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- 9141: Gen X
- ... X has lead a different life style since birth then those of older generations. We like different music, different movies, there is not much we have in common. Generation X has grown up in a world of money and quickly changing technology. In order to be the President of the United States of America, one must be thirty-five years old. Automatically that is at least a ten-year age difference ... watching a presidential debate or studying, I would opt for the studying. At this point in my life getting good grades is a lot more important then knowing what is going on in the political world. College students also feel isolated from the outside world. Sure one can watch the news, but it is not the same as at home. At home many parents watch the 5:30 news when they get home from work. However, if it was ...
- 9142: Essay On The Stranger
- In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, we find a group of British boys stranded on a tropical island while the rest of the world is at war. Their plane has been shot down and they find themselves without adults to tell them how to act. As they struggle to survive, they encounter conflicts that mirror the decayed society from which they have ...
- 9143: Fate In Macbeth
- ... manipulation and plotting three women stand their ground in individual protests to get what they want; Penelope s trickery in evading the impatient marriage proposals by suitors, Helen s deceit over Menelaos during the Trojan War, and finally the control that Nausicaa seems have upon first meeting Odysseus each illustrate power possessed by females of the epic. At the Epic s beginning the reader finds Penelope, Odysseus wife in Ithica facing ... of men is also a source of power for Helen, wife of Menelaos. Helan has left her husband to be with Paris, upon his death she lives with Deiphobos for the remainder of the Trojan War, eventually returning to her husband. Although it is easy to make character judgments on her, even perhaps blaming her for initial cause of the war, the focus must remain on her personal strength in achieving her goals. It is amazing the way that the text depicts her ability to take charge over her husband, even after all she has ...
- 9144: Hip-Hop Nation Report
- ... song they are writing. "I going to change rap!" one of them exclaims. This is all well and good but the reality is that Hip-Hop music is now the biggest selling music in the world. The writer has included figures that prove this. In 1998 it sold 81 million albums in America alone to County music's 72 million. If trends continue this will further increase. The article is the ... and his own record label where as Lauryn Hill is into politics and fighting for the rights of people. The Article is concluded with an essay by Chuck D. entitled "The Sound of Our Young World." It deals with the early development of Hip-Hop and his own predictions for the future. He see the future with the Internet and what he calls the "Wild, Wild Web." He concludes the essay ... with aspects of the Hip-Hop culture have learnt much from this article. As for someone who has no idea of this revolution this article would prove to be a valuable insight into the radical world of Hip-Hop. Word Count: 1002
- 9145: “How To Computerize Your Accounts”
- ... ways we can only begin to imagine. “The word ubiquitous means ever-present or occurring everywhere. This term could be used to describe the use of the computer in the business”(Perry 11). The business world’s benefit alone is enough to make your head spin. Every time you go to the grocery store, the bank, the local ATM, or even the neighborhood gym you cannot help but benefit by the ... training. When evaluating the need to convert from a manual accounting system to a computerized accounting system you also need to forecast the future demands of your company. After all to survive in the business world you must anticipate the future and not react to the past. How do you know when it is time to make the critical transition? “It is when management finds itself unable to keep track of ... of commands. “Software publishers continue to integrate the mouse and other pointing devices into their programs, making the program easier and faster to use and enhancing accountants’ productivity” (Johnson 91). As trade barriers in the world crumble and new accounting opportunities continue to grow. More mid-sized and even small businesses expand their market beyond U.S. boarders, they are then faced with using multilingual computer systems. “The basic tools ...
- 9146: Homelessness
- ... Hopper 5 do not want to face the exploitation. It is difficult to understand how society can be so heartless when dealing with these people. All of the people I interviewed felt misunderstood by the world. Rick said, “You have to come out and join us on the streets before you can pass judgment...then people will realize what we’re going through.” (Rick) There are some organizations that aid the ... they Hopper 7 possibly can be. The community needs to become more active in contributing to this issue. To completely abolish the misfortune of homelessness would take complete unity and dedication from communities around the world. The first step is recognition. Bibliography Works Cited/Annotated Bibliographies Anonymous. Personal Interview. May 8, 2000. This person is a homeless man with a PHD in Chemistry. He lives in Santa Cruz and spends much ... Feb., 2000. http://www.nlchp.org. This Website provided me with many facts on civil rights violations dealing with homeless people as well as basic facts on homelessness and poverty in America. Ott, Jeff. My World. Van Nuys: Sub City. 2000. This is a book written by a former homeless man. He has overcome drug addiction as well as sexual abuse as a child. In this book he describes personal ...
- 9147: The Next Revolution in Music Technology: Make or Break?
- ... to thank for that. But we have recently been presented with something new that some may give thanks for - Moving Picture Experts Group Technology, Layer-III, better known as MP3. To those “outside” the complicated world of the Internet and technology, MP3 probably will not ring any bells. But anyone who has accessed the Internet or skimmed through any popular magazines lately will likely recognize MP3 and the propaganda surrounding it ... own promotion and distribution of music in MP3 format. In an interview for Wired Magazine, rap artist Chuck D said MP3 “won’t destroy the record companies. [It] just will split the market” into a world with something like “a million artists and 500,000 labels.” (Orr 1999). The new MP3 format needs to be regulated to prevent copyrighted material from being freely distributed. This would protect the profits and integrity of record labels. Regulation of only copyrighted material would still allow for the aspiring/unsigned musican to generate a presence in the world of music. Currently, actions are being taken to outlaw MP3 distrtibution, mainly by record companies. As record companies try to protect their market, they are also taking away from the aspiring musician. If any ...
- 9148: Hedda Gabler
- ... with. My pistols, Jorgen. General Gabler's pistols" Jorgen - "For goodness' sake! Hedda darling! Don't touch those dangerous things! For my sake, Hedda!". These pistols are a symbol of masculinity and are associated with war, a pastime which women are excluded from other than in the nurturing role of nurses and are thus not tolerated by society. Tesman implores Hedda to cease playing with them, but even his "superior" position ... an emulation of her father's socially venerated role as a general. Hedda pretends to have been friends with Thea in order to solicit her confidence: Thea - "But that's the last thing in the world I wanted to talk about!" Hedda - "Not to me, dear? After all, we were at school together." Thea - "Yes, but you were a class above me. How dreadfully frightened of you I was in those ...
- 9149: Individual Advancement Vs. Dem
- ... coldness. Although ready to leave the town (society), the gentleman who had took seat with him would not let him until he stayed longer since he felt the young man could make it in the world. The gentleman even said to him "Or if you prefer to remain with us, perhaps, as you are a shrewd youth, you may rise in the world, without the help of your kinsman, Major Molineux" (My Kinsman, Major Molineux, 2207). The author's point of individualism and democratic community not being able to exist together is shown throughout characters in the story ... is its diversion….Whoso would be a man is a nonconformist…..Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind. Absolve you to yourself, and you shall have the suffrage of the world. (Individualism and/vs. Community, 1306-7). He was himself saying that by conforming you lost your sense of self and were no longer a man with his own thoughts and ideas but an number ...
- 9150: Hedda Gabler
- ... to the setting, the time period in which Hedda Gabler was written is key to the background of Hedda’s manipulations. The late nineteenth century was a time for change for the women of the world. The women’s suffrage movement brought forth the concept of the importance woman’s rights (Women’s 1). Regarded by many as a feminist play, Hedda Gabler investigates the consequences of excessive feminism (Mazer 1). Hedda Gabler is portrayed as an extremely strong-willed woman. During the times in which this play is set, numerous women’s rights and suffrage movements were occurring across the world. It can be inferred that Hedda’s assertive attitude is characteristic of the time period. To Hedda, it is preposterous that she would have to be under the power of a man. When Judge Brock ... Lövborg if Hedda becomes "subject to [his] will and demands" (Ibsen 262). She states, "No longer free! No! That’s a thought that I’ll never endure!" (Ibsen 262). At this time women across the world were adopting new ideas on their place in society. The atmosphere of the era provides an explanation of the source of Hedda’s manipulations. The three aspects that explain Hedda’s motivations for manipulation ...
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