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- 4331: Tony Kronheiser
- Tony Kronheiser Tony Kornheiser is the self-admitted opinionated, sarcastic sports and style columnist for The Washington Post. Kornheiser's purpose is not to report to the reader an objective account of a sporting event, but rather to add humor to topics that range in topic from the Washington Redskins ("It's Now an Off-Road Vehicle," November 5, 1996) to his lunch-time experience the other day ("In a Real Fix," November 3, 1996). Kornheiser's diction, figurative language, and tone make his columns what they are. Often, diction, figurative language, and tone are not common in the journalistic world, but Kornheiser's humor finds room for them. Tony Kornheiser' ...
- 4332: Canadian Mosaic - The Policy B
- ... immigrants come to Canada searching for a better life, the population naturally becomes more diverse. This has, in turn, spun a great debate over multiculturalism. Some of the issues under fire are the political state's policies concerning multiculturalism, the attitudes of Canadians around these policies, immigration, the global market, and a central point is the education and how to present the material in a way so as to offend the least amount of people. There are many variations on these themes as will be discussed in this paper. In the 1930's several educators called for programs of cultural diversity that encouraged ethnic and minority students to study their respective heritages. This is not a simple feat due to the fact that there is much diversity within ... consisted of fifteen required books by writers such as Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Aquinas, Marx and Freud. By 1987, a group called the Rainbow Coalition argued the fact that the books were all written by DWEM's or Dead White European Males. They felt that this type of teaching denied students the knowledge of contributions by people of colour, women, and other oppressed groups. In 1987, the faculty voted 39-4 ...
- 4333: Gulf War Syndrome
- ... the M. fermentans is nested inside the cells of almost half of all cases. Sinha defines Mycoplasmas as the smallest self-replicating life form that latch onto white bloodcells, which are part of the body s disease defenses, with a hooklike tip; then they transmit chemical signal that force blood cells to behave abnormally (Sinha 70). Mycoplasmas can be difficult to detect, for they burrow deep inside cells. If there was ... characterized by problems with thinking and reasoning processes such as reading, writing, and spelling: getting confused; getting disoriented when trying to locate a car in a parking lot; having problems with balance; having a physician s diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, or liver disease; and sexual impotence ( Gulf War Illnesses Broken Down Into Three Primary Syndromes 2). Syndrome-3 or Artho-myo-neuropathy Syndrome - characterized by generalized joint and ... multiple factors (Coy 51). In Gulf War Syndrome Cover-UP, Charles Overbeck states the facts and opinions that relate to the cover up of the Gulf War Syndrome. Charles Overbeck lists examples of the government s cover up and also includes people who are trying to uncover the secret by simply applying facts and theories about the Gulf War Syndrome s cause. He also states the mistakes the Department of ...
- 4334: Cleopatra Vii Ptolemaic Dynast
- ... name from any official documents regardless of the Ptolemaic insistence that the male presence be first among co-rulers. She also had her own portrait and name on coins of that time, ignoring her brother's. When Cleopatra became co-regent, her world was crumbling down around her. Cyprus, Coele-Syria and Cyrenaica were gone. There was anarchy abroad and famine at home. Cleopatra was a strong-willed Macedonian queen who ... try to save Alexandria, whatever the price. By 48 BC, Cleopatra had alarmed the more powerful court officials of Alexandria by some of her actions. For instance, her mercenaries killed the Roman governor of Syria's sons when they came to ask for her assistance for their father against the Parthians. A group of men led by Theodotus, the eunuch Pothinus and a half-Greek general, Achillas, overthrew her in favor ... she started an army from the Arab tribes, which were east of Pelusium. During this time, she and her sister Arsinoe moved to Syria. They returned by way of Ascalon, which may have been Cleopatra's temporary base. In the meantime, Pompey had been defeated at Pharsalus in August of 48 BC. He headed for Alexandria hoping to find refuge with Ptolemy XIII, of whom Pompey was a senate-appointed ...
- 4335: The Role Of Women In Sir Gaiwa
- ... nostalgic support of the feudal hierarchies and an implicit criticism of changes, which, if left unchecked will lead to its ultimate destruction. I would suggest that the women in the story are the Gawain poet's primary instruments in this critique and reinforcement of Feudalism. By positioning The Virgin Mary (as the singular female archetype representing spiritual love, obedience, chastity, and life) against Morgan and Bertilak's wife (who represent the traditional female archetypes of courtly love, disobedience, lust and death) the Gawain poet points out the conflict between courtly love and spiritual love which he, and other critics of the time ... Ruth Hamilton believes that "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains a more wide-ranging, more serious criticism of chivalry than has heretofore been noticed" (113). Specifically, she feels that the poet is showing Gawain's reliance on chivalry's outside form and substance at the expense of the original values of the Christian religion from which it sprang. As she shows, "the first order of knights were monastic ones, ...
- 4336: Lillian Hellman
- Comparing Lillian Hellmans The Childrens Hour and The Little Foxes. Lillian Hellman was a well-known American dramatist who was born in 1905 in New Orleans ("Hellman," 1999). She later moved and attended New York public schools and went on ... distinguished for the forcefulness of their matter, usually a condemnation of personal and social evil. They are also notable for character development and expert construction (Encarta). These points come through clearly in both The Children's Hour and The Little Foxes. Interestingly, Hellman seemed to entitle these works in an innocuous but mischievous way. In a variety of works, it appears that Hellmans themes have all centered around evil ...
- 4337: Native Son: Characters
- Richard Wright's novel, Native Son, consisted of various main and supporting character to deliver an effective array of personalities and expression. Each character's actions defines their individual personalities and belief systems. The main character of Native Son, Bigger Thomas has personality traits spanning various aspect of human nature including actions motivated by fear, quick temper, and a high ... personality elements through his actions. Many of his action suggest an overriding response to fear, which stems from his exposure to a harsh social climate in which a clear line between acceptable behavior for white's and black's exists. His swift anger and his destructive impulses stem from that fear and becomes apparent in the opening scene when he fiercely attacks a huge rat. The same murderous impulse appears ...
- 4338: The Economic Growth of Asia
- The Economic Growth of Asia World War 2 in the mid-90's drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countries. This however, did not hamper the growth of countries such as China, Japan and Vietnam as their government were taking ... economically. Thus, the global market cannot deny a place for these 'Asian Dragons', because these countries are growing at a tremendous pace to the extent of being capable in emerging as global market leaders. China's capitalism and boom was born when their president, Deng Xiaoping permitted the provinces to dismantle their communes and collective farms. This led China to venture into free-market economics, although they were still under the ... communist political system. When President Deng announced that they needed Western money and expertise, China flung their trade doors wide open and China went on a capitalist drive without ever looking back. By mid 1960's, the Chinese Revolution settled down to the job of ruling China. Its main goal was essentially nationalist: a prosperous modern economy. While here continued to exist substantially economic inequalities, distribution of wealth was probably ...
- 4339: Advertising And Promotion Campaigns Of Coca-cola In The Euro
- Advertising & Promotion Campaigns of Coca-Cola in the European Union Executive Summary 1 Coca-Cola, which was named Beverage Industry's 1999 Company of the Year, has embraced a decentralized operating philosophy, recognizing that each market in which they operate has "different demands which must be met in unique ways"1. Coca-Cola Enterprises (The European ... websites for certain countries in the EC; the countries offering such sites are France, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Germany, and Norway. Upon examining these various sites, we concluded that they are another example of Coca-Cola's decentralized marketing campaign. Each country's management team has the freedom to market itself the way they want, as long as certain guidelines are followed. In France, the site (www.coca-cola.fr) is presented as a web-zine, offering ...
- 4340: Statement For Propsed Activity Research On Impact Of Trade On Pak-Us Military Ties
- ... the impact of trade on Pak-US military ties. In my research proposal I will try to highlight the major factors in reference to trade which have affected Pak-US military ties during the 1990's. Trade of a nation is of vital importance to enhance military ties with another nation. The importance of Pak-US ties, especially military ties, can be traced back a long way in time. The United States and Pakistan established diplomatic relations in 1947. The U.S agreement to provide economic and military assitance to Pakistan and the latter's partnership in the Baghdad Pact/CENTO and SEATO strengthened relations between the two nations. Soon after independence U.S became Pakistan's major ally and helped in the development of Pakistan in all aspects ...
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