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- 3241: Mahatma Gandhi
- ... an award, which spoke of his efforts, his fight for freedom and justice and all his other contributions to this world. This award could be given to a few other people also who have been great reformers. It could be given to one who is a reformer, who has fought for the rights of the people, one who has fought against all the injustice, malpractices of this world, for the oppressed ... all sorts of penalties, he was never deterred. Many people, organizations and awards have already acknowledged Gandhi for his efforts. Recently he was rated the runner up Person of the Century second only to the great scientist Albert Einstein who had himself said that “ the future generations will scarcely believe that such a man in flesh and blood, had tread this earth.” in reference to Mahatma Gandhi. The British Broadcasting Corporation also voted him as the Man of the Millennium. Gandhi is a great man held in universal esteem, a figure lifted from history to moral icon. I would want to show my respect and reverence for him and also want to express that his efforts have not ...
- 3242: The Theme of Isolation in Various Literature
- ... alone on the frozen tundra, where he begins his mission to live among the howling wolf packs and study their ways of life. He learned something of their language and how they conveyed "news" over great distances. He found out the meaning behind the Eskimo saying, "the wolf keeps the caribou strong." Mowat observed strong family ties among wolves and he finished his long assignment by having great compassion for them. And he concluded with the realization that the wolf in fact is very different from the wolf of a legend. When the book was published there was no more than 1200 wolves ... his assignment the "Lupine Project" we learn about Mowat's interest and love of the study of living animals in their own habitat. Once assigned to this futile and desolate tundra his task flourishes with great resolution and interest. Because of extreme isolation, with very little room for distraction, Mowat communicates new discoveries of the Canis lupus and through time he reveals that wolves are fellow creatures and have a ...
- 3243: Gideon vs Wainwright
- Gideon vs Wainwright The framers formed this country with one sole document, the Constitution, which they wrote with great wisdom and foresight. This bountiful wisdom arose from the unjust treatment of King George to which the colonists were subject. Among these violations of the colonists' rights were inequitable trials that made a mockery of ... his own defense and was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison. Betts sent an appeal to the Supreme Court, but the Court ruled against Betts because, the court's opinion was “in the great majority of states, it has been the considered judgment of the people, their representatives, and their courts that the appointment of counsel is not a fundamental right, essential to a fair trial” (Goodman 64). With ... charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours. From the beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law. This noble ideal cannot be realized if the poor man charged ...
- 3244: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- ... are each managed by an Assistant Director in Charge. Either the FBI Headquarters itself or approximately 400 satellite offices, known as resident agencies, are used to conduct the official business of FBI field offices. A great support for information and communication is provided by two Bureau operated Regional Computer Support Centers. They are located in Pocatello, Idaho and in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Further support is provided by two Information Technology Centers (ITCs), one at Butte, Montana and one at Savannah, Georgia. The ITCs provide information services to support field investigative and administrative operations. The great responsibility of the FBI's Special Agents is the reason why they have the broadest investigative authority of all federal law enforcement agencies. The FBI also stresses long term, complex investigation, emphasize close relations and information sharing with other federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement and intelligence agencies. A great many things of FBI investigations are conducted with other law enforcement agencies or as part of joint task forces. As part of this process, the FBI has split up its investigations and set different ...
- 3245: Shakespeare: Biography
- Shakespeare: Biography William Shakespeare was a great English playwright, dramatist and poet who lived during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. No other writer's plays have been produced so ... dramatist the world has ever known as well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of human nature. He was able to find universal human qualities and put them in a dramatic situation creating characters that are timeless. Yet he had the ability to create characters that are highly ... helped shape the attitudes of millions of people. His portrayal of historical figures and events have influenced our thinking more than what has been written in history books. The world has admired and respected many great writers, but only Shakespeare has generated such enormous continuing interest. My source states explanations rather than opinions on why Shakespeare's contributions to literature are so vast. My source devoted thirty pages to William ...
- 3246: Martin Luther King Jr ]
- ... the strongest economies in the world. Over the years, many theorists have had varying opinions concerning the reason for this nation's strong economic standing. One reason that has often been overlooked is that a great many of this nation's workers have been influenced by the Protestant work ethic. The philosophy behind this work ethic has driven many workers to attain as much as possible at their jobs during their ... credit for the development of the Protestant work ethic it would have to be Martin Luther. In the course of the next several pages this researcher will examine the ethic that has had such a great impact on the United State's economy and on the economies of other nations. It has been suggested by such writers as Weber and Smith that the Protestant work ethic first developed around the word ... is the interest of the merchants and other urban classes in Germany, especially in the free imperial cities. Although scholars have analyzed various aspects of city life at the close of the Middle Ages in great detail, they have done relatively little by way of explaining why representatives of the different urban classes (especially the middle classes) embraced Luther's ideas from its very beginnings. Because there were a lot ...
- 3247: The Electoral College System
- ... Nixon from getting a majority (Bailey & Shafritz p. 65). In the latter instance the issue would have, as in 1800, been sent to the House for rectification. In either instance Wallace would have had a great deal to gain, and the temptation to wheel and deal (at the compromise of democracy) would have been great indeed. It is possible Wallace could have used his influence with Southern House members to get Hum phrey elected. In the process he would have likely garnered great political clout for himself. Wallace could have bargained with Nixon for an administration position in Nixon's cabinet in return for Wallace's electoral votes. The possible scenarios are endless, and for the most ...
- 3248: Heart Of Darkness - Ignorance
- ... book Heart of Darkness. His book has all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale - mystery, exotic setting, escape, suspense, unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe concluded, "Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the great stylists of modern fiction and a good story-teller into the bargain" (Achebe 252). Yet, despite Conrad's great story telling, he has also been viewed as a racist by some of his critics. Achebe, Singh, and Sarvan, although their criticisim differ, are a few to name. Normal readers usually are good at detecting ... when he met the station's book keeper he changed his views of the natives. "Moreover I respected the fellow. Yes. I respected his collars, his vast cuffs, his brushed hair. His appearance was certainly great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance" (Conrad 21). Marlow praised the book keeper as if he felt it's the natives' fault for living in such waste. the bureaucracy only cared ...
- 3249: Hamlet Analyzed In Terms Of Ar
- ... the proper purgation of these emotions”(p. 22). Shakespeare’s Hamlet follows this definition for the most part, and even though it is not always in agreement with Aristotle’s guidelines, it is still a great and effective tragedy. Aristotle states that tragedy is “an imitation of an action that is serious, complete, and of a certain magnitude”(p. 22). Hamlet is an excellent example of this. The play centers around ... the gravediggers speak. The gravediggers are common men and therefor, speak as thought they are common men. There are some aspects of Poetics that Shakespeare does not follow. For instance, Aristotle states that in a great tragedy, there should be unity of time, place, and action. By this he means the action of the play should take place in the amount of time it takes to perform it, it should occur ... or showing any interest in her. The audience feels pity for Ophelia throughout her ordeal as well. Aristotle would not approve of all the subplots that occur within this play. Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a great and effective tragedy which follows most of the guidelines set by Aristotle in Poetics. There are some aspects of Poetics that Shakespeare does not include or follow, however the play still effects the audience ...
- 3250: The Mass Media and Politics
- The Mass Media and Politics The mass media possesses a great deal of influence in society and politics in the United States. Newspapers, radio, magazines and television are able to use their own judgment when reporting current events. The power of the mass media is an ... and confident. He set a good impression for the public. Technology has proven to be an asset to the media. The president and the mass media have a mutually beneficial relationship. The president is a great source of news for the media to rely on, and using the media is a great way for the president to spread his ideas and policies to the people. Almost 80% of all United States television coverage of government officials focuses on the President. (Remy 534) The President of the ...
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