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- 3151: Affirmative Action
- ... candidate loses a position at a job or institution, not because of merit, but because of their race or gender? This reverse discrimination is not a myth, but reality. At Berkeley, before the recent attempted revolution, Asians and whites were being turned down for admissions with 4.0 grade averages in order to admit blacks and Latinos with 2.8 averages (Hart 179). There is no doubt that blacks, woman, and other minorities have long been discriminated against in our country. Nevertheless, "[o]nly in virtual reality is there this wonderful sameness which we take as a starting point for measuring the sins of American society (Sowell 176)." Using affirmative action as punishment for the ignorance of our ancestors creates a wider gap between the races. "The increase in racial tensions between whites and blacks at U.S. colleges is ...
- 3152: Walter Whitman
- ... of the type and distributing the first edition. To get a decent start, Whitman even went so far as to write complimentary unsigned reviews of his book which he had placed in the newspapers- "An American bard at last! "- his own words of his first work, showing his audacity to be well thought of. Whitman wrote only one book- Leaves of Grass- but he took a lifetime to write it, and ... stroke in 1873. Although he still published several more editions of "Leaves of Grass" before his death in 1892, his last years were spent in poor health. It is difficult to think of many major American poets who have not felt the need to produce their own long poem - and who have not felt that Whitman was looking over their shoulder as they wrote. Growing up without privilege did not dull ... points that this paper has meant to communicate. Whitman truly placed his heart in his pen as few poets have. In short, it looks as though Whitman's haunting figure will remain a presence in American literature he will be lurking there, waiting to see if the "poets to come" live up to his expectations expressed in the "Inscription" poem addressed to them: I myself write but one or two ...
- 3153: A Look At Lsd And The Counter Culture Movement
- ... access to his or her own brain has become a significant political, economic, and cultural issue in our society. During the 1960 s a man by the name of Timothy Leary would cause a cultural revolution that questioned the perception our society had on hallucinogen drugs. He believed that if people were educated in the use of these drugs that these drugs would be the next step for the evolution of the human mind. Hallucinogenic drugs like LSD and psilocylin have been embedded in the roots of human evolution. Many of the early Eastern and South American cultures devoted these drugs as tools able to help clear the disorder of the mind and help in achieving a higher level of conscience thinking. Little was known of the effects to these primitive spiritual ...
- 3154: Depression
- ... deep grief to daily frustrations. But to start with the most rigorous definition, Western psychiatry has a fairly standardized way of diagnosing depression. Coming from the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association", the following are the nine most common symptoms: - extended, unexplained sadness - loss of pleasure in formerly enjoyed activities - sleeping problems - significant weight loss or gain - feeling extreme restlessness or slowed down - loss of ... They describe it as a hopelessness or a profound numbness that is out of sync with the life circumstances, and a feeling that is often all-encompassing. Mariette Hartley, actress and national spokesperson for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), speaks openly of her own experience with depression. For over a decade Hartley, who has a family history of mental illness and suicide, has been a vocal and determined pioneer ... Food and Drug Administration, so the measurements and purity of the product may vary. Nonetheless, St. John's Wort has been so praised that the National Institute of Mental Health has begun the first North American study to evaluate the herb's qualities. Another popular and effective alternative comes from traditional Chinese medicine, which uses acupuncture and herbal remedies to treat depression. In Chinese medicine, each depression case is viewed ...
- 3155: The Conquest of the Aztec Empire
- ... the culture present there today. But what of the culture which was present in Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors? Although the first human beings came across the Bering Strait and onto the American continent approximately 20,000 years ago, the first of these early wanderers probably did not reach Mexico for about another 10,000 years. It would take another 8,000 years or so for these people ... Cruz, tithes were collected and used to build churches, pay the clergy, and take care of other religious activities (Cortes 334-335). Both the Spanish culture and their religion, Christianity, became irrevocably entrenched on the American continent. Although so much of the Aztec culture had been destroyed, the survivors continued to pass down stories of the golden age of the Aztecs, as well as those of their bitter conquest. Some of ... States has grown into a world power. It has grown and survived in some part due to conquest: expelling the British in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, the defeat of the Native American tribes as the fulfillment of "manifest destiny", and the victories in the two World Wars. Now that the United States is the last surviving super power, I wonder how much longer we have as ...
- 3156: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Themes Related to Society Today
- ... novel should be read amongst high- school curriculums. Society is also continuing to deal with racism, and its effects on the lives of African-Americans. Another theme that is prevalent in society is lying among American children. Huck Finn is a self taught liar, and a very good one at that. On the raft, while floating down the Mississippi, Huck has an opportunity to exercise his gift for lying. The boy ... At first glance at the novel Huckleberry Finn, many would protest to the explicit use of the "N" word which was used over two-hundred times. As a result Huck Finn, one of the greatest American novels is noteworthy. This book was not written to besmirch the blacks of any rights or defame their character. This book was written to prove a point about the racial tension in the South before ... describes what their great-grandparents went through. We have to remember that Huck Finn was written fifty years before Martin Luther King Jr. was born. During those times it was acceptable to lynch an African American man, and acceptable to use the "N" word. If this book is taken out of high-school curriculums where would students learn about the history of racism? In conclusion, the many themes present in ...
- 3157: The Slave Trade and Its Effects on Early America
- The Slave Trade and Its Effects on Early America Slavery played an important role in the development of the American colonies. It was introduced to the colonies in 1619, and spanned until the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The trading of slaves in America in the seventeenth century was a large industry. Slaves were captured from ... the most efficiency out of their slaves as possible. In some places doctors were called in to treat blacks as well as whites. The slave trade played an important role in the growth of the American colonies. Without the trading of slaves in the seventeenth century, American plantations would not have prospered into the export empire that they were. Works Cited Buckmaster, Henrietta. Let My People Go. Boston: Beacon Press, 1941. Davis, David Brion. Slavery and Human Progress. New York: Oxford ...
- 3158: Of Mice and Men: The Great Depression - The Uncommon Struggle of All Men
- ... darned old judge, he said to me, it's ninety days for vagrancy, and I've been doin' some hard travelin', Lord." This was the tune or the song of almost everyone during the Great American Depression. People faced struggles everywhere they turned. Webster's Intermediate Dictionary defines struggle as: "to make great efforts or attempts; strive; labor". The Depression brought on many fears and no comprehension. With the Depression came ... people lost not only jobs, but faith in their own futures. The Depression made people all over the country come together for a common purpose and a common goal. . .to survive the struggles. Bibliography The American Heritage-History of the 20's and 30's, Editor in Charge-Ralph K. Andrist, 1970, American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., New York, NY. Hard Times-An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs Terkel, 1970, H. Wolff, New York, 1st Printing. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck, 1936, The ...
- 3159: The New Imperialism
- ... Throughout history Imperialism has occurred all around the world, and has been determined by many factors. The New Imperialism that took place in the late 1800's was influenced by two main factors, the Industrial Revolution and the development of technology in the West. The vast resources of Asia and Africa, impulsed the West to take over these two continents in the struggle to exploit them as much as possible for ... of the western culture throughout the world. The western culture at that time was one of greed and power, were the poor worked for the rich, and were the rich controlled the poor .The industrial revolution was not good for everybody it was only good for those in power. As well as in the colonies the new Imperialism only benefited the Westerners, as in all imperialism the benefited is that who has more power and more control. The way the Industrial revolution has shaped the world we live in, is very simple it has made everybody think that thee who has more power is better than someone else. It has created a way of thinking that ...
- 3160: History of the Computer Industry in America
- ... invention is the computer. The electronic computer has been around for over a half-century, but its ancestors have been around for 2000 years. However, only in the last 40 years has it changed the American society. From the first wooden abacus to the latest high-speed microprocessor, the computer has changed nearly every aspect of peoples lives for the better. The earliest existence of the modern day computer ancestor is ... for many other tasks (Osborne, 146). In 1971 Marcian E. Hoff, Jr., an engineer at the Intel Corporation, invented the microprocessor and another stage in the development of the computer began (Shallis, 121). A new revolution in computer hardware was now well under way, involving miniaturization of computer-logic circuitry and of component manufacture by what are called large-scale integration techniques. In the 1950s it was realized that "scaling down ...
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