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- 10301: Pete Rose
- ... Boston Herald and the Providence Journal both reported that a check for $27,000 was given by Pete Rose to Joseph Cambra, who was a convicted bookmaker, and also had possession of Rose's 1975 World Series ring. April 21st, Ronald Peters told federal investigators "that he took bets over a period of two years from Mr. Rose that could very well amount to in excess of a million dollars". There ... Nolan, a writer for the Boston Globe "The on-field Pete Rose belongs in the hall of fame, even though the off-field Pete Rose does not even belong in the game." During the 1999 World Series Pete Rose was asked to do an interview with NBC's Jim Gray, after the all-century team was honored. Gray used the interview to ask Rose questions about his gambling and how it ...
- 10302: Locke's The Second Treatise of Civil Government: The Significance of Reason
- ... charge of their own will according to the Law of Reason in which they are born, some men do, in fact, break or reject this law, which causes them to enter into a state of war with the others. People reject the law of nature for many reasons, especially when their ideas and opinions differ. When people reject the law, two things can happen; the first is that one could enter into a state of war with someone else, and the other is that one could choose to enter into a state of society. It is reason that ultimately leads a person into the state of society through a social contract ...
- 10303: Symbolism In The Crysanthemums
- ... setting that compliments the feelings of the main character. The story starts off saying, "The high Gray-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from the rest of the world."(Steinback 267)from the first sentence the author is developing a setting that compliments the character. At this point in time of the story nothing is known about the Elisa Allen, but this quote about how the Salinas valley is closed off from the world is a symbol of the struggle that Elisa is soon to face. The second sentence of this story reinforces that the this place is isolated by saying, "On every side it sat like a lid ...
- 10304: Peter Tchaikovsky
- ... before, had given him several commissions, and had begun the long correspondence with him that reveals for us so much of his inner life. Nine years older than he and living in a socially different world, rich and apparently some what spoiled and autocratic but at any rate sincere in her love for his music, she had the good sense or the good luck (it was hard to tell which) to ... in 1888; another successful opera, Pique Dame (The Queen of Spades), in 1890; the Casse-Noisette Ballet, from which the delightful Suite is drawn, in 1891. In these prosperous years his fame all over the world was rapidly increasing; he visited most of the European capitals for performances of his works; and there even began to be Tchaikovsky Festivals. Under the genial influence of all this sunshine he partially forgot, or ...
- 10305: Pornography
- ... the communications industry to cease the senseless proliferation of immoral content into society. Everyone must resist the temptation and not give in to the grip that pornography has on a lot of people in this world. As it is now, in an unscientific poll, if offered just $100,000 to pose for a pornographic magazine, almost fifty percent of high school students would seriously consider performing this immoral and unspeakable act ... we need to think about how our actions in regards to human sexuality affect those around us, as well as ourselves, our relationship with others, and our relationship with God. Pornography is accepted in the world today. Any movie theatre won't hesitate to show a movie with pornography depicted in it if it will sell. The same goes for any bookstore which sells magazines. You can go into any major ...
- 10306: The Holocaust
- ... were scared whenever they saw a uniform of military, because they were scarred so bad. It would be hard for me to walk into those camps and to know that there are people in this world that could do such terrible things to innocent people. The prisoners watched the GI's come in and they said,"Food, food and water, water." As the GI's gave them food and water some ... people would believe that this really did happen. I have to admit that it would be hard to believe that anyone could be so cruel. It really did happen, there are actually people in this world that are inhuman vultures. This one girl was blindfolded and walked out to her execution. As she was waiting to be shot the Germans retreated. So she stood there thinking that they wanted her to ...
- 10307: New England: A Matter of Perspective
- ... of animals perfect for hunting that give plenty of food to live on, and rich furs that could be traded for money. Mr. Smith declares the land free, so anyone could come to the New World and accumulate great wealth. John Smith envisioned a land where all men would live in peace and harmony, a vision that would not be fulfilled in New England or any of the New World. William Bradford's history of the Pilgrims, in Of Plymouth Plantation, sheds a uniquely different light on life in colonial New England. Bradford's account depicts many hardships that had to be overcome by the ...
- 10308: The Role of Women In A Doll's House
- ... role society had placed on her of being totally dependent on her husband and brakes society's expectations. She was not thought to be as smart as Torvald, and therefore not expected to understand the world of money. At this point, she realizes her naivety and inexperience with the real world, taking aware of her position. Quickly her mind clears and begins to mature and becomes a woman instead of a juvenile. " Yes I'm beginning to understand everything now ". She became aware that she has ...
- 10309: Revealing Marx
- ... to him. As an end result man is estranged from himself and is entirely mortified. Marx points to these to situations as the reason man is essentially estranged from his labour. The incongruency between the world of things the worker creates and the world the worker lives in is the estrangement. Marx argues that the worker first realizes he is estranged from his labour when it is apparent he cannot attain what he appropriates. As a result of this ...
- 10310: Against Censoring Harmless Obscene Language
- ... is no need for all this pointless arguing and bickering. There is nothing that gets displayed on television, in the movies, or on the radio that is not already roaming the streets in the real world. Everyone uses offensive language. Why should it be censored on television? It is not causing anyone any harm. "Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me." This old rhyme makes ... in order to do that, the country will need some new congressmen. To put it simply, no one can be forced to censor obscene language until the law is changed. All the people of the world have their own beliefs. Mine is simple. I am strictly against the censoring of harmless obscene language. In fact, one could say that I even encourage it. It really helps to get one's feelings ...
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