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- 9371: Images in Advertising
- Images in Advertising Marketing, sales, and distribution are the ideas, images, and world that we are surrounded by which molds us consciously or unconsciously. Society grasps us through advertising, which enters our world in full velocity of beauty. With the combination of the two in full swing, our community is destined to have complication. Our society is based on dollars and figures. In order to catch the public ... are vastly affected by this advertising. This image is embedded inside our heads that the hourglass body, blonde hair and even the perfect smile are what it takes to be successful and likable in this world. Cosmetic purchases have vastly risen to an all-time high due to this false idea. Cosmetic surgery, which alters your looks to mimic someone else’s, is also in high demand. Why would you ...
- 9372: Willy (death Of A Salesman) Vs
- ... Raisin in the Sun) A good drama is based on a strong set of characters. For instance, a good collection of characters will lead the audience to identify the characters with something in the real world and get emotionally involved with the characters. Every individual has its own character, which is composed of personalities, behaviors and individualities. The audience compare characters to evaluate and relate the characters' experiences to their own ... believes physical appearance to be the catalyst of a successful career; however, his sons, who are well built and attractive, turned out to be failures: " Biff Loman is lost. In the greatest country in the world a young man with such-personal attractiveness, gets lost."(Discovering Literature, 1215) His high expectation for his sons and their failure hurt him. Willy pretends to be a successful man in front of his wife ... your father's memory." (Discovering Literature, 1318) Then, Walter decides to joint venture with his friends to start a liquor store using the insurance money from his father's death. His ignorance to the business world eventually costs him all his money. One of Walter's business partners steals his money, and Walter learns from that incident but it comes at a high price. However, Walter's mother thinks although ...
- 9373: Coral Reefs 3
- ... trade in aquarium fish and are a habitat for sport fish. Most present-day reefs have probably been growing for 5,000 to10, 000 years. But their continued survival is now threatened. Reefs around the world are now declining at an unprecedented rate--one that far outstrips our understanding of the problem. Few long-term studies of coral reefs have been conducted, and there is considerable debate about the overall health ... reef-building corals, and diseases have affected the entire basin while the far greater size of the Pacific has tended to keep outbreaks reef-specific or regional. The third largest barrier reef system in the world is located off the Florida Keys. Its recent decline has been attributed to multiple causes, almost all of which involve human activity. Most scientists agree that the greatest threat to Florida's reefs is degraded ... a long time, a change drastic enough to kill the algae. (Water that is too cold can also damage reefs.) Corals may be an early warning sign for global warming. Recently, many reefs around the world have bleached several times, most often when local water temperatures were unusually high. Parts of these reefs are now dying. At least one species of coral may have already become extinct due to bleaching. ...
- 9374: Silent Spring: Abuse of Pesticides
- ... the 1960’s. She told the stories of how deadly pesticides could be to the environment, wildlife, and even humans. There were very few regulations on all the new chemicals that were widely used after World War II, and not enough time was spent on researching the possible harmful affects. After she made the country aware of the dangers, the government had to change the way they regulated pesticides. DDT was one ...
- 9375: Araby By James Joyce And A Sun
- ... for them to ignore the new realities which they both came to understand. The new found awareness was so powerful that it changed each boy’s entire outlook and they both began to see the world through new eyes. The type of initiation both characters had was a distressing journey from innocence to knowledge and experience. The two narrators had different attitudes and reactions to the initiation experience. In Araby, the ... life goes one, by living things dying in anguish." His feelings were of acceptance. In the beginning, the boy felt in control of himself in every way, and came to feel in control of the world in which he lived. This attitude changed completely after his encounter with the dying buck. He accepted the fact that there was nothing he could do to help and that some things were not in ... death of the buck; it stood out in contrast. In the short stories, through all components, confrontations and experiences both characters were brought out of themselves for a brief period and then forever saw the world in a different and more realistic way. They became more aware of the collective nature of existence, and of how their own lives were affected by outside influences, beyond their control.
- 9376: Depression 4
- ... from depression. Experts disagree on the reason for this difference. Some cite differences in hormones, and others point to the stress caused by society’s expectations of women. Depression occurs in all parts of the world, although the pattern of symptoms can vary. The prevalence of depression in other countries varies widely, from 1.5 percent of people in Taiwan to 19 percent of people in Lebanon. Some researchers believe methods ... errors include focusing on the negative aspects of any situation, misinterpreting facts in negative ways, and blaming themselves for any misfortune. In Beck’s view, people learn these self-defeating ways of looking at the world during early childhood. This negative thinking makes situations seem much worse than they really are and increases the risk of depression, especially in stressful situations. In support of this cognitive view, people with "depressive"personality ... Prozac causes violent or suicidal behavior in a small number of cases, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has failed to substantiate this claim. Prozac became the most widely used antidepressant in the world soon after its introduction in the late 1980s by drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company. Many people find Prozac extremely effective in lifting depression. In addition, some people have reported that Prozac actually tranforms ...
- 9377: Hardships That Children Face
- Hardships That Children Face In the world today there are many things that we may call an injustice, but few realize that it exists in most homes. This can be said because ignorance hurts those around you and even one’s self ... it is also the most common. Neglect is very common because it too can come in many forms. The child once again will struggle and find it hard to achieve and to love in the world around the victim. The parent must realize the complete devotion that the privilege a child requires. A parent must also realize that the love must be expressed to the child not merely felt. The child ... the parent is struggling and having a hard time with the child than it is obvious that the child will suffer as well. In closing it is necessary to say that in this God given world there is no such thing as bad people, merely misguided children.
- 9378: The Joy Luck Club: Differences Between Generations
- ... that doesn’t exactly take a scientist to see. From the beginning of the novel, you hear Suyuan Woo tell the story of "The Joy Luck Club," a group started by some Chinese women during World War II, where "we feasted, we laughed, we played games, lost and won, we told the best stories. And each week, we could hope to be lucky. That hope was our only joy." (p. 12) Really ...
- 9379: Nick Carraway’s Role in The Great Gatsby
- ... Gatsby, are biased and therefore flawed. He is still a character and is important to the novel in many other respects, as well as being the narrator. Although there are some similarities between Fitzgerald’s world and the fictional one in The Great Gatsby, we should keep in mind that although the basis for the novel could have been founded on aspects of his own life, that there are also many ... also to events and phenomena as well. Our impression of the novel and its happenings are largely dictated to us by Nick, because he is our eyes as well as our ears in this fictitious world. In telling us his story about the “great man,” Jay Gatsby, he goes to quite a length in establishing a credibility which is essential for the story. His reflection on his upbringing, particularly his “advantages ... whom he says has an, “extraordinary gift for life, a romantic readiness.” In making the preceding statement, he overlooks Gatsby’s bootlegging and his association with Wolfsheim, who is rumored to have fixed the 1919 World Series of baseball. So this tells us that Gatsby is not perfect as well which appeals to us because it makes him appear more human, which adds realism to the novel. It is also ...
- 9380: Diamonds
- ... For example, traces of nitrogen give brown, yellow, green, and black stones. Blue diamonds owe their color to the presence of boron in them. (Foa, p.51) Some of the most famous diamonds in the world are colored diamonds, such as the Dresden green, which weighs 48.5 carats and the Hope Diamond, which is 44.5 carats. The clarity of the stone is determined by the amount of blemishes or ... determined by weighing the stone. A diamond that weighs 0.2g is said to be one carat. The greater the carat weight of the stone, the greater its value. Diamonds are mined all over the world. The world’s oldest major source of diamonds is India. For centuries, it has supplied stones to all parts of the globe. (Arem, p.34) Gradually, new places for mining were discovered. Today, there are diamond ...
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