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- 1161: To Kill A Mockingbird: Character Analysis of Jem
- ... worked all summer, every summer, to try to get Boo to come out. But as he gets older he becomes less and less interested in Boo and more interested in law and in football. His interest in law branches off from his father's wish for him to become a lawyer, and from his interest in his father's cases. He becomes involved in football because that's all he really does after he stops playing with Scout and because he has a natural knack for it. Jem changed in ...
- 1162: Everyone in A Man For All Seasons is Pursuing Their Own Ends. What Makes More Different?
- ... their own ends to meet, and the only distinguishable feature between them is how they go about it. Some characters disregard all sense of morality as they plunge into a approach which primarily encompasses self-interest. In all, most of the characters in the play personify selfishness in one way or another. Of course there are some whose selfishness is more noticeable than others, however at some point they are all ... Perhaps this is why we are quick to sympathise with The Common Man and feel an affinity for him. However, under all the comedy, "Old Adam" is selfish, deceiving and has a philosophy of self interest. The selfish nature of The Common Man is best evidenced when in More's hour of need, his steward Matthew deserts him because he is not satisfied with taking a cut in his salary, regardless ...
- 1163: Engineering
- ... There are several specialties included in the diverse field of electrical engineering. This discipline can be divided into four branches: electric power and machinery, electronics, communications and control, and computers. The field that captures my interest is an offshoot of electrical engineering. Computer engineering is a more recent specialty stemming from electrical engineering. This field, virtually unknown just a few decades ago, is now among the most rapidly growing fields of ... is and hearing about it and what it's called is of some value.” (Richard Olsen Personal interview). Computer engineers must also possess the desire to transform the theoretical into the practical. “They need an interest in figuring out new ways to do things. Ability to be analytical and creative. High ability to learn and understand theory and principles of engineering; to communicate both verbally and in writing; to visualized spatial ...
- 1164: A Critical Analysis of Herman Melville's Moby Dick
- ... the reader about his background and creates a depressed mood for the reader. Call me Ishmael. "Some years ago-nevermind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." (Melville 1) Ishmael tells the reader about his journeys through various towns such as New Bedford ... and despair, this doubt can not survive the first paragraph of Moby Dick. Call me Ishmael. Some years ago-nevermind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world....whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul... (Melville 1) Numerous literary critics have ...
- 1165: A Comparison of Hamlet and McMurphy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"
- ... his wit, another striking resemblance is the aptitude of these two characters. A consequential parallel between them is also their use of this intellect to set and trap the other characters. McMurphy does this with interest in personal gain, as he often maneuvers the other patients into betting against him when unbeknownst to them, the odds are in McMurphy's favor: "He let the odds stack up, and sucked them in ... except the power or their foes, Hamlet and McMurphy inevitably fell victim to these tyrants. Still another likeness in both men, is their relationships with the women they are associated with. Each has a distinct interest in young girls. In One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, this aspect of McMurphy's character is proven early in the story during his first group meeting. As the doctor outlines McMurphy's history ...
- 1166: Biography Precis -- Black Boy
- ... finds that the newspapers hold racist views. Soon after this incident, his grandfather dies. Richard publishes his first story. The reaction from his family is overwhelmingly negative, though they can do nothing to stop his interest in literature. When he graduates, Richard becomes class valedictorian. But he refuses to give the speech written for him by the principal. Upon entering the harsh world of actual adulthood, Richard has several terrifying confrontations ... of intimacy, he refuses. Richard then takes another job with an optical company. The foreman tries to provoke a fight between him and a black employee of another company. In the culmination of Richard's interest in literature, he borrows a library card and discovers the hard-hitting style of columnist H. L. Mencken and begins to read voraciously. Finally, in the last chapter, Richard leaves for Chicago. When Richard tells ...
- 1167: Teddy Roosevelt's Contribution to Natural Resources
- ... exists today with the mission to promote two goals: The conservation of critical wildlife habitat and the principle of hunting in fair chase. In the 1890s, while governor of New York, Roosevelt helped ignite an interest in monitoring sewage treatment and discharge from tanneries and pulp mills. During his term as Governor, Roosevelt was in consultation with Gifford Pinchot and F.H. Newell, both of whom helped to shape Roosevelt¹s ... leaders in the government. The day that Roosevelt read his first message to Congress, a committee of Western Senators and Congressmen organized to invent a Reclamation Bill. Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada took an interest in the reclamations and took it upon himself to draft and push the bill through Congress. Finally, after several conferences and revisions, the Reclamation Act was passed on June 17, 1902. The Act set aside ...
- 1168: Campaign Finance Reform
- ... speaking about the Ethics in Government Act passed in 1978 that demands a “detailed periodic financial report of…every officer in the Executive Branch. (p 45)” He then goes on to speak about the special interest groups, such as the medical community, who contribute money only when there are issues pending that interest them. Cox has a plan: first, he believes “reform must provide viable candidates with substantial public campaign resources in return for their agreement to observe strict spending limits. (p 49)” Second, he believes there must ...
- 1169: Euthanasia
- ... administers the lethal drug dose. Since it is tantamount to homicide, the few U.S. doctors who perform it have been brought to trial but none of them have ever been convicted and imprisoned. Modern interest in euthanasia in the United States began in 1870, when a commentator, Samuel Williams, proposed to the Birmingham Speculative Club that euthanasia be permitted "in all cases of hopeless and painful illness" to bring about ... 14, 1990, that Cruzan's parents had the right to remove their daughter's feeding tube, which they immediately proceeded to do. Nancy Cruzan died Dec. 26, 1990.7 The Cruzan decision sparked a fresh interest in living wills and in 1990 Congress passed the Patient Self-Determination Act. It requires health care facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funds (95 percent of such centers) to inform new patients about their ...
- 1170: Dewey Hunter Theories
- ... theory which became known as the Progressive Education Theory. This was the process of transforming curriculum from rote memorization to active student participation. Dewey believed that students should involve themselves in activities that stimulate their interest, and which create a desire to learn within them. Some of the activities that Dewey embraced as productive exercises were folding, cutting, pricking, measuring, molding, modeling, pattern-making, heating and cooling, and the operations characteristic ... meaningful to the student, and Hunter’s outline for direct instruction. I believe that more learning is gained by using the seven step lesson plan as a guideline in conjunction with meeting the needs and interest of the students. This allows for the student to become directly involved in what she is learning rather than having it predetermined two years ago by an uninvolved administrator who thinks they know what you ...
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