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- 1901: The Scarlet Letter: The Symbol of the Scarlet Letter
- ... the Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne's scarlet token liberates her more than it punishes her. First of all, Hester's soul is freed by her admission of her crime; by enduring her earthly punishment, Hester is assured of a place in the heavens. Also, though her appearance is much hampered by the scarlet letter, her mind is freed by it, that an intellectual passion ... curse she believes it to be. The scarlet symbol of ignominy may have defiled Hester's public image, yet it has been a benefit rather than a bane to her soul, for by admitting her crime to the crowd, her soul is freed from two hells: first, the fiery pit where she would otherwise go after death, and second, the own personal hell Hester will create for herself if she had ...
- 1902: Advertising 2
- ... For example, if people are watching a soccer game then the commercials in between will most likely have to do with soccer. In magazines the advertisements are related to the theme of the magazine, in computer magazines there will be advertisements on computer hardware and software, and in beauty magazines there will be advertisements on make-up and beauty supplies. In other words, as Judith Williamson mentions, "Advertisements are selling us something else T. Nguyen 2 besides consumer ...
- 1903: The Adventures Of Sherlock Hol
- ... Doyle, p. 7). Holmes is disdainful of society in general, though he usually respects its rules and understands it, if only as an observer. This makes it even more interesting that he seeks to fight crime, and thus protect the society he has little use for. Though he does not always show it, he is loyal to Watson, and finds his assistance as an observer and a person to bounce ideas ... explanation of its elements, then describes how Holmes goes about solving it. Usually they end with Holmes explaining each step in his methods to Watson. Though they are mysteries, not all the stories involve a crime. Many of the cases are about unusual events or people, such as the second one in the book, The Red-Headed League , about a man who gets tricked by a plot to distract him while ...
- 1904: Permeability of Hydrophilic
- ... The radioactivity of the samples was determined using a standard liquid scintillation technique. The apparent permeability coefficient was calculated as described before (Artursson 1990), using a Microsoft Excel 4.0 software package (Macintosh Power PC computer and Microsoft Office software) and templates modified by K. Palm. Electrophysiological measurements Transepithelial electrical resistance, short circuit current and potential difference were measured by an in-house computer-based automatic system using a single unit Transwell diffusion chamber (Gråsjö & Karlsson, unpublished results). Development of electrical parameters in 2/4/A1 cells was studied over time (days 1-10). The data was processed using ...
- 1905: Business A Ethical View
- ... failed. Even employees, or sub-contractors, that were directly involved with the production were not aware of the incompetence on the part of the testing department. For example, the electrical engineer that designed the defective computer chip could act in good faith that it would be tested to ensure that it did indeed meet the required government endurance tests. Also, for the employees that handled the part after the testing process ... Reder, Alan. 1944. In Pursuit of Principle and Profit. New York: G.P. Putnams Sons Publishing Sawyer, George. 1979. Business and Society: Managing Corporate Social Impact. Boston Houghton Mifflin Publishing Schuyten, Peter. To Clone A Computer. New York Times February 4, 1979. Pg. 1 Velazquez, Manuel. 1992. Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases. New Jersey Prentice Hall Publishing
- 1906: Why I Love America
- Through all of the racism, wars, and even crime, still love the country that we call the home of the free and the land of the brave. America, when compared to Third World countries that are suffering from poverty and serious crime and wars that kill over half of a country population then it seems that America is as close to being one of the best place to live on earth as any country can possibly get ...
- 1907: Is Psychology a Science?
- ... cognitive perspective believes that behavior is a result of information processing, storage in the brain, transformation and the retrieval of information. The methods of data collection used are again experimentation but with much use of computer modeling. The evolutionary perspective believes that psychological processes echo the evolutionary processes of natural selection. Its method of data collection includes the deduction of explanations for behavior, and comparisons between species and cultures. It also involves a limited amount of experimentation. Of these four perspectives all lend common similarities to the traditional sciences. All have elements of controlled experimentation, as does physics or chemistry. Cognitive perspectives use computer modeling, as does mathematics. There are similarities, but there are also differences to any other sciences, such as the study of dreams and fantasies. The methods of experimentation and research in psychology is completed on ...
- 1908: Gangs: A Violent Reality
- ... members tries to be the most manly. This often leads to all members participating in"one-up-manship". Quite often this will then lead to each member trying to commit a bigger and more violent crime or simply more crimes than the others. With all members participating in this sort of activity it makes for a never ending unorganized violence spree (A sort of Clockwork Orange mentality). In gangs with more intelligent members these feelings end up making each member want to be the star when the groups commit a crime. This makes the gang much more organized and improves the morale of members which in turn makes them more dangerous and very hard for the police to deal with and catch (There is nothing harder ...
- 1909: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... readers see the events that occur through her eyes. The novel centers on the trial of Tom Robinson. To the people of Maycomb County, Tom Robinson is just a sorry nigger, who committed an unthinkable crime. Tom represents the black race in American society. He is a victim of racism, which was the major controversy in our culture during that time. Like Boo Radley, Tom Robinson is characterized by what the ... black men are animals. Also his use of the word boy and big buck in reference to Tom, continues this non-human representation. Even though there is proof that shows he did not commit the crime, Tom is a black man who will be denied justice. Atticus reinforces this when he tells Jem, in our courts, when it s a white man s word against a black man s, the white ...
- 1910: Boston Massacre
- ... of the five men were blamed on them two how come they weren t just arrested and how come the others were shot. Adams told the jury that the illegal assembly was guilty of every crime a mob might commit (Mahim 1). I don t think the mob crimes of throwing snowballs and other stuff deserve the death penalty. The five men were shot and murdered by the soldiers. I feel ... have been guilty . The victims were unarmed and brutally murdered. I soldier enraged the citizens and were guilty of many other crimes. The order to fire give from Preston proves he s guilty of the crime of manslaughter. My conclusion is that the soldiers and/or Preston are guilty. Half a pale of blood had been spilled into he snow (Mahin 2).
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