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- 2471: Civil Rights Movement 2
- ... a civil rights supporter. Black unity and white support continued to grow. in 1962, with thefirst large-scale public protest against racial discrimination, rev. Martinluther king, jr. Gave a dramatic and inspirational speech in washington,d.c. After a long march of thousands to the capital. the possibility ofriot and bloodshed was always there, but the marchers took that chance sothat they could accept the responsibilities of first class citizens. "thenegro ... a statesweltering with people's injustices, sweltering with the heat ofoppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. ihave dream," cried King for the last time, "that my four little childrenwill one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color oftheir skin but by the content of their character." Everyone agreed the march was a success and they wanted action now!but ... horrendous violence, rev.king announced that as a "matter of conscience and in an attempt to arousethe deepest concern of the nation," he was "compelled" to lead anothermarch from selma to montgomery, alabama. The four-day, 54-mile march started on the afternoon of sunday, march21, 1965, with some 3500 marchers led by two nobel prizewinners, the rev.Martin luther king, jr. And ralph bunche, then u.n. Under secretary ...
- 2472: Clan-X
- Clan-X There's a new kid at school, his name is Leigh, he thinks he is such a big shot-know all. When he rocked up at school on his very first day, he tried to do a fancy bunny-hop on his crappie, smashed up old bike and stacked it. It was hilarious, especially when he tried to get back on. He just fell straight over it ... I get home I'll write him a note out of news paper clippings. We'll leave it under his door-mat or something. Everyone put your stuff in my bag here and then we'd better get back to our homes. Be back here at 10:00pm tonight." As I was walking home, I was thinking how funny the look on Leigh's face would be when I lit up ... and ran around the house, faster then I had ever ran in my life. I was home! Did God give me another chance? I didn't really care, but when I went to school that day, there was a new guy in my class, his name was Leigh. He was a really great guy - my best friend, in fact. "We got on like a cat on fire". By the time ...
- 2473: Learning Disabilities
- ... with learning difficulties may appear to possess the characteristics of a person with learning disabilities. However, it is only when those learning difficulties are so pervasive or severe that they markedly interfere with learning or day-to-day living that a learning disability is suspected. Careful assessment by a multi disciplinary team that utilizes a variety of standardized instruments, informal tasks, and observation is an important part of verifying the existence of learning ... ADD, without treatment, often results in failure, rejection by peers and family turmoil, all of which can lead to developmental delays and psychiatric complications stemming from low self-esteem and frustration" - Jerry M. Weiner, M.D., Pres. Amer. Academy of Ch. & Adol. Psychiatry Without treatment, ADD can lead to poor social adjustment, behavioral problems, school failure, drop-out and delinquency and drug abuse. - Make directions clear and concise. - Simplify complex ...
- 2474: Carl Gustav Jung
- ... conscious level serves four functions. The following are the functions of people (not types!): A. Thinking: connecting ideas in ordered strings. B. Feeling: evaluating ideas upon feelings about them. C. Sensing: wanting to get experiences. D. Intuiting: following unfounded ideas. A & B are called rational, and C & D are called irrational. If they don't make much sense, they will be explained in more detail after explaining Types. There are also 2 classes of conscious behavior:A. Introverted, which are people who are ... with perfectly balanced classes of behavior. Jung said that an ego is a filter from the senses to the conscious mind. All ego rejections go to the personal subconscious. The ego is highly selective. Every day we are subjected to a vast number of experiences, most of which do not become conscious because the ego eliminates them before they reach consciousness. This differs from Freud's definition of ego, which ...
- 2475: Animal Rights Protests
- ... years after Peter Singer's watershed treatise was first published, dozens of animal rights groups had sprung up and were starting to savor their first successes. In 1994 Paul Shapiro, then a student at Georgetown Day School, didn't feel these non-profits were agitating aggressively enough for the cause. He founded Compassion Over Killing to mobilize animal rights activists in the Washington metropolitan area and "throw animal exploiters out of ... response from the pedestrian traffic at the protest downtown. However, with one or two exceptions those who passed by the fur protest on foot in Bethesda seemed to be just as hostile as those in D.C. Some speculate that the entire concept of a fur salon picket is faulty, that COK just angers "people when [they] say, don't buy fur!'and makes them want to go and do it ... that dared to cross Miller's threshold attracted every protester's attention, as they shouted "Shame! Shame! Shame!" in unison. As one customer left the store loud voices yelled out, "That's Disgusting!", "Shame!", "How'd They Get The Blood Out Of Your Coat?" and other slogans which were drowned out by others' hissing and boos. The effect was very much like that of an angry mob; tension and vitriolic ...
- 2476: Adam Smith-free Trade
- ... eroded. The desire for goods was replaced by the desire to accumulate gold instead. This seemingly irrational motive for international trade, which came to be called mercantilism, colors some nations' international economic policy to this day. Mercantilism flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in England, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and other West European countries. Mercantilist states felt that the primary objective of trading internationally was to export as much ... to 180, as shown at point B. So the cost of those 25 coconuts is the reduction in fish caught by 20. Of course, several other options are available as shown at point C and D. Allocating resources at point C yields 150 fish and 50 coconuts, whereas point D yields 100 fish and 75 coconuts. Every change in the mix of goods produced involves the cost of other opportunities foregone. This is the choice all societies face as they allocate resources among thousands ...
- 2477: Building Effective Teams
- ... and deal with issues, problems, or concerns that they might have. An effective recommendation for a team builder exercise is to conduct them outside of the work environment. Many companies will schedule two or three day trips away from the company to give them the proper environment. In developing the purpose, the team should create goals or outline issues that must be address. Also, determine what the team wants to accomplish ... San Diego, CA: University Associates. Solomon, L.N. (1977). Team development: A training approach. In J.E. Jones & J.W. Pfeiffer (Eds.), The 1977 annual handbook for group facilitators. San Diego, CA: University Associates Whetten, D.A., & Cameron, K.S. (1995). Developing Management Skills, (3rd ed.) Harper Collins College Publishers. Woodcock, M. (1979). Team Development Manual. New York: John Wiley. Woodcock, M., & Francis, D. (1981). Organization Development through Team Building: Planning a cost-effective strategy. New York: John Wiley.
- 2478: Women Of The Color Purple
- ... painful past. All my life I had to fight. I had to fight my daddy. I had to fight my brothers. I had to fight my cousins and my uncles. But I never thought I d have to fight in my own house. I loves Harpo. God knows I do. But I ll kill him dead before I let him beat me. (42). Sofia can no longer tolerate this kind of ... Harpo and most women allow their husbands to manipulate them. People just accept how she lives because she has a strong opinion of herself and is ready to argue it with anyone at anytime. One day, during a meal, Harpo warns Squeak not to laugh because it was bad luck for a woman to laugh. Sofia laughs in his face saying, I already had my bad luck. I had enough to ... that she is a beautiful person by getting to know her and loving her. Shug is an admirable woman because of her ability to love others. She tells Celie, If you was my wife, I d cover you with kisses instead of licks and work hard for you too, and later says, I love you, Miss Celie. (118). Here Celie realizes that she is a lovable person and not the ...
- 2479: Womens Writing The Powe And Th
- ... theoretical practise committed to the struggle against patriarchy and sexism, not simply a concern for gender in literature (Moi, 1989, p117) and goes on to state, As a political discourse feminist criticism takes its raison d etre from outside of criticism itself. It is a truism, but it still needs to be said that not all books written by women on women writers exemplify anti-patriarchal commitment. (Ibid, p120). As Moi ... and can be done so from a feminist critique. At another level we can analyse written work fiction and non-fiction and using a feminist discourse and apply a critique to anything from Women s Day magazine to workshop car manual. Speaking of the Women s Day and other magazines of its ilk, is written for and by women yet espouses a world different to that of a more pure feminist theory. In fact, you could argue that women s magazines ...
- 2480: Mp3 Argument
- ... the format also allows for widespread copying of illegal files. (Sullivan 1999). On the other hand, MP3 technology has given the unsigned artist an opportunity to expose their music to millions of Internet surfers every day, increasing the artists popularity and ability to profit from his or her music without the need or assistance of a contract record deal with a major recording label. Another way to think of it ... music where record labels become obsolete, and every musician controls his or her own destiny by their own promotion and distribution of music in MP3 format. In an interview for Wired Magazine, rap artist Chuck D said MP3 wont destroy the record companies. [It] just will split the market into a world with something like a million artists and 500,000 labels. (Orr 1999). The new MP3 format needs to ... had acquired the recording in its entirety within minutes, without spending a dime. As a musician myself, the concept frightens me. It has always been a dream that my musical talents and abilities would one day become my source of income, supporting me and my family. If unregulated distribution of copyright protected music continues to prevail, it is possible that musicians will no longer profit (monetarily) from their God-given ...
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