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- 3051: Joining The Tribe: Homosexuality
- ... Even though many interpretations of the major references are misread. The author talks with a girl named Renee and she said it was hard for her because of the reputation that is required of high school girls. A good reputations depends on "walking a tight rope between being too loose and too rigid, but in order to get up on the tightrope at all, you have to be popular, fun, and ... and dressing like a boy. I’d see women and think, they’re holding hands - what’s going to happen to them? Pg. 118. Many begin to find support groups that where lacking in high school and books on homosexuality were more available. People are publicly out more and some students wore freedom rings to show support for homosexual rights. Homosexuals were still however isolated from society. One college girl said ...
- 3052: Milton Friedman
- ... argued however, that this intervention was destabilising, and that what was needed was a steady money flow to create a basic framework for the economy; the rest should be left up to individual competition. This school of thought goes along the lines of 'It is in the best interest of the producer to satisfy the consumers' wishes. By doing this, they are also acting in their own interest, therefore competition is ... of power behind each. The controversy surrounding Friedman's views is that he promotes complete private ownership of nearly everything. He particularly supported private schools and thought that the government should subsidise fees for any school chosen by the parents, rather than providing government owned schools. He strongly promotes a flat rate for personal income tax and the abolition of company taxation. He promises that this would create a society in ...
- 3053: Lord of the Flies; Creating a New Society
- Lord of the Flies; Creating a New Society Most children are confined to the society that is created for them. This society for the most part consists of their family and friends in school. In fact most children are a reflection of the society from which they are brought up in. Human society is taken for granted by most. People don't consciously think about who is in power ... enough for an adult but imagine the fear and lack of responsibility when children must learn to live in a totally new environment without any adults. Such is the concern when a group of young school boys, who are victims of a nuclear war, are sent away to a deserted island to ensure their safety. The problem that William Golding presents to the readers of LORD OF THE FLIE S is ...
- 3054: Color Purple 2
- ... get a better life that she had at the end. Celie sees herself ugly and stupid. The reason for this is because her father and later her husband told her so. Celie had to leave school because her father raped her and got her pregnant. This brought a lot of pain and emotional downfall but in spite of this with a great help of her younger sister Nettie, Celie tried her best to learn what she missed in school. It was very important for her, because she realized that knowledge is one of the ways to become strong and to improve in life. Us both be hitting Nettie s schoolbooks pretty hard, cause us ...
- 3055: "The Glass Managerie"
- ... a very skinny, fragile shape. She looks very frail and breakable. Laura lacks self- confidence, so much that she can't stand to be in a room of crowded people, such as in her business school. She feels like nobody can relate to her and her struggles. She knows that she is never going to satisfy her mother's greatest wish for her, and because of that, feels like she can ... and always feeling like she does not please her mother. She could not even go to her business college because of her fear of people and not being accepted. She had no friends in high school and only once had feelings for a boy. Her disability is often difficult for people to look past at first, which made it hard for her to become comfortable with people. She has her collection ...
- 3056: Cannabis Sativa
- ... in the past year rose to 18% of 8th graders, 34% of 10th graders, and 36% of 12th graders. Use of marijuana on a daily bases has also increased and mearly one in twenty high school seniors and one in thirty tenth graders was a daily user. In 1975, 47% of high school students smoked marijuana and in 1980 it went up to 60%, and now use of the drug has decreased to 45%, but is slowly rising. In conclusion, more than 400,000 Americans are arrested each ...
- 3057: Comparisons of Classical and Keynesian thought.
- ... Classical and Keynesian thought. In the comparison of the two thoughts one must understand that Classical thought is one that has been around longer than Keynessian and it was in all probability the only real school of thought from 1776 to the 1930's. The Classical thought is one that had its origins in Britain and with British's economists. As early as Adam Smith and until the great depression, most ... policy's (those of the congress and the federal reserve) that were in place during this time work? This is a Question that is still debated today. The opposite approach is the Keynesian thought. This school of thought would believe in a more active approach. That is the Federal Government and the Federal Reserve should play an important role in attempting to stabilize the economy by "fine-tuning", that is look ...
- 3058: Miyamoto Musashi
- ... by the town elders. Musashi used his strength and demeanor in his first real duel with a known samurai when he was thirteen years of age. He fought against Arima Kigei from the Shinto Ryu school of Military Arts. Unarmed, Musashi threw the samurai to the ground and beat him savagely with a stick until Arima died vomiting his own blood. Musashi’s next duel came when he was age sixteen ... life. Musashi’s personality is best summed up in his own words, "When I reached thirty I looked back on my past. Perhaps it was natural ability, or the order of heaven, or that other school’s strategy was inferior." Musashi invented the style of fighting with two swords which was called Ni Ten Ichi Ryu. The writings that Musashi left behind are sort of like his final teachings to the ...
- 3059: Death of A Salesman: Summary
- ... his mind on driving anymore. He ask his son Biff, who just came home for a visit after being away for a long time. Willy thinks about Biff when Biff was a senior in high school fourteen years ago. Willy thought about how Biff was playing in a football game and how scouts from all over the country to offer him scholarships. But something happen that year, because biff never really ... and they talk for a bit. Willy is almost in tears and asks Bernard what happened to Biff after his senior year. Biff had flunked math and was ready to complete the credit in summer school, but he did not and became a drifter. Bernard tells Willy that after Biff went to go see Willy on a business trip, he came back changed. Willy refuses to talk about what happened on ...
- 3060: A Doll's House: Women Have Come A Long Way
- ... gather nuts and berries, while the men would go out and do the hunting and fishing. The male always dominated over the women and it was not viewed as “unfair.” Male children would go to school to get an education in history, mathematics, science, english/writing, while the female would go to school to learn how to cook, sew, clean, and do household chores. The male could then further advance his education by attending a college or university, whereas no college would accept a women student. “The history ...
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