...Research Paper: Slaughter-House Five In the semi autobiographical novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut uses the character Billy Pilgrim to depict the effects of war, death, and post traumatic stress disorder. Kurt Vonnegut felt the need to create the character of Billy Pilgrim to express his own feelings of trauma because of the difficulty to address them on a personal level. Like Vonnegut, Billy Pilgrim was captured by the Germans, and witnessed the fire bombing in Dresden on February 13, 1945, which is known to be the most detrimental airstrike in military history, killing an estimated 135,000 people. “He was down in the meat locker on the night that Dresden was destroyed. There were sounds like giant footsteps above. Those were sticks of high explosive bombs. The giants walked and walked...A guard would go to the head of the stairs every so often to see what is was like outside, then he would come back down and whisper to the other guards. There was fire-storm out there. Dresden was one big flame. The one flame are everything organic, everything that would burn.” (Vonnegut 177) This quote from the book illustrates how the image of Dresden is instilled in Vonnegut's brain, from when he witnessed it, and how he can't let go of his lingering memories of Dresden. Billy Pilgrim is greatly disturbed by the obliteration he witnessed in Germany. These events signify Vonnegut’s painful past and he comes to terms with his pain through the writing of Slaughter-House Five....
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... Introduction After comparing several programming languages, I have found many books and websites expressing how fast and efficient Python is. Further, many research papers describe the advantages of adding Python to computer sciences classes. For this reason I decided to study this language and compare it to one that I am familiar with, like the C language. This paper contains the history of Python, from its creation until now. It shows the features that make Python so popular, and the differences between Python and other languages. Most importantly, it explains the four pillars that are the foundation of the Python programming language, which are to provide quality, increase productivity, portability, and integration. Through this paper illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of Python, by showing that, although an interpretative language such as Python will never be as fast as a compiled language like C, it will be more efficient and useful in a variety of cases. The Python Programming Language History of Python Python (Software, 2011) is a relatively recent, object-oriented, interpreted scripting language created by Guido van Rossum at Stichting Mathematisch Centrum (CVI) in the Netherlands. According to Mark Pilgrim, Python is a successor of the ABC language and C (Pilgrim, 2004). It is interesting how fast in became popular when there existed already two powerful and general purpose programming languages such as C and C++. After the release of...
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...Karma Namgyal Ghale Prof. Bonnie Holt Art 194 Asian Art Museum Research Paper 04/01/2018 For the Museum Assignment, I decided to explore images of Buddha through various time periods and places in Asia. Since I came to know that the first Sundays of every month, known as Target Sunday, I got free ticket to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. I surfed into museum official site to obtain more information on art and sculpture of Buddha displayed in the museum. The pictures of the Buddha’s art and sculpture is displayed according to the chronological order described below. I got the pictures from museum and other site...
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...Property Crimes and the Criminals Behind it History of Theft Theft is not unique to modern times the theft of personal property has been known throughout history. The crusades of the eleventh century inspired peasants and downtrodden noblemen to leave the shelter of their of estates to prey upon passing pilgrims. Crusades felt it was within their rights to appropriate the possessions of any infidels Greeks, Jews, or Muslims they happened to encounter during their travels. By the thirteenth century, returning pilgrims not content to live as serfs on feudal estates, gathered in the forests of England and the continent to poach game that was the rightful property of their lord or king and when possible to steal from passing strangers. By the fourteenth century, many such highwaymen and poachers were full-time thieves, stealing great numbers of cattle and sheep and terrorizing the countryside. The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries brought hostilities between England and France in the Hundred Years’ War. Foreign mercenary troops fighting for both sides roamed the countryside; loot and pillage were viewed as a rightful part of their pay. As cities developed and a permanent class of property less urban poor came into being, theft became more professional. By the eighteenth century, three separate groups of property criminals were active: Skilled thieves typically worked in the large cities, such as London and Paris. This group included pickpocket, forgers, and counterfeiters, who...
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...Description of Paper This paper will be discussing the historical and legal framework which provides the foundations for the American system of labor and management relations. I will also be analyzing the actions of unions and management to determine basic compliance with the major U.S federal labor laws. I will also discuss the roles and responsibilities of key participants in the right to work state when compared to a non right to work state. Finally I will explain the process for organizing and for decertifying unions. Historical and Legal Framework for American Unions Labor Unions go back all the way to the development of America. Starting when the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, several of the pilgrims were craftsmen. These were considered primitive unions, or guilds of not just carpenters but also cabinet makers, cordwainers and cobblers made their appearance as well. Although many early attempts at labor unions failed, during the 19th century and the start of the Industrial Revolution, workers preserved and began union traditions that continue today. The purpose of forming unions was so that members could speak out and seek fair solutions when it came to working conditions, to improve job security, and increase wages and fringe benefits without the fear of losing their jobs. The union is selected by the employee as their bargaining agent to represent their interest and what is best for them when it comes to negotiation and administration...
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...Magic Realism in “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” Magic realism is defined as “a fiction often associated with Latin America that interweaves realistic and fantastic details, juxtaposing the marvelous with the ordinary” (Charters 1741). It involves fantastic elements combined with realistic elements, thus making it hard to differentiate both. Magic realism is different from fantasy because it is set in a realistic setting. According to Gonzalez Echchevarria, magic realism “offers a world view that is not based on natural or physical laws nor objective reality” (qtd in Moore). In this research paper, I will show how the story of “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” presents strong characteristics of magic realism. “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” contains non-rational and realistic...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY A Research Paper on the “The Contribution of Baptists in the Struggle for Religious Freedom” Submitted to Dr. Jason J. Graffagnino, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of CHHI 665 – B04 History of Baptists by Elizabeth Linz Barthelemy February 1, 2015 Contents Introduction 1 The Baptist Origin 2 The separatists/puritans 2-3 The First Baptists Believers 4-5 The American Baptist Contribution to “religious liberty ideal”...............................................6 Rhode Island, Plymouth, and Pennsylvania Colonies......................................................7-8 The South Colonies and Their Struggle for “Religious Liberty” 9-11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography.............................................................................................................................13-15 Introduction “Religious Liberty” is a good and perfect gift from above. Contrary to populace belief “the separation of church and state,” did not originate with the ACLU but for the most part, it originated with the first British Baptists that arrived in Colonial America they were defenders of true “religious liberty.” Moreover, the distinction between religious liberty and tolerance of religion is significant. “Religious liberty” is a right of every men, however, tolerance is...
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...Assignment 1 Presented to Michelle Ford Prepared by Kaiheng Xu April 6, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS PURPOSE OF PAPER -------------------------------------- 1 INTRODUCTION Brief definition of sustainability Economic impacts Social impacts Environmental impacts Political issues Natural disasters -------------------------------------- 1 ----------------------------------- 2, 3 ------------------------------------3, 4 ------------------------------------4, 5 ------------------------------------5, 6 -----------------------------------6, 7 CONCLUSION ------------------------------------- 8, 9 REFERENCE LIST --------------------------------------- 10 PURPOSE OF PAPER Discussing the positive and negative impacts on the growth of events industry, analysising the different explanations might have in the implications of this phenomenon. INTRODUCTION Over the last 20 years, the events industry has grown significantly. This phenomenon appeared might because events industry could bring a great deal of positive impacts on society, environment and economy. Events sustainability has played an important role in the increasing of events industry. However, it is predicted that there will be a growth of 5.5% per year through 2011 which used to be 6.2% since 2003, this slightly decline of growth rate might causes by the social, environmental, economical negative implications, the global political unrest and natural disaster can also create a negative impact...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE GIFT OF TONGUES DISPLAYED IN THE BOOK OF ACTS A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO PROFESSOR DOUGLAS PETERSON IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR BIBL364 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ONLINE BY SEAN HIGGINS LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA DECEMBER 5, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 PENTECOST 2 THE CONVERSION OF CORNELIUS 5 TONGUES AT EPHESIAN BAPTISM 7 CONCLUSION 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 Introduction The gift of Tongues has been becoming more and more popular over the past 10 years. Christians appear to have differing views on the matter. Some think it is a sign of the HOLY SPIRIT, other think it is a manifestation of demonic forces. There are Bible verses to support both of these opinions, so the issues can become rather confusing. This paper is meant to show exactly everything that the Book of Acts mentions on the subject of tongues. This paper doesn’t refer to any other parts in the Bible regarding tongues. There are three different incidences in the Book of Acts that refers to speaking in tongues. First in Acts 2:4, 6-11 at the day of Pentecost, then in Acts 10:46 at the conversion of Cornelius, and finally in Acts 19:6 at the baptism of the 12 men in Ephesus. I am going to look solely at these events in order to study exactly what the Book of Acts says about tongues. Pentecost The experience of the Spirit on Pentecost is a fulfillment of the prophecy of John the Baptist concerning the one who would...
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...served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. The concept of ready-cooked food for sale is closely connected with urban development. In Ancient Rome cities had street stands that sold bread, sausages and wine. As in Roman cities during antiquity, many of these establishments catered to those who did not have means to cook their own food, particularly single households. Unlike richer town dwellers, many often could not afford housing with kitchen facilities and thus relied on fast food. Travellers, as well, such as pilgrims en route to a holy site, were among the customers. since than fast-food business is thriving. It is not that there was no fast food shops before the proliferation of western food chain. But it is the western food-chain such as Mcdonald’s, pizza Hutt,Sub-ways and Dominos get the desired success. The reasons that have contributed to the increased popularity are: Targeting Markets: •Initial focus on metros- Mumbai, Delhi •Relatively high incomes •Exposure to western food & culture •Move to smaller satellite towns (Gurgaon,Pune) •Positive spillover effects of reputation Product Adaptation-The Indian challenge: •Much higher degree of adaptability •40% Vegetarians –Vegetarian selections to suit Indian taste •Maharaja Mac replaced...
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...Kristie Alvarado E04/Garmon/06 Outline Rough Draft 24 Feb 2012 Richard I the Lionheart I. Introduction of paper A. Hook (Attention Getting Statement) B. Background Information C. Thesis II. It would have been hard to find a more driving, ambitious and fiercely competitive family to be born into, but Richard would hold his own. A. Richard was the third surviving child of Henry II, one of the most astute and formidable of all English kings and the ruler of more of France than the French king himself. 1. Henry’s domains stretched from the Scottish border to the Pyrenees. He was twenty-four when Richard was born and the ravishingly beautiful, accomplished and willful Eleanor of Aquitaine, (Richard’s mother) was around thirty-five. 2. Both Eleanor and Henry were French and neither spoke English. 3. Their first son, William, had died in infancy. Their second child, Hennery, later known as the Young King, was two when Richard was born, and their daughter Matilda was one. There would be two more daughters and two more sons. B. Richard was born in Oxford, in Beaumont Palace which his Grandfather Henry I had built thirty years or so before. 1. There was no university yet at Oxford and the palace stood where Worcester College is today. 2. Out of all of Eleanor’s children, Richard was her favorite, but he didn’t see much of his mother or father as a child, as he grew older they were around more often. C. Fierce family quarrels...
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...Abstract In this paper, we will discuss the history of veteran’s affairs and its status. First, consider “Veterans Affairs”. The “United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)” is a government Cabinet-level office that gives close thorough human services administrations to qualified military experts at VA medicinal focuses and outpatient centres situated all through the nation; a few non-social insurance benefits containing inability remuneration, professional restoration, instruction help, home advances, and life coverage; and gives internment and commemoration advantages to qualified veterans. History of Veterans Affairs The “United States” has the most extensive plan to help the Veterans of any country on the planet, while the...
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...economic, political and social conditions. This is described as a shift from merchant charity to modern-day corporate citizenship. Although business traditions in India had their beginnings thousands of years ago, India is still a relatively young industrial nation compared to the industrialized countries of the West. The merchant class played an important role in India’s pre-industrial society, and in spurring the ideals of modern capitalism. The merchants were engaged both in domestic and international trade, as well as in a wide range of other commercial activities. Indian merchants provided relief in times of crisis such as famines or epidemics, throwing open warehouses of food and treasure chests. Merchants built and supported temples, pilgrim rest houses, night shelters, bathing platforms, water tanks, wells and animal refuges, and provided drinking water facilities....
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...groups; groups, that when looked further into, are at the center of much adversity. With growing popularity, juxtaposed with growing controversy, what is it that compels society to join these almost secular groups, instead of the traditional ideologies the nation was founded upon? At the arrival of this nation, the Pilgrims were seeking separation from the Catholic Church. Since, there have been several hundred thousand congregational groups become recognized in this country. At the onset of this country, Christianity was the only religion widely accepted. Now there are an estimated 12,000 congregations in the U. S. who practice a religion other than Christianity. When set next to the 338,000 Christian congregations, 12,000 non-Christian congregations seems small. However, it is significant to point out that mainstream Protestant denomination sizes have declined by almost 15% in the last 20 years ("Fast Facts about American Religion."). In research conducted by the Pew Research Center of Religion and Public Life, participation in christianity has declined by 7.2% -- an estimated 5.3 million member decline. Non Christian groups have yielded a 1.2% growth. This paper will investigate 3 non traditional religious groups in an attempt to discover what it is that makes so many citizens want to find spirituality in places other than the church. Amish: The Amish arrived in the United States in October, 1727. Early settlers made their home in southeast Pennsylvania. Today, the largest...
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...Islam, A World Religion: The Start of Islam Most people don't know much about Islam, with misconceptions about Islam: Muslim’s beliefs and including the rituals. Islam has gained a lot of followers and is the second largest religion in the world. The questions that we will be answering that is about Islam is the character, Sunni Islam throughout my research and a visit to the Islamic Center of Inland Empire. This research paper will cover the history and art of Islam and the history of Al-Masjid al-Ha ram or “The Holy Mosque”. Also the Religious meetings and personal views of an Islamic leader in the essay. Beliefs of Islam Islam, like Judaism and Christianity, is a monotheistic religion based in ones beliefs in God. There are two main in the religion in Islam, which is known as Sunni and Shi’a. The two major separation of Islam were caused by the question of leadership after Muhammad’s sentence. Vast majority of Muslim, like about 90 percent are Sunni and the others would be Shi’s. “Sunni” comes from the Arabic word which is Sunnah meaning “customary practice.” But in Sunni Islam, the imam is the man who leads the Friday prayers in a mosque with scriptures from the Qur’an, the text of which is considered to be the direct word from God (Allah). Caliphate and Its Modern Era The Caliphate was the first government system established in Islam, it is represented as the political unity of the Muslim Ummah nation. As a religious historian, S. A. Nigosian believes that “the...
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