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- 17211: Its A Good Thing Harry Met Sally
- It’s a Good Thing Harry Met Sally The 1989 film, “When Harry Met Sally” is a romantic-comedy masterpiece. It exhilarates us, and leaves us breathless, desperate for more. It isn’t the best romantic-comedy ever made, but it certainly falls right into the category of “classics”. Genius Rob Reiner (“The American President”) directs us into the lives of Harry and Sally, and also featured is ... bubbling with glee at every point in the film. We see once again the debate arising of the “Men and Women…” rule, but this time we know something good comes from it, and it doesn’t bother us at all. The story is very beautifully ended; and its makes us think, It’s a good thing Harry met Sally. Stunning acting by not only Crystal and Ryan, but also their ...
- 17212: Driving Drunk
- ... you are a responsible drinker. I think that if you know your going to a party and there is going to be alcohol, then you can reserve a ride before the party takes place. It’s all about taking responsibility for your own actions. It seems so ridiculous that people don’t have the common sense to know they can cause mass destruction if they are drunk behind the wheel. It’s a terrible thing to know that you can be killed because of somebody else’s stupidity. Last year, my cousin was hit by a drunk driver while driving with his friends to the movies. ...
- 17213: Same Sex Marriages? By Definition, It Cannot Exist
- ... two people in holy matrimony, or religious marriage. To others it is just a legal contract between two people, or civil marriage. In actuality there is only one definition for a marriage. According to Webster‘s Dictionary, a marriage is a state of living together as husband and wife joined in wedlock. Webster also identifies a husband as a man and a wife as a woman. Same sex marriages are morally ... and thoughtfulness in their minds as well as in their hearts, they would not be making these ridiculous comments. Arguments of this type are the cause of crime and poverty in our country. People don't know the difference between right and wrong. Children need a mother and a father to teach family values and the difference between right and wrong. The world would be a much better place if everyone ... deplorable situations could lead to a catastrophe. If no one has any morals or ethics, this great nation would come to its decline. If no one has any morals or ethics, not even the world's most powerful military will be able stop the catastrophe. The argument against this point, raised by the supporters, is the question of divorced parents and single parents. According to religious philosophy, single parenting is ...
- 17214: Jane Eyre: The Settings
- ... free. Jane is an adult but to live she must be employed. . After Mr. Rochester arrives, Jane feels it is finally time to have a family of her own, but unwittingly, Jane becomes Mr. Rochester's mistress, not his wife. With that in mind Jane decides to leave Thornfield even though Rochester tries desperately to convince Jane to stay. At her stay at Thornfield, Jane learns what it feels like to ... those walls is not so forgiving. She resolves to live with Nature, but the next day she is found "pale and bare". She quickly ends up a common beggar, eating food given to her because "t' pig doesn't want it." Guided by a unknown forces, she stumbles upon Moor House and is taken in. Soon she regains her health and is allowed to stay. The companionship of Mary and Diana is perhaps ...
- 17215: The Women of Irag
- ... women in the world. Their rights had been violated for a number of years and still are, but as the 20th century is aproaching, there are some changes in the lifestyles of women that aren’t as harsh as they were before. During the 1960’s the peasant women and urban housewife were treated as mere peasants to men, but as the 1980’s started to roll by the working women, education, and women in legislation changed for the better. The peasant Women led difficult and bitter lives in the underdeveloped countryside.1 They worked hard on manually ...
- 17216: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- ... were the most prominent ones although there were many other barriers which held her down. In the autobiography she recounts her feelings growing up and being restrained by certain cultural and gender based biases. Angelou's childhood in Stamps, Arkansas a relatively poor town for the blacks in the neighborhood. The Maya character growing up was impressed by the field workers that would constantly pass through her grandmothers grocery store, with ... towards the poor Southern field workers, who struggled agai! nst low wages, long hours, and soul wearying drudgery. One of her childhood fantasies was one day to wake up and be white, so she wouldn't have to deal with the constant presence of prejudices. A very clear example of racism that she faced was when she had a tooth ache and went to see a white dentist, but with cruelty ... proof she mated with a neighborhood boy. This single intimacy left her pregnant with her son. Trusting to faulty logic she thought that since she was able to bear a baby that she obviously wasn't a lesbian. Through a misguided feeling she was left with a son, but eventually he produced a sense of satisfaction that she sought throughout her rough and turbulent adolescence. I Know Why the Caged ...
- 17217: Welfare
- ... will discuss the four programs individually. Medicaid provides free medical care to the poor people. Funds vary from state to state. In some situations, people who may be able to pay daily needs, but can't afford large medical bills may also be able to receive Medicaid. Some services paid for are bills such as doctor's visits and nursing home care. Most Medicaid funding comes from the federal government. The rest is supplied by the state. Each state runs their own Medicaid program. A.F.D.C. provides cash benefits to ... they could otherwise afford. Each participating household receives a certain number of coupons called food stamps. The stamps are issued by the federal government. The number of stamps a household receives varies with the family's size, income, and expenses. Cooperating grocery stores accept the stamps like money for food purchases only. There are other programs such as energy assistance and public housing. Energy assistance, which is federally financed but ...
- 17218: Hamlet
- ... he is quite the scumbag. Starting with his little flings with the queen, who just happens to be his brothers' wife, which seems a little gross in the first place? But his nasty deeds didn't end there. He is jealous of his brother so he just kills him and takes over the crown, and the queen. In doing this Cluadius not only betrays his own brother, but I think also ... Claudius also manages to try and kill Prince Hamlet on two different occasions, by sending him to England, and by poisoning his wine. Prince Hamlet does seem to betray his father by procrastinating the ghost's wishes, but he does eventually knock off Claudius, but to many others bad fortune they too get caught up the mess. Hamlet is also loyal to his mother shown by his willingness to obey her and pretty much do what she tells him to do. Gertrude is pretty stupid in this story; she betrays her dead husband by marrying his brother and doesn't even notice her fault. She does attempt to redeem herself though, she is loyal to hamlet and over all is a pretty honest woman. Hamlet has friends who are both loyal, and that are ...
- 17219: Mythic Heros: Sinbad the Sailor
- ... was shipwrecked, alone, and faced with some hideous danger. On each and everyone, he overcame the odds, destroyed his foes, and returned home with riches beyond the imagination. As a child, the stories of Sinbad's voyages were wildly entertaining. In each one, there was adventure, danger, money, and the hero always came home in one piece. Now that I look back at the stories, there are some parts of Sinbad's fantastic tales that bother me. First of all, Sinbad never set out in search of adventure. These amazing things just seemed to always happen to him. He normally set out as a merchant, carrying goods ... exotic land to another. Yet, on each of these trips, something incredible happened to him and his crew, resulting in a dead crew and a fantastic story for Sinbad the sailor. Secondly, all of Sinbad's great adventures occurred sequentially. In other words, he went immediately from one adventure to another without so much as a nap in between. This man never had a quiet boat ride in the entire ...
- 17220: Lassie
- ... the Carracloughs and the Duke of Rulding. Joe and Lassie are really close and think they will never be separated, well they were wrong. Complication The problem that occurred in the story was that Joe's father Sam realized that they could not afford to keep Lassie any longer and they would have to sell her. Sam didn't want to but he had no choice if he didn't it would be unfair to his family and to Lassie. Sam then sold Lassie to The Duke. Climax After Lassie has been at the dukes for a while they ship him off to the ...
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