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- 5301: What is Sexual Harassment?
- What is Sexual Harassment? Sexual harassment is a very illegal thing in the workplace. The short definition of sexual harassment that the law states is Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. (Pertrocelli & Repa ½) In this law ...
- 5302: The Death Penalty
- ... to keep the murderer from ever killing again... Because the death sentence is so rarely carried out, whatever deterrent value that exists is lessened in years of appeals and due process... In spite of these short comings, it is my view that pursuing a death sentence in appropriate cases is the right thing to do. (1) This is why for people who truly value public safety, there is no substitute for ...
- 5303: Censorship of Music in the Media
- ... or sculpture is remover from a gallery because some patrons may be uncomfortable with its images; that is censorship. When a book is removed from a library because some reads might be offended by its stories; that is censorship. When a band's music is declared to be off limits for a group of listeners; that is censorship. The fact that a politician, religious leader, or community activists refuse to acknowledge ...
- 5304: George Washington Carver
- ... on wheels" to teach farmers from Alabama the essentials for soil enrichment. Carver had experimented with various types of fertilizers. He grew huge vegetables with these fertilizers. He also crossed a long stalk and a short stalk of cotton to produce a new plant known as Carvers Hybrid. Carvers many achievements made him easily promotable to high salary jobs but he refused a raise and he stayed with the 1500 dollar ...
- 5305: Albert Einstein
- ... but with religion. He avidly studied the Bible seeking truth, but this religious fervor soon died down when he discovered the intrigue of science and math. To him, these seemed much more realistic than ancient stories. With this new knowledge he disliked class even more, and was eventually expelled from Luitpold Gymnasium being considered a disruptive influence. Feeling that he could no longer deal with the German mentality, Einstein moved to ...
- 5306: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- ... demi-god image of the former president. What must be understood is that Conkin does not go as far as to denounce Roosevelt as a leader, he merely makes us look at some of the short comings of "the New Deal President." To quote Conkin, the man who in my opinion said it best, "To call Roosevelt a dictator is as meaningless as calling him a demigod."
- 5307: Slaves in Rome: Low Level Servants or Overlooked Mental Force?
- ... car "as is". Slaves were dealt in outrages numbers, "Delos, a major trade center, could handle 10,000 slaves a day in its market" (Spielvogal 118). The treatment of Roman slaves is hard to generalize. Stories of kind treatment and even times slaves would fight to defend their owners are numerous. Then there are those cases of horrendous treatment towards slaves, torture, abuse, hard labor. These treatments drove several slaves to ...
- 5308: Let Me Decide: The Right To Die
- Let Me Decide: The Right To Die I recently attended a lecture by Dr. William Molloy, co-author of Let Me Decide, a health care directive guide. He instructed the audience to participate in a short exercise where they would have to make an immediate decision about an imaginary patients medical procedure. The decisions would be made on behalf of the patient with the audience making decisions as the patient ...
- 5309: Evolution of Profanity
- ... four times), Romeo and Juliet (twice), and Othello ( six times). Iago and Falstaff were the worst offenders. 'Zounds has evolved into somewhat of a silly and meaningless word, but was originally horribly offensive. This oath, short for "God's wounds," was extremely offensive because references to the wounds or blood of Christ were thought especially outrageous, as they touched directly on the crucifixion. "'Sblood" had twelve occurrences in all. There were ...
- 5310: Female Discrimination at the Citadel
- ... attitudes toward former out group members become more positive. These favorable attitudes then promote increased positive contacts between members of the two previous separate groups. Such contact, in turn, reduces intergroup bias still further. In short, weakening or eliminating initial us - them boundaries starts a process that caries the persons involved toward major reductions in prejudice and hostility. If the cadets were made to realize that females at the Citadel are ...
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