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- 4551: Aliens
- ... is loss and the subsequent regaining of the object of maternal desire that is significant. The considerable length of time spent in stasis, loss of job and primarily the loss of her daughter contribute toRipley's physical and emotional displacement. Her cat is the only thing familiar to her, and so fills in as object of this maternal desire in theopening scenes. Ripley's behaviour towards her cat introduces some of thematernal qualities the film seeks to present as essential; she comforts the cat in order to console herself, an act that Newt also exhibits towards her doll in a moment of uncertainty. This similarity strengthens the narrative's premise that nurturing, protective, and even self-sacrificing behaviours are components of maternal desire essential to females. The narrative ultimately seeks to emphasise that maternal desire is a quality essential not only to females ...
- 4552: Social Welfare And Its Effects
- ... the larger society of today, a comprehensive look at the early beginnings of social welfare will be explored. Decisions are made in any society to effect the political economy which in turn ensures the society’s economic sustenance and ultimate survival. Early on, these factors were tied to religion and sharing. Because early man’s formats needs were food and shelter, the sharing of these essentials was power (Day, 1977, p.61). In the early hunter gathering societies, resources were owned communally. Tools and personal possessions were freely exchanged. Since ... also developed, and land size, religious beliefs, and population size were factors that accounted for how social policy was developed and implemented. Furthermore, these factors, along with other variables served as a blueprint for today’s welfare policy. Bruce S. Jansson, states that ambulance toward the victims of social problems has existed in America since the colonial period. Poor housing, mental and children’s institutions and sectarian welfare agencies were ...
- 4553: Arcadia
- Throughout the text, Tom Stoppard¹s novel Arcadia makes a series of philosophical statements regarding the theme of determinism. These statements are developed largely through images and completely different time periods, particularly those of the Romantic and Enlightenment era¹s. Tom Stoppard uses the theme of determinism to show how the ideas of the Romantic era and the present day have gone in a circle. And that even though we get more and more advanced ... and unchangeable, and we are done with it forever. This is known as free will or self-determination...If everything from the furthest planet to the smallest atom of our brain acts according to Newton¹s law of motion, what becomes of free will?...God¹s will.² (Stoppard, 5) Basically, this quote is explaining Septimus¹ views on determinism in a scientific view, and is using Newton as an example as ...
- 4554: Data Warehousing
- ... to manipulate and analyse information that the company has gathered for a single purpose, to make more intelligent business decisions. Whether to increase customer value, identify new markets or improve the management of the firm's assets, the data warehouse promises to deliver the information necessary to accomplish these tasks quickly and efficiently. This report entails various aspects of Data Warehousing, ranging from a clear and concise definition of its working ... building and maintaining a data warehouse. So now the question arises, what is a data warehouse? A data warehouse is a · subject-orientated · integrated · time-variant · non-volatile collection of data in support of management’s decision making process. The data entering the data warehouse comes from the operational environment in almost every case. The data warehouse is always a physically separate store of data transformed from the data found in ... and an "F." Another application designer represents GENDER as a "1" and a "0." Whist another represents GENDER as an "x" and a "y." And yet another represents it as "male" and "female." It doesn't matter much how GENDER arrives in the data warehouse. "M" and "F" are probably as good as any representation. What matters is that whatever source GENDER comes from, it must arrive in the data ...
- 4555: Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's Reactions and the Plot
- Lady Macbeth and Macbeth's Reactions and the Plot In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a major part of the plot revolves around Lady Macbeth’s and Macbeth’s reactions and judgments of each other. The discernment that they have of each other is completely contrary. Not only are their views very different, they are also miscalculated. Originally, Lady Macbeth ...
- 4556: Review of Oedipus
- Review of Oedipus Have you ever been blamed for something you didn’t do? Did it turn out to be alright for you? Oedipus, the main character in this play had to go through a blaming game in the play. Oedipus was blamed for King Liaos death. He ... Oedipus already starts blaming it on people. The first person he blames the death on is a highwayman. Oedipus is very proud of himself in the beginning of the play. He thinks that he can’t get in trouble or nothing could possibly happen because he was the King of Thebes. The people of Thebes looked up to King Oedipus, everyone wanted to be like him. As the play moves into ... Oedipus always blames it on someone. Oedipus then tells everyone that the person who killed King Liaos will be put to death when found. When he says this, it tells the people that he didn’t kill him. As the play goes on he blames the death on Kreon. After that he blames Teiresias for the death. The play continues like this for a long time until it reaches the ...
- 4557: The Battle of Monocacy
- ... was of the battle. Many people compared General Early to Stonewall Jackson, because he led soldiers that were once commanded by Jackson, through some of the same places. General Lewis Wallace was not on Grant’s good side. In 1863, at the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace got lost on his way there. Wallace was a very political man. In 1849, he was admitted to the bar association. In 1856, he was ... of the Christ. On June 12, 1864, General Early started the march towards Washington from Richmond, Virginia. The main reason for this raid on Washington was to divert the Unions attention from Robert E. Lee’s army at Petersburg, Virginia. By June 16 General Early’s men had reached Charlottesville. He then headed south and reached Buchanan, West Virginia on June 23. From Buchanan, Early, then, headed north through the Shenendoah Valley. On July 4th and 5th Wallace destroyed some ...
- 4558: Character Essay Of Charlie
- In today's society, high levels of stress can lead people to od some flamboyant things. Whether it is anger, alcohol, or violoence, there are many methods to vent out stress. In this case, Charlie's Dad seems to vent out his stress by being obnoxioous and repulsive to others that seem to be weaker than he is. It appears that Charlie's Dad does not even take into consideration the fact that charlie might never wnat to see his father ever again. It is evident that Charlie's father is a person who lives a very ...
- 4559: Political Process of Early 1800’s
- Political Process of Early 1800’s In The early 1800’s, the political process took drastic changes. Before, it was only “the wealthy and aristocratic white males who had say in the election of our president” (D boals) but that soon changed. In this essay, I ... males. Virginia, an exception to this statement, still had one third of the white male population, or around 80,000 people still not allowed to vote. (Textbook.) It was not really until the early 1850’s when the voting bracket was truly changed to include nearly the entire white male American population. The voting process from the beginning of this country was a horrible thing. It started off with people ...
- 4560: Partial-Birth Abortion and its Affect on the American People
- ... Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal killing of hundreds of men, women, and children. Yet, right now, as you are reading this paper, another life has been taken...a child's life. A child who, one day, could have been seen take his or her first steps, opened the first Christmas present. One who later could have went off to school and come home with news ... chosen field, and one day, been deemed one of the greatest in that particular field. The child who was just "murdered" could have seen all of these events come to pass, but instead, the child's mother had a partial-birth abortion and ended the infant's life forever. Partial-birth abortion is a topic that has caused a massive controversy in the past few years. In September, 1993, Brenda Pratt Shafer, a registered nurse with thirteen years of experience, was ...
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