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- 3111: The Writings of Pat Conroy
- ... book and then fleeing" (Locher 114) The Water is Wide won the Ansfield-Wolf Award by the Cleveland Foundation in 1972. It was also made into the movie Conrack in 1974 (Disc. Auth. 3). The Great Santini was Conroy's first true novel. It was published in 1976. It was truly an auto-biography of Conroy's life as the son of a fighter pilot who brought his military training home ... career as a writer. Conroy's father was not happy of the perception of him in the book, but apparently cooled down because of his appearance at a book signing where he signed as "The Great Santini". Peg Conroy left her husband the day after his retirement parade (Burns 1-3). She presented The Great Santini at the divorce hearing. It was made into a movie in 1979 (Disc. Auth. 3). Pat Conroy's most well known book, Prince of Tides, was published in 1986. It is a story ...
- 3112: Adolf Hitler's A Oratory Genius
- ... s A Oratory Genius He stands motionless with crossed arms and resting eyes focused straight ahead. He is completely immobile, expressionless, and says absolutely nothing. Surrounded by some fifteen thousand audience members filing into the great auditorium to hear this man speak, the presence he commands brings order to the environment almost immediately. There is little doubt that Adolf Hitler projected a commanding presence. The aforementioned was merely a description of ... was only coming into power and Adolf Hitler, as a personality, was making his presence known on the scene. This historical backdrop of Germany in the 1930's reveals a country knee-deep in economic depression, and as would well be expected, the climate was ripe for a new leader. Adolf Hitler made his presence known in the form of a Messiah rather than a political leader, offering his countrymen not ...
- 3113: Charles Darwin
- ... man of incomprehensible genius. He proposed theories that changed the views of the origin of mankind, as well as, the beginning of life on earth and the continual evolution of advanced forms of life. Other great scientists such as Galileo and Aristotle influenced many of Darwin's theories and statements. With the publication of Darwin's "Origin of Species" in 1859 and the subsequent acceptance of evolution by natural selection, patterns ... colleague Thomas Huxely: "The time will come, I believe, though I shall not live to see it, when we shall have fairly true genealogical trees (metaphor on human evolution often discussed by Darwin) of each great kingdom of nature." Darwin's dream remained just that, a dream but is without doubt, beginning to take tangible form, with current genetic studies. According to Oparin's hypothesis (hypothesis formulated about the creation of ... of distinct species, or with physical conditions of life. Can it be thought improbable, seeing that variations useful to man have undoubtedly occurred, that other variations useful in some way to each being in the great and complex battle of life, should sometimes occur in the course of a thousand generations?" Darwin answered the baffling question in the form of another question and hypothesis. His response to the question of ...
- 3114: Alzheimer's Disease
- ... to save the patient from the worsening of a treatable disease through a misdiagnosis. Some of the initial symptoms include an increased memory loss, changes in mood, personality, and behavior, symptoms that are common of depression, prescription drug conflict, brain tumors, syphilis, alcoholism, other types of dementia, and many other conditions. The onset of these symptoms usually brings the patient to his family doctor. The general practitioner runs a typical battery ... or unpaid care provider, and the victim's physician. Throughout the progression of the disease, and depending on the needs of the patient, a wide range of expensive medication, such as psychoactive drugs to lift depression and sedatives to control violence, may be required. Unfortunately, although a wide range of treatments have been tested, most prove to be ineffective. At the beginning of the disease the family is able to look ... in order to effectively care for the victim. During the course of the disease victims might wander, hallucinate, become suspicious. This behavior can place a large strain on the care giver as well as causing depression and deterioration of their own health (Aronson,1988, p.132). An AD support group is crucial to alleviating some of the stress on the care giver. Through a support group the care giver is ...
- 3115: Frederick Douglass' Dream for Equality
- ... own risks. For a long time, Douglass, a man of pride and artfulness, denied this fact. For years there had been disagreements among many abolitionists. Everyone had their own beliefs towards abolition. There was especially great bitterness between Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, dating from the early 1850's when Douglass had repudiated Garrisonian Disunionism. Garrisonians supported the idea of disunion. Disunion would have relieved the North of responsibility for the ... between whites. Garrison, and many others, had failed to see the slaves as human beings. Were blacks then supposed to be irretrievably black in a white world ? Where is the freedom and hope if all great things are privilege only to the whites? Douglass resolved never again to risk himself to betrayal. Troubled, Douglass did not lose faith in his beliefs of abolishing slavery. However, he did reinvent his thinking. Douglass ... divided and distracted us, a common object and a common emergency makes us for the time at least, forget those differences. No class of men are doing more according to their numbers, to conduct this great war to the Emancipation of the slaves than Mr. Garrison and the American Anti-Slavery Society." (Frederick Douglass, Monthly of March 1862). Raising the free black regiments for service in the Union Army was ...
- 3116: Alcohol
- ... your own vomit after an alcohol overdose. Death by asphyxiation occurs when alcohol depresses the body's reflexes to the point that you cant vomit right. Another thing that comes along with binge drinking is depression and suicide. You get depressed so you drink and since alcohol is a depressant it brings you down even more it brings you to the state of hopelessness. The toxic effects of alcohol can manipulate you brains neuro-transmitters, which are responsible for mood and judgement. This can plung you into deeper depression and bring thought about suicide. It can also bring a cycle of drinking: the more you drink the more depressed you become, and that makes you want to drink more. Alcohol induced depression and hopelessness are characterized by self-pity, social withdrawal, self reproah,a sence of guilt,and a retardation of normal mental processes. FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME FETAL ALCOHOL EFFECTS Fetal alcohol syndrome is a group ...
- 3117: Canabis
- ... to have gone into decline in the late 30's (Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, pg 54). Then marijuana was outlawed in 1937 as a repressive measure against Mexican workers who crossed the border seekingjobs during the Depression. The specific reason given for the outlawing of the hemp plant was it's supposed violent "effect on the degenerate races" (Schaffer, pg. 86). Beginning in the 60's marijuana use saw a resurgence which ... other substances, can actually lower intraocular eye pressure. The mediction however, must be carefully tailored to the individual to prevent further eye damage. The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana has been around for a great deal of time and has served multiple purposes throughout history.
- 3118: Consumerism
- ... drug companies, some of which are located overseas (especially in Asia, Mexico and Europe), and find companies which sell Viagra, Xenical, Propecia, etc. through online orders without a medical examination. Advanced technology has had a great impact on the fourth era of the consumer movement. For example, genetic engineering has made it possible to buy produce that is bigger and lasts longer than non-engineered produce. Questions of safety have been ... to compare products and prices, and engage in political activism for the purpose of preserving consumer rights. Moreover, businesses have become much more sensitive to the needs and wants of consumers. Consumer reaction has a great impact on the way that companies operate today, and business have learned that consumers wield great power in todays marketplace.
- 3119: A Summary of the Plot of the Iliad
- ... Mount Ida, Zeus weighs the fates of the Achaeans and the Trojans in his mighty scales. Then he strikes terror into the Achaeans with thunder and lightning. Nestor alone continues fighting and finds himself in great danger. He is relieved by Diomedes. The heroic exploits of Diomedes and of Hector are recounted. Hera tries to persuade Poseidon to assist the Achaeans, but without success. In combat with Hector, Teucer is wounded ... desist from battle. Though he objects passionately, he finally obeys. Apollo fills Hector with new ardour, precedes him into battle, and the Trojans once more prevail. Under Hector's furious leadership, they break down a great section of the Achaean wall and attempt to set fire to tile ships. They are pushed back by Ajax, who spreads slaughter around him. Book XVI:Patroclus begs Achilles to allow him to take the ... a roaring blaze. The pyre burns throughout the night. The bones are gathered, placed in a golden urn, and buried in a tomb. Achilles presides over the funeral games, and the contests are described in great detail. Book XXIV:The gods hold a council to discuss the return of Hector's body to his people. Thetis is despatched to Achilles to dispose him favourably; Iris is sent to Priam to ...
- 3120: Hannibal
- ... consumed. In Livys description of Hannibal as apposed to in An Enemy of Rome, Hannibal is not made out to be the spawn of the underworld, hell-bent on Romes destruction, but a great man whom was horrifying but merely misguided. Livy is also very quick to complement Hannibal and tell the reader just how great a leader he was. This is done so that when one looks back at Hannibal they say that if Hannibal was such a great leader Rome must have been far superior to be able to defeat him. This sense of modesty or mos maiorum was how the Romans were supposed to treat the Carthaginian General but they did ...
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