La Brea Tar Pits Introduction The La Brea tar pits have been well-known for over a century. Before the rise of European settlers‚ local Indian tribes used the tar to caulk canoes and waterproof tents. As the Industrial Revolution took off the early 1900s‚ the tar pits attracted oil men‚ as asphaltum is often associated with petroleum. Then‚ [w]hen W. W. Orcutt‚ the original organizer of the geological department of Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast
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September 2013 The Pit and the Pendulum There are often many people who are falsely excused every day‚ and are punished for their false accusations. This happened numerous times during the Spanish Inquisition to seize the converts’ wealth and destroy their influence. In “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Poe shows the falsely accused life of the narrator. The author helps support this main plot line through the using the use of imagery through the symbolism of the Pit‚ the rats‚ and the
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Open Pit Mining Open-pit mining is a kind of surface mining. Mining companies choose this way to get rocks and minerals out of the ground because it is the easiest and cheapest way to do it. Open-pit mining is only used if the rocks or minerals are close to the surface of the land or if a normal tunnel-type of mine isn’t possible. The top layers of the land are removed. After that‚ layer after layer is taken away until the rock or mineral is visible. This is taken out‚ processed when it
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"Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against The Machine is a social commentary on the state of the federal government. The song criticizes the government’s excessive use of force in dealing with foreign and domestic issues. Unlike the pro-peace songs of the 60’s and 70’s‚ "Bulls on Parade" takes a more confrontational and controversial approach‚ directly accusing the government of unnecessarily aggressive actions and chicken hawk policies‚ even going so far as to accuse them of criminality. In the opening
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Mise-en-Scene Analysis: Raging Bull xxxx xxxxxx University I chose Raging Bull to do my film analysis on. Raging Bull was directed by Martin Scorsese. The fact that Martin Scorsese directed this film made me choose it over the other films on the list. I really like Martin Scorsese’s body of work and his style of film making. Raging Bull was made in 1980. The star of this movie is Robert De Niro. De Niro plays boxer Jake Lamotta. De Niro won the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for his
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Annonymous English 1 TTH 3:15p February 28‚ 2012 Argument of Fact: Parents’ Reasons for Homeschooling When a parent survey was conducted to list their reasons for homeschooling the three most popular reasons came out to have the ability to give their children a better education‚ other parents were for religious reasons‚ and lastly parents were concerned with the poor learning environment at schools. Parents that home school are ultimately worried about the environment at schools
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“Pit and the Pendulum Revision” “I shrank back- but the closing walls pressed me resistlessly onward. At length. For my seared and writhing body‚ there was no longer an inch of foot hold on the firm floor of the prison.” Closer and closer I was getting to the pit. I was thinking about everything that has happened. I didn’t want to die. It was too soon for me. Suddenly the walls stopped. I was confused and in shock. I heard a female voice‚ and it was a thick southern accent. She was telling me to
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as much as men do and can contribute equally to the overall development of their society‚ nation and the humanity as a whole. Though some rural and backwards societies still resist with this concept‚ this is becoming very rare indeed. The topic of argument though is whether a coeducation system‚ which means where both boys and girls can study together in the same enclosure‚ better or is single sex education system‚ where either only boys or only girls are allowed to get admitted better‚ I think co-ed
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people started to relate stock markets and economic growth in the following way – Bull markets mean economic growth and Bear markets means economic downturn‚ recession-overall a pale and gloomy environment. But does bullish or bearish market really govern the economy? It is true that growth in economy favors bullish markets but do bull markets really mean a booming and bustling economy? There can be many reasons bull markets can arise and granted some of them may mean better economic growth (like
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“The Pit and the Pendulum” Commentary Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum”‚ is a short story of the struggled of a prisoner who has been sentenced to death‚ and placed in a dungeon. The narrator‚ who is the prisoner‚ realizes that the dungeon he is placed in is known as the Inquisition. He encounters death multiple times throughout his time in the dungeon. He nearly falls into a large pit‚ almost gets scythed by a pendulum‚ and gets pushed to the brink of the pit by burning walls‚ but merely
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