...A Life in Moderation Meden Agan, is a Greek saying that was in scripted on the temple of Apollo meaning “nothing in excess.” This quote signifies that everything should be done in moderation. Practicing moderation becomes difficult when the person does not have a strong sense of self-control against temptation. In the play, Doctor Faustus, this concept of resisting temptation and moderation is seen throughout the play. Everything in moderation is a principle of life that helps protect one’s life from harm. Knowledge is seen as power especially in the play, Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. This play was written during the Renaissance, which literally means “rebirth”. During this time, people were exploring theories in various studies such as physics, astronomy and biological sciences. Even though it was a time of exploration and discovery, the Roman Catholic Church still played a huge role in the every day lives of the people. The church enforced a strict hierarchal system where everything had a particular place in society. This strict atmosphere that was created by the church was hypocritical to the changing times. People were exploring and learning about things that were once forbidden knowledge. Prior to this movement of exploration, the church held the ultimate power. The people were illiterate and were forced to believe the doctrines of the church. The Renaissance sparked curiosity in people to learn about topics that had not been studied before...
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...refers to the domain where different elements of reality and fantasy are incorporated in the real worldly objects to create such a piece of literature that symbolizes something strange to believe in order to convey various emotions and thoughts. It is majorly associated with Latin American literature and the authors like Gabriel Garcia. Garcia Marquez’ “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings” is a short story that reveals how the society and culture has been so rigid and isolated by social boundaries when it comes to the acceptance of the individual’s sexuality and gender behaviors. As suggested by the title itself, this story is a perfect mixture of fantasy and reality as most of the Magical Realism stories are...
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...jobs and houses but the Big Businesses could not be permitted to fail. For the suffering middle class it was now confirmed that the big businesses were in league with the big government. Financial firms such as Merill Lynch were reported approving extravagant bonuses despite knowing the company was headed for catastrophe. At this point the Republican Party was headed downhill but later rose as the revitalized Right. The New Right capitalized on public confusion through the use of Tea Party movements. Republicans were now depicting themselves enemies of the Big Businesses, deflecting public anger away from them. As Thomas Frank puts it, it was the, “the burden of villainy from Wall Street to government,” in this case to the nations left wing party. The reinvigorated Right had Glen Beck, a TV host, leading the way for them. The author describes Becks’ newscast as “Every afternoon at five, there Beck would be with another installment in the unfolding tale of the nations destruction…. And the central...
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...Burning Bright Entry 1 Guy Montag changed from being a good, moral fireman who had "pleasure to burn" (Fahrenheit, 3) and fulfill his job who would burn books and houses "It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed. With the brass nozzle in his fists, with his great python spitting its venomous kerosene upon the world... playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." (Fahrenheit, 3). He changed to being a "criminal" by his own society's definitions. He starts owning and reading books. He plots against his fellow firemen and becomes unconfirmed to his society anymore, filled with knowledge and power that he wants to pass to the next generations. He fights for a change to his society and wants to rebuild it for good and this reminds me of his quote about him saying, "And...
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...The 10 Most Puzzling Ancient Artifacts The Bible tells us that God created Adam and Eve just a few thousand years ago, by some fundamentalist interpretations. Science informs us that this is mere fiction and that man is a few million years old, and that civilization just tens of thousands of years old. Could it be, however, that conventional science is just as mistaken as the Bible stories? There is a great deal of archeological evidence that the history of life on earth might be far different than what current geological and anthropological texts tell us. Consider these astonishing finds: The Grooved Spheres Over the last few decades, miners in South Africa have been digging up mysterious metal spheres. Origin unknown, these spheres measure approximately an inch or so in diameter, and some are etched with three parallel grooves running around the equator. Two types of spheres have been found: one is composed of a solid bluish metal with flecks of white; the other is hollowed out and filled with a spongy white substance. The kicker is that the rock in which they where found is Precambrian - and dated to 2.8 billion years old! Who made them and for what purpose is unknown. The Dropa Stones In 1938, an archeological expedition led by Dr. Chi Pu Tei into the Baian-Kara-Ula mountains of China made an astonishing discovery in some caves that had apparently been occupied by some ancient culture. Buried in the dust of ages on the cave floor were hundreds of stone disks. Measuring...
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...therefore I don’t promise it can be done it again. He has wanted Will since the day River discovered you Rae. I told him it could not be, however under the circumstances, there is no reason not to try. She has met her fate in an unhuman fashion, and should be given another chance. Rae you must provide consent to save her, therefore making you responsible for her life should she be dissatisfaction with her immortality. It will be you that has to right the wrong.” Sobbing almost hysterically Rae practically screamed “YES” They all watched intently as Meg, bent over Will and let her tears fall onto Will’s broken and bloody body. After what seemed hours but, were only minutes. Meg instructed Shadow. “Transport Will to River’s castle and place her upon a soft bed to recover, she will be fine.” Meg touched Rae’s arm and insisted, “Keegan Onóra, is her mate and he will help her understand her new life. They are the only two true human immortals.” Rae was astonished, and asked. “She will be ok, and I may tell her about me, and have Will in my life?” Meg laughed at Rae’s rambling, “Yes, you shall have it all. However, if Will soon to be Willow Onóra is displeased with her life you Rae Sinclair will be responsible for finding her demise.” As Shadow bent over to pick up Will he whispered. “Cake and eat it too.” That made Rae smile, though her head was spinning with what Mag had told her. She followed Shadow and Keegan out to the car. Whispering under her breath, “I hope I made the right decide...
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...My Experience with Learning Tactically March 8, 2015 Academic and Career Success Professor Richard Lorgus CTU Online When I was a child about the age of 9, I experienced my first lesson on electricity: electrocution. I had an old television, something that looked like it was from the 70’s that was sitting in my room but belonged to my grandfather. I decided to see if it works, not knowing what curiosity had in store for me, and something instantly ticked in my mind to plug it up. Upon inspection of the power cord, I discovered there wasn’t an adapter on the end, just bare wire. Like the unsuspecting child I was, I divided the cables and attempted to stuff them into the wall outlet and the next thing you know. Pop goes the socket! My mother and stepfather at the time heard the pop and rushed to my room, opened my door, and smelled the charred stench, and saw the black mark in the middle of my forehead from the electricity. That was my first tactical experience with electricity, and it paved the way for my curiosity today. Not everyone has the same experiences, but some are more connected than others. We have those that learn through sound whom are known as auditory learners. Also, those that learn by sight are visual learners. Lastly, you have those that would rather get their hands dirty, the tactile learners. I fit right in the tactile learner range since I prefer to do and learn as I go something of being efficient and getting more done in time. What’s your learning...
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...Cosette Wood The Amazing Adventures of Rozebell Robin Once upon a time there lived a little girl named Rozeabell Robin. She was as little as a worm. She was raised by a skunk, but the skunk sold her an orphanage. Something scary happened...at the very moment she got sold she was gone! One minute she was in a dark hall filled with beds and the next minute she was in a tree. When she woke up to find herself in the tree she was very curious how she had gotten there. She looked around and saw a family of birds living on the branch next to her. They were busy eating worms for breakfast and didn't notice her until she said "Hello". The birds were startled at first because they thought she was a worm since she was so small. Rozeabell started waving at them so the birds would know she was nice, and then the birds realized she was a little girl. The birds invited Rozeabell to have breakfast with them. "How did you get into this tree?" the birds asked Rozeabell. ''I don’t know."she continued,''I do know that i'm lost." Just then a hawk flew by and she was gone. While she was flying with the hawk she was trying to recollect how she got into the tree. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” The shrill scream of Rosie falling from a sky portal woke the entire flying forest. As Rosie approached the ground, she braced for impact but to her surprise, she landed on...
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...turn around (“Factory Farming: Cruelty to Animals”). To produce dairy, cows are forcefully, and harshly impregnated by human hands. The calves are taken from the mother nearly directly after birth. If the calf is a male, he is slaughtered immediately, and produces veal. If it is a female, then she is raised to face the same torture her mother endures daily. When the animals have suffered this way for years of their lives, they are then deemed useless, and are slaughtered (not euthanized, but slaughtered). Pigs suffer the same fate. After being forcefully impregnated with false semen, these intelligent animals are trapped in gestation crates that are barely the size of their own bodies for months on end (“Pigs on Factory Farms”). Pigs are curious, and brilliant animals, and become frustrated with this lack of enrichment. Some take to self-mutilation, and bang their heads against the walls of the cage, or bite their own tail. As a result of this, their tail is more often than not hacked off, without the use of anesthetic. While what these animals endure is horrendous, birds have it the worst. This is because all birds are...
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...inspirational fable of our time Element An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith, London W6 8JB The website address is: www.thorsonselement.com To the real Jonathan Seagull, who lives within us all and Element are trademarks of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd First published in Great Britain by Turnstone Press 1972 This edition published by Element 2003 17 19 21 23 25 24 22 20 18 16 Text copyright © Richard D. Bach 1970 Photographs copyright © Russell Munson 1970 Richard Bach asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 00 649034 4 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Martins The Printers Ltd, Berwick upon Tweed All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,...
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...inspirational fable of our time Element An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 77-85 Fulham Palace Road Hammersmith, London W6 8JB The website address is: www.thorsonselement.com To the real Jonathan Seagull, who lives within us all and Element are trademarks of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd First published in Great Britain by Turnstone Press 1972 This edition published by Element 2003 17 19 21 23 25 24 22 20 18 16 Text copyright © Richard D. Bach 1970 Photographs copyright © Russell Munson 1970 Richard Bach asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 00 649034 4 Printed and bound in Great Britain by Martins The Printers Ltd, Berwick upon Tweed All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise,...
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...accurately, the bridge opening of the Manhattan Bridge at Cherry Street. In this way, you may feel curious and ask me where my parents are or does anyone take care of me? I have no idea about who they are, and I take care of myself on my own. I don’t remember...
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...the process of natural selection. The first part of the book described observations in support of common descent. One such observation is that of the homologous structures possessed by a wide variety of animals. Darwin used the fact that lizards, bats, whales, birds, frogs cats and even humans all contain a pent dactyl limb to support his theory that all life is descended from one common ancestor. As he says himself , “What can be more curious than that the hand of a man, formed for grasping, that of a mole for digging, the leg of the horse, the paddle of the porpoise, and the wing of the bat, should all be constructed on the same pattern, and should include the same bones, in the same relative positions?”(Darwin 1860) Another observation of common descent from the first part of Darwin’s book is that of convergence of form. This is the presence of similar biological traits in members of different species. Darwin illustrated this using the example of the finches. He observed a variety of forms encountered in related species that converge upon forms in unrelated species adapted to similar environments( Dr John Finarelli 2012). The similarity in embryology between members of different species is another example of an observation used by Darwin to support the theory of common descent. Detours seen in embryonic development - e.g. gill clefts in tetrapod (including human) embryos – are...
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...question of all time. Existentialism has been a subject of debate and analyzation for as long as people have been able to communicate, and it has been up to literary artists and experts to explore this fascinating topic. At the forefront of the Romantic Period, poet and painter William Blake took it upon himself to apply his philosophical beliefs and religious values in taking on this vast and broad matter. Through his utilization of symbolism and questioning, Blake examines the mysteries of human existence. Before diving into Blake’s works revolving around existentialism, it is of value to take an initial glance at...
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...hoping joy they bring Maybe a song of love is in the air Or maybe just loud noises because they don't care Spread your wings and take flight Don't be afraid to go out at night Even the nights can be warm during spring Go out for a walk, have a fling Spread some seeds, share the love Just don't get too rough, if you see a dove Pure in beauty and full of life Reminding you to don't think twice Heckle a tree, ask it why it barks Beware if it begins to arc The wind will come and will blow Letting you know, fly a kite, must be yellow Do not run into the rains It could hurt and bring owwy pains One last reason to enjoy Spring Time to break out the old bling bling Can you hear that?...
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