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Rays are primarily slow-moving, bottom-dwelling fishes of the oceans, the rays are close relatives of the sharks. Both, including skates, belong to the same class of fish, Chondrichthyes-vertebrates whose skeleton is composed of cartilage, not true bone. The terms skate and ray are often used interchangeably. Both fishes belong to the taxonomic order Batoidei, but the skates are classified in the separate suborder Rajoidei. Skates and rays occur in nearly all the oceans of the world, from shallow areas to depths of more than 8,900 feet . There are from 300 to 350 species of skates and rays. Most are flattened and more or less disk- or diamond- shaped, with large, winglike pectoral fins. The tail is generally slender and sometimes long and whiplike. In many species the tail has at least one sharp, venomous spine. Most of the skates and rays propel themselves with a graceful undulating movement of their pectoral fins, taking in water for respiration through large openings on the upper su...

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis means "putting together with light." This takes place in chloroplasts, which have chlorophyll in them. Chlorophyll absorbs the sunlight. From sunlight, green plants combine carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen. Green plants use sugar to make starch, fats and proteins. These are tiny pores called stomata. Stomata are plant spores, which enable gas exchanges to take, place, and water to vapor to be lost. This has the benefit of moving water up the plane in a process called transpiration. The pore and the guard cells make up a single stoma. There may be as many as 6 million per typical leaf. The area just inside the internal structure of the leaf and below the stoma is the air space, which brings carbon dioxide very close to the palisade parenchyma tissue. Oxygen and carbon dioxide enter and leave through the stomata. Plants also sleep at night by closing their stomata. They cannot make food at this time. When green plants absorb solar e...

coca cola Coca-Cola and its Evolution The Coca-Cola company started out as an insignificant one man business and over the last one hundred and ten years it has grown into one of the largest companies in the world. The first operator of the company was Dr. John Pemberton and the current operator is Roberto Goizueta. Without societies help, Coca-Cola could not have become over a 50 billion dollar business. Coca-Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist. He concocted the formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard on May 8, 1886. He mixed a combination of lime, cinnamon, coca leaves, and the seeds of a Brazilian shrub to make the fabulous beverage(Things go better with Coke 14). Coca-Cola debuted in Atlanta's largest pharmacy, Jacob's Pharmacy, as a five cent non- carbonated beverage. Later on, the carbonated water was added to the syrup to make the beverage that we know today as Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola was originally used as a nerve and brain tonic an...

The Funeral Oration of Pericles In Pericles funeral oration, focus is put on the living instead of the dead. Pericles tells how the people of Athens live in a peaceful society because they are good people, respect the laws, and are simply oriented to do the right thing. Instead of focusing on the life of a particular soldier, he glorifies Athens as a whole. He begins by speaking about their ancestors and giving them credit for acquiring the empire and delivering it to the present generation. He then moves to speak of the government in Athens and how it is unique to all of the other states and an example to them also. Equality at law for everyone is emphasized. He then talks about methods of preparing for war how the city does not rely on secrecy and deceit, but on courage in order to gain advantage over the enemy. Pericles proves this by explaining how allies never invade Athens by themselves. The main focus of Pericles speech is on the people of Athens and how they make the city super...

DBQ Smuggling in the CaribbeanThesis During the late 18th century, smuggling in the Caribbean was caused by the influence of the French, the need for profit to be made, and mercantilism. Smuggling attracted immense attention and proved to be fatal for the economies in which commodities were being smuggled to and the government responses include seizing goods, encouraging informants, as well as implementing new rules and regulations that Foreign Merchant Ships must abide to.One of the main causes that led to smuggling was the action of making profit particularly evident in Document 1. William Taggart, a smuggler from Rhode Island testifying at his trial stating how the Spanish Governor is corrupt as the Governor takes bribes from the Europeans and French sailors in which case they can have access to Spanish ports. The Spanish ports supply and load sugar into their ships at a low price in which case they sell it in Europe for a profit because its very popular as it supplies in tea and th...

One theme present in Ernest Hemingway's short story, "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber", is that the way a person views his life can change completely in one fulfilling moment, if only for an instant. This is a story of a man's continuous display of cowardice, his wife's retaliatory love affair, and his recovery of integrity and pride as he bravely faces a charging buffalo. Francis Macomber is a prominent American businessman with a beautiful, dominating wife who holds the control and power in their marriage. At the start of their safari trip to Africa, Francis Macomber is regarded as a coward and endures the embarrassment from his own cowardliness during the hunt, the disrespect from his wife, as well as a feeling of weakness when compared to Robert Wilson, his safari leader. He regains his integrity and confidence when he faces a charging bull only to have his life cut short when his fires a bullet through the back of his head. At the start of the safar...

Clark Vs. GranthamThe Malthusian trap is when income per person remains unchanged because advances in technology resulted only in the population increasing. In the Malthusian trap, birth rate is directly related to living standards, death rate is inversely related to living standards, and living standards are inversely related to the populationtrapping society and preventing long-run improvement. Economic historian, Gregory Clark, contends that pre-1800s Europe was constrained by the Malthusian trap. However, historian George Grantham claims that the main reason for Europes lack of progress was because of their lack of market incentives and proper governance. People were not utilizing their full potential because they lacked the motivation and reason to.George Grantham makes solid points regarding productivity and incentives. Grantham points out that the amount of labor required for a family to feed itself was much less than the available labor time. This tells us that Europeans pre-18...

What It Means To Be HumanThere are many different aspects that define what it means to be a human being. These aspects can pertain to the consciousness, physicality, or intelligence of the species. People have many differences no matter what race, ethnicity, or culture they are accustomed to. However, when considering what a human being actually is, the defining factors that unite and apply to the species as a whole must be considered. There are obvious biological characteristics that humans possess which have allowed them to develop over the course of history in unique ways when compared with other species. However many of these physical characteristics do not solely belong to human beings, as a result the mental intelligence and consciousness of human beings have to be considered as well when trying to pin point exactly what defines them. The two biggest physical aspects that help define humans are the ability to walk on two legs and the use of opposable thumbs. These two char...

Anarchy Anarchy Anarchism seems to be defined many ways by many different sources. Most dictionary definitions define anarchism as the absence of government. A leading modern dictionary, Webster's Third International Dictionary, defines anarchism briefly but accurately as, "a political theory opposed to all forms of government and governmental restraint and advocating voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups in order to satisfy their needs." Other dictionaries describe anarchism with similar definitions. The Britannica-Webster dictionary defines the word anarchism as, "a political theory that holds all government authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocates a society based on voluntary cooperation of individuals and groups." William Godwin was the first proclaimed anarchist in history and the first to write about anarchism. Godwin published a book called Political Justice in 1793 which first introduced his ideas about ana...

Argument Mapping 2The goal of this essay is to present an argument mapping of Teaching Children How to Discriminate What We Learn from the Big Bad Wolf, by Rosina Lippi-Green. First I will propose what I think Lippi-Greens general claim is and will mention any subsequent claims that she makes, which are linked to her central claim. Then, I will analyze the evidence that she provides for each of these claims. Next, I will describe Lippi-Greens proposed use value. To conclude my essay, I will reiterate the format of Lippi-Greens argument.In this article, Lippi-Green analyzes the significance of accented and unaccented English in films and on television, specifically Disney movies, and the possible impacts that these accents have on children and their perception of the characters. The author proposes that when a character has an accent, it indexes certain qualities pertaining to the characters personality and portrayal. Thus, she claims that there is a formal-functional regularity i...

The overriding theme of "Jane Eyre," is Jane's continual quest for love. Jane searches for love and acceptance through the five settings in which she lives Gateshead, Lowood, Thornfield, Moor House, and Ferndean. Through these viewpoints, the maturation and self-recognition of Jane becomes evident, as well as traceable. It is not until Jane flees from Rochester and Thornfield, and spends time at Moor House, that her maturation to womanhood is complete. At this point, Jane is able to finally return to Rochester as an independent woman, fully aware of her desire to love, as well as to be loved. From the onset of the novel, we see the world through the eyes of Jane a strong character who wishes to overcome her birth rite as an orphan in Victorian times. From this viewpoint, we are able to trace how Jane progresses in her struggle for individuality, as well as for love. At Gateshead, it becomes apparent that Jane is terrifically self-willed and...

"Children of the Forest" By Ryan Willis Anth 1200 Sect.007 Mar.9, 1999 "Children of the Forest" is a narrative written by Kevin Duffy. This book is a written testament of an anthropologists everyday dealings with an African tribe by the name of the Mbuti Pygmies. My purpose in this paper is to inform the reader of Kevin Duffys findings while in the Ituri rainforest. Kevin Duffy is one of the first and only scientists to have ever been in close contact with the Mbuti. If an Mbuti tribesman does not want to be found, they simply wont be. The forest in which the Mbuti reside in are simply to dense and dangerous for humans not familiar with the area to enter. Without them he would simply be wandering aimlessly in the forest. It was very important for Kevin Duffy to win the respect of the tribe when he arrived. The Mbuti are one of the most fascinating of all the "uncivilized" peoples of the world. This tribe inhabits equatorial Af...

IntroductionABC Electric has been in business since 1970. The company makes hand-held arc welders its primary customers are construction firms, shipbuilders, auto-repair shops, and self-help amateurs. The company has 30 of the current market share along with four other competitors it has an annual sales of 800 million. The company has a satisfied customer-base. Although, their products are priced above the competitors, customers prefer ABCs welders due to their superior finish, reliability, and durability. Recently, demand for hand-held welders in the U.S. was steadily growing at a rate of 7 rate annually but has currently drop. However, demands are growing in the West European market, which is currently value at 1 billion.Recently, ABC Electric found its market share and profitability decreasing. Due to the fact that the company has made some gain in its customer base by improving product quality and service while maintaining price. Moreover, a component supplier of ABC has raised its...

Kamikaze was a type of Japanese pilot who flew suicide missions during the last months of World War II (1939-1945). The kamikazes were trained to dive airplanes loaded with the explosives into certain targets, usually American naval vessels. They were much like a human bullet. The suicide planes were also called kamikazes.Japan was desperate when it launched the kamikaze missions. Its military leaders viewed the kamikazes as the last hope of stopping the powerful Allied advance. But the plan didnt work. The first kamikaze attacks occurred in October 1944, when the Allies invaded the Japanese-held Philippines. More than a thousand kamikazes took part in the defense of Okinawa in 1945. Kamikaze pilots, sacrificing their lives in a last-ditch effort to stop the American advance, sank about 30-40 ships and damaged more than 350 others. They thought the Allied forces would have some trouble because they were losing so many warships. America wouldve been long time ago. In those days naval ve...

Colors can portray many things and set certain moods. Yellow can mean happiness and cheerfulness while blue is a calming and relaxing color. It depends on how the color is used. For example, yellow can also be used as a sign of caution. Sandra Cisneros uses the color red in many of her metaphors to emphasize a sense of shame and regret. Cisneross character Esperanza greatly dislikes her house on Mango Street and is ashamed of it. She wanted a nice white house with her own stair and bathroom. But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. Its small and red with tight steps in the front...(4). When Esperanza is forced to point out her house she always feel embarrassed and ashamed of it. The way she said it made me feel like nothing (5). The fact that the house is the bright bold color red helps point out that it is something Esperanza dislikes and is ashamed of.Esperanza is also ashamed of the day when her, Lucy, and Rachael try on the high heels. The shoes make Espera...

Imagine this world, as crazy as it is now, living for nothing. Dying for nothing. Not having a clue as to what tomorrow will bring, and shrugging a shoulder at your best friend who died in a car wreck, killing four others. Not caring. Not giving. More self-centered as the world is now, and living now knowing that what will happen the next split second, for your life could disappear right before your eyes and no one would care. Death as an unimportance. Life meaningless and pointless. Who could possibly want such a thing? In Ray Bradburys Fahrenheit 451, the insignificance of life and death of certain characters indicate the loss of hope and love in their corrupt world these people lived in. People in this confused society were never happy, and some desired death. Others just didnt care, and thought their lives were meaningless. Their desire for death reflected a social malice of purposelessness and hopelessness. Montag comes home from work to find Mildred lying deathlike on the bed in ...

The Meaning of Money Rhetorical AnalysisThe Meaning of Money appeared in Ayn Rands novel Atlas Shrugged and was given in the book by her character Francisco DAnconia, the owner by inheritance of the worlds largest copper mine. DAnconia makes the speech during a party in the book while the conversation of money comes up, after one of the characters states in relation to Francisco, You know, money is the root of all evil, and hes the typical product of money. Francisco then asks what the root of money is, leading to his overall point that money is not evil, and rather it is a tool of exchange between human beings that allows for peaceful interaction. Examples of rhetorical devises used throughout the speech are repetition, personification of money, a high amount of logos, and smaller amounts of pathos.Francisco demonstrates repetition in the first paragraph after he explains his reasoning behind why money is not evil. He ends the paragraph by asking, Is this what you consider evil? He th...

This symbol, known as the Tai Chi Chu symbol, or Yin-Yang symbol has its roots in ancient Chinese cosmology. The original meaning of "yin and yang" is representative of the mountains--both the dark side and the bright side, or the contrasting shaded and sunlight slopes of the mountain. These two words can possibly be traced back to the Shang and Chou Dynasty,(1550 - 1050BC). But most scholars credit the "Yin and Yang" to the Han Dynasty (206B.C.-A.D. 220). At this time, The Yin Yang School was founded by Tsou Yen. It combines the ancient philosophy of the 5 elements wood, fire, earth, metal, water and combined them into a cosmology of cyclical movements. The arrangement between the two poles forms a cycle of movement or the meaning of change. In relationship to the elements, wood and fire belong to the yang, and water and meter to yin. Earth belongs to both yin and yang because it assists both. The yin and yang only represent opposite poles NOT good or evil. You mig...

The message of "Blowin' in the Wind", the lyrics, and the monotonous inflection of Bob Dylan's voice all create a somber feeling in me that makes me think. He is discussing war and the aspects of it people ignore because it is too disturbing and they do not want to deal with it. There is no honest answer to the questions he is asking because no one can be the ultimate judge, therefore, the answers are "blowin' in the wind." I did not realize that the song was about war until the second verse when he sang, "yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist, before they're allowed to be free?" This explicates the first verse as well. Dylan means that the men are soldiers and the white dove represents peace. His solemn voice seems to be sad and fed up with war, killing, and hurt. Dylan wants to know when people will start recognizing that these actions add to the problem instead of cure it. However, no one knows when enough will be enough ...

The Microcosm on the Pequod The novel Moby Dick was written by Herman Melville. A microcosm, or small world, exists on the Pequod and is an example of the actions and events of the whole world. This microcosm is evident through the power and authority of Ahab, religion, friendship, and good and evil. The Pequod represents the thoughts, actions, events, and the many different types of people of the world. The power and authority of Ahab is probably the most obvious evidence of the microcosm. He evokes fear and obedience out of the shipmates. One example of how he controls the members of the ship is when he persuades them to participate in his quest to catch Moby Dick. He promises the person who first sees Moby Dick the doubloon. He uses the doubloon to coax them into helping him with his vengeance. By nailing the doubloon to the mast he makes them remember what their prize will be when they see Moby Dick. Another example of Ahab's power and authority is when he commands Starbu...

In todays world many modern scientists are attempting to restore the sight of those who are blind through scientist and medical treatments. However, all attempts of to bring peoples vision have been short-lived and generally unsuccessful. People reject miracles today because they go against the idea of the reign of law. However, scripture tells us a different story. Scripture tells us that Jesus cured many people from blindness. One can read accounts of the healing of Bartimaeus and his friend in three of the gospels (Luke 1835-43 Matthew 2029-34 Mark 1046-52). The healing of blind Bartimaeus in Mark is the last of Jesus healings in Mark before His preparation of His death on the cross. Many may ask what is the meaning and significance of Jesus giving sight to Bartimaeus and his friend. The story of healing of Bartimaeus sight is significant to Jesus and His ministry here on earth, and has substantial value for us today as believers. As one compares the narratives containing the accoun...

The Myth of the Robber Barons by Burton Folsom describes the specific qualities and actions of industrial leaders during the gilded age. Previously, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt were understood as robber barons who caused corruption, monopoly, and price increases on their goods and services for ill purposes. The mainstream historical narrative originates from the book The Robber Barons written by Matthew Josephson in 1934, and textbooks today mostly agree with his perspective. On the other hand Burton Folsoms book, The Myth of the Robber Barons, argues that the people named robber barons actually tremendously helped America and are not responsible for things attributed to them by Josephson. Folsoms book asks the question How did the robber barons conduct their business?and answers it by showing how most so-called robber barons actually spurred innovation, lowered prices, and moved America into international trade all of which generally increased the average persons standard of...

Eats, Shoots Leaves reflectionEats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss is a humorous book bemoaning the misuse of punctuation marks. It functions as a pseudo style guide, detailing the authors intended correct way. Truss describes some of the popular punctuation mistakes she sees in writing. She follows this up with a series of humorous anecdotes and descriptions of how the mistakes violate British punctuation standards. The chapters in the book are divided into the punctuation mark(s) each chapter will cover one about apostrophes, one about commas, etc.Truss starts out with a relatively simple mark the apostrophe. Various usages are described and explained such as using apostrophes for plurals (no), possessive apostrophes (Do I refer to the book as Trusss book or Truss book? Its Trusss book), and general-purpose omission apostrophes (try not to invent new omissions if youre not Shakespeare). The rules for using apostrophes are not numerous, if not always intuitively obvious how they wo...

?What is Business Studies??Business studies is the study of how businesses are set up, financed,organised and controlled, how people are employed, managed and paid, howgoods are developed, produced and sold, how goods and services arepriced and how the local, national and international government help orhinder businesses.1In studying the setting up of a business there are many aspects thatneed to be considered. Such as the type of business ownerships whichare suitable for the entrepreneur, where the capital will be comingfrom, what goods or services could be considered to sell and where thebusiness should be located. The extensive amount of research, which iscarried out before the business operates, is also studied.There are many sources of finance open to the entrepreneur, which alsoneed to be studied in depth. The business owner has to set the rightprice for its goods or services ? a price which is of convenience to theconsumer and which is affordable for the owner. This is possible ...

Total Quality ManagementTotal Quality Management is a strategic system involving teamwork, which is essential to the success of all businesses. This process has been developed and strengthened over several decades. This has caused businesses to work together to improve their knowledge of recent technology and approaches to training. Total Quality Management helps to competitively meet the demands of customers by bringing organizations together with management enabling professionals to improve customer quality.Total Quality Management was developed not long after World War II. The United States occupation forces was aiding Japan to help them develop quality systems to resolve problems concerning the telephone system. W. Edwards Deming and JM Juran were businessmen who were deeply concerned with the issues occurring in Japan. These businessmen eventually brought Total Quality Management to the United States although it was initially limited to munitions and telecommunications. It was a m...

Hecht's parody "Dover Bitch" is a mockery of Victorian values shown in "Dover Beach", as well as those of his own period. Hecht candidly exaggerates the speech, ideas and symbols in "Dover Beach.". The first evidence of Hecht's mockery is of speech at the beginning when he writes " There stood Matthew Arnold and his girl......All over, etc., etc.". He take the soft calming words of Arnold and gives them a harsh New Jersey accent. His representation of an educated woman sets the reader up to think that the woman will not sit quietly and be told what to do by her husband. But when "she said one or two unprintable things" he took away her right to speak. Thus plunging her back to Arnold's Victorian classification that women should sit quietly and ingest her husbands opinions. This might also symbolize the feministic movements of the early sixties. Hecht's view might have been that women could have equality to men, but its n...

The Armadillo is a very different creature. It has tremendous claws,but no fighting instinct. They have teeth, but not in front, except forthe milk teeth some have during infancy. They have long tongues becausethey catch insects. A strange thing which these animals have is a coatarmor, unique among other animals. They have bony plate armor on theoutside of their bodies'. Each species has a different pattern for everylittle plate they carry. They all are great burrowers. They sink a holewith them in it as one approaches. It takes a good man to haul even alittle one back if it is halfway down it's retreat under the ground. They are active, running with a tiptoe trot. Their trot is as an agedpony that is tired. They have a varied diet. They hunt by night. Today's Armadillos are not the biggest armadillos that have everexisted. The soil of South America is full of larger Armadillo bones fromthe past. Some of the past bones were as much as sixteen feet longincluding the tail...

Absolute ValueJesus tells the story of a man who is going on a journey and leaves some money with three of his servants. One receives ten talents, another five, and the last only one. Their master is gone for a long time, and the first two servants take their money and invest it, so that by the time the master returns, they give him twice as much as he gave them. The last, however, buried his talent in the ground and could only offer what was never his. Even though the first servant had a total of twenty talents, while the second had only ten, both received the same reward from their master Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your masters happiness!(Matthew 2521). The master said to throw the last servant out into the street, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth(Matthew 2514-30). The point of this passage is that Jesus expects people to make the mos...

Morality and Practicality of EuthanasiaEuthanasia is defined by The American Heritage Dictionary as "the action of killing an individual for reasons considered to be merciful" (Leonesio 292). Here, killing is described as the physical action where one individual actively kills another. Euthanasia is tolerated in the medical field under certain circumstances when a patient is suffering profoundly and death is inevitable. The word "euthanasia" comes from the Greek eu, "good", and thanatos, "death," literally, "good death" however, the word "euthanasia" is much more difficult to define. Each person may define euthanasia differently. Who is to decide whether a death is good or not? It is generally taken today to mean that act which a health care professional carries out to help hisher patient achieve a good death. While growing up, each of us learns a large number of rules of conduct. Which rules we learn will depend on the kind o...

Who decides whether an action is good or bad? Who decides whether a person is good or bad? Not a single person can be defined as either good or bad in every decision or choice that they make. There is no black or white. They all lie within the gray area. People in the real world make choices that define them as morally ambiguous, or in the gray area of good and bad. This moral ambiguity exists because of different factors within a persons life such as temptations and fears. Characters in Literature tend to reflect the same morally ambiguity found in real life. In Don DeLillos White Noise, the character Jack Gladney represents a morally ambiguous character that proves that the presence of death plays an underlying role in a persons life. Death surrounds mankind in real life and in novels, books and plays. Jack Gladney can be found fearing death throughout the book, but he almost tries to embrace death, only to become obsessed with it. He looks onto the past of those who have died before...

Should We Use DNA Testing?In Gattaca, a film whose roots are firmly planted in the Science Fiction genre, the timeline in which the movie is set is never really stated, thus it could be next year, in another ten, or not for one hundred. While this is effective is making us believe that this could be, just around the corner, the society presented is widely regarded as being too close to our present day in order to present a true chilling image. With DNA testing already quite common in the sporting world and in what the movie centers around, space exploration, Gattaca arguably fails to deliver its message with enough force to severely impact on the psyche of viewers.Many modern day sporting teams invest in the technology of genetic screening of potential team members, or even hire a dedicated geneticist. They use this technology to screen potential players at ages as young as ten or eleven, to see how tall they are, and even what build. While this may seem like a gross invasion of privac...

Do you ever feel as though you are acting as a different person in different situations? Do you ever feel as though acting fake? You are definitely not alone in your thoughts and feelings, but do note that there is always something or someone more extreme than you are. One such person is the character of Sybil Dorsett, in Flora Rheta Schreibers novel, Sybil. The novel, Sybil, takes a look at multiple personalities within a person. It is based on the research of Dr. Cornelia Wilbur. Dr. Wilbur was a psychoanalyst who had been treating Sybil for about three months. One day, Sybil, who was a schoolteacher, burst into the room in a hysterical speech. Her fists were clinched with rage as she shouted loudly, Men are all alike. You just cant trust em. You cant. At this point, Dr. Wilbur realized that there was definitely something wrong with this picture, for she had never seen Sybil in this sort of state. At this, Dr. Wilbur turned to Sybil and simply asked, Who are you? She was quite surpri...

The Muses are the Greek goddesses who preside over the artsand sciences and inspire those who excel at these pursuits. Daughtersof Zeus and Mnemosyne ("memory"), they were born in Pieria on thefoot of Mount Olympus. Their nurse, Eupheme, raised them along with her son, Crotus the hunter , who was transported into the sky asSagittarius upon his death. Their name denotes 'memory' or 'a reminder', since in earlier times poets having no books to read from,relied on their memories. The original number of muses and their names vary. At first, three muses were worshipped on Mount Helicon in Boeotia Melete ("meditation"), Mneme ("memory"), and Aoede ("song"). Another three were worshipped at Delphi and their names represented the names of the strings of a lyre Nete, Mese, and Hypate. The Greeks believed there were nine muses, each providing over some form of literature, art, or science. There was Calliope, as well as Clio the muses of h...

The Bermuda Triangle For years, many planes and ships have disappeared in the area of the bermuda triangle. The bermuda triangle is an area of the world located to the Southeast of the United States and it is also referred to as the "Devil's Triangle." The triangle is formed by drawing imaginary lines from Melbourne, Florida, to Bermuda, to Puerto Rico, and back to Melbourne. One of the many tales about the Bermuda Triangle is that there has never been any wreckage or bodies found from any reported missing planes or boats. That is only a fairy tale, there has been discoveries of planes with bodies in them found off the coasts, but none of the found planes were ever reported missing. That could be because of the numerous amounts of planes that disappear in the Bermuda Triangle. There are many disappearances within the Bermuda Triangle that we can't be told about because a lot of planes and ships belong to the Coast Guard and the Navy. There are...

Dorothy Jean Dandridge was born on November 9,1922, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents (Cyril and Ruby Dandridge) had a troubled marriage, which eventually lead to them going their separate ways. Ruby met the new "love" of her life, a woman, later was much despised by Dottie. She was very domineering and abusive toward Ruby's two children, especially Dottie. Early in their youth Ruby and her friend trained them for performing onstage. Between the ages 4-6 depending on who you ask, was about the time Dorothy and Vivian began performing publicly in Baptist churches, and they toured the country as the gospel singing act, the "Wonder Children "Around the 1930's Dottie Vivian joined a third girl (Etta Jones) in a song and dance act known as the "Dandridge Sisters" Hard times and the Great Depression forced them to move to Hollywood, where, at age16, "Dandridge Sisters"Dorothy danced with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in "The Big Broadc...

Introduction and OverviewBusinesses in today's economy often face challenges that are not readily apparent until, more often than not, the costs of those challenges become critical. A businesses ability to identify the fundamentals of these challenges and act accordingly to squelch the damage that has been done while bouncing back is paramount to the businesses success. This paper will identify three key areas in identifying and repairing the critical problems that can occur. More importantly, this paper will also identify several fundamentals within the three areas. The paper will examine some sub levels of (1) analysis, (2) cost, and (3) research. Additionally, this paper will discuss the measures that several companies took in these areas to show special examples of these principles in use.AnalysisWithin the scope of needs assessment and analysis there are many building blocks that complete the full picture. One such block is comprised of the levels of analysis. And within the l...

Atlas In Greek Mythology, the Titans were a race of giants. Atlas was the strongest of all the titans. His father was titan Iapetus and his mother was the Sea Nymph Clymene. His brothers were Prometheus and Cronus. Atlas was the father of the Hesperides (Daughters of the Evening,) the Hyades, and the Pleiades. He was also the king of the legendary Atlantis. In etymology Atlas means bearer or endurer. An image of Atlas is a person with the world on his back. Also a book of maps is called an atlas. Atlas played a major part in Greek Mythology. He was in the war with Titans against the gods (Olympians.) Atlas partnered with his brother Cronus in the war against Zeus. Atlas stormed the heavens and Zeus punished him. His punishment was to carry the earth, the heavens and the pillar that separates them on his backshoulders for eternity. This punishment is Atlass role in The Odyssey. Hercules became involved with Atlas. Eurystheus, Hercules cousin, challenged Hercules to twelve Labors. The ...

The Icarus Myth in Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon Throughout literature it has been common for authors to use allusions to complement recurrent motifs in their work. In Toni Morrison's Song Of Solomon, Milkman learns that his desire to fly has been passed down to him from his ancestor Solomon. As Milkman is figuring out the puzzle of his ancestry, he realizes that when Solomon tried to take his youngest son, Jake, flying with him, he dropped him and Jake never arrived with his father to their destination. Sound familiar? Well, it seems quite probable that Morrison drew from the DaedalusIcarus Greek myth. Daedalus was a well-known architect and engineer in Athens. King Mines invited Daedalus to Crete to build him a labyrinth, and when it was completed, Mines jailed him within it. In order to escape, Daedalus built two sets of wings - one pair for himself, and the other for his son, Icarus- using wax and feathers, which they used to fly off from Crete. On their journey to Athens...

Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a poem about the creative powers of the poetic mind. Through the use of vivid imagery Coleridge reproduces a paradise-like vision of the landscape and kingdom created by Kubla Khan. The poem changes to the 1st person narrative and the speaker then attempts to recreate a vision he saw. Through the description of the visions of Kubla Khans palace and the speakers visions the poem tells of the creation of an enchanting beautiful world as the result of power of human imagination. The second part of the poem reveals that although the mind has the ability to create this paradise-like world it is tragically unable to sustain this world.It is believed that Kubla Khan was created by Coleridge when he was in a deep sleep that was induced by the use of opiates which were prescribed for dysentery. He fell asleep while reading Purchas Pilgrimage about building of Kubla Khans palace and garden. When he woke up from experiencing the dream in which he created ...

Jellyfish overpopulationAHS1000Jellyfish Throughout the course of human history, change has proven to be inevitable and ubiquitous. Constant transformations have led to new economic practices, new technology, and new ways of facilitating interactions between people. These changes not only determine our current and future situation, but also teach us valuable lessons regarding which boundaries should not be passed. Innumerable transformations have been present throughout history, some of which have had a negative effect on the biosphere. Ultimately, humans have been the artists responsible. Currently, people are orchestrating two negative impacts on the world Climate change and overfishing. These outcomes of human malpractice each have further negative consequences such as jellyfish overpopulation. These creatures are a catastrophic symptom of human interference with the balance of the biosphere. To understand how they came about and the threats they pose, oceans, overfishing, climate ...

Explain the negative effects of marijuanaTwenty-six point six million Americans smoke marijuana on a regular basis. There are numerous negative effects of marijuana. Firstly, marijuana increases an individuals heat rate. Furthermore, marijuana affects a persons short-term memory. Conclusively, marijuana causes bronchitis. Altogether, marijuana is a dangerous drug that causes multiple diseases. Marijuana increases anindividuals heat rate. Sixty-three percent of marijuana smokers heart rate increases when smoking marijuana. This means that the majority of marijuana smokers increase because of marijuana. Twenty-one percent of marijuana smokers have heart disease and die from increase heart failure. This indicates that marijuanas negative effect kills a small portion of people with heart disease. Altogether, marijuana kills people with heart failure.An individuals short-term memory is cut short because of smoking marijuana. Thirty-nine percent of marijuana smokers claimed to lose short-ter...

True love is the love that everyone fantasizes about. It is the love that is unconditional and everlasting. Love is very hard to define since everybody s concept of love is different. However, in order to achieve a good relationship, people must have a well balanced power structure in their relationship, and good understanding and communication between them. In the stories, The Yellow Wallpaper, Hills Like White Elephants, and A Doll s House, one could see the lopsided relationship between the males and females. In these stories the males predominates the females, and the characters seem to lack understanding, and communication toward another, which causes problems in their relationships.The communication going on between the man and girl in the story, Hills Like White Elephants, are not an honest one. The man seems to lead the conversation where as the girl is quiet. He brings up the subject of operation which suggested abortion, but never mentions the word abortion in the story to u...

My hometown is the capital city Frankfort, KY. But for myself and others who are native to the city of Frankfort will ever just know it as the Capital City. Frankfort is in the center of two interstates that separates our states largest rivalry, between The University of Kentucky and The University of Louisville. This is a city where farmers, river rats and hill country people despise one another in all completion. Frankfort is the only city where four fingers can be held in the air and not be seen as gang sign, but a sign of family and pride. Those of us who are from here know Frankfort as The Nitty. Frankfort is bisected by the Kentucky River that runs through the south side of our town. But even with the city divided in half, there are really three very distinct parts of town. The eastside of town is a place where a number of races are present but white people still make the rules in our community. The Nitty is a city that is divided into three parts. The eastside of town consist of...

Once the fall of the Toltec civilization (a civilization north of what is nowMexico) transpired, an influx of immigrants fled into Mexico's central plateau area around Lake Texcoco. As the Aztec s were late to arrive in Mexico, they were soon forced to inhabit the swampy area on the western side of the lake. Forceful neighbors surrounded the Aztec and demanded tributes of gold and their only piece of dry land.They soon converted into a powerful empire within two centuries. As As the Aztecs population grew, superior military and civil organizations were formed and established. By 1325, the city of Tenochitilan was founded. The actual religion of the Aztecs originated in the city of Tenochtitlan somewhere between the 14th and 16th century C.E. It transfigured and combined a number of ritual, mythic and cosmic elements from the cultural groups who inhabited the central plateau of Mesoamerica. (Please refer to map for geographical location and empire boundaries) The mother goddess of t...

Media Common ThemesThis unit about media brings to light some very different sides of the same argument how are kids today affected by technology? Some of the skeptical adults in our society claim that the young people of this generation are too involved with their online friends, and that they miss out on what is happening in real life. However, the connections made online can also be influential in the problems of the current world. Growing Up Tethered, by Sherry Turkle, is an article about young people who feel a deep connection to texting, social media, and the internet, and the problems that may arise from that. The second reading, Becoming Part of Something Bigger Than Ourselves, by Jane McGonigal, discusses the epic scale of video games and how our generation benefits from it. These two stories that I am comparing have shown multiple angles to video games, cell phones, and my generation. Although there are two distinctly different viewpoints by these authors, there are common th...

Ragin CajunThe beginning of the Cajun culture dates all the way back to the 17th century when the Acadians, as they were called at the time, were exiled from Acadia, what is now Nova Scotia, by the English. They settled in Louisiana, their New Acadia, along the Mississippi River (Herbert). Shortly afterwards, Louisiana became the property of the United States and this brought in waves of new settlers like the Irish and the Italians who adopted many Acadian, known as Cajun, customs. The Acadians themselves remained relatively the same throughout the century. They stayed out of war and conflict unless they knew they were fighting the English (Herbert). The big change for the Cajun culture came in the 20th century. The Cajuns generally stay close to home, marry within the culture and speak only French (Herbert). The US government passed a law that the Cajun children must go to their schools that speak English as a first language and when the oil business started booming in Louisiana, it b...

1. FUNCTIONAL TACTICSFunctional tactics are the key, routine activities that must be undertaken in each functional area that is human resource management, marketing, finance, productionoperations and research and development to provide the business s products and services. Hence functional tactics translate thought (grand strategy) into action designed to accomplish specific short- term objectives. Every value chain activity in a company executes functional tactics that support the businesss strategy and help accomplish strategic objectives.1.1 Differences Between Business Strategies and Functional Tactics Functional tactics are different from business or corporate strategies in three fundamental waysi. Time horizon.ii. Specificity.iii. Participants who develop them.Time Horizon Functional tactics identify activities to be undertaken now or in the immediate future. Business strategies focus on the firms posture three to five years out. The shorter time horizon of functional tactics is...

What in the World is Jambalaya?The mouth-watering aroma of Andouille sausage, chicken, and seasoned rice fills the air as the pot of jambalaya is stirred over the open flame. Jambalaya is an authentic food of Louisiana with an interesting history, many ingredients, and its own festival, but Creole jambalaya is cooked much differently than Cajun jambalaya and comes in many different varieties. People may wonder why this simple food is a favorite of Louisianans, but its origin, ingredients, and festival are the main things that make it so fascinating.Jambalaya is a classic food of Louisiana because it has an interesting origin, is a delicious dish with many ingredients, and is renowned for its festival and cooking competition in South Louisiana. The unique sounding name of jambalaya may be derived from the Spanish word for ham, jamn, but the true origin of the name is unknown. Jambalaya is essentially a combination of French, African, Spanish, and Caribbean cooking methods that arrived i...

During the winter of 1865 to 1866 in Pulaski, Tennessee, six former confederate army officers gave their society a name adapted from the Greek word "Kuklos", meaning "circle". The Ku Klux Klan began as a prankish social organization, but soon became a very serious organization which has changed the world. Its activities soon were directed against the Republican Reconstruction governments. The group had become a permanent part of history forever. Most people are familiar with the Ku Klux Klan as a secret and exclusively white group that terrorized former African American slaves following the Civil War. The "second" KKK in the 1920s was a mass movement of between 2 to 6 million members. In Atlanta, in 1915, the Klan of the WW 1 era allowed membership to white, native-born Protestant males, (otherwise know as 100 Americans). They were required to swear oaths to secrecy, obedience, fidelity, and klanishness. The "second" KKK was viewed as a res...

Erythroxylon coca, a plant originating in South America, has been around for thousands of years. Up to the mid 19th century coca growing and use had been restricted to the area of its natural habitat, the Andes mountain range of the northwestern region of South America (Origins of Coca). Chemically known as Benzoylmethylecgonine (chemical formula C17H21NO4), cocaine is an alkaloid ester (Cocaine Facts and History). Before it became an illegal street drug, it was used in Colombia, Peru and Bolivia as a medicine and stimulant. In South America inhabitants would chew the leaves as they were believed to elevate mood, help with digestion, and suppress appetites (The Origins of Coca). Coca has been known for its pain relief abilities and as a result was included in many early medicines. It was also used in the 1880s as a remedy for morphine-addicted Civil War soldiers.Now Im sure youve heard of all the negative aspects of the drug, however, like most people, including myself, you may not kn...

In China, the name Hua Mulan () has been connected with the term heroine for hundreds of years. Hua Mulan has become a symbol of heroic behavior. Her character has inspired many Chinese women to defy traditional gender roles.Throughout history, there have been many versions of the legend of Mulan. They all have a common storyline Mulans father has received an order to serve in the army. Due to his age and frailty, Mulan decided to disguise herself as a male and take his place. Mulan achieved a lot during battle and was soon promoted into a general because of her great military strategy. When the war was over, the emperor asked her what she would like as a reward. Mulan asked for nothing but to return home to her parents.The legendary character, Mulan, originated from a Chinese poem, the Ballad of Mulan (). It is one of the first poems in Chinese history to support female equality. In the poem, Mulan seems uninterested in chores and getting married. She is more worried about the draft w...

is an extremely rare, non-contagious disease thought to betriggered by aspirin use. The actual origin of the disease is unknown. Reye'sSyndrome, occasionally called Reye-Jacobsen's Syndrome, is known to follow anyviral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes isinfluenza, the flu, and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles ofaspirin, most notably Tylenol, is not to give Tylenol to a child who isrecovering from the chicken pox, a fever, or any other viral infection. Thelink between aspirin and Reye's Syndrome and is not fully understood, but allreported cases of Reye's Syndrome include a child who has received aspirinbefore infection. Symptoms of Reye's Syndrome may often be mistook for a recurrence of theflu, or extreme exhaustion. These symptoms include vomiting, confusion, lack ofcoordination, distorted balance, irritability, a stupor-like state, and a recentinfection from a viral illness. The symptoms often begin with vomiting and...