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- 1241: The Crucible
- ... Nurse, are sentenced to hang for not confessing to witchcraft. Throughout the book we see the characteristics and personality traits of several characters change under the pressure of the witch trials. Among these characters are John Proctor, who changes his own opinions in a hypocritical way, Reverend Parris, who changes his views on whether or not witches exist, and Abigail Williams, who changes her story several times throughout the book. John Proctor, a local villager, was a firm believer that the rumor of witchcraft in the village was nonsense and was completely indifferent to the idea that witches even existed. Reverend Parris stated that the village ... he replied to Reverend Hale, "There are them that will confess to anything before they'll hang; have you ever thought of that?" Throughout the chaos of the trials, while hundreds confessed to being witches, John Proctor was persistent in his idea that everyone who confessed was lying in order to avoid getting hanged. It came as no surprise that when his maid, Mary Warren, who participated in the dancing, ...
- 1242: Much Ado About Nothing: Pretense
- ... full-time occupation in Messina virtually everybody does it. Don Pedro and Claudio eavesdrop on the conversation between the supposed Hero and Borachio and unfortunately they take the bait. Both draw the conclusion that Don John's lie wants them to draw. Benedick and Beatrice think they are eavesdropping on their friends' conversation however, they do not realize that it is being held deliberately to deceive them. Beatrice is trapped into listening to Ursula and Hero by Hero making Margaret pretend she has overheard a conversation about her (III.1.6). In scene I.3 the theme of pretense is again signalled. Don John reveals his true nature as an unscrupulous schemer, and his malevolence towards his brother is hidden under an apparent reconciliation, which all but his cronies have to accept at face value. Don John's first attempts at mischief are easily won. In a parallel case, Don Pedro's initial acting the part of Claudio to win Hero puts down a marker for his second, greater, plan of ...
- 1243: Communication Analysis: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
- Communication Analysis: Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus John Grays Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus portrays the differences that men and women feel, and encounter in everyday life. Being so different, often times it is hard for men and women ... sense, while men just like sex, not truly making love. When a man gets punished he is often driven away because he cannot get what he wants. This produces even more stress in the relationship. John Gray has analyzed men and women and has come up with recommendations about how they can solve problems like these in a relationship. With such stress in being so different, each member of a relationship ... does not like to communicate very much. I am always up for a conversation about anything; yet, they are often times very rare. I definitely know that I do a lot of the things that John Gray recommended. For instance, I am sure to bring her flowers at least every few weeks. I do little things for her all the time and show a lot of affection for her in ...
- 1244: Shaft
- ... that's a sex machine with all the chicks. He is the man who would risk his neck for his brother man. I'm talkin' about Shaft. Can you dig it? The man who became John Shaft for the movie also became John Shaft for his entire career. Richard Roundtree started his career as a model, working for a while in a black theater in New York City. Roundtree was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1937 ... as a short-lived Shaft television series. The Shaft theme song, witch was performed by Isaac Hayes reached number one on the charts and won both a Grammy and an Oscar. Unfortunately, the character of John Shaft cast a shadow over Roundtree's career ever since. While the role ended much of the negative typecasting that had haunted black actors up until then, it also typecast Roundtree as a black ...
- 1245: Nurture Plus Nature
- ... the hereditary genetic framework, inherited from our parents, is the sole determining factor in our behavioral characteristics. These two opposing viewpoints have produced a multitude of ideas, theories, and arguments in the history of psychology. John Broadus Watson, the father of American behaviorism, greatly reinforced the source of nurture by studying learned and adaptive behavior patterns in our environmental surroundings (Rathus p.13). During this same time of revolutionary ideas in ... of this erratic situational difference will result in a inner-conflict between a child's hereditary instincts and environmental behavior. Although the factors of genetics may have a small deciding component to sexual orientation, psychologist John Money, concluded that "sexual orientation is not under the direct governance of chromosomes and genes" (Rathus p.367-368). Children from these conditions have usually been found to acquire a more admissible attitude towards homosexuals ... one man's revolutionary research and ideas could not be ignored on this subject. Thomas J. Bouchard's famous studies on twins at the University of Minnesota allowed the comparison between exact human genetic copies ("John Bouchard" Encarta Encyclopedia). These unique experiments modified the scientific views of genetic similarities and the influence of environmental surroundings. This research conducted by Bouchard and other twin researchers also presented accurate information on the ...
- 1246: On the Jews and Their Lies
- ... Israel. St. Paul himself admits this when he says in Romans 9:5: *Quorum patres*, that is, "To them belong the patriarchs, and of their race is the Christ," etc. And Christ himself declares in John 4:22, "Salvation is from the Jews." Therefore they boast of being the noblest, yes, the only noble people on earth. In comparison with them and in their eyes we Gentiles (Goyim) are not human ... though no Jew understands this. All the prophets censured them for it, for it betrays an arrogant, carnal presumption devoid of spirit and of faith. They were also slain and persecuted for this reason. St. John the Baptist took them to task severely because of it, saying, "Do not presume to say to yourselves, "We have Abraham for our father'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to ... 7]. Oh, that was too insulting for the noble blood and race of Israel, and they declared, "He has a demon" [Matt. 11:18] Our Lord also calls them a "brood of vipers"; furthermore, in John' 3:39 he states: "If you were Abraham's children would do what Abraham did.... You are of your father the devil." It was intolerable to them to hea r that they were not ...
- 1247: Treatment of Drug Offenders is Dysfunctional
- Treatment of Drug Offenders is Dysfunctional For John Russell it was just another ordinary night. At 2:00 A.M. he was calmly sleeping. He arose to a cracking noise outside; just then the police came crashing into the house. They ransack his ... taken to foster homes to raised. Mothers and fathers are left to raise a family on their own while the other rots away in prison. During his first wifes first six months of pregnancy, John M. was imprisoned for drug charges. John never had the opportunity to see his daughter born. He also had a very steady career and family. He is now divorced and rarely sees his kid. Thus forcing the mother and daughter to ...
- 1248: Laws of War
- ... gain an understanding of one facet of international law and how it works. Two cases in specific will be dealt with here. First, the extradition of Adolf Eichmann from Argentina, and second, the extradition of John Demjanjuk from the United States of America. These cases demonstrate two very different ways that Israel went about obtaining the custody of these alleged criminals. The cases also expose the intricacy of International Law in ... their opportunity of obtaining Trifa, decided that Hausner's idea of establishing Israel as the place to bring Nazi war criminals to trial was a good one, which lead them to seek the extradition of John Demjanjuk from the United States. The Wall Street Journal reported: Israel's request for the extradition of a suspected Nazi war criminal living in the U.S. . . appears to be a test case that could ... see that the previously mentioned American rule on dual criminality gives the United States the option of recognizing "murdering Jews" as simply to mean "murder." Therefore, the requirement of dual criminality in the case of John Demjanjuk is satisfied. The issues of identification and probable cause, along with the requirement of criminality help to demonstrate the complexities involved in the extradition process. Two more brief issues to consider regarding Demjanjuk' ...
- 1249: Child Sex Tourism Bill in Australia
- ... wanting it in other legislation. You would throw aside 200 years of criminal justice with fairness for the accused. Fairness for the accused is also fairness for the community." This statement was expressed by Mr. John Dowd. Another statement that supports the argument Mr. John Dowd presents, is the response Mr. Martin Sides, QC, offers. "It is my view that there are significant and powerful procedures that are not available to accused persons or, for that matter, the prosecution, in this legislative scheme." In conflict with the views of Mr. John Dowd and Mr. Martin Sides, Senator Margaret Reynolds presented this argument. "I do not propose to comment on the technicalities of the Bill except to emphasise that it is essential that the intention of ...
- 1250: The Extradition of Nazi War Criminals
- ... gain an understanding of one facet of international law and how it works. Two cases in specific will be dealt with here. First, the extradition of Adolf Eichmann from Argentina, and second, the extradition of John Demjanjuk from the United States of America. These cases demonstrate two very different ways that Israel went about obtaining the custody of these alleged criminals. The cases also expose the intricacy of International Law in ... their opportunity of obtaining Trifa, decided that Hausner's idea of establishing Israel as the place to bring Nazi war criminals to trial was a good one, which lead them to seek the extradition of John Demjanjuk from the United States. The Wall Street Journal reported: Israel's request for the extradition of a suspected Nazi war criminal living in the U.S. . . appears to be a test case that could ... see that the previously mentioned American rule on dual criminality gives the United States the option of recognizing "murdering Jews" as simply to mean "murder." Therefore, the requirement of dual criminality in the case of John Demjanjuk is satisfied. The issues of identification and probable cause, along with the requirement of criminality help to demonstrate the complexities involved in the extradition process. Two more brief issues to consider regarding Demjanjuk' ...
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