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- 2661: Should the President Be Impeached?
- ... Monica Lewinsky was shown to be the aggressor . In one of the tapes Monica Lewinsky repeats what she told the president , "you can't refuse me, because I'm to cute and adorable."(Finally, the world hears Lewinsky 2). The president is only a man , and when a female is throwing herself at him in that manner, it is very hard to resist. She also kept a stained dress for three ... ten-year period. The impeachment process at this time and date is unfavorable to all parties, whether Clinton deserves to be impeached or not. President Clinton is one of the most influential men in the world, but yet he is still a man. A man like all other men lacking perfection and vulnerable to making mistakes. The true judge of his actions should be his spouse, not the rest of the world. He represents the people of the most powerful nation in the world. Why do we the people of this great nation amplify these scandals to destroy our own role model. In the history of ...
- 2662: Narrative Structure On ABSALOM
- ... around 1933 or 1934, was written in a bombastic and learned language with a passionate immersion in the past. It was set from the 1820s until around 1910 at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford in Mississippi, New Orleans, Virginia, and Haiti. This novel is also the sixth of Faulkner's novels set in the imaginary Yoknapatawpha County, and is considered by many to partly be a sequel to The Sound and the ... more urban and industrial. A third essential part of the novel is the style Faulkner wrote it in. Because of the imposing danger of the Civil War in the novel and the imposing danger of World War II in Faulkner's life, the novel seems to be written in a frenzied style with a sense of a looming apocalypse or a sense of a contemporary world careening toward an apocalypse. Adding to this is a sense of a world about to explode, a world where progress could no longer be taken for granted. Another aspect of style is the growing ...
- 2663: All Quiet on the Western Front
- ... novel. After Behm became Paul's first dead schoolmate, Paul viewed the older generation bitterly, particularly Kantorek, the teacher who convinced Paul and his classmates to join the military, feeling alone and betrayed in the world that they had left for him. Paul's generation felt empty and isolated from the rest of the world due to the fact that they had never truly established any part of themselves in civilian life. At boot camp, Himmelstoss abused Paul and his friends, yet the harassment only brought them closer together and ... lostness" from society as a result of war seemed to be a point presented often and possibly an experience of Remarque. Numerous times Paul found his unit to be separated from the rest of the world. He found no belonging to civilization but instead a brotherhood amongst his comrades in the military. The constant questioning of war and its values was presented very frequently and in fact may have included ...
- 2664: Different Changes In Different Characters Of Lord Of The Flies
- ... and speeches. "Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. There was something he wanted to say; then the shutter had come down." (p. 156) He started to feel lost in their new environment as the boys, with the exception of Piggy began to change and adapt to their freedom. As he did not lose his sense of responsibility, his viewpoints and priorities began to differ from the ... for my glasses back, not as a favour. I don't ask you to be a sport, I'll say, not because you're strong, but because what's right's right." (p. 189) This new standard of harshness brought tears out of him as the suffering became intolerable. For a brief moment, Piggy's anger at the unfairness and his helplessness robbed him of his usual logical reasoning, which returned ... Piggy was an intelligent boy with a good understanding of their situation on the island. He was able to think clearly and plan ahead with caution so that even in the freedom of their unregulated world, his wisdom and his isolation from the savage boys kept him from giving into the evil that had so easily consumed Jack and his followers. The resulting cruelty Jack inflicted upon him taught Piggy ...
- 2665: Airborne Express Company Overview
- ... problems. 2) Labor Issues The last few years have plagued the air express industry with labor problems that have kept CEO’s of major companies like UPS, FedEx, and Airborne Express on their toes (The New York Times Nov 1998). Since the UPS strike of 1997, air express companies are fighting to keep good relations with their workers. The Teamsters’ strike with UPS over part-time and full-time help taught ... are not happy with management. A representative for Airborne claims “Airborne management has failed to implement key provisions in the contract”. This failure plus the firing of an Airborne pilot has the pilots angry (Traffic World P 1). Since the pilots are under contract, they can not strike, but they can stop flying volunteer overtime, which makes up 15 percent of Airborne’s flights. In November of 1998 the pilots voted to stop flying overtime (Traffic World P 3). Airborne needs to smooth over relations with its pilots soon, because the contract expires May of 2001. Therefore, unless Airborne settles this dispute, it will be facing an imminent strike. Another labor ...
- 2666: The Analysis Of The Blue Marbl
- ... Eventually, these resources will start to grow very scarce, and prices will rise sharply. It will definitely have a drastic impact on our economy. I can t think of a single item produced in the world that doesn t depend on at least one natural resource for production. Whether it is a silicon computer chip, or a leather shoe, everything is dependent upon resources. What is going to happen when they ... of the Earth s resources, it is indirectly related. Computer chips can t be made without the silicon used for their production; television networks, satellites, and phone systems aren t of any use to the world without the copper used in the wiring or the power supplies. In every product produced everywhere in the world, some sort of resource is used. Simon continues to point out trends that prices for certain things are lower now, then ever before. He does this throughout his argument. If one followed the laws ...
- 2667: Evita Peron
- ... of a movie magazine, talking herself up for mention in its pages. When, in 1939, she was hired as an actress in a radio company, she discovered a talent for playing heroines in the fantasy world of radio soap opera. This was a period of political uncertainty in Argentina, yet few people were prepared for the military coup that took place in June 1943. Among the many measures instituted by the new government was the censorship of radio soap operas. Quickly adapting to the new environment, Evita approached the officer in charge of allocating airtime, Colonel Anibal Imbert. She seduced him, and Imbert approved a new project Evita had in mind, a radio series called Heroines of History. Years ...
- 2668: T.S. Eliot's "The Wasted Land"
- ... to communicate a thing. Other author's had an influence on Eliot as well, like Henry James and Joseph Conrad. All of these poet's had the common themes of estrangement from people and the world, isolationism, and the feeling that they were failing to articulate their thoughts (Bergonzi 7, 50, Cuddy 30, Mack 1743, Martin 41, Unger 8) . Henry James influence on Eliot's poetry is evident in the Jamesian ... was trying to convey (Bergonzi 11, Mack 1743, Martin 20-22, 110, Ricks 9, Unger 18). T. S. Eliot's use of estrangement in poems is his way of expressing feelings between himself and the world. His inability to give himself to, or to possess others is an example of the greater problem of isolation. The isolation theme is prevalent throughout the Waste Land, with many of his characters entwined. This ... know what. Now the verse switches to a scene in a bar where Lil and a friend are talking about Albert who was just released from the army. Albert had given Lil, some money for new teeth, however, Lil spent the money on pills that would induce miscarriages. Lil took five of these pills indicating she had five miscarriages. A side effect of these pills was that they added thirty ...
- 2669: Centralization Of Control In M
- ... to the influence of the Christian faith. The universities deep within the Christian sphere of influence were near the heart of the religion. They represented a group of people learned in the ways of the world, more so than almost any other group of people. Having the universities under their control gave them the "scientific" backing they needed in order to be authorized to do with your empire as they saw ... was the inclusion of religious moral and ethical principles in the university philosophy. Many of the rules involving room use, clothing, and women paralleled monastery life. These people, although not directly involved with the religious world, were completely within the Christian paradigm. The universities' close ties to both the religious and secular world gave them increased power as well. In 1070, St. Anselm used logic to "prove" the existence of God. By supporting the theology of the church, he received respect for his work. Christianity's most ...
- 2670: Benjamin H. Latrobe
- ... style was sometimes called the "Plain Style," which was characterized by simplicity, geometric power and rationalism. With all these great teachers and mentors. Latrobe was able to develop his own style which would start a new form of architecture and create the Greek revival (Carter 1981, 12). Latrobe decided to move to the United States. With him be brought his architectural gift and curiosity. He was very interested in the US ... their natural ability. With all these observations he was able to come to a better understanding of architecture and how to use architecture in a more natural and simpler state (Carter 1981, 22). This strange new world offered the possibility of many new and interesting things to come. The natural growth of the United states increased because of this construction was booming in every state in the nation. Many more houses ...
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