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- 20731: Editorial-why Conan O Brian Is
- ... viewers are tuning in to Late Night , than the Tonight Show , with Jay Leno. For one, Conan is considerably funnier than Leno. The original jokes written by Conan give his monologue the edge over Leno s obvious cracks about celebrity foibles. Also, O Brian does an enormous amount of original skits that give the show a much-needed break away from mainstream comedy. Lastly, Conan has one thing that puts him ... his opening monologue. With his well timed one liners, and hilarious gestures and facial expressions on stage, he draws the audience in. And once I m tuned in, I am unable to look away. Conan s jokes are endlessly funnier than Leno. One reason for this is that Leno s humor is so expected. He takes the easy way out of jokes. Where as O Brian s humor is off the wall, and straight out of left field, and unexpected. This is why I ...
- 20732: Greek and Roman Architecture
- ... famous structures ever, was created during that period. The Greeks held many religious festivals in honour of their gods. The purpose of festivals was to please the gods and convince them to grant the people's wishes. Such as making the crops grow or bringing victory in war. In addition to religious events athletic competitions and theatrical performances took place at festivals too.. The early Greek architecture, from about 3000 BC ... be placed for the overhanging rafters. These beams are referred to as mutules. The roofs were finished with flat gables called pediments. A gutter ran along the tops of the pediments, ending at a lion's mouth, which acted as a drain. Thatch, and then tera-cotta and marble, was used to cover the roofs. What is not evident today as a result of the action of wind, rain, and man ... as many as forty- eight flutes. The columns had a molded base under them and sculpted figures on the lover part of the shaft. The shafts had channels in them, like folds in a matron's harment. At the top of the shaft. The shafts had channels in them. At the top of the shaft there were rectangular blocks of stone, carved into the shape of flowing hair or other ...
- 20733: Relativism: The Tangible Theory
- ... of different societies are all that exist. These customs can not be correct' or incorrect' for that implies there is an independent standard of right and wrong by which they may be judged. In today's global community people are interacting more and we are now discovering, more then ever, how diverse cultures and people really are. For these reasons the Cultural Relativist theory best defines what morality is, and where ... morals would not be able to compensate for all the different cultural differences that exist today. If a universal moral law were to be created, what criteria would be considered? Would one use each communities's religion, customs, laws, educational standards, or culture? It would be impossible to take into consideration all of the different factors unique to each community when creating a universal moral truth. That is why Cultural Relativism ... were to support the United States' treatment of women, you would have to go against many of the Middle Eastern beliefs and moral standards. Another way of looking at it would be from the woman's perspective. In the United States the woman is given freedom and the ability to choose, whereas in the Middle Eastern culture she has no rights. Is that culture morally correct for the woman? There ...
- 20734: Fascination Of Motorcycles 2
- ... motorcycles have been used for many different purposes, and there for many differently designed bikes were needed. The motorcycle started out as a bicycle with a motor, but as technology evolved it soon became it's own entity. The designs were so useful that police agencies began using them to combat crimes. The U.S. military quickly realized the advantages of two wheels, and soon put them into service. Upon returning from war, U.S. service members soon began using their personal motorcycle as a tool for expressing themselves. This spread to many other countries and soon changes started coming about. The big brutish cycles of the fifties soon ...
- 20735: Has General Electric Conquered
- Has General Electric conquered the business cycle? According to the companies past three financial statements it appeared as if they have indeed done so. Looking at GE's 1996 Annual Report, Letter To Share Holders, the first phrase of the 14 page document was "In 1996, your Company had its best year ever." Companies such as GE spend millions if not billions of ... never die, it can be merged, bought out or taken in to bankruptcy but it is not human, it cannot be placed in jail and withdrawn from society however its members can; such as GE's Vice Chairman, Paolo Fresco. Gains and losses will always be part of the business cycle although it is how well a corporation handles each of the situations that it will be profitable and admired by ... monsters, such as IBM, PepsiCo, Disney, Merck and Co., as well as General Electric. Investors look for these companies not for growth but for long term securities these companies are as stable as the U.S. Government yet yield better than T-Bills even after taxes. These Corporations are promoting the way of J. D. Rockefeller yet still maintains the ability to continue without threat of breaking antitrust laws. Again, ...
- 20736: Can One Perceive Or Confirm The Existence Of An Idea Or Object That Is External To Him Mainly - God?
- ... him mainly - God? There are three ways, Descartes explains, that one may come to the conclusion of an objects existence. The first is through nature. The second is through feeling an object independent of one's will, for example; heat and cold. The third, and most elaborated upon is the point of cause and effect, or more simply, the objective reality of an idea. We will primarily deal with the third ... that lies behind the actual theory. The rationale that an object will have an effect is only if it stems from a legitimate cause. A stone, for example, cannot be perceived accurately if there isn't an initial idea preceding with equal or superior properties in one's intellect. The mind generates ideas and develops reality through previous schema or beliefs as Descartes states: "And although an idea may give rise to another idea, this regress cannot, nevertheless, be infinite;we must ...
- 20737: A Philosophy For All: An Analysis of the Tao
- ... be described of the Tao is not the true Tao, its author, Lao-tzu, establishes his first premise: the Tao is a force beyond human explanation. However this assumption does not mean that he can't attempt to describe it. Using the literary tools of contradiction, parallel structure, and metaphor, Lao-tzu discusses the Tao in language regular people can understand. Contradiction In the beginning the Tao gave birth to both ... immediately begins to embody it. When an average man hears of the Tao, he half believes it, half doubts it. When a foolish man hears of the Tao, he laughs out loud. If he didn't laugh, it wouldn't be the Tao." Parallel structure is a method of repetition after which a conclusion is stated. In this case Lao-tzu describes how a superior, average, and foolish man take to the Tao, and ...
- 20738: Bartholomae And Petrosky
- ... explain these stories and essays (B&P p.9)." Like the tourist who does not need the given tour to realize the beauty of the canyon, he sees it himself. Lets get back to Percy's concept of "experts", which relates to those whose knowledge helps validate common folks, and how it corresponds to the paradox in the introduction. The paradox is the struggle one has with a reading because it is oppressive and doesn't know how to go about reading it. This idea of "experts" states that one needs a higher authority to validate something as authentic, real or true. So a student who is uncertain about a text ... or heard, we believe it, and trust the source. It is normal to give our beliefs to the "experts" and utilize their information, but Percy dissagrees. If we look at the educational experience through Percy's ideas, how would one gain knowledge in a subject? The teachers are so called "experts", who according to Percy cannot fullfill the necessities of the student. "For their is nothing the educator can do ...
- 20739: Bilingual Education
- Bilingual Education is the teaching of two languages. This would also be the ability to speak two languages. During the 1920's testing among various groups of people began. These tests were conducted in poor testing conditions, overcrowded rooms, poor lighting, and large rooms with poor audibility. Many immigrants were categorized as "simpletons" for receiving zeros on ... and were unfamiliar with the American culture. The low-test scores confirmed white Anglo Saxon Protestant beliefs that immigrants were inferior. This gave the congressmen more reason to discriminate against the immigrants. In the 1950's, federal and state laws ruled that discriminatory testing was unconstitutional (What To Do About Immigration? p 327). Bilingual education did not originally grow from the pressures of immigration. It was started as a small, federally ... teach that will cover all aspects of the English language. After English is effectively taught, the students should be mainstreamed. Some say the curriculum is not the problem, but the poor teaching instead. The teache's want students to be proficient in a second language in one or two years. These days, there is also a shortage of well-qualified bilingual teachers. We can improve this by hiring teachers who ...
- 20740: The Origin Of Humanity
- ... seem to far fetched to be accountable theories for the creation of humanity on planet earth. There are a lot more questions that remain unanswered such as if spacemen put us on earth why didn't they bother to teach humans anything? And if the creationist theory were accurate why can't God control natural disasters on his planet? He is so clever to create everything known to mankind why doesn't he make the perfect world if he had that much control? There seems to be quite a bit more sustantial evidence on earth to support the theory of evolution. The evidence is holds up ...
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