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- 371: The Making Of The Cat
- ... only significant marsupials left worldwide are the opossums, which survive because they are so fecund. The dominance of placentals is firmly established except in Australia and a few surrounding islands, which had broken from the Asian conti- nent after the marsupials had dominated the south but before the placentals had spread down from the north. In pre-colonial Australia marsupials were to be found in all the mammalian ecological niches (there ... isolated from each other by water, deserts, and mountains. Over time, those species of wildcat isolated in Africa became the Sand Cat, the African Wildcat, the Forest Cat, and the Black-Footed Cat, while the Asian version became the Chinese Desert Cat. There were, of course, several other subspecies that, for one reason or another, didn't survive the changing landscape and climate. One of felis sylvestris' many offshoots was felis ...
- 372: Rape
- ... direct victims of rape are affected. When a rape takes place, women live with fear of an attack and the restriction of freedom such fear brings. According to statistics compared by the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, one in three women will be a victim of rape during their lifetime. Both the "National Crime Survey", and the 1989 "uniform Crime Report" show statistics that every hour, in this coun 811 try ... a rape including fellings of shame and embarrassment, fear of ones safety and concern over the reaction of others. Women who do report rapes often take a long time to do so. A rape crisis center reported that only twenty eight percent of adult victims who have reported the crime to the center did so within a week, while sixty eight percent of women who reported the crime to the ...
- 373: Confucianism And Taoism In Joy
- ... ask my daughter what she thinks," (Tan 305), acknowledging that her daughter has absorbed enough Chinese culture to mix with her American perspective to be credible. Tan is criticized for her disconnection with the actual Asian culture. Peter Tavernise of Duke University's Ethnic Literature Department said that the China shown is one that is seen through western eyes. Tan cannot speak or write Chinese and has only been there a couple of times. Some say the China is the stereotyped exotic, old China that is romanticized around the world-no better than the Asian grocery store or Laundromat owner that we're exposed to. Her only link comes from relatives and elders in the states and the western view. The point of the novel is exactly that- American born ...
- 374: Jane Eyre
- ... be healthy, she suppressed them with her guilt. Throughout the novel, like Berg commented, Jane projects her emotions of intense resentment that she doesn't condone in herself and doesn't like to admit. The crisis in the Red Room was a major lesson of self-awareness for Jane in the sense that it caused her to "fall from childhood innocence into recognition of her own potential evil." The Red Room crisis is recounted by Jane four times; each time differently as a result of the unexpected non-sympathetic attitudes she received from the listener of the previous account. The first account was most impassioned. I shall ...
- 375: Is Capital Punishment Biblical?
- ... Chicago, IL, 1979. Holy Bible, New International Version, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1973. Kaiser, Walter C. Jr., Hard Sayings of the Old Testament, InerVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL, 1988. Steffen, Lloyd, Christianity and Crisis, Casting the First Stone, Christianity and Crisis, Inc., Syracuse, NY, 1990.
- 376: Home Burial
- ... Burial" makes the same observation". "Home Burial" illustrates the cause of the failing marriage as a breakdown of communication, both verbally and physically, between two people who adopt totally different views in the midst of crisis. Amy does not believe that her husband is in mourning over the death of their child. Her view can be defended by the fact that she is feeling unimaginable pain that she justly feels is ... of inevitable human flaws.on". "Home Burial" illustrates the cause of the failing marriage as a breakdown of communication, both verbally and physically, between two people who adopt totally different views in the midst of crisis. Amy does not believe that her husband is in mourning over the death of their child. Her view can be defended by the fact that she is feeling unimaginable pain that she justly feels is ...
- 377: how Important Was The Role Of
- ... never again did skirts sweep the ground. Womens hats became neater. Not all changes in work lasted after the war, but some did. In the early years of the war Britain quickly experienced a crisis with ammunition supplies. The army fired off shells much faster than the industry could produce them. A politician who had a sharp mind and a capacity for ideas, he was quick to exploit the female ... a bright repulsive yellow. The poor girls were nicknamed canaries. They were quite proud of this designation as they had earned it in the path of duty. From the war memoirs of Lloyd George. The crisis caused by the second U-boat campaign lead to the creation of the womans land army in 1917. Many of those who served were city girls from middle classed families, quite unaccustomed to hard ...
- 378: Kosovo History
- ... homes. The international community became gravely concerned about the escalating conflict, its humanitarian consequences, and the risk of it spreading to other countries. President Milosevic's disregard for diplomatic efforts aimed at peacefully resolving the crisis and the destabilising role of militant Kosovar Albanianforces was also of concern. On 12 June 1998, the North Atlantic Council, meeting at Defence Minister level, asked for the assessment of possible further measures that NATO might take with regard to the developing Kosovo Crisis. This led to consideration of a large number of possible options. On 13 October 1998, following a deterioration of the situation, the NATO Council authorised Activation Orders for air strikes. This move was designed to ...
- 379: Bouchards View Of Canadian His
- ... concluded that this was a dream to follow."(Martin, 1997) Bouchard explained to the partners at his law firm that he could no longer support the liberals because of Trudeau's actions during the October crisis of 1970. Lucien believed Trudeau acted in an undemocratic fashion and with unnecessary force by enacting the War Measures Act. "I realized that Trudeau was not in Ottawa to bring about the blossoming of Quebec. He was there to screw us." From his decisions of the October crisis, Trudeau "revealed once and for all, with a persistence that bordered on provocation , his determination to keep Quebec a province, a simple module."(Vastel, 1996) Thus, with Lucien's disgust with Trudeau, the pressure from ...
- 380: The Revival Of Jazz In South Africa
- ... such as Isililo/Soweto Blues have an almost anthemic quality for the "generation of 1976".(GERARD-74) An important strand was added to the music mix in the Western Cape: the modulations of the South Asian music inherited by the Islamic Malay community.(BEBEY-151) As a seaport, Cape Town was also open to broader musical influences, including Latin sounds and the rhythms of the rest of Africa. Bands like Oswietie ... players. The new generation, like their predecessors, are creating potent mixes of South African heritage and world jazz trends.(GERARD-127) Reedman Zim Ngqawana draws on folk roots, from the migrant mineworker's harmonica to Asian flute sounds. Pianist Moses Molelekwa plays wistful marabi piano, but also works with DJs for excursions into drum 'n bass.(GERARD-129) Producers/players Sean Fourie and Vee O'CONNOR-8 Ferlito are busy drawing ...
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