... to release the powder with which to prime the rifle. It had been suggested as early as 1853 by Colonel Tucker that the new grease might offend the religious sentiments of the Sepoys, but this warning had gone unheeded. This type of attitude was typical of the British who constantly underestimated the importance of Indian religion, and the failure to do so here was to have disastrous consequences. In January 1857 a labourer at the Dum Dum arsenal near Calcutta, a low caste Hindu, taunted a high caste Sepoy who had offended him that “You will soon lose your caste, as long as you will have to bite cartridges covered with the fat of pigs and cows” . The news of this ...

... use the distributive property to take away the parentheses. When you use the distributive property, your equation will be 14x- 8-8x+24=3x+31. Then you have to combine like terms. Now that you've combined, your equation will be 6x+16=3x+31. The next step is to subtract 3x from both sides. Now your equation will be 3x+16=31. The next step is to subtract 16 from both sides. Your equation has been reduced to 3x=15. The last step is to divide both sides by 3 and your answer is x=5. There are also many steps needed to check a problem. First, you rewrite the problem. Under that you write the problem substituting all the x's with 5. Next, you evaluate the problem ...

... that are definate. When you find a salon to work at, you discuss benefits with the person who hires you, but if you own your own salon, you have no benifits, but you can decide your own vacations. As a cosmetologist you usually would work a full work day. Most people work 44 hours a week, but some work 48 hours or more. There are many ways to get schooling to be a cosmetologist. You could go to either a public or private vocational school, which some high schools offer. You could also go to a beauty school. You must be 16 or older to go to a beauty school. In your classes your training courses may include lectures, demonstrations and practice. Student ...

... is due to the “hazers” not seeking medical treatment for the victims, for fear that they may be fined or charged by police or campus authorities. One estimate states that at least sixty-five students have died between the years of 1978 and 1996 from beatings and stress inflicted during fraternity initiation rites (“Greek” 26). Hazing has been defined in the Pennsylvania Hazing Law as “any action or situation which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical safety of a student or which destroys or removes public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into or affiliation with, or as a condition for continued membership in, ...

... the rider very limited movement. It received the name hobby horse because of its size and shape. The hobby horse was ridden by the movement of your feet. (Like the Flintstones cartoon when Fred is driving his car.) These bicycles were very popular among the rich of the time, since no one else could afford them. Around 1863 many different inventors experimented with different ways to modify the out of date hobby horse, so with the new technology the new bicycle was known as the "Bone Shaker."(Lehrer 43) It was named this because of the hard materials used to make this bicycle, most were made of a wood frame with steel wheels. The movement of peoples feet wer ...

... are at the same social level. Students are encouraged to exchange their own opinions with the teacher. From an early age, students in the American educational system have been taught that they have the ability to achieve whatever they want to be, but rarely have been told how they can achieve their goal. This is because in America there are so many ways to achieve one's dream. Because of this belief in natural born ability in the land of opportunity, students receive very little pressure in school, so whatever they do in school is totally based on their personal beliefs. If a student wants to be successful he or she can study very hard and get in to a very ...

... In my life, I value all my family and dear friendships. I could not imagine living my life without someone there to hold my hand when times got tough, to give me a tissue when I need one when a tear starts to fall and to be there to share my thoughts and feelings. My family is most important to me. I know in my heart they will always be there for me. If I get discouraged, they are there, all I have to do is request their love. Friendships seem to light up the life. It can seem like a real fray when life throws reality in people’s faces and the old, “work hard” in there as well. I recognize I will have an abundence of ver confusing situations and controverices in ...

... reasons is that most candidates are much older then those 18-25. This would put the generation gap in between candidates and the youthful voters. A 19 year old Trinity College student remarks about Bob Dole, I think he is making himself look older by speaking about certain issues we (young people) can not relate to. When asked to give an example the student stated, "he made a reference to World War I, I thought he was going to say he fought in that one too!" (www.mtv.com/chooseorlose). While Bob Dole is a isolated instance, many youthful voters feel that there is a ever growing distance between them and the older generations. Another reason that young people are tu ...

... groups. The Role of Social Pressure on Academic Performance of Entering Freshmen According to Rosabeth Kanter (1977), the more isolated the minority group members are among majority persons, the less likely they are to be successful academically. However, the higher the proportion of minority members in a group, the more likely they are to be successful. She also suggested that the presence of female students in a male dominated law school tend to affect their achievements. She also claimed that minority students are perceived as “tokens” or symbols and not as individuals. There are three main characteristics of a “token student” t ...

... close up when Dianne says “I’m the daughter” shows us the full impact of the statement and it makes us feel for Dianne and what she is going through at that moment. When Dianne is in the bathroom and she opens the cabinet it frames her face, when she closes it and there are two figures in it. We are filled with shock, and the suspense of what will happen to her next keeps us involved and interested in the show – the music that is playing in this scene also adds to the dramatic tension. The next part of this story line sees Margaret talking about how she knows abit about medicine because she had a hysterectomy. By mixing up the dates we sta ...