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- 3271: Comparison and Contrast of The Lottery and The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
- ... contain a gathering of townspeople. In "...Omelas there is music, dance, and special attire incorporated in the gathering, whereas in "The Lottery," the women show up "wearing faded house dresses and sweaters." Although Le Guin's environment seems more festive, all the folks in both stories are coming together for what seems to be enjoyable, even celebratory occasions. However, I believe the major similarity lies in the fact that these many ... handed down from generation to generation, it is very much a tradition to them. The men in "The Lottery" are "speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes"(para 3) and in "...Omelas," the farmer's market is described as nothing less than "magnificent"(para 3). The most obvious reason for these references is that the rituals performed in both stories are suppose to have an effect on harvest. "Lottery in ... each of these tales begins pleading for release from their inevitable doom. The child in "...Omelas" says "Please let me out. I will be good!"(para 8), while in "The Lottery," Tessie screams, "It isn't fair, it isn't right"(para 79). In Le Guin's story, death comes through slow, twisted torture. The naked child sacrifice is locked in a dark cellar room, fed only a small portion ...
- 3272: Gawain and Roland
- ... me your name, and I shall fare forth to find you, so far as I may, and this I say in good certain, and swear upon oath." (G&GK, pt.1, ln. 400-403) Gawain's agreement might have been honorable, but it doesn't strike me as particularly bright. Roland had the same type of problem. His honor also got him to into trouble. One perfect example of this was when Roland made his Uncle Ganelon so angry by antagonizing him that Ganelon used Roland's concept of honor to make Roland take the rear guard and be slaughtered. Roland antagonized Ganelon by saying: "Quoth Roland: ‘ Ganelon my step she is the man" (SOR, ln.229) Roland also felt honor ...
- 3273: Henry Ford Essay
- ... Model A cars. These cars were known for their reliability, yet were still too expensive for the average American. Over the next five years Ford and his engineers produced models with the letters B through S, the most successful of which was the Model N (priced at $500) , and the least successful was the Model K (priced at $2500). It was obvious from the Model N that the key to the companies success lay in inexpensive cars for a mass market. The answer that Ford and the American consumer were looking for was the Model T. The Model T, a small, sturdy four-cylinder car with an attractive design and a top speed of 45 mph, hit the market in 1908. It’s success came from it’s attractive price, at $850, and ...
- 3274: John Hancock
- In all of American history, there are many men who stand out and emphasize the history ofour country. This man, John Hancock, is one of those extraordinary men that stand out.John’s life began on January 16, 1736 in Braintree, Massachuchetts.John was the middle child of three. He was the son of (Rev.) John Hancock, born on June 1, 1702 in Lexington, Massachuchetts and son of Mary Hawke, born on October 13, 1711 in Hingham, Massachuchetts. Mary was once married before she married John Hancock Sr. Her previous marriage ended in her former husband’s death.(Rev.) John Hancock was well-liked by his parish, was paid well, and was provided a very comfortable home. In return of their generosity, he was a "faithful shepard." He kept an attentive watch over the morals and religious well-being of all members of the parish. Ever since John’s (Jr.) birth, he was perceived to go to Harvard. At the age of six, his parents sent him to a local dame school. Later he was sent to another school, in which he might ...
- 3275: Child Abuse: Who's at Risk and the Outcomes?
- Child Abuse: Who's at Risk and the Outcomes? As Rothery and Cameron (1990) report "It is now clear from historical and epidemiological analysis that although child sexual abuse is a recently recognized problem, it has always been present ... school. Self-esteem Victims generally experience low self-esteem throughout their lives. There is emotional and physical abuse that stays with the victim after the abuse has ended. This would have traumatic affects on one's self-esteem. "Such abuse is extremely prevalent, and serious sexual abuse affects about 20% of female and about 10% of male children. Such abuse also has serious and permanent mental health sequelae in up to ... due to the stress of the situation, remaining silent, and keeping the act from their mother experience diminished self-esteem. The groundwork for self-esteem is laid during our childhood years and blossoms into one's identity during adulthood. When that groundwork is disturbed during childhood it can have devastating effects into adulthood. "Although symptoms of depression and suicidal feelings and behavior may emerge during the abuse, or early adolescence ...
- 3276: Tariffs and Trade Restrictions To Save Jobs
- ... laws, not the least of which is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. As it turns out, import restrictions do not save jobs, they cost them. The flaw in the protectionist's argument is to view only a tiny part of the economy, imagining how it would be affected by taxing its foreign competitors, ignoring the remainder of the economy, and then concluding that what is best for that small part of the economy must be good for the whole. It's a laughable logic. Import restrictions can take several forms. Typically, Congress will use tariffs and quotas to protect a domestic firms from foreign competition. Tariffs are a monetary tax on each unit of an imported ... Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and other similar trade agreements have focused on reducing tariffs and quotas, but have left the issue of quality standards relatively untouched. So why don't protective tariffs and quotas save American jobs? Let's approach the question step by step. Such restrictions restrict supply and drive up the market price in the protected industry. For example, banning imported textiles ...
- 3277: Sojourner Truth
- ... fame as an itinerant minister and outspoken advocate for African Americans and women. Even today Truth endures as a symbolic heroine who championed the rights of all people, and her image can be found on T-shirts, buttons, calendars, and a United States postage stamp issued in 1986. Truth's origins hardly suggested that she would become a national icon. Born Isabella Baumfree around 1797 in New York State, Truth was born a slave and remained so until 1826. Although she never lived on a ... the South. Throughout her own life story, Truth documents her double bondage as an African American and a woman in a society dominated by whites and men. Female slaves, for example, often did both men's and women's work. One master boasted of Isabella that she was "better to me than a man -- for she will do a good family's washing in the night, and be ready in ...
- 3278: Wuthering Heights - Setting
- ... 29) for leaving the gate locked during a storm, Mr. Lockwood is let inside, by a woman whom he thinks is Mrs. Heathcliff. His experience here within this Gothic house in quite unpleasant, paralleling Harker's in the Count's dark castle. While waiting for Heathcliff in silence he notices how the women "kept her eyes on [him], in a cool regardless manner, exceedingly embarrassing and disagreeable." (WH-p.30) The arrival of Heathcliff "relieved" (WH-p.32) Mr. Lockwood momentarily, yet soon he became uneased by Heathcliff's "tone in which the words said revealed a genuine bad nature." (WH-p.32) Neither of the hostesses demonstrated much acknowledgment of their guests' presence, so Mr. Lockwood "began to feel unmistakably out of ...
- 3279: Munros Trademarks
- ? One of Munro s trademarks is her ambivalent presentation of characters. Choose three characters from the novel and show how they support this claim. Whenever I find myself thinking about the years I spent in junior high and high ... the same math class that I was in but much to my surprise she on the other hand hated math class. Her dislike of math class was solely based on the fact that she didn't like our math teacher. She thought that our math teacher was a horrible teacher who couldn't teach and her attitude problems. It was quit astonishing how I could only concentrate on Ms. Smith's positive attributes while my best friend was only able to the negative things of our teacher. ...
- 3280: Negative Effects of Television on Today’s Youth
- Negative Effects of Television on Today’s Youth Has someone ever told you that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? In today’s society, acts are being imitated that should not be. How would you feel if your child acted out some of the violent acts they’ve witnessed on television, or repeated some of the things that they’ve heard? Since the children of today are tomorrow’s future, it’s best we learn all about the negative influences in their lives, one of which being what they witness on television, by observing the types and effects of some of the negative ...
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