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- 2901: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense
- ... to publish the first book on the advice of friends who had read and loved the little handwritten manuscript he had given to Alice Liddell. He expanded the story considerably and engaged the services of John Tenniel, one of the best known artists in England, to provide illustrations. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through The Looking Glass were enthusiastically received in their own time, and have since become ...
- 2902: The Greek-Trojan War in The Iliad
- ... an omen. Agamemnon prays to Zeus that his army might not perish. In response to his prayer, Zeus sends an eagle as a sign that he had granted his wish. This prayer is demonstrated as John Scott says : Just at the moment when the Trojans seemed on the point of victory an eagle appeared on the left with a live snake in its talons. The snake kept striking at the neck ...
- 2903: Excalibur
- ... during this time. Every aspect of a mans life revolved around their desire to one day serve their king as a knight. The yearning aspiration to become a knight is portrayed in several ways in John Boorman's movie, Excalibur. Arthur's responsibility as a squire (before he was king), Lancelot's challenge of worthiness and Perceval's ambition illustrate the urge that exists in men to serve their king as ...
- 2904: The Blackfoot Indians
- ... and a lesson can be learned. It's amazing that the majority of American citizens have some form of Indian blood flowing through their veins, yet know nothing of this lost heritage beyond what those John Wayne and Gene Autry western shows taught them as children. We as Americans should learn from the mistakes that this country was founded on. People cannot leap into a situation without thinking about the results ...
- 2905: Risk Taking
- ... harm one's future. We might also say that the only acceptable risk is one where the aggregate happiness is increased, thus increasing the moral good of the risk, an idea which is based on John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. Finally, we might define a morally good risk in a Kantian way by saying that the only acceptable risk is one which is rationally thought out (Thomas, lecture). Now that we ...
- 2906: Code of Professional Ethics by American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- ... members of the profession with the rules that were worked out on the historical basis to attract the confidence of the public. Therefore, the rules of ethics are the foundation of public confidence. Works Cited John L. Carey and William O. Doherty. Ethical Standards of the Accounting Profession. New York: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1966 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Code of Professional Ethics. New York: AICPA, 1977
- 2907: Egalitarian Language
- ... racist or sexist must make a point to talk to their children about these subjects or the child will absorb ideas from the environment they live in. Our government must take the view of poet John Ruskin on education, "The entire object of true education is to make people not merely industrious, but to love industry; not merely learned, but to love knowledge; not merely just, but to hunger and thirst ...
- 2908: Child Rearing in Victorian Times
- ... love and feeling in the realm of child rearing. Works Cited Evans, Hillary & Mary. The Victorians. New York: Arco, 1973. Greenleaf, Barbara Kaye. Children Through The Ages. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1978, pp. 78-83. Kennedy, David. Children. London: Batsford, 1971, pp. 59-67.
- 2909: Technology And Education
- ... Peter. "Wired for Learning." Youth Studies June 1997: 26-32. Coggins, Carolyn Holloway. "Mixing Internet, Schools Creates a Magical Combination." Triangle Business Journal (14) 1998: 54. Coloman, Adrian. "Technology." Youth Studies June 1997: 11. Eddy, John Paul and Donald Spaulding. "Internet, Computers, Distance Education and People Failure: Research on Technology." Education (116) 1996: 391-394. Garrett, Alan W. "Computers, Curriculum and Classrooms: Panacea or Patent Medicine." Journal of Curriculum & Supervision (13 ...
- 2910: The Latvian-Russian Relations
- ... Latvia will become a prosperous country that will help people to overcome their pain. Bibliography Americana, The Encyclopedia Vol.3., "communism" Dobbs, Michael. Down With Big Brother. New York:Alfred A. Knopf Inc, 1997 Eichmanis, John. Latvian-Russian Relations: Ominous Signs www.mfa.gov.lv/MFA/PUB/KRIEVIJA/LATRUS.htm Kirckus, Richard J. "The Case of Oncluding Baltics Into NATO", Problems of Post Communism, Jan/Febr. 1998; 3. Latvia. An Outline ...
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