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- 10681: Why Are Gasoline Prices Going Up So High?
- Why Are Gasoline Prices Going Up So High? If everyone else in the world is paying a lot more for gas, why shouldn't Americans? Take your average spoiled American who blames the Arabs for raising the gas prices unfairly in order to make a bigger profit. It's ... 00 per gallon. We scream when it hits a $1.35 to $1.75 a gallon, which if adjusted for inflation actually is cheaper than 25 years ago." It seems that Americans just think the world owes them a favor. Maybe it's time that they start playing fairly and stop feeling so sorry for themselves!!! According to many articles, Americans have a lot more to be thankful for than they ...
- 10682: Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Grim P
- ... into a protest against a quasi-utopian society and a totalitarian government. The book appears to be a satire at the start, similar to books such as "Gulliver's Travels", or Huxley's "Brave New World", but all too quickly the reader will "discover, quite unpleasantly, that it is not a satire at all." Nineteen Eighty-four is not simply a criticism of what Orwell saw happening in his national government ... consequences of the contemporoary political paths we are following, or were at the time the book was written. The bombs in Nineteen Eighty-Four symbolize Orwell's pent up rage about everything in the political world from the disasterous state of unemployment of the 1930's, to the ignorance of the leftist intelligensia, stupidly justifing Stalinism. Some literary critics have attributed the book's extreme grimness to Orwell's declining Health ...
- 10683: Development Of Art
- ... different things. Every type of culture and era presents distinctive and unique characteristics. Different cultures all have different views of what art can, and would be, causing art itself to be universally renowned throughout the world. The first art to be recorded was done by the early Egyptians who used it as a form of communication and to signify their religious beliefs. Their beliefs were centered around their many Gods which ... colorful and displayed vivid images and scenes. The introduction of the mosaic was probably the greatest contribution of the period. In the fifteenth century, the Renaissance period involved brighter colours and new mediums that the world had never seen before. Through these early stages of art discussed above, it shows how the foundation for todays modern works was laid out. They show how art has developed from simple cave paintings ...
- 10684: Tiger Woods
- ... Tiger" was given to him by his father. It's the same nick-name of a South Vietnamese combat buddy, Nguyen Phong, who saved Tiger's father's life a few times in the Vietnam War. Rumor had it that Tiger was planning to official change his name to Tiger Woods when he turned 21 this past December but sources say he didn't do it for some reason. Tiger's Dad: Green Beret Lieutenant Colonel Earl Woods served 2 Tours of Duty in the Vietnam War. Tiger's Mother: Kultida (Tida) Woods. Her maiden name is Kultida Punsawad. Tiger's parents met in Bangkok, Thailand. They got married in 1969. Tiger Born: December 30, 1975 Long Beach, California. Tiger now lives ...
- 10685: U.S. and Swedish Trends in Tax Reform
- U.S. and Swedish Trends in Tax Reform Tax reform has become a major governmental policy issue in the United States as well as in the rest of the world. Countries are attempting to balance both economic efficiency and provide equity in taxation. Governments are looking to rewrite tax codes to minimize their impact on economic growth. Specifically, governments throughout the world are attempting to preserve incentives built into taxation to maximize economic efficiency. At the same time, these governments are trying to cope with the growth in social welfare programs throughout the past three decades. In ...
- 10686: Stephen Bantu Biko
- ... Stephen Biko. It shows the inequality that blacks go through everyday (Cry Freedom). His death shocked the nation and people internationally. This was a turning point for South Africa. None of the rest of the world would buy goods or trade with South Africa. The new prime minister was quick to change laws, because if he didn't act fast there could have been lots of riots, and South Africa might be shut off from the rest of the world forever.
- 10687: Anti-Semitism In The United St
- ... they stay the same'. This clichι has been used millions of times and never has it been more fitting than in this situation. The Holocaust was supposed to be a wake up call for the world, to let all nations know that racism and hatred must be abolished or at least contained in order for peace to exist. It seems that in this country, a nation founded on the principles of ... Bay Area you can find such Anti-Semitic groups. Anti-Semitism differs from the usual form of racism, it seems that it's rooted much deeper in the psyche of people. Many cultures in the world have their own reason for disliking Jews, and that has carried over to the U.S. Those who hold strong religious beliefs dislike the Jews because of their unsubstantiated link to the crucifixion of Jesus ...
- 10688: Dealers Of Lighting, Michael H
- ... Xerox s band of innovators. But despite PARC s many industry-altering breakthroughs, Xerox failed ever to grasp the financial potential of such achievements. And while Xerox s inability to capitalize upon some of the world s most important technological advancements makes for an interesting enough story, Hiltzik focuses instead on the inventions and the inventors themselves. You can trace the term Personal Computer back to Alan Kay, a visionary who dreamed of a machine small enough to tuck under the arm. Granted, PARC s farsighted principles led to collaborative brilliance even so Hiltzik s claim that the Alto was the world s first personal computer, seams overstated; his strictly technological, mine involving price and marketing. However, in writing the book Hiltzik drew on the recollections of those who participated in the technological revolution of the 1970 ...
- 10689: Trifles And Suppressed Desires
- ... introducing the fact that women are inferior to the men and are supposed to follow behind their husbands. In the beginning of the play you already see that women are living in a male dominated world. It is seen that the image of women has little value without a man. The women's identities are obscured by those of their husbands. It is emphasized when the county attorney reminds Mrs. Peters ... The play shows a woman looking for her role in society. She is a strong woman with her own career of becoming a writer, who does not need her husband to represent her in the world. She is her own person with her own views. The play discusses areas of monogamy that would seem wrong at the time the play was written. Mabel is told that she might be in love ...
- 10690: A New England Nun By Mary E WI
- ... just as he disturbed her work basket. Louisa's dog Caesar was chained up in the yard. He lived a lonely existence with only his dog house and a couple feet of chain in his world. Caesar was a prisoner of his home as Louisa was a prisoner to her's. The dog became accustomed to solitude and would not know any other way of existence. Joe came back after fourteen ... Louisa in the fourteen years of waiting came into her own. She was accustomed to her space and Joe took up too much of this precious space. He would throw chaos into her rigidly ordered world. She was the queen of her home and did not want to share control with Joe's mother. When married they would have moved into Joe's house with his mother. Louisa would give up ...
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