Essays Tagged: "Arc"

Essay on 'The Great Gatsby' (Fitzergerald): the Question of Nick Carraway's Integrity

to moral repugnance, Nick's relationship with JordanBaker traces a painfully familiar, all-to-human arc.Nick's initial interest in Jordan is mainly for her looks and charm. Upon first sightof her at t ...

(2 pages) 61 0 2.7 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This essay is about the golden rectangle/section.

rtion, the golden ratio or the Golden Rectangle. This proportion has been demonstrated in the Greek architecture of the Parthenon, the Renaissance architecture of Leon Battista Alberti's Santa Maria N ... Squares of Mondrian and used extensively by Le Corbusier in his quest for modular designs of modern architecture.To make the golden section you must:Step 1: Draw a square. (Make sure all the sides are ...

(2 pages) 56 0 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Mount Pinatubo, the volcano itself.

e worldwide over the next few years. Mount Pinatubo is part of a chain of volcanoes along the Luzon arc on the west coast of the island. The arc of volcanoes is due to the subduction of the Manila tre ... the Pinatubo region, later discovered to be a result of the reawakening of Mount Pinatubo. In mid-March 1991, villagers around Mount Pinatubo began feeling earthquakes and volcanologists began to stu ...

(4 pages) 56 0 3.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography

Why there was stalemate on the Western Front by December 1914.

ian resistance, taking the Germans two weeks to take Brussels. Instead of sweeping around in a wide arc and approaching Paris from the west, the Germans found themselves heading to Paris just east of ... n keeping the armies supplied with food and ammunition and the troops became exhausted in the long marches in the August heat.The Schlieffen Plan was mainly flawed in its design as it depended on a st ...

(4 pages) 57 0 4.8 Jul/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Money in Dickens. This is a chronological analysis of Dickens' treatment of filthy lucre, and how his perception changed and matured through time.

k House. Oliver Twist is a fable of money and how (and how not) to get it. Oliver's life follows an archetypal rags-to-riches arc as simplistic as it is traditional, with his eventual wealth un-earned ... -pound notes!'Grandfather Smallweed immediately throws the cushion at her.In her senility, the matriarch Smallweed has been reduced to a monomaniacal automaton, driven solely by avarice. This scene is ...

(12 pages) 60 2 4.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Koc Holding: Arc elik White Goods

tion analysis: Koc Holding ("Koc ") is an industrial conglomerate in Turkey. Itslargest subsidiary, Arc elik, is the main manufacturer and market leader of so-called whitegoods (major kitchen applianc ... are those emergingmarkets with higher unit sales. Koc should enter these markets with both brands (Arc elikand Beko) and develop a two-price/quality structure, similar to the home market.Exhibit IBas ...

(3 pages) 88 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Discuss the impact and changes brought about by emotions in Summber Of The Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler

ange. Roo's pride led to him walking out on his cane-cutting gang, introducing the entire Dowd plot arc, which is pivotal. That led to the 'breaking up' of Barney and Roo's friendship.Barney: "Righto, ...

(6 pages) 14 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature

Title - Personal Insight Paper for Oragnizational Leadership, how as working adults we react in groups, commitees, and board of directors

trative specialist for the fundraising division of a not for profit organization called Springfield ARC, better known as Sparc.I will limit descriptions of job related tasks for the sake of brevity. I ...

(4 pages) 100 0 3.7 Jun/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Leadership and Communication

Algebra Basics, Equations, and Mathematical Models

string).When the mass is moved a small distance away from its equilibrium point (the bottom of the arc), the mass will swing back and forth in a constant amount of time called the period. One period ... a constant called the Universal Gravitational Constant. This constant has the value as shown here:Search the Internet and the Cybrary to find the mass and radius of three of the nine planets in our so ...

(3 pages) 68 2 3.7 Jun/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Celtic languages

:Gaulish and its close relatives, Lepontic and Galatian. These languages were once spoken in a wide arc from France to Turkey and from the Netherlands to northern Italy.Celtiberian, anciently spoken i ... of these groups probably occurred around 1000 BC. The early Celts are commonly associated with the archaeological Urnfield cultureClassificationThere are two competing schemata of categorization. The ...

(3 pages) 19 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

The Island Paradise of Puerto Rico.

as sheltered many different cultures. As a result of its geographical position in the center of the arc of the Antilles, and its particular history, Puerto Rico is a mix of Hispanic and Anglo culture. ... tory, Puerto Rico is a mix of Hispanic and Anglo culture. The first inhabitants of Puerto Rico were Archaic Indians who most likely arrived from Venezuela around 4500 BC. They were followed by the Ign ...

(4 pages) 89 1 4.4 Oct/2005

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

George Lucas - What themes does he deal with?, What influence has his personal life had on his work? and What is the significance of his work in today's society?

y. From blasting into space past planets and galaxies, to going through the desert to find the lost arc, George Lucas has captured millions of people's imaginations across the world. I have chosen to ... e all one" and that they are "made in the image of man, by the masses for the masses". From the research that I have gathered I can see that this is a prime example of evil that is repeated in George ...

(5 pages) 27 0 4.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Panoramic camera invention

1855 and there conceived the idea of a camera containing a spring-driven lens that would turn in an arc while exposing a curved film plane. Angsten immigrated to Chicago in 1882 with his designs. In 1 ... /www.ephotozine.com/equipment/buyersguide/fullbuyersguide.cfm?buyersguideid=62.http://www.pauck.de/marco/photo/panorama/horizon202/horizon202.html3.http://www.panoscan.com/4.http://www.sci.fi/~animato ...

(3 pages) 23 0 0.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Basketball

hooked for life. Monster dunks, ankle breaking cross-overs, and sweet bombs from beyond the arc make basketball what it is. In soccer, you get maybe a goal or two, but not much action. In base ...

(2 pages) 1146 0 1.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

"Before the sun" by Charles Mungoshi

some distance through the air’. The poet draws our attention by writing a one word line ‘arc’. This line on my opinion is to assure the strength of the axe. We can tell that the child ...

(3 pages) 44 1 3.8 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry

About boomerang and how to throw it

the world for hunting, religious and sports activities. Their origin is still not fully clear. Research has shown that ancient tribes in Europe used special throwing axes. In Egypt a special type of ... nything. So, if you throw it like a Frisbee the force will launch it vertical instead of horizontal arc right above the ground.The correct way to hold a boomerang is at slight angle, about 20 degrees ...

(2 pages) 9 0 5.0 Nov/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

The Hours: Novel vs. Film

sort of shock value from the novel. When the revelation occurs in the book, it happens during that arc where everything seems to be falling into place. So for the movie to just let Richard flashback ...

(3 pages) 2918 0 0.0 Aug/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Fear in the Skies

lution to avoid the thunderstorm, he figured that his oil pressure gauge indicated in the lower red arc. That gave him an adrenalin rush, which made him panic and want to land the plane immediately. & ... n to land at a close airport, mentioning that his oil pressure gauge is indicating in the lower red arc and that a thunderstorm is inbound his 9 o'clock. ATC asked for his location to vector him to th ...

(3 pages) 1262 0 0.0 Feb/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Reflection of how to analyze films

Reflective � PAGE �1� Reflective PaperENG: 225 Introduction to FilmMarch 1, 2009Analyzing movies is not an easy task. There are many things to take in account when atte ... film should flow from scene to scene without denying the audience enough information to follow the arc of the story."Movies like those of Director Quentin Tarantino who "often uses unconventional sto ...

(4 pages) 45 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Will Bury Elasticity Scenario

ing that may have the same qualities, but may have a lower cost. It is necessary that Will Bury research his product to see if there are any substitute products available. Currently he sells his 500 p ... ivide by the percentage change in its price. Another visual technique an economist would use is the arc method (also sometimes called mid-point method) of price elasticity. Should inventor Will Bury w ...

(3 pages) 134 0 0.0 Sep/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics