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- 9271: Frankenstein
- Many lessons are embedded into Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (Bantam Books 1991), including how society acts towards the different. The monster fell victim to the system commonly used to characterize a person by only his or her outer appearance. Whether people like it or not, society summarizes a person's characteristics by his or her physical appearance. Society has set an unbreakable code individuals must follow to be accepted. Those who don't follow the "standard" are hated by the crowd and banned for the reason of being different. When the monster ventured into a town he "had hardly placed [his] foot within the door before the ...
- 9272: Drugs: Hurt Players and Sports
- ... just a sample of drugs found in sports. Cocaine is described this way, “It makes you feel like you can do anything, and for athletes who long to be in control all the time, that's a strong temptation” (Coffey 1). Anabolic-androgenic steroids are synthetic forms of hormones that produce muscle faster (Rozin 176). Over fifty percent of the players in the National Football League are weekend or recreational users of cocaine (Burwell 1) . Forty-four Olympians have been caught with steroid use since 1972 (Corelli 28). Through Favre's painkillers, Strawberry's and Maradona's cocaine, one can see that drugs hurt the athletes as well as the sport. First Brett Favre, who was the Most Valuable Player in the National Football League last season, entered ...
- 9273: A Lesson Before Dying
- The lady that appears after the first 100 pages of the book turns out to be Vivian, Grant s secret lover. Grant and Vivian take a walk and after their walk they visit Grant s aunt, aunt Emma. Aunt Emma and her friends are very fond of Vivian and they give her many compliments. Aunt Emma, and the reverend go to visit Jefferson and they find that Grant s previous account of Jefferson s recovery was lie; Jefferson still eats and behaves like a hog . Aunt Emma and the reverend confront Grant regarding his faulty account of Jefferson s recovery. Once again, Grant ...
- 9274: Another Voice In Frankenstein
- There are many varied interpretations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in the study of literature. In fact, most critics have, if not opposing, somewhat contrasted views on the novel. However, a popular perception of the novel seems to be one in which Shelley is said to be representing her own views through the voice of the monster created by Victor Frankenstein. But what exactly are Shelley’s views? So many have taken apart this novel, analyzing it beyond all bounds, and yet it still remains a puzzle to most, as to what message Shelley tries to give to the reader. Perhaps this quandary is the direct result of this over-analysis. What if we are looking too carefully? If we were to take a step back, we should see that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is nothing more than the not uncommon story of the average teenager. This isn’t to say that the novel is not a work of art, rather, it is quite possibly the best ...
- 9275: A Lesson Before Dying
- ... the decision that the war was getting to close to the scrub, and that moving South would be a good idea. The MacIvey clan packed up their wagon and headed south along the St. John’s and Kissimmee rivers and settled in a hammock along the Kissimmee river. In Kissimmee is where Tobias begins his empire that turns the family into one of the wealthiest families in Florida. In the swamps ... In Punta Rassa, the cows were sold for fifteen dollars a head and the MacIvey empire begins. Also on this first trip, Hendry, the cattle buyer, bets a 150 acres of land that Ishmael, Zech’s marshtackie, can’t beat his bay horse. Ishmael beats him and the MacIveys got the deed. The MacIveys begin to make drives often where many events take place, such as Tobias and Zech meeting the Indians in ...
- 9276: Ethical Decision Making Model
- ... investors, suppliers, competitors, the general community, Tom, John, Paul, my boss, myself (my raise), my family, all other employees and their families, if Tom is dismissed and files suite another stakeholder is the government, Tom’s attorney, and a jury. There are many people that will be affected by my decision, which is a great burden for me to carry. Value is defined as the beliefs of a person or social ... some research and see if any of the other employees are setting Tom up. This would clearly take too much time and money. It would also be apparent that the problems were related to Tom’s drinking. Another alternative is keeping Tom at the same position and also promoting Paul as a second supervisor of the shipping department. Paul’s title would be ‘’delivery director”, so Tom would not feel threatened by Paul. I would guarantee Tom that Paul is not trying to take over his position but to better the department with new ...
- 9277: James Earl Ray
- James Earl Ray In the recent pass-on of the twentieth century, the world (the U.S. especially) has seen some great leaders live and fall in front of the eyes of millions. Arguably, some of the greatest and most beloved presidents have been in office during the twentieth century. Although none ... such leader was the remarkable Martin Luther King Jr. Some refer to him as an activist, some as a visionary. His works towards the African-American rights movement are a staple in Black culture. King’s presence has made the United States a different place today. The impact of his life is evident internationally. However, like several great leaders of the century before him, there was a point where he fell ... just a spontaneous outburst of racial prejudice. However, Ray did submit a full confession to the court. James Earl Ray was the age of 42 when his rifle was found near the scene of King's death. This had been unexpected of the man considering his past record. “His criminal career was typified by such offenses as taxi-cab holdups and grocery store robberies, for which he usually got caught,” ( ...
- 9278: Darwin
- ... vessel known as the Beagle set to travel around the world. We are in a time when titles are held high, and the church has nearly the power of that of the crown. The church's power was not of one to be trifled with. Darwinism would later add the clergy to one of its enemies after denying the idea of a divine creation. England at that time had accepted the ideas of Christ and the Bible, and basically it was crazy to attempt to challenge their thoughts and ideas. Our young man slowly trudges his way down the cobblestone paths that make up England's streets. Peasants crowd his way as he attempts to make his way to the ship. As he passes through the poor and crowded streets he sees a rather rich Duke stroll toward the direction of ... was a place of vile disgust. The young man continues on toward his goal. As we walks he sees a message posted on the wall. It boasts of communism and that the answer to society's problems has now been answered. At this time Karl Marx, the creator of communism, had just publicly come out with his doctrine on a new of life and how to live. As our young ...
- 9279: Dr No
- ... No. Based on the book starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andrews. The film Dr. No was more action packed than the book by Ian Fleming because of action scenes, plot, and settings. In the 90's and perhaps for many years past the new millenium action is a four-letter word, Bond. James Bond symbolizes everything a modern man wants to be, handsome, with action in is life, and always getting ... at the back of a bar. Once there him and the owner of the bar Pus-Feller attack Bond. Eventually Bond gets a hold of his gun. Then a man puts a gun in Bond's back. After a short conversation, he reveals himself to be Felix Lighter. A character who is in most of the Bond books but not in Dr. No. The next is a small action scene when ... a pillow which his throws on the floor, and kills it with his shoe. In the book, it is a deadly centipede and it never says who put him there. After Bond throws Pendell-Smith's secretary into a cab he goes back to her bedroom and hides a pillow under the sheets. Soon someone opens the door and shoots the pillow twice. It turns out to be Professor Dent. ...
- 9280: The Allegory of the Cave
- ... sort of chamber underground, with an entrance open to the light and a long passage which led down to the cave. Men are chained by the leg and also by the neck, so they can’t move their heads, and they can only see what is right in front of them. Behind them somewhere there is a fire burning. Between the prisoners and the fire is a track with a parapet ... are able to see the shadows of the people and things from the light of the fire. They live their life believing that the only thing that exists are these shadows. "The Allegory..." symbolizes man's struggle to reach understanding and enlightenment. First of all, Plato believed that one could only learn through dialectic reasoning and open-mindedness. Humans had to travel from where there are images and objects of sense ... just illusions of real, living things called people. The sun, and other lights would be unfamiliar to them, and they would not be able to grow accustomed to it. They would be confused and wouldn’t understand anything that was going on in the upper world, and therefore, they would want to return to their old ways of life in the caves. They would rather look at shadows all their ...
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