What is smarm‚ exactly? Smarm is a kind of performance—an assumption of the forms of seriousness‚ of virtue‚ of constructiveness‚ without the substance. Smarm is concerned with appropriateness and with tone. Smarm disapproves. Smarm would rather talk about anything other than smarm. Why‚ smarm asks‚ can’t everyone just be nicer? The most significant explicator of the niceness rule—the loudest Thumper of all‚ the true prophetic voice of anti-negativity—is neither the cartoon rabbit nor the publicists’
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1. You are looking at a Euglena using the x10 objective lens. You rotate the nosepiece around to x40 but the specimen is not visible. Describe what you should do next? Start by using the fine adjustment to attempt to focus on the Euglena. However‚ if it is still not visible‚ return to the x10 objective lens and use the fine adjustment to ensure the Euglena is as sharply focused as possible. Then‚ use the stage control to re-position the slide so the Euglena is directly in the centre of the lens.
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Midway through the 20th century‚ towards the end of World War II‚ one of the most feared and important weapons was fabricated. The nuclear bomb‚ also known as the atomic bomb‚ was first constructed by the United States‚ with the initial project starting in August of 1942 (“Nuclear Weapons”). The first atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the United States on August 6th‚ 1945‚ and on August 9th 1945 a second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki (“Science behind”). By dropping two nuclear
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Characteristics of a Screwball Comedy in “It Happened One Night” Frank Capra’s 1934 classic Hollywood narrative‚ “It Happened One Night” is the perfect example of a screwball comedy. One of the most prevalent themes in the movie is the socioeconomic divide between Peter Warne and Ellie Andrews. Ellie is from a well-to-do family and Peter is just a reporter. In the scene where the child on the bus is in distress due to his ailing mother‚ we see that Ellie is frivolous with money‚ even though
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If The War Had Not Happened The Spanish American War played a very important role in the future of the United States. Each and every event that happens in life shapes the future. However‚ the question in life is always what if this event had not happened. If the Spanish American War had not happened America would have been completely different. If the war had not happened America would not have had several social programs that benefit the poor as well as the sick and elderly. Also if this war
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Why the Industrial Revolution happened in Great Britain? Until the early 18th Century a great number of people lived off the land. Their existence was defined by seasons and harvests and ruled by small political and social elite. But in the next 150 years there has been an explosion of new ideas and technological inventions‚ which led to industrialised and urbanised country of Great Britain. This was the Industrial Revolution. Roads‚ railways‚ canals were built as a mean of transportation
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Works Cited BBC. "Why the Industrial Revolution Happened in Britain ." 14 January 2013. BBC. Web. 25 October 2013. Hux‚ Alton and Fredrick E. Jarman. "The Industrial Revolution." Canada : Dons Mills: Academic Press ‚ 1982. Print . "Impacts of the Industrial Revolution ." 17 February 2003. Industrial Revolution . Web. 26 Octomber 2013. Kreis‚ Steven. "The Orgins of the Industrial Revolution in England." 2001. History Guide . Web. 25 October 2013. Pearson Education. "Industrial Revolution‚
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Also‚ fans will always be running up to you and asking for autographs or pictures. Lastly‚ people will always want to know where you’re at and what you’re doing. Second‚ when you are famous‚ you have to take a lot of criticism. Critics will always be judging you. They’ll judge you on what you’re wearing‚ what you’re doing‚ and even what you’re eating sometimes. Also‚ haters will have mean remarks or comments. They will also spread rumors about you. Finally‚ being famous
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siblings went to her room with anxiously. After she hang up the phone‚ with full of excitement we asked her what was happening? With a joyful face‚ she told us that our sister is pregnant. The question that was keeping in my mind and made me in an uncomfortable position finally has been answered. “No wonder she buys the pregnant test today”. This is how I got to learn about my sis’ pregnancy. But what I really want to share with u today is how I took care of my sis during and after her pregnancy. During
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Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore’s Film Bowling for Columbine raises many interesting points and makes you as a active audience member think about the atrocities of what happened‚ it too forces you to try and understand what circumstances bring people to be so evil. I believe Moore’s thesis statement in the film “Bowling for Columbine” is that you can’t blame gun violence on a specific event. So for example videos games‚ Marilyn Mason and bowling are not to blame for violence in today’s society
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