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- 19081: Freedom
- ... it? The answer is not as simple as any of those. If nothing is given up, then we will get nowhere. There would be no regulations and no control. Everything would be in this person’s view, or that person’s view, and there would be no way of making sure that there was any consistency. Let’s use the FDA as an example. If there was no regulation, then not only would the FDA not exist, but nothing would be known about the effects of hundreds of drugs, and many people ...
- 19082: Boston Massacre
- ... future disturbances may be prevented”6 The committee took everything that he had said into consideration but was not to sure if it was satisfactory. They voted and it came out that no it wasn’t satisfactory, so they made a new committee to tell the Governor that it was unanimous and that they thought what he said was not good enough and that they wanted all of the troops out ... received from them, and now I ask your advice what you judge necessary to be done upon it.” The Council then expressed themselves to be unanimously of opinion, “that was absolutely necessary for his Majesty’s service, the good order of the town, and the peace of the province, that the troops should be immediately removed out of the town of Boston, and thereupon advised his Honor to communicate this advice ... to find favor with the people of Boston , which did not go to well, Preston tried to persuade the Britons at home that he was not responsible for the tragedy. Preston said that he didn’t tell the soldiers to fire and ask them why they did. They answered by saying they heard someone say fire and figured it was him. He also said that he sent them there with ...
- 19083: Robert Frost - Ideas
- It has been said many times that all men have a common bond, or a thread that joins them together. Robert Frost¹s poem ³The Tuft of Flowers² explores the existence of such a bond, as experienced by the speaker. In the everyday circumstance of performing a common chore, the speaker discovers a sense of brotherhood with another ... Flowers,² the speaker has gone out to turn the grass. Whoever did the mowing is already gone, for there are no signs of his presence. The speaker is alone. Then, a butterfly catches the speaker¹s attention, and leads his gaze to a tuft of flowers, which the mower chose to leave intact. The patch of beauty left by his fellow worker causes the speaker to feel that he is no ... poem more charming and gives it simplicity, which adds to the overall feeling of peace and tranquility. Robert Frost provides many interesting ideas in ³The Tuft of Flowers.² Perhaps the most striking feature of Frost¹s poem is his use of a paradox to illustrate the purpose or central theme of the poem. ³Men work together,² the speaker says, ³whether they work together or apart.² The meaning is that we ...
- 19084: The Vietnam Wall
- ... for many miserable days, months, years. A hell that eventually would serve as his funeral home. Maybe he came back in plastic, or maybe he did not come home at all, as several thousand GI's turned into MIA's or POW's, which then changed into names on the wall. Those brave boys, not men, boys who gave their lives for a cause that they didn't understand were reduced from ambitious citizens in the greatest ...
- 19085: How Is The Greek Idea of a Sound Mind and Body Essential for The Successful Characters of The Odyssey?
- ... individual must have have both, a well developed mind and a fit body, not only one or the other, to be ideal. This is the Greek concept of a sound mind and body. In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus and Telemachos, had to have and/or achieve a sound mind and body, to be the successful and outstanding characters of the epic. The ones who lacked these quality suffered and paid for ... that he does not have a sound mind. In an attempt to stand his ground, in front of the council he breaks down into tears. Antinoos says “Telemachos you are a boaster, and you don't know how to keep your temper!”{page 24}. Telemachos made an attempt to express his valid point of view, and does so, but fails to convince the council. He breaks down in tears, showing how ... turned it round and round (into the eye of the mighty giant Cyclops, blinding him).” He was so quick with his words, that he could "Appeal to Nausicaa, (so) she brought him to her father's house”{page 73}, when he was washed up onto shore naked and bruised, and after swimming for two days. Time and time again, through the many obstacles he encounters, he is successful, because he ...
- 19086: Autobiography on Ernest Hemingway
- ... Many people believe that Hemingway, did his writing at this period of his life. He once confessed "If I had not been hunting and fishing, I would have probably been writing." (Hemingway 283 (3)). Hemingway's stories were based on adventure, and different aspects of it. His love of spain, and his love of bullfighting, led him to write a book called "Death in the Afternoon". During the 1930's, Spain was in a civil war, still having ties in Spain, Hemingway made 4 trips their. He raised money, for a party called the "Loyalists". He wrote a book about it called "The Fifth Column ... is the protagonist. From more experience in spain, he wrote a book called "Whom the Bell Tolls" in 1940. This book was the most successful writing, based on sales of the book. All of Hemingway's life, has been fascinated by wars. For example, in "A Farewell to Arms", he focussed on how war had no meaning, and was futile. Following the war in Europe, Hemingway returned to his home ...
- 19087: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee "When people want to slaughter cattle they drive them along until they get them to a corral, and then they slaughter them. So it was with us." Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a fully documented account of the annihilation of the American Indians in the late 1800s ending at the Battle of Wounded Knee. This book, a work of non ... council records, autobiographies, and first-hand accounts. Each of the books nineteen chapters deals with a certain tribe, battle, or historical event. Brown goes into deep and explicit detail throughout, as evidenced by the book’s nearly 500 pages. Some critics may say that Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is boring and text-book like. Although the format is set up like a text-book it makes it easier to ... the Indians situation. The songs give a feeling of the Indians culture. The quotes stand off the pages an give an idea of what the Indians were experiencing, while the pictures show what words can’t even help you to picture in your mind. They give you a true sense of there culture and make images of atrocities stick out in your mind, leaving a lasting impression that no words ...
- 19088: Daycares
- Choosing what's best for you and your child Having a young child is a miracle to any parent, but they can also be very stressful. Parents are constantly worried about taking the right decisions that will benefit ... to learn , as Leslie Williams , a Columbia professor of educations "Children need to be learning." Simple games can play a significant role in this learning process. A good daycare is a key to a child's development. They are structured to encourage a child to mix with others but also to acquire skills that will be useful in elementary school. Many parents believe that their child will get ahead start by forcing them to learn faster, which can set up unreal expectations. The most important aspect of daycare is that the child may acquire social skills. Not all children are fit for daycare's, many already acquire the social skills through their busy active family. They are constantly interacting and learning during these activities. A parent must distinguish which is better for the child, a daycare or a ...
- 19089: A Farewell to Arms: Overview
- ... is much different than that of The Sun Also Rises. The characters in the book are propelled by outside forces, in this case WWI, where the characters in SAR seemed to have no direction. Frederick's actions are determined by his position until he deserts the army. Floating down the river with barely a hold on a piece of wood his life, he abandons everything except Catherine and lets the river ... life that becomes increasing difficult to understand. The escape to Switzerland seemed too perfect for a book that set a tone of ugliness in the world that was only dotted with pure love like Henry's and Cat's and I knew the story couldn't end with bliss in the slopes of Montreux. In a world where the abstracts of glory, honor, and sacrifice meant little to Frederick, his physical association with ...
- 19090: An Ethical and Practical Defense of Affirmative Action
- ... and wrong and he is forbidden from doing it again. Then he goes back to check on the runner at the starting line. The runner is a little bruised up. The official tells him "Don't worry I saw everything that happened. I told the other runner that what he did was wrong and that he shouldn't have done it. As I speak the rules are being changed to outlaw such actions from ever happening again." Then the official strolls back to his position and fires the starting pistol to begin the ... implement the policies. Some argue that affirmative action programs incite racial tension. I must assume that this tension is created by the bitterness or scorn of whites who feel that the affirmative action recipients don't deserve to be where they are. It doesn't appear plausible to me that the minority recipient of affirmative action would be looking to incite or create racial tension. These people have jobs to ...
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