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- 22651: Adoption Changes from Past to Present
- ... or information is shared with any members of the adoption triad (Batton). Though closed adoption was intended to protect the adoption triad, there is great evidence to support concern regarding this procedure. During the 1980’s, single parenting became more sociably accepted. As society’s attitude changed, open adoption attracted a countless number of people. The opportunity to be involved with the birth parents brought many people into the open adoption arena. -- birth parents and adoptive parents have information about ... a neutral third party ("Openness"). These rapid changes in adoption practices make it critical to learn the benefits and drawbacks of the decisions involved in adoption. Closed adoption allows the adoptee to bond with it’s adoptive parents. The possibility that a birth parent could later intrude into the adoptee’s life may cause severe distraction and disturbance. Closed adoption protects everyone involved in the adoption triad. Since closed adoption ...
- 22652: The Power of the Situation
- ... fundamental attribution error). They saw the verdicts less as an explainable, rational decision by a jury of their peers, under the laws of California (situational), and more as a direct consequence of "the white man's power over the black man" and the failure of the American legal system in general (dispositional). But although attribution process plays a significant role in the motivation and rationalization of the rioters, it is only ... by two black males as he slowed down to avoid hitting rioters on the street. The nature of the beating was particularly disturbing because the assailants were joking, laughing, and dancing while they smashed Denny's skull into nearly 100 pieces. As one of the witnesses [race not specified] explained to the New York Times, "They [the defendants] seemed just like anyone, just like you and I. I see them just ... experienced by the individual, rather than on the objective world seen by external observers and researchers." (Zimbardo 18). In short, they believe that social and cultural forces are critical to true understanding of a person's inner self. With the Los Angeles riots, it would truly be a mistake to attempt to interpret the actions of the participants without considering the social and cultural forces within the community. This approach ...
- 22653: Make US Citizenship More Difficult
- ... Many Americans also fear losing their jobs to immigrants. The fear of immigrants stealing the jobs of citizens is as lubricous as the myths about welfare and education. In a study done by the U.S News, they found that in only 6 percent of the 500 occupation categories studied new immigrants held 10 percent or more of the jobs. Rather than taking jobs from Americans, immigrants take jobs that most native-born citizens refuse to do, or open their own stores with money they brought from their native land. (U.S. News 52) Considering the way immigrants richen the American culture, continue the tradition on which the country was founded, and support the country economically; what then would be the reasoning behind revising the national immigration ... American citizens and congressmen also must consider how difficult becoming an American citizen already is. Immigrants applying for Naturalization must be at least eighteen years of age, must have been a resident of the U.S. for five years, and must demonstrate an understanding of the English language. Along with that, immigrants must also have been a person of good moral character and must have understanding the history, principles and ...
- 22654: The Caucasian Chalk Circle By Bertolt Brecht
- ... dead husbands estate. This however was overturned by the emperor, the guarantor of the law, in a retrial as the emperor was the father. This particular story is a whisper to the result of Grusha's trial. The emperor is portrayed as the epitome of justice and gives a true verdict. The trial scene is also adapted from the parable of King Solomon. Solomon the paragon of justice and truth oversees ... of whims and extraordinary circumstances and that justice is intrinsically linked to a series of chances and not linked to the law as it should be in a feudal regime. Azdak finally decides in Grusha's favour on the spur of the moment, the chalk circle is a real test, and it is through this test that Azdak decides the child's fate. In order to entertain the audience, Brecht sought to keep the verdict in flux, keeping the audience in suspense as to the final outcome. Azdak although seen as the arbiter of justice between ...
- 22655: Robert Frost
- ... Francisco. They were constantly changing houses, and William went from job to job as a journalist. About a year after moving to San Francisco, they had Robert. They named him Robert Lee Frost, after William's childhood hero, Robert E. Lee. Frost's father died from tuberculosis at age thirty-four, in 1885. Isabelle took Robert and his sister back east to Massachusetts. Soon they moved to Salem, New Hampshire, where there was a teaching opening. Robert began to go to school and sit in on his mother’s classes. He soon learned to love language, and eventually went to Lawrence High School, where he wrote the words to the school hymn, and graduated as co-valedictorian. Frost read rabidly of Dickens, Tennyson, ...
- 22656: Everyday Use
- ... job illustrating her characters. There are all types of characters in this short story from round to static. Her use of simple symbolism prompts the reader to take a deeper look into the story. Walker’s humble way of conveying the theme makes the reader take a second look at him or herself. Walker did an excellent job in writing this story, so she could warn people of what might happen ... piece of it with her back to the city. To show off where and what she comes from. Dee is truly a round character. Walker did an excellent job with these characters especially Dee. Walker’s use of lucid symbolism prompts the reader to take a deeper look into the story and into him or herself. The mother stands for the oppression of black people. The fact that she had only ... to remind everyone of what blacks go through, but is still able to stand tall. Dee symbolizes ignorance. She was mad at the wrong people to begin with, and ended up almost breaking her mother’s heart. The quilts themselves seemed to be the most symbolic of all. These quilts symbolized the years of oppression that blacks faced and are still facing. They also stood for the deep-rooted history ...
- 22657: The Chimmney Sweeper
- ... 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 ...
- 22658: Political Morality In Colonial
- In Webster's dictionary, morality is defined as "principles of right and wrong in conduct; ethics." The principles of morality have countless times evolved over the ages. In earlier times, death was an easy penalty for many crimes. These crimes today are considered minor and are penalized with a slap on the hand. Is this considered wrong? Who is the correct authority to consult on what is right or wrong? In today's society, two major factors concern how the way members of society act and behave. The first is our national government. Members of our government in positions of authority decide everything in our lives in the ... of this. The need for the expressment of ideas is essential for a growing environment. If no growth is made, then expansion of the community is halted to a standstill. The limit of new idea's must have a point, though. In recent news, the Unabomber has issued a ultimanium with his manuscript. In the past, such a request would have been rediculous. In his manuscript he expresses his view ...
- 22659: Gandhi
- "Nonviolence in its dynamic condition means conscious suffering. It does not mean a meek submission to the will of the evil-doer, but it means pitting one’s whole soul against the will of the tyrant" Mohatma Gandhi "An eye for an eye makes everybody blind" summarizes Gandhi’s view of violence. That statement is one of the greatest things ever said, and was borrowed by other world leaders including Martin Luther King Jr. Gandhi did not believe in violence as a technique of ... violent a response from the colonial government. Such a response would show him to the world as a victim and not a tyrant. This approach would expose the British injustice and would get the world’s public opinion on hGandhi’s side. As a result, even the English people supported his independence movement. Gandhi’s non-violent non cooperation required much more bravery and devotion then violent techniques used by ...
- 22660: American Dream
- The American Dream “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…” are the famous words every American hears throughout their lifetime. These words are part of America’s history through the Declaration of Independence, America is the only country where the “pursuit of happiness” is actually guaranteed in writing. What exactly are the “pursuit of happiness,” and the “American Dream?” As defined by most writers, such as Hemmingway, it’s becoming rich young and having the opportunity and will to do what you please with your wealth. To many foreigners, such as my father, the “American Dream” is just to escape poverty and retain a ... Dream.” The possibilities are endless through the World Wide Web, and the booming economy make it possible for anyone to make a “well to-do” living. Henry B. Plant is featured in the article “Florida’s hidden treasures: Museums, cultural parks” written by Copley News Service in the Washington Post for talking about his dreams. Plant had the goal of turning the Florida wilderness in to a “shining utopia.” His ...
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