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- 3741: "A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt: More's Moral Dilemma
- "A Man for All Seasons" by Robert Bolt: More's Moral Dilemma During the English renaissance in the 1500's, King Henry VIII wants a divorce from his wife for various reasons, but divorce is against the Catholic religion. This is why he wants Sir Thomas More's consent, because More is a highly respected Catholic, but he is such a good Catholic that he goes against divorce. In the play, A Man for All Seasons, by Robert Bolt, King Henry VIII ...
- 3742: Bolshevik Revolution
- ... eras. Firstly, there was the period from 1917-1924, which included the decision to seize power, the civil war and a consolidation of power under the new economic policy. The second period occurred after Lenin's death, where opposing factions emerged in the party, and a leadership struggle occurred. Out of this, Stalin emerged as an authoritarian leader and used various forms of terror and economic policy to gain complete control ... of the man in the street, and of the man in the factory and in the barracks! His whole genius consists only in his ability to say what these people want to say but don't know how to say. " Lenin's genius combined with the harsh conditions suffered in the cities during the first world war, and the failure of the provisional government meant that the Bolsheviks were able to gain a majority of in ...
- 3743: Creative Writing: The Nightmare
- Creative Writing: The Nightmare It all began one day when I was over my friend Susan's house. Her parents had just left for vacation to Texas, leaving her home by herself. I was allowed to stay that weekend while her parents were away. Susan and I were sitting down eating when she got a call from the house where a new family just moved into. The Smith's had asked her to babysit for them. They said it was all right if I came too. They wanted us to come over about six that evening. When we got over there Mrs. Smith introduced her two year old daughter named Julie to us. Mr. and Mrs. Smith didn't leave right away because they wanted Julie to get to know us better. Mrs. Smith told Susan and I that Julie could stay up until 8:00 P.M.. She also told us she ...
- 3744: Holocaust 8
- The Holocaust, what is the true depth of the word? As sad as it may seem, it affected the lives of millions because of the hate inside of one certain group of people, the Nazi’s. Dehumanization is to deprive human qualities such as individuality or compassion. Victims of the Holocaust went through dehumanization simply to make the killing of others psychologically easy for the Nazi’s. Many victims of the Holocaust suffered from various experiments which eventually led to the death. Some of the experiments were things such as: sun lamp, internal irrigation, hot bath, warming by body heat, freezing/hypothermia ... irrigated into the stomach, bladder, and intestines.” (Medical Experiments of the Holocaust and Nazi Medicine) Why would anybody perform such horrible things on another human being? That is a question that many people still can’t answer. It is much more complex than it may seem. The Nazi’s wanted to make the victims do so many degrading things that they would appear to be subhuman. Killing somebody less than ...
- 3745: The Safety of Blood
- The Safety of Blood A five-year old girl is riding down the street, on her way to her best friend's house. She doesn't have a care in the world and is quietly humming to herself. Suddenly a car whips around the corner and swerves to avoid the child, but he looses control and squarely hits the girl, causing ... leg. In the end she received four pints of blood and made a full recovery. Although everything turned out all right for the girl, things could have been much different. What if that blood hadn't been there because the nation's blood supply was low? What if the blood that she received had been infected with a deadly disease such as Syphilis or HIV? These are pressing concerns for ...
- 3746: Comparative Essay Between The
- ... Mockingbird, a black man accused of raping a white woman is convicted even though circumstantial evidence is all but presented. His lawyer, Atticus Finch describes the case in this quote, "In our courts when it's a white man's word against a black man's, the white man always wins. They're ugly, but those are the facts of life." There is a sense of support for the African-Americans present in the novel too. Mr. Dolphus Raymond states ...
- 3747: Wilhelm Roentgen
- ... well off. He lived right next to the Kostschool of Martinus Hermanus van Doorn, a boarding school with around eighty students, which he attended. He was expected after he graduated to go into his father’s business and eventually inherit it. At sixteen, he finished van Doorn’s school. His parents thought he was too young to start working, and he had a strong desire to learn, so a few years later, he ended up at the University of Utrecht. There was one ... family) got him enrolled at the Athenaeum in Amsterdam, which meant Wilhelm had to part with the Gunnings. That forced Wilhelm to bunk with another student going to his college, because back then they didn’t have dormitories for students. On March 17, 1865 a fraternity called "Placet hic requiescere Musis" (May the Muses rest here) selected him as a member of their fraternity. Then on May 9 he joined ...
- 3748: Character Change, Illustrated
- ... the setting accomplishes in both of these novels is it acts as a catalyst in helping the protagonist come to a realization of self. Deliverance and Invisible Man create a different psychosis in the protagonist's character through their use of setting. Dickey's Deliverance and Ellison's Invisible Man through their use of setting, force their protagonists to come to a realization of self-awareness. In Deliverance, Dickey illustrates how man, removed from "civilized" society, reverts back to his primitive instinct. ...
- 3749: Obstetrician vs. Midwife
- ... with normal, uncomplicated pregnancies and labors, but she also knows how to recognize a potential problem that needs obstetrical consultation. To her, birth is a natural process. The midwife is a catalyst for the mother's body chemistry, helping the laboring woman use her energy wisely. The midwife's philosophy is different from the obstetrician's. The obstetrician makes things happen; the midwife lets things happen. The doctor trusts technology and is wary of nature. The midwife trusts nature and is cautious about technology. The obstetrician fears a birth may ...
- 3750: The Hurricane
- ... the Hurricane guilty, but the cops needed somebody to blame; so they fixed the trial, and Rubin received the short end of the stick. He was put away for life for a crime he didn’t commit. This is a true story. The song was written by Bob Dylan to bring Rubin’s situation to the public. Rubin Carter was a black man; so many people, including judges and cops, just turned their head. The Hurricane’s verdict was changed after nineteen years in prison. He is now trying to live the life that was taken from him. Dylan’s song, “The Hurricane” explains how Rubin Carter was proven innocent, but ...
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