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- 9881: Creativity
- ... maintaining that ". . . intellectual superiority is the primary determining factor in creative performance." (Kirk & Gallager 1983). Intelligence might not be a major factor in innovations but according to William F. Allmen of U.S. News and World Report, " . . . history's most creative minds clearly operate on a different plane." It is this millennium long mind set that prompted psychologist Howard Gardner to examine, or build, a profile of a genius. In his ... total focus of attention is dedicated to the ongoing project. The ‘genius' is known to follow a ‘10 year rule', where this person is known to have". . . two bursts of creativity."(U.S. News and World Report). First one is very extreme, and the second is usually more socially accepted. According to Gardner a ‘genius' is also known to have childlike perceptions on things. Taking a totally different route to solving ...
- 9882: Genocide
- ... were worried that their lands would be lost, and the native Irish, who were forced to accept an unfamiliar culture, rebelled (Lewis 9). In 1649, Oliver Cromwell, leader of the Parliamentarians in the English Civil war, lead the Puritans into a bloodbath against the Catholics (Lewis 9). "He did it brutally, massacring the Irish without mercy and called the large scale killing ‘the righteous judgements and mighty works of God'" (Meyer ... camps ... in the desert ... would starve and thirst to death in the burning sun (Armenian Genocide). To this present day, the Turkish Government denied these allegations. They claimed the Armenians were only removed from a "war-zone." The leaders of the Young Turk Government were found guilty of carrying out the killing by a secret network (Armenian Genocide). The decision to eradicate the Armenians was not an impulsive decision, but "the ...
- 9883: The Infinity Mirror
- ... things of any physical strength, and well proficient in the creation of beauty, and an artist in the care for life of nature. The touch of Tularecito brings beauty, and life, and love to the world, until he becomes enraged, (should anyone endanger what came from the touch of his hand). Franklin looked into Tularecito's mirror and saw what Tularecito was. Tularecito as a Pavlovian dog, needing to be trained ... human society, Tularecito goes looking for a different society that he does belong to. Unfortunately this society doen not exist. Tularecito has no control over his perceptions of reality and fantasy. He searches for a world of fantasy, and in his efforts, he creates a hole. When this hole is covered up, it confirms Tularecito's belief in fantasy. Tularecito creates another hole, and waits for his fantasy to show. Tularecito ...
- 9884: History of Athens, Greece
- ... and many others were born. Military was a big aspect of their life. When a boy turned six or seven he was put into the military. Athens had one of the greatest generals of the world. His name was Alexander the Great. He never lost a battle. He died of a fever. Now days there are a lot of sightseeing in Athens. There is "The unknown soldier", The Greek Parliament, The ... language or would we even speak English. If the word rhinoceros was made what would your nickname be. All these things are from Athens. This shows the importance of the city of Athens to the world now and then.
- 9885: The Accidental Tourist
- ... other people, but himself. Sarah is correct in claiming that the winged armchair is Macon's logo, because it does represent him - he wants to stay home, but is being moved around all over the world, and has to do his best to make it seem like home. In reality, Macon is the Accidental Tourist and the book is more a documentation of the systems he uses to get through life ... books are less travel guides and more 'instructional guides for life', telling the reader how to live with minimum discomfort, without opening up and hiding within your own cocoon oblivious to the rest of the world. This is exactly how Macon lives every day of his life, and not just those when he is travelling. He lives his entire life trying to package himself so that nothing will change him, nothing ...
- 9886: Cleopatra
- ... Caesar and Marc Antony. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC She was the last Ptolemaic ruler. Her father was the Ptolemy XII. She was very, which added to her popularity of the Egyptian and Roman world. Cleopatra tried to preserve the country’s independence from Rome. Roman senators threatened Egypt’s independence and prosperity. In 55 b.c. Berenic IV was executed leaving Cleopatra the oldest child. In 51 b.c ... was Caesar’s child. She stayed in Rome until his assassination 44 BC. He was killed by Brutus and Cassius. It was rumored later that Cleopatra helped the Caesarian party to assassin Caesar. But her world was shattered after his death. When she was just fourteen years old she met Marc Antony for the first time. When she met him later in life she saw him as an opportunity for power ...
- 9887: The Challenges Faced In Jane E
- ... other three children did, and was branded a liar by Mrs. Reed. This point in the book marks the beginning of Jane s primary conflict in the novel. She feels unloved and unaccepted by the world, as her own family betrays her. This feeling intensifies when Mr. Brocklehurst arrives to take Jane away to Lowood School. Her aunt is pleased to see her go, but manages to influence Jane s life ... they consider untrustworthy. However, Jane finds her first friends at Lowood at this point in the book - her classmate, Helen Burns, and the school superintendent, Miss Temple. They teach her that not everyone in the world is harsh and unaccepting of her. Miss Temple even clears Jane of the charges of being a liar by writing a letter to Jane s childhood doctor who confirms that Jane is an honest child ...
- 9888: The Jovian Planets
- ... the larger moons orbiting around Jupiter. It is slightly larger than the earth’s moon and has rocky core topped by a mantel of ice. Photographs of Callisto has shown that it is a dead world that is mostly dark and full of pot marks from meteors. Ganymede, the next moon of Jupiter is also an icy world. It is about fifty percent larger than the earth’s moon. Ganymede is full of craters but it also has a grooved surface which suggests that the water mantle must have been warm enough to ...
- 9889: Mauritania
- ... demand for the iron ore has dramatically dropped in the passed 10 years however; this has produced cut backs in production. Although the coastal lines are one of the richest areas for fish in the world, it is among the top five since 1985. The first deepwater port opened near the Nuoakhott River in 1986 and is now almost extinct of fish. In recent years drought and economic mismanagement has resulted ... improve it's national status of a lesser developed country. Bibliography [1] Encyclopedia Britanica 1986 (or 87 not sureJ)pages 957-959 [2] National Geographic Special edition (on Africa) 1-143J 1985 [3] MaUrItAnIa:the world fact book page of Mauritania (main sight for my informationJ) key word on aol ABC new. Dont have the web sight.
- 9890: Native Son: Various Personality Elements Of Bigger
- ... his friend Gus watch a sky writing plane, Bigger expresses frustration in his statement "I could fly one of them things if I had a chance." Discussing the impossibility of accomplishment in the white- controlled world, Bigger expresses hopelessness, saying, "They don't let us do nothing." When Gus reminds Bigger that they have always known this, Bigger agrees, but insists that he cannot accustom himself to it. "Every time I ... murder. Bigger, his family, and Bessie all feel the affects of separatism and oppression. Richard Wright believes in the immorality of oppression. He uses his book as a tool to vent his frustration, at the world that segregates negros. His characters, themes and conflicts probably originate from his own experience of separatism. By using such a wide range of characters, he gives the readers who are not black an insight into ...
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