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- 28471: The School: Postmodernist Ideas
- The School: Postmodernist Ideas Barthelme's "The School" is the first postmodernist story I have ever read. When I read it for the first time, my lips formed a bitter smile. In my imagination, postmodernist stories differed from the classical ones ... car accident and when two children died while playing with each other in a dangerous place. What else, but pessimism, could one expect in an environment where every living thing, including children, is dying? Death's dominance in the story shows again that society, which presumably should foster the growth of the future individuals (i.e. children), destroys their very existence. By the end of the story, it is easy to ...
- 28472: Euthanasia
- ... an incurable disease that is immediately life threatening and causes that person to experience great suffering, do you, or do you not think that competent doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient's life through mercy killing, if the patient has made a formal request in writing?" It is proven in this first question that the general public believes that cases of great pain and suffering deserve the ... incurable disease that is not immediately life-threatening but causes that person to experience great suffering, do you, or do you not think that competent doctors should be allowed by law to end the patient's life through mercy killing, if the patient has made a formal request in writing?" As you can see, when a case is not immediately life threatening, the general publics answer is mixed. The people who ...
- 28473: Army Ants
- ... ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television." I am going to focus this report on the part of the quote, "..launch armies into war..," which sets a metaphor of ants and our armies in today's society. Ants have many tactics, so to speak, that are similar to the way our armies have when going to war. Ants have many different roles in their society. One of the main roles that ... by "armies" of thousands of ants and set out from the bivouac in various directions. They form two or three parties going out simultaneously in different directions for 100 yards or more. In the U.S. army we attack countries in different areas to weaken the force we are attacking. We send out thousands of troops in various directions and try to surround the source of the location being attacked. For ...
- 28474: Mythological Heroes: Achilles and Hercules
- ... at the sight of her infant son holding two snakes that he had killed with his bare hands. When Hercules grew to manhood, he married and had six sons, and again fell victim to Hera's hatred towards him. What Hera did was send a fit of madness upon Hercules who mistook his wife and children for enemies and killed them. When his sanity returned he realised what he had done ... the twelve labours, Hercules decided to settle down and he married the fair maiden Deianeira. When Deianeira was captured by a centaur named Nessus, Hercules shot the centaur with a poisoned arrow. With the centaur's dying breath he gave Deianeira a vial of his poisoned blood telling her she could use it to rekindle Hercules' love for her if it ever faded. One day when she felt that his lovewas ...
- 28475: Should Marijuana Be Legalized?
- ... will give patients with severe and dangerous diseases a new and effective medicine to help them. Yes, marijuana can help in medicine. "Marijuana is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known." One of marijuana’s greatest advantages as a medicine is its remarkable safety. It has little effect on major physiological functions. Marijuana is also far less addictive and far less subject to abuse than many drugs”. Marijuana as medicine ... marijuana availability and 44% have already broken the law by obtaining marijuana illegally. "Thirty-four states letting patients with certain conditions smoke dope" (Foreman 25). States such as Texas, California, Massachusetts, etc., have recognized marijuana’s therapeutic potential and have passed legislation supporting its value. These reforms could be passed throughout the nation with the help of people like you. Meanwhile, the only way for patients to gain legal access to ...
- 28476: Violence in Media: You Are What You Watch
- ... based "cop" shows has made violent crime a growth industry for the television, press, and media. Violence bombards us constantly. Networks shoot in sequence one violent scene after another, delivering untold numbing horror into Canada's living rooms, bedrooms, and nurseries. Taped TV violence, unlike real violence, repeats over and over in an accelerating pattern. The sounds and scenes of violence echo, firing in every direction without concern for targets or ... by loss of self-esteem, fear of crime, and fear of our neighbours. A permanent impression is made on the innocent minds of young children too young to read or speak. TV is destroying society's respect for human life. Daniel Boorstin, librarian of US Congress, said that TV has the power "to conjure up a self-created reality that can mold public values and influence behaviour." The Canadian Government guarantees ...
- 28477: Sweet Briar College
- ... its junior year abroad program. Sweet Briar believes that women are vastly underrepresented in the areas of math, engineering and sciences, their number one priority is preparing women for careers in these fields. Sweet Briar's students consist of about 600 women representing more then 40 states and 15 different countries. The campus consists of 35 buildings stretching over 3,300 acres. Tuition for the 1996 through 97' school year is ... and dance. Sweet Briar is one of the “International 50“ colleges, which refers to a group of private colleges that are noted for their contributions to international affairs. Sweet Briar was listed as Money magazine's 150 best college buys in the nation.
- 28478: Drug Abuse
- ... drug dealers in this country, than there are dentists. Illegal drug abuse must be stopped; it hurts our society, hurts us, and, most of all, hurts the user. Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of drug abuse, including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue. Illegal ... murder. Drug use, itself, can be a crime. It makes innocent citizens scared to walk out of their own homes, in their own neighborhoods. Drug abuse is a plague to society. Drug abuse drains society's resources by requiring that taxes be spent on funding enforcement agencies, educational programs and treatment facilities and on prosecution of drug users and dealers. Drugs hurt future generations of citizens, because drug abuse, particularly of ...
- 28479: Beowulf
- ... die for. This is not always accurate; some of the most legendary heroes from Greek mythology take advantage of many other traits. Loyalty, craftiness, intelligence, and keen observational skills are needed to escalate a hero’s stature. In “name of book” reflects both heroes with assumed features and elevated characteristics of a true hero. Oddyse demonstrates a multitude of different skills that many other heroes do not poses. For example, “My ... shallow barbaric traits of Hercules and other heroes in that he thinks before he acts. Physical strength is considered beautiful among the Greek culture. Odysseus strength far surpasses any other mortal as exhibited by Penelope’s bow test, “so effortlessly Odysseus in one motion strung the bow”(XXI.465-467.) With the ease of him stringing the bow compared to the inability of the suitors makes Odysseus seem super human. Through ...
- 28480: Russian Bank Scandal
- ... rebuild the fallen Russian economy. That money could now be being used to support criminal activities. As we see now this could be not only an international problem, but a domestic problem also. In today’s warfare the victor is left in rebuilding the fallen enemy. In this case the United States won the cold war and is now left to pay the bill for rebuilding Russia. The money that is ... serious effect on policy decision. If the money that is supposed to help the Russian people is being for wrongdoing and the Russians are behind this, the scandal could have a serious effect on U.S. and Russian relations. Policy makers will be force to make changes in the methods it helps Russian during this time of need. This scandal can be serious external triggering mechanism. With the scandal dealing largely ...
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