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- 6361: The Salem Witch Trials
- ... their town. Proof of their belief follows, in an excerpt from Cotton Mathers Memorable Providences: Go tell Mankind, that there are Devils and Witches; and that tho those night-birds least appear where the Day-light of the Gospel comes, yet New-Engl. has had Exemples of their Existence and Operation; and that no only the Wigwams of Indians, where the pagan Powaws often raise their masters, in the shapes ... prior to the night his wife was examined, he noticed a wart beneath her right shoulder. This simple implication was one of many that led the jury to convict Sarah Good of witchcraft. On the day of her hanging, Good was still not remorseful for being in connection with the devil. She continued to spew hate-filled remarks at the crowd, which fully convinced them that a woman that would not ...
- 6362: Books And Technology Is The Future Of Printed Books In Jeopa
- ... of technology. Technology has brought forth many inventions like audiobooks and the newly introduced electronic books to simplify the process of reading. Is this really necessary? And even if it is, will printed books one day be extinct? Books have entertained people for a very long time. Oral tradition led to writing, and then movies and television came along. The computer is taking over all aspects of entertainment. Writer Connie Lauerman ... states, "To read for pleasure is to transcend the physical as well as the body seeks the ideal balance between comfort and mental acuity" (Seamen 2). Many people sit in front of a computer all day long at their job. These people probably would not enjoy coming home and proceeding to read a novel on the computer. There really cannot be any enjoyment in the process of clicking on icons when ...
- 6363: The 411 On Copyright For Net P
- ... A resolution to this problem may be ``by agreement to negotiate a fair royalty amount in the future based on the existing rates.'`[53] For example, Time Inc. is offering an increase in photographer's day rate from $400 to $500 per day to compensate for electronic rights for assignment photos.[54] Time also offers a royalty option offering a base fee of $75 per image plus a royalty rate that varies depending on a number of factors ...
- 6364: Gender Roles In Men and Women
- Gender Roles In Men and Women Last May ,I went to visit my aunt Martha and her five-years-old daughter, Anna. That day, my cousin Anna was playing with two of her boy friends in the backyard of the house. After a while, she took her T-shirt off because of the bad weather. Then, she was followed ... does not play with boys anymore. When I interrogated her why, she answered me because they are bad and they do not want to play with sussy -her doll. I ignored what she said that day. After a while I start to think about her words. I start to ask me from where she got that boys are bad and from where she learned to act different from them, maybe her ...
- 6365: Analysis Of Similes In The Ill
- ... situation that is familiar, one is more likely to put aside contemplating the topic and simply inject those known feelings. This would definitely be an effective tactic when used upon the people of Homer's day. From the heroic efforts in the Iliad itself it is clear that the populace of his time were highly emotional creatures, and higher brain activity seems to be in short, and in Odysseus' case, valuable ... Considering the ability to affect feelings with similes, and the one-sided view of history, Homer could be using similes to guide the reader in the direction of his personal views, as happens with modern day political "spin". These views that Homer might be trying to get across might be trying to favor Troy. It could easily be imagined that throughout time, only great things were heard about the Greeks mettle ...
- 6366: Gillian by Laurel Oke Logan
- ... graduated from high school and is in the process of looking for a job. Gillian has just graduated from high school. She is so thrilled to go to college and can not wait. Well the day comes when she is to leave for college. She and her friends are going to have so much fun. As the years pass by she is doing very well in her classes, and before she ... it a try. Gillian was to leave in about five days so her mother and she went to go buy the right clothes to wear in Canada and some other things she would need. The day finally came for Gillian to leave. As Gillian, her family and friends went to her gate at the airport Gillian began to feel really nervous. She said good-bye to her family and friends and ...
- 6367: E E Cummings
- ... and 12 respectively, show a sort of back-and-forth motion, much like that of the motion of a trapeze swinging. Lines 12 through 15 show the final jump off the trapeze, and 'a/n/d' on lines 17 through 19, represent the deserted trapeze, after the acrobats have dismounted. Finally, '(im' on the last line should bring the reader's eyes back to the top of the poem, where he ... moving (106). "a-motion-upo-nmotio-n/Less?", the 6th line, is signifying that although the poet knows that both the objects are moving, one's motion causes the other to seem still (106). The 'd,' at the end of the poem is showing that after the poet has finally named the object he saw, he immediately loses interest and stops, as writing more to further organize his thoughts would be ...
- 6368: Does Violence In Movies Contribute To Violent Teens
- ... from teenagers of many different ages, while Steve Jr. And Ron are new to the force but have already encountered two teenage murders. Recently, they had a kid that grew up in Flat Rock, one day over the summer he went into Woodhaven High School and shot and killed a kid, the teenager told the police that he was inspired by the lyrics in one of Marilyn Mansons song and ... personal and industry bias. It is estimated that during their school years, American children witness approximately 180,000 TV murders and rapes in 15,000 hours of T.V a week or 22 hours a day of T.V (Walling). This battle will go on and on until people finally get tired of arguing over the topic of "does violence in movies contribute to teenage violence." Or may be not because ...
- 6369: Review of Machiavelli's The Prince
- ... scientific and rational perspective. Machiavelli was a very smart man. He was always aware of the events going on in the world and an astounding historian. His observations in chapter III apply well with modern day America. He takes some tips from the Romans, stating that a Prince should "colonize, protect lesser powers without increasing their strength, reduce strong and threatening powers, do not let foreign powers gain footing in neighboring ... countries. And we should not emulate the great battle leaders of the past, we would then be following the example set by Hitler, Stalin, and Rommel. There is a bit of irony compared between modern day and the renaissance. In chapter XVII, Machiavelli is explaining that you can fight by means of law or by means of force. A leader should be both human and beastial so as to provide himself ...
- 6370: 1984
- ... where Parsons is dull enough to escape vapourization. He is the only one who has not been taken over by the propaganda that is always being brodcast. He notices the same girl from the other day starring at him and thinks it is the thought police. Reaction The Golden country that he dreams about is definatly a release or a freedom from the the drabness of London. Also from the party ... the hopelessness of there private rebellion and that it cannot go on forever. He is dissappointed that Julie does not reject propaganda from the partyand her theroy that the party sends bombs on itself. One day at work O'Brien gives Winston his address and asked him to stop by so tha he can lend him an advance copy of the Newspeak dictionary. Winstonthinks this is a conspiracy against the party ...
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