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- 22371: Parkland By Victor Kelleher
- Parkland By Victor Kelleher Parkland's Characters Victor Kelleher has developed four main characters in this science fiction novel. They are: CASSIE: She is the only full human out of the three friends and probably the smartest. She is an extremely ... this book Leon does not appear to be a very likable character but my attitude towards him changed as he stopped hating Boxer and Ralph for being different, and started to be more understanding. Parkland's Issues I think this book raises some important issues relating to keeping animals in captivity. The book illustrates the point of view of the captive animal and what it is like living inside an enclosure ... free as badly. This is why I believe it is okay to keep Domestic animals in a decent sized yard. They have been bred for generations living in suburban houses and calling it home that's why when a dog is let free it nearly always returns to it's owners house. When they escape it's just to have quick look around and then they return home. This example ...
- 22372: Abraham Lincoln - Civil War President
- ... Confederate supporters who were too loud in their support, but it prevented unrest when unity was needed to fight the Confederacy. Lincoln appointed generals that, though not always successful, were competent, including the famed Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln kept national unity, moderating his own views of slavery to keep the border states of Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware and Maryland. He managed to stop and European nations from interfering with his foreign diplomacy and his speeches, such as the famed Gettysburg address, held the peoples's support to him and the Union. During the Civil War, all was not concentrated on the battle on the field. Life did go on, however nervously, and out of this period arose several beneficial policies of Lincoln's. These policies aided towards the peaceful and prosperous nation in the United States today. Economically, the policies Lincoln created were ideal. The first federally controlled paper money was issued in 1861, establishing a secure ...
- 22373: Exotica - Character Analysis
- Atom Egoyan's Exotica "I wanted to make a movie about believable people doing believable things in an unbelievable way." stated Atom Egoyan of his recent film The Adjuster. The Canadian director has recently been acclaimed for his ... we understand them. Exotica clearly illustrates the importance of character in film. It is common in the classic Hollywood film to simply portray one principle character and create the story around him/her. However, Egoyan's Exotica differs in this respect, as he portrays five principle characters, each with separate desires, and unifies them via the complex and tangled narrative in such a manner that by the end, these people are ... search for Francis' daughter Lisa, and she was the one who stumbled upon her dead body. When she found Lisa in the field, her detained anger from her lost youth was projected onto the child's body, the girl that she used to baby-sit for. As she plays a schoolgirl in her striptease, she is empowered and can work through this anger. In a way, she is the embodiment ...
- 22374: Social Research
- ... the existence of scientific social laws be proven. This scientific approach fails to take into account the differences between people and the objects of the natural science. (Bryman 1990 p.3). Methodology As a positivist s aim is to remain neutral and objective whilst researching, a hypothetico-deductive approach is taken. Social science laws are as predictable as natural science laws. Previous knowledge of what is to be , can be used ... Other methods are variable analysis or content analysis which lend perfectly in proving or disproving hypotheses. All the methods mentioned produce some form of statistical information. One prominent study using quantitative methods has been Hirschi s study of the Causes of Delinquency (1969). Using various methods including variable analysis and questionnaires, Hirschi set out to find links between social phenomena and thus explain the causes of delinquency. He concluded in his ... from the positivist theory. Positivists assume it is possible to understand social problems regardless of who the researcher is. This is a key difference between the two theories as we shall later see. The theory s emergence in the 1960s began to criticise earlier theories. It was found that these theories defined social problems as reflected by the dominant groups in society. That is to say, predominantly white middle class ...
- 22375: Poem Analysis The Chimmney Swe
- ... he really means to say sweeping, because that is what has that child in such grief. This stanza ends by someone asking him about his parents, which later end up being responsible for this child’s state. In the second stanza, the child is pictured in a very more happier and playful mood. This soon changes when he decides to tell the stranger more about his parents. They are showed to be punishing their child for being so happy by “clothing in clothes of death and teaching him to sing notes of woe.” It is very obvious the sweeper’s feels hate towards his parents for putting him in such sadness, but instead he chooses to hide it by making himself look happy and satisfied. It is clear in the last Stanza that Blake’s criticizing the Church , especially, and the state for letting a lot of these things happen. During this time many children were dying from being, either, worked to death or from malnutrition. Neither the state ...
- 22376: Sexual Behaviours Of Universit
- ... and academic lives. Interest was taken in how these areas would differ with relation to gender, age, and lifestyle. Interest was also taken in how alcohol affects these behaviours, and how these behaviours affect student s academic performance. When we began our research, we hypothesized that males with a higher self-esteem in general, would tend to engage in sexual behaviours more frequently than those with a lower self-esteem. We ... be in a sexual relationship as opposed to being single. We assumed that students living on their own would tend to be more promiscuous than those living at home. We also thought that a student s sexual behaviour would often be affected by alcohol regardless of whether they were single or in a relationship. We thought that our results would show that males became sexually active at an earlier age than ... 6 months ago. We also found it interesting that more females live off campus than males that participated in the survey. Our next hypothesis stated that alcohol may frequently have an influence on a student s sexual behaviour. The result show that the 71% of females surveyed are seldom influenced by alcohol. On the other hand, 31% males who were surveyed said their sexual behaviour was seldom influenced by alcohol ...
- 22377: Oedipus The King
- Oedipus The King The events in Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, show an underlying relationship of man's free will existing within the cosmic order or fate. Greeks believed this fate guided the universe in a harmonious purpose. Man was free to choose and was ultimately held responsible for his own actions. Both ... many actions leading to his own downfall. Oedipus could have waited for the plague to end, but out of compassion for his suffering people, he had Creon go to Delphi. When he learned of Apollo's word, he could have calmly investigated the murder of the former King Laius, but in his hastiness he passionately curses the murderer, and in so, unknowingly curses himself. "Upon the murderer I invoke this curse ... am suffering is enough." Oedipus replies, "I will not be persuaded to let chance of finding out the whole thing clearly." He is unable to stop his quest for the truth, even under his wife's pleading. For it is in his own vain that he must solve the final riddle, the riddle of his own life. Upon discovery of the truth of his birth from the herdsman, Oedipus cries, " ...
- 22378: 5 Major Psychology Theoretical
- ... tended to be avoided. This concept led to a broadening of psychology. Many groups that were often overlooked by psychologists were being discovered and observed. Behavior became the dominant school of psychology in the U.S. until the 1960's. Adversaries to this approach were repulsed by the concept that humans did not think or feel, but only thought that they did. Nonbehaviorists and behaviorists parted company. Behaviorists believed that feelings could not explain behavior ... by discovering these events, it may be possible to help people channel the energy in a positive way or solve the problem. Sociocultural Perspective Unlike the other perspectives, the sociocultural perspective concentrates on an individual's or individuals' culture or society rather than the individual. To understand why people tend to show certain behavior traits, psychologists look at what effects the person's community might have on their thought process. ...
- 22379: To His Coy Mistress 2
- ... vast it will become. He changes his tone after this stanza in order to effectively explain why he is unable to love her in such a manner: "But at my back I always hear / Time's wingéd chariot hurrying near; / And yonder all before us lie / Deserts of vast eternity" (21-24). This is another paradoxical quote that the speaker utilizes to effectively develop appreciation for this poem. The speaker argues ... mistress that her beautiful body will soon be the victim of time: "And your quaint honor turn to dust, / And into ashes all my lust" (29-30). A clever paradox of age exposes the speaker's true agenda to seduce the mistress. The lack of love due to age is a sad truth in life that almost every reader can identify with. The speaker resorts to another paradox of death to persuade her: "The grave's a fine and private place, / But none, I think, do there embrace" (31-32). This paradox explains death in a frightening but subtle way. He uses this line forcing her to think about the ...
- 22380: Personal Writing: My First Time Experiencing Riding A Bicycle
- ... important. My dad put together all the small pieces of the bicycle. From a beautiful material that he called, "Your own car." Of course I knew that he had some magical ability, but I didn't think he could make such an awsome object. He added the seat and the pedals. Last so that I would not have any problems. My dad recalled that the bicycle was the smallest he could ... but I was proud to have such an onnipotent person as my dad. We found a smooth and a often space. My dad was holding the rear of the seat to make sure I didn't fell. He assured me that I was not going to fall because he would be running right behind, holding the bicycle. He reassured me by saying that it was the word of a man and ... I felt pedaling was much easier than expected. I asked my dad if it would be as easy to ride a bicycle without him holding on it. He did not answer me because he couldn't run, hold the bybicle, and talk at the same time. I told him we could stop if he was tired. Again, he did not reply. I turned to see if he was feeling O. ...
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