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- 5121: Jane Eyre - Miss Temple's Influence on Jane
- ... poverty, lack of universal education and sexual inequality. Jane’s plight and her “dependant” status is particularly emphasised at the beginning of the novel. Miss Temple is the kind and fair-minded superintendent of Lowood School, who plays an important role in the emotional development of Jane Eyre. Miss Temple is described by Helen as being “good and very clever” and “above the rest, because she knows far more than they ... of Mr Brocklehurst, where instead of preaching restrictive and depressing doctrine, which he then proceeds to contradict, she encourages the children by “precept and example”. After the incident involving Mr Brocklehurst announcing to the whole school that Jane is a liar, the reader becomes aware of Miss Temple’s sense of natural justice, where before accepting what Mr Brocklehust has said, she inquires from Jane her version. It is of no ...
- 5122: Abstract Expressionism
- Abstract Expressionism Order and chaos finally have meaning together. The movement of abstract painting emerged in New York during the nineteen-forty’s. It is also called action painting and the New York school. “The New York school was significant in American paintings because it declared independence from European styles and it influenced the development of art throughout”. (1) Jackson Pollack was one of the pioneers of abstract expressionism and his style consisted ...
- 5123: Peoples Lives
- ... started off on a tragic note as well. A young Portuguese driver, Pedro Lamy, did not see the stalled Benetton of a Finn Yurki Yarvi Lehto, slamming his Lotus into Lehto’s car at a high speed. The debris flew all over the spectator’s stands, injuring five people. One of them was hurt so bad, he went into a coma. The race was halted, then restarted, and on Lap Six ... Minardi as he was speeding off, injuring four mechanics of Ferrari and Lotus. Then came Lap Seven. While calmly watching the race with my friend, I remember seeing a blue-and-white Williams enter a high-speed curve at about 200 mph, then hammer sideways into a concrete wall. I have to admit I am a prejudiced person. The thought that went through my head was this: “Dear God, let that ...
- 5124: New Atlantis By Francis Bacon
- ... of inventors. It is interesting to note here that while the island and its natives act in "so civil a fashion" (Bacon, 423) in professing to be Christian and religious that they place science so high on their list. Science is placed so high that instead of having statues of God and his works, they erect statues of inventors of the western world thereby showing their commonness and baseness to human preservation. They do, however, have "certain hymns and ...
- 5125: Ethics In Business
- ... deal due to negative press? According to Sal Marino s study, the results are bittersweet. Although the majority of those interviewed said they had never been propositioned to do anything unethical at work, a relatively high percent of those who had been propositioned had indeed done the dirty deed that they were asked to do. Marino made the following comment on the results of his study: The good news is that ... deal due to negative press? According to Sal Marino s study, the results are bittersweet. Although the majority of those interviewed said they had never been propositioned to do anything unethical at work, a relatively high percent of those who had been propositioned had indeed done the dirty deed that they were asked to do. Marino made the following comment on the results of his study: The good news is that ...
- 5126: The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano
- ... the form of slavery varied. According to Eqiuano, the harshest slave conditions were in the West Indies. Most West Indian planters treated their slaves like animals. They were very expendable, partly because sugar prices were high, and slave prices were low. Most slaves were malnourished and lacked adequate housing. They were under strict regulations because the slave population was much greater than that of the Europeans of the islands. Africans had ... remember an African who was not cut or flogged in the region. The slaves were treated this way because the West Indies produced sugar, which was in great demand in Europe. The death rate was high because planting sugar in a sweltering tropical condition was so tedious. Because the world wanted so much sugar the planters stopped at nothing to produce it. The conditions in the Southern Colonies were similar because ...
- 5127: Effects Of Drugs On Pregnet Women
- ... For example, women that take large doses of Vitamin A can harm the fetus, and cause them to be born with cleft palates, or eye damage. Pregnant women should also try to stay away from high concentrations of organic solvents, and cleansers. These substances can greatly harm the fetus. Some common examples of organic solvents, and cleansers that should be avoided are household cleaners and gasoline. Volatile organic solvents have been ... effects on the growing fetus, such as physical malformations or functional impairment.. Inhaled solvents reduce oxygen levels in the body tissue thus reducing oxygen supply to the fetal brain. If the pregnant mother inhales at high doses, then she can cause the death of the fetus. Pregnant women should distant themselves from heavy metals. such as, lead and methyl mercury which can harm the fetus. All pregnant women should be aware ...
- 5128: The Catcher In The Rye: A Classic
- ... their innocence and grow up to be "fake" or "phony" adults. He therefore, feels the need to protect them from this. For example, Holden tries to erase bad words from the walls of the elementary school that his sister goes to. He states, "I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, how they'd wonder what the hell it meant…" (201) He then goes on to ... and actions that he is a very lonely person. He feels isolated and different from other people. This causes Holden to have difficulty with relationships, which causes him more loneliness. Holden especially felt lonely at school. Even though he was among many people, he still felt like he didn't fit in. Holden admits this when he states, "I felt so lonesome, all of a sudden. I almost wished I was ...
- 5129: Catcher in the Rye and Generation X: Holden and Andy
- ... does not want to accept any change in his life. He sees sex as a way that society is using to lure him into being like the people that he hates. At Pencey, his boarding school, he equates sex with perversion. He refers to his studly roommate, Stradlater as a "very sexy bastard" because of his interest in all things related to sex. And then when Holden is obsessing over the ... who represents (at least to Holden) sex and aggression. The connection between sex, death, and aggression all come together near the end of the novel when Holden visits his younger sister phoebe, at her elementary school. Holden sees a sign that someone has put up that says, "Fuck You." This phrase is so important to the novel because it represents, a very aggressive insult, and it is also a work that ...
- 5130: The Sources Of Public Policy
- ... and experience in implementing current policies. In general, the higher the administrator’s stand in the government hierarchy, the greater will be his influence on the substance of its policy. On the other-hand, many high-level administrators lack expertise in their given policy area, and may not remain in their posts long enough to sustain their influence. ( II ) The Policy Cycle Begins: Setting the Agenda, Defining Problems, and Setting Objectives ... been resolved. Both success and failure of the action can be the reason of its removal from the agenda. b. Institutional agendas, in contrast, consist of those items that government bodies or leaders rank as high priorities for action. These concerns reflect the popular agendas but emphasize specific matters on which some agreement is possible. Ex: At a time, when the public is worried about crime, legislators’ agendas may include proposals ...
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