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- 2321: Puritan Doctrine In 17th C. Li
- ... to the Puritans, if a person had a question, he or she needed only to search the scriptures for an answer. For example, when Anne Bradstreet was searching for an answer as to why her house, and all of her possessions contained therein, had burnt to the ground, she looked to scripture, and found solace in the idea everything she had, including her own life, was on lend from God (278 ... s position as the first cause of everything, but they were more interested in the secondary causes. For example, a person might know that God had created the trees that were used to build their house, but he or she would still want to know what had caused the fire. People of the Enlightenment did not accept the fact that the Bible was the final authority. They looked to observation using ...
- 2322: The Role of Women in India and South America
- ... Siesta@ and AOne Day After Saturday@ is a widow who lives by herself. In ATuesday's Siesta@ the reader learns that she is the who shot the thief who was trying to get into her house. Rebecca took the law into her own hands. It took much courage to fire the gun. In AOne Day After Saturday@, Gabriel Garcia Marquez describes Rebecca as Aan embittered widow@ who had Aan academic sense ... simply must learn to harness that power and share it with the world. References Bumiller, Elisabeth. May You be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India. New York: Random House, 1990. Lavrin, Asunci\n. Latin American Women: Historical Perspective. Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1978. Mitler, Sara. Dharma's Daughters. United States: Rutgers University Press, 1991.
- 2323: Patriarchy In Fargo And Raise
- ... consistent of that of a patriarchal society, where the man is master of his domain and women are treated like any other common object. According to the master's tradition, lanterns are lit outside the house of which the master chooses to join for the night. At first, Songlian is confused about the lanterns. Her initial dislike for her situation is evident in her actions towards the master; she acts as ... both films, the notion of a patriarchal society is challenged. In Raise The Red Lantern, Songlian learns to play a devious, calculating game of deciet and lies in order to control the "master" of the house, while in Fargo, Margie Gunderson proves that an independent, capable (albeit pregnant) woman who is able to hold her own. In both movies, the men are nowhere as intelligent or as "aware" as the women ...
- 2324: Culture Awareness
- ... just to keep the pigs represented equally on the world's dinner table? In perhaps a final attempt to make its point, the Messenger asks how I would feel if a black family bought the house next door. Given that my brother-in-law was black, I supposed I should be the one who is insulted by this question. It's just as silly as the other points made in the ... pooping in our yard. We would like them to do the same things with their kids, not have a lot of large, loud parties, and not have the cops pull up in front of their house every other night. Most of us have never given much thought to the question, but when we do, we decide we don't give a hoot. I don't presume to know about other cultures ...
- 2325: Margaret Thatcher
- ... research chemist from 1947 to 1951. She married Denis Thatcher in 1951, and in 1953, having studied for the bar, she became a tax lawyer. Thatcher joined the Conservative party, and was elected to the House of Commons in 1959. She defeated Edward Heath for the minority leadership of the party in 1974, and then led the Conservative party to victory in 1979. Thatcher is the only British prime minister in ... we asked ourselves, Is this a future Prime Minister? And Margaret clearly was and everyone thought so." (Mayer, 1979) Margaret was selected as the Tory candidate for the Finchley constituency, and was elected to the House of Commons as a Member of Parliament in October 1959. Mrs. Thatcher rose quickly through the ranks of Commons, and by 1967, with the Tories in the minority, she was selected as the shadow cabinet ...
- 2326: Oliver North
- ... officers due to their jealousy and their resentment to taking orders from a lieutenant colonel acting in the name of the President. His relationship with President Reagan has also boosted his authority around the White House. A strong believer in everything Reagan, Oliver North has had the ability to talk to the President anytime he wants, one-on-one. Up to this point, Oliver North was looked at as a can ... the head of this covert operation. But he did no spearheading. He was told to do so, so he did. In January of 1986, relations with Iran were reaching volital levels. Forces inside the White House were urging a more forceful approach to the arms-for-hostages bargain that the Iranians were proposing. The National Security Council Chief John Poindexter assigned North to head this operation. North began to raise money ...
- 2327: PEA Paragraphs
- ... Swapping Places In the story “Swapping Places” by McMillan, the boys would be unhappy if they switched families. Two boys, Dyllan and Billy, are unhappy with their parents and think living at their friend’s house would be better. First, Dyllan asked Billy, do you think your mom will adopt me and Billy responds, “Well, it’s not much better over here. You should see the chores I have to do on a daily basis.” The two boys wouldn’t be happy because at the other house they still have to do chores. Second, the two boys were talking and one of them brought up, “But my mom gets on my nerves at least fifty percent of the time we are together ...
- 2328: Japanese Aesthetics, Wabi-sabi
- ... still used today. In the 15th century, Juro Murata, tea master to Shogun Yoshimasa Ashikaga, integrated many of the concepts of wabi-sabi into the tea ceremony, including the dedication of a special room or house for the sole use in the chanoyu. The samurai class, familiar with the austerity of Zen Buddhism and the disciplined and proscribed lifestyle of the warrior, embraced the ceremony of tea. As rules governed every ... century, Rikyu established a tea ceremony that reflects a simple and quiet taste, the form that is practiced and taught in Japan and throughout the world today. He also designed a simple, separate building to house the ceremony based on a typical Japanese farmer's rustic hut. Rikyu further formalized the tea ceremony's rules of behavior and identified the spirit of chanoyu with four basic Buddhist principles of harmony, respect ...
- 2329: College Fraternities
- ... part in many of these activities as a pledge, a brother and an alumnus. This helps individuals within the group to develop organization and planning. In addition, since the fraternity might be located in a house, each brother must learn household organization for his brothers well being. Fraternities are famous for their energetic social gatherings (parties) which require all of their members to be socially active and outspoken when the occasion ... Greek life is not just about partying and drinking. Greek life helps to build character, self-esteem and life long friendships."(12) It is indeed very sad that many people are stuck with the "Animal House" view of fraternities and avoid looking into what fraternities are really all about. Works Cited Abramson, Brian D. Personal Interview. 1 Apr. 1996. Fraternity Executives Association "Statement of position on Hazing and Pre-initiation Activities ...
- 2330: Psychological Stress
- ... both objects that you are to chose from have both attractive and unattractive components. This type of conflict can be categorized as approach/avoidance conflict. An example of this type could be in finding a house. If you have found the house of your dreams for an amazingly low price but it is very far away from your place of employment, you have approach/avoidance conflict (Corey pg. 207-208). Other sources of stress include ambiguity in ...
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