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- 9631: Abortion: A Matter Of Choice
- ... been practiced widely in every society for many reasons including famine, war, poverty, overpopulation, or simply because a woman felt she was not ready for a child (Whitney 40). No one ever questioned a woman's right to this procedure. After all, who but God had the right to judge what a woman did with her own body? This thought process lasted till the 1800's. During this era of change people began to turn their attention in a new direction, the fetus. They began to protest abortion as cruel, inhumane, and murderous. Filled with a new sense of purpose and ... regularity, they were kept silent and seen as a matter of shame. "Over the next hundred years, public sentiment for the fetus continued to rise until the inevitable happened in America during the early 40's; Abortion was made illegal." (Cohen 17). There was much back patting and congratulations among the pro-life supporters. And why not? They had succeeded in saving the lives of the hundreds of innocent babies ...
- 9632: The Breakfast Club
- The breakfast club was to say the least a boring 80 s movie. But it was a good movie for the purpose of analysis. Simply put, it will not be on my list of movies to rent next time that I am at the rental store. I ... quite person. I will also be making use of the key terms Clique Groups, and Identity Crisis. At the start of the movie, Allison was a person off in a corner by herself. She didn t talk to anyone, she knew that she had a place in the society of school. This society of school, also know as clique groups, takes place at many schools, the one in the movie and ... group had a representative if you will. Allison knew that in the minds of others she was a loser because she was not popular and not pretty. So, we have here a girl who doesn t think that she is pretty, and rates herself lower because of that. They don t look at her personality or her inner being, but her outward appearance. She thinks that she is ugly because ...
- 9633: Interpretation of Romeo and Juliet
- ... of Romeo and Juliet What would cause young lovers to mysteriously commit suicide so they can be together? Is it their parents who forbid them to see one another, or is it themselves? William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, tells about two young "star-crossed lovers" whose deaths were caused by fate, not their parents or themselves. First of all, Romeo and Juliet were from feuding families: Romeo a Montague ... love for Rosaline when it just so happens, he goes to a masquerade party. There, he falls for Juliet, the daughter of Lord Capulet, and forgot about Rosaline. When they're finally torn apart, that's when both Romeo and Juliet realize they are from enemy families. Their love, of course, brings down their immediate marriage and Friar Lawrence agrees in hope to stop the feuding families. Unfortunately, Tybalt and Mercutio are killed and Romeo gets banished leaving Juliet without a husband or a cousin. "O, I am a fortune's fool," (Act III, Scene I) explains how Romeo felt at the moment of Tybalt's death. He felt that he fell into one of fate's many cruel games and it was too late ...
- 9634: Macbeth-tragic Hero
- ... he writes a letter, telling his wife of the prophecies. Lady Macbeth reveals her deep desires and wishes to take up the earlier thought of action- killing Duncan. However, she is insecure about her husband's thoughts. As she says after receiving his letter: ..Yet do I fear thy nature. It is too full of the milk of human kindness To catch the nearest way. Thou wouldst be great, Art not ... attend it. (1.5, 14-18 ) Lady Macbeth then discusses the issue of killing Duncan with her husband. He first disagrees but then approves of the idea. Lady Macbeth wins largely by appealing to Macbeth's valour. This proves that Macbeth was greatly influenced by his wife and that she toyed him around using his only weakness- his vaulting ambition. As Schucking talks about Shakespeare's tragic heroes: He creates a hero such as Macbeth, who is a moral coward and for a while a henpecked husband, who in critical moments is rebuked like a schoolboy by his wife and ...
- 9635: Billy Budd
- Billy Budd Billy Budd was a person that likes to stay neat and always did want he was told. Billy also had a wonderful attitude towards life. Billy didn't grew up with any parents, but Billy really didn't care it. Billy had a fair life with what he grew up with and an average education compared with everyone else around him. Later on in his life he decided to go to war. Fighting ... one the friendliest ships around. Billy being in good physical shape and having a positive towards life. Captain Vere decided to take Billy from the ship and turn him into a real soldier. Billy wasn't use to the men on the ship and didn't understand the rules that they had on the ship. But there was one person that caught Billy's eye, the man at arms, Claggart. ...
- 9636: Heroes
- ... to say: open your eyes! Today, I would like to introduce you to a "real life hero." To make this introduction, it will be necessary to go back a few years to the late 1960's. The place is Southeast Asia, and the man is one Lieutenant/Colonel, United States Navy, Robinson "Robbie" Risner. Shot down during a mission over Vietnam, Colonel Risner is taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese, and ... most times, only once a day! He estimates, in The Passing of the Night, his account of his time while in prison, the amount of each feeding at 8-12 ounces of this delicious gourmet's delight. His medical care: making sure he did not "expire" while going through the torture inflicted by his captors. If he died, there would be heck to pay! He was a bargaining tool as a prisoner, worth absolutely nothing dead! His body would have simply disappeared. He was released with most of our prisoners. I say most because documentation exists showing photos of American POW's spotted even as late as last year "in country", as they say. He came home with a severe limp, and unending pain due to an untreated broken left leg suffered when he ejected from ...
- 9637: Handgun Control in the United States
- Handgun Control in the United States Outline Thesis: Handguns should be outlawed with the exception of law enforcement purposes. I. Why Not Real Gun Control? A. Handguns are too easily accessible to America's youth. II. Kids: A Deadly Force. A. Kids are killing each other all across America. III. A Look At The Brady Bill IV. The Economics of Crime. A. Americans are spending too much money each ... over his parents' recent separation. (Stanza 19) These were not isolated incidents. All across America, the number of kids using- and being harmed by-guns is rising at an alarming rate. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, more than 27,000 youths between 12 and 15 were handgun victims in 1985, up from an average of 16,500 for each of the previous years (Stanza 19). The increase in ... easily accessible as candy, people of all ages will continue to be on both ends of the barrel. Kids in America have reached a new level of criminal violence that seems linked to the nation's ever-expanding arsenal of handguns. Guns are everywhere, and they are being used in increasingly horrific ways (Morganthau 33). According to Thomas Morganthau, author of Why Not Real Gun Controll?, in America, firearms kill ...
- 9638: Cuba And The Cuban Missile Cri
- ... to make them seen and heard by Cuba. Smartly, Russia sends Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan, who held business contacts in the US, to the states as a guest of the Russian ambassador. Fidel hears of Mikoyan’s arrival in the US and invites him to visit Cuba. Although Mikoyan is traveling throughout the island, looking things over, Castro still has not identified himself as a Communist quite yet. In May of 1960, diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba are established following Mikoyan’s visit to the island. One reason why Cuba has turned to Russia is because the US had cut off their oil supplies and imposed an economic embargo on the island because of the naturalization of ... opposing economic systems. Back in Cuba, Castro has begun to make enemies for himself. The many policies he has instilled angered many who fought beside him in the revolution to overthrow Batista and many didn’t approve of the socialist reforms he made such as the naturalization of businesses and his collectivization of agriculture. Castro felt he needed protection against the United States and because Cuban forces mainly used small ...
- 9639: The Wright Brothers
- ... surfaces. Starting in 1902 they began work on their first airplane and by 1905 they were confident enough to submit their design to the United States Department of War. (Pursell 1230) “By 1909 the Wright’s aircraft design was being manufactured.” (Wright, Wilbur 256) The Wright Brothers have had an extremely large impact on our lives, community, and history. Our lives have been influenced largely by the wrights famous invention. Transportation for the average person using planes had become a luxury by the 1930's and by the 1950's the jet had been developed, causing air travel to grow at an even faster rate. “During the 1960's about 100 million passengers flew on airlines and now in the 90's 1.25 ...
- 9640: Barney The Hitler Of My Generation
- Barney is The Hitler of My Generation 1992 marked a dark year in our nation's television history. That was the year a small production company brought to life an over-sized, giggling buffoon on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). Barney & Friends was born. Oh, if only we had known better. Barney rode the crest of a dinosaur wave that swept the country in the early 1990's. Since then, researchers have proven Barney to be the spawn of Satan, and even educational leaders ponder the validity of his Nazi-like teachings. Barney & Friends is a show that PBS should definitely remove from ... celebrate childhood and understand the complex business of growing up in a world where sixth graders carry guns to school, Barney & Friends has achieved a cult-like following among toddlers who swear upon their mother's graves that he is God himself. Barney has become a marketing win-fall. With an international fan club of more than six hundred thousand and video sales that outnumber copies of Cannonball Run and ...
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