|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 9171 - 9180 of 22819 matching essays
- 9171: Legalization of Marijana: For
- ... criminal record. But this approach also benefits law enforcement by freeing up police to focus on serious crime. Nearly one-third of Americans live in states which have now had a 15-20 year real-world experience with marijuana decriminalization, and the experience has been overwhelmingly favorable. Contrary to the fears expressed by some, marijuana usage rates (both the percentage reporting having ever used marijuana, and the frequency of use by ... Human Services, Public Health Service, Bethesda, MD, 1995). (2) National Organization for thte Reformation of Marijuana Laws. Internet, http://www.natnorml.com {3} National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, Marijuana, A Signal of Misunderstanding (New York: The New American Library, Inc., 1972). {4} Elders, Pete. Seeds of discorn. People weekly, 1995. Austin, Texas {5} In the Matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition, Docket 86-22, Opinion, Recommended Ruling, Finding of Fact, Conclusions of ...
- 9172: Should Steroids Be Banned From Society?
- ... make him the idol of all his classmates. Being such an attractive drug, as shown in the analogy above, and seeming harmless to the unaware user, steroids can have a potentially jeopardous effect. Consistently, users, new and experienced, have no knowledge to the dangerous consequences' steroids can have on their minds and bodies. Although steroids cause minimal deaths in our society, banning of steroids is purely justified because steroids have extremely ... levels of performance. One might say this is how competition works though. Race car drivers and gymnasts are out there every day, pushing themselves harder and harder, going just a little faster, or doing a new, more difficult trick. Many believe they are forced by their own desire to win, and the hazardous risks they take, be it taking a corner a little faster or pulling an extra flip in a ... lives of current users, but prevent the further spread of addiction to steroids in our communities. Works cited Voy, Robert. Drugs, Sport, and Politics. Leisure Press, 1991 Schrof, Joannie M. Pumped Up. U.S. News & World Report, 1992 Hemme, John. Steroids in the 90's. Group Press, 1994,
- 9173: Pride And Prejudice - Pride
- ... and knows his real character. With allusions and ironies like this she succeeds at least in making him completely uneasy around her. Elizabeth's use of irony not only shows her own perception of the world around her, but also is used in order to bring about changes. This is the main difference between her and another very ironic character of the novel - her father, Mr. Bennet. Her father is also ... mockery, or as congratulations for having reduced the embarrassment as much as possible by legitimating their relationship. His comparison of this marriage with Elizabeth's pleasant marriage is his cynical way of looking at the world. These are only a few examples of how Austen uses irony in Pride and Prejudice. There is much more to say about this topic: this serves only as a brief discussion. My references are made to this edition: Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. New York: Modern Library Edition, Random House Inc., 1995.
- 9174: Hobbes Leviathan
- ... is the sovereign, whether it be a monarch or an assembly and must have the right to dispose of the Succession. Otherwise sovereignty remains with the people and civil war will erupt every time a new Sovereign has to be chosen. Government is established through a contract whereby the individuals rights are transferred to the sovereign. This one-way transfer of rights by rule of the majority makes the recipient ... else who the peoples right. In each case government effectively ends and the power that every person gave up upon entering society reverts back to the people, who have the right to erect a new government. To Hobbes, the limited form of government which Locke proposes can never bring peace, only a state of cease fire, for those that are so remissely governed, that they dare take up Armes, to ... governments are in the state of nature for both Hobbes and Locke. For Hobbes, they might not always be in battle, but they are always in a state of war until the establishment of a world government, which would have to be as absolute as the national government he proposes. Lockes interpretation is that these sovereigns are in a state of peace, which might be interrupted by occasional wars. ...
- 9175: Holocaust 7
- ... measures against the Jews. They burned the Talmud, a book of civil and religious laws, and torched other holy writings. Jews have always been considered lower class and were classed as dirty. The Holocaust of World War two emphasizes the mistreatment and brutality towards Jews more graphically than any other historical event.The Nazis began the terror by passing a series of laws that massively discriminated against the Jewish race. Jews ... Jews were forced to live in the most rundown, dirtiest part of the city, the "ghettos". Joseph Soski described what happened as the Nazis invaded Krohow, Poland (Strahinich, 1996) " Daily, they posted all over town, new decrees and orders in Polish and German. In the beginning those were for the whole population without exception. People had to turn in all weapons , radios, cameras etc. "The ghettos were guarded extremely well. Nazis ... as these assaults on the Jews were called: (Strahinich,1996) One hundred at a time, people were selected and told that they were going to wash up. They were told to undress and were promised new clothes after the bath. But when they reached the trenches the guards fell upon them, beating and chasing them until they fell over each other and were immediately shot. The cries from the children ...
- 9176: A Look At Cheap Amusements 2
- ... challenged gender traditions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. What does Peiss have to say about women s roles at the turn of the century? Peiss argues initially that young women experimented with new cultural forms in terms of sexual expressiveness and social interaction with men, linking heterosocial culture to a sense of modern individuality and personal style. Creating this style was an assertion of self. Peiss quickly discounts ... working women had much more time for cheap amusements than did those who were married. Women s increased attendance at commercial dance halls also served to challenge the prevailing cultural norms. At the time, Old World tradition says that dance halls are part of a vast male subculture that fostered prostitution and gambling. The old dance halls employed decoy dancers who would often solicit their male dancing partners for sexual services ... halls, was that they were unsafe. Women of high repute would often not attend for fear that they may tarnish their public image. As attendance increased in such halls, fears for safety waned, and Old World views were broken. Peiss makes a short, but extremely important, point in mentioning the way charges were handled at dance halls. Women were charged less for nearly every service. For example, women may only ...
- 9177: The Client By John Grisham
- ... in the USA. Meanwhile, Mark escaped. He pretends to be in shock too, and they took him to the St. Peters hospital, where he knows the way. He called Reggie and together they went to New Orleans, to find out the body was there. But when they arrive at Romey's home, (the body is buried there) they remark that the men of Muldano are looking for the body too. They ... different ways at the ending, they mark up that they have formed a very close relation. The story takes place on different places. It starts in Memphis, where Mark lives. Later, the story plays in New Orleans, where the Mafia murdered a senator. Here the story finally ends. The story plays in very busy cities, where people are always rushing and not looking for each other. Mark seems to be alone in his world, he has to be very tough. The story has a very serious, realistic and maybe a little sad tone. It lets you think about the problem. As said in earlier, the story is chronologic, ...
- 9178: Marine Corps
- ... was in Philadelphia that the first Marines were grouped and trained for their inaugural mission. The three hundred Marines that had been recruited, were placed aboard eight transport ships, all destined for the beaches of New Providence (the Bahamas). Upon their landing on March 3rd, 1776, they fought up the beach, sweeping through a barrage of bullets, and took command of two small stone forts and a number of military storage ... famous of these bases would be the training camp in Quantico, Virginia. The latest equipment would be delivered here, and the newest training techniques implemented. It was from these camps that troops would depart to new conflicts, including World War II in Africa, and both Eastern (France) and Western Europe (Germany). These forces would also depart to the Pacific War. These two wars would be won in time and as before, the country ...
- 9179: The Martian Chronicles (isolat
- ... Earth shows the reader that humans feel isolated and lost on the strange little planet. In the novel the author uses the example of how the " men with hammers in their hands beat the strange world into a shape that was familiar to the eye, to bludgeon away all the strangeness " (p. 78). The people of Earth feel that they need to change the ancient planet of Mars, in order to ... The ignorant crew members tried to push away their feelings of insignificance but couldn't because they felt lost and confused. This feeling of isolation - which was caused by their inability to deal with this new advance in science - could not be overcome. The author uses the evil character, Sam Parkhill, to show the reader that humans will try to ignore how insignificant and isolated they really are, even by force ... show the reader that a human will try to ignore their feelings of isolation and insignificance which can be caused by science advancing so quickly that the human can't comprehend the extent of their new discoveries. It is inevitable that humans will eventually feel insignificant compared to far more intellectual and superior beings and isolated in contrast to such an immense universe. Humans must eventually accept their true worth ...
- 9180: Monetary Devaluation
- ... our coin is increased). MONETARY DEVALUATION EXPERIENCE IN DEVALUATIONS: While the devaluation in 1938 was associated with the petroleum expropriation, the one in 1948 was considered as part of the worlds adjust after the Second World War. Until July 1948, the exchange type was at $ 4.65 for dollar and from that date on the peso maintained itself floating until in July 1949 it fixed itself at a new price of $ 8.65 for dollar. This price was modified again in April 1954, where it settled at $ 12.50 for dollar without there ever being a point of previous fluctuation. Its adjustment was precipitated ... PROCESS IN MEXICO: MONETARY DEVALUATION When the government expends more than it receives as income (such as taxes and others) a deficit (lack of money) is produced in its register, the one that covers making new money without funds; this provokes more circulation of money. While more money is circulating than goods and services, prices rise provoking inflation. These prices sometimes go above the prices of imported goods and services; ...
Search results 9171 - 9180 of 22819 matching essays
|
