...The Giraffe “Not only the children fell under a spell watching it, but we boys too, even the men and the women at first.” How the giraffe caught many people’s attention and also shows how his physical appearance was different from other people who lives in the town Shows the villager’s emotions; Unfamiliar, scared, nervous to see the giraffe Villagers differentiate the giraffe right away “Slowly it would lower its head and then raise it again to a dizzying height. It must have seen over the houses the clotted red of the roofs and the horizon, who knows how far.” It exaggerates the giraffe’s height, creates imagery “Dizzying height” shows how tall the giraffe is and tells us how different his physical appearance is compared to the villagers. “And yet everyone put up a fuss, even to going and calling the policeman, who came and said, “ if you don’t take it away I’ll kill it with my revolver”” Shows villager’s emotion towards the giraffe only because its physical appearance and only because it's unfamiliar to the villagers Develops the plot of the story “The giraffe, frightened, withdrew to the front of the church, placing its head right next to that o Jesus.” Shows the giraffe’s emotion towards the villagers and this supports the moral idea of the story by showing how giraffe is frightened just like the villagers. “Damn this town anyway, where giraffes can’t live, because there’s room only for the things that are already here” Impact on the main moral message that the author...
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...The author’s intent in “Gimpel the Fool” is show the power of faith, the dedication it requires, and how that dedication may be perceived as foolish by others. The story is told in first person, so there is no reason to believe that the narrator (Gimpel) isn’t reliable. Gimpel is considered foolish by everyone in his town, but he does not view himself as foolish. He is religious and believes that it is better to be a fool then evil, and that those who call him a fool and try to trick him are the true fools. It is because of this belief that he accepts all of the lies he is told by the towns’ people, and by his wife in particular. Everyone knows that none of Elka’s children are Gimpel’s, but Gimpel is blinded by faith and his love for Elka and...
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...“The Son from America,” by Isaac Bashevis Singer, takes place in the late 1800s in the little village of Lentshin. Samuel, who was born in Lentshin, moved away to America forty years ago. Samuel has achieved wealth earning his way from the bottom and learned how money is important for people to live happily. He has sent money to his parents every month. Then, he comes to his hometown as a millionaire to visit his parents, Berl and Berlcha. There, he finds out the fact that they have lived in happiness without his money. In “The Son from America,” the conflict between Samuel and his parents, Berl and Berlcha helps the story establish and develop the theme of perception of happiness. Samuel has learned from New York life that money is the way to live in happiness. Money represents treasure to Samuel, and he has worked his way up from the bottom to become a millionaire. He says to his mother, “Mother, I was a baker for many years in New York” (885). Living as a baker for many years was a tough life for him at the beginning; however, he took a large step, and finally he has achieved wealth in America. Now, he thinks money is the only treasure that he needs to live happily ever. After their religious ritual Sameul tried to take a large step then Berl says, “Slow down” (886). It means that he is happy that his son is doing well in foreign country, but also he wants to warn that everything comes with consequences. Even though Samuel has sent money every month to his parents, they...
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...The word fool as defined by as “a person lacking in judgment or prudence” (webster dictionary). When considering this definition Gimple is truly a fool, he lacks what would be defined as “better judgment” and leads with belief in possibilities. Gimple was consistently falling for tricks and seeming to never learn from them. However despite the many tricks Gimple fell for, I would not count him a complete fool. Gimple might have lacked what we would call “better judgement”; but, he did not lack complete judgement. He was able to judge situations and see the dishonesty within them; he just decided to believe without evidence. It is this intentional decision made by Gimple to believe without evidence, in reaction to his peers and their cruelness,...
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...lead role in Get Smart * Archimedes (c. 287-212 BC) - Polymath, inventor of the screw pump * Richard Arkwright (1733–1792) - Credited for inventing the spinning frame but most notable for contributions to the modern factory system * William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810–1900) - Hydraulic power pioneer, founder of Armstrong Whitworth ------------------------------------------------- [edit]B * Charles Babbage (1791–1871) - Creator of the Difference Engine * George Herman Babcock (1832–1893) - Co-invented an improved safety water tube steam boiler, co-founder of Babcock & Wilcox * Joseph Cyril Bamford - Founder of the JCB company, manufacturing heavy plant, and especially backhoes * Eugenio Barsanti (1821–1864) - Early developer of internal combustion engine * Henry Bessemer (1813–1898) - Best known as the creator of the Bessemer Process * Karl Benz (1844–1929) - Generally regarded as the inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile, founder of Mercedes-Benz * Keith Black - American high performance automobile engineer * John Blenkinsop (1783–1831) - Steam locomotive pioneer, developed rack and pinion railway system * Thomas Bouch (1822–1880) - Railway engineer, helped develop the roll-on/roll-off train ferry * Matthew Boulton (1728–1809) - Steam engineer, associate of James Watt * Joseph Bramah (1748–1814) - Hydraulic power pioneer and inventor of the hydraulic press * Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1805–1859)...
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...The Global Success of McDonald's MBA/521 Jan-7th-2012 Abstract When people think about the franchising concept, McDonald's usually comes up first as a prime example. Although McDonald's was not the first franchise business Isaac Singer, the inventor of the sewing machine gets credit for originating the franchise idea-the hamburger chain certainly exemplifies franchising success. The first McDonald's restaurant was opened by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald in 1940 on Route 66 in San Bernadino, California. The menu had about 25 offerings, and carhops brought the food out to patrons waiting in their cars. Today, McDonald's franchise network is the world’s leading food service retailer with more than 30,000 franchise restaurants serving 52 million people in more than 100 countries. Of those stores, more than 70% are owned by independent operator franchisees (Franchise Direct, n.d). In the following pages a brief summary of how McDonald's has been able to successfully establish itself at National and International Level is presented. McDonald's Success Story McDonald's has over the years continued to stay on the growth curve by recursively innovating and adopting though they have had some setbacks along the way for example about eight yrs ago they reported their 1st loss in a quarter in the history of the company, though many saw this as the beginning of the end of the company, McDonald's looked...
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...The Non-Obvious Problem: How the Indeterminate Nonobviousness Standard Produces Excessive Patent Grants Gregory Mandel∗ The dominant current perception in patent law is that the core requirement of nonobviousness is applied too leniently, resulting in a proliferation of patents on trivial inventions that actually retard technological innovation in the long run. This Article reveals that the common wisdom is only half correct. The nonobviousness standard is not too low, but both too high and too low. It is indeterminate. Three principal factors produce nonobviousness indeterminacy: a failure to identify the quantum of innovation necessary to satisfy the standard, a failure to define the baseline level of ordinary skill against which to measure an innovation, and the epistemic infeasibility of requiring a technologically lay decision maker to judge from the perspective of a more highly trained and educated person of ordinary skill in the art. This Article introduces a mathematical model of innovation and patenting to analyze the effects of nonobviousness indeterminacy. Based on the model, indeterminacy in nonobviousness decisions has several unexpected consequences. First, indeterminacy results in an excessive total number of patent grants, and in many patent grants on obvious inventions. Second, indeterminacy leads to too many patent applications on obvious inventions and too few applications on non-obvious inventions. ∗ Professor of Law, Temple University — Beasley School of...
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...Customized for: Isaac (illin@mednet.ucla.edu) THE INTRODUCTION Vault Guide to Schmoozing Customized for: Isaac (illin@mednet.ucla.edu) 2 © 2009 Vault.com, Inc. Introduction What does schmoozing sound like to you? Maybe it sounds smug, unctuous, oily, slimy. It sounds, quite frankly, like 'oozing.' Schmoozing is far from slimy, but 'oozing' actually isn’t a bad description of what a schmoozer does. A schmoozer slides into opportunities where none are apparent, developing friendships from the slightest of acquaintances. Through formless, oozy, schmoozy action, a schmoozer moves slowly but inexorably towards his or her goals. What is schmoozing? Schmoozing is noticing people, connecting with them, keeping in touch with them — and benefiting from relationships with them. Schmoozing is about connecting with people in a mutually productive and pleasurable way — a skill that has taken on new importance in our fragmented, harried, fiber-optic-laced world. Schmoozing is the development of a support system, a web of people you know who you can call, and who can call you, for your mutual benefit and enjoyment. Schmoozing is the art of semi-purposeful conversation: half chatter, half exploration. Schmoozing is neither project nor process. It's a way of life. How does schmoozing differ from networking? Conventional networking is the clammy science of collecting business cards ad infinitum, of cold-calling near strangers to grill them about possible openings in their places...
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...Susan Edson 1 THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Escrito por: Susan Edson Dirigido por: D. Juan Carlos Palmer Trabajo presentado para la obtención del Titulo Universitario Senior Universitat Jaume I Castellón, mayo 2005 2 Indice: I. General Concept………………………………..…… 4 1. First industrial revolution 2. Second industrial revolution 3. Modernization II. Europe……………………………………………….. 9 1. England 2. Scotland 3. Rest of Europe III. U.S.A………………………………………………... 17 1. The growth of U.S. industry. 2.Organization of industrial relations. 3.Agriculture. IV. Developments and innovations……………………… 24 1. Colonialism 2. Apprenticeship 3. Science and technology 4. Machine tools 5. Textiles 6. Steam engines 7. Locomotives and Steamboats 8. The Electric Telegraph 9. Architecture 10. Rubber 11. Lighting 12. Time V. Conclusions………………………………………... 42 VI. Bibliography………………………………………… 44 3 I. General Concept 1. The First Industrial Revolution Between 1760 and 1830 the Industrial Revolution was mainly confined to Britain. Being aware of its head start on other countries, Britain forbade the export of machinery, skilled workers and manufacturing techniques. This could not last, as many Britons saw profitable industrial opportunities abroad and continental European businessmen were keen to lure British know-how to their countries. Belgium became the first country in continental Europe to be transformed economically, having machine shops ...
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...firefighter, innovator in extinguishing oil-well blowouts in Kuwait 1 Roger Ailes: president of Fox News Channel Doug Aitken: multimedia artist Muhammad Ali: professional heavyweight boxer, three-time World Heavyweight Champion John Allman: neuroscientist, expert on human cognition Gloria Allred: civil rights attorney Brad Anderson: former CEO of Best Buy Chris Anderson: curator of TED conferences Philip Anschutz: entrepreneur, cofounder of Major League Soccer, investor in multiple professional sports teams David Ansen: former senior entertainment editor at Newsweek Rose Apodaca: pop culture, fashion, and style journalist Bernard Arnault: chairman and CEO of LVMH Rebecca Ascher-Walsh: journalist, author Isaac Asimov: science fiction author Reza Aslan: scholar of religious studies, author Tony Attwood:psychologist, author of books on Asperger’s syndrome Lesley Bahner: responsible for advertising and motivational research for the...
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...[pic] FIRST ARMY EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REPRESENTATIVE COURSE STUDENT GUIDE TO CULTURAL AWARENESS INDEX LESSON TITLE PAGE 1 Philosophical Aspects of Culture SG- 3 C1 Native American Experience SG- 4 C2 White American Experience SG- 23 C3 Arab American Experience SG- 43 C4 Hispanic American Experience SG- 53 C5 Black American Experience SG- 76 C6 Asian American Experience SG-109 C7 Jewish American Experience SG-126 C8 Women in the Military SG-150 C9 Extremist Organizations/Gangs SG-167 STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING FAMILIARIZED WITH ALL CLASS MATERIAL PRIOR TO CLASS. INFORMATION PAPER ON THE PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL DIFFERENCE Developed by Edwin J. Nichols, Ph.D. |Ethnic Groups/ |Axiology |Epistemology |Logic |Process | |World Views | | | | | |European |Member-Object |Cognitive |Dichotomous |Technology | |Euro-American |The highest value lies in the object |One knows through counting |Either/Or...
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...10000 quiz questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro 10000 general knowledge questions and answers 10000 general knowledge questions and answers www.cartiaz.ro No Questions Quiz 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Carl and the Passions changed band name to what How many rings on the Olympic flag What colour is vermilion a shade of King Zog ruled which country What colour is Spock's blood Where in your body is your patella Where can you find London bridge today What spirit is mixed with ginger beer in a Moscow mule Who was the first man in space What would you do with a Yashmak Who betrayed Jesus to the Romans Which animal lays eggs On television what was Flipper Who's band was The Quarrymen Which was the most successful Grand National horse Who starred as the Six Million Dollar Man In the song Waltzing Matilda - What is a Jumbuck Who was Dan Dare's greatest enemy in the Eagle What is Dick Grayson better known as What was given on the fourth day of Christmas What was Skippy ( on TV ) What does a funambulist do What is the name of Dennis the Menace's dog What are bactrians and dromedaries Who played The Fugitive Who was the King of Swing Who was the first man to fly across the channel Who starred as Rocky Balboa In which war was the charge of the Light Brigade Who invented the television Who would use a mashie niblick In the song who killed Cock Robin What do deciduous...
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...Media History Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Mass media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8 1.1.9 Issues with definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forms of mass media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purposes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professions involving mass media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Influence and sociology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethical issues and criticism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See also . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 2 6 6 7 8 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 19 20 21 21 21 1.1.10 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.11 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.12 Further reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.13 External links . . . . . . . . ....
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...TEST 1 I- Choose the best answer: 1. Doctors _____ a cure to AIDS yet. A. have found B. found C. haven't found D. hasn't found 2. Do you mind _____ up? A. wash B. washing C. washed D. to wash. 3. He _____ to give up smoking since last week. A. was trying B. have tried C. has tried D. tried. 4. He enjoys _____ in the rain. A. walk B. walks C. to walk D. walking. 5. Would you like _____ to my party? A. come B. to come C. coming D. came. 6. My sister likes _____ and _____. A. dance/sing B. to dance/sings C.dancing/singing D. dancing/to sing 7. This school _____ ten years ago. A. be built B. is built C. was built D. built 8. He _____ since the day we left school. A. hasn't seen B. hasn't been being seen C. wasn't seen D. hasn't been seen 9. We spent half a year _____ this hotel. A. to build B. built C. building D. with building 10. My friend is fond of _____ TV in the evening. A. watching B. to watch C. watch D. watched 11. There is a _____ on the table. A. lamp reading B. read lamp C. reading lamp D. reading lamps 12. While I _____ TV, my sister _____ to music. A. was watching/ listening B. watched/ listened C. was watching/ was listening D. watching/ listening 13. She is bored _____ getting up early. A. with B. of C. in D. to 14. I am not used _____ up early...
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...******Created by ebook converter - www.ebook-converter.com****** ******ebook converter DEMO - www.ebook-converter.com******* ******Created by ebook converter - www.ebook-converter.com****** KOINONIA HOUSE Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83816-0347 ******ebook converter DEMO - www.ebook-converter.com******* ******Created by ebook converter - www.ebook-converter.com****** COSMIC CODES Copyright © 1999 by Koinonia House Revised 2004 P.O. Box D Coeur d’Alene, ID 83816-0347 Web Site: http://www.khouse.org Second Printing 2004 Third Printing 2011 ISBN 978-1-57821-072-5 Design and production by Koechel Peterson & Associates, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may reproduced in any form without the written permission of the Publisher. Printed in the United States of America. ******ebook converter DEMO - www.ebook-converter.com******* ******Created by ebook converter - www.ebook-converter.com****** “Cosmic Codes was the authoritative resource that we relied on in the research of our PAX-TV/Discovery Channel television special Secrets of the Bible Code Revealed. It’s absolutely packed with fascinating factual information on all of the Bible-related codes.” DAVID W. BALSIGER PRODUCER, SECRETS OF THE BIBLE CODE REVEALED “Chuck Missler writes from a technological and Biblical background in this cutting-edge analysis of the hidden codes...
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