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- 2081: Arthur Miller and "The Crucible"
- Arthur Miller and "The Crucible" INTRODUCTION The Crucible by Arthur Miller was written during the early 1950s at the time of Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee hearings on the infiltration of Communism in the United States and the loyalty to democracy of many prominent U.S. citizens. The McCarthy hearings pitted artists and performers against each other as they were called to testify about their own loyalty and what they knew about the loyalty of others. Although some critics have suggested ... period, it can be examined more fruitfully as a play about the human condition. McCarthyism, as Miller himself said, is the backdrop for the play, but is not its theme. The approach of this teacher's guide will be to view the play as one that has outlasted the political turmoil of the time during which it was written, becoming a classic work that continues to excite and enrage audiences ...
- 2082: Duke Ellington: An American Legacy
- ... Beethovens, who wrote the music that today is known as the classics. These men were naturals in their own right, but these people wrote their music in the 17th and 18th century. Many people don't realize all of the changes that music had to go through between that period of music and the present day. One such musician stands alone at the top as one of the movers and innovators ... American music its own sound for the first time. Winton Marsalis said it best when he said "His music sounds like America." (Hajdu,72). These days you can find his name on over 1500 CS's(Illistated Encyclopedia of Jazz,254). Duke's legacy will live on for generations to come. Duke Ellington was born Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899 in Washington D.C(The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz,330). His father at the time ...
- 2083: Business
- ... and office away from co-workers or customers or busy phones. So that person has your full attention. Overwhelming other with your self disclosure is not a good idea. You shoudl be open, but dont share too much, too fast. Before sayign anything consider these three things. 1. Is the statement true? 2. Is the statement necessary? 3. Is the statement kind? Be aware of your nonverble cues. Cues give ... back you get when talk to someone. If a CEO, comes into a busniess meeting and starts yelling and gives everyone a real big attitude. The people who have to come up with ideas arent going to say much. If they have an idea they will probably wont say it at all. That also falls into Attitudes. When working in a company you have to find a role. What I mean by a role is you have to find a common ground ...
- 2084: Power And Class In The United
- 1.On Durkheim, Why do the U.S.A have a high suicide rate use Durkheim's two notions Egoistic and Anomie suicide? Durkheim insisted that individuals were born into an existing social structure consisting of institutions, norms, rules, roles, customs and ideals to which they conformed. The U.S.A is no exception because lady liberty follows a social structure. The high rate of suicide is because of Individual Isolation. The breakup of the family could be working or divorced. The grandparents may ...
- 2085: Internet and Censorship
- ... Censorship The Internet has developed into a vast basin of knowledge with many users contributing to its growth. With the growth of the Internet, many people have seen is as a source to express one's ideas to the public. Some would even view the Internet as a virtual community, and say it is a democracy. People argue that with such free will, the Internet should be censored to protect children from pornography. However, there's a bigger issue at hand than pornography. There are people who do not live under a 1st amendment and they use the Internet as an outlet to express their ideas and to incorporate ideas from others. I believe that censorship on the Internet is wrong because obstruct other people from accessing what they want to see and it inhibits people's free speech. In this country, many activists for censorship of the Internet mainly have one thing on their minds. They want to protect children from pornography. Although I view this as a big concern, ...
- 2086: Of Mice And Men - Theme
- Loneliness "A guy needs somebody--to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he aint got nobody. Dont make no difference who the guy is, longs hes with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an he gets sick." (Steinbeck 72-3). Being alone is one of the worst things I can possible think ...
- 2087: The Effects of Television Violence on Children
- ... do go hand in hand. The truth about television violence and children has been shown. Some are trying to fight this problem. Others are ignoring it and hoping it will go away. Still others don't even seem to care. However, the facts are undeniable. The studies have been carried out and all the results point to one conclusion: Television violence causes children to be violent and the effects can be life- long. The information can't be ignored. Violent television viewing does affect children. The effects have been seen in a number of cases. In New York, a 16-year-old boy broke into a cellar. When the police caught him ... startling examples of how television can affect the child. It must be pointed out that all of these situations were directly caused by children watching violent television. Not only does television violence affect the child's youth, but it can also affect his or her adulthood. Some psychologists and psychiatrists feel that continued exposure to such violence might unnaturally speed up the impact of the adult world on the child. ...
- 2088: Business 2
- ... and office away from co-workers or customers or busy phones. So that person has your full attention. Overwhelming other with your self disclosure is not a good idea. You shoudl be open, but don t share too much, too fast. Before sayign anything consider these three things. 1. Is the statement true? 2. Is the statement necessary? 3. Is the statement kind? Be aware of your nonverble cues. Cues give ... back you get when talk to someone. If a CEO, comes into a busniess meeting and starts yelling and gives everyone a real big attitude. The people who have to come up with ideas aren t going to say much. If they have an idea they will probably won t say it at all. That also falls into Attitudes. When working in a company you have to find a role. What I mean by a role is you have to find a common ground ...
- 2089: The Effectiveness of Eisenhower's First Term: 1953-1956
- The Effectiveness of Eisenhower's First Term: 1953-1956 On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this work. Presidents are judged by a number of factors for their overall effectiveness. In 1953, Dwight D. Eisenhower ... had just ended World War II, and the conflict in Korea had reached a stalemate. With the splitting of the atom came the Atomic Age, a new era of responsibility that the United States hadn't fully come to understand and realize. Also, in this time the Cold War, that was started by the Truman administration, was beginning to escalate. When Dwight D. Eisenhower became the thirty-fourth president of the ... an unpopular war of attrition in which thousands of lives had already been lost. During the Eisenhower administration, the president would be confronted with a plethora of events both domestic and international. Shortly after Eisenhower's inauguration, Joseph Stalin (the Soviet Premi่re) died of a stroke on March 5, 1953, leaving the United States questioning who would rise to power in Russia and continue the Cold War against the US. ...
- 2090: Computer Software Piracy and it's Impact on the International Economy
- Computer Software Piracy and it's Impact on the International Economy The PC industry is over twenty years old. In those twenty years, evolving software technology brings us faster, more sophisticated, versatile and easy-to-use products. Business software allows companies ... piracy is defined as any violations of software license agreements. In 1964, the United States Copyright Office began to register software as a form of literary expression. The Copyright Act, title 17 of the U.S. Code, was amended in 1980 to explicitly include computer programs. Today, according to the Copyright Act, it is illegal to make or distribute copyrighted material without authorization, the only exceptions are the user's right to make as an "essential step" in using the program (for example, by copying the program into RAM or on the hard drive) and to make a single backup copy for "archival purposes." ...
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