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- 13381: Answer America's Call
- Answer America's Call Throughout the history of America there have been several different answers to her call. Every different time period has had it's own call, from the days of Jefferson and the Constitution, to the days of Kennedy and the Vietnam conflict. What is this generation's call? With the Cold War dead and behind us, America is calling from a different line. No longer is America in need of a sophisticated high budget military, but for new minds and ideas. ...
- 13382: Assassination Of Martin Luther
- 1 Alabama 2 Alaska Its nickname is the Land of the Midnight Sun and America's Last Frontier. It was once labeled "Seward's folly" and "Seward's icebox" in ridicule of the secretary of state that negotiated the purchase of what was considered a liability. 3 Arizona Arizona's nickname is the Grand Canyon State after the spectacular gorge in the ...
- 13383: The Case for Euthanasia: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide be Legalized?
- ... as well as where the state courts stand in respect to this most delicate of issues. In the hopes of clarification, we must first distinguish between active and passive euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves the patient's refusal of medical assistance. It involves the right to die which is protected by the United States Constitution clauses of due process liberty and the right to privacy (Fourteenth Amendment). The right to doctor- assisted suicide, or active euthanasia, consists of, "...a patient's right to authorize a physician to perform an act that intentionally results in the patient's death, without the physician's being held civilly or criminally liable for having caused the death" . The "passive" form of euthanasia was first deemed legal by the New Jersey State Supreme Court in 1976 ...
- 13384: Julius Caesar - Citizen Of Rome
- ... find out the reason for all of this commotion. The greatest man that I have ever known is dead. His name was Caesar, and he was a beloved benefactor and a hero. He defeated Pompey's sons, and would do anything to benefit Rome. Rome will never profit from this man again, for he was stabbed by a sword. Honorable Brutus, his best friend, helped in the killing of Caesar. All ... the past, I presume the same to occur now. "Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more." He tells us that his love for Caesar was as great as any friend's, but that he loved Rome and the freedom of her citizens more. I see the truth in what Brutus is saying. He truly does care about us, and he will do anything to fight for ... is to save Rome. He proves that he truly is dignified. One of my fellow citizens suggests that Brutus be the replacement of Caesar. One citizen yells, "Let him be Caesar.", another on cries, "Caesar's better parts shall be crown'd in Brutus." I agree that we should crown him. He tells us to leave him alone, and to stay to hear Mark Antony who speaks with his permission. ...
- 13385: Beethoven 3
- ... work by professional musicians and the faithful admiration extended to him by amateurs. Outside the purely personal considerations one must not overlook the drastic changes which passed over the whole of European society in Beethoven's lifetime. Twice during the most productive part of Beethoven's life, Vienna was occupied by Napoleon's armies but his work went steadily forward. Nevertheless, the ideas that brought those armies into existence was sweeping across Europe. The spirit of independent thought and action was stirring and it was this that ...
- 13386: The Young Goodman Brown: Resistance, Acceptance, and Embracing of Evil
- The Young Goodman Brown: Resistance, Acceptance, and Embracing of Evil Nathaniel Hawthorn’s epic short-story “The Young Goodman Brown”, is a story about a fall from innocence. The character that looses his innocence, or his illusion of innocence, is the main character, Goodman Brown. As the pages of the story are turned, Goodman Brown’s outlook on his Salem community changes considerably. Feelings of distrust and a sense of wickedness replace Goodman Brown’s initial trust and admiration for the people of Salem. Hawthorn develops this change in Goodman Brown through a series of occurrences. These specific occurrences relate directly to stages of Goodman Brown’s disillusionment. It ...
- 13387: Euthanasia
- ... are dying. The issue concerns the morality of mercy in aiding the dying patient. The question goes beyond simply withdrawing treatments. The issue is whether, in the name of mercy, one might morally aid someone's dying? "Are circumstances under which it is morally responsible to terminate a person, or does lovealways require resisting death through every means possible?" (Wickett, 109) Paul D. Simmons declares bluntly that "it is harder morally ... die but go on living and sharing concerns and joys together. "When the illness is terminal and there is no hope of relief or recovery, however, death is often desired for the patient as God's appointed way to relieve suffering." (Paul D. Simmons, 116) Mr. Sorestad, my junior high teacher, shared his experience at the death of his beloved wife after her prolonged battle with breast cancer. She had deteriorated ... suffering. He was morally justified to act out his love for his wife by ending her suffering life in a painless manner. "The meaning of death, the morality of taking or ending life of one's own spouse or the "relationship of the person to the processes of nature and the activity of God in one's life." (Ann Wickett, 109) This issue raised concerns to doctors. Even the best ...
- 13388: "Japan's Education System Is Successful"
- "Japan's Education System Is Successful" In the writing, Walberg attributes Japan's economic success to the superior education of its youth. He stresses that Japan does a better job of educating its nation and the U.S. should follow in Japan's foot steps. He emphasizes the U.S. should change its system of education to produce more productive and smarter children. Walberg links national prosperity to education. He believes that ...
- 13389: Educational Policy In Malaysia
- Educational Policy in Malaysia INTRODUCTION Malaysia is one of the world's fastest growing economic regions, a rapidly growing nation in the heart of South East Asia. Within a span of two decades, it has succeeded in bringing about socioeconomic transformation of the society; from its architecture to its lifestyle, the Malaysian character speaks of a comfortable coexistence of its ethnic, cultural as well as religious diversity that continues to be a part of this country's charm and practical reality. Malaysia's Vision 2020 steers the nation towards becoming a fully developed and industrialized country, a democratic society that is strong in religious and spiritual values, a society that is liberal and tolerant, scientific and progressive, ...
- 13390: The Fabliaux
- ... in both prose and verse, and in a variety of more or less distinct genres. For students of Chaucer, the most important comic genre is the fabliau (fabliau is the singular, fabliaux the plural). Chaucer's Miller's tale, Reeve's Tale, Shipman's Tale, Summoner's tale, and the fragmentary Cook's Tale are all fabliaux, and other tales -- such as the Merchant's Tale -- show traces of the genre: "A fabliau is a ...
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