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- 3261: Politics: Has The Media Gone Too Far?
- ... news organizations is to report to the public what is occurring. Instead, the evolution of "Active Journalism", digging up a story, instead of waiting for it to "land in your lap" is the most detrimental effect to the bloated media. The problem with "Active Journalism" is that it will reveal stories that perhaps should have stayed private. The need for the public to know these stories, is really a matter of ...
- 3262: College Obstacles
- ... in the knowledge that I was loved, free from fear, and confident that my world was close to perfect. And I was the center of a world that had meaning only in terms of its effect on me-- what I could see from a height of three feet, and what I could comprehend with the intellect and emotions of a newborn child. This, all thou secure, had not prepared me for ...
- 3263: The Souls of Black Folk
- ... American society. As the excerpt of the introduction notes, the book is based on the premise that "one may know the soul of the race by knowing the soul of one of its members." In effect, Du Bois seeks to expose his own soul through his tribulations as a black American. But he speaks of a double consciousness whereby the Negro can only see himself through the "revelation of the other ...
- 3264: Silent Dancing: Memories of Childhood
- ... actually, you would be amazed at what one does learn at such a young age. The ongoing games of tag we played during the hours of recess spent at Woodland Elementary School had a defining effect on our growing recognition of the complexities of the sexes. It was an innocent enough scene...though if the Vatican knew of the thoughts it would procure among our budding minds, I'm sure an ...
- 3265: Usage of the English Language
- ... appropriate usage of words must be a main objective. A common mistake is the misuse of who and whom. These are often used in the wrong case. Writers commonly misuse verbs such as affect and effect, compliment and complement, lie and lay, sit and set, precede and proceed, sight and site, and formally and formerly. These are some examples of common usages that can be resolved when the writer becomes careful ...
- 3266: Chamberlain and Fabri: Strong Advocates
- ... the German people. He next states that the current political state of this new nation has already been made bitter through unproductive political quarreling and because of this, imperialism and colonization would produce a liberating effect. So in this sense he leaves virtually no room for opposition to his claims because he is saying that arguing about issues (which is what is going on currently) causes problems. Plain and simply, he ...
- 3267: The Difference in Opinion between Marx and de Tocqueville
- ... of ours to keep itself in power is to rule well and, especially, to govern in the interest of everybody (de Tocqueville, 41). He had spoken at length to the Chamber of Deputies to this effect but his beliefs were not well received. After the February Revolution had occurred, de Tocqueville continued to criticize the government and Louis-Philippe.
The Senile imbecility of King Louis-Philippe, a weakness nobody could have ...
- 3268: Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
- ... would be no repercussions since the upper-class would treat this as a comedy. Actually, the lower class could have revolted fearing that their children were in danger if they knew of the story. In effect, it is a combination of both propaganda and humor aimed for the educated audience. Secondly, if Swift did want to help the lower-class, he wouldnt have created an exemption for himself in the last ...
- 3269: "Down and Out Paris and London"
- ... that the rich and poor are different only by their incomes. He expresses this by saying: "The average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit." (p. 121) Orwell discusses the powerful effect that one's clothes has on one's personality and how they affect how one is perceived. Once one puts on the clothes of a tramp, Orwell discovered, one is put in an entirely different ...
- 3270: Disjunction vs. Communion in Raymond Carver's Short Stories
- ... Carver's Short Stories Raymond Carver, poet, essayist, and short story writer, was very different from some other writers in that he clipped his writing until only the essential remained. " Carver not only acknowledged the effect that fiction could have on readers, he proclaimed that it should affect readers."( Bonetti 58) Thus, when Carver writes about intimate relationships, the reader perceives the stories as more than entertainment or skillful language; the ...
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