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- 7371: Mikhail Gorbachev
- ... effective in generating some positive changes, it eventually failed, causing resentment toward the leadership, worsening health issues, creating illegal alcohol production markets, and increasing the budget deficit. When Gorbachev was fifteen, he went out one day with his father and his harvesting team. The mechanics decided that it would be funny to play a joke on the young boy. They gave him a drink of pure alcohol, and told him that ... citizens. This statistic grew to almost eleven deaths per one thousand citizens in 1985. There are many causes for this widespread drunkenness. One reason is the poor living conditions. Another is the hardship of every day Russian life. Economic conditions were very difficult. A third reason is the cultural backwardness. A fourth cause is the "oppressive social atmosphere which pushed weak natures to use alcohol to drown their feelings of inferiority ...
- 7372: Othello - The Ambivalence Of H
- ... cases than love and logic. Many good people died because of their ignorance to this fact. This theme is summed up in Othello's dying speech in which he declared himself as "one who lov'd not wisely but too well; of one not easily jealous, but being wrought, perplex'd in the extreme, of one whose hand, like the base indian, threw the pearl away."
- 7373: The Potential Effects of a Depleted Ozone Layer
- ... Reports Aug. 1994: 546. Jones, David. " Ozone. " Earthkeeper Oct./ Nov. 1992: 36 - 46. Lean, Geoffrey, Don Hinrichsen, and Adam Markham, eds. Atlas of the Environment. New York City: Prentice Hall Press Inc., 1990. Lemonick, Michael D. " Deadly Danger in a Spray Can. " Time 2 Jan. 1989: 41. Lemonick, Michael D. " The Ozone Vanishes. " Time 17 Feb. 1992: 40 - 44. Rowland, F. Sherwood. " Northern Exposure. " People 20 Apr. 1992: 66 - 68. Way, David. " Twilight on the Ozone. " Probe Post, Winter 1988, 10: 3- 6. Zimmer, Carl ...
- 7374: The New Federalist Party
- ... again receive full benefits. The cuts will not take place overnight, 3 years will be allowed for all those that need jobs to find them. Those who are not currently receiving social security by the day of implementation will never be eligible to receive it. Freedom of Religion: Consistent with the constitution, there will be a definitive separation of church and state, whereby "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment ... a rigid school/work schedule and a few hours free time. Weekends will be open for limited visitation and rehabilitation classes. In addition to the rehabilitation classes on the weekends, one will be attended every day of the school week, just like a regular class. If a student turns 18 years old and has not yet finished serving his time he will be transferred immediately to a state prison where he ...
- 7375: Arthritis 2
- ... even if you initiate a program of vigorous exercise, you may have to wait up to a year for the joint's normal motion to return. Therefore, I say, prevention is the order of the day. Exercise exerts very favorable influence on the immunological system, affecting the production of white blood cells, lymphocytes and leukocytes, as well as the whole spectrum of antibodies against various viruses and bacteria. A protective agent ... is a major importance as a prelude to walking and as a regular habit to maintain healthy ligaments, muscles, bones, joints, and tendons. A complete stretching program would require approximately ten to fifteen minutes a day. It is wise to stretch before and after a walk, to help you maintain optimum balance, and avoid stumbling and falls. Warm up before you exercise, and cool down afterward with some post-exercise stretching ...
- 7376: Homosexuality
- ... straight members of their own sex, causing considerable uneasiness. Having to deal with a homosexual on such an insignificant occasion as buying bread, can easily make one’s skin crawl, if not ruin one’s day. The feminine voice, dress, coupled with their feminine movements, can provide considerable incentive to avoid such people. The foregoing details the general appearance of homosexuals. There are of course exceptions to this rule, and these members of the homosexual group are not quite as prevalent in every day life. It cannot be denied that viewing this activity will offend many, if not the majority of mainstream society. The allowance of homosexual activity, providing it is kept from the public eye, has for the ...
- 7377: Night Out On The Ritz
- ... for Hanoria. If you hadn’t been in a sanitarium then, it might help matters “(95). So Charlie Wales made a life decision to give up drink for good except for his one drink a day. “ As I told you, I haven’t had more than a drink a day for over a year, and I take that drink deliberately, so that the idea of alcohol won’t get to big in my imagination”(94). Unfortunately with all his good intentions to start again with ...
- 7378: 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 ...
- 7379: Native Son (Summary)
- ... Gus watch a sky writing plane. "I could fly a plane if I had the chance," Bigger said with Gus replying, "If you wasn't black and if you had some money and if they'd let you go to that aviation school, you could fly a plane." During this conversation the two boys imply the impossibility of achievement in a world dominated by whites. Then later Bigger responds by saying, "Maybe they right in not wanting us to fly, 'cause it I took a plane up I'd take a couple bombs along and drop'em sure as hell..." By saying this Bigger reflects the feeling that he feels frustrated and angry with the whites for how they cna simply deny them certain ...
- 7380: Things Fall Apart Things Fall
- ... within as the hymn poured into his parched soul. (TFA 147) The mission also gained respect and power by doing activities that were believed to bring certain death, as prescribed by Igbo spirituality. The next day the crazy men actually began to clear part of the forest and to build their house. The inhabitants of Mbanta expected them all to be dead within four days. The First day passed and the second and the third and the fourth, and none of them died. Everyone was puzzled. And then it became known that the white man's fetish had unbelievable power. (TFA 149) Clearly ...
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