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- 21741: Privacy
- Privacy Privacy in U.S. law, an amalgam of principles embodied in the federal Constitution or recognized by courts or lawmaking bodies concerning what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis described in 1890 as "the right to be left alone." The right of privacy is a legal concept in both the law of torts and U.S. constitutional law. The tort concept is of 19th-century origin. Subject to limitations of public policy, it asserts a right of persons to recover damages or obtain injunctive relief for unjustifiable invasions of privacy prompted ... public view or by humiliating and annoying invasions of his solitude. Less broad protections of privacy are afforded public officials and other prominent persons considered to be "public figures," as defined by law. In U.S. constitutional law a right of privacy is commonly regarded as created by provisions of the Constitution, particularly the First, Fourth, and Fifth amendments. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures; the First and ...
- 21742: Feminists
- ... in true, natural beauty. Every woman wants to be placed higher in the world than she actually is - whether it is in the work place or at home. Though times have changed since a woman's place is in the kitchen was once a motto; women are still made to feel useless by men. Men have put women down for years not letting them be their own person and not letting ... doing so. This revolution had been known as womanpower. Men still believe that women should obtain jobs like secretaries and nurses instead of being the bosses or the doctors. It is hard on any man's ego to have a woman in a superior position to them or to have a wife bring home a higher income than he, but they seem to be more understanding to the situation. However, women ... to vote. When women were allowed to vote, just the same as a man, they started to slowly fight for more rights. The battle has been a slow, tiring one, but women in the 1960's made the battle a bit easier. Many men are not thrilled with this movement either. Some still feel that women deserve to be treated as inferior to them, but this has not stopped woman ...
- 21743: Neve Cambell
- Neve Campbell Neve Campbell’s career was a success because she danced. Neve Campbell started to dance when she was 6, following a visit the made to go and see the performance "The Nutcracker". When she was in dancing school ... from the audience. It was this part of her career that Neve found the love of acting, not only on a stage but to reach higher in her career and be a movie star. Neve’s career as a movie star was just the beginning of her debut on television. Neve Campbell appeared in the NBC movie " I know my son is alive". She also played Daisy in the television series "Catwalk". But Neve Cambell’s television career is most well known for her performances in "Party of Five", as Julia Slalinger. This show won an Emmy for "best show in 1995. Neve made appearances on "Kids in the hall", " ...
- 21744: Problems With Being A Teen In The Twentieth Century
- Problems With Being A Teen In The Twentieth Century Being a teenager of the twentieth- century, I am constantly bombarded with the, so called ‘trivial’ problems, that affect today’s teenagers. Commonly known as Generation X, this generation is enveloped in a cloud of hopelessness because we think we have no one to turn to when dealing with these very problems. Some of my friends have turned to various ways to try to fill this void and hopelessness that is so evident in today’s society. Some of these activities range from drugs and sex, to alcohol. I come from a divorced family; my parents being divorced when I was nine years of age. My dad is now remarried, however ... there for me during all of the problems that every teenager must face. For example, I just went through a rough time after my boyfriend broke up with me Saturday night, the day before Valentine’s Day. Not only was my best friend able to comfort me, but also my parents. My best friend told me that I should no longer let guys beguile their way into stressing me out, ...
- 21745: Orion
- ... waves rolled the dead body of Orion to the land, and bewailing her fatal error with many tears, Diana placed him among the stars, where he appears as a giant, with a girdle, sword, lion's skin, and club. Sirius, his dog, follows him, and the Pleiads fly before him. Orion, the brightest constellation in the sky, is easy to find if you look for the three bright stars that make up Orion's belt. Once you have found this distinctive pattern, two other very bright stars will help you define the rest of the constellation. The first star, Betelgeuse, is located at Orion's right shoulder. The second, Rigel, is at his lower left. Orion is the great hunter, aiming his arrow and holding his club over his head. His sword hangs from his belt. In the area ...
- 21746: Louis XIV
- ... position as king. Even though Louis XIV was now of age, the Cardinal remained the dominant authority in French politics. French kings gained respect as a soldier; Louis served with the French army during France's war with Spain. His biggest battle, however, was sacrificing his love for Mazarin's niece for politics. In 1660 he married the daughter of the king of Spain to bring peace between the two countries. Mazarin died March 9, 1661. On March 10, Louis claimed supreme authority in France. Not since Henry IV had such a claim been made. Louis saw himself as God's representative on earth, therefore, infallible. He oversaw roadbuilding, court decorum, defense, and disputes within the church. He had the support initially of his ministers, then that of the French people. He had given France ...
- 21747: Leonhard Euler
- ... in modern analytic geometry and trigonometry. He made decisive and formative contributions to geometry, calculus and number theory. Born: 15 April 1707 in Basel, Switzerland Died: 18 Sept 1783 in St Petersburg, Russia Introduction Euler's father wanted his son to follow him into the church and sent him to the University of Basel to prepare for the ministry. However geometry soon became his favourite subject. Euler obtained his father's consent to change to mathematics after Johann Bernoulli had used his persuasion. Johann Bernoulli became his teacher. He joined the St. Petersburg Academy of Science in 1727, two years after it was founded by Catherine ... navy from 1727 to 1730. In St Petersburg he lived with Daniel Bernoulli. He became professor of physics at the academy in 1730 and professor of mathematics in 1733. He married and left Johann Bernoulli's house in 1733. He had 13 children altogether of which 5 survived their infancy. He claimed that he made some of his greatest discoveries while holding a baby on his arm with other children ...
- 21748: Young Goodman Brown 7
- ... symbolism. The symbols take many forms from the setting to the characters. The symbols can be viewed as just part of the story line, but apon further thought they represent many different things. Faith, Brown s wife, is a symbol herself. When he says, My love and my Faith, he is using his wife as a symbol and is really referring to his love and faith in God. He goes on ... When Brown finds the pink ribbon that his wife was wearing lying in the forest he says, my Faith is gone and is referring to himself as losing his faith in God. Also, Goodman Brown s errand symbolizes the Puritan voyage where they were to find the plan that God has set for them and let faith be their guidance. As Goodman Brown continues his errand and thing begin to go array he grows weak and falls to the ground. He "begins to doubt whether there really was a Heaven above him" and this is a key point when Goodman Brown's faith begins to wain. Goodman Brown in panic declares that "With Heaven above, and Faith below, I will yet stand firm against the devil!" This is similar to a Puritan putting his faith in ...
- 21749: King Lear Analyzing A Tragic H
- ... the earl, who delights in speaking of his adultery. But he has good qualities as well. He shows, for instance, concern for Kent in the stocks, and he risks his life to help Lear. Gloucester's punishment, his blindness, parallel's Lear's madness. These two tragic stories unfolding at the same time give the play a great eminence. The important element in tragedy is action, not character. It is the deeds of men that bring about ...
- 21750: Study of Family Interaction Lead to New Understanding of Abusive Parents
- ... have developed a system which allows them to record the effectiveness of parenting skills. They are particularly interested in disciplinary strategies because abuse most commonly occurs when the parent wants the child to comply. "It's a question of trying to determine which type of parent produces which type of child or which type of child elicits which type of parental behaviour," explains Oldershaw. As a result of their work, Walters ... they hug, kiss or speak to them warmly. This type of mothering produces an aggressive, disobedient child. A 'covert/hostile' mother shows no positive feelings towards her child. She makes blatant attacks on the child's self-worth and denies him affection or attention. For his part, the child tries to engage his mother's attention and win her approval. An 'emotionally detached' mother has very little involvement with her child.She appears depressed and uninterested in the child's activities. The child of this type of mother displays ...
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