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- 7041: George Bernard Shaw: The Man, The Myth, The Legend
- ... in a demonstration of respect for childhood and its rights (Morgan 109). "Widower's Houses, was a heavy and ironical exposure of the slum landlord practices and municipal graft that were common ills of the day" (Bowler et al. 966). Like Widower's Houses, which exposes how the wealthy and the respected make money off the poor by drawing rent from slum properties, Mrs. Warren's Profession shows how people who thought they were always innocent were also responsible for social evils (Morgan 108). This play was shocking in the ways it made the audience realize their own guilty conscience. "The manners of the day and the fact of theatrical censorship played into Shaw's hands by giving him grounds for suppressing the name of the profession Mrs. Warren had adopted (prostitution) and advanced in" (Morgan 108). Some men and ...
- 7042: To Kill A Mocking Bird
- ... an unknown person, and during a local fire, a blanket wrapped around Scout by a stranger. After the reader gets a true feel for life in the South, the action starts to pick up. One day during school, a fellow classmate of Scout calls Atticus a "Niger lover." Scout is confused and asks her father what that means. This leads into the discovery of a big trial that is going to ... they see a lynch mob try to attack Atticus and Tom, but Scout luckily comes to the rescue. As the book progresses, the actual trial starts. The children sit with the Negroes for the final day, and listen to the verdict of guilty. Later, Bob Ewell threatens Atticus that he will get revenge. Finally, as Gem and Scout are walking home alone from a play one night, Bob Ewell attacks them ...
- 7043: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... Raymond was the example in this book. He was a white landowner who was well respected in the town. He was looked on as being a drunkard because his wife killed herself on their wedding day. She supposedly killed herself because she found Mocking 4 out her husband-to-be had a black girlfriend and children by her. The town used the excuse of his being a drunk and crazy to cover up the fact that a good standing white man actually liked black women. During this day and time, it was very disrespectful for a white man to associate with a black woman and acknowledge it. It has been known since the beginning of time that white men have had sexual relationships ...
- 7044: Ernest Hemingway
- ... lieutenant in the Red Cross, but could not join the army because he had a defective left eye. Hemingway first went to Paris, and soon after receiving new orders he traveled to Milan, Italy. The day he arrived, an ammunition factory exploded and he had to carry mutilated bodies and body parts to a makeshift morgue. This was definitely a most terrifying moment for the young Hemingway. After being seriously injured ... idle hands in his Kingdom." Kreb replies, "I'm not in his Kingdom." (Hemingway 119) He seemed to have lost his emotions totally. Even as his mother tells him that she prays for him every day, he is too busy looking "at the bacon fat hardening on his plate." (Hemingway 119) The war had definitely taken its toll on people who survived World War I. They come home from the war ...
- 7045: Equality
- ... be treated equally. Race, religion, sex, age, and other petty differences should not mater. Every one has a rite to me here, on Earth. Everyone has a rite to be heard. I hope that some day, when a person looks at another they won't judge them until they actually meet them. Race, religion, sex, and age doesn't make someone any less of a person. Age should not mater. Both ... it. Children are no less of people because they are young. Sex should not mater. Both men and women are people, therefore, they should be treated with respect. Many men and women are harassed every day by the opposite sex. People should realize that without the opposite sex, it would mean the end of the human race. So both men and women are just as important as the other. Religion should ...
- 7046: Animal Farm 6
- ... life without man and with no more bad leaders: Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings, Of the golden future time. Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown, And the fruitful fields of England, Shall be trod by beasts alone. Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel-wurzels Shall be ours upon the day...(p.22-23) After the song the animals were even more excited. They sing the song so loud it wakes Mr. Jones up. Mr. Jones starts firing his gun into the darkness. This quickly scatters ...
- 7047: Racism in Colleges
- ... if there were not enough front seats whites could preempt blacks from their back seats. There were separate restrooms, drinking fountains, stores and, of course, schools. Segregation remained the same for many years until one day in 1955 a black woman named Rosa Parks sat down in the front of a bus where all of the white people were sitting. When she was told to move to the back of the ... continued; and it appears to be even stronger now than it ever has been. Today there is no legal segregation in colleges but a recent study revealed that most southern colleges remain segregated. In this day and age, there are many diverse ethnic groups and cultural backgrounds that populate the same colleges. With this great amount of people, there is naturally much tension between the many groups. From this tension arises ...
- 7048: McDonald’s
- ... than 24,500 restaurants in 115 countries, some of those operated by the company, some by franchisees or by affiliates operating under joint-venture agreements. The global market potential is still huge: yet on any day, even as the market leader, McDonald's serves less than one percent of the world's population. The restaurant chain plans to expand their leadership position through convenience, superior value and excellent operations. The effort ... the existing or potential sources of differentiation. A firm gains competitive advantage by performing these strategically important activities more cheaply or better than its rivals. For a company which feeds some 38 millions clients every day, finding a reliable quality supplies is a major factor for success. McDonald’s has solved the problem by making food supplies part of their success. McDonald’s distributors are strategically to be accessible to the ...
- 7049: Racial Discrimination
- ... You watch her as she puts the breakfast dishes on the table and addresses her owners with a "yes sah" or "yes ma'am". There is nobody to cater to her needs. She spends each day taking care of everyone but herself. Pain. Sorrow. Anguish. Agony. Is this what comes to your mind when you hear the word "KAFFIR"? Well, it shouldn't because the word "kaffir" has nothing to do with the color of your skin. The word "kaffir" is just that; a word. It is a term that sprouted out of ignorance and continues to be used to this day exclusively by ignorant people. A kaffir isn't a slang term for an African; it is a word that describes the person that uses it. This type of person is one who feeds his ego ...
- 7050: ADHD ON INTELLIGENCE
- ... Radojevic, V. (1996). A controlled study of the effects of EEG biofeedback on cognition and behavior of children with ADHD and learning disabilities. Biofeedback and Self Regulation, 21, 35-49. Lopez, M., Forness, S., Macmillan, D. (1996). Children with ADHD or behavioral disorders in primary grades: Inappropriate placement in the learning disorder category. Education and Treatment of Children, 19, 286-299. Naglieri, M. (1997). A New Test for ADHD. www1.rf.ohio-state.edu/fy98awds/nh/Naglieri.htm. Nussman, N. (1990). Identification and Treatment of ADHD. Texas, Pro-ed Publishing. MacLeod, D. (1996). Attentional deficits in adolescents with ADHD and other clinical groups. Child Neuropsychology, 2, 1-10. Milberger, S., Faraone, S., Kiely, K. (1995). Family-environment risk factors for ADHD: A test of Rutter’s indicators ...
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