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- 22261: Animal Ethics
- ... just have to worry about the reform of animal rights. The last philosopher concerned with animal ethics in which I am going to look at is Paul Taylor. He is an egalitarian, which means everyone's interests count and count equally with the like interests of everyone's else's. He argues that humans are no more valuable than any other living thing put should see themselves as equals. He calls for two changes ”1) Every organism, species population, and community of life has ...
- 22262: A Comparison of Tragedy in English Works
- ... Works For a story to be a tragedy it has to follow the principles set by Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, or those of Arthur Miller who is a twentieth century playwright. A tragedy, in Aristotle's view, usually concerns the fall of an individual whose character is good but not perfect and his misfortunes are brought about by the tragic flaw. This flaw is the part of the character that personifies ... own life. When he dies he becomes a prime example of tragedy because not only did he bring about his own death he dies by his own hand. In Death of a Salesman, Willy Lowman's tragic flaw is that he is a dreamer who is unable to face the realities of a modern day society. Willy builds his whole life around the philosophy that if a person is well liked ... at sports, but in reality they are failures just like Willy. At the end when Biff tries to tell Willy that he is just a commoner and that he cannot live up to his father's expectations, that they are "a dime a dozen." Willy thinks he is just saying this to spite him. Willy says, "I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman and you are ...
- 22263: Heart Of Darkness
- Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness is about a seaman named Charlie Marlow and an experience he had as a younger man. Early in the novel it becomes apparent that there is a great deal of tension in Marlow¹s mind about whether he should profit from the immoral actions of the company he works for which is involved in the ivory trade in Africa. Marlow believes that the company is ignorant of the tension between moral enlightenment and capitalism . The dehumanization of its laborers which is so early apparent to Marlow seems to be unknown to other members of the Company's management. In this story Marlow's aunt represents capitalism. Her efforts to get him a job are significant because of the morally compromising nature of the work of which she seems totally ignorant. When ...
- 22264: Immigration Experience
- ... in the Union army. Congress later passed a law stating that chaplains had to be "ministers of some religious denomination," which included Christian ministers and Jewish rabbis. Then, more trouble came for the Jews. Ulysees S. Grant ordered that all Jews in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee were to be removed. Fortunately, Lincoln cancelled the order as soon as he found out. Later, between 1880 and 1925, many Jews came ... laws which discriminated against Jews. In Russia, a czar had been assassinated, and Jews were blamed out of fear of a revolution. This caused a flood of immigrants into the United States. Most of America's famous people are descended from immigrants if they are not immigrants themselves. People, like Albert Einstein, a famous physicist, and Henry Kissinger, who was Secretary of State, and helped to open up negotiations with China ... because each group has done so much. All this proves that Americans are not just one people. We are individuals from different cultures. We are different, but we are all Americans. --- Bibliography "Asian Americans" Grolier's Online Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. "Chinese Exclusion Act" Grolier's Online Encyclopedia. 1991 ed. "Ellis Island" Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. 1986 ed. Fallows, James. "The Mind of Japan" U.S. News and World Report 2 ...
- 22265: Early Christianity
- ... world one of the five major religions. The other major religions include Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Judaism from which Christianity descended. Christianity was practiced before Christ, During his life, and after his life. After Christ¹s life Christianity spread to become a main world religion. In 63 B.C. Roman power spread to Judea, the Jewish homeland. At the time King Herod was the ruler of Judea, he accepted Roman rule ... of Saul, who persecuted Christians. When Paul was traveling to Damascus he saw a vision of Chris and from then on interpreted and spread the teachings of Jesus. Paul played a major part in Christianity¹s spread, he also opened Christianity top Gentiles or people of non - jewish descent. The Christians were also scapegoats for the decline of the Roman empire. Christians refused to worship pagan Roman, therefore this was seen as a threat to the Roman emperors. Because the Romans felt threatened by the Christians, many emperors ordered the persecution of Christians. During the Empire¹s fall many people saw the Christians as reasons for it¹s collapse, because of this Christians were hunted down much like Jews in World War 2. Christianity would spread to become one of the ...
- 22266: Depression and Its Effects
- ... Depression affects all ages and all races. Typically, the first episode occurs between the ages 25 and 44. Depression rates are lower among married people, especially married men, those in long-term, intimate relationships. It's among divorced people and those who live alone. Major depression (dysthymia) and seasonal affective disorder are more common in women. About one in four women will experience some type of depression. Men and women have about the same risk for depression. It's not any more common in older people, but it is more likely to go unrecognized in this age group. Furthermore, Brown (1996) explains that the reason why depression is often over looked in children and ... Blackman (1996) observed that the "challenge is to identify depressive symptomatology which may be superimposed on the backdrop of a more transient, but expected, developmental storm." Therefore, diagnosis should not lay only in the physician's hands but be associated with parents, teachers and anyone who interacts with the patient on a daily basis. Further evidence that demoralized adolescents represent a high-risk group for future depression comes from Weissman ...
- 22267: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome 2
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome A pregnant woman's lifestyle ultimately affects the development of her baby. Excessive exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can inflict serious, permanent physical and mental damage on her child. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol she is making her ... be better understood. The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome states "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the name given to a group of physical and mental birth defects that are the direct result of a woman's drinking during pregnancy" (NOFAS 1). Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is the only disease that is one hundred percent preventable if the mother refrains from drinking while pregnant. Drinking liquor at all during pregnancy is not advisable ... thousand in western countries It is estimated that between thirty and forty percent of all woman who drink heavily during pregnancy will have a child afflicted with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Syndrome outranks Down's Syndrome in prevalence and is the leading case of mental retardation" (Britanica 1). Once the damage is done it cannot be undone. Babies who are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome suffer symptoms that are ...
- 22268: Rhetorical Analysis Of The Sha
- ... hair always combed. This self-respect was in great contrast to the other prisoners who were portrayed as dirty, stereotypical prisoners. The common prisoners also had vocabularies and grammar that were far inferior to Andy s. The distinctions between Andy and the common prisoners showed that Andy was different, those differences were that he had hope. Many scenes involved ironic contrasts between the tone and the surroundings. On several occasions the ... is the scene where Andy was helping the guards with their taxes. There was upbeat and cheerful music but the room and the surroundings were dark and gloomy. This hint of happiness represents how Andy s hope was unexpectedly surviving inside the prison walls. Andy distracted himself from his life in prison by staying occupied with physical and mental activities. The first distraction for Andy was the rock hammer, which allowed ... occupied. The rock hammer allowed Andy to stay optimistic about returning to a normal life by reminding him how life was on the outside. The rock hammer was also very important and symbolic in Andy s escape. His escape was portrayed as glorious and represented the final result of keeping hope. Andy was assigned to the library, which built up to the largest events in his pursuit of hope. He ...
- 22269: The Crucible: The Deterioration of Salem During the Witch Trials
- The Crucible: The Deterioration of Salem During the Witch Trials John Hudson Mrs. Phillips The deterioration of Salem's social structure precipitated the murders of many innocent people. Arthur Miller's depiction of the Salem witch trials, The Crucible, deals with a community that starts out looking like it is tightly knit and church loving. It turns out that once Tituba starts pointing her finger at ... devil. A community living in a puritan society like Salem could easily go into a chaotic state and have a difficult time dealing with what they consider to be the largest form of evil. Salem's hysteria made the community lose faith in the spiritual beliefs that they were trying to strictly enforce. The church lost many of its parishioners because the interest of the town was now on Abigail ...
- 22270: The Crucible: Deterioration of Social Order In Salem
- ... of Social Order In Salem The trumped-up witch hysteria in Salem, Massachusetts, deteriorated the rational, and emotional stability of its citizens. This exploited the populations weakest qualities, and insecurities. The obvious breakdown in Salem's social order led to the tragedy which saw twenty innocent people hung on the accusation of witchcraft. Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, used hysteria to introduce personality flaws in vulnerable characters. A rigid social ... to what the masses had decided as proper, then the deviated, but innocent, were to blame. This practice contributed to the tragedy in Salem. The fear of what was unknown created an uneasiness within Salem's population that added to Salem's social demise. The circumstances surrounding the witchtrials gave residents something to blame the supernatural on. The condemning of Tituba was mainly due to this. When Tituba took the girls into the woods, and they ...
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