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- 1671: Big Brother, Little Sister Computer Monitoring
- Computer Monitoring, Forging Tools for the Future Computer Monitoring is most often intended to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace, but with good intentions comes the opportunity for abuse by employers and employees alike. An example of both can be found in an article taken from The Futurist. Kristen Bell De Tienne's composition " Big Brother or Friendly Giant: Computer Monitoring in the 21st ... responsibility by employers and employees alike. Micheal J. Smith, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison explains that knowledge can be used as a weapon or as a tool (DeTienne 462). For instance monitoring abuse can be found in the in the situation of airline agents. The agents discovered that by keeping customers on hold while finishing their work they could gain an extra 5-minute break (De Tienne 462 ... monitoring will guarantee better motivation. Employers therefore receive the benefits of better business (DeTienne 465). Although, most employers will use monitoring in a positive way, legislation may be needed to protect employees from those who abuse the monitoring system. The protection of employees should be the most important issue now and in the future. Legislation has the potential to help employees with issues of better treatment and the right to ...
- 1672: Casinos
- ... seven bankruptcies. But personal debt is by far not the only problem for compulsive gamblers. In the same two years the bankruptcy increased in South Dakota, the number of divorces increased nearly 6 percent. Also, child abuse and neglect are high among the crimes that compulsive gamblers commit. A study of the impact of casino gambling on Atlantic City and surrounding areas found that not only did crime spill over to surrounding ...
- 1673: Ludwig Van Beethoven The Incessant Sound Of A Fallen Tree
- ... more probably served as the conduit for molding of the youth. Johaan Beethoven, Ludwig’s drunkard father, had become aware that his son possessed musical talent. Though apparently not particularly moved to enrich the young child’s life, Johaan saw Ludwig as a potential Mozart style child prodigy of which could be capitalized on for financial gain. It is ironic that the same greed over Mozart’s success inspired the creation of one genius, Ludwig Beethoven, yet aided in the demise of ... drunken Johaan to pull young Ludwig from his bed in the middle of the night and then force hours of practice on the violin with abusive beatings being the corrective measure for mistakes the exhausted child might make (Cross 46). Johaan felt that if Mozart could be so successful at such a young age, then so could Ludwig. Consequently, it was precisely this same envy over Mozart’s ability that ...
- 1674: Les Mis
- ... for it. When he wasn't doing that he was trying to make everyone else's life better and more loveable. A bond that can never be broken is that of a parent and their child. Fantine held so much love for Cosette that she was willing to let her go in order to give her a better life, even if just for a short time. Still, like many misfortunes that ... these assumptions solely on what he saw on the outside, not what was on the inside. To give Jean's feelings at least a little support, what parent doesn't want the best for their child, and what parent ever thinks that their child's mate is the best that they could have done. Still, Jean learned that given time the best in people will always out weigh the worst. Jean later discovered that Marius was the kind ...
- 1675: Lawrence Of Arabia (Movie)
- ... Ali: These are not servants they are worshipers The idea of Lawrence as a god is brought up again with Daud and Farash begging and kissing Lawrence's feet. Bolt has made Lawrence detest physical abuse and have compassion for outcasts. Lawrence stops Ali from hitting the boys. The reason that Lawrence chooses the boys as servants becomes clear later in the film. Talking with Ali the audience finds out that ... camera zooms out and Lawrence blends in with everyone. Lawrence reflects by gazing into his knife when he is alone and enjoys what he sees so much that he smiles and laughs cheerfully as a child at Christmas. Lawrence plays with his robe and practices bowing. David Lean has finally shown the audience the other side to Lawrence, previously he has been a man deep in thought and a stale face ...
- 1676: How To Make A Movie
- Making A Movie Imagine a young child, eye level with a floor full of miniature toys, concentrating intently on building a make-believe world. To the child, the toys are not miniature figures made of plastic or wood. They are real characters with real adventures. The child frames the action, crafting scenes that unfold in a world of imagination. Looking through the lens of a camera as actors bring to life a writer's story, the filmmaker is also peering into ...
- 1677: Hollywood Vs. The World
- ... in the movie The Official Story. This film portrays actual events through a fictional story. The film is extremely shocking and causes the audience to contemplate the horror of the events. Unaware of where her child came from the mother has grown to love the child, but is horrified to find out what she has done and where her child has come from. The audience is tossed into the middle of an emotional struggle. This film is also unlike Hollywood films in that it is a current political film. Hollywood tends to avoid political ...
- 1678: Farai Chideya
- ... 2000." As a freelance journalist, she has written extensively about music, books and trends for The Villiage Voice and Spin, among others. On a more serious side, she has profiled white supremacists for Mademoiselle, examined child sexual abuse allegations for the Los Angeles Times and written on Affirmative Action for the New York Times. Chideya has also won many awards, including a National Education Reporting Award (for a Newsweek story in the cover ...
- 1679: Classification Music
- ... the person is against drinking smoking and drugs. That's why parents aprrove that that kind of music. It's happy music that does not alarm them. Then there the music that parents wish their child did not listen to, like punk. Punk is a loud and heavy music that they wish their child didn't listen to because they think it's a bad influence on their young mind. When really most of the shows and get togethers are like that of Ska but with more attitude. Most ... music that gets kids hyped up and excited, sometimes angry. And parents are truly scared of this music. Scared of the lyrics and the screaming, and mostly of the effect it will have on the child. True, the shows are filled with energy and sometimes hate, but when it comes down to it, the person listening to it may not be. It's a show where some people can go ...
- 1680: Einstein
- ... genius, Einstein, never settled down in one country nor admired Hitler as most of German people. Although he was a simple and optimistic character his life doesn’t reflect a normal stable attitude. As a child, Albert’s parents feared that he might be retarded child since he wasn’t able to talk before he was three-year old; he also continued to have trouble in speaking fluently for several years. In elementary school his performance was so bad that his ... to carry out his research in solitude. At the mean time, he gave a lot of his time and energy to the public enduring harsh criticism. Moreover, while he was thought to be a retarded child, he turned out to be a genius who changed a lot in the world’s science. He is also a self made man who taught himself and was able to see things that a ...
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