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- 3081: Internet Pornography: Freedom of Press or Dangerous Influence?
- ... the Internet. It is the first electornic media source that is entirely global, and although some countries will and have tried to regulate it, there is no way to mesh what every country does to control the Internet. Germany made an attempt at regulating the Internet within their country, however, the aim was not only to ban pornography but also to ban anti-Semitic newsgroups and web sites. Prodigy, a global ... official" definition by the Supreme Court of obscenity, that any object having artistic, educational, or moral value shall not be censored. The article next discusses "technological fixes," such as SurfWatch and NetNanny, that could possibly control pornography from in the home. It gives three points against this method: children can use other computers, children know more about computers that most parents, and people who distribute pornography have no legal reasons not ...
- 3082: Spin Cycle
- ... picture of the hand-to-hand combat known as a press conference, Kurtz shows how the use of controlled leaks, meticulously worded briefs, and the outright avoidance of certain questions allows the White House to control the scope and content of the stories that make it to the front page and the nightly network news. As Kurtz makes clear, the president and First Lady are convinced that the media are out ... treat Clinton’s growing ethical problems in any comprehensive way. In particular, the media opted to pass on the Paula Jones case. This lapse may be explained in part by the success of the spin-control methods Kurtz describes. But there must be deeper explanations as well. Bill Clinton is the most investigated president since Richard Nixon--facing inquiries into Whitewater, campaign fundraising abuses, and sexual misconduct--and yet improbably began ...
- 3083: Of Mice and Men
- ... An I got you. We got each other, that’s what, that gives a hoot in hell about us,” Lennie cried in triumph. George cared, he cared a lot about Lennie. “And George raised the gun and steadied it, and he bought the muzzle of it close to the back of Lennie’s head. His hand shook violently, but his face set and his hand steadied. He pulled the trigger, The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and back down again. Lennie jarred, and then settled slowly forward to the sand, and he lay without quivering. George shivered and looked at the gun, and then he threw it from him, back up on the bank, near the pile of old ashes.” George was very upset and shocked that he did that. But he also did not want to ...
- 3084: Spelling And Differently - Analysis
- ... oven.... Georgia got a vengeful pleasure out of breaking with Maya. She was pleased with the controlled manner in which she did it. The deaf ear. She was surprised to find herself capable of such control, such thoroughgoing punishment"(Ford 210 212). Georgia feels great pleasure over acting like this to Maya, because she finally feels in control of the relationship. She never talks to Maya again and doesn't find out about her death until months after the funeral. Munro brings realization to her short stories and she clearly shows that each ...
- 3085: Song Of Solomon
- ... he go on loving not giving a damn about what he was saying? He just couldn’t, and his sorrow turned to depression, which led to an alcohol problem. Jack’s life was out of control and the downward spiral kept getting worse, until one day when he met a homeless man named Perry. Perry was the complete opposite of what Jack used to be, so unconcerned about luxuries or material ... strives to accomplish something for himself. The novel builds on contradictions of material pursuit and selflessness. Macon desires the money, the power, and the luxuries, much as does Jack. They want to own people and control them. They desire influence and are always concerned with their image. The caring and selflessness that Perry displays throughout the movie while helping Jack get back on his feet is similar to the characteristics of ...
- 3086: Teenage Love
- ... just in the neighborhood,” and “I think I dialed the wrong number..”. The severity of the obsession is measured by the time that is spent on it, the degree of stress it causes, lack of control, and interference in one’s life and responsibilities. In severe cases, medications can help. As many as one in forty Americans have some sort of obsessive compulsive disorder. Along with harassment, physical abuse is yet ... they’re not. It definitely all boils down to the teenage self-esteem issue. It’s way up when they’ve got a boyfriend and when a breakup occurs, it plummets down and they lose control of their emotions. This is when the “ wrong moves” come into play. If there was only a way to ensure high self- esteem in all of today’s teenagers we wouldn’t have to worry ...
- 3087: Orientalism And Colonialism
- ... training and education children of the colonized states proved the modeling of natives that were European in mind and values however unchanged in the exterior. By assimilating native culture into their own they gain more control and authority in that area. Indigenous children learning western ways of culture and natives who aid in the European exploitation, successfully gives the West control the land. In addition, once a new culture is introduced to one generation, the possibility of successful reinstatement of the past culture is nill. In my opinion, the entire destruction of the majority of the ...
- 3088: The Monkey's Paw
- ... that, we must find a way to put an end to this," said Mr. White. Herbert began his way down the stairs. As he neared the end of the steps Mr. White picked up a gun and shot Herbert in the chest. Herbert fell down the stairway like a bloody rag doll. Mr. White then took the gun to his head when all of the sudden - "Wake up, Dad! Wake up" said Herbert. Mr. White awoken to the Indian man on the same night that all his trouble started. The Indian tossed the ...
- 3089: Native Son: Bigger
- ... to Bigger Mary symbolizes the white oppression. In addition, he committed the act, "because it had made him feel free for the first time in his life"(255). At last he feels he is in control of his actions and mentality. He rebels against the burden of the white man's torment. He had "been scared and mad all . . . [his] life"(328), until he killed Mary. After this, he was not ... in the world did he (Bigger) feel any fear now"(254). This is a recent change in Bigger's mind set. He knows that he has pushed himself to the limits, and he is in control of what he says and does. He tries firmly to "stifle all feeling in him[self]"(262) when talking to his visitors in the jail, because he feared that they "would make him feel remorseful ...
- 3090: The Computer Revolution
- ... suddenly no computers on the world, there would be total chaos. People could not; communicate, commute, make business transactions, purchase things, or do most things in their daily routine, because power plants use computers to control the production of electricity. Computers have evolved extreme rapidly in the past fifteen years. Ten years ago, all that you could do with a computer, was primarily make mathematical calculations and type documents, but doing ... our lives that is effect by computers, we could not by things at the store, use most appliances in our homes, drive our cars, or even get electricity, because the power commands use computers to control the flow electricity. In the future, computers will play an even more important role in our lives. Computers will link the citizens of this country with the government, some day making it possible for the ...
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