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- 2091: Mysteries 2
- ... but none that can compare to the intrigue in the supernatural. Ghosts, goblins, poltergeists, Death Omens, curses, unexplainable phenomena, and hauntings; mysteries of the paranormal could go on and on. There are centuries of ghost stories and tales that have been passed down from generation to generation. From the Bermuda Triangle mysteries, phantoms of the ocean, ships, and glowing ghosts of little boys, to the curse of James' Deans' car, The ... by their mothers appear. This particular apparition portends ill luck and a violent death. The name "radiant boys" could have possibly originated in German folklore with the word "kindermorderinn." However, there are numerous radiant boy stories in the Cumberland area of England. These boys seem to resemble a flame ; slightly orange with a glow about them. These ghosts have never been proved to have caused any ha! rm, they simply appear ...
- 2092: My Lai: The Event, The Trial,
- ... troops of Charlie Company attacked at 7:30 am on March 16, and by noon, the killing was finished, and so was My Lai. The architecture was in rubbles and the all of the civilians, short nine that were lucky enough to get picked up by helicopter pilot Chief Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson and flown to a nearby army hospital (Linder), were either dead or dying. Official Army reports of the ... that he was in the middle of a war, should not be found guilty of premeditated murder. The second was the suggestion that they were just following orders. The defense's case was weak and short. The fate of Lt. Calley was in the hands of the jury, now. William Calley had no criminal background. He dropped out of college and joined the army in July 1966. He started out as ...
- 2093: Misunderstanding Men And Women
- ... for her. This model also has its downside. It is generally viewed as a dominant male submissive female model where the woman is being taken advantage of and the man is a controlling person. In short, this model is confused with abusive relationships. Unfortunately, educating a whole population on the correct definitions of men and women is an arduous if not impossible task. Hence, there will always exist problems and conflicts ... for her. This model also has its downside. It is generally viewed as a dominant male submissive female model where the woman is being taken advantage of and the man is a controlling person. In short, this model is confused with abusive relationships. Unfortunately, educating a whole population on the correct definitions of men and women is an arduous if not impossible task. Hence, there will always exist problems and conflicts ...
- 2094: Corporate Control
- ... to present the absolute truth? The simple answer, especially in my opinion, is no. The movie The Insider provides us with an excellent case to back that point of view. Perhaps one of the biggest stories of this decade has been the tobacco industry. We saw them stand before Congress and tell the world that cigarettes were not addictive. The industry was able to lawyer its way out of trouble time ... it never should have even considered doing. Than goodness that Lowell Bergman was there to stop the lunacy. He correctly pointed out that the CBS corporate office had no right to tell CBS News what stories it could and could not air. The truth is the truth, no matter who it damages. Bergman embarked on a crusade to see that the whole story was aired. Eventually CBS did air the entire ...
- 2095: Animal Rights Protests
- ... and boos. The effect was very much like that of an angry mob; tension and vitriolic energy filled the air. This atmosphere may release pent up emotion, and discourage people from buying fur in the short term, although in the long term it runs the risk of damaging the animal rights cause. A recent survey revealed that an overwhelming majority of Americans strongly disapprove "of protesting fur coats in a harassing ... too happy to point this out to anyone who'll listen. Compassion Over Killing and other animal rights groups are actively trying to change the social "rules" that prevail in this country. While in the short term they may not be advocating a ban on fur coats, COK's protests are aimed at making it socially unacceptable to wear fur. This effort has shown signs of succeeding, as fur sales have ...
- 2096: Poverty
- ... progress is defined as the forward movement towards a euphoric destination. But reaching this destination is unachievable when there is no pure government or authority to lead the way. Naipaul relates the reader two similar stories, one in each novel, of two similar presidents and their fights for the abolition of poverty. In A Hot Country, Naipaul shows the raw power a president has over his people, how the followers become ... country, tried to set us on the proper track. But even his greatest triumphs failed shamefully. Kaunda, a man, could do no better for the country. His effort had been fruitless." (Naipaul, North 327) Both stories prove that government, ironically, often stands in the way of progress, instead of creating it. Consequently, the trap created by poverty is still in control. Neither society or the government cannot break the painful cycle ...
- 2097: Piaget Theory Vs Information P
- ... development, the IPT also observes how thinking is influenced by age. Atkinson and Shiffren advanced a model of memory known as the information-processing model (Matlin, 1983). This model consists of three memory stores: sensory; short-term and long-term storage. Information enters the processing operation the information through the screening mechanism known as attention. Although this process is initially unrefined, it increasingly becomes more selective throughout development, allowing only relevant information to penetrate into the sensory registration which very briefly retains the information in either the iconic memory (visual), echoic memory (auditory) and tactile memory (touch). From here, the information is transmitted to the short-term storage that holds the information actively being used or worked on to eventually reaching long-term storage, where information can be stored more permanently for later retrieval. One influential, developmental factor in this overall ...
- 2098: Japanese Media Overview
- ... in television. Most cities of even moderate size have their own radio station. As of 1992, there were 1,018 radio stations in Japan. 504 were AM stations, 491 were FM stations and 23 were short-wave stations. NHK owns 315 of the AM stations, 484 of the FM stations and 21 of the short-wave stations (DeMente, 1992, pp. 239-240). Starting in 1970, mini-FM radio stations began broadcasting in densely populated areas. Although these stations had signals that only carried a kilometer, they could reach thousands of ...
- 2099: Its Never A Womans Fault
- ... the Woman s Fault! Women s role in society and the family are constantly changing. What was expected of the women 25 years ago has made a complete 360 to what women are expecting today. Stories from now and then reflect this greatly, yet there will always be the stock woman character. Some women s lives have been affected and afflicted by these expectations of a woman s role, and in the end has had a negative impact on their lives. Women in stories such as: A Rose for Emily , and Eveline , reflect this negative impact, and they show how women s roles have impeded their growth as a normal grown woman. Emily, from the story, A Rose for ...
- 2100: Mysteries
- ... but none that can compare to the intrigue in the supernatural. Ghosts, goblins, poltergeists, Death Omens, curses, unexplainable phenomena, and hauntings; mysteries of the paranormal could go on and on. There are centuries of ghost stories and tales that have been passed down from generation to generation. From the Bermuda Triangle mysteries, phantoms of the ocean, ships, and glowing ghosts of little boys, to the curse of James' Deans' car, The ... by their mothers appear. This particular apparition portends ill luck and a violent death. The name "radiant boys" could have possibly originated in German folklore with the word "kindermorderinn." However, there are numerous radiant boy stories in the Cumberland area of England. These boys seem to resemble a flame ; slightly orange with a glow about them. These ghosts have never been proved to have caused any ha! rm, they simply appear ...
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