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- 2161: A Doll's House: Nora Perceived by Other Characters
- ... threats that he will tell Torvald about the forgery. "Nora condemns Krogstad's behavior as shameful, brutal, and nasty. He retaliates by making her look in the mirror. He manipulates her into thinking that her crime was just as bad as his" (Durbach 79). A disagreeing Nora naively tells him that the law will see that her crime was different because it was out of love whereas his was out of greed. "Nora would rather die then tarnish Torvald's honor. She would rather die then put him to the test" and that ...
- 2162: Interpretation of Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
- ... subordinateness. Nora does not at first realize that the rules outside the household apply to her. This is evident in Nora's meeting with Krogstad regarding her borrowed money. In her opinion it was no crime for a woman to do everything possible to save her husband's life. She also believes that her act will be overlooked because of her desperate situation. She fails to see that the law does ... and realizes her subordinate position. Although she is progressively understanding this position, she still clings to the hope that her husband will come to her protection and defend her from the outside world once her crime is out in the open. After she reveals the "dastardly deed" to her husband, he becomes understandably agitated; in his frustration he shares the outside world with her, the ignorance of the serious business world ...
- 2163: INTERNET ADDICTION
- ... be answered now are, if there is such a thing as Internet addiction, what are the effects of this addiction and why are people falling into this trap? According to Dr. Maressa Orzack of the Computer Addiction Services at Harvard University’s McClean Hospital in Boston, “The single greatest factor in becoming an addict is boredom.” “They’re lonely, and the Internet, with its chat rooms and endless information, fills a ... It becomes impossible to cut back on your Internet time. -- Losing track of time once on-line. -- You check your email compulsively. (5) -- You develop cravings and withdrawal symptoms when you are away from the computer. -- You skip meals, classes or appointments to get on the Internet. -- You would rather talk to people on-line than face-to-face. -- You sleep less than five hours a night so you can spend ...
- 2164: The Pros & Cons of the Death Penalty
- The Pros & Cons of the Death Penalty Due to the rapid increase in crime the past ten years and prison overcrowding, more attention has been drawn to the opinion that something has to be done to the United States Criminal System. We need to reevaluate the way we treat ... going into holding killers, rapists and psychos. It cost more to hold one inmate one years than to put him through Harvard Law School. These people knew what they were doing when they did the crime, give them consequences. There is also the "eye for an eye" argument. Make them feel what their victims felt. The punishment for murder right now is three square meals a day, a roof over their ...
- 2165: Antigone: Who Is The Tragic Hero?
- ... tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt, -if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands" (Sophocles 4). She was also punished for doing what was right. Her epiphany came, hidden from the audience, before she hung herself. Creon's "nobleness" of taking in young Antigone and Ismene ...
- 2166: Is History Destined To Repeat Itself? McCarthyism in the New Millennium
- ... of mass hysteria behind us, there are still issues brought up in our society upon which one can reflect on "The Crucible" and still apply the theme to the modern situation. The beating, or hate crime, committed against Matthew Shepard is one example of this. The brutal thugs who murdered Matthew Shepard simply because of his sexual orientation deserve swift and certain punishment. Their acts are despicable. Unfortunately, a new form of McCarthyism is welling up in the aftermath of this crime, and it is despicable, too. Ignoring the pleas of grieving father Dennis Shepard not to "use [his son] Matt as part of an agenda," homosexual organizations have rushed to exploit young Shepard's tragic death ...
- 2167: Is Perception Reality?
- ... they had a mind too. This Cellblock was in many ways a little community. And the real shocker; there was a lot of criminal activity going on. I just did not realize that so much crime could be taking place. For example, there was a lot of illegal drug use in the prison. Illegal drugs such as marijuana, Black Tar Heroin and Cocaine; were smuggled in. Visitors and the packages they ... police officer writes reports on the street. A legal procedure was in place to respond to the tickets. Individual privileges would be taken away for a period of time depending on the severity of the crime. In conclusion, I witnessed numerous crimes that took place right in front of me with no regard or care what the consequences would be. An inmate assaulted me right in front of witnesses. I was ...
- 2168: New Technologies In Television
- ... with new technologies available in every direction. Will recordable DVD replace the home VCR? Will HDTV succeed with consumers? What is affecting the mass rollout of these new technologies? The DVD story is a classic computer technology tale. All the key elements are there: vaporware, standards wars, compatibility problems, extremely high initial prices, and confusion at every turn. Even the technology's name stirs minor debate. Some claim it stands for ... the 100th viewing looks as good as the first. Furthermore, unlike VHS tapes, DVD discs provide the nonlinear, near-instant viewing and previewing access that people enjoy with laser discs and compact discs. For strictly computer-based video playback, such as business presentations and games, DVD's MPEG-2 video is a dramatic improvement. If the video solution for DVD doesn't deliver a knockout punch to existing consumer video technologies ...
- 2169: Invisible Man
- ... coming out, no less invisible without it, but coming out nevertheless. And I suppose it’s damn well time. Even hibernations can be overdone, come to think of it. Perhaps that’s my greatest social crime. I’ve overstayed my hibernation, since there’s a possibility that even an invisible man has a socially responsible role to play.(30) With this statement, the invisible man shows the world his rebirth which ... society to see the reborn invisible man, Jung the psychoanalyst will be able to see it and will agree with the invisible man’s self-diagnosis of page 581: "Perhaps that’s my greatest social crime, I’ve overstayed my hibernation."(40) Necessarily, it must be concluded that the invisible man will re-emerge from his cave and that, when he does re-emerge, the Rebirth archetype will no longer be ...
- 2170: Opinion on the Death Penalty
- ... society anything, by killing the killers, except your ignorance for human life and well being. Some thought has been that if you do "kill the killer", it will deter others from committing such a terrible crime. However, murder rates in Canada have remained the same and there is no significant difference when comparisons are made of those States who still have the death penalty. A widely publicized execution might reduce homicides ... but I'm sure all the money in the world would not bring back their family member. What are the police officers going to do? They thought that they had the right person for the crime and now, with new evidence, they were proven wrong. The death penalty is so final, and it cannot bring a life back, no matter what the circumstances are. In conclusion, I feel that the death ...
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