill more than one function. A hammer can pound nails but can also extract them. He says this analogy is the core of the contemporary view of technology. Sclove says that technology is so significant that it basically sets our social structure. Our technology is so ingrained in our daily lives that it has changed and continues to change our political climate, laws and economic institutions. There are many areas where this is evident. One area that first comes to mind is social media and cyber bullying. Laws are being changed as we speak because of websites such as Facebook, where teenagers send threatening and harassing messages to other teens. Bullying can now be done in ones own home, where just 20 years ago it was usually on school grounds or nearby. Sclove writes about Coercive and Subconscious Compliance and how technologies are governed by both physical and political laws. It says that basically most of us are careful with technology that could do us bodily harm. An example of that would be automobiles. MOST people...
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...Michael Hammer’s “Reengineering Work: Don’t Automate, Obliterate” is an article on the problems and some solutions businesses used to overcome their issues of wasting time and money on inadequate operation processes. As businesses grow, the operation processes grow as well and the way the process is handled needs to change to accommodate the growth to be more efficient. If you just add more the current process without considering a new way to handle the process, you end up with a larger problem then you began with. What Hammer is trying to get across is that instead of adding to current processes, you need to eliminate them all together and create a new design for the process. This new design depending on the purpose of the business is to create a goal of having minimal wasted time and resources. This in turn eliminates chances to have failures. However, for a business to totally throw out their current process to start a new one, is not only challenging but also frowned upon by employees because most people not only do not like change but it could also eliminate their position in the company. Wasting time and money on inadequate operation processes, costs companies thousands of dollars and lots of time. If a company is having several jobs doing the same thing or having to reenter the same information, it becomes redundant and wasteful. The more efficient way to handle a situation like this is to make a centralized database that holds the information one person inputs...
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...People and governments involved: Roland Dagenhart, Congress, Supreme Court Laws in question: law was not a regulation of commerce, Tenth Amendment left power of child labor to the states, the Fifth Amendment allowed him to let his kids work in the mill Dates: 1918 Prior court decisions: Supreme Court attempted to regulate production of goods by banning the shipment across state lines of goods made in factories which employed children under the age of 14 Decision: 5 votes for Dagenhart, 4 vote(s) against Who brought the case to the Supreme Court and why? Roland Dagenhart of North Carolina worked at a textile mill with his two teenage sons. He believed the law was unconstitutional and sued, eventually taking his case to the Supreme Court. He made three constitutional arguments. First, he argued that the law was not a regulation of commerce. Secondly, he believed the Tenth Amendment left the power to make rules for child labor to the states. Finally, his liberty and property protected by the Fifth Amendment included the right to allow his children to work. How is the case an issue of federalism? What were the majority and minority opinions of the Supreme Court? Day spoke for the Court majority and found two grounds to invalidate the law. Production was not commerce, and thus outside the power of Congress to regulate. And the regulation of production was reserved...
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