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- 10381: Confucianism And Japanese Grow
- Many factors helped aid in the dynamic growth that occurred in Japan and the four little dragons during the post-World War 2 period. Some of these factors were situational factors unique to the time but some of the factors were cultural. The legacy of Confucianism in Japan and the four little dragons helped to further ... has helped East Asian Countries to have a skilled and ambitious work force. The tradition of self-cultivation like the work ethic that Max Weber credited Protestantism of producing lead people to strive to acquire new skills, speak foreign languages, and in the offices and businesses of Japan, drive workers to strive with in their firms to improve group performance. Confucian traditions also placed emphasis on the creation of a meritocratic elite and the use of entrance exams. These traditions were in place before World War 2 in the East Asian countries but they helped aid in the carrying out of the industrial policies of the post-war government of Japan and the little Dragons. The traditional system of ...
- 10382: Analyzing The Struggle For Power In Four Novels: Fahrenheit 451, Invisible Man Lord of the Flies and Julius Caesar
- ... just to be allowed to exist at all. When you read the Invisible Man, a novel by Ralph Ellison, in lies one of the most incredible and wonderful struggles for power that very possibly this world has ever seen. It involves the struggle of a black man trying to find a point of equilibrium for himself in a white man's world. Invisible Man was filled with a virtual plethora of differing and multi-cultural characters. For example, Mr. Norton, Brother Jack, Ringo from the paint factory, the Superintendent; all of these characters presented in the novel ... to free Rome and its people from the shackles of Julius Caesar. The only feasible way they can see to do this is to eliminate Caesar altogether. Their doing this demonstrates a need for a new kind power, one that suits their needs more accurately. Once the conspirators have finished their job and killed Caesar, they then have to deal with Caesar's "right hand man" if you will, Marc ...
- 10383: The Importance Of A College Ed
- ... that I decided to go back to college. With rare exceptions, all Americans will need to participate in some sort of postsecondary, occupational skill-development program if they are to be productive enough in the new knowledge-based economy to earn for themselves and their families a decent standard of living. And understanding this led me to my decision to return to school. Upon graduation from high school in 1987, and ... going to please others and because I thought it was the ‘right thing’ to do. After three years of playing around and getting mediocre grades I decided to just concentrate on the Navy and my new family. Work within the Navy was fine. It taught me how to use the most important computer applications and learn great interpersonal and business relation skills. It was because of this 40 hour a week ... in for the rest of my life. While many of my peers were progressing, getting promotions and higher salaries, I remained the ‘ever so needed’ administrative assistant in the Navy and now in the civilian world, preparing for my release from the Navy. I have to admit, I am great at what I do, or so I have been told on many occasions. However, the majority of what I do ...
- 10384: The Ineffable Aphrodite
- ... companion was the young god Eros, a mischievous scamp who indiscriminately shot his arrows of love at unsuspecting humans. One of the most famous stories involving Aphrodite led to the greatest conflict of the ancient world. Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena called upon the young shepherd Paris to judge a beauty contest. A golden apple with an inscription of "for the fairest" had been presented at a divine wedding. All three woman ... out. All three woman promised the youth a handsome reward if they were chosen. Athena promised the glory of war, Hera promised riches and power, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman in the world. The offers were enticing to the boy, but the notion of having the fairest goddess procuring the fairest mortal for him was most appealing. He chose Aphrodite, and instantly made an enemy of both Hera ... get out of her troubles with a wink and a wiggle. The true distinction of her divinity was her immortality and her refusal to improve and change her ways. Cotterell, Arthur. The Encyclopedia of Mythology. New York: Annes Publishing Limited, 1996
- 10385: School Violence
- ... are not as proficient in the “three R’s” as are parents or grandparents was. “Cultural illiteracy,” is rising. Cultural illiteracy indicates a failure to “possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world,” or to “be deficient in one’s understanding of the basic terms and concepts that a person needs to function properly in our society.” (Schroder 75). As public education has grabbed the attention of parents ... propose Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-free Schools by the year 2000. (Perlstein B. 02) Despite heightened public attention following a surge in multiple homicides in schools, overall school crime rates are declining, according to the new 1999 Annual Report on School Safety. (Journal of American Medical Association 34) “Although America can be glad that school crime is decreasing,” said President Clinton; “we must take firm steps to ensure the safety of ... Online 1999) While there are can be no guarantees, many cities around the country are turning to community programs to make hallways and playing fields safe. Something I also found is that the residents of New Haven, Connecticut have come up with a plan that is successfully lowering the levels of violence. First, police officers are assigned to neighborhoods, not just for a month or two, but long-term. That ...
- 10386: The Great Gatsby 2
- ... other characters. The most significant reason why Nick appears as the narrator is because he supplies the reader with a contrast to the other characters in the book. Nick is a moralist, who wishes the world "to stand at moral attention forever." This trait differs from the standards that the other people in the novel live by. While Nick tries to claw himself to the American dream the others have already ... an outsider it is possible for him to analyze each relationship from the outside. He can determine what is the key to each relationship from the outside because he has no other choice. Nick is new to Long Island and is confronted with some characters for the first time. Just like the reader. Having Nick be the narrator simplifies the process of getting "aquainted" with every new character. What's more, Nick is the one that keeps the whole story together. As known Fitzgerald liked to spread the story over each character. Each character therefore is essential to the outcome of ...
- 10387: The Effect of Third Party Candidates in Presidental Elections
- ... candidate selection (Robinson 151). The decreasing role of the political party in the presidential campaign and the increasing ability of the candidates themselves to provide their own publicity has brought about the beginning of a new political era in which the dominance of the major parties is questionable, and the potential for a non-affiliated candidate to mount a competitive campaign is very realistic. In theory, it is possible for a ... powerful and dangerous force. Indeed, Ross Perot and George Wallace had a profound effect on the outcome of the elections they participated in, but Perot had a more lasting effect. Ross Perot proved to the world that it is quite plausible for a completely independent candidate to "walk into center stage and steal the show" (Robinson 141). With the decline of the political parties and their role in the campaign process ... Tom Mathews. "The Manhattan Project". Newsweek (Special Election Issue) November/December, 1992. pp.40-57 Jackson, David. "3rd party chances gauged" Dallas Morning News. November 5, 1992. Mazmanian, Daniel A. Third Parties in Presidential Elections. New York: Franklin Watts, 1974. Murr, Andrew. "Superhero". Newsweek (Special Election Issue) November/December, 1992. pp.70-77. Robinson, James W., ed. Ross Perot Speaks Out. Rocklin: Prima Publishing, 1992.
- 10388: King Arthur and Beowulf: A Comparison
- ... and respect was imposed into the weapons of the king. The noble King Arthur utilized the arms of his time, opposed to Beowulf's unarmed way of battle. Described as the strongest man in the world, Beowulf voyages across seas slaying evil demons with nothing but his bare hands. "…Knew at once that nowhere on earth had he met a man whose hands where harder." In the confrontation of Grendel and ... bent back as Beowulf leaned up on one arm." Beowulf was seen as a hero who conquered the evils with his sheer strength. "Strongest of the Geats - Greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in the world." Beowulf was a hero for who he was, a physically superior being. Additionally, he was adored by the Geats for his personality and mentality, along with his accomplishments of bettering society. King Arthur and Beowulf ... battle. "I alone…… may purge all evil from this hall…" Alone and unarmed, Beowulf fights as a hero. Beowulf does not fight in a group or army. "The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory." Unlike the noble King Arthur, Beowulf fights unaccompanied to improve society. "And when the host of both parties saw that sword raised, they blew beams, trumpets, and horns, and shoned grimly." The two ...
- 10389: Dorothea Lange
- Dorothea Lange was born in 1895 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Her family had come from Germany to the United States as immigrants. When Dorothea was seven years old, she suffered from polio. In 1907, her father left her family. And soon, her mother became an alcoholic. Dorothea was lonely in high school until she began studying photography. At the age of twenty-three, Dorothea left home, and in 1918, began an around the world trip. She taught Ron Partridge photography and people started calling him her assistant. Ron Partridge recalls that she was very determined not to stop her work. Dorothea Lange is best known for her work during ... her years in photography, she traveled to Asia, South America, Egypt, and India. She married Maynard Dixon in 1920. Her marriage lasted fifteen years and in 1935 she divorced him. However, while on assignment in New Mexico, she remarried to Paul Taylor. In 1939, she began her first major project. Later, she worked for the Farm Security Administration. However, much conflict arose and in 1940 she was dismissed for the ...
- 10390: Interest Groups
- ... to private institutions designed to influence public decisions. Brookings, began in the 1920s with money from the industrialist Robert S. Brookings, a Renaissance man who aspired to bring discipline of economics to Washington. During the New Deal the Brookings Institution was marked-oriented--for example, it opposed Roosevelt's central planning agency, the National Resources Planning Board. Only much later did the institution acquire a reputation as the head of liberalism. Through the 1950s and 1960s, as Americans enjoyed steady increases in their standard of living and U.S. industry reigned over world commerce, Washington came to consider the economy a dead issue. Social justice and Vietnam dominated the agenda: Brookings concentrated on those fields, emerging as a chief source of arguments in favor of the Great Society ... intellectuals, most prominently Irving Kristol, began to argue in publications like The Public Interest and The Wall Street Journal that if business wanted market logic to regain the initiative, it would have to create a new class of its own --scholars whose career prospects depended on private enterprise, not government or the universities. "You get what you pay for, Kristol in effect argued, and if businessmen wanted intellectual horsepower, they ...
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