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What is Radium Poisoning? And how did it affect the lives of dial painters? Discovered by Marie Curie and Pierre Curie, they obtained radium from pitchblende a material which contains uranium. Undefined pitchblende was more radioactive than the uranium so, Marie separated it. The radium girls was a group of young female workers that worked at the factory in Orange, New Jersey painting dials on watches employed by the U.S Radium. Radium poisoning came from the self-luminous paint that the women workers

support her; this all while she pursued a medical career with a newly born baby and a husband that worked in NYC from dawn to dusk. And although she didn’t know it at the time, in her sheer exhaustion, Jeopardy became the first TV show I would ever watch. Flash forward to 16 years later. I plop onto our old leather couch, fold my legs in the same exact way I had done for my entire life, and gave my undivided attention to the TV screen in front of me. Parents fall into the couch beside me. It was

Japanese culture, be creating a subculture in Japan, its own group of people to affect and change. This sub-culture is referred to the “Otaku” culture of Japan. In Japanese “otaku” means nerd or geek. These people obsess about anime and manga, they watch and read manga religiously, cosplay as their favorite

The Tell-Tale Heart, written by Edgar Allan Poe, is a horror short story read by many. The point of view in Poe’s short story is unique because the unnamed narrator reveals himself as an unreliable first and second person narrator as well as an all-knowing narrator. Poe has skillfully incorporated different narrations into his short story because it helps the reader truly understand the narrator’s mental state. The multiple narrations give the reader access to the narrator’s constant stream of thoughts

In the Merrriam-Webster dictionary, hope is defined as; to cherish a desire with anticipation. However, those words don't convey the meaning deep enough, hope is more than that. Hope is a feeling deep in the gut, a motivating force, for some hope is everything. Hope must be stronger than any fear and it must have fight in it. Lina Vilkas, a fifteen year old Lithuanian, she fights for hope. In Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys a family is ripped apart by russian soldiers and sent to prison camps

for his craft and has built not only small clocks but also big tower clock at Lichtenau castle. Peter is considered the inventor of the watch, because he was one of the first craftsmen to make small ornamental Taschenuhren this is a portable clock which were often worn as pendants or attached to clothing.

In recent years, development in technology has changed the attitude of living of human beings. People are experiencing those things, which they only dreamed about decades ago and was considered as impossible in real life. Wearable technology is that technology which has changed the lifestyle of human beings. Wearable technology has been around for many years, but the trend of wearable technology begins when the prototype of Google Glass was first developed. The prototype of Google Glass has changed

situation. In the third article (“Naikas Death was a spectator sport”), Pitts uses this stat; “one of her 4,500 facebook friends,only one of her friends tried to help her.” This stat puts Pitts claim into perspective in how people can just stand by a watch something bad happen. ADD CLOSING

For all of you who want to hear about my comical yet embarrassing experience in the Norwich Backus Hospital, well here it is. It was a glum Monday morning like any other Monday or day in general in New England. Birds were crying, skies were churning as the day went on preparing to brew another Noreaster. However, it was not the only thing churning that day. For the past few days, I have been having severe abdominal pains. Pains that would stab my stomach, twisting and turning every which way. What

John Hanley Visual Communication year 2 semester 1 k00143151 Surrealism and Design essay. Oscar dominguez's Wheelbarrow. Oscar Dominguez’s “wheelbarrow” is a fascinating example of a surrealist piece art. The everyday object is padded with the most luxurious looking satin. The piece is quickly identified as different, the viewer must investigate as the wheelbarrow is clearly not “normal”. Oscar Dominguez was a successful surrealist painter in the early 20th century. He spent most of his professional

Henrik Ibsen’s use of the ‘miracle’ in ‘A Doll’s House’ highlights the various themes and mainly, showing his disapproval of society through the deceit, lies and manipulation done by Nora, appalling the 19th century audience with his unconventional ideas that are portrayed in this play. The play is set in the late nineteenth century in Norwegia (Norway), starting off at the time of Christmas in Torvald Helmer’s house. The play is about a protagonist Nora, an innocent immature wife of Torvald and

Alison, so many ways to describe her, fun, creative. Born and raised in the state of Washington. I respect my mom so much she has shown and taught me so many things. Throughout my mom’s life she has faced many challenges but she has done fun things along the way. One of her favorite memorys as a child is wining softball championships. Even though she was having fun she was having hard times with her family. Her parents were divorced and she wanted to live with her father but the judge said she had

This report is designed for Year 2 students. The main objective of this report is for the students to develop and challenge their thinking skills on how the technology of clock works in the past and in present. Children will be able to compare the past and present technology using the antique keywound pendulum clock to a digital clock. In 1657, Christiaan Huygens introduced the pendulum clock. This particular pendulum clock (image above) was made in 1700’s owned by the author’s husband great grandparents

If it was humanitarian/anthropologist, Prince Ea I would watch the whole thing or if they grabbed my attention. If they wouldn’t catch my attention within the first 30 seconds I would not have finished the video. However, if I did come across a video that I truly think is worth me watching then I will most likely

sound of gun fire in the distance, "Just another day," I said, I looked around to watch if anyone was there. "Mornin ' sunshine" said the Sergeant, "You 're on watch duty today, hope you don 't plan on going anywhere," He joked. I watched as the Sergeant began to wake the rest of the company. I quickly hurried, trying to find my gear, I grabbed my gun and rushed out of the fox hole. "Hey Sarge," I said, "wheres the watch tower you found yesterday?" "about 500 feet to the west" said Sarge. WHOOOOOPCCCHHH

Hello Waukee! This is Kylee Kilgore from Minneapolis, MN and am very excited to see your show, The Persistence of Time, as you take the field. I have the honor and privilege of adjudicating you on both your visual and musical aspects tonight here at Valley stadium for ValleyFest Showdown. I wish you guys the best of luck and hope my comments can be of use as you prepare next week for state. Well here we go! I just want to say first, that I love how you get on the field and your first opening set

metronome. Also his design did not make any sound and did not include an escapement with which to keep the pendulum in motion. And I think In order to get the correct pulse with this kind of visual devices, the person that working on it needs to watch the precise moment where the pendulum is exactly vertical. Also as the left and right positions are constantly changing due to the decreasing amplitude. Therefore soon after that Johann Mealzel had and ideas and the

I have so many wonderful reasons to be thankful. Being thankful allows you to experience life to the fullest. I believe it is important to be thankful for my family and friends. Thankfulness allows you to appreciate what you have so you take care of your things. We should appreciate what we are given and use them with care. When you receive something new and valuable you should keep it in good condition and not let it be destroyed. We should all be thankful for everyday objects we use because many

COMPANY PROFILE Motorola Inc. was founded on 25th September, 1928 in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. It was an American multinational, founded by Galvin brothers, Paul and Joseph. It was initially named Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company was divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011. The company's first products were battery-eliminators, devices that enabled battery-powered

The term “24/7” specifically refers to the non-stop work and consumption throughout our society. Crary references that sleep slows this continual consuming working cycle and without it our society would sustain “terminal disruption of cycles and seasons” (10) permanently blurring our perception of time. This idea of nonstop consumption and work relates to The Bling Ring scene where Marc and Rebecca commit their first robbery. Burglarizing Evan’s house is the gateway to a lifestyle of never ending