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- 27501: Gender Communication
- ... and women are saying. She suggests that once people are able to decipher some of these meta-messages more effective communication is possible. Another area that we researched were the differences in men and womens personal networks. We found that when compared to men, women have more family ties than non-family ties. Men also have family ties but are more likely to include co-workers in their networks. What ... woman who has to face these types of accusations and stereotypes cannot effectively complete the tasks assigned to her. Much of the conflict facing women in the business world can be seen in Cheris Kramaraes Muted Group Theory. Because language is a "Man-made construction. The language of a particular culture does not serve all its speakers equally, for not all speakers contribute in an equal fashion to its formulation ...
- 27502: The Trojan War
- ... city-states. A city- state consisted of a city or town and the surrounding villages and farmland. The Greek city-states were independent and quarreled often with one-another. These city states established the world's first democratic government. The Greeks believed that certain gods and goddesses watched over them and directed their daily lives. Families would try to please these gods by offering sacrifices, gifts, and ceremonies. Greeks flocked to ... of the city. The Athenians built a temple to Athena on the hill. Pericles also began the Propylaea in addition tot he Parthenon. The Propylaea was never completed. All citizens except those of the city's poorest class were eligible for the council and for all other offices. Women were not citizens and could not vote or hold office. All public officials were chosen annually by drawing lots. Generals were elected ...
- 27503: Reverence
- ... supplied him with documents to be turned over to Communist agents. Hiss was indicted and sentenced to prison. Chambers showed reverence to God by not making his wife have an abortion and by seeing God's plan through his daughter. Reverence is the attitude which can be designated as the mother of all moral life, for in it man first takes a position toward the world which opens his spiritual eyes ... Therefore, it is the mother of the moral life inasmuch as it allows a person to recognize what is good and worthy of honor. One example of reverence in real life took place in Beethoven's home, which had been turned into a memorial museum. In one room was his piano on which he wrote many of his great works. A student from Vassar College asked the guard if she might ...
- 27504: Columbine High School and Its Effects
- ... across the nation. It will have a lasting effect, not only in the students at Columbine High School and their families, but the nation as a whole is affected. A big question on many peoples mind when thinking about this tragedy is How were these students allowed to get the ammunition and guns used? People can not help but think that this could have been prevented if America had stricter gun laws. The president, along with congress and the Colorado Legislature, responded to this thought. The National Rifle Association supported President Clintons proposals of tougher federal enforcement of existing gun laws and placing more federal prosecutors and law officers on gun cases. Many agree that both areas are major problems. Many of the points made on the ...
- 27505: Many Advertisements Use Codes to Convey a Fairy Tale to Consumers
- ... The companies show how they are making the card game New and Improved, something every consumer likes to hear. Consumers believe they can get better quality when they hear this phrase, but this ad doesn't really give better quality to the game. Although the computer game can be used to play with cards on may never own, such as a $350 Black Lotus, the game and its concepts are still the same and will remain so. The price, which is kept a secret unless you call the 800 number in small print at the bottom of the ad, just isn't worth it. More cards would be on the market by the time the CD was released, giving it a disadvantage. The price and means of the advertisement, or fairy tale, are not worth the end ...
- 27506: Hinduism and Buddhism
- Hinduism and Buddhism Hinduism is the main religion of India. Honduism has no founder or formal church. This religion's roots are from ancient Aryan beliefs and practices. It is the way a way of life. Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism has somewhat of a founder of the religion. It all started around 600 b.c. The ... After years of searching, he meditated under a tree, and he recieved enlitghtenment. He now understood the cause of suffering. From then on he was known as the Buddha which started the religion, Buddhism. Hindu's beliefs are recorded in sacred texts. The most important being the Vedas and the Upanishads. The Vedas contains eternal thruths that were reveiled to the wise men. The Upanishads helped to explain the ideas that ...
- 27507: Symbolic Analysts
- ... to their abilities, could be raking in the dough. Reich suggests that the United States is in the best position to capture the growth of the symbolic analyst, allowing for the coming boom. The U.S. has the best university system on the globe. While most elementary education is still backward, there are also some schools which prepare young minds for their futures as analysts. The U.S. also has an advantage over developing countries in that the analyst has been here already for some time. There are specific zones of learning and innovation already present in our country that will take years ...
- 27508: Macbeth Character Analysis
- Character Analysis In the tragedy Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare, many character traits are portrayed through the various characters throughout the play. Macbeth was one of Shakespeare s greatest tragedies. It was completed in 1606 and was most likely first performed before King James I and his royal family at Hampton Court. King James I is believed to be a direct descendent of ... Duncan. So in order for Macbeth to attain this highest honor he must dispose of King Duncan and not be caught. But with this murder comes many more acts of lack of integrity on Macbeth s behalf. In another scene in the play Macbeth is forced to kill one of his long time friends Banquo. Instead of doing it himself Macbeth hires murderers to kill Banquo for him showing once again ...
- 27509: Hatchet
- In the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, the main character Brian Robeson is a thirteen-year-old boy from Hampton, New York. Brian's parents just got a divorce. Brian is on his way to visit his father in Canada when the pilot has a heart attack. Brian manages to crash the plane in a lake in the Canadian ... to react quickly helped him in many ways. I read this book in sixth grade and I still remember everything about it. The entire time I read the book I was constantly amazed at Brian's ability to come through in tough situations. He never thought that he would not be rescued. He felt that sooner or later he would get home. I love his strong will and positiveness. Instead of ...
- 27510: Clouds
- ... which are considered to be storm clouds are the ones with flat bases to their rounded domes. Clouds are so hard to distinguish now a days. Living in L.A is the worst. You can't tell if it is a group of clouds or just a big puff of smog. You really can't tell which is which because the different kinds of clouds frequently merge with each other, making it difficult to tell them apart.
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