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- 16011: Rousseau And The Artists Of Th
- ... a significant influence on the French Revolution . Rousseau believed that people were not social beings by nature. He stated that ‘Society corrupts individuals by bringing out their inclination toward aggression and selfishness’ . Fundamental to Rousseau’s beliefs for the utopia of society was for each individual to believe in the same collective way to govern society. He believed that individuals should give up their rights of personal selflessness for the good ... society by consenting to the process of law which has made them free - collectively consenting to the ‘general will’ - a single correct path for people to follow or the policy which is equal in everyone’s interests. Rousseau believed that it was wrong for the sovereign power over society to be held by just one man - the King. He believed that the people as a whole should be sovereign (the term ... their own personal interests, or particular will. ‘People need to be brought up the right way so that they learn to ‘cherish one another as brothers’. This cements the social bond and widens each person’s view so they take an interest in the state as a whole, and hence will naturally seek to advance the general will’ . People therefore had to vote in a way that was, in their ...
- 16012: President Millard Fillmore
- ... and Fillmore was almost entirely self-educated. Deeply wanting an education, Millard Fillmore, enrolled in an academy at New Hope, New York, where he met his future wife, Abigail Powers. In that same year Fillmore’s father obtained a clerkship for him in the office of Judge Walter Wood in Montville, NY, where he began the study of law. During the next few years Fillmore taught school from time to time ... admiration. His popularity in Erie County marked him as one of the outstanding political leaders in western New York, and in 1832 he won election to Congress on the Anti-Masonic ticket. During the 1840's Weed led the New York Whig party's liberal wing, which was hostile to slavery. Fillmore disliked slavery but disapprove of attacks on it. For he regarded the South's peculiar institution as untouchable in the states where it existed. The influx ...
- 16013: The Brady Bunch
- ... in need of a resolution, which will cause the character to respond in unexpected, exaggerated, and hugely sidesplitting ways (Rannow, pg. 13). A comedy now days are different from how they were in the 1960 s and 1970 s though. Today directors use sexual content and foul language to make people laugh and do not usually have a purpose or point to get across to the audience with each show. In earlier comedy, such ... that even though there are some people out there that are not right in the head, you yourself still have to be. Mike Brady, the father always gives out these lessons. For example when Marcia s new boyfriend steals Greg s phony playbook for the football game, Mike tells Greg that in actuality, Greg would win the game by cheating himself, unless he confessed to Marcia s boyfriend and told ...
- 16014: Its Never A Womans Fault
- It s Never the Woman s Fault! Women s role in society and the family are constantly changing. What was expected of the women 25 years ago has made a complete 360 to what women are expecting today. Stories from now and then ...
- 16015: Applied Litigation Research
- ... they emerge in the courtroom. In short, once a trial begins, pretrial quantitative research may be overtaken by unanticipated events. The utility of strategic themes, the integration of developing arguments vis-a-vis an opponent's claims, and revision of potential cross-examination scripts must be evaluated continually in light of daily trial experience. Consequently, a major task for an applied research team is to link pretrial efforts with techniques that ... This method is also the least well-defined methodological component of the social sciences (Bernard, 1988). Its applications tend to be confined to concrete situations and always must be adapted to different contexts. Participant observation's focus is on process rather than outcome, on context rather than specific variables, on discovery rather than confirmation. The nature of participant observation tends to lend itself to exploratory research as opposed to outcome prediction ... both ethically and procedurally. To a great extent, these concerns are interrelated. Ethical questions are often raised in the social sciences regarding the issue of whose side practitioners are on (Becker, 1962). Since the U.S. court system is based upon an adversarial model, the only choice is whether to be involved or not, for there is no way to avoid taking sides (Thornton & Voight, 1988). When researchers choose to ...
- 16016: Images Of Light And Darkness I
- ... Her upbringing by a stern father leads to her slow journey through a secluded life to her death and shows how following the traditions of her father leads her to a life of pain. Faulkner s theme then is how clinging on to the past can harm you when all other surrounding aspects of life are changing. To understand Faulkner's theme, one must understand the characters. As the female protagonist, Emily is an example of a bygone era. She is from an upper class where family name is venerated and is to be maintained at ... she demanded more than ever the recognition of her dignity as the last Grierson. (469) and ...and the high and mighty Griersons. (467) In the end of the story officials do not pursue her lover s disappearance for the exact reason that they do not force her to pay taxes which is also the reason Emily does not rebel against her father and his wishes. This is all due to ...
- 16017: Analysis of Bryant's "Thanatopsis"
- Analysis of Bryant's "Thanatopsis" The poem, “Thanatopsis,” written by William Cullen Bryant, is a wonderful literary work which explores the often controversial questions of death. Within his well written lines Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death's eternal questions and the ongoing cycle of nature and life. Upon concluding the poem many readers are able to reaffirm their faith of an afterlife, while others are left aimlessly pondering this strange possibility. Throughout ... questions reassure some readers while confusing others. Sleep is a time of rest. It allows preparation for the next day or event, and by relating this definition to death Bryant gives new insight on one's fate after earthly existence. When identifying sleep with death Bryant gives death many characteristics of slumber. People generally wake from sleep, and Bryant expands this occurrence to death. Death could simply be a time ...
- 16018: The Importance of Literacy
- ... noises to the first individual. As you can well imagine, this would get quite frustrating. Rita Mae Brown describes literacy as, "a social contract, an agreed upon representation of certain symbols" (420). If the symbol's (letters) meanings are not agreed upon by those attempting to communicate, then interpreting one another becomes difficult. Simply stated, literacy is very important. Society has proven time and time again, it will reward those individuals ... a label the correct amount of medicine to give a child, or read and interpret a sign giving instructions on what to do in case of a fire. These two examples bring perspective to literacy's importance. Nevertheless, recent surveys have indicated that, "4.5 million Canadians, representing 24 percent of the eighteen-and-over group, can be considered illiterate" ("Adult Illiteracy" 5). Illiteracy is truly a problem within Canada. Although ... are working to render the problem of illiteracy, much work still lies ahead. As our society moves on into the next century literacy is proving vital to economic performance. Without basic literary skills in one's possession they will become lost in our rapidly changing society. The modern worker must be able to adapt to the changing job-scene. This often means gathering new skills and knowledge from printed material, ...
- 16019: A Rose For Emily -- Symbol Of The Past
- ... him. His attitude toward women, as evident in the treatment of his daughter, reflects his old-fashioned ways and his inability, or his lack of desire, to move on into the future. Throughout Miss Emily’s childhood, her father believed that "none of the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily." Mr. Grierson did not allow his grown daughter, even at the age of thirty, to make her own ... the household. The name and the attitudes that Mr. Grierson passed on to his daughter Emily symbolically opposed the change that was going on around them. Even after his death, Miss Emily kept her father’s decaying body in the house. Following in her father’s footsteps, she clung tightly to the past telling everyone in the town he was still alive and refusing to accept the her father’s death. Although the law intervened and buried her father, the " ...
- 16020: Centralization Of Control In M
- ... ways in a variety of contexts. The Pope had the ability to affect how people thousands of miles away thought and acted. This was an extremely powerful and unique capability. The ability to control another's actions is an invigorating and highly desirable experience for those in control. When a person or group of people, in this case the Christian leaders, possess power and control they act to increase their power ... and secular world gave them increased power as well. In 1070, St. Anselm used logic to "prove" the existence of God. By supporting the theology of the church, he received respect for his work. Christianity's most dedicated believers were vital to their plan for increased centralization. The standardization of practices in monasteries was an attainable and straightforward method of increasing the churches control. If each monastery was less able to ... the universities and monasteries, other areas needed to be addressed in order to increase centralization. One of the most important of these was the way in which heretics and other people far from the Pope's control were dealt with. In medieval times, communication techniques were far more rudimentary than those we take for granted today. A message to someone on the other side of France could take weeks or ...
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