http://factoidz.com/profile/bfergel/ B David Ferrel articles on Factoidz en-us http://factoidz.com/another-auto-industry-scandal/ http://factoidz.com/another-auto-industry-scandal/  In January 2010, that Toyota recall was quite the shocker, wasn't it?  2.3 million automobiles recalled.  Wow.  Then Honda had a scary bout of recalls shortly thereafter.  Remember that?  Have you heard of that one, the faulty airbag situation yet?  Yes, 400,00... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:30 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/what-you-should-know-when-replacing-tires.jpg http://factoidz.com/benjamin-franklin-the-philosopher/ http://factoidz.com/benjamin-franklin-the-philosopher/  Who was Ben Franklin? When people commonly hear the name Benjamin Franklin, undoubtedly some aspect of the U.S. revolution comes to mind. Quite possibly the Stamp Act and his refutation would come to mind. The Stamp Act overwhelmingly caught Franklin’s attention indeed... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:30 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-7.jpg http://factoidz.com/origin-of-halloween-1/ http://factoidz.com/origin-of-halloween-1/ Halloween. Pumpkin... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/post/home-decorating-for-halloween.jpg http://factoidz.com/phrase-vs-clause-vs-modifier/ http://factoidz.com/phrase-vs-clause-vs-modifier/ Difference between a Phrase, a Clause, and a Modifier Mainly in the titles and classifications applied, written English prose varies greatly from spoken English prose.  In this instance, a logical grouping of words that does not contain a subject or a verb is ca... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/a-prediction-for-10-popular-everyday-key-words-in-2009.jpg http://factoidz.com/untitled-article-54/ http://factoidz.com/untitled-article-54/ Within the United States, inappropriate just as well as appropriate usage of the English language in some cases blindly enables us to categorize people in an identical position. Consider this example:  "How are you?" - "I'm doing good."  Such a commonly-used greeting... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/a-prediction-for-10-popular-everyday-key-words-in-2009.jpg http://factoidz.com/greek-mythology-101-profile-of-hades-lord-of-the-underworld/ http://factoidz.com/greek-mythology-101-profile-of-hades-lord-of-the-underworld/  "Hades, Lord of the Underworld." In Greek mythology, somewhere in between the years of 800 to 470 BCE, as an extremely rough estimate due to conflicting historical accounts, Hades was believed to have existed as the Lord of the Underworld.  The name H... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-3.jpg http://factoidz.com/noam-chomsky-and-cognitivism-the-cognitive-revolution/ http://factoidz.com/noam-chomsky-and-cognitivism-the-cognitive-revolution/ Noam Chomsky, born 1928 in Philadelphia, PA,  began what he --along with academia in general-- considers Cognitive Revolution.  This began throughout the 1950's, when he dug into the psychological "markers" that behaviorists' label as stimulus, response, and reinforcement. &nb... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/post/noam-chomsky-and-cognitivism-the-cognitive-revolution.jpg http://factoidz.com/ix-native-american-pan-indianism-conclusion-and-bibliography/ http://factoidz.com/ix-native-american-pan-indianism-conclusion-and-bibliography/ IX. Conclusion and Bibliography These literary examples listed from Fools Crow by James Welch, Wind from an Enemy Sky by D’Arcy McNickle, House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday, and When the Legends Die by Hal Borland display a peaceful means of ventilation. Also, these provide an e... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-4.jpg http://factoidz.com/vii-the-expression-of-laughter/ http://factoidz.com/vii-the-expression-of-laughter/ VII. The Expression of Laughter [This is the next step... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-4.jpg http://factoidz.com/vi-jargon-and-allegory-continuation-post-modernism/ http://factoidz.com/vi-jargon-and-allegory-continuation-post-modernism/  [This is the next step to follow V. Jargon and Allegory continuation, death of the Kiowa Indian Tribe] VI... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/viii-the-expression-of-laughter-symbolic-and-as-dignified/ http://factoidz.com/viii-the-expression-of-laughter-symbolic-and-as-dignified/ VIII. The Expression of Laughter, symbolic and as dignified representatives (within Fools Crow by James Welch) [This is the next step to follow VII. The Expression of Laughter] More on the Expression of Laughter within Fools Crow by James Welch: To the other ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-4.jpg http://factoidz.com/v-jargon-and-allegory-continuation-death-of-the-kiowa-indian-tribe/ http://factoidz.com/v-jargon-and-allegory-continuation-death-of-the-kiowa-indian-tribe/ The Man who Killed the Deer V. Jargon and Allegory continuation, death of the Kiowa Indian Tribe [Next to follow Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-15.jpg http://factoidz.com/continuation-of-iii-jargon-and-allegory-next-step-of-peaceful-hostility/ http://factoidz.com/continuation-of-iii-jargon-and-allegory-next-step-of-peaceful-hostility/ Continuation of III. Jargon and Allegory, next step of "Peaceful Hostility" The main jargon and allegory implied within House made of Dawn, on the other hand, is seemingly interpreted or narrated for readers by Father Olguin an... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/iv-jargon-and-allegory-continuation-perspective-and-narration/ http://factoidz.com/iv-jargon-and-allegory-continuation-perspective-and-narration/ IV. Jargon and Allegory continuation, perspective and narration A reader can witness this here. Throughout chapter nine, McNickle [Man who Killed the Deer] centers in on the narrative and viewpoints of the white man: … a white man killed within the reservat... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/iii-jargon-and-allegory-appeal-to-commonalities/ http://factoidz.com/iii-jargon-and-allegory-appeal-to-commonalities/ Next Step to III. Jargon and Allegory, next step of "Peaceful Hostility" *The entire ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/iii-jargon-and-allegory-next-step-of-peaceful-hostility/ http://factoidz.com/iii-jargon-and-allegory-next-step-of-peaceful-hostility/ III. Jargon and Allegory This is the next step to Continuation: II. Pan-Indianism *The entire lin-up can be found below* The jargon and allegory within each of these texts: Wind from an Enemy Sky... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-13.jpg http://factoidz.com/continuation-ii-pan-indianism-2/ http://factoidz.com/continuation-ii-pan-indianism-2/ Continuation: II. Pan-Indianism For every standpoint comes opposition; for understanding comes misunderstanding; and for every median comes periphery. Likewise, the more any fundamental point is narrowed and simplified before any growin... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-13.jpg http://factoidz.com/verbs-difference-between-copulative-transitive-and-intransitive-verbs/ http://factoidz.com/verbs-difference-between-copulative-transitive-and-intransitive-verbs/ Verbs. A Sentence must have, at very least, a subject and a verb in order to be grammatically considered a "sentence." In every sentence, the verb holds the most importance. In the case of the Imperative Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/learning-by-doing-vs-a-formal-education-for-writers.jpg http://factoidz.com/ii-pan-indianism-next-step-of-the-peaceful-hostility-incorporated-by-manifest-destiny-academic-written-discourse/ http://factoidz.com/ii-pan-indianism-next-step-of-the-peaceful-hostility-incorporated-by-manifest-destiny-academic-written-discourse/ II. Pan-Indianism Next step to follow Continuation of "Peaceful Hostility" (Manifest Destiny) Pan-Indianism assimilated out of a need to survive and accommodate change between collective tribes and &ld... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/continuation-of-manifest-destiny/ http://factoidz.com/continuation-of-manifest-destiny/ Continuation of Introduction to Manifest Destiny (academic written discourse) More elements of this un... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/post/introduction-to-manifest-destiny-academic-written-discourse.jpg http://factoidz.com/taxation/ http://factoidz.com/taxation/ Taxation in the United States Not only when time comes to pay taxes but as a general statement, citizens are all categorized into one group or another. Stereotyping and generalities used to distinguish the similarities along with differences between certain groups or cat... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/rules-to-consider-when-withdrawing-early-from-your-401k.jpg http://factoidz.com/introduction-to-manifest-destiny-academic-written-discourse/ http://factoidz.com/introduction-to-manifest-destiny-academic-written-discourse/ i. Quintessence: Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/post/introduction-to-manifest-destiny-academic-written-discourse.jpg http://factoidz.com/what-did-james-marshall-have-to-do-with-francisco-lopez/ http://factoidz.com/what-did-james-marshall-have-to-do-with-francisco-lopez/ Who really was James Marshall?  Was he the colonist (an immigrant at that time ) to first discover gold in Coloma, California? Yes, before 2 February 1848 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-3.jpg http://factoidz.com/who-founded-that-late-1970s-band-toto/ http://factoidz.com/who-founded-that-late-1970s-band-toto/ The teenage drummer for Sony and Cher founded Toto. Jeff Porcaro (1 April 1954 - 5 August 1992), providing the drum-beats for Sony and Cher, indeed began his career as a teenager.  Soon thereafter, this "April Fools" baby became the "in demand" drumme... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/who-founded-that-late-1970s-band-toto.jpg http://factoidz.com/mania-vs-depression-and-the-bipolar-disorder/ http://factoidz.com/mania-vs-depression-and-the-bipolar-disorder/ Let's distinguish Mania from Depression before we combine these medical terms or identities and derive Bipolar Disorder (or Manic Depression). By definition, Mania (noun; origin: 1350–1400) means... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/mania-vs-depression-and-the-bipolar-disorder.jpg http://factoidz.com/whatever-happened-to-falco/ http://factoidz.com/whatever-happened-to-falco/ Who, that lived through the 1980's, doesn't remember "Oooh, Rock Me Amadeus!" ?  That was quite the sensational "flash in the pan," or momentary success. Whatever happened to "that guy" who performed "that song"? [Rock Me Amadeus: http://en.w... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/whatever-happened-to-falco.jpg http://factoidz.com/ode-to-the-bachelor-of-arts-degree-humorous/ http://factoidz.com/ode-to-the-bachelor-of-arts-degree-humorous/ To all of you focused, diligent, and determined scholars about to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Communications, Speech, Journalism, or any interrelated course of academic study, fi... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-14.jpg http://factoidz.com/bad-timing-for-this-new-energy-bill/ http://factoidz.com/bad-timing-for-this-new-energy-bill/ Committee on Energy and Commerce Right at this point in our most horrendous fiscal deficit, many say, since the Great Depression, this is a terrible time to introduce this "Energy and Climate Change" bill.    Nevertheless, for the sake of our futures and for the sake of... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-17.jpg http://factoidz.com/aristotle/ http://factoidz.com/aristotle/ According to Aristotle (384 BC in Stagirus, Macedonia, Greece, to 322 BC in Chalcis, Euboea, Greece), Rhetoric served a counterpart to dialectic, dialectic being rationality ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-12.jpg http://factoidz.com/a-ohio-christian-high-school-attempts-to-restain-student-from-attending-prom/ http://factoidz.com/a-ohio-christian-high-school-attempts-to-restain-student-from-attending-prom/ Conservative Baptist school, Heritage Christian School of Findlay, Ohio, restricts Tyler Frost from attending his high school prom.... Since 17-year-old Tyler Frost plans to attend a high school prom in a... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-10.jpg http://factoidz.com/flaws-in-the-us-jury-duty-system/ http://factoidz.com/flaws-in-the-us-jury-duty-system/ Jury Summons "You are to appear for Jury Duty on the date shown below. Bring this summons with you. Failure to respond to this summons will subject you to a fine, a jail term, or both." Wow, who would not be enthused to show up in court after reading tha... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/flaws-in-the-us-jury-duty-system.jpg http://factoidz.com/a-sincere-tale-of-victimization/ http://factoidz.com/a-sincere-tale-of-victimization/ On a rather warm August evening, the walk-in refrigerator converts to a reclusive hide out, at least in the mind of Rachael. It's less than half an hour before closing time. Sh... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-14.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-brothel-iii-fatalism/ http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-brothel-iii-fatalism/ [CONTINUATION OF Shakespearean Brothel: II. Anticipation ] Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/shakespearean-brothel-iii-fatalism.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-brothel-ii-anticipation/ http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-brothel-ii-anticipation/ Shakespearean Brothel -- A Shakespearean Play, Part I. of III. Characters: 1) Kenneth: Brothel Owner and husband of Betty; 2) H... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-12.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-brothel-i-a-cautious-gesture/ http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-brothel-i-a-cautious-gesture/ [CONTINUATION OF Shakespearean Brothel: I. A Cautious Gesture ] Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-14.jpg http://factoidz.com/hamlet-homage-to-shakespeares-deceased-son-hamnet/ http://factoidz.com/hamlet-homage-to-shakespeares-deceased-son-hamnet/ News did not travel at nearly the rate it does today while Shakespeare lived. Before the end of the summer in 1596, William Shakespeare had confirmed beyond any doubt that his eleven-year-old son, Hamnet, was suffering of a dire illness; he had contracted Black Plaque, or Black D... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-13.jpg http://factoidz.com/history-of-the-electric-car-1828-1912-from-trouve-to-morrison/ http://factoidz.com/history-of-the-electric-car-1828-1912-from-trouve-to-morrison/ Right at the turn of the 20th century, along with several months in 1899 immediately preceding the turn of the century, Electric Cars became the top sellers in Commercial Auto Sales. This blossoming of the electric car actually dates back to 1881, when G... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/history-of-the-electric-car-1828-1912-from-trouve-to-morrison.jpg http://factoidz.com/from-the-xp-883-to-the-volt-analysis-and-history-of-the-electric-car/ http://factoidz.com/from-the-xp-883-to-the-volt-analysis-and-history-of-the-electric-car/ The Prius, a "Hybrid Vehicle" which is produced by Toyota, has already been altering the auto industry. Lately celebrities and media promotions of every angle have held these in the spotlight. But here's the shocking fact: they have even been marketed for several years already. M... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/from-the-xp-883-to-the-volt-analysis-and-history-of-the-electric-car.jpg http://factoidz.com/what-is-reality-how-does-it-differ-from-essence/ http://factoidz.com/what-is-reality-how-does-it-differ-from-essence/ According to Wikipedia, "Reality, in everyday usage, means "the state of things as they actually exist." In a sense it is what is real (Oxford University Press). The term reality, i... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/what-is-reality-how-does-it-differ-from-essence.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-electric-car-why-the-us-car-industry-may-survive/ http://factoidz.com/the-electric-car-why-the-us-car-industry-may-survive/ We've all seen those little electric cars parked on many city streets. Well, most of us have, anyway. At least the greater majority of us who live in populated U.S. cities have, especially those of the larger variety. Speculatively, electric cars will soon become the latest craz... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/wp-content/themes/gabtheme/images/the-electric-car-why-the-us-car-industry-may-survive.jpg http://factoidz.com/legalization-of-marijuana-and-its-fiscal-benefits/ http://factoidz.com/legalization-of-marijuana-and-its-fiscal-benefits/ Imagine stumbling into a small shop in a quaint tourist-town with an abundance of Marijuana paraphernalia along with an abundance of various types and grades of actual marijuana available according to brand name and quality labeling. Now imagine an additional sub-section in Wal-Mart stores, Safeway ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-15.jpg http://factoidz.com/gay-marriage-vs-christianity/ http://factoidz.com/gay-marriage-vs-christianity/ The historical United States constitution defines the symbolic methodology of marriage as such: "Section 2. Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the const... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-17.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-feminism-desdemona-and-lady-macbeth-6/ http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-feminism-desdemona-and-lady-macbeth-6/ This scene is where Iago proves his spite in regard to more than one character, Othello alone; he also deceives Cassio and Desdemona right along side Othello (III.iii.). Whether or not he deceives them equally would be another concern, but he gets them all three, no doubt. Iago sends more messages ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-1.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-feminism-desdemona-and-lady-macbeth-4/ http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-feminism-desdemona-and-lady-macbeth-4/ Many critics have attempted to pigeonhole Shakespearean characters, in turn producing criticism eventually attacked by other criticism. Richard Levin has an article directly concerning faulty criticism and misguided critics. In the conclusion of Feminist Thematics and Shakes... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-1.jpg http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-feminism-desdemona-and-lady-macbeth-1/ http://factoidz.com/shakespearean-feminism-desdemona-and-lady-macbeth-1/ As one of Shakespeare's most alarming yet notorious female characters, Lady Macbeth, the decreasing power of the lead male complements the increasing power of the lead female. In this Shakespearean play, the title character Macbeth appears quite the ambitious warrio... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-15.jpg http://factoidz.com/early-modern-women-shakespearean-feminism/ http://factoidz.com/early-modern-women-shakespearean-feminism/ Early Modern Women Not long after his death in 1616, Shakespeare was accredited -by the Duchess of Newcastle, nonetheless- as a keen observer of femininity: "One would think [Shakespeare] had been metamorphosed from a man to a woman, for who could describe Cleopatra Better than h... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/advantageous-argumentation-rogerian-strategy/ http://factoidz.com/advantageous-argumentation-rogerian-strategy/ In short, this method of argumentation places initial emphasis on the commonalities rather than the differences. Let's explore what this Rogerian Method of argumentation ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-16.jpg http://factoidz.com/belief-in-a-higher-power-without-following-any-form-of-standard-religion/ http://factoidz.com/belief-in-a-higher-power-without-following-any-form-of-standard-religion/ Belief in a form of God without believing in any form of standard religion? That’s impossible, as might be readily believed by some. But not so.   Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-12.jpg http://factoidz.com/culture-and-art-in-stanislaus-county/ http://factoidz.com/culture-and-art-in-stanislaus-county/ From dates ranging as far back as the unity of the spoken language and all writing systems, Culture has depended upon the incorporation of artistic venues for the sake of civilization. For a comparatively recent example in the time-line of human transcription, though a not-so-recent diachronic find... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-5.jpg http://factoidz.com/the-rabbit-and-the-tar-wolf-the-enron-parody/ http://factoidz.com/the-rabbit-and-the-tar-wolf-the-enron-parody/ Once upon a time a severe drought threatened the forest community and all the local animals which called it home. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:33:29 CST bfergel http://factoidz.com/images/p/default-15.jpg