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- 18711: Veterans Day
- Veterans Day Every Veteran's day, we always look back at the past, to respect all of the soldiers who fought for us in past wars. The veterans didn't have to fight for us, but I think they did it for on major reason, freedom. They did it because out of bravery and kindness. I think that we should respect veterans for a lot of reasons but there are three major reasons I fell all of us should respect them. The first reason is for their bravery. If they weren't brave, then we could have lost many wars. If we lost the wars we wouldn't be a free country and we would have no government . We would not be able to live the ...
- 18712: Community Service Projects, Lo
- ... is it that only the negative stereotypes are more widely known throughout most college campuses? Although the preconceived notions about greeks are that hey all lie, cheat, drink, party all night, get into trouble, don’t offer anything positive to society and most of all pay money to buy their friends. Yes, some greeks may fit some of these descriptions, but not all. In a questionnaire given to Ho Le of ... and not limited to) hazing, binge drinking and the use of drugs at parties. A philanthropic event also known as community service is a vital part of greek life. For example Alpha Xi Delta Sorority’s national philanthropy is “Choose Children,” which is a way for various chapters to raise money for local children organizations in their community. They also hold an annual Xi-Man competition for the fraternities on campus in order to raise money for local children’s charities. As well as being involved with one’s fraternity or sorority, greek life helps one become involved on their campus. Leadership opportunities are made more available to the greek system. Through social interaction ...
- 18713: The Display Of Peer Pressures
- ... they murder him, which is far more harsh than any form of peer pressure. Although Roger was true evil he did not exhibit any demands onto the boys, but he is the cause of Piggy's death. Today there are peer pressures shown throughout these novels. Everyday teenagers are faced with decisions. The clothing industry practically tells teens, "Okay, this is what you have to wear and if you don't then you're just not cool!" The tobacco industry pushes minors to buy their cigarettes even though it is illegal for most of the consumers to even have a pack of Camels. Today's television programs are 85% sex or relationship related acknowledging such affairs. The most current pressure though is the threat of war and with today's technologies and weapon knowledge, the nations youth will be ...
- 18714: Malaria
- Malaria Malaria parasites have been with us since the beginning of time, and fossils of mosquitoes up to thirty million years old show that malaria’s vector has existed for just as long. The parasites causing malaria are highly specific, with man as the only host and mosquitoes as the only vector. Every year, 300,000,000 people are affected by ... once the parasite enters the human bloodstream, it changes form several times inside the body, making it an elusive target for the immune system (Cann, 1996). Last, while research and development is very expensive, Africa’s third world countries don’t have the money to support such research (Graham, 1996). Research in the field of malaria’s microbiology enables a search for better vaccines and a possible cure for malaria (Atovaquone, 1996). In the past ...
- 18715: Dust Over The City
- Terence Duncan 11/01/99 An Essay on "During A Son’s Dangerous Illness" Death can strike at anytime, sometimes expected, but too often unannounced. Denise Levertov wrote a poem entitled "During a Son’s Dangerous Illness" about the unmerciful side of death. This poem emphasied on emotions, visualization, and a consice structure that symbolizes how perplexing and awful death can be. It is a poem of desolate mood and ... ve been, was only a future we, the loving hopefuls, had anticipated. The amount of drain of energy is amazing when someone is deathly ill. When one is not in control of fate and can’t easily accept this lack of control, it can produce a feeling of confusion that takes over every aspect of one’s life. That is what this poem is saying. Something else that really interested ...
- 18716: Psychology: Stress Paper
- ... myself better study habits and began to use time management skills that I never had to think about before. My job, car and money cause some stress in my life, but without them I couldn’t do the things I wanted and would be solely dependent on my parents. Under distress, the non-productive stress, I have used smoking and alcohol because there is no advantage from doing either, but they ... make rules for me. The woman stands for my girlfriend that brings stress in my life by trying to consume all of my time. The watch stands for time. It always seems like I don’t have enough time to accomplish all of the things I need to do. When stress builds up on my life I try to take my mind off things. I do this in a few different ways. One thing that I do is use my faith to relax. I may go to church or even pray. When I do these things, I don’t feel that I am just trying to push the other stuff aside because it is important for everyone to practice their faith. Other things I do include going golfing, shooting hoops, taking a nap ...
- 18717: In To Kill A Mockingbird: Scout
- ... and he did it so quick, like…I hafta to aim for ten minutes fore I can hit something,…’"(Lee 97). That is when they realize that their father is a humble man who doesn’t like to show off his talent. Another misperception that Scout has is about Mrs. Dubose. She always thought of her as a mean old lady who had nothing better to do than to yell at ... believes a rumor about him killing his father. He frightens her because she thinks he is a horrible man who does not care about anyone. When she was shivering in the cold watching Miss Maudie’s house burn, he cared enough to put a blanket around her. "You were so busy looking at the fire you did not know it when he put the blanket around you"(Lee 72). When Scout ... is different because we are all citizens of Christ. "For through him we both have access to the father by one spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household…"(Ephesians 2:18-20 New International Version). That is was Atticus is teaching Scout. Along with her trips to church, Scout is apparently getting a good Christian ...
- 18718: Les Miserables
- In Hugo's novel Les Miserables, Hugo shows us the underlying theme through many different symbols and quotations. For instance, when Jean Valjean stays the night with the bishop Monseigneur Myriel, Valjean steals the bishop's silver. The police catch him and bring him back to the bishop. The bishop hands him two candlesticks, the last of his possessions, and sais, "Don't forget that you promised me to use this silver to become an honest man." This quotation sets the stage for the entire novel. The quote is the bishop's way of saying ‘You need ...
- 18719: By Means Of Power
- ... destruction"(18). The power displayed in the third section of Lordes Power is that of hatred. A policeman has "shot down a 10-year-old in Queens"(21). This he justifies by saying "I didn’t notice the size or nothing else/only the color"(26-27). This officer has taken the power entrusted into him by the citizens and used it for his own good. Or not even his own ... 32) also used their power in numbers to corrupt the power of the one women who probably had the decency and power to know right from wrong. "they had dragged her 4’10" black woman’s frame/over the hot coals of four centuries of white male approval/until she let go of the first real power she ever had"(35-37). She had the opportunity to make a difference and she let her power go to the wayside. In looking at Adrienne Rich’s Power one senses the same theme as in that of Lorde’s Power. This is the tenet that one must put the good of a greater or another before that of oneself. This is ...
- 18720: Personal Writing: My Holiday
- ... the summer to visit an aunt and uncle who lived in Bombay. We stayed there for three weeks and from there we went to a place called Pune, which is also in India. My father's friends also accompanied us on the holiday. We went to Pune by train and it took us about five hours to get there. I had not been feeling well and therefore, I was very restless ... woke me up at eight in the morning. I rushed to the bedroom window, looked outside and saw that it was drizzling. My mother gave me a shower and dressed me in a full sleeve T-shirt and a pair of jeans. When we were just about to leave the hotel, she made me wear a bright yellow raincoat, which I didn't like because it was made of plastic and the noise irritated me. After a while, I got used to it. When we were having breakfast in the coffee shop, one of the waiters came ...
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