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- 4231: Investigative Report Of Internet Addiction
- ... symptoms. (III) Internet is often accessed more often or for longer periods of time than was intended. (IV) There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control Internet use. (V) A great deal of time is spent in activities related to Internet use (e.g., buying Internet books, trying out new WWW browsers, researching Internet vendors, organizing files of downloaded materials.) (VI) Important social, occupational, or recreational ... given rise to it. For example, people who become addicted to alcohol and other drugs usually have serious deficiencies in their life management, stress management, and interpersonal skills. Early on in life, they experience a great deal of pain and personal suffering that they can't figure out how to deal with effectively. This drives them to seek external relief and comfort in the form of alcohol or other substances. As ... to eliminate an established addiction, there are certain requirements and pitfalls you must be prepared for. One of these is dealing with temptation. Whenever you try to stay away from something that previously gave you great pleasure, you're going to be tempted to return to that behaviour. Sometimes, the temptation may be very strong. But even if it is, you must be prepared to resist it. Temptation, in truth, ...
- 4232: Witness
- ... as peaceful and violent, corrupt and innocent are the be found in this film. Book s carpentry birdhouse represents his determination to earn respect and love from Rachel and her family, which I though was great film communication. There was many other ways to convey this message but the way this was used was very profound. The way a hammer replaces his pistol at his side, he proves his manly abilities ... not seen through any single pair of eyes. It opens at the funeral of Rachel s husband, and the reaction of Rachel and Samuel to the big city is seen strictly from there perceptive, making great use of subjective camera at certain points. But after Book enters the picture and takes charge of the case, the cognitive viewpoint shifts quickly to his perspective; the view of a hard working detective following ... perspective on Amish society shifts gradually. Although he is never drawn into their religion and pacificism, his mental outlook adapts readily to rural life, Amish folk ways and the honest simplicity of their world. The great achievement of the film is to draw the view into this cognitive shift. Witness is one of those rare films that works on so many levels without becoming to confusing or complex without boring ...
- 4233: Baseball And American Popular
- ... found successful and rewarding careers by playing a game. According to Wallup, author of Baseball: An Informal History, baseball has been apart of our culture since the mid to late nineteenth century(Wallup, p16). Our great grandparents, grandparents, and parents have been brought up with it and our parents teach the sport to us. When the notion of baseball comes to mind, a feeling of nostalgia and tradition come to me ... bringing our American values to the game. Secondly, it seems to hype up the game, making the cheering crowd an active part of the contest. This enthusiasm leads to cheers when their team turns a great play or to boos and catcalls due to an umpire's bad judgement. It hard to describe why Americans likes to watch baseball. For me, it has to do with the excitement and appreciation of ... and their values transfer to the product they endorse. The general public sees the player's endorsement as a promise that the product will stand up to its application. Overall, professional baseball players, exhibit a great deal of influence on the public because of their popularity. This influence has led to many acts and movies. The first performance that comes to mind is Abbot and Costello's Who's on ...
- 4234: Global Warming
- ... go under the ocean sometime in the ensuing hundred years (88). Globally, the submergence of coastal lands is anticipated to displace a quarter of the world’s population by the end of the next century. (Great 80) Mitchell also points out that rising temperatures, combined with the effects of rising seas, could possibly wipe out entire fragile oceanic coral reef systems (90). Since the first observations of coral demise in 1979 ... of temperature and humidity. If the earth’s temperature were to rise by even a few degrees, it would be enough to seriously reduce the amount of rice that could be harvested for human consumption (Great 81). It can be deduced, therefore, that even the slightest of temperature variations could seriously impact the agricultural world and the amount of food available to the human population. Perhaps the group most unjustly affected ... Challeng of Global Warming. Ed. Dean Edwin Abrahamson. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1989. 196-209. Gay, Kathlyn. The Greenhouse Effect. New York: Franklin Watts, 1986. “Global Warming.” Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1996. Great Decisions. New York: Foreign Policy Association, 1990. Gribbin, John. Hothouse Earth. New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. Hansen, James E. “The Greenhouse Effect: Impacts on Current Global Temperature and Regional Heat Waves.” The Challenge of ...
- 4235: Macbeth - Supernatural And Spirits
- ... has already achieve his goal to be a king, he begins to be greedier to not let the Banquo’s prophecy of being father of kings come true because he thinks he has put a great effort to reach the throne. Therefore, because of his fears due to Banquo’s prophecy, Macbeth proceeds to plot the murder of his friend, which caused him to fall into a deeper hole. Once the ... still not completely feel assured that he will not be harm by anyone. The third apparition is a child crowned with a tree in his hand tells Macbeth that "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him." It says that Macbeth will never be defeated until ‘Great Birnam Wood’ moves against the castle at Dunsinane. "That will never be, who can impress the forest…sweet bodements, good!" It shows that Macbeth feels completely certain that no man can kill him and ...
- 4236: The Life and Work of Anthony Burgess
- ... selected in which events in Burgess's life can be shown to have heavy influence on A Clockwork Orange. Burgess published A Clockwork Orange in 1962, a time in England that was marked with a great amount of crime and very violent youths. Burgess himself had once cited this setting as the source of, or at least the inspiration of the stories of horror and violence told in this novel (Baldwin ... of A Clockwork Orange, Alex. Alex love music too. He often finds himself enveloped and surrounded by such classical works as Beethoven, to whom he refers to as 'Ludwig Van' in this passage: "Waving the great shiny white sleeve of the Ninth, which had on it, brothers, the frowning beetled like thunderbolttled listo of Ludwig Van himself....and I set the needle hissing on the last movement, which was all bliss ... go across an ocean to find a place to display his work. This is much like the difficulty Burgess had finding someone to publish his work (Roger 55). As mentioned before, Burgess always had a great interest in music. Burgess even taught himself how to compose music and play the piano.
- 4237: Colonialism 2
- ... Nectar In A Sieve" by Kamala Merkandaya and "Don't Be Afraid Gringo" by Media Benjamin. In both the books Rukmani and Elvia narrate the changes caused by the various stages of capitalism brought by Great Britain in India and by the United States in Honduras respectively. The core periphery relations between these countries lead to many societal problems and these two women deal with these problems, especially the issues pertaining ... as their village became a "growing town" (Merkandaya 50) The tannery owners bought the land from the landlords and paid good prices for it. This segregated industrialization weakened the unification of the village and caused great turmoil for everyone, especially Rukmani and her family. It disintegrated her family by creating a need for her sons to go work in the tannery. The expansion of the tannery also led to a loss ... poverty in Honduras. Looking at the argument presented in this essay it can be seen that both Rukmani and Elvia's lives were greatly affected by the effects of core periphery relations and they faced great problems with issues of land and education.
- 4238: Nuclear Energy 2
- ... all nuclear reactions use uranium and produce some plutonium. Since nuclear reactions produce a considerable amount of plutonium there are considerable hazards that come along with it. Nader and Abbotts, two men who have a great amount of experience in the nuclear industry, comment that: Plutonium s major dangers include the fact that it is weapons-grade material, that it is highly toxic, and it is extremely long-lasting: it will ... constructing a nuclear weapon, there would be two main issues for a terrorist. The first issue would be the knowledge required about building the bomb and making it work. Essentially, this knowledge is not a great problem. For instance, anyone can purchase a copy of "The Los Alamos Primer" for approximately twenty-three dollars. This book details the work of scientist who participated in the Manhattan Project tests in New Mexico ... church, a supermarket, and a hospital were built on tailings, thus creating situations where people live and work in buildings emitting radioactivity. (81) In towns that have been built on mill tailings there is a great increase in health related costs because of an increase in cancers and radiation induced diseases. Corinne Browne and Robert Munroe go comment on the effects of living in an environment that has radiation. In ...
- 4239: Monteverdi’s Eighth Book of Madrigals
- ... are divided into seperate pieces. The tenth has two sections, the fiftenth has three, and the eighteenth has three sections. Monteverdi added to the greatness of the eighth book by setting the works of many great poets. The group of poets that he used were the greatest of all the poets in the previous seven books. This select group included the follwing: Mariano, Guarini, Taso, and Petrarch. The words that these men had written helped make these madrigals great. The eighth book of madrigals is contains madrigals that are written in various ways. These madrigals contains a basso continuo. This was relitivly different for this time. This book of madrigals contains both duets and ... This book of madrigals was a turning point in the way people wrote, thought about, and criticised music. His ideas were advanced beyond his time. Today we see the eighth book of madrigals as a great achievement in music; however, people of Monteverdi’s time saw it too different. For this reason, the eighth book of madrigals was not reprinted like Monteverdi’s previous seven were. Regardless of the views ...
- 4240: THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
- ... spur. In this way Santiago not only teaches Manolin about fishing but also about important characteristics such as faith. In the story Santiago's bravery is unsurpassed but it is not until he hooks the "great fish" that we truly see his valor and perseverance. Through Santiago's actions Hemingway teaches the reader about bravery and perseverance in the face of adversity. He demonstrates that even when all is lost and ... lions represented him when he was young and strong and could overcome any challenge. Although he was an old man and his body was no longer like it used to be his heart was still great and he eventually defeated the Marlin. Santiago's perseverance and bravery are further illustrated when he tries to fight off the sharks. He was a fisherman all his life and therefore he knew that the fate of his catch was inevitable yet he persisted to fight the sharks. The battle between him and the sharks was about principles not a mere fish. Santiago was still a great warrior at heart and warriors fight until the end. One of the greatest and most obvious symbolisms in the story is Christianity. From the beginning of the story the reader is shown a unique ...
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