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Utopias
<view this essay>.... Life would be simple and enjoyable. These ideas are all brought up in many novels of our time. By incorporating different author’s ideas and our own, one could create their own perfect world-their utopia.
In every situation there is almost always two different approaches. Everyone sees the situation differently. However, to come up with the right solution, one needs to hear the opinions of others. But what if that chance to think was taken away, or else consequences would follow enforced by a “police.” That is the situation in, 1984, where everyone’s thoughts were controlled providing them with no independent nature, but rather allowing them to .....
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Atlantis: We Will Never Know
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Critias of a continent in the Atlantic ocean larger than Africa and Asia Minor
combined which rivaled Athens as the most advanced in the world. (2) According
to the legend surrounding Plato's dialogues, the island of Atlantis was
violently thrown into the sea by the forces of nature, and its few survivors
managed to swim ashore and relate their story. (3) There the legend was passed
by word of mouth until an Egyptian priest related the story to Solon, a
character in Timaeus. The priest admired the achievements of prehistoric
Athenians, because when the rulers of Atlantis threatened to invade all of
Europe and Asia the Athenians, on behalf of all Greek .....
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The Issue Of Sport
<view this essay>.... worst in people. If there is
competition it makes people strive harder to do the best they can. But it can
also lead to dirty tactics, drugs or violence. In the screenplay "Strictly
Ballroom", dirty tactics were used due to the competitive pressure. At the State
Final Championship Scott and Liz were blocked by Ken Railings and Pam Short. It
was also unfair competition, Barry Fife (The Dance Ferderation President) was
being dishonest. Wayne overheard Barry setting it up so that Scott didn't win
the Pan Pacific Grand Prix.
The Sport weekly magazine article " Shirley knows her tables" printed on 14th
May, 1996 dicusses her determination and preparation for .....
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The History And Contributions
<view this essay>.... for practical purposes. He lived towards the beginning of the sixth century B.C, and has been credited with many geometric theorems. Some of the most important theorems developed by Thales included:
- If two triangles have two angles and one side is respectively equal, then both triangles are congruent to each other.
- Angles at the base of any isosceles triangle are equal.
- If two straight lines intersect, then the opposite angles formed are equal.
Thales also did much work with the height of pyramids by measuring the height of the pyramid’s shadow only at a specific time of the day. While most of his theorems were proven, some that were not perta .....
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Beginners Guide To Hack
<view this essay>.... would accomplish much more than an individual
could by himself. Thus the Legion Of the Apocalypse was formed and has
been around for a while since. Our main goal is to show the public
what hacking and phreaking is all about and to reveal confidential
information to the hacking/phreaking community so that we can learn
more about computers, telephones, electronics, etc. We are hoping to
get our own World Wide Web page soon, so keep an eye out for it. It
will contain all of the hacking, phreaking, computer, telephone,
security, electronics, virus, and carding information that you could
possibly want.
Also, if some of you are wondering why I chose the .....
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Ancient Egyptian Religion As Seen In Art And Architecture
<view this essay>.... buried it so long ago. ³Could this be it,² the archeologist asks himself, still in awe over the pale stone that his eyes now gaze upon. It seems almost impossible that the tracks of a culture so great could be covered by such an inadequate foe as time. But even now as he gazes upon the tomb in success, the archeologist sees no culture behind these artifacts; he merely sees the makings of a fortune.
It will be nearly fifty years before the people represented by these pieces of time are honored for their diverse culture. Once vast and thriving, the Ancient Egyptian culture was a center of commerce, philosophy, and religion alike. The people had a culture l .....
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Waiting At The Funeral Party
<view this essay>.... waiting room things such as: physically visible emotion, age, and the relationship between living and recently dead can all give clues to what the mourner is thinking.
No one is ever consistent in what they are thinking. In the situation of a funeral there are four main thoughts (among others) that cross the minds of those in attendance. First they think, “Why did this happen?” Then they think, ”How quickly will it be my turn?” Soon they start to remember the good times. Then their minds will wonder to things they have to do later. What they think and where they start is often determined by the relationship they had with .....
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Psychology Comparison
<view this essay>.... a secondary article on the findings. By comparing these two the limitations of the secondary source can be exposed and used as an example for other such circumstances.
The secondary-source article comes from the August 30, 1998 edition of the New York Times. Written by Amy Harmon, the report is titled ÒResearchers Find Sad Lonely World in Cyberspace.Ó The article goes on to explain that researchers at Carnegie Mellon University completed a study (later identified as the ÒHomenetÓ study) that examines the social and psychological effects of Internet use in the home. What they found, the report states, is that the initial depression and loneliness of the pa .....
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