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- 14521: To My Dear And Loving Husband
- ... case. The poem is interpreted differently by different people, however two theories appear most evident. On a literal level there is a sincere meaning found in the poem. There is suitable evidence that support Bradstreet's sincere love, such as metaphors used, in addition to several lines in the poem. As the reader goes deeper into the meaning of the poem he will realize there is more to the poem than ... by Bradstreet, and many lines in the poem. This remarkable poem can be interpreted solely on the surface level, however a deeper understanding may be evident after careful analysis of the hidden meaning. When Bradstreet's poem is interpreted only on the surface level, a very literal meaning of her love comes across. It is inferred that she was writing a sincere love poem to her husband. After reading the poem ... thing Bradstreet did in this line was put herself and her husband on equal terms. Both ideas, that the husband and wife were a team and that they were equal, were not acceptable in Bradstreet's Puritan Society. Bradstreet was a devoted Puritan, (Department of English - University of Toronto, 1997) so when she went against her beliefs to write this poem, she was taking a great risk. This risk showed ...
- 14522: ISDN vs. Cable Modems
- ... and Performance Systems International (PSI) jointly developed PSICable, an Internet access service deployed over upgraded cable plant in Cambridge, Massachusetts; · Internex, Inc. began selling Internet access over ISDN telephone circuits available from Pacific Bell. Internex's customers are residences and small businesses in the "Silicon Valley" area south of San Francisco, California. 2.0 The Internet When a home is connected to the Internet, residential communications infrastructure serves as the "last ... running on the telephone network. The network was consequently optimized to provide the type and quality of service needed for conversation. Telephone traffic engineers measured aggregate statistical conversational patterns and sized telephone networks accordingly. Telephony's well-defined and stable service requirements are reflected in the "3-3-3" rule of thumb relied on by traffic engineers: the average voice call lasts three minutes, the user makes an average of three ... wires, and consequently fewer pieces of associated equipment, need to be installed and maintained to provide the same level of aggregate bandwidth to a neighborhood. The result should be cost savings and easier upgrades. · Cable's shared bandwidth approach is more flexible at allocating any particular level of bandwidth among a group of subscribers. Since it does not need to rely as much on forecasts of which subscribers will sign ...
- 14523: Hamlet: Impulsive Behavior
- Hamlet: Impulsive Behavior Laertes and Hamlet both display impulsive reactions when angered. Once Laertes discovers his father has been murdered Laertes immediately assumes the slayer is Claudius. As a result of Laertes's speculation he instinctively moves to avenge Polonius's death. "To hell, allegiance! vows, to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnation: to this point I stand, that both worlds I give to negligence, let come what comes; only I'll be revenged most thoroughly for my father." Act 4 Scene 5 lines 128-134 provide insight into Laertes's mind displaying his desire for revenge at any cost. In contrast to Laertes speculation of his father's killer, Hamlet presumes the individual spying on his conversation with Gertrude is Claudius("Nay, I know ...
- 14524: Capital Punishment
- ... Retribution Capital punishment, is the execution of criminals by the state, for committing crimes, regarded so heinous, that this is the only acceptable punishment. Capital punishment does not only lower the murder rate, but it's value as retribution alone is a good reason for handing out death sentences. Support for the death penalty in the U.S. has risen to an average of 80% according to an article written by Richard Worsnop, entitled "Death penalty debate centres on Retribution", this figure is slightly lower in Canada where support for the death penalty ... death penalty are in favour of making examples out of offenders, and that the threat of death will be enough to deter the crime rate, but the crime rate is irrelevant. According to Isaac Ehrlich's study, published on April 16, 1976, eight murders are deterred for each execution that is carried out in the U.S.A. He goes on to say, "If one execution of a guilty capital ...
- 14525: Fahrenheit 451: Similarities To Today's World
- Fahrenheit 451: Similarities To Today's World In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury describes how the world would be like in the twieny-fourth century. The things that he wrote about in the novel are similar to the things which extict today ... a machine, as she slept with the bee in her ear. When she woke up in the morning Montag said, “I wanted to talk to you…she said”(Bradbury 19). The toaster in the Montag;s house, it did all the work. “Toast popped out of the silver toaster, was seized by a spidery metal hand that drenched it with melted butter. Mildred watched the toast delieered to her plate.” (Bradbury ... a trained killer-dog. It was improves by a refined technology that allows it to inexorably track down and capture criminals by stunnning them with a tranquilizer. This hound would be very useful in today’s society. The novel reflects censorship because the people can not read books or express themselves. Instead of firemen putting out fires, they started them. They are caretakers of the furture society’s of maintaning ...
- 14526: Dead Man Walking
- ... victims parents all went through these changes during the movie for different reasons. These emotional changes that the characters went through are very common. Everyone changes their ideals and morals depending on their situation. Matthew's ideals changed because he feared that he was going to die alone. Sister Helen's feelings changed because she saw a side of Matthew that no one else was able to see. The parents of the victim “Hope” were filled with revenge because of what Matthew did, not why he ... deserves respect. Sister Helen understands that what Matthew did was wrong, but she also knows that every person is worth more than their worst act, and that ,“No man deserves to die . . .”. In Sister Helen's mind every man deserves a chance. From insight into her background and Christian upbringing Sister Helen is able to see and feel for Matthew as a person and not as an object of “...scum ...
- 14527: Greek Literature
- ... at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea, and the Isthmus of Corinth. Tragedy The Greeks invented the epic and lyric forms and used them skillfully. They also invented drama and produced masterpieces that are still reckoned as drama's crowning achievement. In the age that followed the defeat of Persia (490 to 479 BC), the awakened national spirit of Athens was expressed in hundreds of superb tragedies based on heroic and legendary themes of ... Terence in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. The comedies of the French playwright Moliere are reminiscent of those by Menander . History Two of the most excellent historians who have ever written flourished during Greece's classical age: Herodotus and Thucydides. Herodotus is commonly called the father of history, and his 'History' contains the first truly literary use of prose in Western literature. Of the two, Thucydides was the better historian ... the enormous influence these thinkers have had on Western society . Socrates himself wrote nothing, but his thought (or a reasonable presentation of it) has been preserved in the 'Dialogues' of Plato. Even in translation, Plato's style is one of matchless beauty. All human experience is within its range. Best known of the 'Dialogues' is the 'Republic', a fairly long work. There are also many shorter books such as the ' ...
- 14528: Popluation Growth-too Many Peo
- Saving Costa Rica Costa Rica is an Eco-tourist’s paradise. The country holds some of the most beautiful rainforests and rivers in the entire world. The lush habitat of Costa Rica also supports some of the most expansive and diverse flora and fauna in ... of Costa Rica contains over 1000 species of trees, 8000 species of flowering plants, 200 species of mammal, including the beautiful but elusive jaguar, and over 800 bird species, nearly one-tenth of the world's total species of birds (Burnie 25). Tourism is Costa Rica’s number one industry. Last year, tourism brought in over 600 million dollars, which represents about 30% of Costa Rica’s foreign earnings (“Re-evaluating” 21). Seventy-six percent of all tourists visit Costa Rica’ ...
- 14529: Domestic Violence
- ... physical beatings. It is any behaviour that is intended to subjugate and control another human being through the use of humiliation, fear, and physical or verbal assaults. Domestic violence is very important issue in today's society because it has such a profound negative affect on the abused, mentally and physically, and more needs to be done to help the abused and prevent it from happening further. Even though Domestic violence ... dirty look. The first recorded advocates against domestic violence were two author by names of Christian Pizan and Mary Wollstonecraft. Even though the issue was being publicized, no action was ever taken until the 1840's when the American women's movement brought up the issue while fighting for the right to vote. No state in the U.S actually passed a law making wife beating illegal until 1883. Although laws were passed to make ...
- 14530: Thunder Rides A Black Horse: Mescalero Apaches and the Mythic Present
- ... three major examples of life in the "mythic present" that I will primarily be discussing are the astronomical concept of the Mescalero Apache, the kin-system that the Apache implore, and lastly the Apache girl's puberty ceremony. Although I have only selected three examples, there are obviously many more such as the cultural heroine, White Painted Woman, the creation process in which Apache people are seen as the weakest link ... great deal of time at the reservation over many years. She says, "to be a competent star watcher at Mescalero requires years of watching until the sky becomes as familiar as the back of one's own hand" (99). There are many other examples of the Apache ability to tell time using astronomical and instinctive methods. This process has been employed by the Apache for hundreds of years and is an ... belong to women; only sisters and brothers in ascending generations are allowed to chastise or discipline children (30). Farrer also states, "since sisters and brothers are always in the same family, it is the mother's brothers who are the disciplinarians, those with authority" (30). One's siblings and first cousins through their mothers are all called "sister" and "brother" in equivalent English terms. A girl's matrilineal family is ...
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