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- 10941: Wyrd
- ... in different times, the same forces are still at work throughout the novel. The c change of setting is incidental, and the characters are a constant equalling force. The children's crusade, the concepts of war and peace, good and evil are all tied together in the plot, past mirroring future. However, another theme that is important is the power of the undecided (* - wyrd, the blank Viking rune, is the rune ... only lead to Horniman's defeat, it was substantial, and the cosmic superbeing could have turned to favour the powers of 'good' (Berengaria, Trace, the wyrd sisters/the three women) or 'evil' (De Ville/Horniman, war, etc). The future is merely a continuation of the past, but events may be replayed. Change only occurred with respect for the future, the past remained stained, but was a valuable lesson. The repetition of ...
- 10942: Italian Renaissance Vs.
- ... commune directly with god. Erasmus of Rotterdam wrote a very popular literary work entitled The Handbook of a Christian Knight. In this he explained how a man might take part in the affairs of the world while remaining a devout Christian. The Erasmian virtues are tolerance, restraint, peacefulness, scholarly understanding, and to research before you follow someone in their beliefs. This is what led to Martin Luther’s beliefs and eventually ... had survived. The conception and presentation of the works is what was new. In subject matter the paintings most often would deal with religious themes. The goal was to get the viewer to enter the world of the painting. The three-dimensional effect was achieved during this time by carefully determining distance through a representation of size. The idea was to present a familiar theme in an understandable setting. These innovations ...
- 10943: A Discussion on Animal Rights
- ... for years, but without success. Animal right is an extremely intricate issue that involves the question of animal intelligence, animal activist groups, and the pros and cons of granting animals their rights. Psychologists around the world, who have studied nonhuman primates, argue that these animals possess the capacity to communicate. They go on to explain that a communication barrier is all that separates humans from animals. If they bridged that barrier ... animals, a greater appreciation of animals, and even a probable decline in the rate at which endangered species decline in number. These positive consequences would have an immense impact on the ecological system of the world and in the end, may even benefit society. Negative consequences to the granting of rights to animals would include not being able to test potential cures of life threatening diseases, not having pets in homes ...
- 10944: Environmentalists
- ... Eco-Defense , in which he gives environmentalists a right to protect their home, is an original and unique way of thinkng of environmental protectionism. McKibben shows us the damage we have done to the natural world and makes a plea for an end. He was born to two journalist parents, married a journalist, and wrote for and edited the The New Yorker . Abbey and McKibben write differently but they are bonded ... is difficult to pick out important facts that would add to the integrity of the essay or lack thereof. In a sense it is a report on the environmental state of America and of the world. The issues of CO2 versus CO and of energy conservation are highlighted because they are applicable and are examples of the macro-environmental problem that most people fail to see. The emphasis is not that ...
- 10945: Employee Theft At Staples
- ... though it has helped me to mature. Even though I thought I was right, I realize now that sometimes being silent is better than doing exactly what society says is moral. Throughout my lifetime, the World will always be talking to me subliminally. “Say this,” she’ll utter to me. “Act this way,” she’ll remark arrogantly. “Do the right thing.” It is my job now, as an individual preparing to enter the adult World, to distinguish when she is right and she is wrong despite society’s blind follow. Being a mature decision making adult is different from being a programmed goodie-two-shoes teenager. Decisions are a lot ...
- 10946: Poppy Field And The Ravine
- ... Ravine. However, his image is somewhat far from natural forms and appears ambiguous. As a result, we the viewers do not know how to participate because The Ravine is not our impression of the natural world. Unlike Monet’s Poppy Field, The Ravine is moving much more rapidly in different directions. The landscape appears to have a life of its own. Van Gogh had no intention to capture the natural forms ... of French impressionism. In Poppy Field, Monet used color to find the natural forms rather than add color onto the form. This is exactly his style by letting color bring out the forms of our world. There are no sharp edges in Poppy Field simply because Monet only wanted to paint colors, not shapes or forms. Also, Monet’s palate in this painting is very close to the actual colors of ...
- 10947: Net Censorship
- ... for people interested in S&M along with other fetishes. Usenet newsgroups account for 11.5% of total Internet traffic and is a major distribution of smut pictures.11 The WWW also known as the World Wide Web is today’s largest portion of the Internet as well as the fastest growing with well over 12 million pages accessible. Despite its gargantuan proportions, it still remains fairly clean from hardcore smut ... followed by 16% saying a private enterprise should, and 15% saying none should, then lastly 6% believe the government is the right system for the job.29 The MIT media Lab’s Webhound project allows World Wide Web users to assign a number which rates each Web page seen. Webhound can then point someone toward Web pages of their own interests. The Home Net project which started February and goes until ...
- 10948: Violent Crimes By Juveniles
- ... teased and did not know how to release their anger and created a great tragedy. Not only did they go into their school and start shooting at their classmates, they took a grudge against the world and planned to kill innocent people by crashing a plane into New York City. Doesn’t that sound like something straight out of a movie theatre. Since these children cannot control their anger, they are ... trial, I believe that we would see more resentment towards police. As for the law, juveniles see it as a double standard. I don’t blame them. A court has all the evidence in the world to convict OJ, a celebrity, of murder and it seemed that because he was a celebrity, he got away with it. Their own President can commit prudery and get away with it. Law! What law ...
- 10949: Effects Of Social Pressure On
- ... cannot oppose the social pressure exerted on them. Schlenker, Philips, Bioneicki & Schlenker (1995) indicated that social pressure could produce social anxiety, which can eventually lead to a decrement in performance. To translate this into the world of sports, a strong team may lose a championship game due to social pressure. This social pressure is in the form of self-doubts and fear of failure. However, they disagreed with the explanation that ... who do not expect at all will be less motivated. This can be applied in schools. A teacher can exert a positive pressure by telling a student that it is not the end of the world that this student did not pass the midterm exam, and that he still gets a good chance of passing the course despite the student s expectancy of doing otherwise. A teacher can also exert a ...
- 10950: Description For The Existance
- ... replied that they had not done much because when the teacher tried to call roll, the kids kept arguing about whether they existed or not. Most of us who live and work in the real world do not concern ourselves with such activities. We realize that such discussions may have value and interest in the academic world, but the stress and pressure of day-to-day life forces us to deal with a very pragmatic way of making decisions. If I ask you to prove to me that you have $2.00 ...
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