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- 15491: Elizabethan Food
- ... becoming Queen, Mary was wed to Prince Philip of Spain, which made the Catholic Queen even more unpopular. The persecuted Protestants saw Elizabeth as their savior, since she was seen as an icon of "the new faith". After all, it was to marry her mother Anne Boleyn that Henry instituted the break with Rome. Because of this, several rebellions and uprisings were made in Elizabeth's name, although she herself probably ... had become pregnant, Elizabeth was no longer seen as a significant threat, and the aging Queen let her return to Hatfield House, under semi- house arrest. May Tudor was nearly 40 years old when the new of her "pregnancy" came. After a few months, her belly began to swell, but no baby was ever forthcoming. Some modern historians think that she had a large ovarian cyst, and this is also what ...
- 15492: Welfare Reform: A Matter of Justice
- ... The current average cost to care for a patient in a nursing home is nine times greater than that of a single dependent child. The price of medical care, in general, has drastically increased. Expensive new technology and procedures are a large part of this increase. The need for these costly new technologies is not expected to decrease, the cost will just be passed on to the public through higher prices and higher Medicaid spending. And finally, an estimated 10 percent of Medicaid payments is wasted on ...
- 15493: The Awakening: Public Controversy
- ... a book that was truly ahead of its time. The author of the book was truly a genius in her right, but yet she was seen as a scoundrel. At the time, it was "a world that values only her performance as a mother, whose highest expectations for women are self sacrifice and self-effacement." ( ? ) The people of that era were not ready to admit or accept the simple but hidden ... that Chopin lived in: " The Appearance in print of her most recent work had brought her harsh criticism and condemnation, as well as ostracism from many of those who had always formed a close-knit world of St. Louis society" ( Cully , vii ). Her book was seen as a vile and disgusting piece of literature. One critic of that time stated : "One cannot refrain from regret that so beautiful a style and ...
- 15494: "Babi Yar" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko: An Analysis
- ... acting in patriotism. The poet transports us to Anne Frank's attic in the fourth stanza. He describes to the reader the innocent love that has blossomed between Anne and Paul. Her love of the world and life and spring has been denied her (line 30). Yet, she manages to find comfort for her loss in the embrace of her beloved. In line 33, Yevtushenko shows the reader Anne's denial ... referring to these people as "anti- Semites" (line 57) because the Jews are Russians, too. The Nazis in effect have turned Russian against Russian - hardly a "union." In the last stanza, the poet calls for world unity which will only occur when anti-Semitism has ended. He is not a Jew, yet he equates himself to one. If all Russians are people, then the Jews are no less Russian or less ...
- 15495: Winning the Lottery
- ... on how we would spend all the money. The talk consisted of where we would go and how to invest it, and what type of vehicles we would go out and buy, along with our new house. Then the phone rang and brought us back to realty, after the phones call we both agreed that it would be to win, but it will never happen. As we sat there on the ... had talked to our lawyer and paid the taxes we went shopping for everything that we ever wanted. I went out and bought a dodge dually four wheel drive diesel and my wife bought a new Yukon. Then we went and started looking at houses. We found a house right off and paid cash, it felt so good to be able to buy things with out having to worry. After a ...
- 15496: A Few Media Commandments
- ... gives birth to serpent baby and Man swallowed by whale lives to tell about it. These types of stories give true journalism a bad name. Words like integrity and honesty have no meaning in the world of the tabloids. The only use for these literacy marvels is just in case you happen to run out of toilet paper. As long as this type of media is allowed to exist and thrive ... EQUALITY The last topic I believe that the media needs to further investigate is its own involvement in its effect on how others (people) see themselves. Let me explain. Not all the women in the world are six feet tall and weigh approximately 110 pounds. This is precisely what everyone looks like in these clothes magazines and TV shows (Alley McBeal). The message sent to every woman reading these magazines or ...
- 15497: National TV Turn-Off Week: A Dumb Idea
- ... out of watching television? A sweater, maybe? Sure, you might just knit a sweater that you could wear on the odd occasion, but is that worth the price of not being in touch with the world? Not to the average person in this world and time. In this age of beepers, cell- phones, and the Internet, being out of touch for just a minute could change your life drastically. And, besides, why can't you watch television while you ...
- 15498: The Metamorphosis: The Last Four Pages
- ... best exemplified in two different scenes: the scene at the kitchen table, and the scene on the trolley. During the scene at the kitchen table, there is a common change among the family members: their new willingness to do things independently. Their bold act of writing "letters of excuse" is a clear example of their new independence. Prior to Gregor's death, the family relied completely on Gregor's financial support and had little in terms of responsibilities. Kafka explains this lack of work when he writes, "they [Gregor's parents ...
- 15499: Ozone Depletion
- Ozone Depletion In this world of rapid change, it's extremely difficult for a company to stay ahead of the game even using all the resources available to them. So, it's difficult to imagine the problems they would run ... of non-melanoma skin cancer found and 800,000 additional skin cancer deaths" (Singer and Crandall npg). Now that scientists know what these and other "culprits" do, they're trying to find solutions to this world-wide problem. When they found these chemicals to be harmful, environmentalists didn't hesitate in taking action. They placed a boycott on the use of aerosol spray cans. The U.S. and Canada responded by ...
- 15500: The History Of Baseball Cards
- ... pretty easy to come by. This time period really set cards for 80's and 90's. Many present and future Hall of Famers had cards during this age. Cards basically remained the same. One new card company came into the card industry. These cards aren't valued very highly because they are very easy to find. A few cards are valued at over $200.The common card is valued from ... these cards because of the UV coating. The autograph beads up. The sizes of these cards remained the standard size of two and a half by three and a half. The only difference is the new UV coating on the cards. The companies that manufacture baseball cards now are Topps, Upperdeck, Bowman O-Pee-Chee, Fleer, Score, Studio, Donruss, Pinnacle, Leaf and Stadium Club. Baseball cards have a very broad history ...
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