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- 21671: Same-Sex Marriage
- Same-Sex Marriage “Each individual’s journey through life is unique. Some will make this journey alone, others in loving relationships- maybe in marriage or other forms of commitment. We need to ponder our own choices and try to understand the ... much debate on homosexuals couples right to legalized marriage. There is much information available, both for and against. Two articles that are strongly in support of legalized same sex marriage are Iowa Representative Ed Fallon’s speech to the House in 1996, and an article from the Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples. One article that is strongly opposed to same sex marriage is an article written by Dr ... 1996, Iowa Representative Ed Fallon discussed why he is in support of the legalization of same sex marriage. He began his speech, by stating of this debate and how their vote would affect the public’s point of view. He used the example of “red-baiting,” from the 1950’s, which today has become “pink-baiting.” He felt that by creating gay and lesbian unions, instead of legalizing gay marriage, ...
- 21672: Of Mice And Men
- In John Steinbeck's classic novel "Of mice and men" the testament of true friendship is the main theme. Steinbeck uses two migrant workers, Lennie and George, to illustrate the main themes of the novel. The novel is set during the Great Depression, approximately 1937 in California. The status of Lennie and George at the time is Steinbeck's way of illustrating the time period. Lennie Small is an oxymoron. Lennie is a huge, strong, half-witted man that has the heart of a child but has the strength of an ox. Lennie loves ... mice. The irony of the title is that Lennie is a huge creature and as big a man as you will ever see but its not the size of one that makes a man, it's the heart and mind of a one. In a way Lennie is the mouse because of his innocence and George is a man because of the burden he carries with him. By giving George ...
- 21673: The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism
- ... has sinned, but is forgiven. Hawthorne portrays Hester as "divine maternity" and she can do no wrong. Not only Hester, but the physical scarlet letter, a Puritanical sign of disownment, is shown through the author's tone and diction as a beautiful, gold and colorful piece. Pearl, Hester's child, is portrayed Puritanically, as a child of sin who should be treated as such, ugly, evil, and shamed. The reader more evidently notices that Hawthorne carefully, and sometimes not subtly at all, places Pearl above the rest. She wears colorful clothes, is extremely smart, pretty, and nice. More often than not, she shows her intelligence and free thought, a trait of the Romantics. One of Pearl's favorite activities is playing with flowers and trees. (The reader will recall that anything affiliated with the forest was evil to Puritans. To Hawthorne, however, the forest was beautiful and natural.) "And she was ...
- 21674: Death Of A Salesman: The American Dream
- For Willy and Linda, life's accomplishments and sources of pleasure are simple. This statement gives an excellent judgment of their lives because they lead very average lives for the time, and any depth is ignored on their part. This little ... presents a perfect representation of their goal. This goal is clearly outlined by dollar signs and a sense of ownership, two key points to personal success. The key thing which leads to Willy and Linda's depressions, is their inability to face reality in the present. Their lives are lived in the future, and even in this scene as Willy states; "You wait, kid, before it's all over we're gonna get a little place out in the country."(p.72), we see his ability to constantly speak of unpractical dreams. Their last payment on the mortgage gives closure to ...
- 21675: Confederate States Of America
- ... and only president of the Confederate States of America (1861-65). Davis was born on June 3, 1808, in Christian (now Todd) County, Kentucky, and educated at Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, and at the U.S. Military Academy. After his graduation in 1828, he saw frontier service until ill health forced his resignation from the army in 1835. He was a planter in Mississippi from 1835 to 1845, when he was elected to the U.S. Congress. In 1846 he resigned his seat in order to serve in the Mexican War and fought at Monterrey and Buena Vista, where he was wounded. He was U.S. senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1851, secretary of war in the cabinet of President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857, and again U.S. senator from 1857 to 1861. As a senator he ...
- 21676: If Eveline Were a Man
- ... left Dublin and followed her love to Buenos Ayres. In the story Eveline by James Joyce, Eveline decided to stay in Dublin because she was afraid of change. Eveline felt she should fulfill her mother's dying wish by staying with her family, whatever the circumstances might be. This is because of her sense of responsibility. Even though her father was an alcoholic and treated her horribly, she still selflessly supported him. Eveline's family life was disfunctional. There was no love in their house. The father was an abusive man. He never showed his children love. Eveline remembers once when her father put on her mother's bonnet and made the children laugh. This is one of the only positive memories in nineteen years that Eveline keeps with her about her father. It was hard for Eveline to imagine a good ...
- 21677: Animal Farm: Allegory of Stalinism
- ... that the pigs were the cleverest of the animals, so the work of organising for the Rebellion fell naturally to them. Especially two pigs take over leadership: Napoleon and Snowball. The pigs developed Old Major's teaching into a complete system of thought: Animalism. Rules of equality, formality, and hard work was proclaimed and encoded in The Seven Commandments - ”an unalterable law.” The animals enthusiasm was expressed through a hymn, ”Beasts ... the idealist, faithfully considering the welfare of all the animals while Napoleon is the pragmatist, ready to achieve his purposes with violence. So the technique of the ”big lie” and constructed evidence results in Snowball's being driven out from Animal farm, leaving Napoleon in sole command. The discredited Snowball can now be blamed whenever problems arise. Here Orwell is paralleling the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky with Stalin the winner. Another distinguishable technique used by Napoleon to hold power is revision of the past. The seven Commandments - ”unalterable law” - are revised one by one to suit Napoleon's purposes. Also the democratic meetings are abolished, and replaced with assemblies where Napoleon issues his orders. The workers are often perplexed but they absorb everything they are told and therefore become perfect subjects for ...
- 21678: First Amendment
- ... mailable by title 12, 2, of the Act of June 15, 1917. What happened was, that in 1917, when the American troops were away fighting the war, the general secretary of the Socialist party, Charles T. Schenck, and the members of the party mailed between 15,000 and 16,000 pamphlets to draftees. Those pamphlets described draftees as “a little more than a convict” and tried to convince them to resist ... of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right.” Charles T. Schenck was sentenced to a maximum of twenty years in a federal penitentiary. This case had a great impact on the country, because it gave rise to a “clear and present danger” rule. The trial ... wit, ordnance and ammunition, necessary and essential to the prosecution of the war.” All five defendants were born in Russia, on the average they lived from five to ten years in America and still didn’t apply for naturalization. All of them were intelligent and had a good amount of schooling. Four of them testified as witnesses on their own behalf, and all but one denied that they were rebels, ...
- 21679: Fundamental Orders Of Connecti
- ... iron fist of the absolutist monarch of Britain. Among these colonies, Connecticut was the forerunner. Among three major towns, Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield, Connecticut formed what is today known as a federalist government. Within Connecticut’s federalism, the ideas of many modern governing techniques were applied, such as a written constitution and popular sovereignty. Because of this, the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was a blueprint for the modern day Constitution because ... the same in present day, but how they are elected and appointed to their position is the only difference. The idea and structure of the representative government is the most evident similarity between the U.S. Constitution and the Fundamental Orders. Unlike that of the British method of virtual representation, the Fundamental Orders established a system of representation which had a representative for each town. The idea of democracy in the U.S. is that of sovereignty resting with the people. This new type of representation did just that. Each towns person had the opportunity to submit their opinion on political and economical matters to their public ...
- 21680: Marijuana
- ... early as 2700 B. C. in China. (Grolier Electronic Encyclopedia, 1995). The cultivation of the marijuana plant began as far back as the Jamestown settlers, around 1611, who used hemp produced from the marijuana plant's fibers to make rope and canvas. It was also used in making clothing because of it's durability. These uses fit in with the social climate of the time, because the main focus was on survival rather than for psychoactive purposes. During the prohibition, marijuana was widely used because of the scarcity ... with fines of $2,000 for drug posession and jail sentences for evasion of the tax. For this reason marijuana use in the United States appears to have gone into decline in the late 30's (Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, pg 54). Then marijuana was outlawed in 1937 as a repressive measure against Mexican workers who crossed the border seekingjobs during the Depression. The specific reason given for the outlawing of ...
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