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- 27581: Endangered Species
- ... to blame” (World Losing 2a). There have always been animals that are becoming or have become extinct. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago, but dinosaurs became extinct because of natural causes. Animals in today’s world are becoming extinct for completely different reasons, mankind. When animals are endangered or become extinct we lose a valuable asset to our environment. For instance, when an animal becomes extinct, we as a society ... an overwhelming amount of animals being placed on the endangered species list every year. I feel with the addition of animals being placed on the endangered species list people should acknowledge the truth about what’s happening to the animals of the world and in return generate some support for the protection of these wonderful animals.
- 27582: Shakespeare And His Theater
- ... could understand the play. Not having a lighting technician to work the control panels, Shakespeare had to indicate wether it was dawn or nightfall by using a speech rich in metaphors and descriptive details. Shakespeare's theater was far from being bare, the playwright did have some valuable technical sources that he used to the best of his ability. The costumes the actors wore were made to be very elaborate. Many ... plays included passages of subtle poetry, of deep philosophy, and scenes of terrible violence. Shakespeare was an actor as well as a playwright, so he new well what his audience wanted to see. The company's offered as many as thirty plays a season, customarily changing the programs daily. The actors thus had to hold many parts in their heads, which may account for Elizabethan playwrights' blank verse writing style.
- 27583: An Attempt At A Rhetorical Ana
- ... 134). He tries to overcome the notion that the studying of literature is not a necessary part of the process of learning to read and write. He stresses the importance of the imagination and it’s appearance in our reality. He states: The fundamental job of the imagination in ordinary life, then, is to produce, out of the society we have to live in, a vision of the society we want ... in. (140) He provides several examples to advance his claim. The cliché receives much of his attention. He emphases that not only does Communism rely heavily on the cliché to cloud the minds of it’s followers, but we have our own also. He says the imagination is what allows us to realize that we can not take clichés literally, but to see beyond them. He speaks of government jargon or ...
- 27584: Gas Prices In The Bay Area
- ... and got people sick and killed another man. People having to suffer from the careless mistakes and the improper procedures taken by the people who run the refineries. Not only are we devastated by what’s happening at the refineries but we, as drivers, are devastated by the prices that we have to pay just for one gallon of gas. One gallon of unleaded fuel that is actually cheap since the ... cost, $1.05. Man, I know people miss that huh. I was speaking to A BART representative, who is on the BART board, told me that BART has gone up around 20%. To me that’s a lot. A.C. Transit has also gone up around 15%. So in a way it is good for the public transportation people and bad for the gas companies. Maybe the decrease in gas will ...
- 27585: Americas Fetish For Death
- ... always ended in a severe from of punishment. As these statistics continued to stagger, the district attorney of Georgia argued that despite the intimidating facts that there was no substantial evidence of racial discrimination. Death's effect upon racism was detrimental to African-Americans, though its transformation of American society would ultimately lead to the sadistic lust of massacre. Since the implication of death and racism, family entertainment has taken some ... that is accepted and viewed with an entertainment factor. What is even more terrifying is that it gives reason for psychologically distraught individuals to massacre others, such as that at Columbine High School. Capital Punishment's effect upon society is astronomical, and will continue to consume society and history. It has and will continue to mold our society into a world that tolerates such vulgarity and views it with a cold ...
- 27586: Gender Stereotypes
- ... uncomfortable with gays. They tend to associate gays only with negative things such as AIDS and other diseases. Gays are not allowed to serve in the army and to occupy high decision-making positions. That's why, it is not surprising that parents are concerned with the problem. They are trying to protect their kids from the society, large portion of which does not tolerate "deviations" from the established norms of ... contacts with men were limited. Recent studies discovered that you do not become a gay, you are born one, contrary to the assumption that sexuality is formed in the childhood. In this case, the parent's desire to fit their children into the stereotypes backfired and resulted in harming their children. The parents were a victim also, by following the rigid path of stereotyping they wounded the one that they love ...
- 27587: Obasan
- ... trapped behind in Japan following a visit to some relatives. Once Japan declares war, Naomi never sees her mother again. Thirty years later, Naomi returns home to visit her aunt, the "Obasan" of the book's title which is a term of endearment. Her beloved uncle has just died, so Naomi goes home to help her elderly aunt. When she arrives, she is distraught to see her aunt is barely a ... waits, Naomi discovers a package left by another aunt, a political activist and teacher, full of papers, news clippings, photographs, documents, letters... and memories. Obasan is a thoroughly gut-wrenching story of a Japanese family's efforts to survive the trauma of separation from home and each other. Forced to live in squalid conditions, sharing quarters with complete strangers, without enough food or supplies to adequately live, what happens to the ...
- 27588: Leadership Styles And Its Appl
- ... the private sector in India there is a lot of change taking place. With the coming in of foreign investment, Indian enterprises have to be competitive and change with the times. In the past, India's private sectors comprised of family owned business and the employers did not care much for their employees, as they had the power of money. The leadership style of adopted by them was authoritative. Employees were ... companies function, there is a lot of work still to be done. Change of leadership style is an important area in which Indian companies should invest time and energy. In a labour abundant country, people's satisfaction is an easy thing to forget, however, it is important that their needs are fulfilled, if the organisation is to be successful. People are the greatest asset an organisation has and if leaders of ...
- 27589: The Age Of The Earth
- ... demonstrates relative accuracy. What would be inconsistent, is to think that "God made everything relatively recent" (Wiens, P.1). Works Cited Howerter, Mark E. "Radiometric Dating: An Excersize in Faith." 1996. P.1. Dr. Brown's web site. Wiens, Roger C. "A Christian Perspective" P.1. Dr. Brown's web site.
- 27590: Ramses
- ... children were thought to be daughters. Ramses married his first wife Nefertari in 1267 B.C., even before he took the throne. She was his first and greatest love. Ramses appointed Nefertari, after his father's death, as the "Great Royal Wife" and the "Mistress of Upper and Lower Nile". She had born his first son. Ramses went as far as to construct an enormous statue of his beloved wife next ... princess, a Syrian princess, a Hittite princess, one of his sisters, and several daughters. When Ramses II first became pharaoh he crusaded along the eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea taking back all of Egypt's land. As his father did, he fought with the Hittite too. When he went into war with the Hittite, in 1275 B.C., he had an army of about twenty- thousand men camped in Kadesh ...
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