Scientist Nikola Tesla was an influential historical figure whose findings and inventions helped shape the modern world of electricity. The 18th-19th century scientist quickly became known as the “Mad Scientist”‚ and later as the “Genius Who Lit the World”. Nikola Tesla is responsible for over 300 inventions and 700 patents worldwide. He was not properly credited or widely accepted as a great inventor until after his death. However‚ that did not stop the great man from furthering his studies and
Premium Thomas Edison Nikola Tesla Electricity
music or movies as quick as possible. I get really impatient about it‚ the web bring us more and more impatient that we expect. If we can tolerate some delays on the web‚ we can be less affected on the delays. In the article “Is the Web Driving Us Mad”(2012) by Tony Dokoupil‚ illustrates “how the web affects our mental health” for example Internet‚ tweets‚ texts‚ emails and post can makes us depressed and lonely. Dokoupil believes that we allow technology to control our life and we forgetting how
Premium Facebook Sociology Social network service
institutions were unsanitary‚ in poor condition‚ and didn’t provide proper care. The institutions were torture instead of therapeutic for the patients‚ causing some to slip further down into insanity. Author Nelly Bly conveys this in her piece‚ “Ten Days in a Mad-House‚” by putting herself inside of a mental institution and faking insanity to show the corruptness of the American mental institutions. Nelly Bly was a writer in the nineteenth century who was held back in her writing career because she was a female
Premium Mental disorder Psychiatry Sociology
MADS 6655.81 Contemporary Issues in Community Policing Herbert F. Pendleton‚ EdD Final Exam Select one from each chapter and provide a one paragraph response answering the information requested. Chapter 8 1) Discuss in general rationale for learning “what works” in criminal justice in general‚ and for measuring (assessing and evaluating) COPPS initiatives in specific. 2) Describe the major differences between assessments (as defined in the S.A.R.A. problem solving process) and an empirical
Premium Police Crime Criminal justice
The aim of this essay is to do a comparison on two poems‚ woman work by Maya angelou and I aint mad at cha by tupac shakur. Maya Angelou is a remarkable Renaissance woman who is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet‚ educator‚ historian‚ best-selling author‚ actress‚ playwright‚ civil-rights activist‚ producer and director‚ she continues to travel the world‚ spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies
Premium Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas
A Comparative Study on Two Translations of A Mad Man’s Diary(《狂人日記》) As a heavy-weight in literature‚ Lu Xun’s works have been widely translated ever since 1926‚ when George Kin Leung first translated The Real Story of Ah Q into English. More notably‚ even for the same texts‚ several English translations have been made by different translators‚ among which prominent ones are Wang Chichen‚ the couple of Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang‚ and William A. Lyell. In light of this‚ with the aim of exploring
Premium Translation China Chinese language
Was Caligula Mad‚ Or A Man Ahead Of His Time? The emperor Gaius is a very misunderstood man‚ who is often brandished with the label of being ‘Mad’ both by ancient and modern scholars. However‚ it is my belief‚ it was the absolute power given to him‚ at such a young age‚ which caused him to have a mental breakdown. As emperor‚ he had no one but himself to stop him doing whatever his heart desires‚ which explains his increasingly cruel and erratic behaviour between AD 37 when Caligula fell ill and
Premium Roman Empire Augustus Tiberius
Critical analysis of narration in Mad Max: Fury Road. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) is the fourth film in the “Mad Max” franchise‚ directed by George Miller. At its heart‚ Mad Max: Fury Road is an action film following protagonist Max Rockatansky’s fight for survival in an apocalyptic wasteland‚ but it could also be considered a revolutionary piece of cinema. Mad Max: Fury Road is interestingly constructed‚ with the main protagonist Max taking a back seat throughout the film and having little dialogue
Premium Narrative Narratology Plot
(Redirected from Eye of ender) Eye of Ender Eye of Ender.png Eye of Ender Type Items Durability N/A Renewable Yes Stackable Yes (64) Network ID 15 Savegame ID EyeOfEnderSignal First appearance Beta 1.9pre3 Data value dec: 381 hex: 17D bin: 101111101 Name ender_eye An Eye of Ender (or Ender Eye) is a craftable item used to locate and activate End portals within Strongholds. Contents [hide] 1 Obtaining 1.1 Crafting 2 Usage 2.1 As a crafting ingredient 3 Video
Premium Third Person Eye
In the novel‚ The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith conflict is an ever present factor and although much of this conflict is negative‚ Keneally has incorporated positive outcomes to some of this conflict in this story. This fictional recount of true events show us the social‚ interpersonal‚ inner and racial conflict between and within the whites and the indigenous people of australia in the 1900s. When Jimmie Blacksmith marries a white woman‚ the backlash from both Jimmie’s community and the white society
Premium White people Black people Race