1. Short Story - Roxi and the Wave
In the Republic, Plato, through his character of Socrates, is searching for the definition of justice. During his search he creates a theoretical city of the kallipolis. This city is to be the ideal, good city. After he establishes this city in his mind he realizes that this city goes against some of the major common thought of his time, and for the city to work it must get passed these obstacles. These obstacles, or waves as Socrates calls them, are vital to the city's success. The city of the kallipolis that Socrates discusses is an ideal city and everything must work according to his plan. Socrates feels that the best way to establish a just city would be to create a city that has three classes of people. The three classes are the guardians (rulers), guardians (auxiliaries), and producers (everybody else). Socrates feels that in order for this city to work the best people, or golden people, would be on top as rulers. Then the auxiliary guardians/soldiers, or silver people, would be educated to believe that this is this best city so they will not revolt against the city. These silver people would also be censored in the things they learned, so they would act in accordance to what they learned, i.e. the rulers would not allow the soldiers to read stories of revolution. Finally, the producers, or bronze and iron people, would follow and listen to the guardians above them because of the noble falsehoods that have been told to them. They will believe that the land is mother and that they should be the producers, because that is the way this society is run, they are born into different classes and metals, and they cannot change that. The second noble falsehood Socrates explains is that the people will think that they all have equal opportunity to mate and produce offspring, when in actuality they do not. Instead the strongest males and females, or the most intelligent, moral and most beautiful are chosen to mate in an attempt to breed the best offspring.
Sound Waves Sound is everywhere. ... There are three parts to the ear: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. All three of these "stations" work together in a process that translates wave frequencies into something that our brain can recognize. First, a sound wave enters our outer ear where it hits the eardrum, which then vibrates and in turn vibrates the three tiny bones of the middle ear called the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. These three bones then vibrate the fluid of the inner ear, which passes over the cochlea. ...
The group that was most affected by the events of the July, 1995 heat wave was the increasing population of poor elderly who live alone in social isolation, especially those who live in areas with exceedingly high crime rates. Seventy-three percent of those who perished were over the age of sixty-five. ... African-Americans were also at an increased risk, and when taking into account their relative populations, three blacks died for every two whites. ... Of those that were least affected by the heat wave, Chicago's Latino population stands out above all others. ... Without the develo...
Tidal waves are called "tsunamis" by the Japanese. "Tsunami" actually means "harbor wave", and this kind of wave is very destructive. ... Tidal waves can be formed in many different ways. ... Pendick adds, "Some scientists have calculated that if an asteroid three miles across hit the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the tsunami would swamp the Upper East Coast of the United States as far inland as the Appalachian Mountains and would drown the coasts of France and Portugal."2 Although tidal waves are caused by different factors, they are all relatively similar. ....
Non-REM (NREM) sleep Stages of NREM sleep o stage 1 Falling Sleep - transition state between sleep and wakefulness - eyes begin to roll slightly - consists mostly of theta waves (high amplitude, low frequency (slow) - brief periods of alpha waves, similar to those present while awake - lasts only for a few minutes before moving on to next stage-very short stage, usually occurring a few minutes after bedtime... - brain waves become irregular - the heart rate begins to slow, and muscles relax - easy to awaken and may not realize that he or she has been asleep o stage 2 Deeper...
This realization was the underlying current that began the First Wave of the feminist movement. ... This wave began around the 1960s and developed from the greater civil rights movement. ... Thus, the focus of this wave moved from political equality to social equality. ... The Third Wave of feminism began in the early 1990s and grew largely out of a response to the Second Wave. ... Despite the progress made across the three waves of feminism, there is still so much more to be accomplished. ...
All three of these activities are pure excitement. More people in the world should be brave enough to let themselves go and attempt at least one, if not all, of these three amazing adventures. ... On a boogie board, you lie on your stomach and are carried by the wave into shore. ... Skydiving, space tourism, and wave riding are three ways to do this. ... Skydiving, space tourism, and wave riding are three incredible ways to experience pure enjoyment....
Today the point is a popular area gaining more notoriety daily for a wave that still may yet set new standards of big wave surf riding. ... Think of all the waves that are in existence today like ocean waves, sound waves, light waves, and even a waving flag. ... The vertical distance is called the wave height. ... "Surfers love when two waves added together to generate one large wave (constructive interference). ... Where do these amazing waves come from? ...
Narrative story and author's self-expression are the most characteristic elements in the Classic Hollywood and French New Wave movements respectively. ... Franzoise Truffaut's debut film "The 400 Blows- is another representative work of the New Wave era. Out of the original New Wave group, Franzoise Truffaut's was the most commercially successful. ... Two or three things I know about European and American Cinema. ... The French New Wave 1998 Strocko, Mike. ...