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- 12751: Generation Ecstasy
- For my book report I read Generation Ecstasy. There was so much information in the book about the rave scene and "ecstasy", I didn't know where to begin. It's been ten years since the English seized on Detroit techno, Chicago house, and New York garage as the seeds of what's generally agreed-over there, at least-to be the most significant music since punk, and they're celebrating with a slew of historical studies. Simon Reynolds attempts to bridge the gap with "Generation Ecstasy," ...
- 12752: White Fang
- ... bet on, White Fang wins them all. Except A pitbull who bites White Fang in the neck and grips on. Finally a man named Weedon Scott punches Beauty and pries the pitbull from White Fang's neck. Weedon and White Fang became best friends, they loved each other. White Fang gets away and the rest of the story is about their friendship. There were many turning points in the story, some ... taught White Fang how to fight also was a big turning point because it shows he is wild. Near the end of the story White Fang and Weedon were living in Sierra Vista with Weedon's dad who was a judge. A man named Jim Hall was after Judge Scott, Jim Hall one night broke into their house. White Fang sensed his presence and fought with Jim and killed him. White Fang suffered a gun shot wound but was ok and lived the rest of his days in Sierra Valley. White Fang didn't make me feel any special way, books never make me feel a certain way. Otherwise it reminded me of my Dogs (not that are like White Fang but the bond we have together.) When ...
- 12753: Monopoly of the Postal Service
- ... the others. Generally the best type of market structure for the general public is per- fect competition because it creates the lowest possible price for the public. There are some exceptions were perfect competition isnt the best choice for the public on account of various reasons. The United States Postal Service is one of them and since the Postal Service is a monopoly, it is its own market. This paper ... when the Postal Service redeemed a 1.5 billion dollar loan two years in advance which will save them 22 million dollars of interest in the next two years (#3,1). The Postal Service isnt stopping with the revenue that it is receiving now. The Postal Service is planning to increase its international revenues of $1.2 billion by twice the amount in the next five years and ten-fold ... goes. But it is speculated if the United States Postal Service does keep increasing its profits over the years, maybe it will be privatized. Bibliography 1) United States. "General Accounting Office, Changes in the U.S. Postal Service's cash management practices could increase income and reduce cost": report / by the U.S. General Accounting Office, Washington: General Accounting Office,","1979 2) United States. General Accounting Office, "Changes needed in ...
- 12754: Summer of the Monkeys: Jay Berry and His Conflicts
- ... outer forces that helped Jay Berry through his adventure was his Grandpa. He was always the one that Jay Berry can talk to when he needs help with his monkey catching, and like most Grandpa's he said all of the right things. Another significant thing that his Grandpa did for him was make him decide to give up his dreams and pay for daisy's crippled leg. Another outer force that Jay Berry could depend upon was his trusty dog Old Rowdy. Of course Old Rowdy can't speak but Jay Berry felt that Rowdy could really understand him and his feelings. Jay Berry felt secure telling Rowdy things and knowing know one else would find out. This was, if not the ...
- 12755: Subliminal Advertising 3
- ... and Coca-Cola as a result of his subliminal messages. He was later questioned about his results. He had no evidence of his findings and admitted his results were false. This example brought the public s attention to the power that advertisers held over them. To produce an effective advertisement, a company must invest a substantial amount of money to create a demand for their product. An ad agency can spend ... employee theft (Rogers 15). Consumers do not object to this type of subliminal advertising because it helps prevent theft. The messages use key words which the human mind knows are wrong, even if a person s personality would allow it.. Creating subliminal messages takes an incredible amount of time as well as capital. The same advertisements that cost up to $50,000 to produce, also require anywhere from three to five ... aware of subliminal advertising, believe it is used by advertisers and is effective in influencing decisions (Rogers 15). Subliminal advertising is very affective in the way it can lead persons to buy things they wouldn't ordinarily buy (Rogers 17). We flip through these messages everyday without them altering our consciousness but embedding in our subconscious. Which is more persuasive than an overt exchange of messages (Moore 46). The legal ...
- 12756: Target Markets
- The criteria used to develop the market segment for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. s new brand of cigarette called Dakota is mainly that of demographics, and psyhcographics. The target market in this case appears to be poorly educated, virile white females age 18-20, who enjoy being around their ... parties . This target market was most likely selected for two main reasons. The first is because of the enormous profits to be gained from this particular group and the second is because of this group s lack of education and low self-regard. The marketing strategies used in this article clearly define demographic and psychographic market segmentation. Demographic segmentation consists of gender, age, income, family size, family life cycle, occupation, and ... article consists of females, age 18-20, single, with no more education than high school. This matches most of the criteria for demographic segmentation. Psychographic segmentation consists of identifying certain lifestyles based on the consumer s values, activities, interests, opinions, and demographics. This article conveys that these women are Strivers, which means they are unsure of self and need approval from others. This group also seems to be search of ...
- 12757: Veterinarians
- ... veterinary medicine grew and became organized. The American Veterinary Medical Association was established in 1863 (Duncan 63). Unfortunately, most of the schools established back then closed down because they were so expensive and people didn't have the money to afford it. However, today veterinary medicine is very known and common. More people are buying pets and are willing to pay for their care. College is a major part of becoming ... veterinary medicine," (Randell). Randell recommends future vets, like myself that live in Michigan, to "go to MSU, because it is a home state college where you have a better chance of getting in. Plus it's one of the top vet medicine colleges in the United States." While veterinarians are in college, they have to memorize the veterinarian's oath. Where a doctor solemnly swears to use his or hers scientific knowledge and skills. The veterinarian's oath is: "Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to use my ...
- 12758: The Crucible
- Arthur Millers play, The Crucible, is a very powerful statement about Puritan ethics in the 17th century. The play depicts a character, John Proctor, against both his inner conscience to do what is right, and against the ... of a tragic hero. He is the protagonist of the novel, and is seen as a good all-around person. But his character flaw, his passiveness, led to his downfall, which is his hanging. Proctors passiveness, or unwillingness to involve himself, is evident in many aspects in the play. In the first Act, it is seen that Proctor wishes to distance himself as much as possible from what is happening ... implying that his affair may be uncovered if he went and involved himself in Salem; it clearly shows that Proctor wishes to stay away from Salem at all costs. Later on in the play, Proctors passiveness is seen again, this time when his wife must convince him to get involved in the trial. He, until this point, had been unwilling to involve himself at all. It is the guilt ...
- 12759: Why the Death Penalty is Dead Wrong
- ... pain, serving as a witness for his own demise." The following is an eye witness account of an Arizona gas chamber execution given by Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens: "When the fumes enveloped Don's head he took a quick breath. A few seconds later, he looked again in my direction. His face was red and contorted as if he were attempting to fight through tremendous pain. His mouth was ... the fumes. His body started convulsing violently and his skin turned a deep red...the viens in his temple and neck began to bulge until I thought they might explode. After about a minute, Don's face leaned partially forward, but he was still very conscious. He was shuddering uncontrollably and his body was racked with spasms. His head continued to snap back. His fists were clenched tightly. After several more minutes, the most violent of the convulsions subsided. At this time, the muscles along Don's left arm and back began twitching in a wavelike motion under his skin. Spittle drooled from his mouth. Don Harling took exactly ten minutes and 31 seconds to die. Approximately three months later, he ...
- 12760: Accountability of Our Government
- ... in public. The government can therefore present policies to Parliament with one collective voice. This solidarity enables government to defend individual minister in the House of Commons and protect its right to govern. The government's collective responsibility is to have the confidence of Parliament at all times. If at any time this confidence is questioned the governing party must be subjected to a vote in Parliament. Failure to win the ... concerning his department and has been disciplined accordingly. Politics usually takes take control over such issues. Rather or not the issue is important to voters, the magnitude of it and popularity of the Minister. As S. L. Sutherland indicates "Resignations are not a perfect indicator of the quality of accountability mechanisms in responsible government..." The problem arises are describe earlier, the convention of collective responsibility will usually take effect. Therefore this ... very well only damage the credibility of a Minister. If this is the case it goes without saying though, at time of elections, the court of the public opinion will pass judgement. "A minister can't possibly know everything which is done in the Department by every last civil Servant and therefore it would be folly to try and pretend that the Minister will beheld accountable and must resign when ...
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