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- 9441: "The Idea of a University": Education as Moral Training
- ... The believes that he had raised a lot of questions in the society. Many people agree and disagreed with his point of views. John believed that education should be moral training rather than instructions. Newman's believes for just a liberal education was definitely not enough for students. "It is a great point than to enlarge the range of studies which a university professes, even for the sake of the students ... Majors." In our society today, majors are very important to our course of studies and our future because we can get pay doing what we enjoy. The problems that emerge when it comes to Newman's points of views, is that; people don't get to learn what they want, there are not enough opportunities for jobs if everyone learned the same subjects, and the fact that we have to learn all the subjects that we might not ...
- 9442: Frankenstein Rejection By Soci
- 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 ...
- 9443: Fifth Business Character Foils
- ... elements which make Fifth Business such an interesting story. While Dunstan Ramsay had never been too interested in competing with Percy Boyd Staunton, Percy from a young age saw Dunny as a rival. When Percy’s brand new expensive sled isn’t as fast as Dunny’s, Percy gets angry and throws a snowball at Dunny, which in turn begins the setting for the novel. The two continue to compete throughout the novel, for things such as Leola’s love, military ...
- 9444: A Separate Peace; Chapter Summaries
- ... be best and that he cannot be best if Gene becomes even with him through his studies. Gene decides that he and Finny are locked in a complete enmity rather than friendship. Finny announces Leper's intention to jump from the tree and coazes Gene away from his studies. Gene and Finny are going to jump together, Finny falls to the ground, then Gene jumps into the river. Chapter 5: Finny has a shattered leg. Gene bears private guilt. He puts on Finny's clothes and the sensation excites him. Dr. Stanpole, the school physician, informs Gene that Finny wants to see him. Finny recalls the fall, and expresses that he thought Gene wanted him to fall. Gene is about to confess when Dr. Stanpole interupts. Finny is taken to his home near Boston and Gene returns to his hometown in the South. In September, Gene stops by at Finny's home. They talk about the summer and Gene confesses that he caused Finny's accident. Finny replies that Gene is crazy and had done no such thing. Chapter 6: Gene begins work as assistnt ...
- 9445: Movie: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Movie: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The movie takes place in Vienna, Austria in the 1700's. The film begins with the attempted suicide of Antonio Salieri, a court composer of the Austrian Emperor. He is placed in a mental asylum where a priest visits and asks for his confession. Salieri claims ... seven, his first symphony, and at twelve, his first opera. He was considered a child prodigy. Salieri wished to become a famous composer, like his idol. However, his father would not allow this. He didn't want his son to be a ‘trained monkey, on tour around Europe performing tricks like a circus'. Salieri prayed to God and what he considered a miracle happened: his father dies and he was able to pursue his musical studies. He eventually became a popular musician and teacher in the Emperor's court. When he heard Mozart was coming to Vienna from Salzburg, he eagerly sought him out. He finally found him at a party, way from the other guests, acting like a silly animal, chasing ...
- 9446: Changing Undesirable Behaviors
- ... were recorded to help in establishing the baseline. The total number of opportunities was fifteen a day. Every time the action occurred, the subject was immediately picked up and placed back inside the house. Day's five through eight were designed to truly concentrate on implementing the developed program with the same number of opportunities to escape as the previous four days. RESULTS It was determined that the subject would almost always attempt to escape from the house when it was given the opportunity during the first four days. As the days progressed, it's total number of escapes decreased. This could be attributed to the fact that every time it found it's way outside, it was immediately picked up and returned to it's proper location. This is a perfect example of using the untraining technique of "negative reinforcement". Even thought the intent was to protect ...
- 9447: Faust
- ... and through..." It is obvious that through his studies he has valued deep and critical thinking, however with the help of Mephisto, he would disregard his values and pursue the pleasures of the flesh. Faust's impending downward spiral reveals the greed that both Mephisto and Faust share. Mephisto's greed is evident in the hope that he will overcome Faust's morality and thus be victorious in his wager with God; also because he is the devil and that is what he does. For Faust, greed emerges because of his desire to attain physical pleasures ...
- 9448: Hydroponic Gardening
- ... growing methods is that a person can have a garden in small spaces such as an apartment. In addition a good source of natural sunlight is not required because the gardener will provide the plant's light requirements. This form of growing plants is not only an interesting topic of study, but also a viable method of producing many species of plants in either a small hobbyist garden or a large ... healthier due to the lack of soil and its pests and parasites, not to mention the lack of weeds. Another positive aspect of no weeds is no weeding! The gardener providing all of the plant's required nutrients in the form of a liquid solution also is of importance in the health of the plants being grown. The plants will not have to depend on the quality of the soil they ... roots being allowed to dangle into the water for their nutrition. In addition both the Chinese and some cultures living along the Nile River were known to have had gardens which floated on the water's surface. An interesting fact brought out in History of Hydroponics shows just how far back in time this method of gardening was utilized, "The earliest food production in greenhouses was possibly the growing of ...
- 9449: Human Rights In Yugoslavia (98
- ... elections were held in all the republics. Non-Communist parties won control of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, and Slovenia. Communists renamed Socialists, continued to hold power in Serbia and Montenegro. National government. In theory, Yugoslavia's government is democratic. It has an elected parliament and an appointed president and Prime Minister. In practice, however, power is in the hands of Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic. In May 1992, elections were held for parliament. However, opposition parties boycotted the elections, and Milosevic's party--the Socialist Party of Serbia--won a majority of seats in the legislature. Milosevic's control of the parliament allowed him to rule in a dictatorial manner. Local government. Both Serbia and Montenegro have a popularly elected president and parliament. Serbia includes the provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina. These ...
- 9450: Soft Drink Industry Case Study
- ... market (Santa, 1996). The soft drink market is a relatively mature market with annual growth of 4-5% causing intense rivalry among brands for market share and growth (Crouch, Steve). This paper will explore Porter's Five Forces to determine whether or not this is an attractive industry and what barriers to entry (if any) exist. In addition, we will discuss several critical success factors and the future of the industry ... amount of bargaining power over the industry. Threat of Backward or Forward Integration With the current climate of "sticking to the core of the company," there is little threat of backward integration into the supplier's industry. This is after the fact that they already have integrated into the extracts to protect their secrets. The integration into the extract-producing segment of the suppliers will be the extent of the backward ... that they rely on the carbonated beverage companies produce. However, major retailers; for example Wal-Mart and Harris Teeter have begun distributing their own private label brands of soft drinks. Wal-Mart now offers Sam's Choice and Harris Teeter offers President's Choice at a significantly lower price. These private label competitors will not provide the variety of packaging alternatives, which make the national leaders so successful (PepsiCo 1995 ...
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