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- 12181: Year 10 Asian History Origami
- ... s, paper folding was developing as quickly in the West as in Japan. Today, Yoshizawa, aged 83, is a living treasure of Japan. Today, master paper folders can be found in many places around the world. New and improved folding techniques have produced models that would have astounded the ancients. They still manage to astound many people today. Where once it was considered a feat to fold a representational insect that ... sculpt his model into soft curves and 3D forms. Origami has become a very popular pastime, not only in Japan, which has special shows on how to make certain models, but also in the western world, as forms of therapy and relaxation for stressed people and also mental patients.
- 12182: James Cameron
- ... box office dropped steadily as the weeks went by. It settled with a total domestic gross of $150 million which was not that impressive when the budget was as high as $125 million. The total world gross went up to $350 million. Cameron had, since the middle of the eighties, thought about during a kind of sci-fi movie taking place a couple of days before the beginning of the new ... such as the golden globes. The movie is probably the highlight of James Cameron s career, and he was quoted saying when he received his Oscar for best director, I m the kind of the world , and he will probably be for now! What about the future??? In the future James Cameron will be producing and perhaps writing the remake of "The Planet of The Apes" and after that James Cameron ...
- 12183: Criticism of "The Sick Rose"
- ... reading "The Sick Rose" than most critics by cautioning the reader that often one "overlook[s] the fact that a literary image primarily imitates its previous usages and secondarily what it denotes in the outer world or in the realm of ideas" (13). Adams begins his analysis with examining the rose, and by reminding the reader that in a "literary world where the rose is seen archetypally, all things have human form" (14). Thus he allows for the rose to be able to become part of the speaker. He carries his idea one step further by ...
- 12184: Alienation of Living Activity
- ... words, a person's activity becomes the activity of another, the activity of its owner; it becomes alien to the person who performs it. Thus one's life, the accomplishments of an individual in the world, the difference which his life makes in the life of humanity, are not only transformed into labor, a painful condition for survival; they are transformed into alien activity, activity performed by the buyer of that ... labor-power so as to be able to continue selling it; and they are spectacles, objects for passive admiration. He consumes and admires the products of human activity passively. He does not exist in the world as an active agent who transforms it, but as a helpless, impotent spectator; he may call this state of powerless admiration 'happiness.' and since labor is painful, he may desire to be 'happy,' namely inactive ...
- 12185: Divorce
- ... the Catholic Church. Catholics may just be the largest percentage of religious people that get divorced today. That could be due to the fact that they are one of the largest religious groups in the world, but why such a dramatic change in moral? Since the middle ages, divorce has become more common and more widely accepted as a part of human life. Divorce was once considered a sinful thing and ... and divorce as we please. More and more people have been becoming immune to this sacred bond of marriage as it is not as overseen by ones in authority. As children grow up in a world of divorce and a lack of respect for it, time produces adults of a more degenerate nature in their relationships despite what we might want to believe. What we all must realize is that the ...
- 12186: An Examination of Similes in the Iliad - and how Homer's Use of Them Affected the Story
- ... spin". These views that Homer might be trying to get across might be trying to favor Troy. It could easily be imagined that throughout time, only great things were heard about the Greeks mettle in war, and that Homer is attempting to balance the scales a bit by romanticizing the Trojan peoples, especially Hector, and bringing to light the lesser-heard tales of Greek stupidity. Shortly into Book Two, Agamemnon gives ... in knots", giving the "bees" an ominous tone. The Greek ranks are painted as a throng of weak-kneed wimps with their constitution sapped, obviously not the case as they go on to win the war, but it suffices to cast the Lycians in a negative light. A short, but emotionally appealing, simile is found after the Greek warriors have changed their mind about leaving and return to the Scamander: "They ...
- 12187: Human Cloning -
- ... Kaku). All in all, human cloning could possibly be the most significant event in human history. Should we take one road to a totalitarianistic society of genetically engineered clones like Aldous Huxley s Brave New World, or a world in which parents can create designer children with the characteristics of their choice as in the movie Gattaca ? The incredible power held within our genes could possibly lead to a perfect society where peace and ...
- 12188: Sharing
- ... the opportunity to raise a family. My belief has grown even more since my first child, Trey, was born. He is such a beautiful and magical creature. I wouldn't give him up for the world, but I want to do even more. I want to share my fertility with others who aren't able to bear children. For that reason, I have decided to become a surrogate mother. My husband ... that an appointment three days later would be appropriate. I left the building wondering if I had someone's child growing inside me. I felt like I was really doing a great service for the world. When I returned home, Dan asked me how I was feeling. I told him that I felt just fine. I also mentioned that I would be returning to the clinic a few days later. "You ...
- 12189: British Control of the Caribbean and Its Allusion in Caribbean Literature
- ... exited the Caribbean scene, the U.S. has increased it's presence in the Caribbean due to the strategic location of the islands. The influx of people is politically and economically activated. Without the outside world and the confusion it brings with it, the Caribbean would economically collapse, and with the intrusion of the outside world, the Caribbean people become confused with their identity's. Perhaps one day the vicious circle will be solved, but until then, Caribbean writers will keep fighting for the justice their people deserve.
- 12190: Great Gatsby - Dreams
- ... she would have chosen Gatsby to marry she would have had the best of both worlds, instead of being in a marriage with a rich man she didn't love. The richest people in the world cannot have everything. Material objects can get many things for Jay Gatsby, (or the illusion of many things), such as friends. It could not however get the one thing he truly desired. Even though Gatsby ... to account that the dream deals with spiritual and personal happiness not just material objects. The American dream is not achieved in this story because of the one missing link, happiness. The wealth of the world cannot buy love or happiness, I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend, If it makes you feel all right. I'll get you anything my friend, If it makes you feel all right ...
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