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- 3171: Teenage Pregnancy 2
- ... in schools promote unmarried sex? Isn't the main problem that today's children are having sex at younger ages than before? Secondly, the Hollywood of today contributes a great deal to the problem. The American Academy of Pediatrics continues to alert parents about television's effects on their children. Through research, this committee has concluded that American teens see an estimated amount of 14,000 sexual references and innuendos per year on television, and only 150 of them refer to responsible sex, contraceptive use, and abstinence (Palar, p48). It is also alarming to know that by the time the average American child enters first grade, they have watched more than 5,000 hours of television, and that excludes any television watched during the first two years of life (Rosemond, p46). At this rate, by the ...
- 3172: Biblical Allusions and Imagery in Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath
- ... book was banned in many schools and libraries. However, critics never attacked The Grapes of Wrath on the artistic level and they still consider it a beautifully mastered work of art. More than any other American novel, it successfully embodies a contemporary social problem of national scope in an artistically viable expression.1 In The Grapes of Wrath, Steinbeck utilizes Biblical imagery and allusions to illustrate the struggle of the Joad ... Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Grapes of Wrath. (Englewood, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1982), p. 1. 2 Peter Lisca. "The Dynamics of Community in The Grapes of Wrath," in From Irving to Steinbeck: Studies of American Literature in Honor of Harry R. Warfel. (Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 1972), rpt. in Hunter, J. Paul. "Steinbeck's Wine of Affirmation," in Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Grapes of Wrath, edited by ... New York, NY: M. Evans and Company, Inc., 1986), p 110-11. 14 Hunter, "Steinbeck's Wine of Affirmation." p. 46. 15 Maxwell Geismar. "John Steinbeck: Of Wrath or Joy," in Writers in Crisis: The American Novel, 1925-1940. (New York, NY: Hill and Wang, 1961), p. 265. 16 Davis, Twentieth Century Interpretations of The Grapes of Wrath. p. 4. 17 Hunter, "Steinbeck's Wine of Affirmation." p. 40. 18 ...
- 3173: For Active Euthanasia
- ... cure is found for the disease? The sick person died for no good reason. What if the patient gets better? If they are killed then they have no chance to get better. According to the American Medical Associates doctrine that was adopted, killing someone is wrong but letting someone die is allowed. The American Medical Association’s doctrine should sanction active euthanasia so it can be used in certain situations that require it. There are three reasons why active euthanasia should be favored over passive euthanasia. Passive euthanasia could make the patient suffer longer than if active euthanasia was used to stop the suffering. The American Medical Association’s doctrine leads life and death decisions to be made on irrelevant grounds. Active and passive euthanasia are morally the same, so why not end the suffering quickly? Passive euthanasia could make ...
- 3174: Tennis A Sociological Perspect
- ... Data from ATP web site tennis player. There are two obvious natural causes of such racial differences: climate or geographical condition and physical statue. Everyone realizes that ice hockey is largely a European and North American sport because of the cold weather and ice field accessibility. Although tennis does not need such special requirement of an ice field and skates, still, the majority people who play tennis are white. Although wealthy ... apparent disadvantages. For example, table tennis, gymnastics and badminton. Though in recent years, more and more Asians are willing to pick up their rackets, perhaps inspired by the success of Michael Chang. Michael Chang is American born Chinese and he is about 173 cm tall. Chang overcame his physical disadvantage and won the prestigious French Open in 1989. He still holds the honour of being the youngest male player ever to ... different culture. According to an international survey done by Tennis magazine in 1993, in terms of tennis, Australians and the Swedish view it as national sports. It is like ice hockey to Canadians, basketballs to American and gymnastics to Romanians. Many teenagers choose to play tennis in Australia and Sweden because of the success of Bjorn Bjork and Roy Emerson. Bjorn Bjork, a legend Swedish player who won the Wimbledon ...
- 3175: Napolean
- ... his father’s influence, Napoleon was educated at the expense of King Louis XVI, in Paris. Napoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and joined the artillery as a second lieutenant. After the Revolution began, he became a lieutenant colonel. In 1793, however, Corsica declared independence, and Bonaparte, a French patriot and a Republican, fled to France with his family. He was assigned, as a captain, to an army ... River as the eastern border of France. He also concluded an agreement with the pope, which contributed to French domestic tranquillity by ending the quarrel with the Roman Catholic Church that had arisen during the Revolution. In France the administration was reorganized, the court system was simplified, and all schools were put under centralized control. French law was standardized in the Code of Napoleon. They guaranteed the rights and liberties won in the Revolution, including equality before the law and freedom of religion. In April 1803 Britain, provoked by Napoleon’s aggressive behavior, resumed war with France on the seas, two years later Russia and Austria joined the ...
- 3176: Military Governments
- ... are all legitimized either by the electoral process as the democratic government is, by the rule of succession as the monarchical government is, or by Lenin's theory that the Communist party must lead the revolution. In all other senses, the military government has no process of choice and therefore is not a true political state. Shively states that politics, consists of the making of common decisions for a group through ... to the previous form of government or evolve to a new sophisticated government. In any case, military governments are weak internally and externally. They pose as forms of transitional governments, not necessarily in times of revolution, but in times when the state itself becomes weak or poses a threat to the status quo. Though some military governments do perservere for years and years without being overthrown, their inability to run the ... a new civilian-run government decided so by the general consensus. Generally, all military governments will fail in time and return to it previous government or evolve to a whole new governmental system with a revolution.
- 3177: The 411 On Copyright For Net P
- ... of the on-line galleries such as that Digital Wave Gallery, or that On Line Gallery. A photographer choosing the Net as a display venue can also use the net to learn about copyrights. The American Society for media Photographers offers easy to read copyright information in the that Copyright Guide for Photographers . INFRINGEMENT ENFORCEMENT When a photographer discovers a photo has been published without authorization, the photographer maybe able to ... without limitation, print, microfilm, and electronic media as well as the right to display and transmit the work publicly on-line.'`[48] This kind of ``all rights'` transaction is not popular among photographers and the American Society of Media Photographers (AMSP). cautions photographers to consider limiting a license by time, geographic area or media type.[49] It is interesting to note, that apparently Mr. Strong did not sign such a contract ... the remaining freelancers will continue to negotiate licenses for each photo.[57] Time uses the photos in their on-line magazines and other products.[58] There is no agreement among the Board members of the American Society of Media Photographers regarding the Time electronics rights policy.[59] The value of the rights is hard to assess but ASMP board member Roger Ressmeyer believes that, ``at issue is the very survival ...
- 3178: The Beginning of World War II
- ... At 7:49, the Japanese fleet of carriers that had been making its way toward the Hawaiian Islands sprang into action. Wave after wave of Japanese aircraft screamed into the harbor and pounced on the American fleet as it sat helpless (World War II Commemoration, 12). No one saw the attack coming, so defense to the brutal assault was minimal. In the aftermath of the carnage, the final tallies shocked the nation. Five U.S. battleships and ten warships had been destroyed, and three more battleships were severely damaged. The human toll was also high. Over 2, 400 American soldiers were slaughtered in the strike. Franklin D. Roosevelt wasted no time in reacting to the attack on Pearl Harbor. By the afternoon of December 7th, Roosevelt had ordered protection for Washington D.C., major ... in the event of another wave of enemy aggression (Negri, 29). The next day, Roosevelt delivered a speech to congress asking for a declaration of war. The beginning of the speech would become famous in American history. Yesterday, December 7, 1941- a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by navel and air forces of the Empire of Japan…(Granatstein, 52). ...
- 3179: After The Atomic Bomb
- ... as a safeguard from the West (1). The conflicts between the East and West continued to escalate and World War III was a dangerous possibility. The Soviet Union now had a weapon that rivaled the American atomic bomb. On August 1953 the Soviet Union successfully tested the world’s first transportable Hydrogen Bomb (Smirnov, Adamsky 1). The United States atomic monopoly was gone and the Soviets had “over-fulfilled” Stalin’s ... race had now “reached a new, vastly more dangerous stage” (1). Defense against nuclear weapons was thought to be impossible and their use could cause mass devastation throughout the world (1). In October of 1962, American military planes discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. The Cuban Missile Crisis had been the single closest event to bringing the world into nuclear war (“Cuban Missile Crisis” 1). The Soviet Union had built missile ... Association of French Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Monterey Institute of International Studies) Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers Comité de St-Etienne du Mouvement de la Paix Federation of American Scientists, Cooperative Research Program on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Folkkampanjen mot kärnkraft och kärnvapen [Swedish Anti-Nuclear Movement] Henry L. Stimson Center Campaign for the Non-Proliferation Treaty Committee on Nuclear Policy Eliminating ...
- 3180: How the 60's Changed Our Lives
- ... was to take the flags of America and Vietnam, and make shirts from them. Then he and Jerry Rubin wore them walking down the street of New York. He was brutally arrested for wearing the American flag, while Jerry was hardly even noticed for wearing the flag of the "enemy" (Zappa 143). On October 16, the Resistance sponsored a nationwide Draft Card turn in, in an attempt to stop the war ... and increasing amounts of people today are becoming pacifists, and seeing wars as senseless acts of murder. Works Cited Sugerman, Danny. The Doors, the Complete and Illustrated Lyrics. New York: Hyperion, 1991 DeBenedetti, Charles. An American Ordeal. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1990 O'Neill, William. American Society Since 1945. New York: New York Times Co., 1969 Zappa, Frank. The Real Frank Zappa Book. New York: Poseidon Press, 1989 Brautigan, Richard. Trout Fishing in America. New York: Dell Publishing Co., 1967
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