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- 2801: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... different parts of his novel, and to different degrees. At the beginning of the novel, on page 12, we see through Paul Bäumer s comments regarding Kantorek that he and his friends were taught in school of the glory of war. Bäumer stated, they taught that duty to one s country is the greatest thing Since Bäumer and his friends respected and trusted Kantorek, they hardly gave the prospect of not going into war a second glance. On pages 84-85, the conversation between Bäumer, Müller, and Kropp reveals that practically everything they were taught in school is of no use to them anymore. All of the knowledge they had acquired via their studies was not applicable in the trenches. Instead of having to know, for instance, How many inhabitants has Melbourne ... a boy wounded such that he would not recover, and his last days would be spent in anguish, Shouldn t we just take a revolver and put an end to it? This shows a very high degree of realism, but although the transition of reality from idealism to realism is in full swing at this particular point in the novel, Paul and Kat cannot bring themselves to put the boy ...
- 2802: Privilege And Justice
- ... life. Nearly everything that exists on the planet can now be researched through a web site; that literally puts the world at your fingertips if you are lucky enough to have a computer. In addition, high school and college students are being prepared for professional career situations where it is likely they will be tested on their computer knowledge. An individual who is computer literate and able to use a palm pilot ... that not all privileged people take full advantage of their learning opportunities. Afterall, how would they know the value of a clean, safe, well-staffed classroom if they have never attended an inner city public school? Justice, this is privilege bestowed upon every person in the nation. The forefathers of our nation drafted the constitution to ensure equality for all. However, when a person finds himself in a legal situation, ...
- 2803: US and Russia relations after the defeat of the USSR:
- ... its citizens demanded, not what its rulers ordered" (Pickering 100). But it wasn't that easy. Russian government appeared to be unexperienced in modernizing the economy. Most of the people in government came from the school of the Soviet Union, so they were unable to do anything without somebody's help. "... the United States provided Russia with massive augments of experience, delivered through government and private sector advisors as well as ... growth" (Pickering 103). The only one thing that was bothering both countries, especially Russia, was the growth of Russian mafia. In the middle 90's the level of corruption in the Russian government was very high. Mafia controlled everything; starting from stores, which pay some percent of their income every month, and ending with police, which was completely under control of the mafia. The power of mafia really bothered American businessmen ... dollars. There is one reason for America to do that: it will be better if Russian technologists stay in Russia to work on peaceful space projects rather then hiring out to build missiles or other high-technology weapons for unstable developing nations such as Iran, Lebanon and Iraq. The United States say that Russians should contain crime problem, avoid conflicts such as the one with Chechnya, and keep the CIS ( ...
- 2804: Creatine
- ... speed up. Who does creatine effect? Well it benefits those people who are serious about training body builders, track and field (mostly throwers), sprint swimmers, anyone who works out for long periods of time at high intensity. So it won't benefit you if your idea of a work out is getting some food from the kitchen for the movie you are about to watch. As of right now creatine is legal in every level of competition from high school to professional to Olympic. So is it worth taking? If you ask anyone who is taking creatine they will say yes. How bad can it be if it is already found in your body ...
- 2805: Creative Writing: There Isn't Much Time
- ... and there were other important things. Some of these reasons sounds legitimate, but I think these reasons are just excuses for people's fear of failure, fear of lost security, and need for pressure. Back high school, I had a friend, Eric, who dropped out of school because of bad grades. As his friend, I knew he was doing fine until the period of final exams. He was a smart and responsible person which laziness is not a factor of his ...
- 2806: Huck Finn's Conflict with Society
- ... he sees greedy people. Huck's dislike of greedy people makes him want to start his own society. Greed is probably more evident today than it was in Twain's time. Professional athletes make obscenely high amounts of money. They are also always asking for more money and fewer restrictions in their contracts. In August 1995, the Major League Baseball Players Association went on strike. They were protesting the owners' policy ... dollars on a wrongful death suit against O.J. Simpson. Usually the decision for a wrongful death suit is between fifty and a hundred thousand dollars. The Goldmans won so much simply because of the high profile of the case. Greed is a trait that will continue to multiply if society does not change. Huck "can't stand" "sivilz"ation either. Miss Watson and Widow Douglas are constantly telling Huck what ... to their views and beliefs. He does not like to be reformed. Huck is happier without their rules, religion, and restrictions. Today the government tries to reform people. The government forces children to go to school, where they are taught the way that they are expected to behave. The government also restricts people's freedom to drink, smoke, and have weapons. This is to society's benefit, since those products ...
- 2807: A Streetcar Named Desire - Sym
- ... because death was immanent and "The opposite (of death) is desire" (Williams, 179). She escaped death in her use of desire. However, she could not escape "death" for long. She was a teacher at a high school, and at one point she had intimacies with a seventeen year old student. The superintendent, "Mr. Graves", found out about this and she was fired from her job. Her image was totally destroyed and she ... of calling the play "The Poker Night". In the first four scenes of the play, Blanche plays a good bluff. She tricks everyone into believing that she is a woman of country-girl manners and high moral integrity (Quirino 62). Stanley asks her to "lay her cards on the table", but she continues her bluff (Adler 54). However, Stanley then goes on a quest for the truth. He then discovers ...
- 2808: Stalin and The Soviet Union
- ... Gori, Georgia, which at the time was part of the vast Russian Empire. He was the third and only surviving child of a cobbler and a housecleaner. In 1888 Stalin began attending the Gori Church School, where he learned Russian and excelled at his studies, winning a scholarship to the T’bilisi Theological Seminary in the Georgian capital in 1894. II YOUNG REVOLUTIONARY Stalin began his studies at the seminary as ... figures—including Kamenev, Zinovyev, and Bukharin—were staged in Moscow and resulted in their swift execution on trumped-up charges. In 1937 and 1938 the terror spread to all of Soviet society, including the military high command. Estimates of those arrested and executed from 1936 to 1938 in the Great Purge range between 1.5 million and 7 million. Countless others were imprisoned in forced labor camps. Winding down at the ... victims of Stalin’s growing paranoia, which manifested itself in plans for another purge. In January 1953 Stalin ordered the arrest of a group of Kremlin doctors on charges of plotting the medical murder of high-level Soviet officials. Just as a renewal of mass terror seemed imminent, Stalin died of complications from a stroke in March. Although the nation was plunged into grief, Stalin’s political successors expressed relief ...
- 2809: Person Essay on Charles
- ... it stopped itching him. Well, with a little alcohol in me I believed him. I laid there for 2 ½ hours before I realized he had fallen asleep and went to sleep myself. On Monday on school I saw Charles and asked him how his itching disease was. He just looked at me grinned and chuckled. That's when I realized he had pulled a fast one on me. It didn't ... tricks to play on each other and on their parents. I feel if they learn to have a sense of humor at younger ages then making friends will be easier for them. Charles made my high school years one of the best times imaginable. The best parties I attended were made possible all because of Charles's sense of humor. Charles made life a fun and interesting experience.
- 2810: Negotiation
- ... fully understand not just your own needs, but the needs of the other party." Leigh Stienberg: Winning with Integrity. Reason Does every thing in life revolve around negotiating? Your relationship with family, friends, significant other, school, church, work, does every thing have to be a negotiated? I feel the answer is of course "Yes." I want to feel I get value for what I’m spending, whether it is time, talent ... negotiate forever and that it must come to an end. One of the analogies that came up was if an agreement isn’t reached you must cut off a finger. With the stakes set that high I bet an agreement is more likely to be reached. Research your opponent whether it’s your boss or major national account know what their goals are, look for the hot buttons that make them ... stick? Never cut a deal with some one who has to "go back and get the boss’ approval." Harvey Mackay Swim With the Sharks With out Being Eaten Alive. Go up you opponents ladder as high as you can reach. The Second is setting your goals and limits. Set limits before you negotiate. Knowing what your limits are will allow you to make more rapid decisions during the course of ...
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