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- 7731: The Vietnam Wall
- ... he came back in plastic, or maybe he did not come home at all, as several thousand GI's turned into MIA's or POW's, which then changed into names on the wall. Those brave boys, not men, boys who gave their lives for a cause that they didn't understand were reduced from ambitious citizens in the greatest country in the world to names on a wall. At the Smithsonian Museum of American History, there is an exhibit of items that were left at the wall by someone who loved one of those names. A few examples ... carry different emotions, attitudes, and expressions that only the soldier who is only represented by a name would understand. The Vietnam War Memorial has reduced some of the toughest, proudest, and most disciplined in the world to tears. For when a veteran returns to the wall, he may recognize a few members of a platoon that he spent a few of his best years with, and what is left of ...
- 7732: Simone Debeauvoir The Second S
- ... is one of Simone de Beauvoir's most famous and most shocking work, during it's time. One of de Beauvoir's greatest influences waspartly explained by her exceptional position in a male-dominated, intellectual world of French existentialism. One intellectual and influential role in de Beauvoir's life, was her relationship with Jean-Paul Sartre, a famous French existentialist. From the time this couple fell in love at the Sorbing ... childhood...But the erotic experiences of the young girl are not simply an extension of her former sexual activities; very often they are unexpected and disagreeable; and they are always in the nature of a new event that makes a break with the past(de Beauvoir 414)." The sexual awareness of a young female is perhaps, not only an instinct, but in fact is created through individual thoughts and experiences. "Psychiatrists ... powerful drives of the species into her individual life, the female is the prey of the species, the interests of which are dissociated from the females interest as an individual(de Beauvoir 415)." In the world, women have played a submissive role to men. Men and women are different, and that undeniable fact is precisely the debate over what constitutes femininity in societies definition. The gender roles of women is ...
- 7733: The Argument Against Female Circumcision
- ... even if they object. Speaking of issues regarding women and sex in these countries is a taboo. One woman, Nawal El Saadawi, a medical doctor who later became Egypt's Director of Public Health was brave enough to come forward. The fact that she did ultimately lead to dismissal from her position and actual imprisonment. Her writings are forbidden from many of the Arab countries that practice female circumcision. In a selection from The Hidden Face of Eve: Women in the Arab World (1980), she explains her argument against female circumcision and retells some interviews she had with women who underwent the operation. El Saadawi goes into detail telling about the procedure that the girls underwent in her ... authors argument to be very persuasive and based on the facts she has illustrated I believe female circumcision should be done away with. Works Cited El Saadawi, Nawal; "Circumcision of Girls", Complements; McGraw - Hill Inc. New York: 1995, 169 - 179.
- 7734: Abstinence And STD Prevention
- Abstinence And STD Prevention Today’s world is full of worries and problems which did not affect teens a generation ago. New problems keep appearing in today’s world, such as STDs, increased pregnancy rates, and other factors facing teens who choose to have sex. Emotionally and physically teens and getting less developed before having sex and are not prepared for the serious ...
- 7735: Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite
- ... lyrics to sum up what people have to do to start accomplishing things. Sleep is important enough to take time to research. It is easy and feeling better about anything is where improvement in the world starts. Works Cited Coates, Thomas J. and Carl E. Thorese. How To Sleep Better. New Jersey, 1977. Graber, Richard. How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep. Minnesota, 1995. Hauri, Peter J. Ph.D. Case Studies in Insomnia. New York, 1991. Hauri, Peter J., Ph.D. and Shirley Linde, Ph.D. No More Sleepless Nights. 1990. “Insomnia.” http://uhs.bsd.uchicago.edu/uhs/topics/insomnia.html . Lacks, Patricia. Behavioral Treatment for Persistent Insomnia. ...
- 7736: Jude the Obscure: Summary
- ... a sexual relationship for a while and during that time Arabella enters Jude’s life once again. While Jude is out drinking he meets Arabella who is working as a bartender. Jude has found a new life with Sue Bridehead and Sue does not want their relationship ruined by Arabella. Jude, since he is married to Arabella, decides to help Arabella in any way possible. Deciding to help Arabella was not ... could not handle the care of the child anymore so the child is handed to Jude and Sue. Sue was pregnant with a child at this time and eventually another one is brought into this world. In total Jude and Sue had three children including Arabella’s son. In Christminster they are not given any room or board because of the children. Most places either did not have enough room or just did not allow children. Jude and Arabella’s son, little Jude, decided that since he and his siblings were a problem in the world they should leave the world and all the problems will be solved. Little Jude had hanged himself and his siblings and left a suicide not reading "Done because we are too menny" . It was ...
- 7737: The Different Faces of Yoga
- ... which means to bind together or unite (Eliade 519). The God in yoga, known as Ishvara, does not resemble the god known to Christians, Jews, or Muslims. The god is not a creator of the world or of mankind. He does not sit in judgment of mankind, nor does he punish them for their sins. Rather the god of yoga is "a special person untouched by misery, desire, or action and ... and that they serve god through human actions. Those who want to study the questions that surround things such as life and death study Jnana yoga. One of their major tenants is that the sensory world is illusionary and not real . Some sources have traced the roots of yoga back to the Shamanism religion which flourished between 3000 and 800B.C. (Crim 813). Another possible source of the religion is the ... been defined as "continuum of mental effort to assimilate the object of meditation, free from any other effort to assimilate other objects" (Eliade 522). The final step of union with the Divine opens up a new world for the yogi. It is now that they are exposed to mystical powers of knowledge. They no longer exist under the normal constrictions of time and space, rather, they are "eternally present" (Eliade ...
- 7738: Shakespeare Sonnet12
- ... state of mind may be idle, time does not stand still for him. As we read on, you learn that the first line is significant because it creates a bridge to the next line, the brave day sunk in hideous night (L2). Again, we need to place emphasis on Shakespeare's choice of wording. Shakespeare uses the word sunk in order to illustrate how the dark night engulfs the day. What Shakespeare is doing is using the words hideous night and sunk to form a catalogue of images pertaining to decay and passing time. The brave day sinks deeper and deeper as time on the clock marches on. Time is destruction. When I behold violet past prime (L.3), Shakespeare is again adding to his catalogue. The idea Shakespeare tries to ... man will be overlooked unless he fathers and passes his beauty on to his child. Time cannot conquer the young man once he has reproduced because he brings vitality and growth. Shakespeare repeats the word brave in the second line and the final line. Perhaps, Shakespeare is saying that the man must conquer age and time by keeping beauty in the world. In the eyes of Shakespeare, the only way ...
- 7739: Obstetrician vs. Midwife
- ... as a verb, meaning to help give birth, as in "She 'midwifed' the project." The things that midwives do is called "midwifery" (pronounced mid-whiff-err-ee). There are many types of midwives throughout the world. The World Health Organization recognizes the importance of midwives in promoting the health of women and babies throughout the world and strongly encourages that midwives be the primary health care providers for pregnant women throughout the world. Midwives are specialists in normal pregnancy and women's health care. Obstetricians and gynecologists are specialists in ...
- 7740: Depression And Its Affects
- ... people often deny that anything is wrong. Feelings of shame often begin to emerge when someone does finally admit that they don't feel "normal". When things are abnormal life suddenly takes on a dull new look. They significantly alter our familiar behavior, changing the way we relate to the world, even changing our perception of who we are(Whybrow 255). Learning to see these signs can help hold a state of depression in control. The causes of depression vary from person to person which makes ... be an undesirable trait. Some depressed individuals view their symptoms as punishment or their own fault(Salmans 77). Once a person understands that they are not alone the battle becomes easier. Depression is not a new phenomenon. The affects can cause a person to lose control of the simple aspects of their life, such as eating, sleeping, and working. The focus on attention in the past has been negative. People ...
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