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- 6351: Catch 22
- ... the universal qualities of failure, corruption and irrationality are expressed in a satirical manner. The protagonist Yossarian is an antihero as he is unsuccessful in changing his situation. Yossarian is a lead bombardier pilot in World War II and becomes consumed with the fact that people he has not even met keep trying to kill him. He is convinced to "remain alive forever or die in the attempt" (Heller, 89). The ... to his lack of intelligence at improving his situation. Furthermore, his profound fear of dying in action clutters his mind and any room for quick, decisive, critical thought becomes lost. His theory that the entire world is plotting a conspiracy to kill him is a disillusioned one. Although, Yossarian fails to realize that "there was too many dangers for Yossarian to keep track of. There was Hitler, Mussolini and Tojo for ... other soldiers and lieutenants wounded in combat and die. "Yossarian ran right into the hospital, determined to remain there forever rather than fly one mission more" (Heller, 175). Yossarian is a soldier lost in a world plotting for his annihilation. His inability to fight life for his life and lack of adequate planning deems him a failure. Milo Minderbinder, an avid entrepreneur in charge of running the syndicate alludes to ...
- 6352: SEX...as It Is(kind Of Long But Worth The Read)
- ... s the old Hollywood cliche that aspiring actresses have to trade sex for casting favors- just a business transaction. Most prostitutes are, of course, forced (even sold by their parents!) into it, esp. in 3rd world countries, because of sheer urban poverty or drug addiction (overpopulation- "excess supply"- cheapens human life I suppose). But some willingly choose prostitution, esp. the "higher-class" operations, because of the relatively high pay. For such ... to the fact women simply don't desire sex as men do. But it's also due to fear of pregnancy and disease; and because female virginity until marriage is promoted in much of the world by strict parents, especially by fathers. (Note: teen mothers tend to come from fatherless homes.) Many girls are raised to be "virtuous"- shocked and embarrassed about sexual matters. (As is sometimes the case, a genetic ... aware that most "men are pigs" and so are wary of men; there's the old adage to women that a man'll lose respect for them, if they sleep with him. There's nothing new in all of this: before the sexual revolution in the US, men were historically viewed as sexual predators, which is why chaperoning used to be a common thing. Hell, I'll take a cheap ...
- 6353: Just A Pot Of Basil
- ... would forget that they had been extinct for millions of years, as the plaques in front of the enormous exhibits reminded those who were tall enough to read them. But I carried on in my world of dinosaurs while I was in the museum, free to dream as I cared to. The distance and time between the real dinosaurs and I disappeared when I was in the museum, in my little world. Therein lies the significant difference between seeing and imagining, and being told or influenced, that is, being mystified. Mystification, as the art critic John Berger in Ways of Seeing explains, is the process of explaining ... been able to let everything go, and be consumed by a striking or stunning image. The wonderful thing about museums is that every few feet there lies an artist waiting to draw you into their world. Artists and their works contained within a single building span over centuries and continents. All contain different points of view and expresses it to the best of their abilities. Today we see the art ...
- 6354: Israeli Arab Conflict
- ... They both have different reasons for wanting Palestine and there have been many conflicts and wars between the two groups. Arabs The Arabs have had the area of Palestine for about two thousand years. After World War One the League of Nations said that the Jews should have there own state. But after WWII the United Nations gave the Jews an area of Palestine known as Israel. Now the Arabs are ... Israel was harshly criticized by other Arab nations, who considered that he had betrayed the Arab cause. In 1981 Sadat was assassinated at a military parade"(Baerwald 486 and 487). The 1980s brought on a new kind of uprisings in the occupied territories that were called intifada. Intifada includes demonstrations, strikes and rock throwing attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. Yitzhak Rabin was elected Prime Minister of Israel in June of 1992. Rabin formed a new government in hope of peace between the Arabs and Israelis. 1993 was an important year for peace. "After secret negotiations, Prime Minister Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat flew to Washington, DC, and agreed ...
- 6355: Interracial Relationships
- ... of color in this country (Ties that bind). Knowing all these barriers and problems, what brings African American and white people together? A study of thirty nine "middle class African American and white couples in New York found that most of these couples had experienced being pulled over by police who suspected either the African American women to be a prostitute or the African American man to be a rapist" (Ties ... relationships as well as marriages. It is said to be difficult, if not impossible, to change parents' attitudes along with the attitudes of the earlier generations, to influence society into accepting the patterns of the new generations identity's. The older generation will never change. They have believed this to be true since the day they were taught it. This present generation, who's guilt comes from causing friction, proves the next generation must be open-minded to accept and understand future patterns of new marriages. While these attitudes of prejudices in peoples minds are suppressed and, hopefully soon done away with, the only way to make changes involving opinions on segregation is to teach and reinforce it in ...
- 6356: Monetary/Fiscal Policy
- ... are well above their third quarter average. Orders for capital goods are high as well as durable goods, which include long-lasting items like air-conditioners, microwaves, stoves, and airplanes. This rebound is why the new year looks to be promising. Consumers have a to do with the manufacturing upbeat look. Despite the majority of products being goods and services, Government spending also makes up a large part of our GNP ... total to some $51 billion. Other examples of Government spending which will be addressed in Clinton's Budget for 1997 will be International Affairs, Transportation, and Medicare(to name a few). The prospect of stronger world growth clearly is a plus for exports, especially capital goods. Foreign sales of capital goods have risen 10.4% from a year ago. Cheaper exports means cheaper imports will allow foreign goods producers to expand ... day's end, the mainstream were afraid of an economy that will grow so slowly that rates will have to go lower. The current unemployment rate is 5.3%. President Clinton is trying to create new jobs to get everyone earning real wages. People want to know that he is opening job opportunities but he also does not want full employment. This is a prime example of politics. Tell people ...
- 6357: Cuban Missile Crisis
- ... he needed protection against the United States and because Cuban forces mainly used small arms and guerilla warfare, Russia sent in tanks, artillery and attack planes as well as instructors on how to use the new technologies. The former Russian ambassador in Cuba was then replaced after Khrushchev soon realized that he worsened relations with Cuba instead of bettering them. A journalist replaced him by the name of Alekseyev who was ... the Soviet Union were to prevent any type of invasion by the United States and to stabilize the balance of power. Something that both the US and the Soviet Union shared was their fright of world war and even nuclear war. This is arguably the only time in history where the threat of nuclear war is possible. Things began to become very tense for both sides. President Kennedy became aware that ... the late 1960s, Castro focused on revamping the agricultural system in Cuba. His primary objective was to dominate the international sugar market with modern machinery and technology. Because of the blockade on Cuba, the world sugar prices suffered much inflation but returned to normal after other countries elevated their sugar production to meet the demand. Cuba established a goal to produce ten million tons of sugar crop by the ...
- 6358: Psychological Stress
- ... a rut of everyday life and fear change to their daily routines. When any kind of change occurs it is very traumatic. There are many changes in ones career that can cause stress. Starting a new career or getting a new job is a major change that will produce stress. The feeling of being accepted in the organization and learning the companies ways of doing things are stressful. Other changes in ones life resulting in ... approach/approach, avoidance/avoidance, approach/avoidance. Approach/approach conflicts occur when we have two attractive options from which we have to chose. This can happen when we have two group of friends going out for New Years Eve, both with exciting plans. It is tough to decide which group of friends you want to hang out with. Avoidance/avoidance is the opposite of approach/approach. When you have to ...
- 6359: Angina Pectoris
- ... people are gaining medical knowledge at quite a fast pace. Treatments, cures, and vaccines for various diseases and disorders are being developed constantly, and yet, coronary heart disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all ... more efficiently. In larger dose they also help lower the blood pressure. The drawback for calcium antagonists is that they tend to cause dizziness and fluid retention, resulting in swollen ankles. Other Medications There are new drugs being developed constantly. Pexid, for example, is useful if other drugs fail in severe angina attacks. However, it produces more side effects than others, such as pins and needles and numbness in limbs, muscle ... are unable to control the pain of angina attacks, surgery is considered. There are two types of surgical operation available: Coronary Bypass and Angioplasty. The bypass surgery is the more common, while angioplasty is relatively new and is also a minor operation. Surgery is only a "last resort" to provide relief and should not be viewed as a permanent cure for the underlying disease, which can only be controlled by ...
- 6360: Brief Insight Ira Terrorist Or
- ... it claims to fight, neither from the Northern Irish population as a whole or the Catholic minority it weakens the claims from the IRA that they are freedom fighters. The most common opinions around the world today are regarding the IRA to be terrorists, but the main reason for this is that the world is given a very monotonous view of the conflict from a Protestant, British point of view. British media is being watched and read by most of the English speaking part of the world. Consequently this leads many to have a Pro-British sympathic view in this conflict. To illustrate this one-sided view one can look at the death rates the respectively side are responsible for. The ...
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