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- 1061: David Korten's "When Corporations Rule The World"
- ... holders; corporations had been given perpetual life times; othe numb er of owners was no longer restricted; the capital they could control was infinite. Some corporations were even given the power of eminent domain. In effect, the U.S. Supreme Court bestowed natural rights on unnatural creatures, amoral beasts that were created to serve selfish men. Now corporations had life and liberty, but no morals, and the fears of the early ... nonrenewable substitutes are developed and phased into use." Third, "Rates of pollution emission into the environment do not exceed the rates of the ecosystem's natural assimilative capacity." (272). With out more strict laws that effect corporations world wide it is going to be very difficult to have an impact on improving the environment. In this book, Korten makes important points to opening the eyes of society to making changes to ...
- 1062: Jane Eyre
- ... Jane’s uncle died under the care of Aunt Reed. Despite that The Professor didn’t carry the same measure of symbols as Jane Eyre and thus didn’t produce that same foreshadowing and ironic effect, “Bronte drew heavily on her recent experiences in Brussels [seeking] to disguise this personal element by making her narrator-protagonist a man. . .”8 Perhaps not looked at as a “symbol” or “conceived image,” a male ... author’s] feelings and perceptions.”10 Bronte was able to create “a story of myth [since] everything that had deeply affected her was present in the book’s emotional content.”11 With all this in effect the reader becomes avid to Charlotte Bronte’s emotional plights.
- 1063: Change Management
- ... The political-legal environment is that which consists of government bodies, pressure groups and laws. It is pertinent for companies to keep abreast of and change in political environment because these changes can have dramatic effect. Change in political environment can see legislation introduced that will not make selling or providing a product feasible or somewhat difficult. There are many political factors and laws that can affect business. Pricing, competition, fair ... model. The organisation is in a stable environment and can anticipate change so it goes through a process of unfreezing, changes implemented to overcome differences and meet new goals, and refreezing to keep changes in effect and return to stable environment. Total quality management uses this model. “Total quality management is essentially a continuous, incremental change program. It is compatible with the calm waters metaphor…” (Robbins et al., 2000, p.454 ...
- 1064: Neil Simon
- ... the maternal arguments that focused on the role and significance of the mother and family in Canadian society. Nellie McClung was an avid believer in the necessity of reform policy which would bring Prohibition into effect. McClung spoke frequently and adamantly of the evils of "demon liquor" and its effect on the family. Firstly, Nellie felt that alcohol primarily affected women and children as they suffered directly from excessive drinking on the part of males. Domestic violence, physical and emotional abuse, and profanity caused turmoil ...
- 1065: Manuel Noriega
- ... Castro taking control of the Cuban government, he placed communism within a close range of America. This was important because it was feared by most Americans that this takeover by Castro would lead a domino effect throughout Central America, and third world countries further extending the arm of Communism and the reach of the Soviet Union. During the same time Castro took control of Cuba, Noriega was in the Peruvian military ... so is a menace to itself and to others (Grossman, Introductory Quote) America, particularly Reagan in the 1980 s had become consumed with the strategy of influencing revolution for political interest because with the domino effect debate as his justification. The deeper America became in this secret war the more money they spent. Noriega was one of the beneficiaries of America s fight in the Cold War. By helping train Nicaraguan ...
- 1066: The Yellow Wallpaper: Male Opression of Women in Society
- ... most cherished rights. This analysis will focus on two primary issues: 1) the many vivid images Gilman uses to illustrate the physical and symbolic confinement the narrator endures during her illness; and 2) the overall effect of, and her reaction to, this confinement. The Yellow Wallpaper begins with the narrator's description of the physically confining elements surrounding her. The story is cast in an isolated hereditary estate, set back from ... in the absence of enlightened change. Furthermore, the narrator acknowledges that she is representative of most women of her time with the statement "I think there are a great many women [behind the paper]." The effect of John's oppression on the narrator is severe. At the climax of her insanity she writes that she can see the woman from behind the wallpaper pattern "out of every one of my windows ...
- 1067: A Clean Well Lighted Place
- ... revenge against Fortunato in an effort to support his time-honored family motto: "Nemo me impune lacessit" or "No one assails me with impunity." Telling the story from Montresor's point of view intensifies the effect of moral shock and horror. Poe's story is a case of premeditated murder. I became quickly aware of the fact that Montresor is not a reliable narrator, and that he has a tendency to ... and verbal irony. Dramatic irony occurs when we become aware of what will become of Fortunato even though the character continues his descent into the catacombs in pursuit of the Amontillado. Further adding to this effect is calling the character Fortunato, who is anything but fortunate, and dressing him in a clown or a fool's costume. There are numerous examples of verbal irony within Montresor's words. Montresor expressing concern ...
- 1068: A Separate Peace, Symbolism Wi
- ... hate, and jealousy that he feels for his roommate Phineas, nicknamed "Finny." Knowles uses the Assembly Hall, the marble staircase, and the locker room to symbolize how Gene's spitefulness affects Finny, and how this effect leads Gene into adulthood. As the effects of Gene's spiteful feelings toward Finny are developed, the Assembly Hall in which Gene's trial takes place is symbolic. Brinker, a classmate, lead some of Gene ... life. Thus, the locker room symbolizes Gene's remembrance of Finny even as he moves into adulthood. The Assembly Hall and the marble staircase symbolize the effects of Gene's spitefulness toward Finny. The main effect being Finny's death. The locker room symbolizes how Gene deals with these effects. All of these symbols are places located on the Devon campus. These three symbols all lead to the fact that Gene ...
- 1069: Comparative Harms Of Legal And
- ... with the central nervous system and is used with acetaminophen. The reason that codeine is used along with acetaminophen is that sometimes acetaminophen is ineffective by itself. The codeine is believed to increase the analgesic effect without increasing the side effects (Walling 1). But when codeine is taken in more than one dose there are many side effects that occur. Some of these effects include nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and constipation (Walling ... for a long period of time makes people loss interest in school, work, relationships and many other activities (Adverse effects 1). There are also some physical effects that can but do not occur. These physical effect can include tremors, nausea, headache, bad coordination, breathing problems, increased appetite, reduced blood flow to the brain, and probably the most severe in irreversible changes in the reproductive organs (Adverse effects 2). Marijuana also contains ...
- 1070: College Stress
- ... meals to study. The yield of this consists of constant headaches and backaches, and getting really depressed because the student could never reach their goals of perfection. Dr. Hans Selye describes stress as a side effect produced by any situation to which you respond in any way. It is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it. The demand may be pleasant or unpleasant, or damaging. The ... are the following: 1. Trauma of almost any type 2. Infection 3. Intense or cold 4. Injection of norepinephrine and other symptomatic drugs 5. Surgical operations 6. Injection of necrotizing substances beneath the skin The effect physiological stress on ACTH secretion in any type of ACTH and consequently of cortisol as well, often can increase cortisol secretion up to 20 fold. It is believed that pain stimuli caused by the stress ...
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