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- 1521: Fate In Macbeth
- ... women stand their ground in individual protests to get what they want; Penelope s trickery in evading the impatient marriage proposals by suitors, Helen s deceit over Menelaos during the Trojan War, and finally the control that Nausicaa seems have upon first meeting Odysseus each illustrate power possessed by females of the epic. At the Epic s beginning the reader finds Penelope, Odysseus wife in Ithica facing the pressure of suitors ... glance her situation seems hopeless. The men have moved into her home, taking complete advantage of her husband s land and riches, eating his prize livestock, and drinking his finest wine. Penelope is however in control, carefully plotting against her rude guests. It has been said that one must keep their friends close and their enemies closer. She does just that, by keeping the suitors in her home for three years ... standing her ground. She continues to show her bravery by providing Odysseus with clothing and a place to stay, inviting him into her own house. Even by today s standards, her assertiveness to remain in control is remarkable. As individuals approaching the twenty first century it is hard to believe that the simple actions of the women of The Odyssey are to be viewed as acts of power. It is ...
- 1522: Evolution Of Heathcliff In Wut
- ... develops in three distinctive parts. First, Heathcliff is sympathetically portrayed as an interloper. Next, he is characterized as an individual who is beginning to lose his innocence because he is coping with situations beyond his control. Finally, Heathcliff is a hardened man who manifests hostility and anger toward everyone. The change from victim to victimizer is what makes the novel interesting and timeless. It also hooks the reader because he or ... of compassion, the love that began with good intentions ends in disillusionment and devastation. In Heathcliff s dialogue with Hindly, he is slowly getting angry because he was put into a situation he had no control over. Now he feels he is being hurt because of something he was not responsible for. It s easy for people to sympathize with him because he is a child. He is not in control of his environment and he is brutally tormented and mistreated by Hindly. Later in the novel, after Heathcliff has acquired an education and refinement, he visits Edgar and Catherine and surprises everyone with his ...
- 1523: Methods
- ... high, 3, 2, and low. In order to receive more obvious results, I recoded the responses into to categories. The high consists of high and 3. The low consists of low and 2. My first control variable was party affiliation. Originally, this consisted of seven responses: strong democrat, weak democrat, independent democrat, independent, independent republican, weak republican, and strong republican. In order to receive more accurate results, I recoded them down ... three responses. Strong democrats, weak democrats and independent democrats were recoded to democrats. The independent response stayed the same. Finally, the independent republicans, weak republicans, and the strong republicans were recoded to republicans. My second control was gender. These responses were simply male and female. Analysis of Data Table 1 Support for Abortion by Importance of Religion: 1996 (In Percentages) ________________________________________________________________________ Importance of Religion Support for Abortion Low High Never Permitted 3 ... permit it. Both Pearson’s chi-square and Kendall’s tau-c show that there is a statistical significance level. These results indicate that when compared to the original table, the biggest effect of this control variable comes when asked whether or not the person always supports abortion. Democrats are more likely to always permit abortion. Table 3 Support for Abortion by Importance of Religion Among Independents: 1996 (In Percentages) ...
- 1524: Immoral Acts Of The Tobacco In
- ... are considered. In 1993, Imasco alone gave away $200 000, which was spread to many different leaders but when combined with many other contributions and the temptation of for tax money, the potential for political control was very great. Government leniency accepted the companies’ self-regulations which allowed them to create a deceiving complaint system where they could choose who complains. (4) Money is also used in excess by the industry ... more potent tobacco, which they succeeded in growing with a Brazilian plant called Y1 that had twice the nicotine as usual. Eventually though, a tobacco supplier revealed to the industry the reconstitution process which could control the exact amount of nicotine and other constituents. One supplier, the Contraf Group, was bold enough to describe its product as ‘Pure nicotine and other special additives.’ (1.151) Despite their broad knowledge of nicotine ... has willfully hurt many peoples lives. Tobacco has been a growing parasite to our society but luckily our growing knowledge of their scandals prepares us with skepticism toward their never-ending trickery. Their reign of control over people’s habits would be hard to destroy but their manipulation is over and their punishment has only begun. Cigarettes are a very ironic product; the image of sophistication and success that they ...
- 1525: International Court Of Justice
- ... before imposing sanctions? The first question, regarding what, if any, other options were first taken, was the one of paramount importance. Unless all other steps had been taken, the Security Council would have jumped the gun and moved too soon to impose sanctions. While there was scattered evidence indicating that there had indeed been some sort of discussion between the U.S. government and the Taliban regarding a deal for bringing ... issue was the question of whether or not the Taliban was the de facto government of Afghanistan. The fact that the Afghan representatives were not from the Taliban clouded this issue amidst questions of command, control, and recognition. This question was ultimately split, as the voting members of the committee (Kenya/Tanzania, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan excluded) could not reach consensus on whether the Taliban or the United States should have ...
- 1526: Bulimia
- ... psychological and emotional factors. Rather than food itself being the central issue, other underlying concerns such as low self- esteem, feelings of inadequacy, a high need for approval from others, a sense o being out control, and high expectations for achievement can lead to bulimic behaviors. In this culture, societal messages also play a significant role by placing an exaggerated importance on physical attractiveness and thinness, and offering an often unattainable ... pressures. - What are the symptoms of Bulimia? Binging often occurs after a psychological or emotional episode such as depression, anxiety, or boredom. Bulimics eat tremendous amounts of food during binges. This is a loss of control over food, unlike anorexia that is full control over food intake. Feelings of guilt often set in after binge, which leads to the client purging and / or using laxatives to rid the body of the excessive calories they have just, take in. ...
- 1527: Bullying In School - Relevant Articles
- ... becoming a bully. There are six identifiable characteristics of problem families. First, a family with a distant or cold emotional environment may contribute to childhood aggression. Second, lack of familial rules often impart weak parental control. Third, families of bullies are often socially isolated from the community. Fourth, problem families often experience high rates of internal conflict. Moreover, families with aggressive children are more likely to implement inept discipline. For instance, these families often employ the use of negative reinforcement. Finally, aggressive children frequently grow up in rigid family settings. In other words, parents may utilize authoritarian parenting tactics to control their children (Oliver, Oaks, & Hoover, 1994). The article then continues to explain the family structure of the bullies victims. For instance, research shows that families of victims are often overly involved in their child’s ... has been found that bullying exists in many different cultures and regions including Japan, North America, and Europe. This journal also summarizes the main characteristics of bullies and victims. For example, many bullies seek to control and possess feelings of inadequacy (Elkind & Weiner, 1978; Hoover & Hazler, 1991). The difference between bullies and aggressive children is highlighted as well; bullies do not act out indiscriminately while aggressive children do. Furthermore, victims ...
- 1528: Building A Radio Empire-chancellor Media
- ... and there are 1,100 fewer station owners today than before the creation of the Telecommunications Act. Even more alarming, the top three radio operators, Chancellor Media/Capstar, CBS Radio/Infinity, and Clear Channel/Jacor, control almost 35 percent of industry revenues. Television. And then there was light . . . In 1907 a Russian named Rosing developed the theory of television. By 1928, three television sets were put in homes. And in that ... for new companies to compete. The Telecommunications Act lifted the national restrictions on how many stations one company can own, and, ever since, the big operators have been in a feeding frenzy. Today, massive corporations control each step in the media chain, effectively and collectively owning everything from the creation of content to the redistribution of delivery. In essence, these mega-corporations are monopolies. In 1996 the TV industry saw $8 ... Dallas Stars and Texas Rangers), the production of the message (LIN Holdings Corp.), the delivery of the message (Katz), and the distribution and redistribution of delivery (LIN Television, Chancellor, and Capstar). Tom and Steven Hicks control the means of production and are a virtual monopoly. CURRENT EVENTS On July 7, 1998, Chancellor announced that it would buy LIN Television for $902 million in stock. The acquisition of LIN Television marks ...
- 1529: Game Over!
- ... to resign by the owners who thought he was out of his place. Now, there is not a commissioner to resolve any problems that baseball has. At this moment, small market teams are coming into control. Last January, the small market owners introduced a revenue - sharing proposal by threatening the big market teams to share radio income with the small market teams. The plan would only be set forth if players ... This allowed owners to think their side through the season and time after the strike date to crack under the pressure of resuming play and preserve the post season. The players realize that they have control if they play or not when they have control if they play or not. When they stopped playing, they had already earned most of their 1994 salary, which averages over 1.2 million dollars per person. Next month each player will receive 165, ...
- 1530: Russia
- ... earlier to unlock the hatch on cart 9 and enter. There should be a healing pack on the floor, pick it up and make your way downstairs. Move pass the missile room and into the control room to meet Billy "Lucky" MacGuire. Billy will give you the screwdriver and now go back to the missile room. Pick up the ammo there before you use the screwdriver or you won't have ... make the way upstairs. Your ammo maybe running low at this time already so spare him and just run upstairs. Meet yet another terrorist right upstairs and you must kill this one. Enter the launch-control room and kill two more terrorists patrolling this room. Pick up the ammo and healing pack from the dead bodies and find two more memos in the room. Switch the launching key and you'll ... will now give you a Red Cardkey that allows you to enter cart 7. Proceed your way through cart 7, which is identical to the old cart 9, and pick up the memo in the control room there. Climb upstairs to the engine room and find a healing pack that you may need. Now enter cart 6. Kill the two terrorists that are waiting for you and switch on the ...
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