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- 491: Hamlet - A Comparison To Humanity
- ... to comment on the influence that one's state of mind can have on the decisions they make in life. As the play unfolds, Shakespeare uses the encounters that Hamlet must face to demonstrate the effect that one's perspective can have on the way the mind works. In his book Some Shakespeare Themes & An Approach to Hamlet, L.C. Knight takes notice of Shakespeare's use of these encounters to ... play progresses, Hamlet does not seek his revenge when the opportunity presents itself, and it is the reasoning that Hamlet uses to justify his delay that becomes paramount to the reader's understanding of the effect that Hamlet's mental perspective has on his situation. In order to fully understand how Hamlet's perspective plays an important role in this play, the reader must attempt to answer the fundamental question: Why ... L.C. Knight and Mark Scott, because it too requires some serious introspection on the part of Hamlet to resolve, and also supports the idea that Shakespeare is using Hamlet's dilemma to illustrate the effect that perspective, or state of mind, can have on a given situation. Hamlet's delay in seeking revenge for his father's death plays an important role in allowing Shakespeare's look into the ...
- 492: The Atomic Bomb and its Effects on Post-World War II
- ... was left of their lives, families and homes. Over the course of the next forty years, these two bombings, and the nuclear arms race that followed them, would come to have a direct or indirect effect on almost every man, woman and child on this Earth, including people in the United States. The atomic bomb would penetrate every fabric of American existence. From our politics to our educational system. Our industry ... hands of a couple men in Northern Virginia and some guys over in Russia. The atomic bomb and the amazing power it held over us had a tremendous influence on American Culture, including a profound effect on American Literature. After the war, the first real piece of literature about the bombings came in 1946. The work Hiroshima, by Jon Hersey, from which the opening quote is taken, first appeared as a ... nuclear weapons. They saw that these really Gioielli 4were doomsday devices. Weapons that could change everything in an instant, and turn things into nothing in a moment. It was this realization that had a startling effect on American culture and literature. Some Americans began to say "At any time we could all be shadows in the blast wave, so what's the point?". This viewpoint manifested itself in literature in ...
- 493: Caffeine
- ... University show that the effects of caffeine on sleep varies greatly between individuals. Some people feel no effects while others reported reduced or poorer quality sleep. The article also states that caffeine has very little effect on blood pressure. Only people that are highly sensitive to caffeine, experience a short period of higher blood pressure then they normally have. In an experiment done by the Harvard Medical School in 1990 say that Caffeine has no direct link to infertility either. Nor does it have an effect on a pregnant woman and/or her unborn child. In addition all of the talk that says caffeine will stunt a child's growth is just rumors. Caffeine is said not to affect children any ... your later life. But, women at age seventy that were drinking two cups of coffee a day did experience a significant amount of bone loss especially in the femur. On getting pregnant caffeine has no effect. But, when miscarriages are mentioned, that is when red flags go up. Research indicates that drinking three hundred milligrams or just three small cups of coffee a day can be harmful to the tiny ...
- 494: Year 2000 Fiction, Fantasy, and Fact
- ... their equipment and related software, that it would all be year 2000 compliant. It can be done, as evidenced by this industrious couple of individuals. The key is to get informed and to stay informed. Effect the changes you can now, and look to remedy the one's that you can't. The year 2000 will be a shocker and thriller for many businesses, but St. John Valley Communications seem to ... idea that a "silver bullet" fix is a pipe dream in the extreme. This is not however, an insurmountable problem. Efficient training and design is needed, as well as a multitude of man-hours to effect the "repairs" needed to quell the ramifications and repercussions that will inevitably occur without intervention from within. The sit back and wait for a cure-all approach will not work, nor is it even imaginable ... January 1, 2000 will be a very interesting time for some, a relief for others . . . and a cyanide capsule for the "slackers." What will you do now that you are better "informed?" Hopefully you will effect the necessary "repairs and pass the word to the others who may be taking this a little too lightly. It may not be a matter of life or death, but it sure as heck ...
- 495: The Statutory Definition of Pornography
- The Statutory Definition of Pornography Suppose one accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's suggested statutory definition of pornography. How does one who generally accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's views on the pervasively harmful effect of pornography, and who accepts a need for legal redress of the harms perpetrated by pornography, deal with pornographic material? The ordinance proposed by MacKinnon and Dworkin would deal with such material by enacting legislation ... and for a remedy to be appropriate. There are problems with this kind of legal protection from social harm if MacKinnon and Cole's assumptions about the legal system are accepted. The sections may take effect only on the initiative of the Attorney General; it is this feature which led to charges against Ernst Zundel [for the publication of literature denying the holocaust and claiming the existence of a Zionist conspiracy ... a pornographic existence mean that some cases will come to light. If proponents of MacKinnon's ordinance adopt a suitable strategic posture, the ordinance will be effective in meeting their aim of limiting the harmful effect of pornography on women. The task for feminists, I would suggest, is twofold. First, organization of support mechanisms is needed to give women the resources to come forward and challenge those who harm them ...
- 496: Dementia
- ... of the Al neurotoxin hypothesis argue that Al has been shown to accumulate in neurons with neurofibrillary degeneration, and that aluminosilicates accumulate in senile plaques. Critics argue that the abnormal accumulation of Al is an effect, not a cause, of brain degeneration. Another controversial risk factor is depression. Four studies have reported a statistically significant association between a history of depression and AD (Graves & Kukull, 1994). The controversy revolves around the ... Kukull, 1994] have found an increased risk of AD associated with thyroid disease in women. However, their findings have not been replicated. Interestingly, there is some evidence to suggest that smoking can have a protective effect from AD. For instance, Duijn and Hofman (1991) [as cited by Graves & Kukull, 1994] have found a negative correlation between smoking and AD in a study involving 198 individuals. Neuropathology For each dementing disease a ... and parietal lobes (Lezak, 1995). The strongest correlation with a global measure of dementia is the loss of functional synapses in the midfrontal and lower parietal areas which surround the temporal lobes (Lezak, 1995). The effect of this pattern of neuronal cortical loss is twofold. First it disconnects the temporal lobe structures from the rest of the cerebral cortex. This accounts for the prominence of memory impairments (Lezak, 1995). Second ...
- 497: The Scarlet Letter 6
- ... and "disembodied beings"(line8). By way of adverting such expressions, Hawthorne formulates a spiritual image and perception. The narrator pointing out the fact that their "encounter" takes place in "the dim wood" has a double effect (line5). Primarily it tells us setting; it gives us an idea of where this meeting takes place (as far as this passage is concerned). The "wood" being important as it had Hellish connotations in those days, as people believed it was haunted by the "black man" [Satan], making the woods (Hell) a meeting place for sinners (Arthur and Hester). The other effect being the pun on the word "dim", Nathaniel Hawthorne chose dim for a reason (it would serve the reader well to remember The complexity of Hawthorne's sentences establishes a realization that appeals to the ... in their hearts." line 17-18). Thus, establishing ethos, the reader can relate to the thoughts of the characters through the structuralization of the sentences. Metaphors and similes abound this passage each establishing a visual effect in the mind of the reader. Hawthorne implies that they [Hester and Dimmesdale] were led by one another into the woods both searching for a sense of togetherness ("...neither he nor she assuming the ...
- 498: Epic Theatres
- ... action occurring on stage, Brecht believed that the audience must not allow itself to become emotionally involved in the story. Rather they should, through a series of anti- illusive devices, feel alienated from it. The effect of this deliberate exclusion makes it difficult for the audience to empathise with the characters and their predicament. Thus, they could study the play's social or political message and not the actual events being performed on stage. This process is called Verfremdungseffekt, or the alienation effect, where instead of identifying with the characters, the audience is reminded that they are watching only a portrayal of reality. Several well-known Brechtian plays include Drums in the Night, Edward 2, The Threepenny Opera ... could speak in mechanical and non-human voices and movements. By doing this the Ironshirts would be symbolic of their characters, rather than realistic, and so the audience would again feel alienated. Another popular Verfremdungseffekt effect is to flood the stage with a harsh, white light. This induces the audience to remember that again they are only watching a reenactment of reality. It would therefore be most profitable to utilize ...
- 499: Visual Perception
- ... are walking down the street side by side and their uniforms are different colours, the bands will be seen as two separate groups, and not as one large group. Some of the factors that can effect visual perception are what our expectations might be, the psychological state of consciousness that you are in, and also what your past experiences might have been in past perceptions. These factors allow us to perceive ... game of women s volleyball. Hardly any of the male spectators care about the game as where all of their attention is on the women who play it. Perceptual set is another factor that can effect visual perception. Perceptual set is a predisposition to perceive stimuli in a specific way; that is ignoring some stimuli and attending closely to others. Visual perception uses perceptual set to its advantage. We usually tend ... of three circular prongs. At the other end the same size lines have cross connecting lines consistent with two square prongs. These perceptions can violate our expectations for what is possible often to a delightful effect. Our psychology class did an Empirical Research Assessment on perceptual set. The ERA consisted of showing people pictures of faces and then showing a picture of a face/rat. The same was then done ...
- 500: Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombing
- ... arms as a result of this. Hiroshima marks a powerful psychological turning point in our attitude toward our own science and technology, because it not only exceeded all previous limits in destruction but had, in effect, declared that there were no limits to destruction. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked the American fleet at Pearl Harbor. Taking the Americans by surprise 19 ships were sunk and about 2,400 American ... roughly classified into two categories: initial radiation which was released within the first minute following the explosion, and residual which was released afterwards for a certain period. This large amount of radiation had an extreme effect on the human body. Those exposed in the open to the direct heat rays were burned through the skin and into the tissues below. Babies with burns covering their entire bodies and men whose skin ... thermal heat emitted by the fireball caused severe burns and loss of eyesight. Four kinds of radiation are included in initial radiation: alpha rays, beta rays, gamma rays and neutron rays. Those which had an effect on the ground were gamma rays and neutron rays. Alpha and beta rays have a low penetration power and are believed to have been absorbed in the air before reaching the ground. High levels ...
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