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- 23431: Feminism
- ... get married at a young age. A man to take care of their needs, but did they really? With that question, I bring about the topic of feminism. Were women totally unparalell then with today's working woman? A question often asked, but never really dissolved. My point in tact would be women were basically the same emotionally, but had a greater demand to be socially and politically correct. In doing ... fulfilled and socially constituted with means of constructivism. Gladys Bell brought about many questions of her time and somewhat enabled subjugation of oppressed groups of women, feminists. In the traditional train of thought, feminism doesn't mean "Girl Power," if you will. Feminism is the female right to move 'freely' throughout mankind and be in control of their thinking and actions. Free will, as some may want to execute. Women were ... in Biology one night, men would marry a woman just to produce a son. Not for romantic love, a harsh reality to face that our gender was looked on in such a manor. (Donna Haraway's words,) It is barely admissable recognition of the odd sorts of agents and actors which/whom we must admit to the narrative of collective life, including nature, that simultaneously, first, turns us decisively away ...
- 23432: Hsi Lai Temple
- Personal Perspective When this paper was first assigned to us I didn't have any clue as to which Asian American religion was worth doing research on. As timed passed and more thought was given to the project I finally decided to go with Buddhism. The reason why ... but most wear whatever they are more comfortable in. The temple is a great location to meet people from many different background and origin. Conclusion Even though the time spent at Hsi Lai Temple wasn't enough to get the true essence out of the place I was still amazed by how well organized it was. The planning of the temple was well thought out before the construction of the place ... main purpose of this place is to bring and introduce the teachings of Buddha to the west. So far it has done just that. The Hsi Lai Temple is the largest temple in the U.S. most Buddhist come to this particular location to carry on their practices in the west. This place in not just at place of worship but it is also the meeting grounds of those who ...
- 23433: The Telephone System
- ... a combination of two Greek words: "tele", meaning far off, and "phone", meaning voice or sound, and became the known term for "far- speaking." A basic telephone usually contains a transmitter, that transfers the caller's voice, and a receiver, that amplifies sound from an incoming call. In the transmitter there are two common kinds of transmitters: the carbon transmitter, and the electret transmitter. The carbon transmitter uses carbon granules between ... transmitter is composed of a thin disk of metal-coated plastic held above a thicker, hollow metal disk. This plastic disk is electrically charged, and creates an electric field. The sound waves from the caller's voice cause the plastic disk to vibrate, changing the distance between the disks, thus changing the intensity of the electric field. These variations are translated into an electric current which travels across the telephone lines ... 1877, by Alexander Graham Bell. This did last for sometime, however, independent telephone companies were started in many cities and small towns. By 1908, many customers were being served by a new company called AT&T, which eventually bought out the Bell Company. Since it was costly to have the wires run to a household, many residential people often shared lines, which is called a party line. Although these lines ...
- 23434: Censorship
- Censorsip Censorship is a variety of things from yelling fire in a crowded theater to showing sexual intercourse on television. These things arent all either, there are millions of things we use or see every day that are censored for a reason. The reason can be many but the three most important reasons are for an adult or childs wellbeing, for the decency of our society and for privacy of each other. All of these things are censored because our lives are influenced by these reasons in one way or another. This will tell ... it is today these things would be much worse, our children would be sexual active at very young ages and crime rates would shoot upward. A civilization does not rise in the strength of its laws, however. It rises on the strength of its values. What values are we teaching by not having censorship in our society? No its not freedom of speech and its not freedom of the ...
- 23435: The Twenties And Thirties
- ... of people without jobs. In the twenties, industry took a very big step. The automotive industry was the largest industry there was. The assembly line made mass production possible, and the industry boomed. Henry Ford's assembly line, located in Detroit, Michigan, was the largest one in the country and possibly in the world. When Ford first started making cars, the only car he made was a black Model-T. Almost everybody in the United States had a car. Three-out-of-four families owned one or more cars. With the assembly line they made a lot more cars in one day than they did before. Instead of paying for the cars with cash, people could now use credit to purchase items. Since most families didn't have the money, they would buy the car with credit and pay off the debt later. The thirties was a bad time for the automotive industry. By now Ford had made a Model-A ...
- 23436: Oedipus 2
- ... his father was so afraid of the prophecy that he gave his son away to be killed. The will of the gods protected Oedipus and found two people to raise him. If the gods didn t control the lives of these people, Oedipus would surely be dead. Fate kept him alive to fulfill his prophecy. Oedipus was put in a situation where he couldn t protect himself, but was still able to overcome it. Oedipus is now older and leaves the people whom he thinks is his parents. While traveling he runs into a stranger. He gets into an argument ... the city is undergoing such terrible plagues? The whole town seems to be under a curse from the gods and Oedipus wants to know why. It is then when the prophet tells Oedipus the city s situation is due to the missing king. Oedipus vows to find the killer. Doing this he finds out the truth about his fate. Oedipus fate was pre-determined long before he ver had a ...
- 23437: "Twelve Angry Men": Reasonable Doubt
- ... that there is no way to prove it was the boy, saying the testimonies given were shaky. The others do not agree on this, arguing that the boy comes from a slum and one can't expect more from someone with this upbringing. Eight goes into the case assuming the boy is innocent, while the others attribute guilt to him. He first brings in a knife directly like the one used ... was even resgistered into his head. The Juror acted as if no ones opinion counted but his, and talked above everyone else. Juror Three gave into the pressure of the jury, realizing that he shouldn't have voted guilty to punish the boy for the memories he had of his son. He brought his personal life into play, following his heart instead of his head. There are some people in life who like to make things more difficult for others, the way Juror Three did. He was stubborn and did not wish to see anyone else's point of view. One will always have a "Juror Three" in his life. It is up to a person to take a stand like Juror Eight, and fight for what he believes in even ...
- 23438: Farenheit 451
- ... reason, they are forgotten quickly and not given a second thought. In the book there are more than two minor characters but to bore you with all of them would be cruel so we won t bother. The two that we will discuss are the ones that appealed to us the most. The first character I want to talk about is Clarisse McClellan. Clasrisse is a free spirited girl who is ... way things used to be in a way that is distorted a little to make it seem horrible. The character of Beatty serves the purpose of giving a different view and create controversy in Guy s mind and the readers mind, in Beatty s big speaking part he reveals many ideas that really makes you think about they way you lead your life and how the world around you works, and is what you think would be better ...
- 23439: Odysseus: Summary
- ... out. He went down to the manager to complain about the sink. The manager told him that in Cuba they are only allowed two hours of running water a day, and the two hours didn't start until later that afternoon (Ward 41). Odysseus' mouth was so arid he needed water immediately. He left the hotel and started strolling down the streets of Havana, when he decided to rob a store ... was approached by a modest women named Lolita. Lolita saw that Odysseus was injured and tired, so she invited him back to her house to rest. Odysseus politely accepted the offer and went to Lolita's house. There she made him soup called ajiaco, a Cuban favorite which has vegetables and meat mixed together (Vazquez 90). Odysseus nibbled on the soup while he watched television on the couch with Lolita. They ... would let him stay at their house for the night, when a young man approached Odysseus. He told Odysseus that he better leave at once, and that he looked like a old smuck. Odysseus didn't like to be told what to do, so he picked up a broken bottle off the of street and stabbed the kid in the heart. Then people at the parted chased after Odysseus, so ...
- 23440: Macbeth: A Shallow and Weak Man
- ... major weakness towards women, Macbeth gets pushed around by his wife and three witches. What exactly is decent about that? That shows nothing more then weakness, and there is no decency in that. Macbeth can't handle making up his own mind, and this allows the women in his life to be able to push him around. Macbeth has his death forecasted by the three witches and this scares him. It ... This causes him to make the decision to kill Duncan. However where is the decency in taking another mans life for self-greatness? Macbeth feels total guilt as well as remorse. However this guilt doesn't stop him from making evil choices. He also fears his friend Banquo, a truly honorable man. Banquo is a good example of a decent man, he is both caring and a courageous friend. Do any of Macbeth's fears make him decent or gentle? Macbeth is a very brave and noble leader, but this has nothing to do with what kind of man he is. Macbeth is a very shallow and weak ...
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