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- 6391: Fahrenheit 451a Brief Overview
- ... conformist future burn books for a living. He meets Clarisse McClellan, a sixteen year old idealist with strong convictions against the social structure that oppresses individual thinking and demands conformity. Clarisse opens his mind to new concepts and from then on he begins to perceive the world differently. One day, Guy and the other firemen have to burn down the book-infested house of an elderly lady who refuses to leave her house and her books, so she burns to the ground ... save. Ray Bradbury uses Fahrenheit 451 to symbolize censorship. Like the burning of books, censorship oppresses the ideas of many people. The whole book is a metaphor for what is happening with censorship in the world. Many people all over the world are being punished for not conforming and all throughout history we have seen cases of persecution just for having different beliefs. The loss that was suffered when the ...
- 6392: European Union
- ... Union's competence, institutional structure, and decision-making processes. Some future objectives of the Union are: - to implement the Treaty of Amsterdam, which revises the basic treaties on which the EU is founded. It contains new rights for citizen, freedom of movement, employment, strengthening of institution. - to enlarge the EU, to include countries from central and eastern Europe as well. This was specified in 'Agenda 2000', a detailed strategy for 'strengthening ... EC Treaty. Each has its constitutional role. The main three are the European Commission, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament. The European Commission has the main role to steer the Union in new directions. It operates as a source of policy initiatives and works closely with the Parliament and the Council. Basically it represents the common interests of the Union and it has the sole right to initiate ... three fundamental powers: - legislation power - the power of the purse - the power to democratic supervision. The Parliament is also able to guide and promote the EU's development and co-operation programs with all the world's developing countries. By adopting resolutions on its own initiative, the Parliament is a political driving force generating several initiatives for the development of the Community policies. It regularly works together with the Commission ...
- 6393: Background and Emergence of Democracy in the British North American Colonies
- ... them by the government, but offered by private groups whose chief motive was profit. The emergence of Democracy in colonial America can be attributed to the coming about of several institutions and documents filled with new and "unconventional" ideas that were brought about by a people tired of bickering among themselves and being torn apart by strife. The Anglo-American political thought in the eighteenth century contained notions of right and freedom, which fueled their passion for a better way of life. . The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, New England town meetings, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were all early stepping stones toward a truly democratic government. These documents and organizations may not have been what we perceive, today, as being democratic, but ... Company, to elect a colonial legislature, called the House of Burgesses. Since Virginia was the first royal colony, it was only fitting that they should lead the way with the first representative government in the New World. Other lawmaking bodies, not that dissimilar to the House of Burgesses, would soon pop up in other colonies. The Pilgrims also pioneered the way to democracy. If the Pilgrims had settled in Virginia, ...
- 6394: The Battle Of Salerno
- ... invasion of Salerno was now a certain success. The Allies learned that they would need to fight very hard to defeat the Germans in Italy. BIBLIOGRAPHY Blumeson, Martin. Salerno to Cassino (United States Army in World WAR II). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969. Dupuy, Trevor Nevitt. The Military History of World War II: Volume 3 Land Battles: North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. New York: Franklin Watts, Inc., 1962. Pp. 68-71. Wallace, Robert. World War II - Time Life Books - The Italian Campaign. Virginia: Time Life Books, 1978. P. 48. Hart, Sir Basil Liddell. World War II: An ...
- 6395: Christ Is The Answer - John Saward
- ... s role was well defined by Pope John Paul II. He brought Hebrews 9. 13 'through the eternal Spirit' to show in writing the importance of the third person in the trinity. He reminded the world that Jesus' mission was given to him by the Father 'in the power of the Holy Spirit' Through every step of Christ's life, from the beginning to the passionate death, Jesus was given the ... of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit prepared Mary for the presence of God. From her very beginning Mary was Christ's mediator. Mary gave Jesus life and in doing so she brought into this world the Son of God, who will redeem all of humanity. In Mary being the mother of God, she has delivered God made flesh. The son of God is not only God, but having an earthly ... and the Apostles at Petecost, 'Mary's motherhood remains in the Church as maternal mediation: interceding for all her children, the Mother co - operates in the saving work of her Son, the Redeemer of the world'. " (Saward, 40 ) Pope John Paul II also wanted to include Jesus's role as the Savior. He does this by showing how Jesus restored creation by bringing man to God. God created everything and ...
- 6396: Marketing Research on the Auto Industry
- Marketing Research on the Auto Industry 1. Marketing research (1.1) Market * Size of the market The size of the market is large - the whole car industry (world-wide) with multi-billion pound worth of value. Below are some of the car manufacturers today: Acura | Alfa Romeo | American Motors | Audi | British Marques | BMW | Bricklin | Bugatti | Buick | Cadillac | Chevrolet | Chrysler | Citroen | Daewoo | DeLorean | DeTomaso ... to be fitted onto cars by engineers only. * Industry output Below is the statistics on car production. This information is required as we need to identify growth potential which is the key to find a new opportunity. A growing market is where prices and margins are higher and therefore more desirable. * Mode of transport This research covered travel patterns among London passengers. Travelling by car comes first with a share of ... manufacturers (up-market) charge for their electrical optional equipment. (1.3) Competitors * Competitive analysis The company is a leader in terms of the product it's developed but in such a large market, many other new technologies have been introduced. These products are designed to help improve vehicle - owner safety and security. They offer significant potential for automotive manufacturers. A study called APEAL by J.D. Power has shown that ...
- 6397: To Kill A Mockingbird - The Ne
- Do you not believe we need more compassion and tolerance in the world? Why can we not be like Atticus, Jem or Scout from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee? These characters show great compassion and tolerance throughout the novel despite the society they live in. They ... cheerful crowd. It ain t right, he muttered, all the way to the corner of the square where we found Atticus (212). This is the first time he realizes that there was injustice in the world. He slowly matures and begins to understand that there are such thing as prejudice and racism. Scout first learns to show compassion and tolerance by refusing to go to school because she hates Miss Caroline ... classmates are saying about the trial, which helps her to learn how get along with other people better, without using her fists to solve a problem. We desperately need more compassion and tolerance in our world. We have to learn to accept others point of view different from our own, as like Scout has. We have to accept that everyone is created equal and teach those morals to our children, ...
- 6398: Engineers: The Builders of Tomorrow
- ... five dollars and could be packed a million to a boxcar for delivery to anywhere, to anybody.(Life, 32) Who best to create this type of technology is none other than the engineers of this world. These are the ones that are patient enough, creative enough and articulate enough to learn the ways of the chip. Computers are now part of our very lives. Everywhere we turn, computers are used for ... 32) Even today's cars cannot run without this silicon marvels embedded on their system. Mercedes now boasts 50 microprocessors
(Life, 32) The ones who made this all possible are the computer engineers of the world. With there love for creativity and ingenuity, they are the ones that are paving the road of tomorrow. Few are Nerd wearing pocket protectors, most are sociable and articulate. They're the front line troops ... share. (Alpert, 87) We have always viewed engineers as nerds and geekazoids who never had a date in high school, college or ever in their life. Now, they are the ones that are making this world better for us to live in. Engineering is a way of expressing ones creativeness. Such as in the University of Massachusetts, Engineers there are finding ways to make computers nicer when frustration is detected.( ...
- 6399: Life in The 1900s
- ... arriving immigrants. At this time some of the modern convienences were just being invented and even if it were for sale only the extremely rich had the option of purchasing the items. Sports being very new, in the aspect of it being organized was small time compared to present day. Travelling required time and was uncomfortable. Only the rich could have the luxurious accomadations for those long journeys. Many jobs were ... canadians because of its easy maintence compared to a horse. The bike allowed an option of transportation. The bicycle also gave a sense of freedom to virtually anybody willing to learn. Henry Ford revolutionized the world we live in by inventing the "horseless carriage", if it had not been for him, instead of taking the GO bus in the morning we'd be riding a horse named Wanda. Not only did ... Orville and Wilbur Wright made a successful flight in the first airplane at the beach of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although the flight only lasted 12 seconds it would change the way we see the world. The telephone allowed the houseneeds to be satisfied without leaving they're homes. Women received an oppurtunity to work as a a switch board operator. I don't know if I can stress the ...
- 6400: Anxiety And Depression In Afro-Americans
- ... that only 21% of teen had actually witnessed extreme violence or known somebody to have been a victim. However, it is important to note that in the suburban case, of the students that had or new someone involved, "16% were afro- american".(Friedman, p.89) Evidently, blacks living in the States have a much higher exposure to violence than do non-blacks. This in turn leads to higher levels of anxiety ... Because of this, it is important that the health profession beware that Afro- American patients require a different kind of treatment than white patients. Furthermore, in depth research into this epidemic may provide blacks with new coping strategies thus reducing the amount of stressors in their live. Eventually this type of thinking and behaviour will lead to a healthier lifestyle that includes more eutress than distress. Bibliography Bell, C.C., & Jenkins ... G. (1992). Patterns of social affiliation as predictors of depressive symptoms amoung urban blacks. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 33, 242-253 Carson, Robert and Butcher, James. Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life ninth Ed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers Inc., 1992 Craig, Kenneth and Dobson Keith (ed.). Anxiety and Depression in Adults and Children. California: Sage Publications, 1995. Kleinman, Arthur and Becker, Joseph (ed.). Psychosocial Aspects of Depression. New Jersey: ...
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