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- 2171: Fraternities: Hazed & Confused
- ... Hazing, as defined by the Fraternity Executive Association is "Any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off fraternity premises to produce mental, or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule."(pg. 48) As John P. Nykolaiszyn puts it, "If anyone is caught hazing, not only can fines be imposed upon the individuals, but conviction and even jail time could result. Organizations which practice hazing also run the risk of ... 1937 Klepper, Irving The portals of Tau Epsilon Phi Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Morris, William, ed. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts 1982 Nykolaiszyn, John P. "Hazing: Greeks get a bad rap." The Beacon Feb. 13th 1996: 12.
- 2172: Farm Subsidies - A Necessary Evil?
- Farm Subsidies - A Necessary Evil? Subsidies are payments, economic concessions, or privileges given by the government to favor businesses or consumers. In the 1930s, subsidies were designed to favor agriculture. John Steinbeck expressed his dislike of the farm subsidy system of the United States in his book, The Grapes of Wrath. In that book, the government gave money to farms so that they would grow and ... on the decline. Subsidies are impractical in the economic and the social aspects.Despite perceived benefits, farm subsidies are an inefficient and dysfunctional part of our economic system. Their goal, nonetheless, is noble. Writers like John Steinbeck made people aware of the plight of the small farmer, and subsidies were the only solution he government could think of. If there is some way to prevent the decline of small farms that ...
- 2173: Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie
- ... who is hesitant at first, but Romeo finally persuades him, and makes the purchase. Scene 2: In this scene, it is discovered the Friar Laurence s carefully laid plans were spoiled. He had sent Friar John to bring news to Romeo that Juliet was never truly dead, but Friar John was unable to deliver this message because he apparently came into contact with a plague carrier, and was forbidden to leave Verona. However, Friar Laurence has another plan. He decides to go to Juliet s ...
- 2174: King Of The Seas
- By: li-c From the many inventions that emerged from the American Civil War, the Ironclad, designed by Captain John Ericsson and Robert L. Stevens, has impacted the world by advancing naval warfare technology. It gave America more influence in Europe and put America ahead of Europe in naval matters. The impact and influence changed ... being of the first necessity. Mahan, Captain A.T.: The interest of America in sea power present and future The Forum publishing company 1897. This book told about Americas basic interest in sea power. Mayo,John: Armor of Iron. Rutgers University Press, 1887. This book basically just explained the ironclads, and their effect on the civil war. Mokin, Arthur: History of the Confederate Navy from its Original to the Surrender ...
- 2175: The Riddle Of St. Leonards
- ... The main character of The Riddle of St. Leonards is Owen Archer. Owen is an ex-soldier, who is now a spy for the Archbishop of York and for sometime Lord Chancellor of England, John Thoresbry. Owen is assisted in his sleuthing by a group of York residents who include his wife, the apothecary Lucie, and Bess Merchet, owner of the York Tavern. There is also Magda Digby who is ... this story and she is thought to play a big part in these crimes. This story takes place in 1369 A.D. in the city of York. Owen has been asked by York's Archbishop John Thoresby and his nephew Richard de Ravenser, the Master of St. Leonard's Hospital, to find what lies behind the troubles at the hospital. Once again, York's one-eyed ex-soldier, reluctantly accepts these ...
- 2176: Violence In Hockey
- ... anything to please his parents. Next, some organizations have reputations as tough teams, and they will try to keep this reputation by drafting young, big, strong and physically violent players to withhold their name.(Kreiser, John p.37) Referees are also part of this group. They are known as the hockey police, there to punish any wrongdoing according to the rule-book. But, they sometimes tend not to discipline a player ... frenzy. They choose to pay for entertainment by watching hockey game where violence is first on the list. Because it is the only way to release the aggressiveness which they build up inside them.(Kreiser, John p.37) And last, the media also contributes by making heroes out of certain violent players, by giving them status and glamour. But yet, these players have no credible talent but their fists. They also ...
- 2177: A Tale Of Two Cities LA
- ... about the author, plot, and characters in the story. Devices and styles used to complete the book are also in this paper. On February 7, 1812 in Portsea, Charles Dickens began his life. His father, John Dickens, spent little time with Charles. The family lived in poverty and John was in prison much of the time. When Charles was two, the family moved to London. At age twelve, Charles worked in a factory pasting labels on bottles of shoe polish. He only worked there ...
- 2178: Serial Killers --
- ... she was pregnant. Just before his fourth birthday, Ted and his mother left Philadelphia to join her uncle and his family in Tacoma, Washington (Michaud and Ayensworth Hugh, p. 99). Bundy s mother later married John Culpepper Bundy and that s how Ted got his last name. Ted didn t like his new stepfather but to his mother John was the whole world. Ted did anything he could to upset his stepfather. For instance, Ted became friends with a black kid that lived down the street because his stepfather was prejudice (Michaud and Ayensworth ...
- 2179: Loves Alchemy
- In Love s Alchemy, John Donne sets up an analogy between the Platonists, who try, endlessly, to discover spiritual love, and the alchemists, who in Donne s time, tried to extract gold from baser metals. This analogy allows Donne to ... women, no matter what, are still mindless walking bodies. This line could also mean that once the sweet and witty woman is possessed, as in marriage, she proves to be the opposite. In this poem, John Donne expresses his utter belief that pure spiritual love does not exist. And those who claim to be in search of it are all fraudulent in their claims because all they really want is physical ...
- 2180: Lord Of The Flies 3
- ... and to make things unbearable he tried to murder Ralph. Along with the many bad leaders our society has encountered there were also many great leaders such as Bill Clinton (debatable), George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John A MacDonald and more. These leaders lead their people with great emphasis toward the minority and fought for equal rights. Bill Clinton puts bad leaders in their place, George Washington fought for the independence of America, Abraham Lincoln freed the blacks from oppression and John A MacDonald fought for Canada to become a whole country. Jack was a great leader that kept the boys in order and kept their one hope of getting off the island alive An example of ...
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