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- 25511: Essay On the Movie "Lord of the Flies"
- ... The song kept repeating, and repeating, I really got irritated hearing it over and over again. My second example is when the boys were hunting for the beast. The music was too slow. It didn't match mood of the boys when they were hunting. The music showed as if the boys are going to a party. Secondly, The special effects in the movie was not done properly for the film ... no platform, and scar as described in the book. In conclusion, you should watch a coloured version of The Lord of the Flies. I would suggest that the book is also great to read. That's why I'm saying that this movie is not worth watching because the 3 good reasons I gave explains why.
- 25512: Intercultural Miscommunication
- ... language may have a problem comprehending each other when accents are used and emphasis is places differently on words and sentences. The Canadian versus American accent is the closest conflicting one to us. The American’s put a different long or short sound on some vowels and say different common idiomatic phrases then we do. The American’s, for example tell Canadians, that we say the word “eh” quite a lot, or the phrase “out and about”. Canadians tell Americans that they say “huh” a lot. Even within one country there is a difference in the sound of language. For instance, Canada’s east coast population has a very different distinct sound to it then the west coast, and vice versa. Idioms are one way that the potential for misunderstanding is increased, when different cultures interact and ...
- 25513: Ebola
- ... The fatality of the diseases are different. The Ebola Zaire strain is fatal to about 90% of its cases. Ebola Sudan strain is fatal in about 60% of its cases. The Ebola Tai strain can't be determined there has only been one know case of this particular strain. The Ebola Reston is not know to be fatal to humans. The incubation period or the period between the time of exposure ... the virus involves careful managment of fluid and electrolyte balance is critical. replacement of plasma albumin may be useful. Heprin (a blood clotter) has been used to try to help. Most of the time it's a waiting game to see if you servive. There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola. The key to finding a cure would be to discover its natural host. Scientists have no evidence of the ...
- 25514: The Canterbury Tales
- ... Among those people whom Chaucer criticized very much were the Friar and the Pardoner. In the medieval society, where people were very religious, illiterate and superstitious, the Friar was respected as God himself. The Friar s job in the church was to help people, who committed crime, by giving them a guide to pray for a certain time so that they can receive absolution. But the Friar in the Canterbury Tales ... position by selling some papers which he claimed if people bought, their time in purgatory would be shortened after death; he sold them for very high price. He also claimed that he had Virgin Mary s veil, which would have been 1330 years after Mary died. He also claimed that he had St. Peter s sail and said the pig bones, he always carried with him, were relics of St. Peter. Chucer also criticized him by implying him as a homosexual by referring him to a gelding or a ...
- 25515: Lord Of The Flies - Civilized Vs. Savage
- ... gnawing at raw meat right off of the bone. In a way that stereotype was satisfied in this novel. Savage behaviour might be best described as the act of living like primitive animals who don't care for others and expect 'instant gratification' from almost everything they do. Instant gratification can be best described by the following: to do something and expecting immediate results. The result for savage behaviour is that ... savage they go so far that it results in the destruction of their environment as well as the destruction of their civilized minds. On the other hand, civilization is the partial suppression of a human's natural thoughts and movements. Civilization is the ability to take all force associated with savagery and to use it to create and maintain a certain order. At the beginning of this novel, the boys make ...
- 25516: Philippine Annexation
- ... thousand miles away. He felt that how could a senator set laws to people that he really did not know anything about. He also felt how can you govern them when in reality you don’t “speak their language, read their newspaper, know how their schools are run, or know their religion.” Mason argued that by giving independence to the people of the Philippines meant that they would have the right ... the United States which is the opportunity to vote on an issue like this. I also have to agree with Mason when he said, “how can you govern people ten thousand miles, when you don’t speak their language, cannot read their newspapers, don’t know their schools or their religion. In my opinion, I feel that Carnegie-Mason were the winners of the debate.
- 25517: Antigone: Who Is The Tragic Hero?
- ... hero. She tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend to give my brother burial. I'll be glad to die in the attempt, -if it's a crime, then it's a crime that God commands" (Sophocles 4). She was also punished for doing what was right. Her epiphany came, hidden from the audience, before she hung herself. Creon's "nobleness" of taking in young Antigone and Ismene is overshadowed by his egotistical nature. He will not allow justice to come about simply because he wants to protect his image. He says, "If she ...
- 25518: The Road Beneath My Feet
- ... has a very interesting meaning behind it. This meaning is one that many younger people such as myself would benefit most from. I think that the whole point of the story is that you shouldn t just rush along and always be in such a hurry. Eventually, you will get to your destination anyway, and the hurrying may cause you to miss out on a lot of beauty that you come ... fun things that you are only capable of doing at a young age. Eventually, you will grow up. The old man in this story is the one supplying this wisdom and information to us. He s been there before and he is telling the author just to take his time and not be in such a hurry, because the trail will still lead to his destination after dusk.
- 25519: Klinefelter Syndrome
- ... is known through that it happens during the process of meiosis in which chromosomes split. WHO IT AFFECTS??? Klinefelter Syndrome only occurs in males. This is so because females have a similar condition called Turner s Syndrome who generally has the same side effects as Klinefelter Syndrome. Instead of having one X chrosomes they have two. Where as in Klinefelter patients are XXY, instead of XY which is the normal. PROGNOSIS ... difficulties frustration based outbursts motor skill issues developmental delays Although these things are Klinefelter Syndrome, many doctors distinguish chromosomal anomalies. From any possible resulting syndrome diseases, and conditions. As I mentioned earlier not all XXY s will develop any or all these conditions. Since the extra X is just one of the 47 and there s a lot of other genetic material that can affect someone with this condition. HOW COMMON IS IT?? This syndrome occurs in 1 to 1,000 approximately every so often. In live male births making ...
- 25520: Shih Huang Ti
- ... destroy everything left behind. Shih was very disturbed with these invasions, so in the year 214 B.C.E. he freed prisoners and gathered workers and herds of animals. He gave all this to Meng T’ien, his loyal general. Meng and the men and animals were sent north to fortify Shih’s kingdoms from invading armies. Shih planned to make a great wall by extending and enlarging preexisting walls made by previous rulers. This "great" wall would serve as a barricade to keep out all tribes that ...
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