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- 12001: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society Looking out for the state of the public's satisfaction in the scheme of capital sentencing does not constitute serving justice. Today's system of capital punishment is frought with inequalities and injustices. The commonly offered arguments for the death penalty are filled with holes. “It was a deterrent. It removed killers. It was the ultimate punishment. It is biblical. It satisfied the public's need for retribution. It relieved the anguish of the victim's family.”(Grisham 120) Realistically, imposing the death penalty is expensive and time consuming. Retroactively, it has yet to be proven as a deterrent. ...
- 12002: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... transient manifestation of the bipolar disorder. This form of the disease experiences more episodes of mania and depression than bipolar. Lithium has been the primary treatment of bipolar disorder since its introduction in the 1960's. It is main function is to stabilize the cycling characteristic of bipolar disorder. In four controlled studies by F. K. Goodwin and K. R. Jamison, the overall response rate for bipolar subjects treated with Lithium ... actually lead to rapid-cycling (Bauer et al., 1990). Another problem associated with the use of lithium is its use by pregnant women. Its use during pregnancy has been associated with birth defects, particularly Ebstein's anomaly. Based on current data, the risk of a child with Ebstein's anomaly being born to a mother who took lithium during her first trimester of pregnancy is approximately 1 in 8,000, or 2.5 times that of the general population (Jacobson et al., 1992). ...
- 12003: Comparison of Hamlet and Claudius
- ... murder Hamlet. “I will work him To an exploit, now ripe in my device, under the which he shall not chose but fall. And for his death no wind of blame shall breathe”1. Gertrude's trust is betrayed by Claudius at that moment because Gertrude believes that Claudius loves Hamlet, when in fact, he despises him and wishes death upon him. Claudius is not the only character that betrays in ... in the case of Hamlet. Claudius and Hamlet are both very selfish men. Claudius wants to be the king of Denmark and he does not care about anything else, not even Gertrude. Claudius killed Gertrude's husband because he wanted to marry Gertrude and have the throne for himself. “Anon comes in a fellow, takes off his crown, kisses it, and pours poison in the KING's ears, and exit.” (III, ii, 126). Claudius does not love Gertrude but yet he will do anything to let her believe that he does love her, just to be king. Hamlet is also a ...
- 12004: John Adams
- ... the age of fourteen. He was an intelligent and industrious individual. He was a man of strong character and high principles. By all account, his presidency should have been a huge success, yet it wasn't. John Quincy Adams' presidency was frustrating and judged a failure because of the scandal, attached to his election, the pettiness of his political rivals, and his strong character. John Quincy Adams was born on July ... every advantage as a youngster. At the time of his birth, his father was an increasingly admired and prospering lawyer, and his mother Abigail Smith Adams, was the daughter of an esteemed minister, whose wife's family combined two prestigious and influential lines, the Nortons and the Quincys. Accompanying his father on diplomatic missions in Europe, young John Quincy Adams received a splendid education at private schools in Paris, Leiden, and ... He kept this post throughout his fathers’ term of office. After his fathers defeat to Thomas Jefferson he returned home. " In 1802 he was elected to the Massachusetts senate, which sent him to the U. S senate the following year." He was also appointed to the Supreme Court, a membership he declined. President James Madison then appointed him to minister to Russia in 1809. He continued to serve his country ...
- 12005: Negro Essay
- Black Negro Essay In John Howard Griffin's novel Black Like Me, Griffin travels through many Southern American states, including Mississippi. While in Mississippi Griffin experiences racial tension to a degree that he did not expect. It is in Mississippi that he encounters ... towards him, which causes him to realize the extent of the racial prejudices that exist. Mississippi is where he is finally able to understand the fellowship shared by many of the Negroes of the 50's, because of their shared experiences. Although Griffin travels throughout the Southern States, the state of Mississippi serves as a catalyst for the realization of what it is truly like to be a Negro in 1959 ... true racial cruelty from a resident of Mississippi. It was late dusk when the bus pulled into some little town outside of Hatteisburg for a stop. "We get about ten minutes here," Bill said "let's get off here and stretch our legs" The driver stood up and announced "Ten minute rest stop,". The whites rose and ambled off. Bill and I led the Negroes toward the door. As soon ...
- 12006: Tales Of The New Babylon
- Zola’s La Débâcle, first planned in 1868, was the penultimate chapter in Les Rougon-Macquart. Warfare was something Zola had always meant to give full play in Les Rougon-Macquart, and his 1868 scheme had provided for "a novel that will have the military world as its framework…; an episode in [Napoleon III’s] Italian campaign." But after the calamitous Franco-Prussian War, this installment acquired special significance. What had originally been envisaged as one tale among others came to be seen as the denouncement of the entire saga ... conditions and its majority was in no wise socialist nor could it be." However Marx emphasised that its "great social measure…was its own existence." In this essay I will discuss La Débâcle, and Zola’s apparent lecturing tone. For while Zola exposed many social sores he had never previously attempted to put forward ideas for healing them. I will discuss how Zola felt that it was not the Prussians ...
- 12007: Introduction To Evolution
- ... passed this on to their offspring. New organs arise from new needs and develop in the extent that they are used, disuse of organs leads to their disappearance. Later, the science of Genetics disproved Lamarck's theory, it was found that acquired traits cannot be inherited. Malthus Thomas Robert Malthus, an English clergyman, through his work An Essay on the Principle of Population, had a great influence in directing naturalists toward ... the understanding of evolution has been the explanation of the inheritance in individuals of the same species. Gregor Mendel discovered the basic principles of inheritance in 1865, but his work was unknown to Darwin. Mendel's work was "rediscovered" by other scientists around 1900. From that time to 1925 the science of genetics developed rapidly, and many of Darwin's ideas about the inheritance of variations were found to be incorrect. Only since 1925 has natural selection again been recognized as essential in evolution. The modern theory of evolution combines the findings of modern ...
- 12008: Hamlet 9
- There have been many great thinkers in literature. Characters who examine themselves, others, and the world in a thoughtful and insightful way. One of these introspective and self-aware literary creations is Hamlet in Shakespeare s play Hamlet. The play is one filled with and based on ideas and contemplation as opposed to the steady stream of action that fills many of his other plays. Not that there s any lack of action in the play. On the contrary, it includes violent deaths, a vicious duel, and a vengeful ghost. There s no lack of physical action after the thought processes are completed, either. The central character of Hamlet, however, is one who considers before he acts, and whose actions (and their consequences) are therefore not ...
- 12009: Jane Eyre Vs. Great Expectatio
- ... native ideal at Gateshead Hall, the site of her childhood torment, or Lowood, a boarding school, of Thornfield, where Rochester hid his first wife and almost became a bigamist, or Moor House, where St. John’s presence constantly reminds her of true love’s rarity (Martin 155). She and Rochester can only create their own domestic haven in a totally new and fresh setting. A theme that can be acknowledged in both novels in the concept of social and gender mobility. In both novels the characters encounter social and gender mobility and each character attends to the notion differently. In Great Expectations, much of Mr. And Mrs. Joe Gargery’s experiences of a class above theirs must be achieved vicariously, namely through Pip as he goes back and for the to Miss Havisham’s: If a dread of not being understood be hidden in ...
- 12010: Euripedes Medea
- ... can exercise power over them. Another factor that scares people is her being a woman. In Ancient Greece women did not have political power. Their voices were never been heard, unless through a man. Medea’s voice is not only can be heard, but is also quite manipulative. She is able to use any persuasive language that appeals to the emotions of the people. Medea provokes a passion in them in response to her own. The king himself notes, "You are a clever woman, versed in evil arts, and are angry at having lost your husband’s love" (lines 283-284). Medea is smart, she is greatly aware of being a "barbarian" and the Corinthians seem to echo that awareness. She understands why she is not welcomed in the society, and realizes ... then violence, which is as obvious today as ever. That progression is one of Euripides' main themes. The greatness of the temper is one measure of the greatness of the person who is angry. Medea’s passion causes the great tragedy of this play. Medea also understands that her passion and anger are caused by betrayal. Jason did not keep his word, he had broken his oath and this was ...
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