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- 4871: Review of Machiavelli's The Prince
- ... the subject of warfare. In chapter XIV, Machiavelli says, "a prince's main objective and profession must be warfare"(81). A lot of things can be settled without bloodshed and violence. In the modern world, war is an extremely scary thing, especially with all the nuclear and biochem technology. I believe a "prince's" main objective and profession is to take care of his people and govern his land with justice, honesty, and respect. He must always strive to become allies with other countries and befriend countries that are his enemies. War is not necessary in order to gain domain. If you are allies, then your people are welcome to other countries. And we should not emulate the great battle leaders of the past, we would then ...
- 4872: The Theme of Catch 22
- The Theme of Catch 22 The theme of Catch-22 goes beyond its surface message of the absurdity of war. Each of the characters present a certain value or lack of value to teach a lesson that goes deeper than war. These same values are taught in the book of Job. The characters in Catch-22 could benefit from absorbing the lessons taught in the book of Job. The characters in Catch-22 are personifications of ...
- 4873: Philosophy Of Quality
- ... in the quality system. The first and probably most well known of these philosophers is W. Edwards Deming. Deming first came into the public eye when he was credited with assisting the Japanese after World War II and helping to elevate the Japanese industry into the forefront of world industry. Deming stresses that the most important part of quality is the role of management. Deming also emphasizes on achieving long term ... M. Juran. In the late 1980 s Juran founded an institute to consult and train management in quality. In addition to Deming, Juran also visited Japan to assist their industry at the end of World War II. Juran s most famous theory of quality is his quality trilogy, which focuses on planning, control and improvement of the quality system. Although Deming, Crosby, and Juran have never collaborated on their work, many ...
- 4874: Compare and Contrast Daisy to Myrtle
- ... Daisy to Myrtle The Roaring Twenties was an era of glamour and change. This era was also known as the jazz age or era. During this time people were preoccupied with petty things. After World War I you see, everyone wanted to forget the war and just lead happy, worry free lives. The rich were especially guilty of this. They spent their entire time wasting money and throwing parties. Many of them also secretly spent a lot of their time ...
- 4875: Stereotypes In Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own
- ... upon a scene being played outside the window. A cat without a tail passes by causing the persona to “question the universe” and “think [herself] out of the room, back into the past, before the war indeed, and to set before [her] eyes the model of a different luncheon party held in rooms not very distant… but different.” After finishing this thought, the persona mentally returns to the ostentatious luncheon room ... guests… swimmingly… agreeably, freely, amusingly.” The persona uses this break in thought to announce a comparison between the luncheon she is attending at that moment and one that she attended in the past before the war – a luncheon, the reader can assume, was vastly different. Instead of the “partridges” and “potatoes” presently served, she received “prunes and custard.” The appearance of the tailless cat, a “truncated animal padding softly across the ...
- 4876: La Cosa Nostra
- ... crime in the United States. The new American Mafia came to power during the Prohibition by organizing the sale of outlawed alcohol, but after Prohibition was revoked, the Mafia needed a new “racket.” During the war, the Mafia got government issued ration stamps and sold them on the black market. These days the Mafia is involved in running prostitution, unions, construction, and gambling. New York, also called the “City that never ... the Five Families “go to the mattresses” over power, money, and drugs. While wars like this do happen, they aren’t very common and the last one took place over ten years ago. In this war there were not many casualties, but Families did lose territory. This organized crime group is controlled by a hierarchy. At the very top of it all is the Don, or Boss. Right below him is ...
- 4877: A Time To Kill [Movie Analysis
- ... foundation of the United States. While this may act as a testament to the strength and courage of the people of the south, the fact remains that the principles laid down by this tradition defy civil rights and respect for humanity. In this sense, the old ways of the South do not compliment the rapid changes that occur in society each day. At heart, this realization is the overall theme of ... of modern society in this respect. Finally, “A Time To Kill”, faces segregation head on, displaying its psychological effects on a society of the south, and its judicial system. Today, nearly 40 years after the civil rights movement made the first steps towards racial equality, segregation remains a part of humanity that we must all face. "A Time To Kill" speaks to all people, versed and unversed in the hatred of ...
- 4878: Arlo Guthrie
- ... Folk Festival. He performed the song "Alice's Restaurant", the song propelled him to instant fame. That song became the anthem of a generation (Official Oughtabiography). "Alice's Restaurant" protested the draft and the Vietnam War. The lyrics of this song probably make no sense whatsoever, but there is a very long story behind it. The original version of the song is over eighteen minutes long, when done with the original ... around the world. From 1994-1996 Arlo had recurring roles in several different network television programs. His many songs have defined a generation and led that generation through many hard times, such as the Vietnam War. Because of his distinct song-writing skills his career is still going after almost forty years, and it does not show signs of slowing down any time soon.
- 4879: The Horse and His Boy by C.S Lewis
- ... is a mystery about this adopted son of a Calormene fisherman.He is not what he seems, as he himself discovers through out the story. Bree- Full name-Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah.This great war horse is also unusual. He was kidnapped as a foal from the forests of Narnia and sold as a slave horse in Cloromene, a country across the Archenland and far to the south of Narnia ... walking came into the room and sit down and talk. It was the Tisrocand the prince who wanted to marry Queen Susan of Narnia, but she didn't want him. So he wanted to open war between the two. After they left the room Aravis ran as fast as she could to the tombs. The Kings of Narnia help Shatsa to escape and reach the tombs, there Shasta sees Bree and ...
- 4880: The Catcher in the Rye: Now and Then
- ... of husbands who work have also entered the work force. Today around 50 percent of mothers work, in the forties and fifties, few mothers worked, and the ones who did, did so to help the war effort (Holzman). Today, there is no war effort, but women are working for countless reasons. There is a greater need for money in families. To satisfy this need women have taken paying jobs. People have realized that two incomes in a family ...
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