Bootstrapping or booting refers to a group of metaphors that share a common meaning: a self-sustaining process that proceeds without external help. The term is often attributed to Rudolf Erich Raspe’s story The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen‚ where the main character pulls himself out of a swamp by his hair (specifically‚ his pigtail)‚ but the Baron does not‚ in fact‚ pull himself out by his bootstraps. Instead‚ the phrase appears to have originated in the early 19th century United States
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Hess’s Law Mengyuan Wu (Millie) 7 January‚ 14 Aim: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the enthalpy change for the reaction: Introduction: It is impossible to measure the enthalpy change for this reaction directly because the process cannot be controlled. However‚ you can calculate this enthalpy change by using the Hess’s Law. Pre- lab Calculations: Calculation 1: Required Masses for Reaction The ratio of and is required to be 1:100 for Table 1: Calculation
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I. Title of the Book The Swiss Family Robinson II. Name of the Author Johann Wyss III. Copyright Date 1990 IV. Publishing Company Playmore Inc.‚ Publishers and Waldman Publishing Corp.‚ V. Number of Chapters Sixteen (16) chapters VI. Number of Pages Read Two hundred twenty three (223) pages VII. Setting In a Tropical Island VIII. Characters/Characterization Mr. Robinson -Father in the selection Elizabeth -Mother in the selection
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S.A. Bodeen’s Shipwreck Island and Johann David Wyss’ Swiss Family Robinson are different books‚ but they do have very certain similarities. One book is about a family that values their relationships‚ especially with God. These values become even more important as they are stuck on a desert island. However‚ the other book talks about a family that doesn’t have any bond until they have no choice but to get along to survive on what seems to be a deserted island. The similarities of these books are
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What was the role of Rudolf Hoss in the Auschwitz Death Camp during the war years‚ 1939-1945? Rudolf Hoss joined the Waffen-SS in 1939‚ and the following year‚ 1 May 1940‚ he was appointed as a commandant of a prison camp in western Poland. The camp was built around old Austro-Hungarian army barracks which were situated near the town of Auschwitz‚ German name for Oświęcim. In 1941 the orders were given by the Fuhrer for the final solution of the Jewish problem. Final solution was the Germany’s
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misbehave to achieve self-serving goals. These usually include: getting attention‚ seeking power‚ taking revenge and avoiding failure. When we look carefully at the misbehavior we can usually find that the reason lies in one of these four goals. Dr. Rudolf Dreikurs‚ renowned educator‚ developed these four behavioral goals in the 1930s. He was a student and colleague of Alfred Adler‚ who believed that "all behavior has a purpose." Dreikurs has written many articles and books on student behavior and much
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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss is a story about a family who are shipwrecked on an uninhabited island. The ship was being tossed by angry waves. The whole crew and captain had deserted their ship only to perish to the sea. The only ones remaining on board was the Robinson family. When the storm was over‚ they discussed about how to get to shore. After much thinking‚ they built a sort of raft big enough for the family
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I chose to read "The Swiss Family Robinson" by Johann Wyss. I really enjoyed the story because of the characters in the book‚ and the adventure that they lived. In this book‚ my favorite person is the father. He never lost hope in himself or his family and he always found new ways of making his family as comfortable they could be. He was a strong leader‚ and did everything he could to take care of them and make the best of a really tough situation. My grandpa is a lot like this character. He is resourceful
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This term we were taught some of the practical applications of theories by Rudolf Laban‚ Frederick Matthias Alexander and Arthur Lessac. Each of these practitioners formed certain theories and created certain exercises that can better one’s performance of physical theatre. In this essay I will be explaining how some of these theories and exercises improve your practical abilities and performances. Laban’s movement analysis is about understanding effort and body attitudes. Your effort is the amount
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Extra credit lecture Grotesque art Early Renaissance – 20th century Renaissance I. Early Renaissance a. Rabaleis: Freest in his treatment of carnival (very grotesque) b. Bosch‚ Hieronymus (c. 1450 – 1516) – Triptych (painted on three panels): Garden of Earthly Delights painting. i. Ideals of the body put forward normally‚ but Bosch embraces the strangeness 1. Closing the panels‚ a fourth painting appears‚ representing a scene after a flood‚ likely Noah’s
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