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- 1121: Sophist Teachings
- ... and the absolute freedome for that individual to choose. It bucks the Platonic tradition that hte highest good is the same for everyone, and takes the stance that the individual must find his or her personal unique way. In Being and Nothingness Jean Payul Sartre conceived that humans were beings that created their own world by accwepting personal responsibility for their actions, unaided by society, traditional morality or religious faith. Ayn Rand characterized it beautifully in Atlas Shrugged, where her characters refused to live their lives for the benefit of others. Soren Kierkegaard ... reprercussions for life on earth. Why have we been given mind to choose, if when we make the wrong choice, or no choice at all, we are at the mercy of the unknown. In my personal reality, I have a system of values and morals that more than likely came from Christian teachings. However, I do not consider only their origins, I examine what they are in their entirety. I ...
- 1122: Modern Torture
- ... Officialdom (especially those in uniform such as hospital staff, police, immigration officials) — Signing forms (some of which state that false declarations may result in prosecution, fines or imprisonment - cautions a survivor cannot take lightly) — Disclosing personal or family details (even date of birth, residential address, etc.) — Admission to hospitals (especially psychiatric hospitals, which may resemble prisons) — Doctors (whom they may have encountered in prison advising the torturers about how much abuse ... and powers: — Carry out visits to suggest improvements as well as random inspections of persons deprived of their liberty to ensure termination from torture and from inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. — Detailed descriptions and personal opinions of the way inmates are treated. A grading system will be put into effect to evaluate the status of each facility and the correct treatment of its prisoners. — The immediate transfer of an inmate ... inside such places without restriction; d other information available to the Party which is necessary for the Committee to carry out its task. — The Committee may interview in private persons deprived of their liberty. — No personal data shall be published without the express consent of the person concerned. — Immunity and temporary release from solitary confinement to testify can be given to a victim of torture with enough evidence of wrong ...
- 1123: Change in Management Techniques
- ... the Lewin Model following its three steps of unfreezing, changing and freezing. . It is deemed as the newer approach to change management. Organizational Development also recognizes the capacity of the individual to satisfy needs for personal growth through contributions to the work of the organization. It focuses on two basic assumptions such as, people are individuals, that is, individuals more or less have common needs and have personal wants in the work place, seeking development and growth. And the consideration of employees as actual members of the organization. These assumptions are indeed very critical to organizational development as if members were not regarded ... influences this. Reaction to change can be either, positive, i.e. open acceptance of the change, or negative, i.e. outright resistance to the change. Reaction to change is caused by numerous factors, which include personal and corporate factors. If change is accepted positively then the change management technique used can be considered to be successful and will most likely result in the overall future success of the organization. However ...
- 1124: Langston Hughes
- ... of Charles Henry Langston. His brother was John Mercer Langston, who was the the first Black American to be elected to public office in 1855. Hughes attended Central High School in Cleveland, Ohio, but began writing poetry in the eighth grade, and was selected as Class Poet. His father didn't think he would be able to make a living as a writer. His father paid his tuition to Columbia University for him to study engineering. After a short time, Langston dropped out of the program with a B+ average, all the while he continued writing poetry. His first published poem was also one of his most famous, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers", and it appeared in Brownie's Book. Later, his poems, short plays, essays, and short stories appeared in ... and later to Italy and France, Russia and Spain. One of his favorite pastimes whether abroad or in Washington, D.C. or Harlem, New York was sitting in the clubs listening to blues, jazz and writing poetry. Through these experiences a new rhythm emerged in his writing, and a series of poems such as "The Weary Blues" were penned. He returned to Harlem, in 1924, the period known as the ...
- 1125: Chaucer 2
- ... works show that he was extremely well read (Williams 1). The effects of Chaucer's education can be seen through his ability to write work that would appeal to its readers, his utilization of various writing techniques, and his vast knowledge of the society in which he lived. McKinley 2 By the end of the Middle Ages, a new confidence in the English language was apparent. Thus, with this confidence came ... in 1373 and 1378. Here he discovered the poetry of Dante and Petrach (Anderson 85). He was very impressed by the work of these two poets and studied them intensively. The Canterbury Tales utilize several writing techniques and styles throughout. His work is strewn with allusions and metaphors drawn from medicine, music, law, astrology and biblical exegesis (Williams 1). Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in a time period where it was not particularly ... use of McKinley 4 archaic language and lack of standard spelling quickly caught on and became known as Middle English (http://www.virginia.edu/ literature/chaucer/defense 3). Also, due in part to Chaucer's writing, the use of iambic pentameter became very popular in British literature (Anderson 85). A dominant meter of ten syllables and various metrical forms as well as prose can also be found throughout the Tales ( ...
- 1126: History of the Internet
- ... called routers, which main purpose is to route information around dead links. ARPA formulation was a direct result of the panic caused by the Russian launching of Sputnik and policies contrived by a non-military personal. The direct result of which led to the creation of the first computer network in 1963 called the ARPANET. Joseph Licklider (projects chairperson for ARPA) first proposed a distributed network computer system in 1960. His ... Ray Tomlinson was a software developer for Bolt Beranek & Newman. The main focus of software development so far was for the transfer of files between hosts. The idea of this new software package was a personal side project. The feeling at that time was email had no significant use in this new network medium. He began using the software for personal use to distribute a mailing list for Science Fiction lovers. The defense agency quickly put its foot down. Email reappeared several months later after the agency was convinced of its benefits. It is of ...
- 1127: The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
- ... essentially what he has done. However it is hard to decide for whom to fix the fight in favor of when one owns both fighters. Fowles also briefly mentions allowing "freedom of characters" in his writing. This concept is somewhat vague. To allow freedom of characters is to essentially allow the characters to do anything that the author thinks of. Why would a character ever not be able to do whatever the author thinks of ? There are no written rules that authors must conform to while writing a novel about how characters must behave, and that a character must stay in character. The identity of the character is constantly changing as the novel progresses, constantly being updated since the reader has only ... characters). "The chief argument of fight fixing is to show one's readers what one thinks of the world around one". The author must fix the fight in favor of one side to make the writing a novel, to create the story with one's views on the world implanted into it. Fowles however did not live in the world he is fixing the fight in and can only know ...
- 1128: John Grisham
- ... Grisham became a world famous writer with his book The Firm. Although he never wanted to be a writer, he has now written over nine books, many of them best- sellers (Arnold 29). Examining his writing will show why John Grisham quit his previous job as a lawyer. I will start by telling about his childhood, education, family, then on to his career. John Grisham led a mostly normal childhood. Grisham ... Grisham was elected to the State Senate, but again found himself in a field he disliked. Shortly before his second term, Grisham resigned his seat and decided to try something he never had dreamed about, writing (Hubbard 44). Meanwhile during all this Grisham was still a lawyer. Grisham's inspiration for writing hit him one day when he never expected it. One day at the De Soto County courthouse, Grisham listened to the testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. Grisham wondered what it would ...
- 1129: Analysing War Poetry
- Comparing and contrasting the poems we have read, show how they convey the thoughts of the poets and their reasons for writing the poems. Refer in detail to the poems, using quotations from the poems. There are five different poems to be looked at, all of varying style, and about different aspects of war, such as celebrations ... written in 1914, before people were aware of how long and horrific the war was going to be. The poet, Rupert Brooke, was a soldier in the war, as were the other poets, but is writing early on so his manner tells me he almost expects not to die, and that the war will be over quickly. The way he says, If I should die, tells me that dying, in an all out war, only remains a possibility to him, but a possibility he has prepared for, quite evidently, by writing such a poem. Rupert Brooke believes, that if ever he dies on foreign soil, that soil will become English soil, and that it will be a victory because a man, born and bred in ...
- 1130: Ode To The West Wind
- ... inspiration are all identical or related in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. They are all closely related in Ode to a West Wind . Shelley s adaptation of Dante s work is evident throughout most of his writing. In Ode to the West Wind it is quite apparent. He was writing this poem in a wood on the outskirts of Arno, near Florence, which is Dante s hometown. The use of the terza rima poem is Shelley s most obvious adaptation of Dante and he relies ... his lost childhood and with that the opportunity to be one with the wind. This leads us to his idea of inspiration and how it, ultimately, fails Shelley. The wind is Shelley s inspiration in writing the Ode but the conflict between inspiration and composition results in loss. By trying to capture the source of his inspiration, the wind, Shelley has reduced its value - writing is thus by its very ...
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