Eccentricity

measure the foot. As these shoes were made for an individual, the size stick was extremely important to ensure it was made for that customer. One can ascertain that the exquisite level of artistry, the extravagance of the materials used and the eccentricity found in the total design are extraordinary. As aforementioned, the boots themselves are decorative and it seemed to serve an aesthetic function also; to show wealth and…

would have even if the thousandth's place were zero. Disgusted by the necessary cliché of waking, he shuffled off to the kitchen as his stomach requested of him (rather impolitely, he thought). He had once been a man of regularity to the point of eccentricity, but that was less a trait of himself than of the past, and this past felt like the furthest of yesterdays, further even than the day before it. Into the throat of today the hallway took him: a whole but meager morsel of regrettable meat…

Rotor and touchdown bearing models Fig. 1 features the case study of the high-speed rotor. The photo was taken after manufacturing of the electric motor part, when the rotor was carried to the laboratory for an experimental modal analysis. During normal operation, the rotor is supported by AMBs. In the dropdown event, the rotor is in contact with touchdown bearings at both ends of the rotor. Fig. 1. Rotor under investigation. In this work, the finite element model of the rotor employs…

From classic ballet to modern dance, there was a conversion of bodily energy into a mental state, which means that modern dance began to express ideas through idealizing women’s bodies. In the late 19th century, Loie Fuller (1862-1928) was a pioneering woman of modern dance as she applied the idea of a feminist aesthetics to fuel her movements by emphasizing costumes and visual effects. More specifically, she devised a type of dance that focused on the shifting play of lights and colors on the…

In 1859, Charles Darwin challenged the traditional beliefs of divine creation with the publication of his book, Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. This publication started a scientific revolution with the theory that organisms were not created by a higher power but evolved over time by adapting traits that would maximize their chances of survival. This controversial subject came to be known as “Evolutionists vs. Creationists” and is still debated today (Davis 1999). There are four…

The Book Thief is “just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . .” (pg6) Sounds familiar, right? But don’t be tricked by the premise. The Book Thief is, without a doubt, one of those books that will stay with you all your life, or should I say it will haunt you. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s novel follows the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl…

Screwball is a comedy film that became exclusive during the Great Depression. This film brought laughs and joy to those who watched it, at the time of the Great Depression. Screwball originated in the 1930s and became very popular in the early 1940s. During the time of the Great Depression the demand for social films skyrocketed. Screwball was a form of comedy that allow for victims of the Great Depression to escape from that troubling time. This form of comedy made it safe to discuss things…

The novel Coraline is a dark fantasy – horror children book, written by the British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman mentions that his inspiration to write this novel was his daughter Holy and then he finished it for his daughter Maddy. The novel has 13 chapters that lead the reader into the fantastic adventure of Coraline. The novel was published in 2002. Neil Gaiman was born on November 10th, 1960, he is a very famous British novelist; he has won a lot of awards for his jobs. Some of Neil’s…

Kubrick expresses an optimism for the world too; Dave is reborn as a glowing fetus looking over the earth –an image of what Kubrick hopes man will someday become: child of the universe and caretaker of the earth and its inhabitants. With the eccentricities of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, you might wonder how it relates to the hypothesis that the younger generation of sixties had a cynical outlook on society and the future. 2001: A Space Odyssey was the second highest grossing film in 1968,…

“It is wrong to make anyone into an enemy; it is wrong to scare the people of one 's own country with that enemy and try to rally some allies on that basis. What we need is to work openly and honestly on solutions to the problem. We want that and we are ready for that.” -Vladimir Putin, August 29 2008, CNN interview Introduction Russia is one of the greatest countries in the Europe and played important role in many events of modern history. After centuries of consolidating its power in the…