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- 6881: Religion and Capital Punishment
- Religion and Capital Punishment "God did not invent death, and when living creatures die it gives him no pleasure. He created everything so that it might continue to exist…" (WIS 1:13-14) In the world today, unfortunately, there exists a small minority of humans who believe it appropriate to have the power to take away another individual’s most fundamental right, namely the right to life, through the criminal "justice ... as morally unacceptable and a form of cruel and unusual punishment inconsistent with religious and/or ethical traditions…. We as American Baptists, condemn the current reinstatement of capital punishment and oppose its use under any new or old state or federal law, and call for an immediate end to planned executions throughout this country. (Gordon J Melton, The Churches Speak on Capital Punishment, p. 54-55) The Greek Orthodox Church has stated: The New and great commandment which is laid on the conscience of each Christian, and the man of faith must seek to bring love into the center of focus in all of his dealings with other ...
- 6882: Hemingway's "In Our Time": Lost Generation
- ... twist showing how easy it was to find attention from someone or somewhere else. This story depicted the deterioration of marriage in Western society and how two people can easily grow apart in a big world. Another lost generation. The phrase "lost generation" can be highly speculated on and can be interpreted in many ways. For instance, in chapter 13, the short story "My Old Man," seems to bring about much ... his father was like. He exhibits a great amount of pride and compassion towards his father and their lifestyle. His father is basically a representation of all that is good and solid in Joe's world. Joe is a part of his father's generation more than he is a part of his own, and knows no other way to be. This story represented the "lost generation" because it focused on ... come to the realization that people change, times change, and life itself changes. It appeared that Nick went fishing to try and make time stand still, to somehow relive the past and try and make new "old" memories. He soon realizes that the past is a past never to be recaptured ever again. He may not want to admit this to himself, but it shines through when he decides not ...
- 6883: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
- ... vaginitis, trichomoniasis, pediculosis, scabies, and urinary tract infections. GONORRHEA One of the most frequently encountered communicable diseases in the U.S. It is caused by the bacterium Neisseria Gonorrihoeae, which is common all over the world today and can only thrive in human beings. There is no way to acquire immunity to this disease. Anyone who is sexually active is susceptible to gonorrhea. This disease is transmitted by the way of ... disease. Gonorrhea is known by such street names as "clap","drip","dose","strain", "gleet", and "jack". SYPHILIS Syphilis is perhaps the best known of all the STD's. Once confined to certain parts of the world, syphilis now occurs universally. Treponema Pallidum is it's causative agent. It belongs to a group of organisms that resemble bacteria. Humans provide the only known host for T. Pallidum. There is no vaceine or ... may be accompanied by swollen glands near the site of primary infection. Once the chancre dissappears the secondary stage begins. Secondary symptoms can occur from six weeks to six months after the primary infection "disappears". New symptoms usually include the presence of a rash or raised leisions anywhere on the skin. The rash is not painful or itchy, but is infectious. Patches of white in the mouth, nose, or rectum ...
- 6884: Human Experience Of Eduation
- ... is change. Change is basically what education is; you are becoming educated and expanding your mind or in other words changing it. The more educated you become, the more able you are to approach the world, and the better off you are to introduce new thoughts to your society. A key example in demonstrating the teacher/student relationship and education as a whole, is explained by Sheldon Solomon. In Solomon's lecture on education, he discusses critical thinking and aesthetic ... general principles, which apply to the facts, as they exist, and then by an intellectual survey of alternative possibilities, which are consistent with those principles. In enables men to construct an intellectual vision of a new world, and it preserves the zest of life by the suggestion of satisfying purposes" (Whitehead, 15). Many individuals in my generation have very short attention spans. They can't be fully interested in school, ...
- 6885: Assassination of JFK: Conspiracy or Single-Gunman?
- Assassination of JFK: Conspiracy or Single-Gunman? Adolf Hitler, the Nazi dictator of Germany during World War II, once said, "The bigger the lie, the more people will believe it.". Although this may sound ludicrous, we can see many example of this in the world's history. One example would have to be the John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassination. For over thirty years the people of the United States were led to believe that a single gunman shot and killed Kennedy ... of President John F. Kennedy: A Reassessment of Original Testimony and Evidence." 2. Harris, Robert. "The Single Bullet Theory: A Question of Probability." 3. Newman, John. "Oswald and the CIA." Carroll and Graf Publishers, Inc. New York: 1995. 4. Summers, Anthony. "Conspiracy." McGraw-Hill Book Company. New York: 1981. 5. "JFK" Directed by Oliver Stone. Warner Bros., Inc. 1991. .From the courtroom scene in Oliver Stone's JFK.
- 6886: Advancement of the Computer
- ... tubes. They were very large, slow, and produced a lot of heat. The vacuum tubes that the computer ran on failed frequently. They were down and not running for most of the time. But these new machines were big news to the public. The media became very interested in them. They wrote about them in newspapers and magazines calling them “electronic brains” That will change the world. In 1953 IBM realized that a market existed for business computers. They introduced a total of 19 of these computers for businesses. The computers were very large, expensive, and needed a large staff of professional ... generation the microprocessor was invented. This little chip had the capability of holding the entire control unit an arithmetic-logic unit of a computer. The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004. This invention changed the world of computers. In 1977 apple came in existence an used this new technology to make there computer. Today engineers are still using microprocessors but are trying to invent better microprocessor to make computers better, ...
- 6887: Christopher Columbus 2
- ... from what I grew up believing. The first change that was brought to mind was the fashion in which Columbus ascertained the funding and supplies for his initial trip around the other side of the world. Mr. Columbus was quite a sales pitch expert. He wanted to find a passage to China, through unmarked waters. He had to receive funding for the great adventure, which had to be covered by the ... the fact that Columbus had never actually been a captain on a ship, only a passenger. There was also not a huge market for a Trans-Atlantic voyage. The fact that the idea of the world being round was a somewhat new aspect. It was amazing that this trip had started at all. The price of this trip included several boats, manpower, and survival supplies. This was all he needed to do the trip. This was ...
- 6888: Julius Ceasar
- Julius Caesar, Life of Julius Caesar was a strong leader for the Romans who changed the course of the history of the Greco - Roman world decisively and irreversibly. (3) With his strength and courage he created a strong empire . What happened during his early political career? How did he become such a strong dictator of the Roman Empire? What events ... release. He then returned to Rome to engage in a normal political career, starting with the quaetorship which he served in 69-68 BC in the province of Further Spain. (3) In the Roman political world of the sixties the dominance of the optimates was challenged by Pompey and Crassus. The optimates, led by Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus , were chiefly men whose careers had been made by Sulla ... Bibulus, was thrown from the platform and his consular insignia were broken. Bibulus tried to stop Caesar and his supporters from passing any further law but was only able to postpone the creation of the new laws by saying that the skies would not permit it because there was stormy weather and they were very superstitious. Caesar disregarded Bibulus’ behavior and the remainder of the legislative program of the triumvirate ...
- 6889: An American Crisis: Gulf War Syndrome
- ... warfare a secret. The American government wants to be seen as an invincible super power. Imagine if the threat of chemical warfare was a part of everyday life. We would be living in a nightmarish world. Chemical warfare is a threat to America's status as an invincible superpower. One drop of chemical agent could kill or injure thousands. I believe the reason why America covers up this type of situation ... Kansas State Collegian 31 Oct. 1996: 5. Fischer, Mary. "Dying for Their Country." Gentleman's Quarterly May 1994: 147-153, 203- 206. Hedges, Stephen and Peter Cary. "Baghdad's Dirty Secrets." U.S. News and World Reports 11 Sept. 1995: 41-43. Sherwood, Ben. "Toxic Shock." The New Republic. 6 May 1991: 10-12. Timmerman, Kenneth. "The Iraq Papers." The New Republic. 29 Jan. 1996: 12-15.
- 6890: Macbeth - Imagery In Macbeth
- ... are not his. Therefore, Macbeth is uncomfortable in them because he is continually conscious of the fact that they do not belong to him. In the following passage, the idea constantly recurs that Macbeth's new honors sit ill upon him, like loose and badly fitting garments, belonging to someone else: "New honours come upon him, Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mould, But with the aid of use." (Act I, iii: 144) The second form used to add to the atmosphere, the imagery of ... same amount), with several other passages dealing with imagery. Perhaps the best way to describe how the image of blood changes throughout the play, by following the character changes in Macbeth. First, he is a brave honored soldier, but as the play progresses, he becomes identified withe death and bloodshed, along with showing his guilt in different forms. The first sinister reference to blood is one of honor, showed in ...
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