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- 23371: A Book Report On Jack Shaeffer
- ... plot of Shane is a simple one. The refined stranger who has happened upon the Starrett homestead, we discover, is a virtuous gunfighter who is attempting to begin a new life. When Joe Starrett, Bob's father, invites him to stay on as a hired hand, he agrees, having learned from Joe that the previous hand had been run off by Fletcher, the powerful and unscrupulous rancher vying for land with ... in the escalating conflict. Several subplots lend added depth to the story. The most important involves the growing attraction Marian Starrett and Shane feel for each other, notwithstanding her deep love for Joe and Shane's loyalty toward him. In the end, however, it is Bob's unwavering love and admiration for Shane (and Shane's tender feeling for him) that is the heart of the story, as is evident in such lines as these, found at critical points throughout: For ...
- 23372: Horace Mann
- Horace Mann was the father of the American School System. Horace Mann’s had many reforms on education. He was born in 1796. Mann determined what the purpose of education should be based on his own experience and observation. Mann also had many ideas how education could be improved. Many of these ideas have been followed by schools today as well. Mann also had ideas on topics which one considers today to be controversial. The public should take into account what Mann’s ideas were on these issues. Horace Mann’s reforms and ideas have had influence during his time, and now in our time on many issues. Some of issues the issues are the purpose of education and the improvement of education. The purpose ...
- 23373: The Nursing Home: A Nice Place for the Elderly
- ... 3.)People of similar age C.)Health Care 1.)Takes stress off of the family 2.)Help with prescriptions and medicine 3.)In case of emergency... The Nursing Home: A Haven for the Elderly Today's nursing homes are excellent environments for our elderly. These establishments provide health care, entertainment, security, and above all, a home for over 1,000,000 American citizens over age 70. There is no better place for an individual who is slowly losing his or her faculties. During one's "golden years," one should not have to worry about daily chores like washing the dishes or mowing the lawn. One should be able to relax and enjoy life. Nursing homes give the elderly a chance ... a local nursing home with my second grade Brownie troop. We sang songs and made crafts with the residents. It was an enjoyable experience for everyone. Just last year, I went with my high school's Beta Club to a nearby nursing home where we held a Valentine's Day party with cake and ice cream for all of the residents. They really enjoyed our company. Aside from outside visitors, ...
- 23374: Hernan Cortes
- ... alliance to the Spanish because they were enemies to the Aztecs. As the conquest went on this tribe continued to be the most important alliance of the Spaniards. Montezuma pursued an insecure policy during Cortes's march, and he finally determined not to oppose the Spanish Invaders but to await their arrival at the Aztec capital and to learn more about their purposes. On November8, 1519, Cotes and his small force ... with a small force toward the shore entered the Spanish camp at night and captured Narveas and persuaded the majority of the Spaniards to join his force. While Cortes was at work with this Alvarado’s harsh rule had aroused the Aztecs in the capital. An Aztec revolt against the Spaniards and even their imprisoned ruler was under way when Cortes reentered the capital. He was allowed to enter with his followers and he was allowed to join Alvarado but was immediately surrounded and attacked. At Cortes’s request, Montezuma tried to calm the revolt. Montezuma was stoned, and he died three days later. A Group of Aztecs led by Montezuma’s nephew Guatamatzin drove the Spanish and their allies. This was ...
- 23375: Maritime Law
- ... loss of goods that are subject to marine transport. Therefore marine insurance is a contract of indemnity, which is a contract of reimbursement, and the amount redeemable is measured by the extent of the assured's or the insured's financial loss. The terms and conditions of the contract entered into with the insurer determine the amount of reimbursement that is to be received by the insured. A contract of marine insurance is embodied in ... contract of Marine Insurance is generally referred to as the Policy; 5.2 The insurer is the underwriter; 5.3 The property insured is called the subject matter of the insurance; 5.4 The assured's interest in that subject matter is called the insurable interest; 5.5 The payment or consideration for which the insurer undertakes to indemnify the insured is called the premium. http://ra.irv.uit.no/ ...
- 23376: The Channeled Scablands Of Eas
- ... silt, or loess, began to accumulate over the field, eventually producing the rich farmland of the Palouse hills. The silt reaches a maximum depth in the Pullman-Colfax area at 200 feet. The Northern Hemisphere's Ice Age began more then 2 million years ago, but the Scablands history was not yet formed until 100,000 years ago. At this time the great continental glaciers began to make their march from ... the east. This enormous amount of water formed the largest lake during the ice age, Lake Missoula. Lake Missoula stood 4,150 feet above sea level with depths reaching 2,000 feet. At the lake's peak, Lake Missoula was estimated to have a surface area of 3,000 square miles and a total volume of 500 cubic miles of water (two times that of present day Lake Michigan). The melting waters and ice-burgs contributed to the growing size of this gigantic lake. Eventually the lake's level surpassed that of the ice dam encasing it and began to flow over it. This overflow probably cut deep in the ice. As the outlet of the lake dropped in elevation the water ...
- 23377: The Crucible And The Mccarthy
- The Crucible and the McCarthy Era Arthur Miller s The Crucible, depicts the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 but is analogous to the McCarthy trials of the 1950s. In both situations, widespread hysteria occurs, stemming from existing fears of the people of that particular era. The Salem witchhunt trials parallel the McCarthy era in three major aspects: unfounded accusations, hostile interrogation of numerous innocent people and the ruination and death of various people s lives. The unfounded accusations that Joseph McCarthy and the girls in The Crucible make are what fuels the widespread hysteria in both situations. McCarthy is quoted as declaring in a speech, "I have here in ... trials. During the Salem witchhunt, at least twenty people are hung and 150 others are jailed. The lives of these people, being changed after the trials had to rebuild a new life for themselves. People s careers are destroyed and property is taken away, as a result. The ruination and deaths of various people are a result of Joseph McCarthy s and the girls unfounded accusations. The Salem witchcraft trials ...
- 23378: Springer vs. Winfrey: The Battle of the Talk Show Giants
- ... find a quest on Oprah that has committed adultery, sold their soul to devils, or is a member of a radical hate group. Instead, the show focuses on the improvement of society and an individual’s quality of life. The topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, proper etiquette, and meeting famous celebrities. Not many talk shows will take the time to teach children right from wrong, or give techniques to get along with people better, but it seems that the Oprah show’s top priority is to educate first, and then to entertain. The Jerry Springer shows looks like complete trash when compared to the Oprah shows. The Jerry Springer show did try to help people in the ... though Oprah is squeaky clean, the show is not for everyone. The main target audience is middle class adults. The vast majority of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with life's tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an appeal to lower class youth. The main audience is eighteen to twenty-one year olds whose main troubles involve love, relationships, sex, ...
- 23379: Animal Farm
- ... different, one to the other. A free society will be lost if its citizens are not intelligents. In telligence can be also related to skepticism. It is very clear that the society described in Orwell's book needs more individuals besides the pigs with this characteristics. There is, for exmple, Squealer, who is one of the pigs. He is very intelligent. He always has quick answers to Clover's doubts. When the animals are informed that the pigs are sleeping in beds inside the farmhouse, Clover remembers that it is against to one of the Fourth Commandments. She asks Muriel to read the Commandments ... 80). He is intelligeny enough to say that there was never a rule against beds, and that the rule was against sheets. If Clover were intelligent she could have trusted her memory and questioned Squealer's words. More over, If the rest of the animals questioned Squealer speeches he would not see the chance to fool them. A free society will be lost if its citizens are not educated. Education ...
- 23380: Love And Lust In Shakespeare’
- ... Sonnet 144, page 821, red book). The beuty of women is the cause of lust, as it is also pictured in sonnet 1, when it says: “ From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beuty’s rose might never die”. Another sonnet that express Shakespeare’s blame on women for being the symbol of passion is sonnet 29: “ A woman’s face with Nature’s own hand painted Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion” (page 811). Not only the beuty of women causes passion and lust according to shakespeare sonnets, but also the ...
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