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- 13671: Literal Interpretation in Literature
- ... this biblical quote is to change the word "sins" to a more general or positive term such as "behaviors", "expectations", "experiences", or even "good deeds". By making such a substitution, the quote takes on a new meaning. This makes the biblical quote good or bad depending on the "behaviors". For example, the father may behave in a polite way, which would teach the children behaviors that make many friends, get job ... of life. On the other hand, the fathers behaviors could be rude, and the children would learn to be mean, which would cause them to lose their jobs and friends. Another situation which illustrates this new idea is if the father has experienced many important ways to tackle every day conflicts, he can teach the children easier ways to work out problems, to do school work, and teach the right ways to talk to people and get what you want, such as talking your way into a job offer, or a higher job rank. While changing the focus of the original quote does add new meaning, the idea that the deeds of one generation affect those who follow, is still apparent. The quote "the sins of the father visit upon the children", certainly applies to the circumstances of the ...
- 13672: Trouble With Bill Clinton's Character
- ... character flaw is actually his personal strength. Voters see his being indecisive as "still searching for the answer." Instead of clinging to the same traditional values and principles, Clinton is flexible and can adapt to new concepts and vary along with the times. Like Stengel said, the citizens' expectations of the President are changing and I think the country needs a leader who can keep up with a changing world.
- 13673: A Student's Reading of The Politics of Rich and Poor
- ... Americans to capitalize and increase their current wealth. As the taxes decreased for this group of the population, others also benefited. A surge in real estate investments occured, the stock market values rose dramatically, and new technology such as radios and automobiles were surfacing every day. This bull economy lasted only a few short years. By 1929, the situation was reversed entirely. The economy crashed with unequaled consequences. The rich citizens ... percent of the entire population's taxes. The stock market was on the down side, to say the least, the real estate and technological markets were also paralell to the stocks. The solution from the new democrats was to bring the economy back by forcing the affluent to carry the burden. The highest tax rate eventually reached ninety- one percent. After about twenty-five years, the economy was finally stable enough ... slouch in the value of the dollar and reversed the ratio. By 1987, the United States had 36.2 trillion dollars in assests compared to Japan's 43.7 trillion dollars. Most of Japan's new capital was formerly American owned companies and property. This trend in foreign ownership was a leading factor in the decline of our economic system during the eighties. Clearly, the Japanese were not the only ...
- 13674: Separation or Assimilation?
- ... cultures indeed inevitable? The goal of cultural pluralism as stated by Boxill are to establish pride in one's own race, to maintain the authenticity of one's own culture, and finally to benefit the world populace. Through pride, the disdain of inferiorities along with self respect, one adopts an attitude of self- segregation. Boxill argues for pride as a means of preserving one's race, overemphasizing differences between individuals because ... beyond his American birth, citizenship, political ideals, language, laws, and religion; deep into the heart of Africa where a timeless culture was born and should be preserved for its beauty and used to benefit the world populace. "...the Negro people, as a race, have a contribution to make..."(Dubois,p244) The "Negro people" as a race, have certainly had a peculiar world condition throughout time and have had the ability to lend privileged insights into the human condition. The whole of humanity consists of many parts. From the cultural pluralist perspective, this whole can be benefitted ...
- 13675: The Communist Manifesto and Karl Marx and Frederick Engels
- ... source of class differences. History is described in The Communist Manifesto as a series of conflicts between oppressing classes and oppressed classes. According to this view of history, massive changes occur in a society when new technological capabilities allow a portion of the oppressed class to destroy the power of the oppressing class. Marx briefly traces the development of this through different periods, mentioning some of the various oppressed and oppressing ... conflict. If the future is to be like Marx's version of history, then there is little hopefulness in this view of human nature. Works Cited Freud, Sigmund. Civilization and Its Discontents. Ed. James Strachey. New York: W.W. Norton, 1961. Marx, Karl and Frederick Engels. The Communist Manifesto. New York: International Publishers, 1994.
- 13676: Emily Dickinson: Transcendentalist Experience Through Imagination
- ... through experience are contrasted by Emily Dickinson, who chose to branch off this path by showing that a transcendentalist experience could be achieved through imagination alone. These three monumental writers set the boundaries for this new realm of thought. Although these writers ideas were not similar, they all followed the simple idea that the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul . The male perspective seen through the works of Thoreau ... and be able to give a true account in my next excursion was the basis of all their writings. To get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the whole world was their goal behind all their writings. They did not use their power of writing in order to gain a transcendentalist experience, but rather to record them. Both Emerson and Thoreau chose to contact their ...
- 13677: Racial Profiling
- By: Rahsaan DeLain E-mail: mosdef2g@hotmail.com Rahsaan DeLain Senior Paper Mrs. Carlo The issue of racial profiling in America is one of great importance to the future of American society. This issue fairly new, in terms of being recognized is old in its ways. Racism and stereotyping are issues that date back to many years ago. Racial profiling in America is on that needs to be addressed by the ... protect us. Everyday people of color are scared to do what most people do without a second thought, drive to wherever they need to go. Our country can no longer remain the leader of the world in freedom and democracy when its people are identified as criminals simply because of there skin color. We cannot afford to ignore this issue any further we must take action to ensure that this country ...
- 13678: "How Mosquitoes Came To Be": The Giant Lives On
- ... can be the hunter and not the hunted. Although giants could be a dominant presence in our lives, humans prove that they will not be over-taken. Each time I read the Tlingit legend, a new question would arise in my mind as to how this legend came to be and particularly, who wrote it? The first question I thought of was, is he the only giant on the planet? This ... even though the giant was declared dead, he still spoke the words "Though I am dead, though you killed me, I am going to keep eating on you and all the other humans in the world forever"(12). Okay, maybe as he was dying he muttered those words, but how do you explain the laughing as his ashes were being thrown into the wind? If the giant was in fact burnt ...
- 13679: Oedipus: The Mysteries of Fate
- ... were. All he was told was that he would kill his father and marry his mother (page 56). He resolved never to return to Corinth, to Polybus and Merope, and started out to make a new life for himself elsewhere. He came to a place where three main roads met, and in the narrow place was ordered off the road and then attacked by the driver of a chariot in which ... was a true victim of fate. Like Oedipus, there was a time in my life when I too, felt like a victim of fate. The Greeks had an orderly explanation of the creation of the world. From this Greek tragedy, I learned more about their manners, customs and ideals. I've grown to appreciate their love of beauty, their joy and laughter, as well as the sorrows they experienced in life ...
- 13680: Symbolism Use In: "Young Goodman Brown" and "The Lottery"
- ... change their rods into serpents. Jackson uses the black box throughout her story as a symbol of tradition not to be changed as stated "Every year, after the lottery, Mr. Summers began talking about a new box, but every year the subject was allowed to fade off without anything's being done" (249). The fact it is an old black wore out box puts evil thoughts in ones mind while reading ... observation of the symbols within each story proves to one their importance. Bibliography Hawthorne, Nathaniel. "Young Goodman Brown" Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. 211-220 Jackson, Shirley. "The Lottery" Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia 6th ed. New York: Harper Collins, 1995. 248-254
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