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Category: /History
…of mankind to clockwork. In its atmosphere all those finer and more delicate liberties, which require treatment and spacious expansion, inevitably dry up and perish. The State requires a taxpaying machine in which there is no hitch, an exchequer in which…
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…of the mechanical clock was calculus29.         From the 14th century onwards scientists referred to the universe itself as a kind of clockwork mechanism. This metaphor was simply not possible before there were mechanical clocks. So the skills of clockmakers…
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…malfunctioning. So this year was no different, when my mother went on her trip just like clockwork it broke down again. So we called them up again and we asked him to take a look at it and diagnose it. So he went inside and found that something he had missed the last…
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Category: /Literature/Novels
…like clockwork (Orwell, p.36)^ when the animals were in charge; into this simple fabric Orwell inserts a word with Marxist overtones: ^with the worthless ^parasitical^ human beings gone, there was more for everyone to eat (Orwell, p.36).^ The simplicity…
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Category: /Literature/English
…about, understand, and describe the ambiguities and complexities of Mechanical imagery, such as the well-oiled machine and the clockworks, is commonplace. Organism imagery, in which organizations are thought of as growing, maturing, and struggling…
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…/radhist.htm) Marconi transmitted speech over 50 miles. This Marconi magnetic detector is a mechanical device with a clockwork. (Source: http://home.luna.nl/~arjan-muil/radio/history/history-frame.html) This Marconi 10' induction coil was part of the Marconi…
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…be prepared to see heavy casualty lists." Written by Haig in June 1916 before the battle began "Very successful attack this morning... All went like clockwork... The battle is going very well for us and already the Germans are surrendering freely. The enemy is so…
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…reports like clockwork," says George Kelly, a Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst who has had a buy on the company since it went public. Says Larry Carter: "We focus on communicating and being consistent. There is nothing Wall Street likes more than…
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…with a glass of Orange Juice. Based on the vitamin and mineral presentations from this nutrition class I realized that no matter how well I am eating not all the foods that I am consuming carry the vitamins and minerals that I need on a daily basis. Therefore, I…
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…either. Many successive governments too refused to offer them financial support due to the affects of chemicals such as "Agent Orange." It was only due to the battling of the Vietnam Veterans Union that influenced the government to finally offer them…
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