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- 3141: Tv Shows Influence On Society
- ... the planet. The Cosby Show, in my opinion, had the biggest influence in society than any other show. The final show that had an impact on society was Mash. Mash made the influence by showing war in a funny way. You saw the sad parts of war, but they also had a lot of laughs. People really saw the sad points of war but not in a way that you would get depressed. People really saw the pain the soldiers went through during war. That is the influence Mash had on society. These shows, in my opinion ...
- 3142: Bloody Merdian
- ... Kid dances to the beat of the Judge’s “fiddle.” What does the dance mean to the judge though? Its seems as though the “dance” represents life and life is only good for one thing, war. If one does not “offer up himself to the blood of war (pp.331),” then that man cannot dance and thus cannot live. Is this why the Kid must die in the end of the book? Because he had chosen to stray away from the fate the ... calls for the largeness of heart (pp. 330),” one that deviates from the Judges own “empty, barren, [and] hard [heart, whose] very nature is stone (pp.330).” This path is one, which does not include war. In the judges eyes the Kid has become a “false dancer (pp.331).” The Kid after all the years of false bloodshed that made up his youth, no longer “recognize [s] the sanctity of ...
- 3143: “Homeless Veterans: Perspectives on Social Services Use”
- ... believe that Veterans are a part of there own culture. The men who went to Vietnam seem to have somewhat of a connection; because of what they all have seen and went through in that war. I know people who went to Vietnam and people who have fought in other wars; the Vietnam veterans are not as willing to talk about experiences as are the others. I’m not saying that Vietnam is any worse than any other war, because any war is an ugly thing. As I have read in this article and from my own life experiences Vietnam veterans have had many more psychological side effects from participating in Vietnam. Many Vietnam veterans suffer ...
- 3144: The French Revolution
- ... the constitutional monarchy, while the radicals distrusted the king and wanted a republic. These were the causes of the French Revolution. Many peoples' lives were changed during this time. Peoples' ideas also changed. After the war between France and Austria and Prussia, prices increased dramatically, and food shortages occurred. When Louis XVI and his wife fled to the Legislative Assembly, they were imprisoned. They called for a national convention to write ... would spread. By 1793, the French armies occupied the Austrian Netherlands and were about to invade Prussia. But, in 1793, Great Britain, the Dutch Netherlands, and Spain went along with Prussia and Austria in a war against France. With these five powerful nations fighting against France, the French were outnumbered and outmatched. This one war was very hard for France. This war caused many deaths at home due to starvation. At this point in the Revolution, some people thought that the Revolution had gone too far and should be ...
- 3145: In The Lake Of The Woods
- ... actions as the book progresses. In Vietnam, John takes the anonymous role of Sorcerer-someone who is respected, powerful and fearless. Hence, John Wayne distances himself from relationships and from the harsh realities of the war. It is here that the images of the mirrors, brought into existence from childhood, come into their own; the horrors of the war can be temporarily held at bay. Subsequently, in periods of chaos and violence, Wade's need for outer order and secrecy increases. This source of mental refuge gives Wade a distinct advantage over the other ... in his element. It was a place with secret trap doors and tunnels and underground chambers…a place where the air itself was both reality and illusion, where anything might instantly become anything else…the war itself was a mystery, secrets were everywhere. (p72-73) John's need to control reality results in his complete retreat from it. He develops an external imagery and history, a mask shown to the ...
- 3146: The Illiad
- ... of Achilles in his interaction with the grieving father of Hector, whom Achilles himself slew, the Iliad can be seen to chronicle the maturation of the Greek hero during the terrible battles of the Trojan War. Achilles is a hero in the epic sense, complete with flaws and bad qualities that round out the character, but with passions and convictions that any reader can relate to. Throughout the course of the ... goddess Thetis, ask Zeus to punish the Achaeans on behalf of her and Achilles. Zeus reluctantly agrees to this, and Achilles success in having the whole of his people subjected to a brutal and costly war to get his ‘revenge' on Agamemnon. As the Trojan War presses foreword, taking countless lives of both Trojan and Achaean alike, Achilles stands by and watches, unwilling to participate in the battle even when an apology from Agamemnon and pleading from his comrades is ...
- 3147: The Importance of Gender Conflicts Literature to Society Past and Present
- ... itself. At one time in American society, women were not permitted to own property, were discouraged from seeking higher education and were relegated to home and hearth. Men were hunter and women were gatherers. World War II and the subsequent Industrial Revolution put women into the American workforce, not only in large numbers, but also for the first time in American history, in jobs that were traditionally male dominated positions. The war effort actively recruited the women due to lack of males available for these factory positions in large part because most of the healthy males were engaged in active military service. It was during this time that many women discovered that they could be financially independent of their male family members and because disgruntled when the war effort ended; thus our male dominated society sought once again to sentence them to the limited existence they lived before the war. Gender conflict is not limited to females in our society. Men who ...
- 3148: How Advertising Affects What You Buy
- ... car; how people reacted to the early advertising. Why the original idea was changed and how that effected the desire for one of these cars. 6. What advertising did to get rid of left over war goods. How the people reacted to the stars when they were confronted by the idea of using what they do. How the company went about changing their product, and how it changed. What inventions made ... get the first one running. The advertising used to try to sell stock in his company was original. They did it with the future in mind, and targeted men and women coming home from the war that were interested in a new car. One of the slogans used for the car was "The car of tomorrow today." The problem with his trying to sell stock was that he lost the company ... get the Tucker out of business. Problems came up, the car worked great, but there were financial and legal troubles, and only fifty cars were ever made. (Tucker: The Man And His Dream.) During World War II Kimberly-Clark invented cellucotton, which was used as an air filter in GI gas masks and as surgical bandage. When the war ended, they had a warehouse full of these cellucotton sheets. So ...
- 3149: Book Report For The Odyssey
- ... epic poem written in a series of 24 books. It is one of two epics written over 2500 years ago by the Western European poet, Homer. This epic joins Odysseus 10 years after the Trojan War. The story follows him as he attempts to return to his home in Ithaca where he reigns as King. I am wiser after having read this book because this story taught me about some of the social practices of the Greeks. It taught me that men were dominant and women played a submissive role in their society. The themes in the story interest men: war, hunting, and problems of warriors while the things that interest women are left out completely or are dealt with briefly. In the Greek society, women were valued but participated in worldly affairs only with open ... of the reader to come up with the details like the color and size of the creatures and what the surroundings look like. Odysseus was away at Troy for 10 years fighting a long, difficult war. Unfortunately for Odysseus the war was just the beginning of his adventure. His journey home turned out to be filled with mishaps. First, his ship was separated from the rest of the other ships ...
- 3150: Legality Of Abortion
- ... attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. Abortion is a subject which easily fits into the themes of CORE 1. Abortion pertains to many issues which are involved in CORE 1. CORE 1 analyzes civil rights as well as equal treatment for women in America. Abortion challenges the civil rights of the mother and the fetus which she bears. To deny abortion is denying the mother certain civil rights, but if the fetus is considered a person, then the rights of the fetus are being denied by allowing abortion to be legal. Abortion has been an element of human life for centuries. ...
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