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- 1451: Macbeth Motif Of Blood
- ... hands illustrates the guilt he must carry after plotting against King Duncan and yearning for his crown. Shakespeare used the image of blood to portray the central idea of Macbeth, King Duncan s murder. The crime is foreshadowed in the second scene of the first act. The king shouts, What bloody man is that? (I,ii,1) He is referring to a soldier coming in from battle. The soldier then explains ... I,ii,17-18) This line connects Macbeth with killing, and hints at the future. The evil deed of murdering the king becomes too much of a burden on the Macbeths. The blood represents their crime, and they can not escape the sin of their actions. Macbeth realizes that in time he would get what he deserves. Since he can not ride himself of his guilt by washing the blood away ... in Macbeth plays a significant role. It symbolizes the efforts the Macbeths go through to hide their horrid accomplishments. They imagine the blood never leaves their hands, and the truth never leaves their minds. The crime of murder carried a guilt that neither one could discharge.
- 1452: Witness
- Witness In the 1985 film witness director peter weir explores the sharp cultural conflicts between the old Amish society of western Pennsylvania and the modern American world of crime and violence. The main character, Philadelphia police detective John Book (played by Harrison Ford), is forced into hiding by a group of corrupt fellow officers looking for a little Amish boy (played by Lukas Haas ... and observant, but he plays a key role in going to the rescue after the three corrupt cops come to the farm to kill Book and the boy and eliminate the only witness to their crime. But it is really John Book who is the hero of the story. He escapes and then battles his would-be killers in an unlikely manner, and only leaves Rachel and her family after they ... and incorporates interactive elements which support the main theme and plot of the story. The boy Samuel is wide-eyed and innocent, but his keen sight and good memory provide the key to solving the crime. Book s world is the opposite of innocent, but we soon learn that he is incorruptible, hardworking and clean in his morals. His handgun becomes a major symbol of violence and a force that ...
- 1453: Video Games And Children
- ... games has many positive effects on children. Video games can be used for therapeutic purposes such as assisting student with learning disabilities. Students with learning disabilities are able to learn effectively when pursuing highly motivating computer game learning tasks (Funk, 1993). Through electronic games, children can control levels of difficulty; game rules and tools for problem solving, allowing them to construct cognitive skills. Video game playing also contributes to improved hand ... increased metabolic and heart rate, seizures, and tendinitis. Video games have negative effects, but they valuable learning tools for children. TIPS FOR DEALING WITH VIDEO GAME VIOLENCE · Parents should establish guidelines for selecting video and computer games, such as developmental level and game content. · Limit the children's playtime on video games to no more than two hours a day. · Keep the computer or video game machine in a family room where you can monitor what is being played and for how long. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Clark, C.S. (1993). TV Violence. CQ Researcher 3(12, March 26): ...
- 1454: Uniform Commercial Code 2b The
- A new law will probably be introduced into state legislatures which will govern all contracts for the development, sale, licensing, and support of computer software. This law, which has been in development for about ten years, will be an amendment to the Uniform Commercial Code. The amendment is called Article 2B (Law of Licensing) and is loosely based on ... the software, you re releasing the vendor from all warranties. Basically, the software has been sold as is and you ve given up your legal recourse if it doesn t perform as claimed, damages your computer, or has bugs that lead to errors. Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act customers are entitled to see the warranty of any goods sold for $15 or more. It is not unreasonable to assume ... of consumers on many issues. Software companies can avoid paying any damages beyond a refund, even for defects that they knew about when they released the software. This includes damages done to the customer s computer, charges for technical assistance which sometimes exceed the cost of the software itself and time to re-enter data that was destroyed. All the financial benefit goes to the company, and all risks that ...
- 1455: The Theme Of Genocide In Night
- Genocide in Night Genocide: the deliberate and systematic extermination of an ethnic or national group. The crime against humanity, that is genocide, has plagued the world for thousands of years. Although there have been many genocides since the beginning of time, the word "genocide" was first used in 1944. Polish Jewish scholar ... Yugoslavia was committing genocide to the Ethnic Albanians of Kosovo. The Serbs called it an "ethnic cleansing". Where will the next genocide occur? The holocaust was so terrifying, so horrible, and so destructive, that the crime that Hitler and the Nazis committed deserved a new name. The word genocide was created because word that previously described it, "mass-murder", did not adequately describe what happened to the Jews because it failed to account for the crime, which arose solely from racial, national or religious considerations and had nothing to do with the conduct of war. The holocaust is the most noteworthy act of genocide because it was committed to a ...
- 1456: The Road Ahead By Bill Gates
- ... one wire running into and out of it that will carry television, phone, or news information that will be sent to the appropriate device. In his book Gates attempts to tell the history of the computer industry, but instead he tells about the development of Microsoft and his achievements while debasing his competitors. He recounts the history with a degree of arrogance and criticizes IBM for the mistakes it made, for ... system, like the one used for movies, could be implemented and parents could then restrict what rated sites their children visit through their web browser. Bill Gates refrains from using technical vernacular and explains all computer terminology as he discusses it, making it clear and easy for normal people to understand him. He is convinced that this new technology will enhance leisure time and enrich our culture by expanding the distribution of information. This, however, oversimplifies most issues and results in a dull, repetitive book for most experienced computer users. He succeeds in explaining his vision of the future and why he has chosen to switch Microsoft s focus to the Internet. Bill Gates optimistically looks ahead at the emerging tools of technology ...
- 1457: The Paparazzi And The Legislat
- ... recording. In a case where the harassment would cause a person to fear injury, a cause of action would be created. If the harassment results in serious bodily injury, or death, it would constitute a crime (Quill, 29). The argument here is that we already have laws protecting against anyone who becomes hurt by the violent actions of another person. People opposed to the new laws that are trying to become ... opponents, the Anti-Paparazzi bill, SB 262, was passed in California 48-13. This bill would define invasion of privacy as trespassing with the intent to capture audio or video images of a celebrity or crime victim engaging in a personal or family activity. It will allow the celebrity or crime victim to recover damages from the paparazzi and people who employ them (Victorville). According to Andrea Brown, a spokesperson for former governor Pete Wilson, "The governor thought it was important because of safety issues ...
- 1458: The Land Ethic
- ... In only one hundred years the television has very rapidly grown into the main source of media for almost the entire globe. The technology used to create the television also made it possible for the computer to be invented. Even though the computer is superceding the television because it is interactive, it would have never bin invented if the television wasn't. If the television has led the way for the computer and was the first invention to have visual movement with sound was almost like being at the event. All media is held up to be compared to the television. The television certainly has held ...
- 1459: The Internet Revolution
- ... as the web, are doing just that ( The Real 53). Excite.com has introduced an electronic wallet just in time for the holidays. The wallet stores money and scrambled credit card information on a personal computer in a way that is only accessible to the owner (Swisher R-22). A perfect solution to the over crowded shopping malls this season is to shop online. Sites will be quicker, as in terms ... to provide effective and efficient communications between heterogeneous host computers so that hardware, software, and data resources could be shared conveniently and economically by a wide community of users. Appendix Graph 1 Source: Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering Sources Cited Can On-line Banking Replace Conventional Banking? Computer World. 1 Jan. 1998: 32- 4. Coleman, Calmetta. Sears to Begin On-line Sales of Appliances. Wall Street Journal. 13 May 1999: A 4. Cropper, Carol Marie. On-line Trading Changes Landscapes for Old ...
- 1460: The Emergence Of On-line Tradi
- ... the lower prices, the quantity demanded of stock trading increased, as investors became more active traders. As more consumers started investing, more efficient ways were developed. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the personal computer industry opened consumers to a whole new world. As a result of advancements within the computer industry, consumers have become much more proficient and comfortable with their use of this new technology. The use of this technology to facilitate financial transactions is growing at an accelerating pace. Some firms have taken ... has become essential to a firm's survival. In reference to the types of investors, different types of brokerages are allocating their advertisements in their respective places. On-line brokerages focus much advertising on the computer savvy. On nearly all of the news based web sites, research sites, and banking sites, there will be at least one on-line brokerage advertisement. These advertisements are intended to draw in new customers ...
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