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- 3741: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... everywhere begin life innocent and without prejudice, Harper Lee effectively portrays this in the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird". In the beginning of the novel, Scout and Jem hold nothing but innocents, uncorrupted by our world of prejudice and racism. Their world is simple, sensible, a child's world, much like a Mockingbirds. However, by the end of the novel, their world has expanded to enclose the irrational nature of humans. Jem and Scout's feelings rapidly change from a series of events ...
- 3742: Christianity and Racism
- Christianity and Racism Science, Tech, and Values Dr. Unander "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red and yellow , black , and white, they are precious in His sight…" and most of us know how the rest of the song goes. These verses can b heard in almost any Sunday school class ... in almost every church across America. We are supposedly being taught as children that God loves everyone unconditionally no matter what their physical appearance is. But, as we mature and grow up into the "real world", it becomes obvious that the words that we sang in our Sunday morning praises are not always being a expressed by the very people who taught them to us. Some of the preachers and teachers ... important part of his creation. Man (and woman) was created in God's image. "The human race not only reflects the creative power of God but also represents His primary investment of power in the world. This investment gives us importance and value" (Holder, 2). God values all of us because we are all part of His creation and the color of our skin does not make a difference in ...
- 3743: Salvador Manuchin
- General systems theories emerged in the biological and social sciences following World War II. This led to the conceptualization of the individual as an interdependent part of larger social systems. Systemic therapy does not focus on how problems start, but rather on how the dynamics of relationships ... its tendency to scapegoat, whereas a systems approach would focus on the present-time context of mom's explosions, looking at the interactions leading up to it and encouraging dad and mom to work out new, non-escalating ways to talk and negotiate. Perhaps the couple could enter into couples therapy, rather than blaming her or him or failing to confront, and thus defuse alliances forming elsewhere in the family. When ... helping a couple let go of the last child to leave the nest, and restructuring an alcoholic family to eliminate drinking are second-order changes that alter the family fundamentally, bringing it to an entirely new structure and psychological place. Yes, there really are families--and extended families and neighborhoods and even companies--that work this way: members are clear about what to expect from one another and neither intrude ...
- 3744: World War II
- ... father and child in a family where the child was born during the war or was very young when the father left. Most of these children hardly recognized there fathers and where fearful at these new strangers. Another problem faced by returning fathers was their believe that their son had become "soft" in the absence of a strong male-role model. The return of the father in the domestic life also ...
- 3745: Buddhism
- Buddhism Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. It was founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of ... Also, the Buddhist movement was open to people of all castes, denying that a person's worth could be judged by their blood. The religion of Buddhism has 150 to 350 million followers around the world. The wide range is due to two reasons. The tendency for religious affiliation to be nonexclusive is one. The other is the difficulty in getting information from Communist countries such as China. It's followers ... a monastic community known as a sangha. As he neared his death, Buddha refused a successor. He told his followers to work hard to find their salvation. After his death, it was decided that a new way to keep the community's unity and purity was needed, since the teachings of Buddha were spoken only. To maintain peace, the monastic order met to decide on matters of Buddhist doctrines and ...
- 3746: Violence: Children Who Own The Streets
- ... second step is to figure out what causes children to be violent and become juvenile delinquents. This negative attitude causes them to lead a life of delinquency and a life isolated from society's idealistic world. When we ask these question, many others come in mind. Does these problems begin in the family? Are parents good role models or are they condoning the violence? How can we prevent parents from destroying ... and 100,000 acts of violence on TV. (Baron, 154). In American cartoons, a violent act occurs on average 90 seconds. That is 10 percent more than 10 years ago. In an article in the New York magazine, Ken Auletta quoted the association's report which noted the consequences of watching so many acts of violence. " Accumulated research demonstrates a correlation between viewing violence and aggressive behavior---that is, heavy viewers ... have developed in many countries, increasing ( like the general level of juvenile delinquency) in countries with a higher economic levels or with rapid social and economic change. In 1988, 622 wilding robberies were referred to New York's City's family court. It is the second most common crime among youths in New York city, after crack dealing. In Los Angeles in 1990 there were some 750 gangs; in 1994 ...
- 3747: French Revolution
- French Revolution French Revolution, one of the major revolutions in European history. The revolution marks a turning point in Frence history and in world history in general. Forms of government, morals, ideologies, and social development were greatly affected by it in all Europe and even in U.S. The beginning of the Frence Revolution in generally dated from June ... but neary so, while the peasents and middle classes were subjected to greater and greater burdens. Crops falied, and trade was stagnant. The people could no longer be taxed, but the government faced bankruptcy unless new revenues were found. The only soulution was to tax the privileged classes. But they were jealoous of their privileged posistion. Altought they were not completely unwilling to contribute some additional taxes, they never understood how ... budget of the French government was thrown out of balance. When economic depression in France made the every growing debt even greater, the state seemed on the verge of bankruptcy. It was necessary to vote new taxes. The king's power was not as absoulute as he pretended it was, and no new taxes could be decreed unless the king's edicts were registered in the district courts, the parliaments. ...
- 3748: The History of The Airship
- ... of 6 km (3.75 mi) in 17 min. The first commercial means of regular passenger air travel was supplied by the zeppelin airships Deutschland in 1910 and Sachsen in 1913. At the beginning of World War I, 10 zeppelins were in service in Germany, and others were built for the military services. By 1918 the total number of zeppelins constructed was 67, of which 16 survived the war. Those not ... coastal patrol, convoying, and locating enemy submarines and mines, because of their abilities to hover over a given location and to remain in the air for longer periods than the airplane. Toward the end of World War I, the British began intensive development of rigid airships, stimulated by the prospect that nonflammable helium gas would soon be available in quantities sufficient to inflate large ships. The R34, with a length of ... of 56,067,355 liters (1,980,000 cu ft), was commissioned in 1919. It made the first transatlantic flight of an airship, flying by way of Newfoundland, Canada, from East Fortune, Scotland, to Mineola, New York, and returning to Pulham, England. The total flying time for the round trip was 183 hr and 15 min and the aggregate distance traveled about 11,200 km (about 7000 mi). In 1921 ...
- 3749: Thomas P. O'Neill
- ... to make over. He knew these qualities gave him his power because they "made him real." (Sennot 17) His gigantic figure and weather beaten face symbolizes a political force of five decades, from Roosevelt's new deal to the Reagan retrenchment. He was the last democratic leader of the old school and "the longest-serving speaker of the house (1977-1986) and easily the most loved." (Clift) Thomas P. O'Neill ... his first time alone with the president. The President said," Tip, what kind of son of a bitch are you? I expect shit like this from those assholes like Bill Ryan (an ultra-liberal from New York). Tip, I've been friendly to you since you came to Washington, What do you think you know more about this fucking war than I do?" Tip replied, "Mr. President, no. But in my ... the Last of his kind." Boston Herald 11 January 1994: 25. Gelzinas, Peter. "Despite the pomp, he was a family man." Boston Herald 11 January 1994, morning edition: 6. Holmes, Gerald. "Thomas P. O'Neill." World Book Encyclopedia. Volume 14. New York: World Book, 1992. 287. "In Tip-Top Shape." Time 26 January 1987: 18. O'Neill, Thomas P. Man of the House. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1987. ...
- 3750: Ernest Hemingway 3
- ... coeducational, and dancing together led to "hell and damnation". Grace Hall Hemingway, Ernest's mother, considered herself pure and proper. She was a dreamer who was upset at anything which disturbed her perception of the world as beautiful. She hated dirty diapers, upset stomachs, and cleaning house; they were not fit for a lady. She taught her children to always act with decorum. She adored the singing of the birds and ... forbidden words just to create a ruckus. Ernest, though wild and crazy, was a warm, caring individual. He loved the sea, mountains and the stars and hated anyone who he saw as a phoney. During World War I, Ernest, rejected from service because of a bad left eye, was an ambulance driver, in Italy, for the Red Cross. Very much like the hero of A Farewell to Arms, Ernest is shot ... In Our Time, but with some changes. The publisher felt that the sex was to blatant, but Ernest refused to change one word. Around 1925, Ernest started writing a novel about a young man in World War I, but had to stop after a few pages, and proceeded to write another novel, instead. This novel was based on his experiences while living in Pamplona, Spain. He planned on calling this ...
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