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- 18501: The Meaning Of Life
- ... which amounts to saying God created us to inflate his ego. We are to God as our pets are to ourselves, sources of unconditional love. In the book of Job, God essentially makes a gentleman's bet with Satan that Job's worship is genuine and not inspired by God's kindness. In other words, you throw a rock at my dog and I'll swing my arm so it looks I threw it, and we'll see if he still comes when I call ...
- 18502: The Great Gatsby 6
- Conflicts and affairs often reflect the unhappiness and reveal the other sides of person's character, which sometimes lead to depression and the complete change of ones life. F. Scott Fitzgerald in his book The Great Gatsby describes conflicts between many dynamic and round characters which are well chosen and play a big part of the story's theme. One fo the most important characters is Daisy Buchannon who's multiple personality and her dynamic and round character greatly adds and corresponds to the plot. Early on in the book, she is pictures as an innocent and sweet person with her whitle and floating ...
- 18503: Lord Of The Flies
- ... suddenly becomes the monster and is brutally slaughtered by the other members of the group. The climax of the novel is when the hunters are confronted by the fire-watchers. The hunters had stole Piggy's (one of the fire-watchers) glasses so that they may have a means of making a cooking fire. One of the more vicious hunters roles a boulder off of a cliff, crushing Piggy, and causing ... primitive and basic struggles that man has. One must not think that Golding did not go unchanged from the war, because analysis of his pre-war poetry shows a much softer, more forgiving Golding. Golding's basic philosophy can be summed up in a few words - society is evil. All of his books deal with this idea in some way or another. It is very easy to see how this idea ... few are overborne by the innate evil of the many (Burgess 121)." According to one of many critics "what Golding senses is that institutions and order imposed from with out are temporary, but that man's irrationality and urge for destruction are enduring (Karl 119)." According to Golding the aim of his works is "to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature (Baker 5)." Golding' ...
- 18504: Charles Darwin: His Life Story of Dicovery
- Charles Darwin: His Life Story of Dicovery "The Catholic church has absolutely no view on 'Darwin's Theory of Evolution' or 'Darwinism' what is commonly believed by the magistarium is that one should not necessarily take the Bible in a literal sense ..." -An excerpt from Robert Richard's The Meaning of Evolution. Charles Darwin, a British naturalist has revolutionized biological and genetic studies with his new idea of "Natural Selection." His theory on evolution, which held that a species had emerged from preexisting or "basic" forms. His liberal ideas in Natural History had aroused several disagreements among scientists and caused a division among them. In cognizance to Darwins theory(ies) scientists today gives him the credit as being the first in all time to explain some of the disagreements between geologists. Some of these where how some rock layers were higher than ...
- 18505: The Watergate Scandal
- ... resulting from violations of certain constitutional laws. The Watergate Scandal manifested on June 17, 1972, when seven employees of the Committee to Re-Elect the President (CREEP) were arrested breaking into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. (Watergate Scandal 1) Immediately following their arrest many observers thought that these employees of CREEP were breaking into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters for the first time. In fact CREEP employees had broken into the Democratic National Committee's headquarters six times between August 21, 1971 and June 17, 1972. During their sixth break-in on June 17, they were caught. (Secret Agenda) At approximately 2:30 in the morning on this date, ...
- 18506: The Gender Gap
- Since time began men and women simply have not understood each other. We are motivated by different things and have quite different needs. It's got nothing to do with whether or not we are 'equal' - we simply communicate in different ways.With so many women now in senior positions and running successful companies the need to understand the gender ... each other in personal relationships, very little has been written to distinguish the differences in business circles.Discussing the issue over dinner recently it was interesting to hear some of the frustrations expressed by CEO's about their senior female executives.The managing director of a large food importer was complaining that his senior women have a tendency to come into his office, 'dump' all their problems and leave. Frustrated he ... answers but talking about it helps her work out the solutions.Meanwhile he has moved straight into solution mode. "Once I'm told about a problem I have to solve it". The result is he's feeling frustrated because he now thinks he's got to do her job. She's feeling frustrated because she thinks he is taking away her responsibility.Status vs RelationshipSo what are the differences? Generally ...
- 18507: Buffalo Bill
- ... to play with his brother Sam and his black dog, Turk. William also had some young Indian friends he met while on a picnic with his sisters. The Indians were trying to steal the Cody's lunch, but Bill stopped them and became friends with them. Besides picnics, young Will also enjoyed riding horses, having pretend Indian fights with Sam, and hunting in the woods. Sadly, Samuel died when he was ... by his father. In the two and a half months he attended, Bill learned to read and write which would help him in his future careers. In order to help his family after his father's death in 1857, William took his first job working for the firm, Russel Majors & Waddel, making wagon- train trips across the Plains. It was rough, but William enjoyed these frequent trips. Later, Will road for ... as an army scout when he was elected to the Nebraska legislature. In 1872, after carrying dispatches through hostile Indian country for Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, he became chief of scouts for the 5th U.S. Cavalry for four years until 1876. During this eight year period, Buffalo Bill took place in sixteen Indian fights, including the defeat of the Cheyenne at Summit Springs, Colorado (1869), and at Hat Creek, ...
- 18508: The Metamorphosis -
- ... people who suffer from this alienation are those with the HIV virus, more commonly known as AIDS. AIDS victims suffer through many of the same difficulties and discriminations as the main character in Franz Kafka's short novel "The Metamorphosis." Throughout "The Metamorphosis," Gregor's family serves to represent society, while Gregor himself serves as a direct representation of anyone who does not fit into the norms of society, in particular those people who suffer from AIDS. In the beginning ... After his transformation, Gregor is neglected by his family, with the exception of Grete, and the family soon disregards Gregor as one of their own, just as society disregards people who are not "normal." Gregor's father can be compared to the abusive people in society. He is the dominant figure of the family and remains abusive throughout the story. The father's aggressiveness is revealed in the beginning of ...
- 18509: Marbury v. Madison
- Marbury v. Madison The 1803 Marbury v. Madison case resulted in the most important Supreme Court decision in history. The court's ruling established the power of judicial review, solidified the Constitutional system of checks and balances, strengthened the power of the federal government, and made the Judiciary an equal partner with the Legislative and Executive branches ... regulations" for the federal court, shut down the Supreme Court for a year. Today, the actual decision is unimportant (Asch 29). Even at the time that the case was decided it was insignificant because Marbury's term as justice would have ended by the time the Court was ready to consider it. But this did not prevent Marshall from using the case to suit his purposes. Marshall faced quite a dilemma with this decision. In the first place, Marshall's own failure to deliver the commissions had caused the situation. (At this point, there were no formal rules requiring judges to disqualify themselves in cases where they were personally involved.) If Marshall granted Marbury' ...
- 18510: The Law Enforcement Profession
- ... in recent years some major changes have occurred in a shorter time period. Innovations in law enforcement During the past two decades, I have observed major changes in the viewpoint of society towards police officer's as the symbol of trust and dignity, the technological advances of communication and information systems in law enforcement, and the revision of selection and hiring practices for police officers. Organizational change occurs both as a ... reverberations in the way we perform our job. Police officials have contemplated for years over the key to maintaining a positive image for their organization. Unfortunately, several incidents in the past years have altered society's perception of police in some communities. Police in America are no longer strangers to innovation born of scandal. Law enforcement agencies nationwide have repeatedly been shaken by controversy and forced to make undesirable concessions. Has ... attempts were made in 1956 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police adopted "The Law Enforcement Code Of Ethics" (Wilson and McClaren, p.8) Examples of several historical events locally have attributed to society's decline in respect for police. For example, nine members of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department special narcotics squad were charged with misappropriating tens of thousands of dollars confiscated in drug raids (L. ...
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