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- 2261: An Exploration Of Femininity I
- ... Claudius becomes a "serpent" (36), reminiscent of the temptation of Eve; the serpent (an extremely phallic image) symbolising how the Ghost feels he has been penetrated in the garden. When the Ghost actually names the crime, however, he turns it from a personal insult into a political insult, in other words an insult against Denmark: Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damned incest (1.5.82-3) The King and the Country can use the same signifier, so the Ghost is making the victim of the crime ambiguous. The notion of cuckoldry is mentioned only the once, by Laertes: That drop of blood that's calm proclaims me bastard, Cries cuckold to my father, brands the harlot Even here between the chaste ...
- 2262: Juvenile Delinquency
- ... children who are accused of minor delinquencies or refer them directly to their parents. But in other communities, the police may refer such children to a juvenile court, where they may officially be declared delinquents. Crime statistics, though they are often incomplete and may be misleading, do give an indication of the extent of the delinquency problem. The FBI reports that during the early 1980's, about two-fifths of all ... delinquency rates are above average in the poorest sections of cities. Such areas have many broken homes and a high rate of alcoholism. They also have poor schools, high unemployment, few recreational facilities, and high crime rates. Many young people see delinquency as their only escape from boredom, poverty, and other problems. Social scientists have also studied the influence of other youngsters on those who commit delinquencies. For example, they point ...
- 2263: Gun Control
- ... Clearly stated, this says that the right of people to have and use guns shall not be taken away. The modern day anti-gun advocate cries out that if guns were outlawed, then the violent crime rate would drop dramatically. Were this true, I would agree with them, however, this is the true myth in the situation. Were guns still outlawed, the criminal with a desire to attain a gun would still be able to get them. In the first place, most violent criminals do not buy guns legally in the first place, they usually buy them from black market dealers. Second, the crime rate does not come from the availability of firearms but from the lack respect in today's society for other people's lives and property. Were guns make illegal, the same affect as de-legalizing ...
- 2264: Progression of Music From the 1940's To the Present
- ... idols such as Bon Jovi, Madonna, and Paula Abdul. In the 90's or present day, the synthesizer is still being used in dance and techno music. Also introduced into the 90's was the computer. The computer has been around a while, but not been used in the music industry. Today just about anyone can produce their music using this tool. Also metal has become more aggressive, popular and contains political lyrics ...
- 2265: The Return Of Martin Guerre
- ... single mother for the next eight years, until Martin returned, or so she thought. In 1556 a peasant from a French village called Sajas was traveling, possibly leaving town to avoid punishment for a small crime, when he encountered two men mistaking him for a man they called Martin Guerre. The peasant was in fact not Martin, but a man by the name of Arnaud du Tilh. Arnaud soon learned that ... tears. It was obvious to her that she had been deceived, therefore marking her an adulterer. Arnaud du Tilh was found guilty of imposture and false supposition of name and of adultery (86), a serious crime in that day, penalized by physical punishment or death. Arnaud received the latter. The story of Martin Guerre has be told and retold throughout French history. Natalie Zemon Davis cleverly told the history of small ...
- 2266: Oliver Twist
- ... Fagin, a crafty, old, shriveled scoundrel who enriches himself by teaching outcast boys how to steal. It's unsettling to witness the calculated manipulation of the trusting and impressionable Oliver into the world of petty crime. And, it isn't only Fagin who spreads evil among the cast-off waifs of London. There is someone viler, someone even Fagin fears; Bill Sikes, a brute and a murderer. He has his own ... is significant in that it reveals not only Oliver's name, but also his life of "twists" and turns. These twists are eventually unraveled, and the truth about his family is discovered. The web of crime that he gets entangled in when he lives with Fagin's gang is straightened out - "untwisted" - by the truth that Brownlow discovers. The clean comfortable houses
the sunlit days
the fragrant flowers. The homey cottage ...
- 2267: Being Unprepared
- ... test. I'm sure that all the people in the world have had a similar problem. They get all pumped up to do some form of work, be it on a house, a car, a computer, or anything else. They get started on the project, usually one that they can't stop in the middle of, and come to the realization that they don't have the tool they need. I was working on my computer recently and this situation happened. I got halfway done installing a program, and found out that one of the disks was missing. My cousin was working on his van recently and he suddenly found out ...
- 2268: Karl Marx's Teachings and Capitalism
- ... value) and exchange-value (or magnitude of value). The utility or usefulness of an object, which is conditioned by its physical properties, is its use-value. For instance, in its form as a properly functioning computer, my computer has use- value. It aids me in communicating with colleagues and writing term papers. If it were not functioning properly, however, it would serve no use-value other than perhaps a decoration in my den ...
- 2269: College Essay
- ... are surprised. I have many trophies at home. Besides sports, my other interests are computers, engineering, and technology. Everybody is always asking me for help, whether it is to install, fix, or set up their computer. I would like a career in the computer field. I think I would do well in both the software and hardware fields because I like a challenge and I think I can understand the concepts of both fields. A college degree would open ...
- 2270: Convicts and Australia
- ... some eighty six percent of crimes were work related, with convicts having stolen tools, foodstuffs, or goods from their employers. Directly challenging the traditionalist view that convicts were habitual criminals, trained for a life of crime from the cradle . Nicholas appears to ask, how could the convicts have been professional criminals when the majority of them had stable jobs? . Recent research has also shown that "the images of hard drinking men ... but rather myths devised by settlers. It is often thought that "many female convicts were under sentence for 'moral offences' such as prostitution" , but this claim is almost impossible considering that prostitution was not a crime punishable by transportation. While the traditionalist accounts acknowledge that convicts comprised a significant part of Australia's early labor force, the impact that these men and women had was greatly underestimated. The convicts were not ...
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