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- 7621: Interpretation of Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
- ... society; but it is her actions that provide the insight to this position. It can be suggested that women have the power to choose which rules to follow at home, but not in the business world, thus again indicating her subordinateness. Nora does not at first realize that the rules outside the household apply to her. This is evident in Nora's meeting with Krogstad regarding her borrowed money. In her ... it by attempting to distract herself with her Christmas decorations (16). Thus her first encounter with rules outside of her "doll's house" results in the realization of her naivety and inexperience with the real world due to her subordinate role in society. The character of Nora is not only important in describing to role of women, but also in emphasizing the impact of this role on a woman. Nora's ... to her children than an empty figurehead. From this point, when Torvald is making a speech about the effects of a deceitful mother, until the final scene, Nora progressively confronts the realities of the real world and realizes her subordinate position. Although she is progressively understanding this position, she still clings to the hope that her husband will come to her protection and defend her from the outside world once ...
- 7622: I Didn't Do It: How The Simpsons Affects Kids
- ... Springfield Elementary School, Bart's graffiti is roped off and tagged, "The Principal. By Bart Simpson. IQ 216." Bart's friend no longer like him, they refer to him as Poindexter. The kids at his new school trick him into giving up his lunch. In frank, Bart is miserable. Then, after turning himself green in an uneducated science experiment, Bart reveals to his new principal that he cheated on the test. That night, as Homer is helping Bart clean himself off, Bart tells Homer the same. Homer instantly transforms into a murderous rampage again. The episode ends with Bart ... inner child's trying to get out that behave just like Bart. We all do "pull a Homer" sometimes. It just happens. The show doesn't make us do it. It just happens. If this world did not have The Simpsons children would behave in the same manner, they just might laugh quite as much. WORKS CITED "22 Short Films About Springfield." The Simpsons. By: John Swartzwelder, Dir: Jim Reardon, ...
- 7623: Capital Punishment Is Ineffect
- By: Sarah Jewett Capital Punishment is an Unlawful and Ineffective Deterrent to Murder The United States is one of the few countries left in the world to practice the savage and immoral punishment of death. Retentionists argue that the consequence of death prevents people from committing the crime of murder. It is proven that the death penalty does not deter persons ... many cases “ a reprieve or commutation arrived just hours, or even minutes before the scheduled execution” (“Against the Death Penalty”). Those wrongful convictions have occurred in almost every jurisdiction in the nation. Furthermore, despite the new death penalty statutes approved by the Supreme Court, the numbers of the wrongfully accused have not declined. Unfortunately, the innocent persons convicted of crimes they did not commit are not always saved from execution or ... Nathanson quote Bibliography “Against the Death Penalty.” Amnesty International. http://www.amnesty.org Barzilai, Harel. “The Death Penalty.” http://www.hartford-hwd.com Dieter, Richard. “The Practical Burdens of Capital Punishment.” The Encyclopedia of Ethics. New York: Macmillan, 1967. Glover, Jonathan. “Deterrence and Murder.” New York: Garland, 1992. Mappes, Thomas A., and Jane S. Zambaty. Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy. U.S.: McGraw, 1997. Nathanson, Stephen. An Eye for ...
- 7624: Moby Dick
- ... sea, and from his experiences as a result of those voyages. A. Herman Melville’s life was an intriguing one, with many interesting aspects. He was born in 1819 to Allan and Maria Melville in New York, NY and would have a total of seven other siblings. Of these siblings there were four girls and four boys, including Herman. His life would go fine until about 1930 when his father’s ... takes place on various oceans, such as the Atlantic, the Indian, and the Pacific, in the early to mid 1800’s. However, a good deal of the first part of the novel takes place in New England inside and around Nantucket. A. Some evidence of this story taking place in this time period can be conveyed through examples from the book. For example, in the seventh chapter entitled “The Chapel”, the ... his search for faith when he wrote Moby-Dick. The place is also a factor to consider when discussing setting. There are many instances where Melville specifically states that they are near the cities of New Bedford and Nantucket. Also, the foods that they eat suggest that they are in a New England type atmosphere. Furthermore, he gives a lot of information about local ports as well as people, all ...
- 7625: Novel Outline Of The Pearl
- ... the great pearl. The story starts on a beach where a poor village lies. Kino and his Family are living happily together and living just fine. Even though they don’t have everything in the world that they need or want, they remain happy. Through the progress of the story they gain hope and a way to get out of the poor life they are living. Also, though not knowing it ... they strive for comes with a very big price which the pearl could not pay and they could not return to their previous way of life lacking the togetherness and happiness they once had. The World of the Work: The class of the characters in this work is not varying as in a lower, middle or upper class. In this novel there are only two classes: the lower and the upper ... wife was right. The characters can be divided into two main groups: realistic and unrealistic. Today the values of people have changed. The kindness and humbleness of Kino and Juana would be unrealistic in a world like today. If an ordinary man had found a pearl like Kino’s today, he would have traded it in for money in the hour he found it because anyone would steal it if ...
- 7626: Friendship
- ... which the trust was cemented in the group or if the group member was dropped trust was lost forever. The same philosophy of trust building that was used at this high adventure camp, to accomplish new goals and reach new heights, can be readily applied to everyday life and is just an exaggerated model of how human nature works. This idea of trust in human nature became very apparent and was demonstrated day in and ... and trust the answer is a definite NO! Works Cited Aristotle. “Nicomachean Ethics Books VII and IX”. Other Selves Philosophers on Friendship. Ed. Pakaluk, Michael. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1991. pg. 30 Webster’s New World College Dictionary (Third Edition). Hudson: Simon & Schuster, Inc. 1996. pg. 540, 1436
- 7627: Nick From The Great Gatsby
- ... to better fit in the intellectual, rich and snobby East and West Eggs of Long Island. As a narrator, Nick is an observer and analyzes all the people he meets, always learning more about his new home and its population. He gives many long descriptive passages referring to these, and thanks to his honesty he provides an analysis unparalleled to that of any another possible narrator. He may not be the ... with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air (p.53)". Having Nick as a narrator works very well for several reasons. He is an outsider to this world of corruption, this "valley of ashes", thus he is perfect (especially towards the beginning of the story) for an analysis of the new terrain, and could give the reader a better description of the setting and characters than any other kind of narrator (omniscient for example). In addition to this, Nick tells us little or nothing concerning ...
- 7628: No Mans An Island
- ... able to contribute to the whole and society suffers. I actually found this piece kind of ironic, John Donne speaks of togetherness yet probably about the same time Europeans were discovering other parts of the world and exploiting and killing the inhabitants of these lands. Chief Dan George writes about an age where everything was innocent and beautiful. Where his people looked for guidance to spirits, we now rely on computers ... the land, taking everything but giving nothing back. The natives tried to befriend the white man and in the end were conquered and looked down upon. As time went on, the native nations of the new world were stripped of their land and their dignity and pushed back further and further away. They were ridiculed for their beliefs, taken advantage of when they compromised and jailed or hung when they stood ...
- 7629: Violence on Television
- ... shows which he will watch that week and marking them off with a highlighter. On an average day the Addict will come home from work or school, put off all responsibilities, and escape into the world of TV. In this world, the Addict has no demands or responsibilities. The TV becomes his only focus of attention, and all of his energy goes into staring at the TV. While watching one of his favorite shows, the Addict becomes totally oblivious to the world around him. He will not answer his phone, talk to his family or friends, or do anything else which may distract from his viewing pleasure. He lives to watch TV. Just as the Addict ...
- 7630: Flexible Benefits Plan
- ... employees across the country a legal framework that supported the development of many forms of employee benefits. Very few employers provide full family health care coverage at no cost to the employee in today’s world, but everyone can save when they provide that coverage only to those who need it. Even though the employee almost always shares the cost now, the employer still provides the major portion of the cost ... a significant numbers of the company’s leadership were well past the point of needing that type of coverage for their family (Webster, 1996). Flexible benefit plans can be a very important tool for recruiting new employees and retaining current employees. Also, the costs of administering such plans may be offset to a large extent by the payroll tax savings generated when employees convert previously taxable compensation and income into a ... CPA Journal, 64, 30-34. Flynn, G. (1995). Warning: Your Best Ideas May Work Against You. Personnel Journal, 74, 74-90. Frankfort-Nachmias, C., Nachmias, D. (1996). Research Methods in the Social Sciences (5th ed.). New York: St. Martin’s Press. Graham, B. W. (1996). The business argument for flexibility. HR Magazine, 41, 104. Hannah, R. L. (1994). The Tradeoff Between Worker Mobility and Employer Flexibility: Recent Evidence and Implications. ...
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