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- 1431: Psychology Comparison
- ... based solely on the study and what was discovered from it. The Times makes much use of quotes both from the researchers themselves as well as other psychologists in the community. It also adds a personal dimension by interviewing actual participants in the study. Their personal opinions, of course, have little to do with the overall sample results. It does, however, provide a more intimate appeal to the average reader. The tone of the articles is, in fact, in direct relation to the audience to which each is directed. The American Psychology article is seemingly directed towards a largely scientific community. At least a basic understanding of psychological terms and concepts was assumed in the writing of the article. Furthermore, the use of extensive details to support their claims may have been used to sway a naturally skeptical audience. The Times article, on the other hand, was written mainly for ...
- 1432: News and Newspapers
- ... very serious place and the Globe and Mail provide for that need. "o matter how accurate, properly attributed, balanced, fair, objective or compassionate a story is the reader will not read it unless there is writing skill" (Mencher 51). Pertaining to writing skills it is the consignment of the reporter to use and manipulate words in order to try to reenact the events in an compelling fasion. The Toronto Star on Feb. 13/97 described the medical ... of view implicated the legal elements or figures of the story and gave a factual analization. The Sun's article entitled Cop-Shooting Victim Foiled Deportation took the side of the officer by outlining his personal life, Scarbrough father of and 18 month old son (T. Sun April 2/97) and then passed blame by resurrecting his past In April, 1993, Shank-then a rookie-shot and killed Ian Clifford ...
- 1433: Report on The Prince by Machiavelli
- ... immoral, and he instead must act in an unbiased manner for the state. Also, it does not matter how the state achieves its goals, as long as these goals are achieved. Finally, regardless of the personal morality involved, the prince should be praised if he does good for the state and berated if he hurts the state. Machiavelli's principles have widespread influence, and they are quite similar to some of ... stable population". The Italian princes also have not acted quickly, like a real prince should act. Julius II did act quick, and Machiavelli attributes this to his success. In reality, the whole purpose behind Machiavelli writing The Prince was to try and help Italy free itself from foreign domination. 5. Evaluation of the book. The Prince has been an incredibly important book. It was written in the 1500's, but much ... is to harsh in his ideas, and that he even seems immoral. The truth is Machiavelli is only being honest with what he has observed consistently in history to be true. The effect of his writing are still found today too. People still need virtue in order to be a good ruler or manager. Success is still to those who can make quick and intelligent choices. The government is still ...
- 1434: Computers And The Military
- ... capable of doing simple calculations and other basic tasks. The engineers had no idea what the future would bring within the world of computers. Their invention was the first step in a major professional and personal transformation in the industrialized world. Computers invaded in the following decades the lives of most people in various worksaving machines and in the middle of the Eighties also in the form of Personal Computers (PCs). But the computer revolution also made its impact on other areas, which the bright scientists probably never anticipated. War has in all times been one of the main reasons that new inventions have ... mobility. Computers have made an impact in all areas of people's lives increasing their access to knowledge and reducing the manual labor needed both in industry and in everyday tasks like washing dishes and writing letters. Computers have created lots of new jobs, but also taken the place of the majority of the former working class in their industry jobs. Though the engineers of the first computer never anticipated ...
- 1435: HighSchool Vs College
- ... could easily relate to. Most of them are willing to dedicate extra time to help the student meet his or her needs. Several high school teachers, as well as some college professors go beyond reading, writing, and arithmetic. They teach you about life in general, all its hardships and all its rewards. Receiving a good education is great, but enhancing your individuality and growing as a person is just as important. Some teachers and professors discuss their own personal experiences and lessons, which they have encountered throughout life. These lessons in life could impact the student and educate them as well. As high school or college level students, countless efforts are required to successfully ... variation between the teaching methods in high school and in college. In high school, most teachers lecture and dictate the exact notes necessary to pass the exam. Most classes function and interact on a more personal, one on one level. On the contrary, in college, the professor lectures while the student has to use his or her own judgement to gather important information for the notes. Some college classes consist ...
- 1436: Stephen Leasock's "Arcadian Adventures With the Idle Rich": Satire
- ... nonthreatening, humorous, and revealing satire of the moral faults of upper class society. The satire acts as a moral instrument to expose the effect money can have on religion, government, and anything within its touch. Writing about such topics is hard to do without offending people. Leacock's technique combines money with humour, and accompanies his moral message with ironic characters; their exaggerated actions, and a constant comical tone to prevent ... fool. Worth and expense are important for the inhabitants of Plutoria avenue. Even the birds are "the most expensive kind of birds" (Leacock 7). The innocents, Mr. Tomlinson and his family, show that for Plutorians personal worth is based on the amount of money an individual has. The media builds up Mr. Tomlinson to be a financial genius, because of his great amount of money and his mysterious look. His "look ... would not be surprising if the two churches sold indulgences. In the real world corruption of the church would be offensive to allot of people, but when desguised in humour Leacock shields the readers from personal offence. Leacock touches on the controvesal topic of updating church doctrine by creating a humorous misunderstanding between Rev. Furlong and his father: "Now we," he went on, "I mean the Hymnal Supply Corporation, have ...
- 1437: Human Experience Of Eduation
- ... taught with objects on tables and a group interaction of the specific lesson is incorporated, a better understanding of the material will occur. These objects are the things that get you to imagine concepts and personal ideas. From an idea, imagination can spark the brain to open up to other possibilities and renditions of their original idea. A personal concept of an idea gives forth a creative personalized understanding. An excellent example of what a teacher should not aspire to is Gradgrind. I disagree with the narrow mind of Gradgrind, in Charles Dickens, "Hard ... link these facts in an interesting, imaginative way. He was useless to his students and the students were useless to him. The clever point of this piece is the use of satire incorporated into Dickens' writing, clearly implying that the students should be incorporated into the teaching process. In no way, should they feel inferior, or feel like prisoners to the teacher. When a teacher dictates to students, they shut ...
- 1438: The Major Years: Isolation and Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination
- The Major Years: Isolation and Emily Grierson - A Deadly Combination William Faulkner, one of the most famed writers of our times, explores in his writing the themes of alienation and isolation. He interweaves these themes with his female characters. In A Rose for Emily, Miss Emily Grierson is a woman who is alienated and lives in isolation from the people in her town. The theme of isolation is the focal point of the story, since it is what drove her to her madness. Faulkner's theme of alienation comes up many times in his writing. In the book The Major Years, Melvin Backman states that Faulkner was reaching for a more decent life and more decent people in the midst of evil. He was reaching for love, innocence, simplicity, and strength, but he also knew that these things were being hidden by reality. "With Faulkner, as with all men, the personal condition underlay and shaped his view of the human condition" (Backman, p.183). The critic goes on to note that men in Faulkner's works tend to undermine women and their roles in society. ...
- 1439: How Should The Indian Mutiny B
- ... spread. As it was against Muslim and Hindu religion to come into contact with these meats, it would have been a disgrace for them to have had to use these rifles. However, it was not personal pollution that the Sepoys feared but, social ostracism, they feared they would be ex communicated by their own people. Furthermore, the whole incident appeared more sinister to the Sepoys , who already suspected the British had ... commentators, especially Indian have taken this view. For example, Marx portrays the mutiny as a national rising , but the circumstances under which he came to this conclusion need to be taken into consideration. Marx was writing for the New York Times , and his interpretation could be seen to be perpetuating the national sentiment of United States that colonialism was wrong. Marx was trying to win sympathy for the Indian people who ... stresses that he does not consider this mutiny to have been nationalistic, that there was no social conscious of shared norms and values which resulted in a uprising against the British. When E Stokes began writing, post pacification was a term given to agrarian unrest, and revolt was attributed to whole classes, such as the rich peasant . Stokes gradually modifies these categories and saw the notion of caste groups in ...
- 1440: The Introduction of Computers in Education
- ... same advantages when it comes to accessing information. These students learn how to use the computer at an early stage and can utilize these skills as they enter college. The in home computer called the personal computer has now become a part of the home appliance and entertainment center. They are now in about every household across America. Students are now doing the majority of their research in the comforts of ... she needs for an assignment. The time that was spent running to the library has been cut by about ninety percent. This is due to the new and ever improving software that is produced for personal computers. Secondly, the computer has become a strong teaching tool in many schools across the nation and maybe the world. Since the introduction of computers in the classrooms, students have shown a progression of their ... skills, as well. For example;
Learning involves the development of a wide variety of analytic competencies and complex understandings. Computers help students attain these goals through software, such as word processors (to clarify ideas through writing), graphing and "construction" tools (to clarify concepts and examine conjectures in mathematics) (Gooden,Andrea).. In addition, communication with others is an important component of the learning process. There are several ways in which students ...
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