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- 15431: The Greenhouse Effect
- ... are methane and chloroflourocarbons, although they are not as damaging in the long run. These increases are likely to affect worldwide temperatures dramatically. In 100 years time the average temperature for most parts of the world will increase from between 2C to 6C if greenhouse pollution continues at its present rate. This temperature increase would drastically affect the growth of many different crops and cause the polar ice caps to melt ... and also along many rivers that flow to or from coastal inlets. The greenhouse effect is very important because it leads to rising water levels and temperatures which can have a large effect on the world's climate.Changes in the climate can lead to significant changes in agricultural industries.This can lead to good farmland becoming deserts, make it too hot for some crops to grow or let pests and ...
- 15432: Progressivism
- ... social-control strategies. Like the movement itself, the progressives comprised a diverse lot, aligned in shifting coalitions that might unite on one issue, then divide on another. The native-born Protestant middle class, including the new white-collar professionals, was certainly central, but on issues affecting the welfare of factory workers and slum dwellers, the urban-immigrant political machines-and workers themselves-provided critical support. Even corporate leaders at times helped ... of America and the organizations, all the major progressive reforms, form woman suffrage and the abolition of child labor to antiprostitution and prohibition, drew strength from organized interest groups. Scientific and technological expertise underlay the new industrial order, and progressives tended to believe that such expertise would also solve the social problems spawned by industrialism. Progressives marshaled social research, expert opinion, and statistical data to support their various causes. Eloquent leaders ...
- 15433: The American Dream
- ... seems that America is the first one there. The Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Gulf War are examples of this. Why does America have to keep the balance of power in check throughout the world? I believe that the government has been sold the American image. It has been sold this through our past leaders which upheld these beliefs. This has forced America to become the unofficial big brother to the world. Advertising and persuasion are powerful tools that can set views for millions and should be recognized as such. That has been proven by the way we perceive society and government. It has set our standards ...
- 15434: Flowers For Algernon
- The story Flowers for Algernon depicts the meaning of intelligence in a very deep sense. The narrow definition intelligence is the capacity to learn, to understand, or to deal with new or trying situations. It is a concrete definition in such a way that it also means the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate ones environment or to think abstractly as measured by objective criteria as tests. Yet the story goes beyond this concrete explanation of what intelligence really is. It shows a whole new perspective of the meaning intelligence. The novel gives a theory of the more intelligent you become the more problems you will obtain. As a result your intellectual growth is going to outstrip your emotional growth ...
- 15435: Into The Forest
- ... the yering for companionship, from here peers. Both sister are a dynamic duo that interact and respond to there situation efectively and maturley. They learn to live together and love each other even though the world around them is crumbling. Though the desruction of the world around them they rise above these trials and come to live peacefully in the forest. Both the girls personalitys are different but yet are compatible.
- 15436: Effects Of Social Pressure On
- ... cannot oppose the social pressure exerted on them. Schlenker, Philips, Bioneicki & Schlenker (1995) indicated that social pressure could produce social anxiety, which can eventually lead to a decrement in performance. To translate this into the world of sports, a strong team may lose a championship game due to social pressure. This social pressure is in the form of self-doubts and fear of failure. However, they disagreed with the explanation that ... who do not expect at all will be less motivated. This can be applied in schools. A teacher can exert a positive pressure by telling a student that it is not the end of the world that this student did not pass the midterm exam, and that he still gets a good chance of passing the course despite the student s expectancy of doing otherwise. A teacher can also exert a ...
- 15437: In Cold Blood
- ... Kansas. Capote has said that part of his reasoning for choosing to write about the Clutter murders was the remoteness of the setting. He wanted to broaden his writing subjects beyond the too-narrow personal world with which most writers concern themselves. The setting of In Cold Blood matters very much to the symbolism of the plot. The novel begins on the day that the murders take place. The Clutter family ... actions. The book follows the story to the trial and execution of the killers, and spares few details throughout. I believe that by looking back to Holcomb, Kansas is a good reminder that the real world is sufficiently dark and disturbing on its own. This was an excellent book that I would recommend to anyone who likes those edge-of-your-seat thrillers. Though this book was made into a mini ...
- 15438: Forest People
- ... mother, provider of all that is good and bad. Influenced by long term customs and beliefs, they would always return to the forest after an extended amount of time in close relation to the outside world. At one point, when Turnbull returned for the second visit, he noticed some significant changes within the village. It was noted that some pygmies were physically working for the negroe villagers and adhering to their ... have many little quirks within their own sociocultural system. These have developed over time and have been reinforced through occurrence. The BaMbuti, children of the forest, hopefully maintain a boundary between them and the "outside" world. Their lifestyle is unique and one of great wonder for many people and should be appreciated for the time to come.
- 15439: Materialism is the Root of All Evil
- ... ourselves. We need to get a good education to have an educated society which can function with the other surrounding societies, rather than getting a good education to get a good job. We need a new American dream, one that motivates the betterment of society as well as the betterment of our individual selves. This new American dream can only be achieved if we remove our selfish motives, and replace them with morally based and community minded motives.
- 15440: The Natural: Fate
- ... Well, that's all right, its only fifteen years off his career and the end of his pitching. Strike one! I guess that he didn't learn his lesson because one night while Roy's new so-called friend Bump leads him to a hotel room knowing that his girlfriend Memo is lying buck-naked on the bed. When Roy notices her there he doesn't stop and think,Hold on ... ask her what she's doing here No, he just jumps into bed and runs the bases. So one day Bump dies and Roy thinks that Memo's all his, boy is he wrong. This new found passion totally messes up his train of thought and guess what? Yup, you guessed it another woman falls into his life. Strike two! The woman is a very attractive....grandmother???? Her name was Iris ...
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