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- 4011: Freud and Marx
- Freud and Marx Hey! I got an A- on this paper, so I guess it's pretty good! I put my own personal spin to it in that not only did I compare Freud and Marx's viewpoints, I stated that perhaps what they saw in society was just a reflection of their own biases and personal inner feelings. Freud and Marx it can be argued were both, as individuals, dissatisfied with their societies. Marx more plainly than Freud, but Freud can also be seen as discontent in certain aspects such as ...
- 4012: Coputers In Modern Society
- ... whatever it is we need to accomplish in the day. The computer age is upon us and it will continue to grow in influence until society revolves around it daily without need for improvement. In personal computers, the industry has began to create faster machines that can store much more information. For speed, the internal microprocessor has been tweaked to perform at high rates of speed. One such microprocessor is the ... computers to simplify daily life and enhance the life experience. The first which is already under development is highway navigation. This lets the cars drive themselves and should make the roads safer. To enhance the personal life, video phones will let you see who you are talking to. This technology will depend on how we develop data transfer and deciphering capabilities that are too expensive to use now. We will be ...
- 4013: Runaways and the Abolition Movement: The Underground Railroad
- ... Railroad was its lack of formal organization. Its existence often relied on concerted efforts of helpful individuals of various ethnics and religions groups who helped slaves escape from slavery. Usually agents hid or destroyed their personal journals to protect themselves and the runaways. Only recently researchers have discovered the work created by courageous agents such as David Ruggles, Calvin Fairbank, Josiah Henson, and Erastus Hussey. The identity of others that also ... abolitionists worked jointly to aid the runaway. Yet for the most part, the African American abolitionist played a key role in underground activities. Since most African American abolitionists were former bondsmen, they usually took a personal interest in helping loved ones or anyone who wanted to gain freedom. Their work contributed to the success of the Underground Railroad. Origins of the Underground Railroad Evidence is unclear when the "underground" began; however ...
- 4014: Report On The Costs And Benefi
- ... all lending has to be secured against residential property This means that Building Societies are limited in their participation in the more risky, but more rewarding unsecured lending. At the moment, Societies can make unsecured personal loans up to a limit of £15,000 per customer, whereas there is no ceiling for Banks. Building Societies with less than £100m of assets are not permitted to make unsecured loans. 2) No more ... with the customer. A comprehensive study of public perceptions of different financial institutions conducted in 1987 showed that building societies enjoy a positive rating of 85%, compared with only 51% for the high street banks (Personal Finance & The Future of the Financial High Street, Research Associates, March 1988). Building societies have traditionally been seen as a safe depository for the savings of working people. Building Societies are safe and a principal ...
- 4015: Comparison of Mexico and the United States
- ... and federal republic, much like the United States. The Mexican executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided, and provision is made for the direct election of the president and legislators. In addition to guarantees of personal and civil liberties, the constitution establishes principles of an economic and political nature as well. (Ladman, 1987). The United States Constitution sets up and defines a federal system of government in which certain powers are ... chief executive, treaty-maker, commander-in-chief of the army, and head of state. In practice, my pertinent research indicates that they have grown to include the drafting of legislation, the formulation of foreign policy, personal diplomacy, and leadership of his political party. The members of the president's Cabinet: the secretaries of State; Treasury; Defense; Interior; Agriculture; Commerce; Labor, Health and Human Services; Housing and Urban Development; Transportation; Education; Energy ...
- 4016: Evaluation of Baja Seasons Resort
- ... at the supermarket on the resort site, and enjoy a full time vacation. Retired couples can do what ever they want to their properties as long as they are living there. This can add a personal touch to their homes. The beach area is an open beach that stretches for miles. Here you can light firework and surf. Some of the best surfing I have ever seen has been here at ... with cable, water, and waste hook ups there is no need to go to the showers, or use the facilities on site. For retired couples living there, their motorhomes are very nice because of the personal touch that they have added to them. The resort also allows you to bring in a tent trailer, which can easily be towed by a truck or car into Mexico with no hassle. The only ...
- 4017: Mark Twain
- ... just because man likes to. The second quote was saying that when people are prejudice there can be no clear thinking.Mark Twain has been seriously accused by some of being a racist writer, whose writing is offensive to black readers, perpetuates cheap slave era stereotypes, and deserves no place on todays bookshelves. Twains writing is also known for realism of place and language. In 1864, Twain met two American writers Artemus Ward and Bret Harte, who encouraged him in his work. Twain was also renowned as a humorist but ...
- 4018: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"
- ... years until the man's temperament began to change. He grew, "day by day, more moody, more irritable, more regardless of the feelings of others." He cursed at his wife, and eventually he "offered her personal violence." His pets began to feel the change in his disposition--a change brought about by the "Fiend Intemperance [lack of control in consuming alcohol]." "One night, returning home, much intoxicated...[he] fancied that the ... one night," "one morning," "on the night of the day," etc.). Within the first few paragraphs of the story, the narrator foreshadows that he will violently harm his wife ("At length, I even offered her personal violence."). However, are the events of the story, as the narrator suggests, based upon "...an ordinary succession of very natural causes and effect," or are they indeed caused by the supernatural? By using, three main ...
- 4019: Ghana
- ... heir to the throne. The Muslims in West Africa however, believed in patrilineal succession in which the king's own son is the heir to the throne. When the Arabs brought the Arab language and writing system into Ghana, some Ghanaian kings even adopted Arabic as their language and hired Arabic translators to help communicate while trading. Kinship was another custom that the Ghanaians had to live by if they wanted ... and by cooperating with each other.. The first religions in ancient Ghana were the native West African religions. But later as more Arab traders traveled to Ghana, they began teaching the Ghanaians about the Arab writing systems and the Arab language. Some people even converted to the Islamic religion. The Soninke and the Soninke followers stayed with their native religion but were generally tolerant of the Muslims. Why many Africans converted ...
- 4020: Catullus
- ... between the two. He would ask for enough kisses to equal each grain of sand in the desert. Then sometime after the death of his brother, whom historians can only assume were very close, his writing took on a more morbid slant. Catullus took a closer look at the relationship and saw the flaws in the perfect love. He began to hate his love of a married woman and resented that ... critics in the past centuries have even gone to far as to try and censor these poems as being not appropriate for readers, when he writes about Lesbia, the passionate affair is detailed as if writing letters to friends. (Wheeler, pg. 92) When describing Lesbia, Catullus wanted her to know of his affections and he related the thought of love with the actual act involved, Kiss me and kiss again, Nor ...
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