Essays Tagged: "Bell"

Derrick Bell's "Space Traders"

In looking at Derrick Bell's "The Space Traders" as an allegory, the characters personify the abstract subjects of late tw ... d economical problems in the U.S. is due to the black race. Secondly, "the space trade" comprehends Bell's concept of "the permanence of racism" in the Unites States. Bell believes that "the space tra ... y late twentieth-century racial politics, and then analyze "the space trade" and comprehend it with Bell's belief in "the permanence of racism" in the United States.In "The Space Traders", Gleason Gol ...

(6 pages) 96 0 4.5 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Explore the relationship between Toby and Dora in Iris Murdoch's 'The Bell'

In Chapter 21 of 'The Bell', the relationship between Toby and Dora is described as a 'sweet tenuous ambiguous bond' and t ... n at the beginning of the novel but find temporary solace in each other in the later stages of 'The Bell'. Neither of the characters reveals their troubles, but simply enjoy each other's company as a ... ime it exists, it plays a central part in the novel, as Toby and Dora are the ones who discover the bell, and this is the main basis of their friendship. The relationship between them is especially im ...

(9 pages) 47 0 4.7 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

How is the character Dora presented in the first four chapters of Iris Murdoch's 'The Bell'?

In the opening sentence of The Bell, Iris Murdoch presents Dora Greenfield as a weak, timorous character, stating 'left her husband ... aul's maltreatment of his wife being demonstrated repeatedly through the first four chapters of The Bell, he does not succeed in taming her impulsiveness. Murdoch contrasts the oppressed and tormented ...

(7 pages) 34 0 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

This essay tells the life of Alexander Graham Bell, Inventor of the telephone.

In 1876, at the age of 29, Alexander Graham Bell invented his telephone. In 1877, he formed the Bell Telephone Company, and in the same year mar ... the same year married Mabel Hubbard and embarked on a yearlong honeymoon in Europe.Alexander Graham Bell might easily have been content with the success of his telephone invention. His many laboratory ... ith the enormous technical and later financial success of his telephone invention, Alexander Graham Bell's future was secure, and he was able to arrange his life so that he could devote himself to his ...

(3 pages) 49 0 1.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

How is chapter nine a suitable ending for McEwan's A Child in Time?

g in and out of time, as he has been doing throughout the novel. Again, this is reinstated when The Bell comes into view."He had a premonition followed instantly by a certainty..." (P. 211)The Bell wa ...

(5 pages) 24 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Life of Alexander Grahm Bell. One sugestion my teacher gave to me was to try and find more awards he got.

The Life of Alexander Grahm BellAlexander Graham Bell was born on March 3, 1647 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Most people remember Bel ... March 3, 1647 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Most people remember Bell for his invention of the telephone. Bell was born into a family with a passion for communication. His father developed the first Interna ... et. His grandfather, by the same name, forged a reputation as an impressive actor and orator. Young Bell took to reading and writing at a young age. As he matured, he displayed the Bell family tradema ...

(3 pages) 30 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Gold Mine--Book Report

then we could go swimming. They decided to go swimming at the creek, but Ricky's mom said that Mr. Bell needed help around the yard. At work they pulled weeds and talked to Mr. Bell about gold mining ...

(2 pages) 968 0 1.0 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Public Relations Campaign Strategy for fictional computer company trying to take over lead market share.

The public relations campaign's overall objective is to promote the transition of a portion of Bell Computers customer service functions to a 24-hour call center located in India. The campaign wi ... its attainable in reducing operational costs and improving the quality of customer service provided.Bell Computers recognizes the concerns of internal employees and local communities in moving a porti ...

(2 pages) 74 0 2.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Alexander Graham

tributions to other inventions in aeronautics had profound effects on the shaping of modern society.Bell was born on March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh and educated at the universities of Edinburgh and Londo ... ble speech. The system, which was developed by his father, the Scottish educator Alexander Melville Bell (1819-1905), shows how the lips, tongue, and throat are used in the articulation of sound. In 1 ...

(2 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

"The Landlady" by Roald Dhal (Summary).

e, but he's due to start a new job there soon and he's excited at the prospect. He heads toward The Bell and Dragon, which is a pub he's been told he could spend the night at. On the way though, he no ... d a little dog curled up asleep on the rug. On an impulse, he decides to check it out and rings the bell. It is answered immediately a little old lady who invites him to enter and tells him the room r ...

(2 pages) 10 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Alexander Graham Bell & His Bright Ideas.

Driven by voracious curiosity, Alexander Graham Bell possessed an extraordinary gift for seeing inventive possibilities and for envisioning how to c ... king innovations. He was driven by a deep need to solve problems and to invent practical solutions. Bell was never satisfied by just one invention. There was always another problem to ponder, another ... ied by just one invention. There was always another problem to ponder, another invention to create. Bell's indefatigable efforts in his experimentation resulted in the development of many ingenious in ...

(5 pages) 36 1 4.3 Jan/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Elisha Grey Biography

a patent application for a multiple harmonic telegraph on February 23, 1875 and then two days later Bell submitted one for his. Bell filed a patent and Grey filed a caveat. Gray later referred to his ... and Grey filed a caveat. Gray later referred to his musical telegraph devices as telephones. Unlike Bell, Gray did not document his sources; therefore, it is hard to be sure where his background knowl ...

(3 pages) 28 0 2.3 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Bell's Palsy

perpetually staying open. Is this a villain from a movie? Is it some rare disorder? Actually, it is Bell's palsy, a fairly common condition that affects the facial nerve causing partial paralysis of t ... y common condition that affects the facial nerve causing partial paralysis of the face. Sir Charles Bell, a Scottish surgeon and physiologist, first identified the disorder. The 7th cranial ner ...

(2 pages) 1551 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Ameritech

, and home security services (through SecurityLink). Outside the US, Ameritech owned a 20% stake in Bell Canada and had telecom holdings in Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, and Norway. Ameritech, which was ... go to new heights in the computer industry, paging market and much more.From 1878 to the 1920s the Bell System consolidated small phone companies into bigger companies that built long-distance lines ...

(15 pages) 20 0 5.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Out of This Furnace

onto the ideals of laissez-faire and the American Dream, persevered in the hopes of success. Thomas Bell's Out of this Furnace is one such story. Coming to America with dreams and hopes of a better li ... less poverty and oppression that were the birthrights of a Slovak peasant in Franz Josef's empire" (Bell, p.3). Kracha's desire to leave his plight behind in his native country and restart his life in ...

(5 pages) 19 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell The fascination of the genius life of Alexander Graham Bell is greatly defined and fact ... very detailed insight of the genius who sparked the change in technology, Alexander "Aleck" Graham Bell. He was the son and grandson of speech experts, which explains his unique knowledge of the poss ... and grandson of speech experts, which explains his unique knowledge of the possibilities of sound. Bell was the son of a nearly deaf mother, which explains his passion and appreciation of the effort ...

(5 pages) 9 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Innovation of the Telephone

ges ? brought forth by either infringers seeking to enter what became a lucrative market, or by the Bell Company against the infringers. At the time of the invention of the telephone, 1876, telegraph ... ion of an electric communications device, an individual with the background of Mr. Alexander Graham Bell could have been thought an unlikely candidate. His strongest skills were not in physics or elec ...

(25 pages) 56 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Communications in Science. How technology changed the way we live today.

CommunicationsIn 1876, Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) was working on devices to help the hearing-impaired. Bell then developed a simple c ... combination receiver and transmitter using a bar magnet, a coil of fine wire and a thin metal disk. Bell's device worked both as a microphone and an earphone. Its urgent use was demonstrated by Bell w ... the world.The telegraph and telephone are both wire-based electrical systems, and Alexander Graham Bell's success with the telephone came as a direct result of his attempts to improve the telegraph. ...

(5 pages) 26 0 0.0 Apr/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Technology

Telus Strategic Initiative Paper

network development and ongoing operating costs.On May 7 2009, Telus has reached an agreement with Bell to provide satellite TV service to Western Canada. The agreement will see Telus selling Bell's ... l's satellite TV service to customers in British Columbia and Alberta under the Telus brand. While, Bell will continue selling the service under its own name in the region, the deal strengthens its na ...

(4 pages) 76 0 0.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Review of Article "Asymmetric Reactions to Work Group Sex Diversity among Men and Women" Written By Jennifer A. Chatman and Charles A. O'reilly

sciences. They use theory to form hypotheses, submitting these to empirical inspection (Bryman and Bell, 2007). However the nature of these variables is dependent on several factors controlling the i ... he status of job and presence of men and women together in a work group.BIBLIOGRAPHY:Bryman, A. and Bell, E. (2007), Business Research Methods, 2nd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.Byrne, D. 1 ...

(5 pages) 23 0 0.0 Oct/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management