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- 2281: Blaise Pascal
- ... father had somewhat unorthodox views on education, so he decided to teach his son himself. He forbade any mathematic teachings or material to be given to him and had any such texts removed from their house. Blaise became engulfed with curiosity due to this rule. He started to work with geometry on his own at the age of 12. He discovered that the sum of the three angles of a triangle ... 1652 fifty prototypes had been produced, but few machines were sold, and manufacturing of Pascal's arithmetical calculator ceased in that year." In 1646 Etienne Pascal injured his leg and had to recuperate in his house. Two young brothers from a religious movement outside of Rouen came to help take care of him. Pascal was affected deeply and became very religious. It was at this time that Pascal began many experiments ...
- 2282: Television That Kills
- ... the violence, just depict it. Further study proves this theory wrong. Children mimic what they see. This was exceptionally so in a group of preschoolers that were shown a tape of a man hitting a doll (Leland 47). "Afterward the kids who saw the violence were more likely to mimic it on a similar doll" (Leland 47). Not only are television programs harmful to Allred 2 children, many violent crimes have been stimulated by TV. Movies have given people malicious ideas that led to actual crimes. John Leland tells of ...
- 2283: The Debate on Gay Rights
- ... and protest as a sort of warning for others following this lifestyle. The final right I will discuss is that involving discrimination in the work force. Randy Tate of the Christian Coalition met with Republican House leaders who promised to attend to the social conservative agenda. These House Republicans introduced a proposal to deny federal housing money to communities that provide benefits for unmarried domestic partners; another proposal seeks to block President Clinton’s efforts to prevent job discrimination against gay and lesbian ...
- 2284: Development Of Charles Darwin
- ... home. His father had become interested in the fashionable study of natural history and there were rooms full of exotic collections, stuffed animals and old bones. A massive greenhouse attached to the side of the house was a veritable jungle to a young boy and it was in this environment of learned eccentricity and an unforced seeking of knowledge that Darwin's fascination for natural history and biology began." (D 6 ... having been well trained and prepaired to do for evolution what Darwin could never manage - to fight for its validity against the bigots and disclaimers - stood for the cause, while the author pottered around Down House." (D 221) huxley became the strongest leg for which the perhaps underdeveloped Darwin needed to stand upon. Darwin was never able to stand up for his own theory, and it was not surprising that he ...
- 2285: Mcdonaldization Of Society 2
- ... they expect to take home cash they will have to work to their greatest ability and place their wages in the hands of the customers. Management usually recruits minorities to work the back of the house because they will work hard for little pay. Emphasizing quantity over quality is an important aspect of calculability. With any entrée unlimited homeloaf and soup or salad is offered. For the bar flies free peanuts ... process of the business. The menu continually remains the same, limiting the items for customers to choose from. The Micros system is used to input orders which will be sent to the back of the house, organize each table’s order and have the food out and arranged according to the server’s timing. Server’s and bartender’s are expected to id all customers who look as though they are ...
- 2286: The Rocking-horse Winner
- "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D.H. Lawerence talks about a family who lived in style, but always had anxiety in their house. There was never enough money. The parents knew the children were growing up and they would need money to send their children to school. The house came to be haunted with the phrase: There must be more money! There must be more money! The children could here it aloud but never dared to say it. The mother believed they were poor ...
- 2287: Mockery of Native Americans
- ... is not respecting them or their whole tribe. The Native Americans would also like to be treated with the same respect that other racial groups have gotten. The African American people were mocked with a doll with a big black head and huge lips to mock an African American. The African American people complained about it and the doll was terminated from society forever. Now the Native Americans are complaining that the mascots of collegiate and professional teams are mocking them and no actions have been taken at all. What they could have done ...
- 2288: Curfews Should Be Established And Enforced By Parents, Not By The City Law
- Curfews Should Be Established And Enforced By Parents, Not By The City Law Kids behind bars, or under house arrest in what the city has planned to revert to. In a nation based on individuality and personal freedom, laws of restriction presents moral dilemmas that seem to contradict the fundamental values of the Western ... restrict the freedoms and Constitutional rights of the vast majority of honest law-abiding young people, while having very little effect on teenage crimes or gang activities. They effectively place all teenagers and children under house arrest even though they have done nothing wrong, thereby intruding government controls into family responsibilities and decisions. Parents should be the ones in charge of their children - the ones to set the limit on how ...
- 2289: To Kill A Mockingbird Essay
- ... is finally able to come to terms with her true feelings towards Boo. Boo, up until this point, remains a mystery to Scout. Scout could not understand why Boo would not come out of his house or interact with the other people of Maycomb. Now though, Scout has a greatly improved sense of what Boo truly stands for. Scout concludes that Boo had never "spied" on the children, but was merely ... lifestyles that do not revolve around the stereotypes of Maycomb. Because they are different and people do not know them for who they truly are, they are unjustly persecuted. When Scout returns from the Radley house at the end of the novel, she tells Atticus that, "He (Boo) was real nice" (281). Atticus responds, "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." Had the attitudes of the people of Maycomb ...
- 2290: The Treatment of Women In Muslim Countries
- ... They are actually considered to a burden to society(67). The 1% is of unmarried females who have male children, but are in fear that they will be killed by the man of their own house (67). In Iran circumstances are a tad bit different than, Afghanistan. Iran is more liberal, and more financially secure than Afghanistan could ever hope to be. The majority of the horrendous behavior in Afghanistan is ... opinion weather or he felt it was allowable for women to become doctors, dentists and nurses without their husband’s permission. His answer was equivalent to saying nothing. “…they may, yet they cannot leave the house within their husband’s permission. In Iran most of the horrid inter-family abuse does not occur, like in Afghanistan. There is a much larger portion of their society, which is far more financially secure ...
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