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- 16151: Aerosol Spray Cans
- ... middle-class teenagers. It is a cheap, and sometimes deadly, thrill. Bibliography: Aylesworth, T.G. It Works Like This. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1968. Casey, Maura. "When a quick high may be quick death." The New York Times 30 July 1995 sec:cn p:4 col:5 Flexner, Bob. "Finishes for small projects." Workbench March 1994 Kaplan, Justine. "Continuum: Are the Ninja Turtles misinformed?" Omni June 1993: p27 Macaulay, David. The ... Feb. 1994 sec:B P:1 col:1 Stepp, Laura Sessions. "Ringing the alarm on aerosols: Inhalants & Poisons. Awareness Week." The Washington Post 21 March 1994 sec:C p:5 col:5 Trebilcock, Bob. "The new high kids crave." Redbook March 1993
- 16152: Stocism in "Enchiridion"
- ... it define their existence, or, as Epictetus would put it, “have become enslaved by something that is not in their power.” In my opinion, Stoicism is a powerful tool to achieve personal happiness in a world that is not (and never will be) perfect (in fact, it is far from it…). We can ask ourselves what the meaning of our life is, but we have no once-and-for-all way ... for beings like us […]. To secure and promote this feeling of cheerfulness should be the supreme aim of all our endeavors after happiness. Given the fact that personal happiness is our ultimate goal and the world around us naturally places obstacles to personal happiness in the form of pain, cruelty, injustice, etc., Stoicism reminds us that we choose our own thoughts and actions, and imagining this to be true is essential ...
- 16153: Mohandas Ghandi
- Mohandas Ghandi Mohandas Ghandi was the source of many changes throughout, India, Britain, and the world. With all that Ghandi has done in our world it becomes overwhelming when I think about his life. What Ghandi did in terms of opening the minds of the people of India is almost analogous to what Christ did to open the minds of ...
- 16154: The Absurd and Camus
- ... I'll find my own way around the labyrinth. Without divinity there can be no presumed code of conduct for human beings, nor any explanation of life's meaning. We are simply thrown into this world and the outcome is death, pure and simple. There is only life before and nothing beyond. And yet, this absence of explanation is not, in itself, the idea of the Absurd. "What is absurd is ... foible and, once again, only defines the begining of the questioning of existence. Coming to terms with the Absurd is what essentially concerns Camus, because this accounts for the terrible "weight and strangeness" of the world as experienced by every human being. The feeling of absurdity is "the separation between man and his life", an actor walking out on stage and not recognizing the scenery or knowing the lines of the ...
- 16155: Ring Of Time
- ... center ring, keeping the cycle going. The circus will always stay together while its’ performers will age around it. Another theme portrayed in the story is that of the circus being a "microcosm" of the world. White states that, "Out of its wild disorder comes order", and this is how society can be viewed. The rehearsal, to the author, is the most magical and complex part of the circus. Before the ... and development of the upcoming event (before the polished product) is what the circus is all about. Life, as a result, can be seen as a parallel to this. In what appears to be a world of chaos, is actually a society of simplicity and order.
- 16156: Killing Us Softly A Film Revie
- ... Agramonte E-mail: kuling20@hotmail.com One of the films that struck me the most was “Killing Us Softly”, the documentary on how advertising and the whole media in general can basically run this entire world. Sounds a bit drastic, but I really believe that this statement is true because of the many horrible incidents that happen throughout the world today. The documentary effectively demonstrated how easy it is for advertising to send across many different hidden meanings that can cause tremendous effects like bulimia, rapes, murders, disrespect towards women and vise versa, and several ...
- 16157: Materialism vs Idealism
- ... which he claims is the root of human fear and in turn the cause of impious acts. Although he does not deny the existence of a god, his work is aimed at proving that the world is not guided or controlled by a divinity. Lucretius asserts that matter exists in the form of atoms, which move around the universe in an empty space. This empty space, or vacuity, allows for the ... and our perception, but only because there is a mind in which all ideas are perceived or a deity that creates perception in the human mind, either way its God. He says that the external world can not be understood by thought, but "sensible things", objects that we perceive, can be reduced to ideas in the mind. These ideas, or "objects before the mind", possess primary qualities, the main structure, and ...
- 16158: The Medieval Period
- ... As with alchemy, many great discoveries were made in the field of optics. These discoveries made by the mathematics and physicians are arguably the most original and important discoveries in the history of the Islamic world (Turner 195). The Islamic scientist’s access to a plethora of knowledge gathered by the Greek mathematician Euclid and Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy aided their work tremendously. Euclid and Ptolemy’s research was based on reflection ... human eye (Turner 195). This helped lead Islamic physicians and mathematicians in the right direction. Much of the knowledge gathered from these early scientists is taught in school access the nation, as well as the world. The Islamic physician Ibn alHaytham came up with an idea not far from what is understood today as the process of human vision. Haytham diagrammed how an object’s features enters through the pupil of ...
- 16159: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
- ... Cathy" shows her evilness and her monster like behavior in many scenes throughout the book. Steinbeck illustrates Cathy as being a monster on pages 95 and 96. "I believe there are monsters born in the world... It is my belief that Cathy Ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, which drove and forced her all of her life," said Steinbeck. Cathy used this to her advantage by making ... being normal except for her looks. I think the only sensible thing she did in her life time was not killing Adam, her loving spouse, and committing suicide. She has not a care in the world and her only love is hatred.
- 16160: Review Of A Time To Kill
- ... little daughter Stacey aged 10 at the beginning of the film. The difference of races has brought lots of arguments and fights between the oppositions. The film reflects what is really happening in the real world. It reminds people of the prejudice and the unfairness of treatment between the black and the white, of different races in our world. The film is set in the town of Canton, Mississippi. The movie begins with the cruel rape and attempted murder of a ten-year old girl. Her attackers are quickly found but, just before they ...
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