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- 1381: Minority Groups: African Americans, Women, And Hispanics
- ... in Political Office It has been stated that there were only 3 women out of 50 state governors. That only 9% of all state senators were women, and 13% of all the members of the House of Representatives were women. Hispanic Americans Low Status Jobs In 1997 66.9% of all Hispanic Americans from the age 16 and over participated in the labor force. They were considered 20.6% fishing, farming ... to take place, as they see it as an uncontrollable variable in their lives. Women in society have been said to be weak, sensitive, and home making, in that they are better suited in the house. False explanation gives that views of women are physically inadequate to do the job of the man. A numerous amount of men still perpetuate this explanation as they would like to maintain their status as the head of the house. They believe that women's equality would diminish their dominance, especially in the catholic society. Many women still believe this ideology because of the strong religious belief, ethnic or cultural backgrounds and the personal ...
- 1382: Slavery
- ... the past. The most common was the household slave or domestic slave. Although these slaves occasionally worked beyond the household doing work such as harvesting, most of the time they served their owners in the house or did any other work their masters wanted, like military service. Many owners in the society spent a lot of money on slaves. The other was a productive slave. This slave worked hard labor, on the plantations doing agricultural work like harvesting sugar. Also, the mines had terrible working conditions, in which thousands of slaves lost their lives. In the house, they cleaned, cooked, drew water, shopped, and looked after the children. Americans today have a diffucult time understanding how early Americans justified slavery with the Declaration of Independence and its message that "all men are ... twenty feet square. As many as 150 slaves would be forced into the cages. Slaves were expensive, and most families never owned one. Two well slaves were worth more than a man's land, his house, and everything in it. Slaves who ran away faced torture, the lash, branding, or the selling of their children if they were caught. Free states were often hundreds of miles away from the plantation ...
- 1383: 12 Angry Men: Boy Is Innocent
- ... in your hands now, make the right decision. Find him innocent. First off, the knife that was purchased the night of the murder. After fighting with his dad, he wanted to get away from his house. He lives in the slum, a very dangerous place. Feeling he needed defense, he went to the shop and bought this knife. He is very knowledgeable of knives, and here is something to think about ... the old man claiming to hear the boy yell? How could this be possible? The old man does not have that good of hearing. Also, at that same time, the train was going by his house. This train is very loud. How could an old man with poor hearing hear this? . This old man is not a believable witness to the murder of this man. You can't believe what he said. The train was just too loud for him to possibly hear the yells of the boy. After leaving his house, the boy went to see a movie to get away from all of this. He was under total stress. I am sure he did not care to look at the title of the movie. ...
- 1384: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Conflicting Desires within a Doctrine
- ... Eileen Vance was the little girl that Stephen wanted to marry when he was younger. She is described to have ivory hands and golden hair, which confuses Stephen with the phrases, "Tower of Ivory" and "House of Gold" which is part of the Roman Catholic Litany of Our Lady. Later when Stephen is at school, he again thinks about Eileen. Stephen gets his first sensual experience from Eileen when she puts her hand into his pocket and touches his hand. Stephen gets quite confused with the terms of the Litany of Our Lady so he starts to associate the "Tower of Ivory" and "House of Gold" to Eileen. The way James Joyce describes the scene, "She had put her hand into his pocket where his hand was and he had felt how cool and thin and soft her hand ... Catholic. Stephen also associates women with the Virgin Mary, who was the mother of Jesus Christ. He thinks women as pure, just as Mary was and since he already associated the "Tower of Ivory" and "House of Gold" with Eileen, he assumes her to be like the Virgin. Another influence of women in Stephen's life comes from the story "The Count of Monte Cristo" while reading this story, Stephen ...
- 1385: Compare and Contrast Dogs and Cats
- ... Emotionally, dogs can bring on a smile with the tender and nurturing look of their eyes, along with the occasional, wet, slobbering lick of their tongue. Above all, a dog can always be around the house to nuzzle a hand or leg, to show love even if other human partners will not, because dogs are social animals and need attention like humans. Dogs are highly devoted and appreciative animals and display ... owner to come home. Unlike humans, cats more or less come in the same sizes and therefore harder to please to some owners. Unlike dogs, cats can not do a variety of chores around the house, such as getting the mail or guard their owner's property because they of their size and instincts. Dogs are instinctively protective, whereas a cat tries to avoid all dangerous situations because it is not ... owners. So, clearly dogs offer what cats can not, and appeal more to a larger segment of the human population, thus, more dogs are found in more American homes than cats. Without dogs in the house, there would be no catch with the frisbee, no protection from intruders and no help with the chores. The bond between a dog has existed since recorded time and will continue because dogs unlike ...
- 1386: The Awakening: Casting Shadows
- ... the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. In the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin the main Character Edna has the perfect life. The sweet loving husband, the cute children, enormous amounts of money and an extremely large house. Yet with all of this Edna is partially happy, but is not fulfilled. Since having a rushed marriage to spite her parents Edna never took time to examine her life to see what she wanted ... was caged and he was screaming to leave. The same is true of Edna's heart. It was screaming for freedom and independence in her monotonous life. This resulted in her moving into the pigeon house that she purchased, which was a small house she bought around the corner from the Pontellier's mansion. There Edna displayed her independence by her lack of acceptance of the things that Leonce had bought for her and proved to everyone including ...
- 1387: Pros And Cons Of Abortion
- ... m not sure if switching was such a great idea now that I cant find an interview. Bibliography Beckwith, Francis J. Politically Correct Death: Answering Arguments for Abortion Rights. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1993. Brown, Harold O. J. Death Before Birth. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Inc. Publishers, 1977. Cameron, Nigel M. de S., and Pamela F. Sims. Abortion: The Crisis in Morals and Medicine. Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press, 1986. Fowler, Paul B. Abortion: Toward an Evangelical Consensus. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1987. Hoffmeier, James K. (ed.). Abortion: A Christian Understanding and Response. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1987. Koerbel, Pam. Does Anyone Else Feel Like I Do? New York: Doubleday, 1990. Reardon, David C. Aborted Women, Silent No More. Chicago: Loyola University Press, 1987. Roberge, Lawrence F. The Cost of Abortion. La Grange, GA: Four Winds Press, 1994. Smith, F. LaGard. When Choice Becomes God. Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 1990. Sproul, R. C. Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1990. Swindoll, Charles. Sanctity of Life. Dallas: Word Books, 1990. Wennberg, Robert N. Life in the Balance: Exploring ...
- 1388: Protecting The Innocent
- ... innocent lives becomes a very real possibility. During the past century many innocent persons have been given the death penalty. Many of these people spend years on death row only to later be exonerated. The House Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights issued a report in October of 1993 listing 48 persons who had been released from death row between 1973 and 1993 due to new evidence that proved their innocence ... Council. "Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial or Arbitrary Executions". 22 January 1998. (http://www.unhchr.ch.org/hurdoca.html). United Nations Organization. Home Page. 29 March 2000. (www.un.org/rights.html). White House Office of the Press Secretary. "Clinton Administration Plan to Expand Community Policing and Reduce Gun Violence". 11 August 1993. (http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2r.text). Bibliography Works Cited "Capital Punishment". Britannica Online ... Council. "Report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial or Arbitrary Executions". 22 January 1998. (http://www.unhchr.ch.org/hurdoca.html). United Nations Organization. Home Page. 29 March 2000. (www.un.org/rights.html). White House Office of the Press Secretary. "Clinton Administration Plan to Expand Community Policing and Reduce Gun Violence". 11 August 1993. (http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2r.text). Word Count: 1230
- 1389: Stressed With Stress
- ... you get rid of stress and frustration by tightly gripping a balloon filled with flour. Another stress toy would be the stress puppet, a doughy-like figure shaped as little person, or a cotton filled doll that you can slam to temporarily to get rid of your stress and frustration. More accessible methods are drumming your fingers, shaking your feet, or deep breathing. You can test your stress by taking the ... one seem to cause enough distress to lower the body's resistance to disease. Something not so obvious though, is that even positive things such as a new job or a new baby in the house, can also worsen a person's ability to fight off disease. Below is a chart that some social scientists have devised. It is a list of life events rating the stressfulness of each. The death ...
- 1390: Henrik Ibsen
- ... to Munich in 1875. In 1869, he wrote the comedy The League of Youth. The realistic style used to stage the drama Pillars of Society (1877) focused on various problems of the day. However, A Doll s House, published in 1879, marked the first major breakthrough for realistic drama. Ibsen s next two realistic contemporary dramas, Ghosts (1881) and An Enemy of the People (1882) were both successes. Ibsen gained international acclaim as ...
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