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- 3511: Comparative Essay: Mothers With A Divided Heart
- ... to be productive members of a rapidly evolving, achievement oriented society, is paramount to the success of the family and the global economy. At the same time, the stresses of every day individual economic and personal fulfillment needs are a significant counter force. This force works against the available time and effort required for mothers to successfully nurture their young. It has resulted in societal "Mommy Wars", pitting the working mom ... get home. Moms and kids have the evenings to really focus on each other and learn about each other. They are also pulling their own weight with an income of their own, and this builds personal self- confidence which is healthy for the whole family. Financially, it is easier to provide a larger home and a higher education for the children. The advantages to the children lie in the social skills ...
- 3512: Allama Muhammad Iqbal
- ... of personality for everyone within the guidelines of Qur'an. Thus, in Iqbal's opinion, Islam is not a religion in which individuals strive for a private subjective relationship with God in the hope of personal salvation as it is done in secular systems. Iqbal firmly opposed theocracy and dictatorship and considered them against the free spirit of Islam. Hmanity, as a whole, has never faced the challenge posed by the ... the problems of mankind are universal in nature and, therefore, require a universal approach to the solution. Iqbal's universal message is an attempt to address this challenge faced by humanity. Through his travels and personal communications, Allama Iqbal found that the Muslims throughout the world had detached themselves from the Qur'an as a guiding principle and a living force. After the disaster following the Balkan War of 1912, the ...
- 3513: Ordinary Men
- ... for an average of nearly 14 Jews per policeman". (Browning, 131) Browning points out that many of these man had participated in ghetto clearing, but few had, up to this point, been involved in such personal killings. "It was a tenacious, remorseless, ongoing campaign in which the hunters tracked down their prey in direct and personal confrontation. It was not a passing phase but an existential condition of constant readines and intention to kill every last Jew who could be found." (Browning, 132) There last final, and most brutal sweep was ...
- 3514: Lyndon B Johnson
- ... held for the next 6 years despite a serious heart attack in 1955. The Texan proved to be a shrewd, skillful Senate leader. A consistent opponent of civil rights legislation until 1957, he developed excellent personal relationships with powerful conservative Southerners. A hard worker, he impressed colleagues with his attention to the details of legislation and his willingness to compromise. In the late 1950s, Johnson began to think seriously of running ... Vietnam. American troop strength in Vietnam increased to more than 180,000 by the end of the year and to 500,000 by 1968. Many influences led Johnson to such a policy . Among them were personal factors such as his temperamental activism, faith in U.S. military power, and staunch anti-communism. These qualities also led him to intervene militarily in the Dominican Republic-allegedly to stop a Communist takeover-in ...
- 3515: Wicca
- ... Warlock is a Celtic word that means traitor. It was used to describe the men who sought out witches during the Middle Ages to be burned. Wiccans also do not use magick for their own personal gain. They believe they have the power to, but they do not use it for personal gain as stated in the Wiccan rede. The Wiccan rede is a list of thirteen statements that describe what a Wiccan is and is not. It is basically a code of practice for Wicca. Some ...
- 3516: How To Raise Money For Startin
- ... learn: Any time you want to raise money, your first move should be to put together a proper prospectus. This prospectus should include a resume of your background, your education, training, experience and any other personal qualities that might be counted as an asset to your potential success. It's also a good idea to list the various loans you've had in the past, what they were for, and your ... marketing research. Venture investors are usually quite familiar with "high risk" proposals, yet they all want to minimize that risk as much as possible. Therefore, your prospectus should include a listing of your business and personal assets with documentation---usually copies of your tax returns for the past three years or more. Your prospective investor may not know anything about you or your business, but if he wants to know, he ...
- 3517: Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau
- ... poems, and understanding of the way in which they lived, Emerson and Thoreau become very different thinkers, with some very different thoughts and opinions. A basic theme common in both Emerson's and Thoreau's writing is nature. Many of their most famous works, like Emerson's "Nature" and Thoreau's "Walden," discuss the beauty and perfection of nature. Both men felt a deep love, admiration, and vital connection to not ... went. "His eye was open to beauty, and his ear to music. He found these, not in rare conditions, but wheresoever he went" (Thoreau 276). Though Thoreau spent many of his days alone, contemplating or writing in his journal, he did entertain some family and close friends like Elleny Channing, Nathaniel Hawthorne, his sister Cynthia, and Emerson. "I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, and ...
- 3518: History Of The Original Teddy
- ... instead. Americans, however, ignored the caption and fell in love with the cute cub and consequently Teddy Roosevelt. Berryman received several correspondences asking that he continue drawing the bear. He then adapted it as his personal trademark; in each cartoon, especially those involving President Roosevelt, appeared a tiny cub who evolved in America's minds as T.R.'s eternal companion. People identifyied the cub as "Teddy's bear." Among those ... undying admiration and unimpeachable worth marking a special impression and connection on the tenderness of child's heart. Margarete Steiff firmly believed in such value and with every teddy bear produced, she upheld her strong, personal philosophy: "For our children, only the best is good enough."
- 3519: Gender Communication
- ... funny but instead do it to again to negotiate status. They often tell stories in which they are the heroes and act alone to overcome obstacles. While women use storytelling to gain support from her personal networks. They use their stories that, if they are the subject of, contain her doing something foolish to put her at the same level as the listener. In this way women are not concerned with ... women are saying. She suggests that once people are able to decipher some of these meta-messages more effective communication is possible. Another area that we researched were the differences in men and womens personal networks. We found that when compared to men, women have more family ties than non-family ties. Men also have family ties but are more likely to include co-workers in their networks. What this ...
- 3520: Causes Of The American Revolut
- ... restrictions placed on them in the form of taxes and trade restrictions, and so began their political rebellion. Thus, the American Revolution began as an economic conflict, but soon developed into a passionate dispute over personal rights and political liberty. One of the first of many seeds of the American Revolution was the Stamp Act. This act forced the colonists to purchase and use specially stamped paper for all official documents ... them to live it, for the prosperity of the mother country. As Britain placed more restrictions and regulations on the colonies, the colonists responded with violent and passionate opposition. The colonies no longer possessed the personal rights or liberty that they felt they were entitled to, and they were willing to fight at all costs to obtain the freedom they desired. Neither war nor complete independence was the original intent of ...
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