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- 8351: Gangs
- Gangs are a violent reality that people have to deal with in today's cities. What has made these groups come about? Why do kids feel that being in a gang is both an acceptable and prestigious way to live? The long range answer to these questions can only ... peers into becoming part of a gang by making it all sound glamorous. Money is also an crucial factor. A kid (a 6-10 year old, who is not yet a member) is shown that s/he could make $200 to $400 for small part time gang jobs. Although these are important factors they are not strong enough to make kids do things that are strongly against their morals. One of ... hours of television watched by children are educational, so other ideas are being absorbed during this period of time. Many shows on television today are extremely violent and are often shown this from a gang's perspective. A normal adult can see that this is showing how foully that gangs are living. However, to a child this portrays a violent gang existance as acceptable. 'The Ends Justifies the Means' mentality ...
- 8352: "Fighting on Two Fronts": Henry Fleming in Red Badge of Courage
- ... of Courage The Civil War forced many young boys out of childhood and into adulthood. Most of these young boys were not prepared for war, and Henry Fleming was one of these boys. Henry Fleming's life in New York was routine. He had his normal share of friends and lived on a farm. When Henry got up in the mornings, he always knew exactly what the day had in store ... by everyone as a hero. He wanted to be a man. However, his mother was strictly against his joining the Union Army. She thought that the Army was for rough and uncivilized heathens. His mother's greatest fear was that these heathens would influence Henry to start drinking and swearing. Despite his mother's concerns, Henry enlisted in the Army. But being in the Army wasn't enough, Henry was anxious to go to battle. All along the way to his station he and his fellow recruits were ...
- 8353: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... how to read and write, and gets into a fight with Walter Cunningham. While walking home from school one day Scout finds a stick of gum in a hole in a tree by the Radley’s yard. Later on Scout and Jem find more gifts in the tree, but then suddenly Mr. Radley fills the hole with cement and the gifts stop. After school is over Dill comes back to Maycomb. Scout, Jem, and Dill continue to try to get Boo to come out of the house, but with no luck. Then they decide that on Dill’s last night in Maycomb they would crawl under the fence in the back yard of the Radley place and take a peek into one of the windows. This plan backfires when Mr. Radley comes out ... cold spell Mrs. Radley dies, and Miss Maudies house burns down. While Scout and Jem are standing in the street keeping their distance from the burning house, someone wraps a towel around Scout. She doesn’t even notice the towel until Atticus asks where she got it. They suspect the Boo Radley gave it to her. A little after that Scout and Jem find out that their father is defending ...
- 8354: Personalities and Themes in "The Shawshank Redemption"
- ... its harshness. One does not know if it is Andy who committed the murder of his wife and her lover. What is learned though, is that he is not ready for prison and honestly doesn't seem like a man who would survive. His thinking going into prison is just to survive and blend in. He's a wise man who competently deals with what the justice system has served him. He is normal on the outside but emotionally tormented on the inside. Andy is a very complex character who displays introverted tendencies, keeping his feelings to himself and never allowing anyone beyond his stoic exterior except for Red. Andy's friendship with Red begins in a most peculiar manner. Andy asks for a rock hammer, which Red dutifully gets for him. Red, knowing that Andy is vulnerable, gets him on tar duty and takes ...
- 8355: Cathrine The Great 2
- ... three illegitimate children two of who survived, her strong spirit, willingness to make Russia a better place, and her political victories made her one of the greatest empress ever. Throughout her reign as empress Catherine s strong spirit helps her to cope with all the troubles that arise. Catherine was greatly criticized by Elizabeth for not being able to bear children. The empress said, that it was because of her that her marriage had not yet been consummated. (Troyat 57). But what Elizabeth didn t know was that the fault was Peter s who did not consummate the marriage or have the operation, which he needed to reverse his problem. Yet throughout the criticism Catherine kept a stiff upper lip and did not say anything. The empress ...
- 8356: Abbey, and His Fear of Progress
- Abbey, and His Fear of Progress The day that the gray jeep with the U.S. Government decal and "Bureau of Public Roads" on it, Edward Abbey knew that progress had arrived. He had foreseen it, watching other parks like his, fall in the face of progress. He knew that hordes ... proclaims. "I would rather take my chances in a thermonuclear war than live in such a world (Abbey 60)." "Prog-ress n. forward motion or advance to a higher goal; an advance; steady improvement (Webster's)." Is progress really all of that? How can you improve on mother nature? Progress actually detracts from the parks natural beauty. Cars, litter, and vandalism can all be attributed to "progress." In this frame of thinking "progress" kind of contradicts it's self. The most detrimental aspect of progress is the automobile. "'Parks are for people' is the public-relations slogan, which decoded means that the parks are for people-in -automobiles." People come streaming in, ...
- 8357: Affirmative Action: Why It Should Go
- ... civil-rights demonstrations, and racial tension was at an all time high. Most of the corporate executive and managerial positions were occupied by white males, who controlled the hiring and firing of employees. The U.S. government, in 1965, believed that these employers were discriminating against minorities and believed that there was no better time than the present to bring about change. This action, that started with good intentions, would later ... My experience with minorities has led me to believe that they fought to attain equality, not special treatment. To them, the acceptance of special treatment might be an admittance of inferiority. They ask, ³why can¹t I become successful on my own? Why do I need laws to help me get a job?² These African Americans want to be treated as equals, not as incompetents. In my idealistic world neither Black ... Rights, Jack P. Hartog, who directed the Affirmative Action Project, said, Only if discrimination were nothing more than the misguided acts of a few prejudiced individuals, would Affirmative Actions plans be ³reverse discrimination.² If today¹s society were operating fairly toward minorities and women, would measures that take race, sex, and national origin into account be ³preferential treatment?² Only if discrimination were securely placed in a well-distant past, would ...
- 8358: Siddhartha Gautama
- ... community and become a Samana. As a Samana, he tries to destroy himself in may ways. He feels if he kills himself, with its passions and emotions, he will find the great secret. Siddhartha doesn't spend much time as Buddha, although he has an important revelation. He discovers he can't find peace by learning from a master. He finds the only way to have peace with the world is by finding it for himself. When Siddhartha leaves Buddha, he is enthralled with the world. He ... while he becomes more serious. He starts drinking and gambling and becomes lazy. Siddhartha sees this and decides to leave the town.He wanders through a forest and comes upon a river. Just as he's about to kill himself he hears Om. Siddhartha decides there is much to live for. He looks a this experience as a rebirth, and starts a new life. Siddhartha stays by the river and ...
- 8359: Analysis
- ... One of his works in which he reflected his personal experiences was "Metamorphosis." "Metamorphosis" is about struggling to be accepted by others, as Kafka did in his life. "Metamorphosis" shows many examples of how Kafka's life influenced his writing. One example of how Kafka related his life to "Metamorphosis" was when he was little. When Franz Kafka was a boy, his father used to beat him. Kafka had to agree with his father or he would get upset. Kafka wouldn't be able to tell his father he wanted to be a writer either. Kafka's father had a bad violent temper. In "Metamorphosis," Mr. Samsa showed violent anger. When he saw Gregor transformed into the monstrous vermin, he chased Gregor back to his room and as Gregor approached the ...
- 8360: Business Plan
- ... information forum events. 2. 4 Company locations and facilities The initial office will be established in A quality office space in the Los Angeles County " Dearborn Valley" area of California, the heart of the U.S. high tech industry. 3. 0 Services Progressive offers the expertise a high-technology company needs to develop new product distribution and new market segments in new markets. This can be taken as high-level retainer ... project-based consulting. 3. 1 Service Description 1. Retainer consulting: we represent a client company as an extension of its business development and market development functions. This begins with complete understanding of the client company's situation, objectives, and constraints. We then represent the client company quietly and confidentially, sifting through new market developments and new opportunities as is appropriate to the client, representing the client in initial talks with possible ... house. Their own managers do this on their own, as part of their regular business functions. Our key advantage in competition with in-house development is that managers are already overloaded with responsibilities, they don't have time for additional responsibilities in new market development or new channel development. Also, Progressive can approach alliances, vendors,and channels on a confidential basis, gathering information and making initial contacts in ways that ...
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