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- 24581: Romeo And Juliet Quote Essay
- ... wilt not, be but sworn my love, 39 And I ll no longer be a Capulet. 41 Tis but thy name that is my enemy. 42 Thou art thyself, thou not a Montague. 43 What s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot, 44 Nor arm, nor face, [nor any other part] 45 Belonging to a man. O, be some other name! 46 What s in a name? That which we call a rose 47 By any other word would smell as sweet. 48 So Romeo would, were he not Romeo called, 49 Retain that dear perfection which he owes ... prejudice and bias and these are found all over the world. I discovered that the major theme of the play was contradiction, and I found two contradictions in the passage. Juliet keeps saying that Romeo s name is not what makes him an individual or himself, yet a lot of people believe that their name, race, ethnicity, or religion makes up who they are. Another contradiction is that the children ...
- 24582: Hereditary Colon Cancer
- ... Non-Polyposis (HNPCC). HNPCC accounts for five to ten percent of all cases. HNPCC develops also at a young age but not as young as FAP patients. The actual cancer appears in the persons 40's. HNPCC is known as a "fast growing" form of cancer. Along with colon cancer HNPCC patients are also at a much higher risk for other forms of cancer. Page 2 The causative factors of these ... irritable bowel, and polyps. An individual cannot change their genes. They can however, decrease their chance of getting colon cancer through prevention. There are recognized ways of preventing colon cancer or at least lowering one's chance of contracting the disease. One way is to follow a low fat diet, a diet where no more then 20 percent of the calorie intake are fat, and by eating five to eight servings ... is also a key factor in reducing the risk of colon cancer. A high water intake reduces the chance of chronic constipation, which is a risk factor, by increasing peristalsis and flushing out the body's wastes. Page 3 There are no early warning signs of colon cancer. The signs and symptoms of colon cancer are obstruction, intermittent abdominal pain, weight loss, diarrhea, black stools, and occasionally an abdominal mass. ...
- 24583: Is the Unites States Political System a Legitimate Democracy?
- ... morally defensible principles and that they should therefore obey it," then there must necessarily be a connection between what the people want and what the government is doing if legitimacy is to occur. The U.S. government may be considered legitimate in some aspects, and illegitimate in others. Because voting is class-biased, it may not be classified as a completely legitimate process. Although in theory the American system calls for ... percent of the voters voted against him"(Lind, 314). Political parties in America are weak due to the anti-party, anti-organization, and anti-politics cultural prejudices of the Classical Liberals. Because in the U.S. there is no national discipline to force citizens into identifying with a political party, partisan identification tends to be an informal psychological commitment to a party. This informality allows people to be apathetic if they ... that the President runs foreign policy as an emperor. The President is the chief diplomat, negotiator of treaties, and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. There has been a steady growth of the President's power since World War II. This abundance of foreign presidential power may cause one to believe that our democratic system is not legitimate. However, Presidential power in domestic affairs is limited. Therefore, though the ...
- 24584: Social Order Versus Personal F
- ... gossip. But these radicals are merely people who are unyielding to the harness of the rich. They have attempted to achieve their own satisfaction, however unsavory to the rest of the order. Ellen and Newland s personal feelings for each other are passionate, burning, and intensely primitive. The impact an unmasked relationship would have is extremely far-reaching. It would be devastating to Newland s wife, May. The waves would also be felt internationally by Ellen s husband in Poland. Newland and Ellen would be ostracized by the entire upper-rank, ruining not only their own lives, but others as well. The complex set of rules and regulations that accompany living ...
- 24585: The Search for a Better Tax System
- ... the cost is estimated at between $300 and $600 billion, close to half of the entire federal budget (Adams 117). Second, a tax is bad that discourages enterprise, hard work, and investment (Adams117). In Smiths words "a tax that may obstruct the industry of the people, and discourage them from applying to certain branches of business which might give maintenance and employment to great multitudes" (Adams 117). In other words ... rebels were able to create or find loopholes by the thousands (Adams 212). High income earners and the upper middle class "seemed to disappear" (Adams 212). Forth, a tax is bad that, in Adam Smiths words, "puts citizens through Odious examinations of the tax gatherer, and exposes them to much unnessicary trouble, vexation, and oppression. In other words, "if its direct" (Adams 217). It is better when the IRS audits a business to check sales taxes than when it audits individuals. Smith Said, "in some one form or another, these four ways taxes are ...
- 24586: Romeo And Juliet 10
- ... the past four hundred years, the famous play, Romeo and Juliet, has inspired many readers across the globe. The classic play, written by famous playwright William Shakespeare has captured and will continue to capture people s minds. The main question that rises is why this play has been read for so long. The story consists of two star- crossed lovers who fall in love at first sight. One of the main ... and Juliet is also a play which is full of anger, passion, and death. The secrecy of the marriage of Romeo and Juliet pointed out a form of dramatic irony. This is shown by Juliet s double-edged phrases when Lady Capulet is denouncing Romeo. For example, Ay madam, from the reach of these my hands: would none but I might verge my cousin s death. (Act III, Scene V, line 86) or when Juliet states in an awkward way, indeed I never shall be satisfied with Romeo till I behold him -dead- (Act III, Scene V, line 95) ...
- 24587: Hiv
- ... AIDS represent among the most pressing public-policy and public-health problems worldwide. COSTS I think that the AIDS epidemic is having a profound impact on many aspects of medicine and health care. The U.S. Public Health Service estimates that in 1993, the lifetime cost of treating a person with AIDS from infection to death is approximately $119,000. Outpatient care, including medication, visits to doctors, home health aids, and ... accounted for approximately 32 percent of the total cost. Persons exposed to HIV may have difficulty in obtaining adequate health-insurance coverage. Yearly AZT expenses can average approximately $6,000, although in 1989 the drug's maker did offer to distribute AZT freely to HIV-infected children. The yearly expense for DDI is somewhat less at $2,000. Therefore, if the AIDS epidemic is not controlled, its cost to American taxpayers ... a grass-roots political response, as well as government action. First evident in urban gay men, AIDS moved an already politically organized gay community to create service, information, and political organizations, such as Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Those groups have lobbied the federal government for funding and favorable policies. ACT UP was formed in 1987 to urge speed in drug ...
- 24588: Role Of The Common Man In A Ma
- ... audience meets Steward, Thomas Mores butler. He is a humble character but has some extremely important lines that foreshadow Thomas Mores future. My master Thomas More would give anything away to anyone. I say that s bad because some day someone s going to ask him for something that he wants to keep; and he ll be out of practice. There must be something he wants to keep its only common sense. (Bolt 17) This quote foreshadows ... meets the Boatman, who seems to be quite ordinary and poor. In the short conversation that he has with Thomas More, an additional line foreshadows the future. The river looks black tonight. They say it s silting up, is that so? (Bolt 28) In this line, river looking black foreshadows thing becoming worse and even death. The Common Mans characters aid in setting the mood and foreshadow events that are ...
- 24589: United Nations Reform
- United Nations Reform Many of the UN's functions and responsibilities have come under weighty circumstances. For example, the delegation of revenue to it's ramifications and the standard of which who will maintain a seat on the security counsil are two of the main topics. First off, financing the United Nations 15 specialized agencies, the UN itself, and roughly ... States and Russia, have been with-holding a portion of their assessed contribution due to their dissatisfaction with certain aspects of UN administration. The concern also exists that since all members must pay in U.S. dollars which are earned strictly through trade, the United States indirectly causes many developing nations to fall behind on payments. Secondly, the struggle just to maintain one of the two year seats on the ...
- 24590: Charles Darwin And Imperialism
- ... here. Charles Darwin had a tremendous amount of influence on the scientific community and the English population. It can be seen that Darwinism played a large part in justifying the imperial behavior of England. Darwin's studies on nature and the behavior of animals had unlocked "Pandora's Box" in a manner of speaking. He studies reveal how close to nature humanity really is. The English empire quickly saw themselves as a dominant predatorial species of the world. In conclusion, the English empire used Darwinian concept to justify the on-going process of imperialism. Charles Darwin's ideas elevated the ego's of the English people to over-estimate themselves socially and globally. The affects of Darwinism can be seen throughout the spectrum of social interaction both in the animal kingdom ...
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