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- 2931: The Crucible: It's Easy To Blame Anyone
- The Crucible: It's Easy To Blame Anyone The book The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, is set back in the late 1600's based on Puritan beliefs tells about many people accused of witchcraft in Salem Massachusetts and hung for it. They believe that they will be “purified” if they strip away all the extras of the mass ... of the state and he has representatives acting as religious authorities. The religious authorities, reverends, rule the state. The play has two main characters. The first one is John Proctor. He is the protagonist. John's beliefs remain the same and is a honest man. On the other hand, Abigail Williams, is not. She is the antagonist. Abigail likes to change her story to favor herself. Throughout the play, victims ...
- 2932: Employee Assistance Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs This being the day of the great downsize many managers are hurrying to make the cut's and in doing so closely examining their Employee-Assistance Programs for effectiveness. What are they? How do they help? How do they work? Are they worth the hassle? What are they? By definition employee-assistance programs (EAP's) give a business the means for identifying employees whose job performance is negatively affected by personal problems. EAP's should arrange for structured assistance to solve those problems with the goal of reestablishing the employee's job performance. Three ways they help the employer and the employee: First, EAP's should help in ...
- 2933: The Villains In Much Ado About Nothing and Othello
- ... Nothing" depicts the story of a group of high-ranking soldiers who travel through a town called Messina. They had been to the town before, and this time Claudio confesses his love for the governor’s daughter, Hero. Because Leonato is so fond of Claudio, the wedding is set to be a few days away. This gives Don John, Claudio’s bastard brother, a chance to show his true hatred for Claudio. He comes up with a scheme to make Claudio think that Hero is cheating by dressing Margaret in her clothing and perching her near ... she did not cheat on him, she did not expect that kind of reaction. She is so dejected that she faints, and everyone assumes she is dead. Eventually Borrachio is overheard talking about Don John’s plan, and Don John is arrested. Later Claudio learns that Hero is not actually dead, and they are finally married. "Othello"’s Iago is very much similar to Don John. He wants to get ...
- 2934: Neil Simon
- ... to achieve recognition and acceptance of women who had traditionally been denied a role in the institutions and organizations which governed both Canadian politics and culture. An active suffragist, writer, prohibitionist, and political agitator, McClung's efforts brought about much change in Canadian society. While an examination of the reforms and movements she supported are obviously feminist in nature, it is difficult to determine the root of her feminist beliefs. Today's terms for first wave feminists were not used in Nellie McClung's era. Now, these activists are labeled as either maternal or equal rights feminists and such a label would seem to dictate a distinct philosophy and motives for reform. McClung is difficult to label since ...
- 2935: Metaphors that Justify War
- Metaphors that Justify War Truth Uncloaked Do you think we had all the information that was at the President's disposal when he made the decision to deploy our troops in the Gulf? Do you think having that information might have made you feel more comfortable about our involvement? Should our government decide what we get to know and what we don't? By in large, we hear exactly what our government wants us to hear. Knowing this, at no other time paralleled in history, we want the truth; we thirst for it like those traveling through the ... War Two specific conditions are necessary to justify war. First, direct aggression against the United States, our allies, or those who are unable to protect themselves against direct aggression. Second, indirect aggression against the U.S.. During both conditions the moral correctness, realistic threat and potential harm would be assessed to determine an appropriate response. After a decision has been made from those premises, war could morally be justified and ...
- 2936: Macbeth - Influence Of Characters On Macbeth
- One of the most commonly debated issues concerning morality is the concept of nature versus nurture. Which is more integral to one’s behavior: the inborn qualities or the influences of life on the individual? Mark Twain, in his essay entitled "What Is Man?" describes humankind this way: Man the machine--man the impersonal engine. Whatsoever a man ... moved, directed, COMMANDED, by EXTERIOR influences--SOLELY. (What Is Man?, Mark Twain, http://underthesun.cc/Classics/Twain/whatman/Whatisman.htm) There is some scientific basis for this claim. Studies have shown that both a person’s genetic structure and the circumstances to which he or she is subjected have bearing on how a person thinks, feels and acts. Considering this, the actions of the character Macbeth must be evaluated by his ... Macbeth for his heroic service in battle, Macbeth replies that "Your highness' part / Is to receive our duties; and our duties / Are to your throne and state children and servants" (1.4.23-25). Macbeth's metaphor expresses a common idea of the time: A King cares for his people as a father cares for his children; and the people are supposed to act like obedient children. (http://clicknotes.com/ ...
- 2937: On As I Lay Dying
- On As I Lay Dying William Faulkner's complex novel As I Lay Dying presents many different views and ideas. With the use of James Joyce's stream of consciousness technique, Faulkner allows his reader to presented with many sides to the story and participate in the events of the story without blanking making statements. In this beginning section Faulkner used two ... her religious prejudices. She tells the reader about the way people perceived Darl, " I always said Darl was different from those others. I always said he was the only one of them with his mother's nature, had any natural affection." page 20, "and he's the one folks say is queer, lazy and just pottering around the place no better than Anse," page 23. Cora's husband, Vernon, is ...
- 2938: Harwood's "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" and "Home of Mercy"
- Harwood's "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" and "Home of Mercy" The poetry of Gwen Harwood reflects a great deal on the values of society and of Harwood herself. These values are clearly shown in her poems "Home ... for Ann Jennings". In both of these poems Harwood explores contrasting views of women. The two poems I chose both show completely different views on motherhood and childbirth. In "Home of Mercy" Harwood explores society's views whereas in "An Impromptu for Ann Jennings" she presents us with her own views. An "Impromptu for Ann Jennings" is a tribute to Ann Jennings who was a neighbour and a close personal friend ... of motherhood. The way Harwood presents to us the women in this poem are that through childbirth they have been bought closer together and have become emotionally stronger. There is no mention of the husband's in the poem which also leads the reader to believe that the women are independent and strong. The opening two stanzas are very reflective of their times together. "Sing, memory, sing those seasons in ...
- 2939: Building A Radio Empire-chancellor Media
- ... enabling this media to reach a mass market. Radio. At first there was the print, and then there was sound . . . In 1821 an English man named Wheatstone reproduced sound. However, the future of radio didn t really begin until 1890 when Branly transmitted the first radio waves in France. In 1901 the American Marconi Company, the forerunner of RCA, sent radio signals across the Atlantic. And five years later, a program of voice and music was broadcast in the United States. In 1907 DeForest began a regular radio broadcast featuring music. In 1909 the first talk-radio format, covering women s suffrage, was broadcast. And in 1912, the United States Congress passed a law to regulate radio stations. In 1917 the first radio station, KDKA, was built; and in 1920 the first scheduled programs on KDKA ... of commercial airtime was $100. By 1924, the first sponsored radio program, The Eveready Hour, began. In that same year there were two and a half million radio sets in the United States. The 1930 s are characterized as the Golden Age of radio. In 1929 automobile manufacturers began installing radios in cars. In 1933 Armstrong discovered FM waves. And in 1934, the government passed the Communications Act, creating the ...
- 2940: The Role of Decision Making in the Pre-Crisis Period of India (15 March, 1959 - 7 September, 1962)
- ... passed since the dramatic cling of arm in the remote Himalayan region of the Sino-Indian border. This Time gap seems to be appropriate for a correct reexamination of the conflict. The account of India's attempt to find balance with China, ever since the Kongska Pass incident in 1959 until the attack of 1962, is not merely a fact sheet that we can brows and toss and toss away. In stead we have to link each idea to the event and causes that might have played a role in the conflict. Ever since 1959 the border problem between Asia's biggest two nation- states has been picking up speed at a threatening speed. The year 1962 was the unfortunate year for India which knocked out any possibility of understanding between China and India. Of course, such an act of terror could have not started without some kind of the reason, whatever it may be. The chronological order of pre-crisis decisions taken India's authorities are of great importance. The role of the decision-makers before the time of the armed conflict had a big significance for India's position on political and economic matters in the continent ...
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