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- 5871: Global Warming
- Global Warming What is global warming, and how is it affecting the Earth and it's inhabitants? Global Warming is sometimes referred to as the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is the absorption of energy radiated from the Earth's surface by carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, causing the atmosphere to become warmer. The greenhouse effect is what is causing the temperature on the Earth to rise, and creating many problems that will begin to occur in the coming decades. For the last 10,000 years, the Earth's climate has been extraordinarily beneficial to mankind. "Humans have prospered tremendously well under a benign atmosphere," (Bates 28). Today, however, major changes are taking place. People are conducting an inadvertent global experiment by changing ...
- 5872: Beowulf
- ... he is a good leader and provides for his people. Although the qualities he posses may not be the best-fit qualities of a common man, they are admirable qualities of a strong leader. Beowulf’s high self-regard acts as a promise to his people. It is a promise saying that he will provide for them and he can keep his country in order and away from harm. Because Beowulf ... make you come with counsel courage for their hearts through long comfort years”(1706). The Geats need someone to believe in and who would believe in someone with low self-esteem or someone who didn’t believe in themselves. The people need assurance and they found that assurance in Beowulf. Beowulf reassures his people that the Dragon will be dealt with and gives them courage to withstand this threat. “ I lived ... to meet me from his mound of gold” (pg. 81). Beowulf wants to reassure his people that he can once again succeed in defeating his enemies. The people believe that Beowulf will succeed again. Beowulf’s obligations to the people require him to slay the dragon. Beowulf’s self centeredness is what makes him an ideal leader in the eyes of Hrothgar. Another reason Beowulf is seen as a good ...
- 5873: Their Eyes Were Watching God 3
- Their Eyes Were Watching God Analytical Essay One of the most fascinating and unique novels in African American literature is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, not so much for it s story but for it s beautifully written language. The novel is about the main character, Janie, trying to find herself and the meaning of love. Both Standard English and a southern black dialect, and poetry are seamlessly integrated into the ... her former blindness she had known him as shiftless Johnny Taylor, tall and lean. That was before golden dust of pollen had beglamored his rags and eyes. (11). However, Janie felt confined under her grandma s beliefs. Where were the singing bees for her? Nothing on the place nor in her grandma s house answered her, she feels (11). Janie could not find answers of sexuality in her grandma s ...
- 5874: Developing An Effective Sales Training Program
- Developing An Effective Sales Training Program Developing an effective sales training program is increasingly becoming a critical part of the sales manager’s job. According to Anderson, Hair, and Bush, “Customers are more knowledgeable than ever before, competition is ever more fierce, and customers are demanding more quality and service from sales interactions” (pp. 7-3). Obviously, the ... health of the organization. Training can be formal or informal, internal or external, one-on-one or in a group. It can also be effective-or a waste of time. The bottom line is, it’s not which style of training you choose that make the difference. It’s whether or not that training is giving your people what they need to know: real-world information that they can apply directly and immediately. You want your people to learn from those who are ...
- 5875: Symbols in The Great Gatsby
- ... In the Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses various colors, objects, and gestures as symbols to portray the lack of moral and spiritual values of people and the different aspects of society in the 1920's. The colors which are spread throughout the novel are green, white, gold, and others. F. Scott Fitzgerald provides a social commentary on the 1920's in this novel. The Great Gatsby is an important American novel and not just a mere historical document depicting life in the 1920's. Like other writers of the 20's Fitzgerald was fascinated by the spectacle of what had become of the American Dream and how it had become corrupted by greed andmaterialistic possessions. At the end ...
- 5876: Flight
- ... It is always hard to get separated from someone you love and with whom you have shared every moment of his life until he decides to walk on a different path than yours. You don't know how to react and confusion dominates your mind. Should you be angry at him for leaving you, or should you support and respect his decision ? In her essay "Flight," Doris Lessing illustrates the story of an old man who is learning to let go his granddaughter as she grows into an adult and is about to get married. Lessing wisely delivers this particular old man's situation to her readers through her use of literary techniques and devices. Thus, she greatly succeeded at making her readers feel and live the grandfather's difficulty to get separated from his granddaughter. Throughout the story, Lessing skillfully uses narration and description to catch the readers attention, making us feel the grandfather's state of emotions. Hence, in the beginning ...
- 5877: Breast Implants
- ... relatively little use of FDA guidelines there was no comprehensive testing done to ensure the utmost safety of a silicone recipient. By this time the millions of women throughout the world who already had Dow's silicone prosthesis implanted into their breasts had no idea of the dramatic health risks. Because of these potential health risks, women should avoid the use of breast implants. In 1976, Congress gave the FDA authority ... In 1982 the "FDA proposed to classify silicone breast implants into a Class III category that would require manufacturers to prove their safety in order to keep them on the market" (Frontline 2). It wasn't until 1990 that heavy media exposure began to unveil the possible links between silicone breast implants and various types of toxic disorders. Connie Chung of Face to Face of this same year confronted Dow Corning ... any link to toxic disease from their silicone implants (Frontline 2). For better or worse, we live in a society that puts great emphasis on appearance. This preference apparently knows no boundaries. In the 1940's, "Japanese prostitutes had their breasts injected with substances such as paraffin, sponges and non-medical grade silicone to enlarge their breasts, believing that American servicemen favor women with large breasts" (Frontline 1) this is ...
- 5878: How Owen Meany Is Compared To
- ... makes the child blessed because the mother is then untouched and pure. Owen Meany was also born from a virgin. “’You’re saying Owen Meany was a virgin birth?’ I asked Mr. Meany; he wouldn’t look at me, but he nodded vigorously. ‘She was a virgin-yes!’ he said” According to the bible if a women is with child, but is also untouched, then the child is a son of ... in order that Jesus knew how he would fulfil the will of God. Owen was similarly informed of his death, ironically at about the same age as Jesus (between 11 and 13, the bible isn’t specific) when he reads his own name on the tombstone in the play. Both Jesus and Owen are informed, though dreams, how and when they were both going to die. They were also both given an opportunity to escape this fate. In fact Peter asks Jesus to run from the Roman’s, to which Jesus replies “it is God’s will for me to die.” Similarly Hester begs Owen to not go to Vietnam, saying they could instead move to Canada and live there for the ...
- 5879: Who Wants To Be Next In Line
- ... embraced their glory.” Pericles’ Funeral Oration. With this attitude, Pericles made it conceivable that this was the way towards a bright future. He was a man full of ambition for the city and the city’s people. City funds were dealt out to aid in preserving Athens beauty and creativity through art. He sought to attain a great army and standard of living for Athens without the harsh everyday training found ... them their victory in the long run. One might argue, though, that there are more important things for a human mind to expand on than battle and power and money. “Well I know, we can’t defile the gods …no, reverend old Tiresias, all men fall, it’s only human, but the wisest fall obscenely when they glorify obscene advice with rhetoric – all for their own gain….You and the hole breed of seers are mad for money!” (Sophocles’ Antigone 1156…1171). ...
- 5880: Dolphins & Humans: Breaking Barriers of Communication
- ... many encounters with a friendly dolphin which he would except rides from. One day Hermias was thrown off the dolphins back by a sudden storm and drowned in the sea. The dolphin brought the boy's body back to the shore, and the dolphin threw itself on the shore beside the boy, dying in grief over the boy's death. The sleek, smooth, streamline body of the dolphin doesn't begin to describe the physiology of the dolphin. Dolphins are a type of small-toothed whales. They have a beaked- like mouth that enables them to easily catch fish. They have approximately ninety conical ...
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