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- 551: Abortion: Life or Death Who Chooses?
- ... created. A new human being who carries genes in its cells that make that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the great human family. All the fetus needs to grow into a babe, a child, an old man, is time, nutrition and a suitable environment. It is determined at that very moment of conception whether the baby ... problems following and because of abortion. I quote Ft. John L. Grady, Medical Examiner for Florida State Attorney's Office, "I believe it can be stated with certainty that abortion causes more deep-seated guilt, depression and mental illness than it ever cures". We used to hear a lot about the risk of suicide among those who threatened such action if their request for abortion was refused. How real is that ... society one is not totally free to do what one will with one's own body (we don't have the right to get drunk or high on drugs and drive down Young Street.) The great concern has been shown for the innocent victims of highjacking but what is abortion but this? The highjacking without reprieve, of an innocent passenger out of his mother's womb. Should we really leave ...
- 552: Love In Great Expectations
- ... and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance. To have a feeling of intense desire and attraction toward (a person) (Webster, love) . In Great Expectations, Pip is going through maturity, and is always undergoing maturity. We find that Pip is always longing for friends, family, and for love. Love can be a number of things to different people. Love ... to impossible to love. Pip never would be able to get a true grasp of who she was because she, like him, would change like the direction of wind at any given time. For a great duration of the novel, Pip is infatuated with Estella. He thinks he is in love, but with no solid reasons as to why. As a reader, it can be perceived that Pip being a young ... until another good thing comes along; another wonderful girl- a girl which loves Pip for Pip, as he does for her. Work Citied WWWebster Dictionary Love Merriam-Webster, Incorporated 1999 (26 November 1999) Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. New York. Penguin Classic, 1996
- 553: Napoleon: Does History Repeat Itself From People Seeking Power?
- ... Does History Repeat Itself From People Seeking Power? Thesis Does history repeat itself because people become power hungry? In the years from 58 B.C. to 1821 A.D., two infamous generals led armies to great success, yet met with similar fates. It is my belief that through the use of similar tactics, one general fell victim to a fate shared by another, earlier general. Could this fate have been avoided, if he'd carefully studied his predecessor's mistakes? Introduction: There have been several great military geniuses to come from Europe. Edward Rommel won a lot of victories against the British in World War II primarily because he didn't have awful teeth, and he spoke German. Alexander the Great wasn't called Great just because he encouraged people to call him that, he was actually great warrior on the field of battle
and he was well over 6 feet tall. And Hannibal showed ...
- 554: Adolescent Suicide
- ... physical and/or sexual), violence, (i.e. rape or incest), feared pregnancy, and alcohol or drug misuse. A loss of a meaningful person, whether it is through death, divorce, a break up, or suicide, chronic depression or metal illness in parents or self, and pressure for perfection are all tension causing issues that may be the reason behind the suicide. Related to school, the main explanations are: being in trouble with ... for them will assist the student. Warning signs can include social withdrawal, a person who gives away personal possessions, a pupil who gives you a sealed envelope and asks for it not to be opened, depression or moodiness, and sudden changes in relationships. Examples of classroom behavior for educators to be aware of contain: a marked decline in school performance, death or suicide themes that appear in writing or artistic creations ... of teenage students would turn to a friend first. The programs help pupils recognize people at risk, and it also increases their knowledge of warning signs. The warning signs for suicidal adolescents are many, but depression and mental illness can be a large contributing factor. There are recent studies that have shown more than 20% of adolescents in the United States suffer from a mental illness or have an emotional ...
- 555: Abortion
- ... created. A new human being who carries genes in its cells that make that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the great human family. All the fetus needs to grow into a babe, a child, an old man, is time, nutrition and a suitable environment. It is determined at that very moment of conception whether the baby ... problems following and because of abortion. I quote Ft. John L. Grady, Medical Examiner for Florida State Attorney's Office, "I believe it can be stated with certainty that abortion causes more deep-seated guilt, depression and mental illness than it ever cures". We used to hear a lot about the risk of suicide among those who threatened such action if their request for abortion was refused. How real is that ... society one is not totally free to do what one will with one's own body (we don't have the right to get drunk or high on drugs and drive down Young Street.) The great concern has been shown for the innocent victims of highjacking but what is abortion but this? The highjacking without reprieve, of an innocent passenger out of his mother's womb. Should we really leave ...
- 556: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- ... French was his native tongue, he became a master of the English language. This and his picturesque personality made him popular throughout Canada, and he led the young country in a 15-year period of great development. Wilfrid Laurier was born in St-Lin, Quebec, and studied law at McGill University. After three years in the Quebec legislature, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1874. There he ... was chosen leader of the Liberal party in 1887. Nine years later he became prime minister. He was knighted in 1897. "Build up Canada" were the watchwords of Laurier's government. Laurier was loyal to Great Britain, sent Canadian volunteers to help in the Boer War, established a tariff favorable to British goods, and worked to strengthen the ties between the two countries. But he saw the British Empire as a ... ores were found in southern British Columbia. After 1900 a rich deposit of silver was discovered north of Lake Nipissing in Ontario. Canada soon became perceived around the world as a mineral-rich nation with great untapped potential. The new prime minister thus basked in an environment of progress and prosperity after a depression that had lasted more than 20 years. Laurier's only serious political difficulties stemmed from his ...
- 557: The Great Pyramid
- The Great Pyramid The great pyramid was built during the reign of Khufu, 2nd king of the fourth dynasty (2,720-2,560 BC). It stands on the Giza plateau nearby Cairo and is the biggest pyramid in the world ... and 145 centimeters. The average block size is about 1 cubic meter. On the Khufu pyramid, all the casing elements were removed in the 14th century. The few casing stones which do remain in the Great Pyramid all lie in the 1.5 meter thick bottom course and cannot be representative of the stones which would have been used in the higher parts of the construction. The only examples of ...
- 558: The Great Gatsby 2
- The Man Behind Jay Gatsby In the Novel The Great Gatsby, not many people really knew the man known as Jay Gatsby. When he was rich and powerful, he was the man you "want to know." But when he was dead, life went on without him. It seemed as if nobody cared that he was the man behind the parties and all the good times. He was dead and nobody mourned. This shows that the opinion of the great Jay Gatsby changed by the end of the story. He was an icon of not only every man's image of the American Dream, but he was also apart of Americanism and the American Experience ... of these any more," Nick caught him in one of his lies. Gatsby has gotten good enough to get himself out of situations like this one. He merely told Nick that he worked after the "great crash." This tells us that he tried a few ways to get rich, but he makes it sounds they never worked. It can only be speculated on as to what business he is into ...
- 559: The Life Story of Nikita Khrushchev
- ... figure. Soonafter, he returned home with the task of organizing a local Communist party. When he arrived back in Yuzovka, however, he found the area, along with much of the Ukraine, suffering due to a great famine. Peasants were forced to eat bark, grass, leather and one another to survive, and many died, including Khrushchev's wife. It was a very sad and difficult time for Nikita, but he retaliated against his depression by devoting himself wholeheartedly toward the reorganization of Russia. At once he set about to restore local factories and increase coal production, steps he considered vital in order to get the economy going. It took ... more or less renovate Moscow. Its living conditions were deplorable and dreary. There was a severe shortage of food, families lived huddled two or three to a room, buildings were falling apart. As Peter the Great had done many years before, Nikita attempted to "drag Russia into the twentieth century." He made many reforms, including the construction of the Moscow Metro, and as a result was soon appointed to the ...
- 560: The Great Gatsby: Typical Male Behavior
- The Great Gatsby: Typical Male Behavior Through the interactions between male and female characters, Fitzgerald depicts a variety of social expectations regarding "typical" male behavior in the 1920's. In the novel The Great Gatsby, characters such as Tom Buchanan, Jay Gatsby, George Wilson and Nick Carraway demonstrate behavior that acts to maintain and live up to expectations inherent in society. Through their controlling ways, these characters strive to ... The trouble is that sometimes she gets foolish ideas in her head and doesn't know what she's doing" (138). Another social expectation of "typical" male behavior in the 1920's depicted in The Great Gatsby is the notion that a "real" man should be in control of the woman in his life at all times. This notion is exemplified through the struggling relationship between George and Myrtle Wilson. ...
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