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- 3731: The Lord of the Flies: The Evil of Mankind
- ... the boys also construct several huts. Once this mock-society is established, the boys attempt to accept the society they have built. However, as time passes, and the boys go longer without adult influences, their personal defects begin to clash. Jack, a strong and older boy in charge of the hunters tell the littluns, "It’s time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to ... intensity of the dance, they begin to beat Simon to death. In a normal society, people respect the live of others. In this case, the boys no longer value each other, but instead value their personal survival and the success of the hunt. The only remorse Golding reveals is that of Piggy and Ralph, and although they feel bad, decide to pretend it never happened. As the book ends, and the ...
- 3732: Detectives
- ... information for case disposition. Detectives provide emergency assistance, conduct raids, surveillance works, stakeouts, conduct undercover assignments, as well as testify in court. In order to more effectively investigate a case, a detective must possess certain personal characteristics. Detectives should have intellectual qualities, but great intelligence is not needed. Effective investigators obtain and retain information, apply technical knowledge, remain open-minded and objective, and use logic when attempting to solve a case ... facts. The decision making required by investigations can be very stressful. Thus, it is important to also possess certain psychological characteristics. It is important that detectives not become personally involved in the cases they investigate. Personal involvement hinders an investigation, and poses a threat to the emotional well-being of the investigator, causing him or her undue stress. A detective must therefore be emotionally well balanced, and have the ability to ...
- 3733: Contaminated Motives
- ... must understand that money equals power; people aspire to money. When people come into wealth and begin rising to the top of the social ladder, history dictates they usually become corrupted, and sometimes compromise their personal values. Do they believe this is for the common good, or merely for personal benefit? In the novels Great Expectations and The Great Gatsby, the protagonists, Pip and Jay Gatsby respectively, believe their prospers are used for the common good, but in reality many values are being compromised. The ...
- 3734: Definition Of Education
- ... to keep the ¡§good job¡¨, and in order to keep the job is to learn not just to be an information transmitter. Many jobs require ¡§creative mind¡¨ to achieve the gold. Creative mind made by personal experience, which is what real education is about. A well-educated person will try to understand the information they receive, analyze the understood information, and then learn from the processed information. The process of information¡¦s transmittal makes well-educated people think, and the process of thinking make them learn and gain personal experience. The media, such as newspapers or TV commercials, usually mislead the masses by gives out wrong information. Those people who are easily mislead by media is the person who think they already finished education ...
- 3735: Deceptive Advertising
- ... advertisements that violated the FTC Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, and Regulation M, according to case documents. A consumer lease is a contract in the form of a lease or bailment for the use of personal property by a natural person for a period of time exceeding four months, and for a total contractual obligation not exceeding $25,000, primarily for personal, family, or household purposes (Internet) The problem started when the ad stated an amount down at the initiation of the lease agreement was not the total amount the consumers were to pay. Consumers have to ...
- 3736: Julius Caesar
- ... five years of command voted to him by coming to a fresh agreement with Pompey and Crassus at Luca. The optimates in control of the senate, now awake to the immense increase in Caesar's personal power, wealth, and prestige, kept Pompey in Italy, allowing him to govern his Spanish provinces by deputies. Pompey's own attachment to Caesar was broken when Caesar's daughter Julia to whom Pompey had been ... senators like Cicero on account of the great power and influence of such against of Caesar. Caesar's military dominance was established beyond the possibility of successful challenge, the senate gave him a profusion of personal honors which were out of keeping with Roman tradition, reflecting as they did the extravagant distinctions accorded earlier to the Hellenistic kings. The month of July was named after Caesar and his statue was placed ...
- 3737: Bleeding Ireland and Black America
- ... may help but in the end human beings in society, as in their private lives, have to work thing out for themselves. We all have a measure choice when it comes to altering their own personal lives. If blame is to be appointed for today's situation in Ireland as well as America, it should be laid not on the heads of men of today but of history. If a personal villain is sought then perhaps it should be placed on the successive governments of Britain and America who, racked by past events, aborted their responsibilities in Northern Ireland and the ghettos of America. We are ...
- 3738: Johann Sebastian Bach
- ... dictated to his son-in-law only days before his death. Bach was that rare composer whose genius cannot be summed up in a research paper. He was the supreme master of counterpoint, fugue, vocal writing, melody, chamber composition, solo instrument repertoire…the list is endless. His passions are arguably the greatest compositions ever created for choral ensemble and orchestra. His solo works, which are my favorite, are of such perfection of form that their secrets have never been exposed fully, not even by the greatest players on those instruments. His writing for keyboard, the Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier, among others, reveal an unsurpassed ability to combine complex musical structure with pure spiritual force; in fact, most leading musicians point to the mastery of ...
- 3739: College Stress 2
- ... experience less stressful. There are several strategies that can help one cope with stressful situations: - Learn to manage time. Make and follow a daily to do-list schedule that includes time for classes, reading and writing assignments, exam preparation, meals, exercise, and a job. - Set priorities and make the most of opportunities as a student. Write down the most important items and concentrate on those at the top of the list. Writing ideas down helps crystallize thinking and reinforce important goals. Learn to say "no" to some of the demands that infringe upon unprotected time. Protect one's own interests by refusing to allow oneself to become ...
- 3740: Henrik Ibsen
- ... both the town and the Burgomaster’s reputation because he was responsible for the construction of the waterpipes, which would cause all the trouble. Thus for the benefit of the town and for his own personal integrity, he refuses to believe the truth of Dr. Stockmann’s report and hints that the doctor has always been wild in his ideas. Dr. Stockmann is now seen as the impractical idealist. In striving ... stands in his way. He is ready to carry his idealism to absurd degrees. The final act of the play is a test of Dr. Stockmann’s idealism. This act confronts Dr. Stockmann with great personal losses if he continues to assert his views. Before he faces his test, he first learns that his views haves caused Captain Horster to lose his ship and Petra to lose her position in the ...
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