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    Edited part 2 “The use of colour to express complexity of mind and to affirmatively counterpoint brutality also distinguishes the post-Strangelove films. As Sergei Eisenstein (an early theoretical influence on Kubrick) predicted, colour in serious cinema would become integral to meaning. But unlike some of Eisenstein’s ideological descendants, Kubrick did not consider beauty to be a varnish for social injustice.” (rice, pg2) Stanley Kubrick began making films in the 1950s; his early films were

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    As a result of growing evidence regarding the effects of environmental characteristics on the health and wellbeing of people in healthcare facilities, more emphasis is being placed on, and more attention being paid to, the consequences of design choices in general hospitals. A general hospital is a large medical facility where patients with many different types of ailments are given care. In the United States there is a movement to improve the interiors of medical facilities by basing planning

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    Fireworks Chemistry Essay

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    Chemistry of Fireworks An exploding firework is essentially several chemical reactions happening simultaneously or in rapid sequence. When you add some heat, you provide enough activation energy (the energy that kick-starts a chemical reaction) to make solid chemical compounds packed inside the firework combust with oxygen in the air and convert themselves into other chemicals, releasing smoke and exhaust gases such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen in the process. Example: potassium

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    your whole being for that long. Her name was Rachel Kay Ritter. Rachel was attached to me at the heart, we were bound by blood and inseparable. Not only was she my role model, but she was y best friend, my sister. She was there when I climbed my first tree, when I had my first crush, when I almost broke my leg, the first time I got a trophy, and the second time my heart got broken. The year she ran away was going to be our year. I was going to attend her homecoming and senior prom, be her number one

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    While there are clear contrasts between the ancient and the modern Olympics there is still the respect for the athlete striving to perform at the highest level. Today, the Olympic Games are the world's largest carnival of athletic skill and competitive spirit. They are displays of nationalism, commerce, and politics. These important elements of the Olympics are not a modern invention, as the first Olympics was in 776 BC in Ancient Greece. After 1503 years, in 1896 the Olympic Games were recreated

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    the concerns of the working class. He also points out that “the sailors knew that these wars were fought, for the most part, over wealth, a substantial portion of which was based on the key commodities of the Atlantic trades in which he worked – gold, silver, fish, furs, servants and slaves, sugar, tobacco, and manufactures” (Rediker 21). Once privateering was outlawed, and combined with the downsizing of European navies, many sailors found themselves out of work. This led to the rise of piracy, and

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    Buddhism Essay

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    Buddhism Gautama Buddha, previously known as Prince Siddhartha (before his enlightenment) founded the religion of Buddhism. Gautama Buddha was born to Queen Maha-Maya at Kapilavastu, Nepal, Indian. Buddha taught and organized the Sangha, monastic orders, until his death at Kusinagara, at the age of 80. There are 308,000,000 Buddhist devotees in the world today. They believe that there has been Buddha before Him; Bodhisattvas who come as Saviors of all and that all beings are Buddha whether

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    Arizona State Nicknames

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    States Report Chapter 1: Introduction This is Arizona, a state that is well known for its desert Basin and Range region. Its state nicknames are The Grand Canyon Region, The Copper State, The Valentine State, and The Apache State. These nicknames mean and were chosen because the Grand Canyon was located in Arizona, copper was in abundance, Arizona’s date of statehood was February 14(Valentine’s Day), 1912 and the Apache Indians inhabited Arizona at the time. These nicknames were chosen on 1959

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    The Mae Enga Essay

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    months of the year, May through August, the nightly temperatures, in area above 1600 meters, drops to near freezing. The average rainfall in the Enga province for this time of year is 3051 mm. The western highlands also hold a precious and valuable gold deposit (PNG ON LINE). The Enga people do not live in villages: instead families live in rather permanent houses that are scattered throughout their specific clan region. This dispersal works to improve clan security. In the clan system

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    Eudora Welty a Worn Path

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    A Worn Path by Eudora Welty Copyright Notice ©1998−2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. ©2007 eNotes.com LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, Web distribution or information storage

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