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- 27891: Pornography Censorship
- ... especially young people. What is happening is that the term pornography is which a broad word used in many different contexts and is difficult to determine what should be censored. Pornography is defined in Webster's dictionary as pictures, film, or writing which deliberately arouse sexual excitement. Well one thing might sexually excite one person but not another person. So by this definition one can understand why there is a lot ... their morals”(Caleshu 4). There are a number of perposal in Congress that would give some form of censorship or totally make the Internet free and open to all. Bills such as Sentor James Exon's Communications Decency Act which would punish any person who makes available any indecent communications in any form. Another similiar bill is the Communications Act of 1995, introduced by Representative Cox of California and Representative Wyden ...
- 27892: Invisible Man: Plot Summary
- Invisible Man: Plot Summary Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man opens with a prologue describing the main character in time after the begining of the body of the book. In the prologue, Ellison tells of the main characters invisibility. It is not a ... The Brotherhood and is sent out to spread the word of the group. He meets a man named Clfton, his first real freind, and clifon is shot by a police officer. He speaks at Clifton's funeral and the Brotherhood does not like what he says. he befriens a middle aged white woman whao flirs with him a good bit. one night while with her is is asked to come to ...
- 27893: Was Inca Rule Tyrannical?
- ... by our bad example people of such good conduct as were these natives, both men and women, and so little given to crime or excess.” (Hanke, 59) Garcilaso de la Vega shows how the Inca's agricultural system worked and flourished. They divided the land up into three parts. There was land for the Sun god, second the King, and thirdly the people. The King made sure that the people always ... well fed. Hanke writes about Viceroy Francisco de Toledo and his attack on the Incas. He was the most public and most determined of all the administrators sent to the New World to justify Spain's right to rule. He appointed Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa to record a history that would prove the Incas had “ruled by force, with deaths, robberies, and rapine without the will and election of the natives ...
- 27894: Indians, Contact, and Colonialism in the Deep South
- ... stronger in the readers mind. Obviously, I feel he rambles a little too much to make a point that should not even be debated amongst a reasonable and educated group of people. The white American’s history with the Indian was, and still is in many cases, misconstrued due to a racist recording of that history. Now, with the ability to employ cultural relativism as we look back on this grim ... particular, their religious practices were not as absurd as we once felt. Actually, in terms of religion, the Indians surely had reasons for the all of the things they did. Most likely, the white man’s lifestyle and religious practices probably seemed just as strange to the Indians as theirs did to the white man. If not for the physical domination and maltreatment of the Indian, their culture would probably be ...
- 27895: Urban Heat Islands
- ... abundant. In rural areas, a large part of the incoming solar energy is used to evaporate water from vegetation and soil. In cities, where less vegetation and exposed soil exists, the majority of the sun's energy is absorbed by urban structures and asphalt. Hence, during warm daylight hours, less evaporative cooling in cities allows surface temperatures to rise higher than in rural areas. Additional city heat is given off by ... a small thermal low- pressure area forms over the city. Sometimes a light breeze, called a country breeze which blows from the countryside into the city. If there are major industrial areas along the city's outskirts, pollutants are carried into the heart of town, where they tend to concentrate. At night, the extra warmth of the city occasionally produces a shallow unstable layer near the surface. Pollutants emitted from low ...
- 27896: Galileo Galilei "founder of modern experimental science"
- ... hydrostatic balance, was used by weighing the objects in water. Galileo returned to Pisa in 1589 and became a professor in math. He taught courses in astronomy at the University of Pisa, based on Ptolemy's theory that the sun and all of the planets move around the earth. Teaching these courses, he became more understanding of astronomy. In 1592, the University of Padua gave him a professorship in math. He stayed at that school for eighteen years. He learned and believed Nicolaus Copernicus's theory that all of the planets move around the sun, made a mechanical tool called a sector, explained the tides based on Copernican theory of motion of earth, found that the Milky Way was made ...
- 27897: Direct Democracy vs Representative Democracy
- ... in order for any form of democracy to function, Representative Democracy is the superior form of political rule. Jean Jacques Rousseau is considered by many to be the `Grandfather' of direct the democracy theory. Rousseau's ideal society would be where the citizens were directly involved in the creation of the laws which are to govern their lives. He maintained that, "all citizens should meet together and decide what is best ... those laws are imposed on people, that is equivalent to the people being enslaved. The citizens of a society must both develop and obey `the supreme decision of the general will', which is the society's determination of the common good. It is not even thinkable that all citizens will agree on what good is. Rousseau recognized this and accepted a term of majority rule. Those who voted against a policy ...
- 27898: Jazz 2
- Jazz Open Listening Report "Don’t worry, be happy" Don’t worry, be happy was by Played by Bobby Mcferrin in the seventies . The in this piece the texture changes a lot as the work progresses. Every time the music would take a slower beat the ...
- 27899: The Guam Flag (description)
- ... anchored in the middle of the sea. On the background, a common tourist attraction known as Two Lover Point juts majestically into the endless waters of the sea. A field of light blue represents Guam's unity with the sea and sky. Each symbol of the Guam flag represents its culture and heritage. The oval represents a Chamorro sling stone used as a weapon for warfare and hunting. The coconut tree ... River channel, where fresh water rushes out to interact with the ocean, symbolizes a willingness to share the resources of the land with others. The permanence of the landmass in the background demonstrates the Chamorro's commitment to their homeland and environment. This is my rendition of the Guam flag, I am very proud to say Guam is my home and home is where I would like to be someday.
- 27900: Andrew Jackson
- ... the one word that best describes the Puritan beliefs and the community structure is strict. The Puritan government during the time of this play is a theocracy—a government of God, run by the town’s minister. This means that the people cannot elect their own leaders. In The Crucible, the minister of the town is Reverend Samuel Parris. Mr. Herrick says to Danforth, “Mr. Parris command me, sir. I cannot ... up until sundown. If one fails to be in attendance, he will be punished accordingly. The Reverend Parris says, “There is obedience or the church will burn like hell is burning.” During the common folk’s spare time, they will not sit, read, or take part in any leisure activity unless they are studying or reading from their bibles. People believed that the common folks should not even have spare time ...
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