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- 9941: The Internet In Public Schools
- ... send it, and have it received all in a matter of seconds. It is imperative that students are taught how to access these new opportunities so that when compared with other students anywhere in the world, they will not lag behind in Internet proficiency. Schools must begin to incorporate internet education into their regular curriculum in order for students to be successful in today's internet-savvy world. It is the responsibility of public schools to prepare our students for the future, and without the Internet in our schools, this would be impossible. By forbidding the internet to enter our schools, we would ...
- 9942: Women in Religion
- ... are expected to follow and obey the word of God just as much as men are, but they still are denied the privilege of spreading the word of God. The male gender has dominated the world for the past hundreds of years, but times have changed and women are seeking equality. Even in the church, men are categorized as superior to women. Since it is difficult to actually know what God ... therefore only men could be priest" (Connel A1), is a common reference used to the scriptures found in the Bible. This attitude labeled tradition is still around today and is being taught today throughout the world, basically in the Roman Catholic religion. The Bible states "Let your women keep silent in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak, but they are commanded to be under obedience as ...
- 9943: Stocism in "Enchiridion"
- ... it define their existence, or, as Epictetus would put it, have become enslaved by something that is not in their power. In my opinion, Stoicism is a powerful tool to achieve personal happiness in a world that is not (and never will be) perfect (in fact, it is far from it
). We can ask ourselves what the meaning of our life is, but we have no once-and-for-all way ... for beings like us [
]. To secure and promote this feeling of cheerfulness should be the supreme aim of all our endeavors after happiness. Given the fact that personal happiness is our ultimate goal and the world around us naturally places obstacles to personal happiness in the form of pain, cruelty, injustice, etc., Stoicism reminds us that we choose our own thoughts and actions, and imagining this to be true is essential ...
- 9944: A Raisin In The Sun: The Propagation Of Pride And Dignity
- ... is a major theme in the play. As the play begins a husband, Walter, and wife, Ruth, are seen having a fight over Walter's dream to become a 'mover and shaker' in the business world by using an incoming insurance check for his mother as a downpayment on a capitalistic adventure. Walter tells his wife that, "I'm trying to talk to you 'bout myself and all you can say ... structure. Beneatha, although believing to be bettering herself is leaving an important part of herself and her heritage behind. Beneatha's speech about God is her attempt to show her independence and uniqueness in the world, but when she asserts her self in an area that is extremely sensitive to the family heritage and structure, she threatens to wean herself from the only guaranteed support group in life, the family. Once ...
- 9945: John Grisham
- John Grisham became a world famous writer with his book The Firm. Although he never wanted to be a writer, he has now written over nine books, many of them best- sellers (Arnold 29). Examining his writing will show why ... Grisham went on to write nine more novels in his nine years of being a writer, with five of them becoming movies. Forbes magazine ranked John Grisham as one of the wealthiest entertainers in the world. In 1996 alone he earned $43 million. A Grisham novel will usually have a total sell of well over two million in hardcover with an additional three or four million in paperback (Arnold 29). John ...
- 9946: Symbolism In Fahrenheit 451
- ... burn books (Watt 2). One night while he is walking home from work he meets a young girl who stirs up his thoughts and curiosities like no one has before. She tells him of a world where fireman put out fires instead of starting them and where people read books and think for themselves (Allen 1). At a bookhouse, a woman chooses to burn and die with her books and afterwards ... firemen s helmets, tanks, and in the firestation. Faber represents the quiet, nourishing flame of the imaginative spirit while in contrast, Beatty symbolizes the destroying function of fire (Watt 2). Fire, Montag s reality and world, refines and purifies his mind and also gives unity and depth to the story (McNelly 3). Montag interprets his experiences in terms of fire (Watt 2). In Montag s society the fireman s torch has ...
- 9947: Lord of Flies: Animal Instincts
- ... will come into effect if forced to. Animal instincts are natural. Animals may need to kill to survive because nature is based on survival of the fittest. This takes place every day in the business world. For example, a big business takes over a little company or puts it out of business. So, a person may feel that what the children did in Lord of Flies was terrible, but they did what they had to in order to survive and the same thing takes place everyday even in the modern, civilized, world.
- 9948: Importance Of Being Earnest
- ... as if there is a wall between them and the audience. The Importance of Being Earnest used the ideas of realism and thrust them upon the stage. Ultra realistic props were used to create a world in which nothing seems out of place. Scenery was so intricately painted that the world seems unbelievably real. The Importance of Being Earnest has often being criticized for its emphasis on language, even to the stage where it could best be presented with minimal or no actor movement whatsoever. While ...
- 9949: Great Gatsby 9
- ... I've been everywhere and seen everything and love everything," implying that she has been around the globe and seen everything there is to offer. She thinks that she can solve the problems of the world because she has gone to a few more places than other people have and that she knows more than other people do. Her wealth has given her the opportunity to visit extraordinary places, but it ... Baker everything they had ever wanted. It has enriched their lives and their lifestyles. But it has also made their altitude towards others vain. Their wealth has revealed their vanity for the rest of the world to see. March 12, 1998 English III Honors
- 9950: Emerson's Self-Reliance
- ... accepted to make it through life, because it is not absolutely necessary to sustain life. If you did have to be accepted to sustain life, there would be a lot of dead people in the world. Have you ever heard the saying, "if a tree falls in the woods, would it make a sound?" Well if you have, you will notice a lot of similar things in it and Thoreau's ... writers of the transcendentalist period. They believed that you don't need anything except water, clothing, and shelter to live life, which is true. If people lived life simply, as Emerson and Thoreau suggest, the world would be a better place. The only thing that I disagree with is that I believe that a person also needs something to eat with his or her water.
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