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- 14971: To Kill A Mockingbird-society
- SOCIETY NORMS VS. INDIVIDUALITY The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee deals with several controversial topics. Among these is society norms vs. individual. The setting of the story takes place in the 1930 s in the southern town of Maycomb. In Maycomb it was hard for people like Atticus Finch, Boo Radley, and Heck Tate to maintain individuality in a 1930 s society. Atticus Finch was distinct from his society for several reasons. Atticus (a white man) was overall respectful to blacks. Maycomb was a predominantly segregated town, and the majority of whites did not tolerate blacks ... a white woman. Contrary to everyone else Atticus believed he was innocent, and treated the case no differently. Similar to Atticus, Boo Radley did not correspond with his society. Also, unlike the public he didn t gossip. Primarily he was what the townspeople talked about. In addition opposed to every other character cited he does not go to church. Instead he spends his time inside his house. Heck Tate is ...
- 14972: The Neandertals
- The Neandertals Staring into the gloom, I imagine the cave's ancient inhabitants, wrapped in bear skins, huddled near a fire. The haunches of a reindeer roast in the fire. A mother nurses her infant. Children playfully throw pieces of bone into the flames. An old ... foreheads, and their skulls sloped back over their brains. They learned to hunt in groups in order to kill the bigger game. The Neandertals lived with modern humans for 10,000 years, but they didn't change, and eventually it is believed the modern humans conquered them with their more advanced technology. Although not much is known about the Neandertal's culture, anthropologists have some ideas of how they lived their life. It is believed by many that the Neandertals practiced cannibalism for a death ritual. There is evidence of this on the skulls and ...
- 14973: Romeo And Juliet 2
- ... true in many cases in the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare. This mostly occurs between Romeo and Juliet, but other characters were affected as well. Mercutio and Tybalt were also victims of older people s mistakes. Romeo and Juliet suffered greatly in the play. Both suffered because it was hard for them to see each other without their parents knowledge. Romeo killed himself because he thought that Juliet was dead when she actually had been given a 42 hour sleeping potion by Friar Lawrence. If the Friar hadn t given the potion to Juliet, Romeo would probably not have killed himself. As a result of Romeo killing himself, Juliet then wakes up and finds Romeo dead. This then causes Juliet to kill herself. This ... taught to hate one another. This shows another example that young ones can suffer from adults actions. Tybalt was another sacrifice to the Capulet and Montegue households. He was killed by Romeo while avenging Mercutio s death. If it wasn t for the conflict started between the Montegue and Capulet house, neither Mercutio or Tybalt would have been killed. As a result, Romeo was exiled which led to both the ...
- 14974: Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol
- ... that a child is only as successful as they want to be based on their motivation? Or does motivation matter at all, does the child ultimately become a product of their environment? In Jonathan Kozol's book Savage Inequalities, he speaks of children who are deprived of the right to a descent education. But how can this be the case. Is one school given more money than another? Funds for public ... same scale. Such expenditures include the police and fire department and public health. Federal and state governments dispense funds to the poor communities in order to try and balance this financial gap. The funds aren't enough to make the necessary changes. Because of this children are subjected to attend inadequate learning facilities. While on one hand wealthy children are given the luxury of smaller classrooms consisting of about 15 or ... are at a disadvantage. How will they be able to compete at the same level when they receive inadequate materials? Teachers at these establishments are unwilling to do more than they have to, they aren't willing to encourage the pupils. Students are expected to attend classrooms with no air conditioning or heating, as well as unsafe buildings. When children then are left with the choice of staying home or ...
- 14975: Runaways and the Abolition Movement: The Underground Railroad
- ... the South, their connections run all throughout the North, and eventually ended in Canada. Escape routes were not just restricted to the North, but also extended into western territories, Mexico, and the Caribbean. From 1830's to 1865, the Underground Railroad reached its peak as abolitionists and sympathizers who condemned human bondage aided large numbers of bondsmen to freedom. They not only called for slavery destruction, but also acted to assist ... will never be fully recognized. Though scholars estimate that Underground Railroad conductors assisted thousands of refugees, the total number of runaways whom they aided to freedom will never be known simply because of the movement's secrecy. Conductors usually did not attempt to record these figures, and those who did only calculated the number of runaways whom they personally helped. Moreover, these estimations should consider that some runaways never took part ... communities usually offered shelter to thousands of fellow refugees. In the early 1700s, hundreds of enslaved Africans and Native Americans sought refuge in Spanish Florida which accorded them liberty. This act indeed posed a threat t o White settlers in nearby British, French, Danish, and Dutch territories. African runaways often lived and intermarried with Native American groups such as the Creeks and Muscogee who provided them protection. Eventually this group ...
- 14976: The Merchant of Venice: A Tragic Play
- ... being a set victim for revenge because of his deception against Shylock, and also for prior intent to do. If The Merchant of Venice was to be looked at as more comic, the scenarios wouldn't be taken as seriously as they should be. Infact I believe that The Merchant of Venice written by William Shakespeare was officially intended to be so in both comic and tragic. In depth looking and ... with the conclusion that William Shakespeare was a great playwright and must have been an absolute genius to compose the great and wonderful things that he did. The Merchant of Venice is excellent in it's way of describing the characters. The emotion is spread out thoroughly like warm butter on hot toast. The tragedy in The Merchant of Venice is believable and almost true in a sense of my opinion ... If you live in a void of greed there is probably no hope you possibly wanting something just for the appreciation of it or something else. Through the eyes are some characters where they don't even realize what greed is because they are constantly surrounded by it. In my personal opinion, I think that The Merchant of Venice is a decent play, but not as good as some of ...
- 14977: Wicca Vs. Paganism
- ... has their own variations on the religion. A good way to put it; all Wiccans are Pagan, but not all Pagans are Wiccan. Witch is a term used for any practitioner of Wicca. The Webster s II Dictionary defines witch as 1. A woman who practices sorcery or is believed to have dealings with the devil, 2. An ugly, vicious old woman; hag. Wicca is described by the American Heritage Dictionary as the cult of witchcraft. Pagan is the religion under which many different religions are practiced. Webster s II Dictionary defines pagan as one who does not acknowledge the god of Christianity, Islam, or Judaism; heathen. Most parts of these definitions are wrong. Wicca is a sect of Paganism, in which different practices ... imaginary or with the use of a broom or sea salt. This is to keep out any negative energy from entering the circle while any type of practice is being done. This keeps the practitioner(s) from any harm or wrongdoing. Both of these religions are nature-based and usually have one of three belief systems in common: polytheism, pantheism, and animism. Both of these religions use many objects in ...
- 14978: Hamlet: Power vs Happiness
- ... talks about the death of the king, his marriage to the queen and the foreign problems of the state. He utilizes many transitions and tends to empiseze the foreign affairs of the state. I don't know what to make of this, it could mean various things. It could mean that Claudius is making a grab for power shown in his concentration on the foreign polices trying to distract from his ... finds two of Hamlets good friends to spy on him and try to find out what wrong with him. At this point we know that Hamlet knows that Claudius killed his father but we don't know whether Claudius knows that hamlet knows or even if he suspects, this cast a strange light on this scene. First if Claudius suspects hamlet knows that he killed his father then we might assume that Claudius is sending these spy to find out for sure if he knows, but if he dose not suspect hamlet then this might be another show of Claudius's affection towards Hamlet. So the same question keeps coming up dose Claudius like Hamlet or is he just using him? At this point it to hard to tell so we must delve deeper in ...
- 14979: Romeo and Juliet: Overview
- Romeo and Juliet: Overview "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star crossed lovers take their life." Romeo and Juliet's death was a result of many misfortunes, but they were mostly victims of the society in which they live, malignant fate, and there own passions. Romeo and Juliet are members of two families that are ... to. If something was done incorrectly or a wrongful action was taken, the consequences for that action might be different from a person who was not as rich, because people look up to the Capulet's and the Montague's and will more likely follow them, and want to be like them more then a poorer person. Therefore Romeo and Juliet are influenced by this and marriage with a member of the enemy could ...
- 14980: The Atomic Bomb
- The Atomic Bomb The year was 1945. The war in the Pacific had reached it's climax with the attack on Pearl Harbor, or so the world thought! In 1943 a new era was just being discovered when Albert Einstein had uncovered a new way of destroying things. One so powerful it could wipe out entire cities in seconds. When Albert told the president of the U.S.A. he had no idea of what the army was going to do with that knowlege, the knowlege of Atomic Theory! When the president of the United States of America heard of this new theory ... which the energy would be released by a fast neutron chain reaction in one or more of the materials known to show nuclear fission. That goal was to be completed in 1945 after the U.S.A. spent over 6.7 Billion Dollars on the test bomb named the "Trinity". I t was dropped on Alagormado in Texas on July 16th 1945. When Albert Einstein heard about the "Trinity" he ...
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