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- 2971: The Deadly Social Cloud (Satir
- ... the act of smoking should be seen as the same as homicide. Although it takes longer to kill a person by smoking, it will eventually lead to death just the same. A study from the American Lung Association states that for every six people that die from cigarette related deaths around the world; one of them is an American. In the United States, cigarettes are the cause of one in every five deaths. According to a U.S. Surgeon General's report, cigarettes contain four thousand chemicals and at least forty distinct cancer-causing ... cancer at the age of twenty-four, she later died at the age of twenty-eight. Because of this fact I must strongly insist on starting my proposal as soon as possible to save the American population and the future for our children and our grandchildren. My proposal will greatly enhance the living environment for all people, in every city around the United States and ensure the quality of living ...
- 2972: The Sovereignty And Goodness O
- ... woman who was devoted to her family, church and God. They must also be kind and loving to all of God s people and everyday take care of their families. The way that the Native American women lived their lives was totally different from that of the New England woman, they lived in the wild and were always moving. The food that they ate and prepared was often wild animals and ... common for them, but extremely uncommon for the New England women. The most important difference was that of religion. New England women had a strong belief in God and were active in the church. Native American women did not possess this belief. It was an instance where Rowlandson was caught reading her bible and it was taken from her thrown out into the dirt. She was deeply disturbed by this and her deep faith forced her to run quickly after it and this was something that the Native American women could not relate with or even understand. This document was a clear depiction of one women s struggle and her everlasting faith in God that caused her to prioritize the things in her ...
- 2973: The Enlightenment and the Role of the Philosophes
- ... enlightened were written to popularize, simplify, and promote a more reasonable view of life among the people of their time. The Enlightenment came to an end in western Europe after the upheavals of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era (1789-1815) revealed the costs of its political program and the lack of commitment in those whose rhetoric was often more liberal than their actions. Nationalism undercut its cosmopolitan values and ... early 1800s, and the cultural leadership of the landed aristocracy and professional men who had supported the Enlightenment was eroded by the growth of a new wealthy educated class of businessmen, products of the industrial revolution. Only in North and South America, where industry came later and revolution had not led to reaction, did the Enlightenment linger into the 19th century. Its lasting heritage has been its contribution to the literature of human freedom and some institutions in which its values have ...
- 2974: The Great Gatsby: Forces of Corruption
- ... demise. First, the loose morality of Dan Cody, Gatsby's unfortunate role model, and superficial people who flock to Gatsby's parties contribute to Gatsby's downfall. Their examples encourages Gatsby's interpretation of The American Dream- his naive belief is that money and social standing are all that matter in his quest for Daisy. The self-absorbed debetants and their drunken escorts are among those who "crash" his extravagent soirees ... not invited- they went there." (pg.40) Shallow, corrupt people like Jordan Baker gossip with reckless abandon about their mysterious host. Their careless, superficial attitudes and wanton behaviour represent Fizgarald's depiction of the corrupt American Dream. Another force of corruption responsible for Gatsby's fate is his obsession with a woman of Daisy's nature. Determined to marry her after returning from the war, he is blind to her shallow ... probably the single most important factor in the story of his life and death. But Daisy and a society which rewards corruption play a part as well. F. Scott Fizgerald's depiction of the soured American Dream dramatizes the internal and external forces at work in a modern tragedy about human potential for corruption
- 2975: Black Like Me
- ... took several medical treatments to change his skin pigments from white to black in order to write a report. To create a successful project, Griffin had to leave his wife to be a temporary African American. Being an African American brought him many unfair encounters. However, after he changed back to a Caucasian, the attitude of everyone had immediately turned, and they treated him well. Mr. Griffin felt bad, and he told everyone about his ... media conferences and also wrote books about what he had gone through. During those interviews, Griffin was very considerate. He requested Wallace, a reporter, to report carefully so that he would not hurt his African American friends. Please Don t mention those names on the air. I d be afraid their lives would be endangered, and they were my friends (Griffin 149). In addition, he was a man who never ...
- 2976: Transcendentalism Leaves Of Gr
- Walt Whitman: Transcendentalism By the late 19th century, Walt Whitman had become positioned at the forefront of the American cultural lexicon. His poetry was at once brash, dissonant and resoundingly erotic. His raw, unabashed poetry flew in the face of the prevailing ideals of his time. Whitman s greatest literary accomplishment, Leaves of Grass ... glorious future. As such, the Adamic myth of America was created. The idea that any single person can remake themselves over and start anew with no reference to a past is one unique to the American experience. It was a vision espoused by Whitman and believed by a great majority. What the new America had brought was the idea of openness. It was an idea that there was this great vastness ... is an overwhelming sense of enormity to the universe, Whitman shows us that even the smallest little thing has its place in this cosmic procession. Walt Whitman was a writer who defined a generation of American literature. The juxtaposition of the divinity of the Holy Trinity onto the New Trinity was a major theme in the Transcendentalist movement. Whitman took these and brought them to the level of the common ...
- 2977: English in the 21st Century
- ... s powerful military, its advanced technology, its strong economy, and its entertainment. Powerful military America is the last great superpower since the Soviet Union fell. The United States is the lead country in the North American Treaty Organization, better known as NATO, which has helped Bosnia and other countries with their civil wars. America also led the United Nations forces in the Persian Gulf War against Iraq and Sadaam Hussein. Because ... Most regions in the world have been experiencing financial problems for several months (Russia, Korea, Japan, Mexico, etc.) and the U.S. economy held strong. Entertainment Almost everything you see on European television is an American television show that has been dubbed into the local language. On German radio stations, you hardly ever hear a German song. Almost all are American. Conclusion I think that during the 21st century, all countries will speak the English language. All countries will become industrialized and there will be no more third-world countries. In order for countries to ...
- 2978: Hondas Merketing Strategy
- Marketing of Honda motorcycles in the USA The American Honda Motor Company was established as a subsidiary by Honda in 1959. During the 1960's the type of motorcycles brought by Americans underwent a major change. Motorcycle registrations increased by over 800,000 in ... rather to members of the general public who had never before given a second thought to a motorcycle"( SP p.116 ). The small, lightweight Honda Supercub sold at under 250 dollars compared to the bigger American or British machines which were retailing at around 1000 to 1500 dollars. In 1960 Honda's research team comprised of around 700 designer and engineer staff compared to the 100 or so employed by their ... to disagree on many points of the BCG report. The report suggests that there was a smooth entry into the U.S market which led to an instant success. Pascale argues that Honda entered the American market at the end of the motorcycle trade season showing their impotence to carry out research in the new market. As they entered the market at the wrong time sales were not as good ...
- 2979: Luke's Three Dimensions of Power
- ... once quiet rural community, had experienced an economic boom and grown into the industrial mining centre labelled the 'Magic City of the South'. The entire enterprise had been established under the singular leadership of the American Association Ltd., of London. Millions of dollars were pumped into the area but because of the ownership monopoly and primarily foreign investors, the mountain people themselves reaped little or none of the benefits. Their agrarian based mainstay was threatened and destroyed as the 'Anglo-American enterprise' expropriated acres and acres of mineral-rich land. "The acquisition of land is the first step in the process of economic development and the establishment of power." (Gaventa,1980:53). It was also the ... is contrary to their interests, but not recognized as such. The Middlesborough workers developed no consciousness that saw themselves as being exploited. The authority presented to them by the multi- million dollar enterprise of the American Association Ltd., of London was accepted as an overwhelming but legitimate power structure not to be questioned. In the case of authority, "B complies because he recognizes that A's command is reasonable in ...
- 2980: Bridge Structures
- ... cantilever bridge is characterized by spans that are supported not at the ends but near the center of the grider or truss. A suspension bridge 1010 feet long was designed and constructed by the German-American engineer John Roebling over the Ohio River, at Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1846. It was the first long-span wire-cable suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, and the ... bridge in the world opened in 1980 over the Humber Estuary in England with a span of 4626 feet. The first steel bridge was built across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, by the American engineer James Buchanan Eads, and opened in 1874. The three archs span 502, 520, 502 feet. The Hell Gate railroad bridge across the East River in New York City was the longest steel-arch span in the world when it was completed in 1917. The bridge was designed by the American Engineer Gustav Lindenthal, has a span of 977 feet. This span was exceeded by the Bayonne Bridge from Bayonne, New Jersey, to Staten Island, New York, with a span of 1652 feet and a ...
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