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The Aristophanes' Ideology: Creation Through Separation
Number of words: 1578 - Number of pages: 6.... to be complete."
(Symposium, Speech of Aristophanes (192E)))
This is according to Aristophanes. His ides, or rather theory of "wholeness" is truly one of, if not the most, original and convincing of answering the complex question of: what is love? Aristophanes, argues that love is simply the name for the desire of pursuit of the whole. Aristophanes could not have been any closer to answering the question that has baffled souls (minds) of the intellectual and traditional man for centuries. There could be many conclusions to the theory that Aristophanes brought to light, bout an obviou .....
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Unfoldingone Art
Number of words: 882 - Number of pages: 4.... ordinary events"("Elizabeth Bishop"). The text (Literature an Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama) makes reference to Bishop's use of metaphor. Elizabeth Bishop refers to losing as an art. The American Heritage Talking Dictionary defines art as a skill that is practiced ("art"). "One Art" makes specific reference to practicing losing (line 7). Loss is defined as a condition of being deprived or bereaved of something or someone ("loss"). Loss is not something done intentionally (such as the word "practice" might suggest) but it is something that is inherent to humans. Perhap .....
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Dreaming
Number of words: 1871 - Number of pages: 7.... suddenly realize that they are in a dream. A minority of lucid dreams (about 10 percent) are the result of returning to REM sleep directly from an awakening with unbroken reflective consciousness (LaBerge, 1985). These types of lucid dreams occur most often during daytime napping. If the napper has been REM deprived from a previous night of little sleep their chances of having a REM period at sleep onset are increased. If the napper is able to continue his or her train of thought up to the point of sleep, a lucid dream may develop due to an immediate REM period. The basic definition of luc .....
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Teachers
Number of words: 582 - Number of pages: 3.... amount of time.
Completely opposite from the "you wanted MORE homework?" teacher is
the "indefinite-deadline teacher." This teacher assigns a mild amount of
homework, with few - if any - large projects. A conversation with this type
of teacher generally follows this pattern:
Teacher: Do you all have your assignment done?
Student: No… can we have another day to work on it?
Teacher: Well… I guess so.
(A whole class period of talking, with no work being done.)
The next day also follow a very similar pattern.
Teacher: Well, now that I've given you another day to do your .....
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Snowboarding
Number of words: 4556 - Number of pages: 17.... these contraptions for 15 dollars a piece. with new improvements such as a string at the tip for balance and a more stable base, it was dubbed the "Snurfer", a mix with snow and surfer, because of its no-binding surf style of riding.
Another pioneer was Dimitrije Milovich, a surfer from the east coast. He made his invention because of the lack of warm water in the winter. This board also had no bindings, to stick with the surf philosophy, but it included iron edges. In the early seventies Milovich began limited production of these custom boards.
Also in 1972, Bob Webber received a patent .....
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IOMEGA CORPORATION: DATA STORA
Number of words: 2781 - Number of pages: 11.... Systems remains a subsidiary of Iomega. In 1983 Iomega was made public, and for the next twelve years, the company would see a period of experimentation and growth. While Iomega remained behind the major industry names of Apple and IBM, the late eighties and early nineties were integral to Iomega¡¦s current success. The technical bases for the Zip and Jaz drives were built upon, leading to these products¡¦ 1995 release.2
Public response to the release of the portable data storage devices was enormous. Orders clogged the production component of Iomega before the disks were even released .....
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Bungee Jumping
Number of words: 1234 - Number of pages: 5.... leap is considered a demonstration of courage. In 1979, a bungee
cord was incorporated with this tribal ritual. Members of the Oxford
University's Dangerous Sports Club read about and designed a safe form of the
practice. Atop the Golden Gate Bridge, dressed in tuxedos and top hats, the
first form of bungee jumping came to existence. In 1987, bungee jumping moved
to the American commercial scene. Two brothers, John and Peter Kockelman, began
jumping from bridges over river gorges in the Sierras. Recognizing the sport's
commercial potential, they opened Bungee Adventures in 1988.
B .....
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Violence 2
Number of words: 902 - Number of pages: 4.... humans suppress in order to try to have law and order. Law and order are two things that just seem like guidelines from which a kid bases his or her rebellion. Just like in Columbine High School there was a small group of kids who were willing to break the law because there were restrictions on what they could do. And because they were teased by some of the kids, and to them it might have felt like the whole school was coming down on them, they got their revenge in one way possible. Although we will never know exactly why, even though they left a note, they rebelled against the system .....
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Website Review
Number of words: 635 - Number of pages: 3.... of pages on the site have a Visa banner going across the top. The advertising is very minimal and no where near overwhelming as some sites tend to be.
The site consists of eleven different main sections. Each section is unique and consists of articles, games, links, and reviews. The majority of links offered are internal links. All of the links are relevent and up to date. Of all the sections, the PBS Kids section appears to be the most comprehensive. It is the most visited section on the site with more than 560,000 visits per month. (Doubleclick.) This section really takes adva .....
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A Comparison Of Multi-Valued Orientation And Two Valued Orientation
Number of words: 309 - Number of pages: 2.... not used. There are definate settings. Using temperature again, let
multi-valued orientation show it's use. Hot and cold were used for two
valued orientation. Those were the extremes. Instead of using extremes, the
actual numbers are used. 74 degrees, 98.6 degrees, and -13 degrees are all
examples of the multi-valued orientation. The option to not choose the
extremes is open in these circumstances. Instead of doing good or bad work,
it is possible to do medeocire, very good, or very bad work.
People tend to stay away from the two valued orientation and let
others make up their mind to .....
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