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- 6641: A Separate Peace - A Journey T
- ... often based on a mutual need, and many people seek friends to fill breaches in there own lives. A perfect example is when Gene, who seems to be insecure about himself, is drawn to Finny's confidence and love for life. Their friendship was peculiar because they were opposite in many respects. For instance, Gene was always concerned with his schoolwork. He seemed to be studying at almost every free moment ... as no one could entirely understand what the attraction was. Even though it seemed like a strange and complicated friendship, Finny and Gene developed a strong bond. Unfortunately a strong bond could not withstand Gene's insecurities, as he faltered in Finny's unknown pressures of conforming. Another important theme is conformity. Conformity refers to the choices young people make regarding going along with the crowd and pursuing their own paths. They can either give in to ...
- 6642: Multiple Sclerosis
- ... flow of signals to and from the central nervous system to the rest of the body, impairing such functions as vision, strength, and coordination.1 While we do know what MS is we still don't know why, where and when people contract the disease. It has been proven that MS generally appears between the ages of twenty to forty and it strikes women at more than twice the ratio it ... inherent a genetic susceptibility to MS. While it is possible to inherit a genetic susceptibility to MS, it is not possible to inherit the disease. And even people who have all the necessary genes don't necessarily get MS. The disease, experts believe, must be triggered by environmental factors. So MS is not considered a hereditary disease.3 Until the definite cause of Ms is proved the treatment cannot be truly ... the patients that were given Cladribine the spread of MS stopped for all patients and some improved. Their legs no longer shook and they no longer needed canes or braces. Dr. Ernest Beutler stated: "It's the only agent that has clearly been shown to stop the progression of the disease."8 Another treatment that is not new or a medical breakthrough but is very effective and gaining popularity with ...
- 6643: Argument
- Quantity vs. Quality Many people see death is a bad thing. People don t like it and they don t want to hear about it. For many seriously ill and vegetative patients, death is a good thing for them. Death will end their suffering from pains and they can also die with dignity. Euthanasia traditionally means a good death. The term has traditionally been used to refer to the hastening of a suffering person s death or mercy killing. The legalization of euthanasia is important for the patient because it would give dying people a choice to determine if they want to fight the disease or end their suffering. ...
- 6644: Adult Cartoons Whos To Blame
- Adult Cartoons: Who's to blame? Over the years, cartoons have become more real and violent, which makes it harder for children to know what is real and what is Ink and Paint . The question is, are cartoons really ... an adult cartoon have on children? In 1993, a 5-year-old boy burned down the trailer he was living in, killing his 2-year-old sister. His mother, who was not home, blames MTV's fire-loving Beavis and Butt-head cartoon characters. In another case, a fire chief cited "Beavis and Butt-head" as the reason three young girls started a fire (Cava, par 8). It is obvious that ... defenders of these animated anarchists will point the finger back at the parents. Just because something is on television, does not mean that is should be watched by everyone. The parents should monitor their child s viewing habits, and take the time to help them understand . Even if the content is not appropriate, a child should not be watching if they can not determine the difference between right and wrong. ...
- 6645: The Colonial Economy
- ... majority of which were initially imported from Europe. They dressed like Europeans. Their religions were from the Old World. The governments they created were patterned after those in Europe; ultimately all were based on England's. In New England they followed the English pattern established in the Feudal period of farmers living in villages. Most of their trade was with England and other European countries, although they also traded with Asia ... Caribbean. New York ultimately became the center of this commerce.In the late colonial period, while the other regions ran trade deficits, the South ran a trade surplus. Unlike the other regions, both the South's export and import trade was heavily dominted by trade with Great Britain. The colonial elite: an educated class of men, could and did read Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776), in which Smith both praised free markets and criticized mercantilism, which was then the type of economic system Western Europe's colonizing nations employed. Free markets, he argued, caused resources ...
- 6646: A Street Car Named Desire: Blanche
- ... Blanche comes across as an innocent victim of her past, and a complete witch the next line. Stanley can also be viewed as a product of environment who is unfairly treated by Blanche, but isn’t always quiet the gentleman himself. It seems as though Blanche is more to blame for her attitude and lies than Stanley for his occasional downfalls. From the very beginning of the play the reader gets a taste of Blanche’s snotty attitude as she commits on Stella’s home saying, “This-can this be-her home?” This statement clearly shows the reader that Blanche thinks she is better than Stella’s lifestyle. This attitude is seen by the reader many times throughout ...
- 6647: Poore Brothers
- ... little thicker and cooking them in kettles, their product had a serious crunch that no other chip had. In 1983, they started a small chip manufacturing operation outside of Houston with a brand called Groff's of Texas. They sold their Texas business after a few years and decided to move to the Valley of the Sun. In 1986 the brothers founded Poore Brothers in Goodyear, Arizona. They started with one kettle, one delivery truck, and one store that sold their chips, Mayfair, across from the Wigwam. They didn't have a marketing budget, so they relied on sampling and word of mouth advertisement. It wasn t long before the large grocery stores in the valley began to authorize sale of their products. It was also right around this time they had a couple of bold flavors that were real winners, ...
- 6648: Macbeth Analysis Paper
- ... reason is when his wife dies, he does not seem to care. He just says that she would have died another time anyway. Macbeth was very evil when he sent murderers out to kill Macduff’s family. It is very hard to picture anyone wanting to kill anyone’s family for any reason. For these reasons, Macbeth is more evil than Lady Macbeth. Macbeth is the one who did everything. He was the one who killed Duncan. His conscience caught up with him because he didn’t seem to let His worry go or calm down after he had done it. He seemed to have imagined a voice cry, “Sleep no More! Macbeth does murder sleep” and “Macbeth shall sleep no ...
- 6649: Reasonable Doubts?
- Reasonable Doubts? Alan M. Dershowitz's book Reasonable Doubt, explores facts that may reveal possible reasons why O.J. Simpson was acquitted for the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. Dershowitz asserts that the Los Angeles Police Department (L.A ... evidence and unsuccessfully covered up their involvement with evidence tampering for their own ambitious effort to aid in convicting O.J. Simpson. Furthermore, Dershowitz suggests that the jury acquitted O.J. Simpson because the prosecution's "star" witnesses Officers Furhman and Vannatter were caught in a web of lies that further questioned their validity as ethical officers which weakened their character as witnesses to a crime. Overall, it is suggested that the jury acquitted Simpson because it was jury's intention that for a fair trial to exist the L.A.P.D. must follow strict procedure regardless of their belief of guilt. Reasonable Doubt leaves many readers in doubt of the court system ...
- 6650: Walt Whitman
- ... of the flesh as well as the spirit. (Encyclopedia of Biography- page 249). He rejected the normal rhyme and meter of poetry and wrote in free verse, relying on Native American language. In general, Whitman's poetry is idealistic and romantic. Whitman identified strongly with the outcasts of society. He said to one outcast, "Not till the sun excludes you do I exclude you." (Lowen, Nancy- page 11) People hailed him ... family of nine children and he had a rough childhood. The Whitman family first settled in the Huntington area by the middle of the seventeenth century. This helped him to write two of the world’s greatest literary works, "There was a Child Went Forth" and "Song to Myself." (Lowen, Nancy- page 6). "There was a Child Went Forth" was about his siblings and his childhood. Out of nine children, only ... and how it directly affected the fact that he was going to reject the norm, how he did not care about what people thought about him, and his work. "Song of Myself," was considered Whitman’s greatest. It was a lyric poem told through the joyful experiences of the narrator. Sometimes the narrator was the poet himself. (Lowen, Nancy- page 6). In other passages, "I" speaks for the human race, ...
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