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- 431: My Antonia
- ... I wondered whether his released spirit would not eventually find its way back to his own country." A person considering suicide exhibits certain warning signs. People may express a feeling of hopelessness, a loss of interest in living, or a wish to die. I suspect Mr. Shimerda felt all those things. He felt hopelessness, in that he would never feel at home in this strange country. Because of that, he lost the interest and the purpose for living. These reasons ultimately gave him the wish to die. As Jim thought, homesickness finally killed that poor depressed man. Perhaps, if Jim was right, Mr. Shimerda's soul lingers over ... I wondered whether his released spirit would not eventually find its way back to his own country." A person considering suicide exhibits certain warning signs. People may express a feeling of hopelessness, a loss of interest in living, or a wish to die. I suspect Mr. Shimerda felt all those things. He felt hopelessness, in that he would never feel at home in this strange country. Because of that, he ...
- 432: Teen Pregnancy
- ... home after school and do as they please. They even let their friends bring their girlfriend or boyfriend over. Parents can prevent their teens from having sex for a little while(teen sexuality 20). Birth rates are continuously rising. Many things like not using protection or just not being conscious play a role in preventing teen pregnancy. Teens get pregnant because of many reasons: Sexual experimentation, lack of understanding, not thinking ... skills"(internet 1). There is also a program called New Chance. It was developed in 1989 and it is a nonprofit research corporation. It is in sixteen locations and studies teen pregnancies with drop out rates(pregnant too soon 25). Sometimes when teens keep babies it's because they feel they have to or it's out of guilt (pregnant too soon). When they keep the baby, how are they going ... information (teen sexuality 10). Sex clinics are opening at some schools. Protection, check ups and counseling are provided at these clinics (preventing teen pregnancy 6). Schools that have these clinics in their school say pregnancy rates have gone down. The schools without clinic rates were up. Teenage moms say yes to clinics at school and education about love, sex, and relationships (children having children 90). Sex education needs to be ...
- 433: Against Capital Punishment
- ... as compared to 6.8 per 100,000 (US Department of Justice, 1999, September 29). However, such a simple comparison can be misleading, because the states within each group have a broad range of murder rates, and there is also a good deal of overlap between rates in the two groups. These studies also imply that no factors other than the death penalty affect a state’s murder rate. That is why most studies comparing homicide rates to executions rates are not accurate (Vila & Morris, 1997, p.278). The death penalty cannot be successful in deterring murder because in most cases it is only used for premeditated murder. Those who have ...
- 434: The Scarlet Letter: A Review
- ... an intriguing one. A woman trapped in a love triangle with a clergyman, a (supposedly dead) husband, and her daughter seems the proper setting for a story that would if not intrigue me, at least interest me. But I was not. The first problem that I saw was the setting. I am not terribly interested with the time period of settlers and Puritans; in fact, there seems to be a wave of interest on a time line for me: I love medieval settings, my interest drops down, comes back up through present times to the future, which I also love. There seems to be a gap of interest. The second detraction from this story was distraction. I appreciate varietyand ...
- 435: Catch 22: What’s Fair Isn’t Fair
- ... who profit—Milo (a symbol of the military) and the United States. To whom are loyalties given to in wars? Our military remains loyal to our soldiers, of course. All is done in the best interest of the country, and they would never do anything which would add to the danger of the soldiers. The safety of the soldiers is always our number one priority. To test this hypothesis, we should ... all which is possible to honor the contract, which provides him with money. It is purely a matter of business. The purpose of any war is to preserve the nation. The government has no financial interest in the war—the military’s only purpose is to kill the enemy and leave. Why would the military want to gain money? The wars are fought for the country’s interests and the country ... enemy, not to gain material wealth, such as land or gold. Then why does not the government leave wars to private industries? Perhaps because "the business of government is business," (275). There is a financial interest in the war. Our beliefs that the military’s only interest is to preserve democracy is unfound, yet, through our insanity, we do not see it this way. In a book replete with contradictions, ...
- 436: Cardiovascular Disease
- ... been placed on exercise to improve health and reduce morbidity and mortality. Until recently, most exercise studies have focused on younger adults. However, we now have convincing data that regular exercise lowers morbidity and mortality rates, even when we start exercising relatively late in life. Middle-aged and older men and women who engage in regular physical activity have significantly higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels than those who are sedentary ... various groups of people. Occupation and coronary Heart Disease Study A common method used to examine the role of exercise on health was to study occupations that varied in physical activity and compare heart disease rates of the various groups of workers. In general, these studies have shown that individuals who had the most physically demanding jobs suffered fewer fatal heart attacks than their sedentary counterparts. For example, conductors who walked ... on heart disease, and that it was independent of occupation group. For each age group, the most physically active workers had the lowest heart disease rate while the least physically active clerks had the highest rates. The section men were between the two extremes. Harvard Alumni Study In a second study, Paffenbarger and associates surveyed the health and physical activity of nearly 17,000 Harvard alumni who entered college in ...
- 437: Juvenile Delinquency
- ... parents with whom they did not get along or who were inconsistent in their patterns of discipline and punishment. Neighborhood conditions have been stressed in studies by sociologists. Many of these inquiries concentrate on differing rates of delinquency, rather than on the way individuals become delinquents. A series of studies have shown that delinquency rates are above average in the poorest sections of cities. Such areas have many broken homes and a high rate of alcoholism. They also have poor schools, high unemployment, few recreational facilities, and high crime rates. Many young people see delinquency as their only escape from boredom, poverty, and other problems. Social scientists have also studied the influence of other youngsters on those who commit delinquencies. For example, they point ...
- 438: Capitalism In Mass Media
- ... competition and technology are not important to the relationship, when the two meet. It is the emotions (such as love) that overcome any capitalist values that may have affected what was in each characters best interest. In this case, the attention is drawn away from the business aspect of the relationship as if it were the focus; capitalism would be portrayed in a negative light. The film is aimed at 20 ... and television.) The use of the Internet and e-mail as a form of correspondence, are fairly recent developments (in comparison to the love story), therefore the film would also appeal to those with an interest in technology. This film could not connect with, nor appeal to a large audience, as the film's plot and characters lack depth beyond the standard 'Hollywood' mould. "The media's bland diet of superficial ... opinion visibility, giving legitimacy to certain views and illegitimacy to others." (Parenti 1986:23) When representing an issue Chomsky describes the process: " naturally they're going to perceive issues, suppress, control and shape in the interest of the groups they represent, ultimately the interests of private ownership of the economy It is a very narrow system of control ultimately." (1988a: 675) This leads to a lack of democracy in the ...
- 439: Tennis A Sociological Perspect
- ... rigorous activities such as: jogging, swimming, golfing and bowling. 10-times grand slam champion and former world No.1, Ivan Lendl, at the age of 38, admitted to the Tennis Magazine "I have increased my interest in Golf over the past few years as I feel that my physical strength is diminishing in a rapid fashion." The average age of a female player who is ranked in the top 100 is ... make the racism problem in tennis even more complicated. The racism accounts for the major reason on why the blacks in the United States, who have access to public tennis court, still are not that interest in tennis anyway. The lack of black's success in major tennis tournaments is certainly another factor for such attitude. In addition to that, black children grow up under the powerful influences of NBA. They ... tennis. Personally, I choose to participate in tennis because of three major reasons: pressure from peer group, social trend, and family's encouragement. I picked up the tennis racket five years ago. I had no interest in the game. I did so simply to support my friend's tennis club. They needed enough people to get funding. Furthermore, most of my friends in high school were tennis players. If I ...
- 440: Macro Signals Declining Effici
- ... discussion of performance constraints of the Thai economy briefly in perspective. Over the past 2 decades, the Thai economy has been one of the best performing economies in the world, characterized by sustained high growth rates, averaging 10.3% 1985-90, and 8% in the years prior to the crisis (1990-96). This growth was accompanied by a dramatic decline in the incidence of absolute poverty, from 57% in 1962 to ... stream of new production facilities in lower income/lower wage countries such as China, Indochina, Philippines, further complicated by the30% devaluation of the Chinese yen in 1994; · Domestic factors cited generally relate to rising wage rates and overvalued exchange rates. Domestic wage rates during 1991-95 rose about 11%, on average or about 5% increase in real wages per year, cited as the key factor in the slowdown in growth of labor intensive exports. ...
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