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- 5091: American Identity
- ... proven invaluable to our country's success and progress. The revolutionary war brought people with different ideas, religious beliefs, and political interests together in a fight for independence. This struggle essentially gave birth to this great nation. It also signified the emergence of an American spirit, tenacious and inextinguishable. The deep belief in a sense of oneness settled inside those individuals who had turned away from isolation, individuals who felt liberated ... hoist the star spangled banner, demonstrated throughout the nation. From Alaska to Hawaii, from California to New York, individuals honor and respect the Stars and Stripes, representative of the states that united to form one great nation. The armed forces of the United States of America proudly carry this flag and exemplify patriotism to the utmost. The willingness to lay down one's life for one's country displays honor and ...
- 5092: Analysis The Impact Of Shift W
- ... and elilepsy (Morgan 75). Many of these health effects, both long term and short term, are interconnected. When some or all of them are piled on the shiftworker's shoulders, it may also lead to depression or even nervous breakdown. Shiftwork also has effects on worker's family and social life. Plagued by constant exhaustion and obsessed with getting enough sleep, shiftworker can suffer from high levels of irritability, mood swings ... It may be hard for a shiftworker to spend time with friends, attend events in the community or participate in social or group recreational activities, which can reinforce the worker's feelings of isolation and depression (Maurice 53). Although no absoulate means can solve the problems of shiftwork, there are suggestions that can make the situations better. Shift workers can improve their diet and eating pattern. They should maintain eating pattern ...
- 5093: Affirmation
- ... sacred song the Enslaved African-Americans sang was “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” which really meant to follow the Big Dipper and the North Star to freedom/Northern U.S. “Follow the Drinking Gourd” was a great song that actually motivated slaves to seek freedom. When a slave became a free slave their happiness really belonged to those like Harriet Tubman who risked their lives by guiding slaves North. The Enslaved African ... a part of any person who read a Native Americans folk tale and/or sang a Native American song. All of the races, cultures, and traditions whether they be Puritanical, African, or Native American were great in their own respects. All had oral traditions which told of their ancestry, had elders who were considered role models, sacred songs that deeply touched anyone who heard them, and ceremonial rituals that differed from ...
- 5094: Antimatter
- ... how he is perceived by the people who entrust in him. This shines through during the discussion with Mrs. Alving if the orphanage should be insured or not; "You see! In town, we have a great many such people. Followers of other denominations. People might very easily come to the conclusion that neither you nor I have sufficient trust in the ordinance of Higher Power"2. The orphanage is to be ... has always been a shaper of society. It's rules and norms are followed by the people, and it has enormous power if used to its full extent. It has also been the founder of great tragedies (personal and collective), but just as often been a solid pillar for people to depend on when times were hard. Religion has always been present, and will always be an important part of life ...
- 5095: Copyrights And Patents
- ... their own kids? Today’s every growing business world and advancements in technology make it extremely easy to obtain anything one could ever desire provided they have the money to buy it. Many people gained great success and wealth from their original product and business ideas. People have alsogained great wealth from borrowing, stealing or adapting from one “original” idea. The majority of copying and fraud involves software and clothing items. (Edwards6) One aspect of this is known as bootlegging. this is where someone copies ...
- 5096: College, A Waste Of Time
- ... only two things in the whole article that I was in agreement with. One was that colleges try to market themselves. The other was her paragraph on how Americans are looking less and less for great paying jobs and are looking more for job that they like doing. This unfortunately is also a contradiction to her piece of writing, because college prepares, and helps you get a job that you will ... us. While talking to some selected recruiters, and asking them why I should pick their college to go to, they were giving me reasons which had nothing to do with getting a good education. A great football team, a huge recreation centers, and stores on campus, were some of the reason I had heard. The other point that I agree with is that Americans put more priority on jobs they like ...
- 5097: Civilization Cure Or Disease
- ... cultures are going through a process of Americanization through the use of our massive media and advertising empires. This is also not a new development powerful empires often try to spread their culture, Alexander the Great instituted Hellenization around 330 BCE. But not on the level that is taking place today. This attempt to change foreign cultures into our culture is proof that we believe it is the best culture currently available. Going back in history we can see that in the days of Alexander the Great’s empire foreign cultures were viewed as Barbaric. Today we prefer the words: backwards, underdeveloped, or classify them as “the third world.” The term third world is extremely interesting if they are the third world ...
- 5098: Crime
- ... all year. How is it fair that a man that can hit a ball four hundred feet to send a baseball out of the park make $30 million a season. Barry Bonds is truly a great athlete, but to be paid that much he should be able to hit home runs with his eyes closed. I know that these baseball stars bring in a lot of very good paying customers, and ... or Barry Sanders. It is also true for the quarterbacks; they are paid more because they are the conductors out on the field. They conduct the orchestra out on the field. John Elway is a great example. He has the strongest, fastest, and most accurate arm in pro-football, which he has proven. That is the main reason he is one the highest paid professional football players in the NFL. Some ...
- 5099: Challenging Reality
- ... and his critics' minds. His artwork was considered to be highly mathematical, even though Escher never had any formal training in the math or sciences. Yet artists around the still world regard his work as great. Escher was able to manipulate geometry to create illusions that were often used to tell a story. In Day and Night and Ascending and Descending, Escher illustrated daily events and their meaning by using his ... structures created wonderful illusions for his viewers. However, he was able to depict realistic events with the same amount of mastery. MC Escher was, and will continue to be through his art, one of the great artists.
- 5100: Cartoon Violence
- ... a live person (Parke and Kavanaugh 46). Since children do not process information in the same manner as adults do, they do not have the experience to judge what they see. Because children watch a great deal of television, they are very susceptible to its negative effects (Kreig 41). Another study concluded that by watching cartoons, children learn different ways of being violent, and also learn to use aggression to bring ... 15). Therefore, if children see cartoon characters getting what they want by hitting, they too will try to get what they want by hitting. Another study conducted by Huesmann showed that children who watch a great deal of violence on television tend to become very aggressive as adults, and also tend to have more trouble with the law as adults (16). So, if so much of this television violence is in ...
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