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Across The Wire Essays and Term Papers
Arthur Miller BiographyArthur Miller Biography
Personal Background
Arthur Miller was born in Harlem on October 17, 1915, the son of Polish immigrants, Isidore and Augusta Miller. Miller's father had established a successful clothing store upon coming to America, so the family enjoyed wealth; however, this ...
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The Telephone SystemThe telephone is one of the most creative and prized inventions in the
world. It has advanced from its humble beginnings to its wireless communication
technology today and for the future. The inhabitants of the earth have long
communicated over a distance, which has been done by shouting from ...
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A Brief History Of Clocks: From Thales To PtolemyThe clock is one of the most influential discoveries in the history of western science. The division of time into regular, predictable units is fundamental to the operation of society. Even in ancient times, humanity recognized the necessity of an orderly system of chronology. Hesiod, writing in ...
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Why The North Won The Civil War"In all history, no nation of mere agriculturists ever made successful war against a nation of mechanics. . . .You are bound to fail" -Union officer William Tecumseh Sherman to a Southern friend.
The American antebellum South, though steeped in pride and raised in military tradition, was to be ...
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Why The North Won The Civil WaThe American antebellum South, though steeped in pride and raised in
military tradition, was to be no match for the burgeoning superiority of
the rapidly developing North in the coming Civil War. The lack of
emphasis on manufacturing and commercial interest, stemming from the
Southern desire to ...
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The AssassinThe night air was chilly against the man's dark face as he waited patiently outside the massive gates leading to the mansion. His heavy, black, unkempt beard and long, curly, black uncombed hair could not even keep him warm tonight, as he shifted his large frame from foot to foot in an effort to ...
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Berlin Wall Book Review On TheIn August 1961, Berlin, Germany was seperated by a border of barbed wire. People of East Berlin could no longer enter West Berlin. The Berlin Wall tells about this event and what led to this event. Norman Gelb, the author, tells of the actions of the communistic East Berlin and the democratic ...
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The ChrysanthemumsJohn Steinbeck, in his short story \"\" depicts the trials of a woman attempting to gain power in a man\'s world. Elisa Allen tries to define the boundaries of her role as a woman in such a closed society. While her environment is portrayed as a tool for social repression, it is through nature in ...
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Cardiac PacemakersThe heart is bestowed with a specialized system that automatically generates rhythmic control via the sinus node, located in the superior lateral wall of the right atrium near the opening of the superior vena cava. The specialized pacemaker cells dictate control of the rest of the heart through ...
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DonkeyThe Steam in Martin Grainger's Woodsmen of the West
In the beginning of the 20th century, the logging industry in B.C. and around the world saw a dramatic change in the way logs were being logged. Techniques came and went although some stayed longer than other. New technologies played a very ...
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DonkeyThe Steam in Martin Grainger's Woodsmen of the West
In the beginning of the 20th century, the logging industry in B.C. and around the world saw a dramatic change in the way logs were being logged. Techniques came and went although some stayed longer than other. New technologies played a very ...
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Wagoner's Tumbleweed: An AnalysisThe central theme of the poem “Tumbleweed” by David Wagoner is a
tumbleweed that bounces from one place to the next. It is buffeted by the
wind, and it ends up stuck on a fence from which it is rescued by the poet
to continue its way.
In the first stanza, the poet tells us that the tumbleweed, ...
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The Internethas an enormous impact on the American Experience. First, It
encourages the growth of businesses by providing new ways of advertising
products to a large audience, and thus helps companies to publicize their
products. Secondly, It allows more Americans to find out what goes on in ...
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Tumbleweed: Central ThemeThe central theme of the poem “Tumbleweed” by David Wagoner is a
tumbleweed that bounces from one place to the next. It is buffeted by the
wind, and it ends up stuck on a fence from which it is rescued by the poet
to continue its way.
In the first stanza, the poet tells us that the tumbleweed, ...
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TelecommunicationsThe transmission of words, sounds, images, or data in the form of electronic or
electromagnetic signals or impulses. Transmission media include the telephone
(using wire or optical cable), radio, television, microwave, and satellite. Data
communication, the fastest growing field of ...
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Streetcar DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (1951) is a controversial film classic, adapted from Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning play of 1947. This film masterpiece was directed by Elia Kazan (his first piece of work with Williams), a socially conscious director who insisted that the film be true to the ...
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A Brief History Of Clocks: FroThe clock is one of the most influential discoveries in the history of western science. The division of time into regular, predictable units is fundamental to the operation of society. Even in ancient times, humanity recognized the necessity of an orderly system of chronology. Hesiod, writing in ...
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The Mystery Of Area 51130 miles North of Las Vegas in Rachel, Nevada, on the shores of a
dried up lake, lies an area Americans have pondered for over 50 years.
This place, which is behind miles of barren, dry desert and surrounded by
barbed wire fences, is a place which houses the unknown. Signs which
state: “ No ...
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Nikola TeslaNIKOLA TESLA
Nikola Tesla was born on July 9/10 (midnight), 1856 in Smiljam, Croatia, to a Serbian family. His father was an orthodox priest. His mother was unschooled but quite intelligent. Nikola was a dreamer who loved poetry. He was self-disciplined and compulsive. His principle ...
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