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- 14151: Civil Affair
- ... El Salvador. By the early 1900's the landowners were pressing to get more land for the production of coffee. In the 1960's El Salvador had the worst land to people ratio in the world. The landowners wanted more land and the poor Salvadorans wanted land themselves. The conditions in El Salvador were quickly becoming hostile. The elite had no care for the welfare of the poor. They were producing coffee for export to the world. The poor would never make enough to buy coffee produced in El Salvador. The conditions in 1960's El Salvador were quickly leading to problems. In the 1970's El Salvador began to become more ...
- 14152: The Permanent Campaign
- The Permanent Campaign was written by Norman J. Ornstein and Amy S. Mitchell. This article appeared first in The World & I, in January 1997. Norman Ornstein is regarded as one of our nation s foremost experts on Congress. Mr. Ornstein received a Ph.D.. from the University of Michigan, he writes for the NewYork Times ... candidates decided to talk directly to the people, voters began to listen to the actual candidates instead of their party leaders. The advent of our communications systems has given us a greater understanding of the world around us and therefore we are able to make better decisions on who to vote for because it is easier to find information on candidates with the same viewpoints that you may have. Today candidates ...
- 14153: Mrs. Warren's Profession
- ... discovered by Vivie that Mrs. Warren, while definitely having enough money to live on, still engages in the business of prostitution. Describing her reasons for continuing with her profession, Mrs. Warren says, "It means a new dress every day; it means theatres every night ... it means everything you like everything you want, everything you can think of." These reasons obviously do not cause the sympathy that accompanied her reasons for starting ... discovered by Vivie that Mrs. Warren, while definitely having enough money to live on, still engages in the business of prostitution. Describing her reasons for continuing with her profession, Mrs. Warren says, "It means a new dress every day; it means theatres every night ... it means everything you like everything you want, everything you can think of." These reasons obviously do not cause the sympathy that accompanied her reasons for starting ...
- 14154: Plato Vs. Aristotle
- ... Balance is a main word in discussing Aristotle because he believes it is the necessary element to creating a stable government. His less metaphysical approach to politics makes Aristotle more in tune with the modern world, yet he is far from modern. Plato's concept of what politics and government should be is a direct result of his belief in the theory of forms. The theory of forms basically states that there is a higher "form" for everything that exists in the world. Each material thing is simply a representation of the real thing which is the form. According to Plato, most people cannot see the forms, they only see their representation or their shadows, as in the ...
- 14155: Civil Rights Movement 2
- ... the 1960s. but for most blacks,the tangible results were minimal. only a minuscule percentage of blackchildren actually attended integrated schools, and in the south, "jim crow"practices barred blacks from jobs and public places. New groups and goalswere formed, new tactics devised, to push forward for full equality. asoften as not, white resistance resulted in violence. this violence spilledacross tv screens nationwide. the average, neutral american, after seeinghis/her tv screen, turned into a civil ...
- 14156: George Lucas
- ... threatened to quit because his part was shortened drastically, the Millennium Falcon and R2-D2 looked too futuristic, the robots would not work, and production was always behind schedule. As for the cast, he wanted new, fresh faces. Lucas did not want any veterans (except Alec Guinness) in the film. Lucas was quite honestly never expecting Star Wars to be a big hit. He only thought that the film would break ... he is with his career and gain his great amount of initiative and determination to get where I am going in life. Work Cited 1) Pollock, Dale. Skywalking: The Life and Films of George Lucas. New York: Harmon Books, 1983.
- 14157: Hypnosis in Psychology
- ... a trance). Bander and Grinder (1975) discussed these principles in the more process-oriented terms of pacing and leading the subject's behavior. Pacing communications essentially feed back the subject's experience; they add nothing new. The major intent is too gain trust from the subject, as well as attention. This enables the subject to be more trustful and cooperative and the hypnotist to be more understanding. Once trust has been ... a a style that each hypnotist develops within himself. This is good and bad in some ways. It is good in that it calls upon the hypnotist's creativity, which is the key to discovering new techniques and approaches. It is bad for the hypnotist who has very little creativity. The standardized approach would be better for hypnotists with little creativity, while the utilization approach would be better for hypnotists with ...
- 14158: Hypnosis
- ... seem to contribute to hypnotic susceptibility, however, but it is still unclear what these factors are. There is evidence to indicate that a good subject tends not to be anxious, but to be interested in new experiences, imaginative, and intelligent; some research also suggests that hypnotic susceptibility is in part genetically determined. Only 5 or 10 percent of the population can be hypnotized deeply enough to experience the very deepest of ... patient would lie perfectly still and appear unaffected by pain, even during operations as serious as an amputation. Around 1840 a doctor named James Braid created the term hypnosis, which means a "nervous sleep." The new name was more acceptable than mesmerism, with its reputation of fraud, and it soon replaced the older term. In the mid- to late 19th century several physicians, including Jean- Martin Charcot and Sigmund Freud, became ...
- 14159: Friends
- Friends Contemplating life and its meaning was never a question for me. I was happy in the world I lived in. All I needed was the presence of my family and the huge circle of friends I maintained. From school to the tuition center, from the mosque to the social gatherings, friends always ... keep my feelings hidden inside me? I do not think so. I know that people may be able to help me with my problems but I ask my self: Why should I burden them? The world has enough and more problems of their own. It would serve me better to tackle my shortcomings for I surely will be a better man if I learn to take and learn from my lumps ...
- 14160: Huntington's Disease
- ... rarer early- onset Huntington's disease, which usually affects people under the age of 20. It is estimated that between .1 and 10 % of people who suffer from Huntington's disease have obtained it through new mutations. There are three different tests for Huntington's disease. The first, presymptomatic testing, is for people who are at risk for the disease. The second, prenatal testing, is a testing of a fetus at ... the disease. In conclusion, Huntington's disease is a degenerative disease of the mind and body. It ultimately causes death. While current treatments can only help the symptoms, it is hoped that further research and new tecniques will bring about an effective cure. Web Sites Used Baylor College of Medicine- Information on Huntington's Disease http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/neurol/struct/hunting/hunt6.html Huntington's Disease Society of America ...
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