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- 1121: A Three Generation Comparison of Discipline
- ... other methods of discipline do you use/believe in? 5. If you were to see a parent spanking a child in public, would you say something? 6. Would you look to yourself as patient or short-tempered? 7. To what degree of misbehavior would you rationalize a spanking? 8. Do you believe physical punishment should be permitted in other environments, such as school, or preserved primarily for parents? 9. Do you ... and grandfather have the same answer but for a different reason. Their answer is simply, “I wouldn’t interfere with other people’s business.” When I asked my grandfather if he considered himself patient or short-tempered, his answer was both. He said he has become very patient in his old age, which I can see. I have never seen my grandfather get upset about anything. My mother on the other hand is opposite. She started laughing right off the bat on this question. Everyone knows my mom has a short-temper. That’s one thing that we always fight about. My mother always tells me she wishes she had my patience. All three of us believe that parents should be the only ones to ...
- 1122: Smee
- Smee Throughout our lifetime most of us will read many stories. Some of these stories can be adventurous, romantic or horrifying. Some of these stories are good to read while some are very predictable and boring. Although some stories that are predicable tend to be boring, it is a not a case for "Smee", a ghost story, where it' ...
- 1123: Objections To And Advantages O
- Introduction In my essay I will discuss the objections to and advantages of NATO-membership for Central and Eastern European countries. First, I will give you a short historical profile of the post cold-war era. In 1990 the Cold War officially ended. The two military alliances: NATO and the Warsaw Pact signed a treaty that stated they were no longer each others ... to prove their political and democratic credentials such as internal stability and support for democratic practise. Due to the small populations of the Czech and Slovak republics and Hungary their armies can be formed in short time into a modern force. Such a force is capable of acting in NATO's Rapid Reaction Units in the future. In this context, Poland has a difficult task in reforming its army (the largest ... time, that there will be new pan- European cooperation to bridge the East-West gap, and that she is consulted in every matter. To give insight into Russia's discontent, I will give you a short historic profile of Russia's geographical history. In 1991 the collapse of the Soviet Union gave birth to states in places colonized and controlled by Russia for centuries [see map]. Russia already lost their ' ...
- 1124: Health
- ... the decision. After his expulsion he entered a contest sponsored by the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. His story MS. Found in a Bottle was considered to be the one of the world s first science fiction stories, he won both the $50 prize and acclaim for its 24-year-old author. (Internet source) He would then work at several different editorials, none of which really worked out for him. His dream though ... seems as if the more problems an artist has the better his works are. The pain that Poe had to suffer was probably his best creative tool. That is probably why all his poems and stories are so dark and dreary. He really had two main types of tales the Grotesque and the Arabesque. The Grotesque was his humorous piece and the Arabesque was his horror stories. Some would argue that at times he was slightly romantic (with a satanic sort of twist). None the less his poems, stories, and tales all fell into different varieties. He was said to be ...
- 1125: Drugs: How Danagerous Is It?
- ... marijuana under a flame without burning it. It is nearly the same as smoking it, but there is no smoke, which may limit the chance of lung cancer. Yet is this drug safe? No. The short term effects, besides the calmness are the following: temporary memory loss, rapid heart beat, and dizziness. The long term effects include the following: Lung cancer, heart problems, and immune system disorders. The equivalent of one ... live. LSD is usually taken by licking a piece of paper with a drop of the acid on it. Another method is by dropping a small drop of the liquid acid under the tongue. The short term effects include the high, but also include a rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, and memory loss. Long term effects include relapses of the high, days, weeks, or years after last using the drug ... one is used to the non-pure heroin and then gets purer heroin, he or she can easily overdose, killing them. Also, because this is injected by a needle, heroin can pass diseases, including AIDS. Short term effects include the following: quick addiction, quick tolerance, depression, and blurred vision. Long term effects include the following: depression, vein disorders. The fact that you can die of an overdose makes heroin very ...
- 1126: Ark
- The Story of Noah's Ark In Judeo-Christian mythology, one of the best recognized stories from the Old Testament is the story of Noah and the Ark, and how they survived God’s great flood. This story is a common one throughout many mid-east cultures, both past and present ... not as much of an advanced warning given. Shamash comes to Utnapishtim and says that when the Rider of the Storm arrives that evening, to enter the barque and batten it down. Though in both stories, the hero is given some advanced warning as to when the flood will begin, in the Mesopotamian version Utnapishtim is not given as great of a length of time as Noah was able to enjoy ... used and the length of time required for the waters of the flood to recede to a point at which man is able to again walk on dry land. The last point regarding the two stories is that of the sacrifice to God or the gods after the floodwaters had retreated to a point that man was able to return to the land. In the Mesopotamian account of the myth, ...
- 1127: Passage To Manhood - Comparing
- By reading a certain print texts, readers are manipulated into accepting or rejecting additional texts. The short story “The Altar of the Family” written by Michael Welding shares many comparisons with the feature article “Boys to Men” written by Stephen Scourfield, and by reading one the reader can make clear understanding of ... is present in David’s life and this makes the reader understand that to become a man a reliable mentor is needed, in this case it was David’s father. It is shown in the short story that this is not the most ideal relationship because the father is a rather domineering and uncouth character pushing his son to complete tasks through fear rather than will. In the feature article “Boys ... is also shows that it is indispensable to have a role model that cares and takes heed of the youths needs. Societies expectations pertaining to “rites of passage” are distinctive in different societies. In the short story “The Altar of the Family”, it is considered manly to murder animals and this is one expectation that the father places on his son as a “rite of passage”. The traditional aboriginal passage ...
- 1128: Tobacco In Malaysia
- ... end of cigarettes (known as sidestream smoke) and the smoke that is exhaled from the smoker (known as mainstream smoke). Scientists have determined that sidestream has more carcinogens--cancer causing agents than mainstream smoke. In short, nonsmokers or secondhand smokers' health is even worst than smokers although they did not touch the cigarettes for the reason that the chemicals that are inhaled from environment tobacco smoke are not safe for human ... Environment tobacco smoke is a health hazard not only for people who live it day to day, but also for people who are exposed to it occasionally such as in restaurants of bars and for short period. Furthermore, environment tobacco smoke affects the respiratory of nonsmokers and can reduce lung function increasing coughing and chest discomfort. It can also cause eye irritation, sore throat in nonsmokers. Children are particularly vulnerable to ... growing and developing. For instance, environment tobacco smoke makes existing asthma worse. It is a harmful indoor air pollutant and has serious health problems not only for children but for adults as well. Since even short exposure negatively affects the human body, reducing indoor environment tobacco smoke is essential to public health. Besides human's heath, tobacco production has dangerous consequences for health of our planet as well. Global impact ...
- 1129: Gcse Wider Reading A Grade: Sh
- ... you accompany me on the inspection Since The Speckled Band is a nineteenth century story and Visitors is a twentieth century story and society has changed considerably over the last century we would expect both stories to depict a completely different society. In both stories it is a woman against whom the crime is committed and in this way both are the victim, however both behave in different ways. In The Speckled Band Miss Stoner is afraid and goes to ... This shows that she was willing to criticize the dominant man, even if not very strongly. However, she is still more helpless than Miss Stoner as there is no hero figure to help her. Both stories portray a hero and a criminal, the difference is that in The Speckled Band they are different people while in Visitors they are arguably the same person. In Visitors the police are expected to ...
- 1130: The Making Of The Cat
- ... This effect was clearly demonstrated in a recent experiment wherein a small group of a penicillin-resistant strain of the bacterium gonococ- cus was merged with a much larger group of normal gonococci. After a short while, all bacteria in the test were penicillin-resistant. The bacteria had sexually interfaced and shared the genes that contributed to penicillin resistance. After the discovery of sex, the protozoans would occasionally merge and share ... scheme: cloudy days, strong winds, etc. These sail-backed reptiles are often depicted in grade- B monster movies by gluing a fan to the back of an iguana. As a dominant group, the anapsids were short-lived, surviving today only as the turtles and tortoises. They evolved into four other reptile groups: the diapsids, which became the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, lizards, snakes, tuatara, crocodiles, /alligators, and birds; the euryapsids, which became the ... teeth were fundamental in the demise of other predators, allowing him to make more kills and to better digest his prey, both of which meant more and larger miacids and fewer others. Miacis was a short-term creature, quickly evolving under the pressure of competition into several different miacids, each of which went on to become a differing type of carnivore. By 45 million years ago, one of these differing ...
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