Poles

founding of this country all began with the Revolution of the Elves, also called The Elfolutionary War. It dates back to December 24th, 2076. It was the day before Christmas in 2076. Santa is, and has always been, the communist dictator of the North Pole. The elves have had to put up with his cruel ruling for long enough. One elf, named Tasol Elfuclan, decided to start a bloody revolution for the price of the elves’ liberty. It was a war that ruined Christmas and caused the death of millions…

In the film, Elf, Buddy, a human raised by elves, never quite “fits in” with those around him. As he leaves the North Pole in search of his father, he acts in a rather distinct manner. Thus, in Elf, as directed by Jon Favreau, Buddy’s interactions with others and his surroundings highlight his unique identity. Being a human in the elf-dominated world, Buddy undoubtedly stuck out physically. He was several feet taller, he was heavier, and he struggled to cope in the petite elvish world,…

Telephone poles is an essay written by Ezra Jackson. The essay deals with the invention of the telephone and the fact that there were many sceptical people who were against this invention. Today we know that there has been a massive development in this field and we know that the development is still taking place at the moment. The Internet and the social network are just some examples of the massive development we have been seeing. Today we cannot imagine a community without telephones or the…

The Walton Estate is a thousand acre piece of land owned by the illusive Thomas Walton; Mr. Walton is a European man in his late twenties, most women, myself included opps I just broke the third person narrator oh well I plead postmodernism, would consider him to be a hansom man; he is 6’1”, light brown hair styled in an effortless messy bedhead, fit, six pack if you know what I mean, and is notoriously single. Thomas is known for being the sole inheritor of his father's estate and his…

The Pole that Split a Friendship Jacob might have been a very superstitious person who had weird habits, but it didn’t change the fact that he was my best friend. We did everything together from the minute we met, most people found his superstitious ways weird, but I had grown to like them. As the ambulance carried him away I was in tears knowing that our friendship was over, and the only thing I could blame was that pole. May came in full heat with soaking temperatures, and the only thing on…

expeditions to the south pole in 1911 In the peak of Heroic age of Antarctic discovery, a race to reach the center of the south pole was started by two exploreres. The first one Robert Falcon Scott, with the help of the Geographical Society of England, started planning his journey, without the pressure of the race until when in meltrne he received the telegram of Amundsen communicating his expendieron to the south pole. Amundsen was nit really planing to go to the south pole instead his…

Skidmore College Essay 21 Sept. 2015 Prompt #1 some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story. How pole vaulting has changed me/ become a part of me! It all started freshman year, I was waiting all year to play sports. First I played football, we had a terrible season. Then once football was over I tried out for basketball. I didn’t make the…

Analyzing Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The May-Pole of Merry Mount Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The May-Pole of Merry Mount is a story about the American dream as shown by the lively group living in Merry Mount and the no-nonsense Puritans. Both groups represent a part of America and the future of a nation. Of course, this short story is loosely based on a true historical event, and Hawthorne is clearly commenting on the attitudes and feelings of opposing ideals in this “new world”. Just look at the debate…

A magnet has two poles, called the north pole and the south pole. The two poles may look the same but they behave differently. Put one pole of a magnet near to a pole of another magnet, and watch what happens. You may feel an attraction (pulling) force as the two poles stick together. Alternatively, you may feel a repulsion (pushing) force, as the two poles push away from each other. In all magnets, identical poles will repel (push away) each other. In all magnets, identical poles will repel…

Although the design of a compass has changed over time it has always had the same four needles including North, East, South, and West. The first compass was simply a magnetized needle attached to a piece of wood or cork like thing. The middle card in the middle shows the directions. As the needle would settle, the marked end would point toward magnetic north. But as engineers and scientists did more research about magnetism in conclusion to that the combination changed into fleur-de lis design,…