The Blue Laws The Blue Laws were laws that were designed to enforce religious standards‚ especially those days that were designated as a day of worship or rest. The name was rumored to have come from the supposedly blue paper the laws were printed on‚ but since that was most likely false‚ historians have found that the name came the 17th century use of the word blue‚ which was a reference to the strict moral codes and those who observed them‚ as in blue-stocking. The blue laws were favored by
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Refugee Blues W. H. Auden’s poem of despair‚ misery‚ and isolation‚ “Refugee Blues”‚ describes the hardships faced by two German Jewish refugees attempting to escape Hitler’s Germany. Published in autumn‚ 1939‚ Auden is surrounded by the anti-Sematic hatred that is growing in Germany six months prior to the outbreak of World War II. Auden utilizes this environment and the experiences of German Jews to express the abuse of human rights and the sentiments of refugees. For the near two thousand
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The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. The aim of the project‚ founded in May 2005 by the Brain and Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland‚ is to study the brain’s architectural and functional principles. The project is headed by the founding director Henry Markram and co-directed by Felix Schürmann and Sean Hill. Using a Blue Gene supercomputer running
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composed his first published song entitled “When You Want ’Em You Can’t Get ’Em”. From 1920 to 1924‚ he composed for an annual production put on by George White. Legend has it that he actually composed what most say is his greatest work‚ Rhapsody in Blue‚ in a rush because he had forgotten about the performance. About ten years later‚ he wrote one of the most famous American operas called Porgy and Bess. Many people say it is “considered to not only be Gershwin’s most complex and best-known works
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Meltdown at Jet Blue Sherri Hernandez XBIS/219 February 22‚ 2013 Donna Rosentrater Meltdown at Jet Blue There were many problems going on at Jet Blue when there was a really bad storm on Valentine’s Day in the year of 2007. Many airports had to completely shut down and cancel all of their current flights because the weather had such bad conditions. This was a result of freezing rain and sleet. Many passengers were very irate and angry because their flights were delayed or either cancelled
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blue eyes technology PPT This PPT presentation is based on the topic blue eyes technology blue eyes technology is very common topic for seminar presentation. This ppt slide on blue eyes technology is a guidline for students or proffesional preparing for seminar presentation on blue eyes technology. Discription: INTRODUCTION We are living in an age of I.T.. Today the technologies are changing faster than time. The technology which is updated now becomes outdated after some days
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Miranda Stephan AP English 7 February 2013 Character Analysis of The Narrator from “Sonny’s Blues” The narrator of “Sonny’s Blues”‚ by James Baldwin‚ tells the story of his brother’s relationship with drugs‚ and their environment. Unlike most of the men in Harlem‚ the narrator has succeeded in life. He is raising a loving family‚ and he has a steady job as a math teacher. However‚ the narrator is always cautious of the dangers that lurk in Harlem. He knows he should help take care of Sonny
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Time to erase ’blue laws’ Sell a turkey‚ be prosecuted? Faced with that ominous threat‚ managers of Whole Foods Markets quickly dropped advertised plans to open their 16 stores in Massachusetts on Thanksgiving. Last-minute shoppers searching for trimmings were out of luck. So were employees who wanted a chance to earn double pay. (Related: Opposing view) The natural-foods grocery chain could have faced criminal penalties for running afoul of the state’s laws that bar most commercial activity on
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Sonny ’s Blues A captivating tale of a relationship between two troubling brothers in Harlem‚ "Sonny ’s Blues" is told from the perception of Sonny ’s brother‚ whose name is never mentioned. Baldwin ’s choice of Sonny ’s brother as a narrator is what makes "Sonny ’s Blues" significant in terms of illustrating the relationship and emotional complications of Sonny and his brother. The significance of "Sonny ’s Blues" lies in the way Sonny ’s brother describes their relationship based on what he
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The blue band hermit crab ( Pagurus samuelis) is a species of hermit crab it is usually found on the west coast of North America‚ and the most common hermit crab in California’s coast. It is a small species‚ with blue bands on its legs. The habitat it lives in its rocky costal short. This is what the name derives from due to its blue stripes. It prefers to live in the shell of the black turban snail. The length of the blue band hermit crab is 40 mm (1.6 in) and a carapace width of up to 19 mm (0
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