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- 2091: Status of Women In Society
- ... shaping ideas about women are the debates of philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. Finally, the most radical theories on women, men, and patriarchy surfaced in the Enlightenment era, with the work of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Mary Wollstonecraft. During the influential account of man's downfall in the Judaic Bible, Eve, the woman is told by God, "thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he ... of the women. At the root of patriarchy, Hobbes claimed, is an arbitrary agreement between a man and a woman; a social contract. Formal marriage is the institutionalized form of these agreements. Like Thomas Hobbes, John Locke was a social contract theorist. He, too, rejected the patriarchal concept of authority that had been used, historically, to support the right of men to rule over women. In particular, he rejected the Biblical ...
- 2092: The Role of Entertainers as Educators
- ... Sebastian 3). A famous early fifteenth-century manuscript at the University of Heidelberg contains hundreds poems by the most famous meistersingers as well as illustrations which are ³as entertaining as they are instructive² (Young 44). John Wilbye represented another new form of entertainer, the madrigalist, and provided studies of English landscapes in the words and music of his madrigals (Young 71). Again, there is a wealth of evidence to show that ... The Women Troubadours. New York: Paddington Press, 1976. Burdick, Jacques. Theater. New York: Newsweek Books, 1974. Edwards, Scott N. ³Homer.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Flaxman, Jacob. ³Dutch Literature.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Gasset, John. ³Spanish Literature.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Grunfield, Frederic V. Music. New York: Newsweek Books, 1974. Henderson, Florence. ³Greek Literature.² Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. Hering, Jack. The Gypsies: Wanderers in Time. New York: Hawthorne ...
- 2093: The Debate on Gay Rights
- ... their connection with God. An advertisement campaign was run by Coral Ridge promoting change among homosexuals. It claimed they can change with help from their faith and help from God. Anne Paulk and her husband John Paulk appeared in these ads as Ex-Gays. Anne grew up as a tomboy, never feeling a sexual attraction to men, and began experimenting with women. Paul’s father left at a young age, being ... that something was missing and turned to God to ask for help. Anne is quoted as saying “I was able to finally give all my relationships to God and begin the real road to healing.” John now chairs for Exodus International and with Anne have had children and both fulfilled their dream of having a family. Some psychiatrists, although controversial, do partake in what they call “reparative therapy” or “conversion therapy ...
- 2094: Dueling
- ... at bars, saloons, street corners, and just about anywhere that a large amount of people would gather. On these flyers would be insults given to the refusing party. An example of posting was when Congressman John Randolf of Virginia refused to duel with General James Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson posted Mr. Randolf for this. The flyer the he made read: "HECTOR UNMASKED - IN JUSTICE TO MY CHARACTER I DENOUNCE TO THE WORLD JOHN RANDOLF, A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, AS A PREVARICATING, BASE, CALUMINATING SCOUNDREL, POLTROON AND COWARD"(Cochran 20). The other option that would happen after sending letters would to actually fight the duel. The second would make ...
- 2095: Serial Killers, the Minds, the Methods, the Madness
- ... sane, a number of them have IQ’s ranging from normal to bright. Ted Bundy was a law student, who while on trial, acting as his own defense, was commended by the judge (Tithecott, 145). John Wayne Gacy was able to run a thriving business. “He was a workaholic, running three fast food restaurants while active in several charity and civic groups” (Cartel, 199). The above average intelligence of these serial ... a highly detailed report to containing his analysis. Profiling is however just a form of an educated guess, but they are fairly accurate surprisingly often. One such successful profile was made by renowned FBI profiler John Douglas, in solving the murder of a twelve year old little girl. Though it has become a trend in law enforcement to use the FBI’s profiling, it should be recognized that many federal agencies ...
- 2096: Natural Raised Killers
- ... dead long before the killer is caught; and many turned up after. Throughout our history there have been many serial killers, but I think three of the most recognized are Ted Bundy, Heriberto Seda, and John Wayne Gacy. Ted Bundy is probably the most famous serial killers. It is said that he has killed 22 (possibly more) people. He used deception to gain the trust of his victims. Bundy is best ... years in prison. The judge told him that he was “going to die in prison.” (6) He has yet to be tried for several other suspected shootings. Another recent murderer now off the streets is John Wayne Gacy. He was most widely known for abusing and killing young boys. His rampage of killings has a known total of 33 victims and possibly several more buried out in his backyard. Gacy was ...
- 2097: Female Infanticide in India
- ... newborn daughter, the men in the family slipped out of her mud hut while her mother- in- law mashed poisonous oleander seeds into a dollop of oil and forced it down the infant’s throat (John Anderson, 1993, p. 6). After the infants death, under the cover of nightfall, Rani buried the infant in a nearby field in an unmarked grave. “I never felt any sorrow,” Rani , a farm laborer with a weather beaten face, said through a interpreter. “ There was a lot of bitterness in my heart toward the baby because the gods should have given me a son.”(John Anderson, 1993, p. 6) Each year thousands of newborn girls are murdered by their mothers simply because they are female. Some women believe that sacrificing a daughter guarantees a son in the next pregnancy. Because ...
- 2098: The American Pursuit of Happiness
- ... in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” The Rights of the American public are exactly what Thomas Jefferson had in mind in 1776 when he replaced John Locke’s definition of rights in the Declaration of Independence from “Life, Liberty and Property”, to “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”. The good of the public took place over private material gains according ... of this statement seems to increase with each passing year. Day by day, year by year, society seems to stray further from Thomas Jefferson’s meaning of the Pursuit of Happiness, and closer to what John Locke originally stated, the right of Property. Two hundred and twenty three years ago Locke may not have meant for society to become materialistic, yet somehow, it has. The time has come to revert back ...
- 2099: Terrorism
- ... death squads that patrolled the streets at night and annihilated the homeless was supposedly done for a good cause. I think that is very questionable. Negotiating with terrorists can also be bewildering. Recently Prime Minister John Major of Britain and Prime Minister John Bruton of Ireland were engaging in peace talks with the Irish political party Sinn Fein. Sinn Fein is the oldest Irish political party and has been striving for the independence of Ireland for years. They ...
- 2100: Sociology: The Comparative Method
- ... that a lot of Chinese people were allowed to immigrate to Canada, much to the dismay of current residents and already established European immigrants, during the time when the transcontinental railroad was being built. Sir John A. Macdonald was the Prime Minister at this time and defended his reputation by telling the people of Canada, who were very disturbed by his actions, that the Chinese immigrants would live in Western Canada ... would be the fact that it is still considered a major social impropriety for a man to even touch a woman in public. In North America public displays of affection can been seen everywhere. . (Stott, John. Down To Earth. 1980. Pg. 12-15) These are all prime examples of Western universal truths that are exposed when compared to another culture. One of the major benefits for exposing these truths through the ...
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