|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 11841 - 11850 of 18414 matching essays
- 11841: Portrayal Of Women In Soaps
- ... to work under close supervision. These statistics found in Harper's articles support the idea that women would be better off being married and keeping a home rather than going out into the high-powered world. Harper says that although a parallel structure is apparent in soap operas, the female character will usually fail or lose her power by becoming more sensitive and caring, or by being condemned to a life ... personal issues such as relationships and the domestic setting. Harper cited Fiske's view that women can use their sexuality as a positive source of pleasure or a means of their empowerment in the patriarchal world. Harper also cited Fiske's view that the woman's power to influence and control the male can never be achieved, but it is constantly in progress. This implies once again that women can never ...
- 11842: Iran-contra Affair
- ... stopped. Lurking in the background of these affairs, then, was the ghost of McCarthyism
(Draper 568). The White House took the 1950s idea of McCarthyism to take every method short of a full-scale war to overthrow the Sandinista regime. The War Against the Sandinistas The United States Central Intelligence Agency armed and trained an anti-Sandinista Guerrilla force based in the neighboring countries of Honduras and Costa Rica called the Contras. (Corn) These Contras began a ...
- 11843: The Production, Characteristics And Use Of Aluminium And Its
- ... THE SPECIALIST MANUFACTURERS, 1979, Hutchinson Benham 4. Stone R, Introduction to INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES Second edition, 1992, Macmillan 5. European Aluminium Association ‘V www.eaa.net 6. The Aluminium Association ‘V www.aluminium.org 7. World Aluminium ‘V www.world-aluminium.org 8. Innovation, Mercedes-Benz ‘V www.mercedes-benz.com 9. Ostermann F, Aluminium materials technology for automobile construction, 1993, Mechanical Engineering Publications
- 11844: Theories of Knowledge and Psychological Applications
- ... to obtain knowledge is something that psychologists have studied for a number of years. The ability to store and retrieve knowledge provides individuals with the propensity to form logical thought, express emotions and internalize the world around them. In order for a psychologist to understand the theories of knowledge it is necessary to investigate the aspects of the theories. In this paper we examine the history , the basic construct, the similarities ... complex. In the terms of a psychological context it is important to understand the knowledge theories. The history, the construct, and their similarities all allow the psychologist to better understand how an individual internalizes the world around them. The basic understanding of the knowledge theories allows the psychologist to comprehend how therapeutic techniques effect the clients' internal constructs and also how all knowledge, both past and present, plays a role in ...
- 11845: Telecommuting
- Telecommuting As defined in Webster's New World Dictionary, Third Edition, telecommuting is "an electronic mode of doing work outside the office that traditionally has been done in the office, as by computer terminal in the employee's home." Basically, it is working ... 1995): 38- 40. Blodgett, Mindy. "Lower costs spur move to more telecommuting." Computerworld 30.45 (1996) 8. Blodgett, Mindy. "Telecommuting pilot test proves space-saving plan." Computerworld 30.46 (1996) 81-82. Webster's New World Dictionary of American English, Third College Edition. Victoria Neureldt, Ed. 1988 New York 1375.
- 11846: Universial Themes in "The Return of the Native" and "Great Expectations"
- ... of Pip can serve as the perfect guide not to become a victim of false ideology. Undoubtedly people of my age should come away with a better understanding of life and our place in the world just as I have. It is quite appropriate for people of our education level to be enriched in the world of classic literature. The timeless nature of the stories is reason enough. Regardless of the great amount of reading, I can truthfully say that I enjoyed the experience. Classics hold something for all people so ...
- 11847: Huguenots (french Calvanists)
- ... the early morning of St. Bartholomew's Day. In Paris on that day 10,000 Huguenot people were murdered. The Huguenots blamed France for the massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day and started a civil war over the event. A twist in fate helped the future of the Huguenots. For Henry IV was in a delicate position with his public, over the assassinations of Duke of Guise and his brother, the ... same religious freedom but they were not allowed to fortify their Protestant areas. This was for Louise XIII minister, Cardinal Richelieu, wanted to prevent the Huguenots from taking the royal power without inducing another civil war. The Huguenots lived under these changes until 1685, when Louis XIV rebuked the whole Edict of Nantes, which lost all the rights for the Protestants to practice their religion. Louis did this for he was ...
- 11848: Ozone Depletion
- Ozone Depletion In this world of rapid change, it's extremely difficult for a company to stay ahead of the game even using all the resources available to them. So, it's difficult to imagine the problems they would run ... of non-melanoma skin cancer found and 800,000 additional skin cancer deaths" (Singer and Crandall npg). Now that scientists know what these and other "culprits" do, they're trying to find solutions to this world-wide problem. When they found these chemicals to be harmful, environmentalists didn't hesitate in taking action. They placed a boycott on the use of aerosol spray cans. The U.S. and Canada responded by ...
- 11849: How Does Shakespeare Use Hamle
- ... the soliloquies in Hamlet to great effect; with Hamlet s state of mind, his indecision and his use of imagery. Hamlet s state of mind in his first soliloquy is deeply nihilistic; Shakespeare presents the world as an unneeded garden , rank in nature . In the first soliloquy and the third, Hamlet is particularly nihilistic. In the first he says; Oh that this too too solid flesh would melt, Thaw and resolve ... Hamlet s faith in people to such an extent that everyone and everything is tainted, thus he feels life is worthless; How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all the uses of the world Shakespeare uses the soliloquies fully in their capacity to blast open Hamlet s soul. His disappointment in his mother, his suicidal tendencies and his oppression are all portrayed far more deeply that they would have ...
- 11850: Jackaroo: Gwyn Versus Tad
- ... who she wanted to be. Gwyn made these choices internally, listening to her heart and mind. However, Gwyn actually makes two different turns in the novel. In the end, she comes out of her mystical world and back into reality. On the other hand, Tad, reacting from the external influence of his family and the Inn, changed to form the mold of the responsible son of that time period. Though taking opposite approaches, the changes of Gwyn and Tad were very significant to their growth as characters and ultimately, to their place in the world. Gwyn started out in the novel as the hard-working, responsible daughter who contributed her all to the family and their needs. Gwyn worked a full day doing chores and helping out around the Inn ...
Search results 11841 - 11850 of 18414 matching essays
|
