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- 3241: Bram Stoker's Dracula: Anti-Christian
- ... coffin and especially because the dirt in his coffin is consecrated and Dracula, being evil, uses this ground to rest in. Dracula has several of the powers that Christians believe no one but God could control. For instance, Dracula can control the weather, wild or unclean animals and, he can change form and disappear into the air. Christians believe that consuming God's body and blood will give them everlasting life with God in heaven. Dracula ...
- 3242: Abortion In America and Elsewhere
- ... is one primarily governed by a highly structured society. As a world superpower we are at the forefront of world technology. The United States strives to provide an example as the nation with the most control over current issues. Abortion exists as one of the most highly debated topics of the present time. As we continue to lead the world into the 21st century, both ideology and technology have to be ... much of the same position as China is, only not as severely. Its population consists of over 883.6 million and 73% residing in rural areas where abortion has become a popular solution to population control. Many of the policies and practices in India are reminiscent of the system that existed prior to their independence from Great Britain. At this time, the Indian legal system follows the 'English common law tradition ...
- 3243: Propaganda Model
- ... disproportion ally regarded. The possibility of flak from the general public can also cause media to avoid controversy (such as serious criticism of corporate or government institutions). V. The fifth filter: Anti-Communism as a Control Mechanism Any activity or opinion, which can be construed as contrary to business interests or "soft" on Communism, puts the adherent immediately in a defensive position, which requires justification. In addition, if Communism is the ... direct and influential form of media today. The target audience that is generated by the program influences what is shown on television, so advertisers (corporate America) can influence, sell goods and services to viewers, and control the opinions of the viewers, to generate more capital and power at the expense of the working class in a Capitalist society.
- 3244: Abortion
- ... human value. At the other extreme, the fetus is regarded as part of the womans body rather than a separate life, and arguments for abortion rest on the right of the woman to freely control her body and reproductive life. While these examples do not do justice to the diversity of the arguments surrounding abortion, they characterize the moral and personal issues involved. (Smetana) Several investigators report that adolences who carry their pregnancies to term have a poorer self-image than those who choose abortion. Some attribute these findings to teenagers desires to maintain control over their lives, establish their own identity, and boast their self-image. Others assert that the outcome of unwanted pregnancy depends far more on the psychosocial than personality variables and that women do not choose ...
- 3245: Privacy On The Internet
- ... of them don t understand what is going on or just plainly don t care about the risks that are involved. And what the future will bring if we don t get our act in control? In conclusion, with our privacy at risk we the people need to become more aware of what is at stake. Our privacy on the Internet, or privacy in our lives. It is now the public ... thing that this country has worked so hard for. We need to stand up and help EPIC and other protection agencies to help them help us. Our privacy is at stake and we need to control it, because without our privacy who knows what might happen in the years to come. Maybe people listening in on your telephone conversations or cameras in your house to make sure you are not doing ...
- 3246: Romeo And Juliet
- ... and Juliet s relationship was make even harder to proceed with, was because behind the closed doors of the Capulet house Juliet s father was making decisions about juliet s future that she could not control. He was deciding whether or not he was going to allow Paris to marry Juliet, and how soon the marriage would take place. When considering the destruction of Romeo and Juliet the most sifnificant fact ... life". (Romeo & Juliet,pg.2, Prologue, l.6) From the very beginning it is evident that they were destined by the stars to bad fortune. Some people may think that there is no way to control fate or change what is in the stars. It could be that the love of Romeo and Juliet was destined for death so that their parent's feud would be over. Also, in the prologue ...
- 3247: The Yellow Wallpaper: Going Crazy
- ... feel basely ungrateful not to value it more(Gilman 293). Even though she knows that writing and socializing would help her recover faster, she still allows the male figures in her life to dominate and control her treatment. I sometimes fancy that in my condition, if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus- but John says the very worst thing I can do is to think of my condition ... husband, John, did not want the stigma of mental illness tied to his family. He says that no one but myself can help me out of it, that I must use my will and self-control and not let any silly fancies run away with me (Gilman 296). The narrator continues to repress her own needs and allows her husband to dominate. Seeing the wallpaper in the bedroom, she writes; I ...
- 3248: Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- ... around with these two he ends up getting himself in a lot of trouble. They talk him into stealing the pearl-handled pistol from the Barnett s store. R.W. broke the lock off the gun case with an axe and gave TJ the much-longed- for gun. But it goes terribly wrong and TJ wants out, R.W. and Melvin force him to stay. ...R.W. whopped Mr Barnett solidly on the head from behind with the flat of the axe...Mrs ...
- 3249: Contrasting Marlow and Kurtz and the Theme of Evil In "Heart of Darkness"
- ... reason for most of the Congo's inhabitants. Kurtz fell victim to this and his mind became extremely deteriorated due to the lack of order. He eventually finds his inner darkness come forth and essentially control all his thoughts and actions. By comparing the two novels it is clear how one's inner darkness will surface without the restraints of civilization. In the case of Jack and the hunters, the children ... knowledge, let alone the amount needed for to prevent future evil occurrences. Finally, Kurtz and Jack through their direct and deliberate actions place themselves in a position where it is obvious that self-knowledge and control is not what they desire, but instead the inner darkness which controls them to surface. When one is in the position of gaining self-knowledge, or materialistic amounts, we are faced with one of the ...
- 3250: Napoleon
- ... This was true of the wars with Austria and Prussia. France s boundaries extended when Napoleon went to war against Austria in Italy in 1801, and succeeded in obtaining the north of Italy back in control. Napoleon s main achievement in Europe was aiding the unification of the German and Italian states. Defeating Austria in 1805 at Austerlitz, and Prussia in 1806 left him free to rearrange the German territory, which ... In 1805, he called it the Kingdom of Italy. Despite this, H Butterfield argues that Napoleon did not really intend to unite the German and Italian states. He believes that these states were open to control by a foreign nation and that Napoleon seized this opportunity in his bid to make France greater. When Napoleon was defeated, there was a turning back towards the old order. Many of the achievements and ...
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