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- 2821: Social Impact Of The Internet
- ... shame on their faces! In my experience as an Internet assistant, their number one visited sites are pornographic sites, which are more readily available than any other site! Conclusion Even though the Internet is a great advantage to Lebanon in terms of communications technology and helping Lebanon get back on its feet, the Internet also has negative implications on the social integrity of Lebanon. These negative implications include: a) Alienation b ... com v Mowlana, Hamid (1995, July). The communication paradox: Globalization may be just another word for western cultural dominance. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, vol. 51. v Anonymous (1998, August). More Internet use may cause depression; web hurts social contact, study finds. The Washington Times Word Count: 946
- 2822: The History of Basketball
- ... tending rule was introduced and stated that it is illegal for a player to knock away a shot after the ball begins its downward flight toward the hoop. The goal-tending rule took away the great advantages of tall players and the smaller players began to excel as well as any other player. The positive effect of this new rule made it easier for competitors of all size be able to ... the game. These alterations to the regulations and new rules have changed the old one-sided sport of basketball into the artistically well-balanced game it is today. Players striving for attention have had a great impact on the game of basketball by coming up with new individual ways of playing the game so that the sport will appeal to all kinds of athletes who enjoy the game. Things were always ... other players more opportunities which has lead to a more balanced game. The new styles that have emerged from basketball have attracted fans of all ages to the game. Fans stare in disbelief as the great athletes perform on the oiled hardwood floor. As children and young basketball players watch profes¬sionals play on TV, they learn new moves that make the game more easy for everyone to play. Dr. ...
- 2823: The Byzantine Empire
- The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, the survivor of the Roman empire, flourished into the oldest and longest lasting empire in our history. It began with Constantine the Great's triumph of Christianity. He then transferred his capital from Rome to the refounded Byzantium in the early 4th century, year 330 AD, and named it Constantinople after himself. This city became the surviving safe ... of the Western Roman empire by the 5th century. It was by far the largest and richest city in Christendom during the Middle Ages with a population of about one million people. (Encarta) Constantine the Great had established a criterion for the empire to follow throughout its history. It included the harmony of the church, the leaders and the teachers of the empire. Constantine created a successful new monetary system based ... constitution. It slowly formed a similar establishment of late Roman institutions. Byzantine followed the Romans orthodox Christianity as well. The predominant language of this era was Greek, although some subjects spoke Latin, Coptic, and Armenian. (Great Ages) The Greek language led to a Greek culture. The Byzantine empire stood out for their Christian religion and their expression of it in their artwork. These Romans carved exquisite ivories, illuminated manuscripts, and ...
- 2824: Shamanism
- ... contradicted. However, over the years it did not receive the scholarly attention that it so requires. The age of discovery garnered a multitude of information on shamanism all over the world. The reporters invested a great deal of accuracy in the gathering of the information, but their observational skills were mostly underdeveloped. Furthermore as could be expected, they saw and evaluated things solely on the basis of European religion and social ... literally one who is excited, moved or raised. More specifically a shaman is a person of either sex who has mastered spirits and who at will introduce them into his own body. As Shirokogoroff, the great Russian authority on the Tungus puts it, the shamans body is a placing or receptacle for the spirits. It is in fact by his power over the spirits which he incarnates that the shaman is ... to earlier works. It was objective and intelligently critical. Furthermore the definition of shamanism was transformed and it did not include psychopathological notions rampant in the early part of the twentieth century. Shamanism holds a great fascination for the western imagination that much continues to be written about it. This overflow of information has however, given rise to a number of methodological problems (Flaherty, 1992,pp.208). Shamanism has become ...
- 2825: The Horror of The Black Plague In Europe in 1347
- ... horrifying piece of history for Europe. It had profound effects on political, social, and economical aspects of life in the fourteenth century. People’s sanity was tested, and even the most stable person suffered from depression and despair. Existing social and political systems changed. Moral, philosophical, and religious convictions were challenged. The Black Plague provided a major theme of depopulation for the Middle Ages, and it was a major turning event ... Available http://www.insecta-inspecta.com.html. Knox, E. L. Skip. “The Black Death.” History of Western Civilization. [Online] Available http://history.idbsu.edu.html, 17 Aug. 1995. Magill, Frank. “Invasion of the Black Death.” Great Events from History. New Jersey: Salem Press. Vol. 3. pp. 1625 - 1629. Strayer, Joseph R., ed. Dictionary of the Middle Ages. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. Vol. 2. pp. 257-267.
- 2826: Ancient Egyptians and the Norsemen: Creating the Past
- ... religion permeated their whole life - socially, politically, and economically ” (Casson 71). They believed they could enjoy life after death, and that led to much preparation for death and burial including the construction of pyramids and great tombs. Since the Egyptians believed that dead bodies had to be prepared for their next life, they mummified them and wrapped them in strips of linen before placing them in a coffin and or tomb ... Atum, who then created the world. The Memphite’s were trying to show that their deity began creation (Cavendish 97). It is only human for a group of people to want the credit for a great event, and that is what happened with theses creation stories. In Hermopolis they claimed that a group of 8 deities consisting of Nun, Huh, Kuk, and Amun joined with their mates Naunet, Hauket, Kauket, and ... Vikings believed that if they died fighting they would go to a hall in Asgard called Valhalla, where they would fight all day and dine all night. The Vikings also had burial customs that involved great ceremony. Many Vikings were buried in a ship with their possessions and in some cases with their live slaves and dogs. Such graves were supposed to ensure a safe journey to the land of ...
- 2827: The Causes of the Holocaust
- ... in the years following World War I because they had provided a focus for Germany's problems. Less than three years after German's economy had somewhat stabilized, it went in to a severe economic depression along with the rest of the Western world in 1929. During the years of econom! ic depression the Weimar Republic, who ruled Germany from 1919 to 1933, was criticized for not being able to deal with Germany's problems effectively and efficiently. The Communist and the National Socialist Parties were supported by ... German government and his ability to effectively spread propaganda throughout Germany and Europe in the 1930's caused Germans to begin to hate the Jews. Germany's discontent after losing World War I, its economic depression, and the spread of antisemitism and propaganda throughout Germany made Germans more susceptible to the pleas of extremist groups such as the Nazis. This caused the uprising of Hitler's Third Reich which was ...
- 2828: Catcher In The Rye 3
- ... most private but not so private life! Holden expresses throughout the book that his "sex life sucks." When he was talking to his friend Luce about his sex life because his sex life is always great because he has a Chinese woman " maybe I'll go to China my sex life is lousy" (143). Earlier in the book Holden meets some ladies from Seattle and one who turned Holden on a great deal because of the way she danced." You really can dance ya know, you otta go pro" (71) Holden was really mesmerized by the way she danced " where I have my hand on your back, if I think there isn't anything underneath my hand-no can, no legs, no feet, no anything then the girls really a terrific dancer" (71). Holden really is a great guy with many inconcisties throughout his personality. As you can see he has a lot to think about! These are just a few things about Holden that are very humorous and interesting. You would ...
- 2829: Rose And Graff
- ... sad and confused. From young, jocks, to a twenty-eight year old mother, and an insecure girl that was so afraid to use her own ideas, she turns to plagiarism. Rose explains this situation in great detail, Students were coming to college with limited exposure to certain kinds of writing and reading and with conceptions and beliefs that were dissonant with those in the lower-division curriculum they encountered. Rose places great blame on the professors who assume that these students are culturally prepared to address, and analyze, ideas and concepts that they have never even heard of before. Students, who come from different cultures and backgrounds ... received straight A s in high school is not common to receive failing grades because they use the same writing methods that they used in high school. In order to create a solution to this great problem, Rose suggests that more opportunities to develop the writing strategies that are an intimate part of academic inquiry... be provided, as well as more opportunities to write about what they are learning and ...
- 2830: “Pearl: The Scarlet Letter Endowed with Life”
- ... the book. The most significant symbol in The Scarlet Letter is Hester Prynne’s daughter, Pearl, whom Hester bore as a result of her sin of adultery. Hester “named the infant “Pearl” as being of great price, -purchased with all she had, -her mother’s only treasure!”(Pg. 31) As a consequence for Hester’s sin, she is forced to wear the letter “A”, for adultery, on her chest for the ... guilty conscience that he eventually confesses his transgression to the whole town. In this novel, Pearl is a steady reminder to both Hester and Dimmesdale of their sin and she gives them both cause for great suffering. Pearl teaches Hester and Arthur Dimmesdale many important lessons about life itself, and if it was not for Pearl, Hester could not have survived. Hester tells the witch, Mistress Hibbins, “Had they taken her ... because of Pearl. Pearl makes Dimmesdale feel so horrible that his only option left is to confess. Once Arthur Dimmesdale confesses to the town his sin, “Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief in which the wild infant bore her father’s cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor forever do battle with the world, ...
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