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Phlogiston theory The phlogiston theory states that the every combustible substance on this planet contains phlogiston. When a combustible substance is burned, phlogiston is released into the air. The people behind the phlogiston theory believed that the whenever a substance sets on fire, the fire gives off phlogiston. The phlogiston was believed be the kind of gas which causes fire. Without phlogiston, the combustible substance won’t be able to set on fire. In the late 1660’s a scientist…

Joseph Cornell was an artist known for his shadow box art. He kept his interests separate and together by creating these boxes which also reflected the small wooden house in which he lived. The script is made of compartments rather than having one event trigger another. A character may come into a scene or Cornell may move out of a scene and the scene completely changes. It is not always clear if the stage directions are to only be followed or if some are to be read. Sometimes there are…

Joseph Licklider Joseph Licklider had a very full life he was very happy and also very energetic; He was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. Lick got married on January 20, 1945 to a beautiful woman named Alberta Louise. They also had a lot of family for instance Tracy Robnett Licklider of Cambridge and Linda Licklider Smith of Arlington; his grandchildren, Allison R. Smith and Zachary Licklider; his daughter-in-law, Janani Licklider, and his son-in-law, Dr. Lorne A. Smith. But he sadly died…

is shown through Joseph Stalin who was the leader of Russia beginning in the early twentieth century. Stalin used a variety of means to dehumanize his people, but his most notorious was the Great Purge where he sent millions of his people to the Gulag, which was a system of prison camps in the northern areas of Russia. Through this purge, all of his potential enemies were eliminated because many of the people who were sent to the Gulag died of either execution or famine (“Joseph Stalin” World…

In 1922, Joseph Stalin rose to ultimate power in the Soviet Union and until his death in 1953 he exercised extreme force to keep control of a revolutionised Soviet Union. He repressed and oppressed his people murdering 26 million Russians. (Bullock, 1998). Stalin was able to maintain power throughout his rule even though he wasn’t always liked by the common people. Nikita Khrushchev, a former Premier of the Soviet Union and immediate successor, spoke of Stalin during a speech to the 20th Party…

Significant Symbols in Animal Farm George Orwell was inspired to create a novel called Animal Farm, in the year of 1945. In the novel, Orwell uses satire to describe what life was like during the Russian Revolution. The novel contained many different symbols to represent the Russian Revolution. In the allegorical novel, it is viewed for the rise and decline of socialism in the Soviet Union. George Orwell incorporated symbols into his novel that are significantly related to what happened…

Soviet Union and Soviet communism should not be allowed to spread. A short passage, from a telegram that was secretly sent to U.S. State Department officials on February 22, 1946 from an American foreign service officer in Moscow makes it clear that Joseph Stalin and the Soviets believe communism is better than capitalism. “In these circumstances it is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long term, patient but vigilant containment of…

beliefs with modern society. Modern literary writers often represent the world as a fragmented and chaotic place that has lost the faith the previous generations once had. Two such modern authors are Leo Tolstoy who wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych and Joseph Conrad who wrote Heart of Darkness. It may seem that these two novels have a lot of differences, but they are more similar than some would think. The Death of Ivan Ilych and Heart of Darkness may have differences, but they have more…

In this paper I will address the religious practices associated with heroes, the origins of the term, examine what makes a hero, analyze the heroic content of the stories of the three heroes previously named, and look at information and ideas from Joseph Campbell’s excerpt on the ‘Monomyth.’ Evidence suggests that there were cults of people who worshipped certain individuals deemed worth of ‘Hero’ status. These heroes had sacrifices done in their names regularly, or received dedications.…

creation lacks all these different steps and is due to one man, Adolphe Sax. Of all his experiments, the saxophone is his best work. Early on, Adolphe Sax apprenticed in the instrument manufacturing business under his father, Charles-Joseph Sax (1791 - 1865). Charles- Joseph Sax was…