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- 16161: Machismo In One Hundred Years
- Latin American countries are known worldwide for their lush rain forests, unique cuisine, extravagant fiestas, and the enormous potential of their human and natural resources. Unfortunately, Latin America's international identity and its people have suffered decades of military dictatorship, oppressive governments, and years of slavery along with the attempted genocide of its indigenous people. These horrifying aspects hae time and time again assaulted Latin America's most prized institution: the family. The cult of machismo has had a negative impact on many helpless people in these regions. Although authoritarianism has slowly been giving way to democracy, Latin America has indefinately been marred by decades of despotic rule and swaggering, fornicating, testosterone-loaded men. Latin America's frightening history has been beautifully delineated be Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In using the tainted image of the Latin American male as their vehicle, this essay will deal with specific ills Marquez was concerned about ...
- 16162: Macbeth: Theme of Night vs Day and Evilness
- Macbeth: Theme of Night vs Day and Evilness Fair is foul, and foul is fair (I.i.10). This becomes the key phrase in describing Macbeth's downfall. It defines the night vs. day motif, foreshadowing the evil that will soon come. The night vs. day motif is so important in bringing out the theme of evil in this play because almost all of the elements of Macbeth's downfall are revealed at night. Sleeplessness, murder, and the witches' prophecies all become relevant as the drama unfolds. When the witches tell Macbeth that he will soon be the Thane of Cawdor, his ambition blossoms ... realizes that the goodness is starting to drift away. He looks at his hands and sees his guilt, the blood. The next example of evil at night is when the sleeplessness sets in and Macbeth's guilt starts to get the best of him. He slowly starts going mad because of his guilt and begins to worry. Macbeth tries to snap out of it and act normal so that nobody ...
- 16163: Organization And Benefits In The Workforce
- Organization And Benefits In The Workforce With today's workforce becoming increasingly diverse and organizations doing more to maximize the benefits of the differences in employees, Human Resource managers are evolving from the "old school" sideline player to the front-line fighters. Organizations are relying on managers to get the people who get the job done, and of course, make the company money. People have always been central to organizations, but their strategic importance is growing in today's knowledge-based business world like never before. An organization's success increasingly depends on the knowledge, skills, and abilities of its employees. Particularly as they help establish a set of core competencies which distinguish one organization from its competitors. When employees' talents are valuable, ...
- 16164: Lord Of The Flies: Depending?
- ... of a group of boys stranded on a deserted island. Ralph possesses certain attributes that make him a both good and bad leader. Golding develops this concept of leadership by providing many examples of Ralph's ability to conduct order on the island. During the first half of the novel, Ralph portrays himself as a fairly adequate leader. In the beginning of the book, Ralph discovers a conch shell that produces ... most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch" (Golding 21). The boy who had blown the shell, the one who had successfully brought the boys in a state of order was, in the boy's view, the most comprehensible leader. They based his leadership skills on the fact that he had congregated the boys toge! ther and his envious appearance. Ralph accepts his reign as the leader and begins giving orders. For the most part, the boys were eager and willing to listen to Ralph instead of Jack for a change. An example of the boy's willingness to accept Ralph as their leader is shown when "Ralph sat on a fallen trunk...On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known ...
- 16165: Explication Of Ezra Pound S In
- The Explication of Ezra Pound s In a Station of the Metro Ezra Pound s words portray a moment frozen in time. The poem, In a Station of the Metro, is a poem of imagery. Through imagery, Pound imbues his vision and thoughts of his surroundings while on a subway train. Pound s title, In a Station of the Metro, sets the stage to allow the reader to visualize a dark, cold, wet (p657) subway station. Pound uses these words to set the ambiance. He puts the ...
- 16166: Hamlet And Laertes Share Commo
- Hamlet by William Shakespeare is about a Danish Prince's quest for revenge for the murder of his father. Hamlet, the Prince, is told by his father's ghost that he was killed by Claudius, the current King and the dead King's brother. This infuriates Hamlet and there begins his quest for justice. Hamlet masks his knowledge of the murder under a cloud of lunacy. In this fit of supposed madness Hamlet kills Polonius, royal counsel ...
- 16167: Baldwin's "Fire Next Time"
- Baldwin's "Fire Next Time" We always say "Love conquers all" is commonly said and heard in our daily lives. Ironically, this is necessarily not true as James Baldwin views our society. He illustrates the stereotypes of ... friends who began to drink and smoke. To avoid such situations, Baldwin was driven into the church because he "supposed that God and safety were synonymous." (16) Timidity blinded him to believe that following God's words shielded him from the evils of society. However, because of Baldwin's love for his church, he reads the Bible, only to realize that was strictly about the teachings of White people. He thought that going to the church will protect him, and shield him against ...
- 16168: Canada's Economy in 1996
- Canada's Economy in 1996 To investigate the state of the Canadian economy, it is very useful to track Canada's six major economic goals: economic growth, economic stability, economic efficiency, economic equity, viable balance of payments, and low unemployment. At a given time, Canada is achieving some of these goals while falling behind on some ... is always trying to work towards the goal of economic growth. Economic growth is the percentage change of GDP over a period of time and is also known as the growth rate. In 1996, Canada's GDP has been increasing slowly since the first quarter. The GDP in the first quarter was 1.8%, then increased to 2.2% in the second quarter, and in the third quarter it rose ...
- 16169: Ayn Rand's Anthem: Themes
- Ayn Rand's Anthem: Themes Theme, considerably the most important part of a novel, is the author's tool to convey her ideas and message. Ayn Rand fills her novel, Anthem, with many themes commenting on societal problems. She observes many trends towards collectivism, which stifles individual thought and action. A major theme ... there are people that have the same intense feelings as he, and he has only to find them. Anthem presents a theme of individuality, showing the need to be an individual is present in everyones heart and soul. Some people have this urge more than others do. These people become our leaders, our geniuses, and our greatest thinkers. They do a great deal to help our society. By each ...
- 16170: The History Of Religion
- ... labeled as a cult. Although our Constitution protects our differing religious interests, it is surprisingly common to attack anyone, or any ideas that are different from our own. If John Calvin had lived in today's society, he might be considered a cult leader, similar to David Koresh. The word cult has been used very loosely during the past couple of decades. It has been used recently by the media in ... accepted norm, and a strong authority figure at the head. All this has seemed strange to some people, but this type of situation has been going on since before the inception of this country. Today's modern cults have simply borrowed some of their ideas from the past. Society has tended to forget the past, and has oftentimes labeled these "cultists" insane. Webster's dictionary defines the word cult as, "A formal religious variation, a religious system, a faddist devotion; a group of persons showing such devotion." In many ways, this description is an accurate one, but the ...
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