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- 9181: The Jungle 3
- ... a predominantly immigrant community in Chicago. He promises to work harder; he wants to achieve the American dream. After pooling the family¹s resources, Jurgis is able to leave a dilapidated lodge-house for a ³new² modest home (which had hidden costs) where his family would reside. When Dede Antanas, Jurgis¹ father, loses his job and is forced to kickback a third of his paltry salary in order to get a new job working in a dark, damp, ³pickle room², Jurgis begins to lose faith in America. Jurgis witnesses the darkside of American society, and the resultant lassitude in the workforce. Jurgis observes the butchery of pregnant ... frighten the country by a picture of what its industrial masters were doing to their victims; entirely by chance I stumbled on another discovery - what they were doing to the meat supply of the civilized world. In other words, I aimed at the public¹s heart, and by accident, I hit it in the stomach.² This novel by Upton Sinclair is worth reading because it presents the history of turn- ...
- 9182: What Does It Mean To Be Americ
- ... music, as well as the people that come from this great nation. The beliefs of this great nation speak every language. These beliefs stretch from the furthest reaches of Africa to the city life of New York. These beliefs are pride, freedom, and equality. American means to be proud. It means to stand up for what you believe in and to fight for it wholeheartedly. American also means to have freedom ... help from first hand accounts of slaves such as Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano, we would have never emerged from this dark era in American history. American music is the envy of nations around the world. From Led Zeppelin to Snoop Doggy Dog, American music continues to diversify and grow. American bands develop large masses of followers in nations of all different ethnic backgrounds. From Asia to Germany, American music continues to influence the music styles of the rest of the world. Proud American men and women joined the armed forces to serve the country that they love and protect. These people show what it means to be American. Just as the colonists fought the British ...
- 9183: Being a Mortician
- ... one, a high school graduate with some undergraduate college work, as well as at least one year of professional training in mortuary science, and completion of an apprenticeship. "Upon completing a state board licensing exam, new funeral directors are qualified to join the staff of a funeral home. In many states successful completion of a national examination given by the National Conference of Examining boards will qualify you for licensure"(IRN ... them. A lot of the time the mourners will vent their pent up anger on the funeral director and will blame you for their problems. Some of time you'll need to deal with religions new to you and that seem strange, but you'll have to be understanding and willing to let the mourners carry out their forms of burial and mourning. In other words, can you handle a career ... ground. When the mourners leaves, the funeral director ordinarily supervises the lowering of the casket into the grave or burial vault"(IRN 6). Earth burial is the most common means of final disposition in the world today(Lamers 96). The outlook for funeral directors in the future is a good one. The greatest need will be in suburban funeral homes, whose business is increasing because of the growing shift of ...
- 9184: Death Penalty and The Eighth Amendment
- Death Penalty and The Eighth Amendment The expression “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” has taken on a whole new meaning. Lately, murderers have been getting a punishment equal to their crime, death. In 1967, executions in the United States were temporarily suspended to give the federal appellate courts time to decide whether or not ... dropped in sulfuric acid, which forms a lethal gas. The prisoner remains conscious for a few minutes while struggling to breath. These gas chambers are similar to the ones used by the Nazi's in World War II concentration camps. Fifty years ago, America was quick to condemn the Germans for persecuting Jew's, but, today, in 1996 Americans execute their own people the exact same way. Lethal injection is the ... drugs caused Stephen McCoy to choke and heave for several minutes before he died. Hanging used to be the most common way to execute a person, but now it is only used in Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Washington. Hanging is not a very useful way of execution, because if the drop is too short the person being executed dies through gradual strangulation and if the rope is too long ...
- 9185: Evironmental Law: Enforcement Measures and Effectiveness
- ... water." (Morrison, 1991, p. 33) The Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights provides for increased public participation rights and creates the Environmental Bill of Rights Commissioner. Moreover the EBR was established in 1993. "It represents a new era in environmental decision making...one characterized by enhanced public participation, citizen empowerment, and greater accountability of decision makers." (Muldon, 1995, p.15) The new rights and responsibilities in the legislation require politicians, policy makers, lawyers, activists, and citizens to rethink and modify their usual ways of looking at environmental problems. It is hoped that the EBR will promote positive ... effective, but the punishments must be drastically change. Through case examples it can be seen that there are many repeat offenders and fines for these offenders that don't fit the crimes. Canada and the world must send a direct message to these polluters by raising fines and making examples of these law breakers. Media must get involved to spread awareness of our problem. With all these things together, then ...
- 9186: Gun Control
- ... be called the 'acid test' of liberalism. All true liberals must favor stricter gun controls. After all, doesn't the United States have the most heavily armed population on the earth? Are we not the world's most violent people? Surely these facts must be at least casually connected. Therefore the apparently desperate need to "do something" about the vast quantity of firearms and firearms abuse is obvious. Guns are employed ... guns are completely illegal, criminals simply manufacture or smuggle weapons. The entire Soviet Army was unable to successfully impose gun control on the small country of Afghanistan. In the U.S. today, criminals routinely import new machine guns that law-abiding citizens are banned from possessing. What would happen in a nation with guns in every house? There is such a nation; Switzerland. The Swiss have not had to fight a foreign war for hundreds of years (the last fighting in Switzerland was a one-month insurrection in 1847). and their crime rate is among the lowest in the world. The U.S. can only envy their record. To carry a firearm in California requires a permit commonly called a CCW (Carry Concealed Weapons). CCWs are issued at the discretion of the chief of ...
- 9187: The House On Mango Street
- ... is; her views on life, how she views herself, as well as how her poverty affects her view of life, her view of her future, and how her poverty currently affects her place in the world. The vignettes show different aspects of Esperanza's identity as it evolves and changes progressively throughout The House On Mango Street. Esperanza's identity, as divulged in the vignettes, is multifaceted. Her shyness is evident ... do not belong here but are here..." provide evidence. In 'Four Skinny Trees' Esperanza describes the four trees outside her house as how she sees herself; how she has not found her place in the world. Esperanza, like the trees, is trapped. While Esperanza is trapped on Mango Street, the trees are trapped in concrete. The quotation from "Four Skinny Trees" illustrates an optimism despite the limitations. "Four who grew despite concrete. Four who reach and do not forget to reach." The desire to leave Mango Street is the desire to lay new roots. There is an optimism which is inconsistent with Esperanza's negative self image. Esperanza's poverty acts as a physical obstacle from leaving Mango Street, but it does not prevent her from creating ...
- 9188: Environmental And Genetic Affects And Schizophrenia
- ... were not exclusive to schizophrenia. Because of this, the study of schizophrenia was a rare occurrence and was called "the graveyard of neuropathologists" (Benes, 1996). However, today, post mortem studies of the brain have gained new respectability due to the contributions made to the understanding of Alzheimer's and Huntingdon's diseases. Also, with more sophisticated tools of examining the brain, in vivo, the need for post mortem examinations has declined ... the triggering, at least, of schizophrenia is supported by a study Susser et al. (1996). In an investigation into the high incidence of schizophrenia in those born in the Netherlands at a particular point during World War Two, Susser et al. (1996) found that exposure to famine was correlated to risk of schizophrenia. At the end of World War Two a Nazi blockade caused a famine in the Netherlands. Susser et al. (1996) found that the risk of developing schizophrenia increased for people born between 10/15/45 and 12/31/45.
- 9189: Crime and the Death Penalty
- ... committed their crime. They committed the crime even though they had seen an execution before and that didn't scare them. Since the death penalty has no effect on the deteration of crime, what does? New York lowered crime rates by putting more police officers on the street, not by longer jail terms or death penalty. This was effective because if one thinks about it, if one was to rob a ... Information Center", 1997 http://www.esential.org/dpic/dpic.html (8 Feb. 1998) Nardo, Don Death Penalty San Diego: Lucent Books Inc, 1992 Wekesser, Carol The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1991 World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998 Mahwah, NJ: world Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997
- 9190: Legalization of Drugs
- ... Anti©drug supporters argue that corollations cannot be made between the United States and other countries; however, the way in which people conduct themselves and how society responds to this is very similar around the world. Heightened awareness of the destructiveness of drugs, and in self- pride programs for society's "have nots." The United States has cut back drastically on its alcohol and tobacco consumption are dangerous. The same thing ... combined.(Wink, p.2) They have a lower cost than throwing people in prison. It costs $52,000 a year to detain someone at Riker's Island. However, a years stay at Phoenix House in New York, for example, costs $15,000.(Yoffe, p.1) If it is not already obvious, the way in which the government goes about it's drug war is inoperative. Money that is spent is a ... It would free up real money for prevention and treatment programs that currently enjoy more lip service than funding. And it would encourage people with problems to seek help rather than take them underground. Any new approach to drugs must begin by replacing hype and demagoguery with information and analysis. It must discriminate between the uses and misuses of drugs. It must also account for paternalistic moralizing for hypocritical double ...
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