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- 12301: The Changing Role In Viola/Cesario In The Twelfth Night
- ... whereas, in her female identity she would not be. Thus, a customary role in society and to the outlooks of others is portrayed. Orsino sees Cesario, as a young squire just starting out in the world, much like himself as a young, spry lad, so he has a tendency to be more willing to unload onto her with his troubles and sorrows, seeking a companion with which to share and to ... believes he shares with a peer. So, she grows to love him. But, Orsino's motivation is actually not love for Viola, but rather he seems to be in love with love itself. His entire world is filled with love but he knows that there might be a turning point for him, like when he says: If music be the food of love, play on; give me excess of it, that ...
- 12302: Body Modifications
- ... piercing, tattooing, pocketing, and scarification. Body piercing is becoming one of the most popular forms of body art today. The history of body piercing is not well documented, however it has been practiced throughout the world for thousands of years. Traditionally, many piercing were performed for religious or spiritual reasons. For instance, many African peoples believe that demon spirits will fly up a person’s nostrils and cause illness. A ring ... the practice of tattooing began. However it is generally agreed that the ancient Egyptians used tattoos to indicated social rank as early as 2000 BC. Tattoos have been seen in hundreds of cultures around the world. However, the social meaning of tattoos has varied from society to society. In 1994, Russian archeologists discovered the mummified body of a woman who, they believe lived 2000 years ago. The intricate blue tattoos on ...
- 12303: Interview with Karl Marx
- ... were three major issues that influenced my views. Firstly, having researched the French Revolution, revolutionary change showed to be practical. Secondly, the English Industrial Revolution persuaded me that industrialization was the key to the modern world. Lastly, I discovered that history unfolds in a logical sequence. I realized that for each thesis, there is an antithesis and the meeting of the two produces a completely new idea, a synthesis. So what ... was that the poor, oppressed workers would rise and destroy their capitalist masters. My dream was that no classes would exist and that all people would live and prosper in communal harmony and freedom. A world free from hatred, inequality, and oppression is also my dream. And what an inspirational that dream is, Karl! I am only one of the many that have gained motivation from your words. As picturesque as ...
- 12304: Robotics
- ... in which mechanical beings made to be slaves for humanity rebel and kill their creators. From this, the fictional image of robots is sometimes troubling, expressing the fears that people may have of a robotized world over which they cannot keep control. The history of real robots is rarely as dramatic, but where developments in robotics may lead is beyond our imagination. Robots exist today. They are used in a relatively ... human arm and hand are capable. The robots are also easily reprogrammed and this makes them more adaptable to changing tasks on an assembly line. The majority of the industrial robots in use in the world today are found in Japan. Except for firms that were designed from the start around robots, such as several of those in Japan, industrial robots are still only slowly being placed in production lines. Most ...
- 12305: French Fur Trade
- ... indeed, much more so; for by their sub- tlty they invent more cruel tortures, and take pleasure in it.(Sandoz p34) The French and British also fought over control of territory and eventually went to war. They fought many small, localized battles prior to a succession of important battles that would decide each country’s position in America. They fought in the French and Indian War from 1754-1763, not only to decide who would control the fur trade, but also to designate a single major power in the Americas. The Choctaw Indians fought with the French against the British their ...
- 12306: Margaret Mead
- ... other cultures to better understand the complexities of being human. Margaret died in 1978 having lived a very enriched life. Margaret Mead was a clean and forceful person, who had a great impact on the world of psychology and anthropology, and to her we owe much knowledge. Her work has, and will continue to impact the daily lives of people around the world. Her 44 books, and more than 1,000 articles have been translated into almost every language. Her data has been carefully catalogued and preserved.
- 12307: Suicide And The Agony Of Seper
- ... in the universe, and never was." This discovery may come suddenly by way of some devastating personal tragedy or great disappointment, or gradually through a long succession of smaller eye-openers. We learn that the world can indeed get along without us--that we are expendable. We then feel cynical like the man who observed, "The graveyards are full of people who couldn't be replaced." Such an awakening may hit ... of bricks (if suddenly), or like a ton of feathers (if gradually)--but either way, it's a ton. We feel as if some great weight were pressing down on us, and we perceive a world inexorably closing in. All hope seems to have fled. Nothing remains but black despair. When we do fall off the wall of self, when our ego shatters like the egg that it is, and when ...
- 12308: Survival In A Net Based Societ
- ... is in danger, they are running scared. WIth access to information comes knowledge and the power to discern not only between right and wrong but also to understand the many greys which make up our world. A number of the sacred cows of society are now under scrutiny, they must now undergo the test of sincerity, of truth. But then the truth is subjective, the truth is what we want it ... an oppurtunity to learn, to know, to understand, to be better human beings. There will be changes in the way we think, the things we consider important, but these will all result in a better world to stay in. There are some who would say that this is an optimistic way of looking at things. The fact of the matter is that they have the right to an opinion, I just ...
- 12309: Future Of Radio And The Internet
- ... two ways. With the Internet, there is no broadcaster or receiver and you can easily talk back to the content providers, or become one. The only downside to the Internet is availability; in today's world, Internet content is about as accessible as radio content was in its early days. The Internet and its content are largely available through a large, ungainly box, usually in the corner of the living room ... our computers. The future is rapidly approaching and a new mass communications technology revolution has started, one that allows all people to communicate at once, and be able to access information for anywhere in the world. It is time to rethink the way we communicate information and not to just re-engineer the old methods with new technology. Internet radio systems already offer potential for change to broadcasters, but potential to ...
- 12310: Androcentricty In Things Fall
- The world in Chinua Achedes novel, Things Fall Apart, was a society in which males had control of everything, and the women had control of nothing. As wives, women were seen as property, rather than as partners ... the man’s life was to help him achieve a higher stature by working for him. The Ibo tribe’s definition of family was much different than it was in many other parts of the world in the eighteen-hundreds. Okonkwo’s "whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and weakness" (13). The way Achebe described Okonkwo’s family and his tribe showed that in Ibo society, anything ...
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