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- 4481: Violence on TV
- Violence on TV What has the world come to these days? It often seems like everywhere one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets, back alleys, school, and even at home. The last of these is a ... major source of violence. In many peoples' living rooms there sits an outlet for violence that often goes unnoticed. It is the television, and the children who view it are often pulled into its realistic world of violence scenes with sometimes devastating results. Much research has gone into showing why children are so mesmerized by this big glowing box and the action that takes place within it. Research shows that it ... violence affect the child's youth, but it can also affect his or her adulthood. Some psychologists and psychiatrists feel that continued exposure to such violence might unnaturally speed up the impact of the adult world on the child. This can force the child into a kind of premature maturity. As the child matures into an adult, he can become bewildered, have a greater distrust towards others, a superficial approach ...
- 4482: Cults
- ... t need that hassle. Fire-Shade: My family has a great respect for the artist inside us all. I know you live in Michigan, and our family could always use new operatives all over the world. You have to understand what our family is about, it is about always fitting in and never hiding the truth to be liked or cool. Are you interested? Jay18: Well maybe Fire-Shade: Give me ... a piece of cult literature is written correctly it convinces the most logical mind of the most absurd reasoning, like this pamphlet by the Heavens Gate cult. The generally accepted "norms" of today's societies - world over - are designed, established, and maintained by the individuals who were at one time "students" of the Kingdom of Heaven- "angels" in the making- who flunked out" of the classroom. Legends and scriptures refer to ... cults are reasonable. In other words, they (these space aliens) don't want themselves "found out," so they condemn any exploration. They want you to be a perfect servant to society (THEIR society -- of THEIR world) -- to the "acceptable establishment," to humanity, and to false religious concepts. Part of that "stay blinded" formula goes like this: "Above all, be married, a good parent, a reasonable church goers, buy a house, ...
- 4483: Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 1
- One of the best known pieces of literature throughout the world, Hamlet is also granted a position of excellence as a work of art. One of the elements which makes this play one of such prestige is the manner in which the story unfolds. Throughout time ... to reclaim the Norwegian lands that his late father lost to King Hamlet. "So nightly toils the subject of the land, and why such daily blast of brazen cannon, and foreign mart for implements of war "(p13, ln71) reveals that Denmark is intensely preparing for the war being carried out in Denmark. From this scene, there is also much to be said about the people of the land. It is quite apparent that they are very superstitious and wary of the ...
- 4484: Email What Is It Good For
- ... electronic message system. For the user of E-mail that is merely a technical term for something simple, but for the non-users it screams the horror of a technology advance that is sweeping the world. People who fear this kind of advancement are people who fear change overall, E-mail in today's world is not an accessory but it's a necessity. Our ever-growing business world demands people to communicate faster and cheaper. E-mail provides instant communication at a fraction of cost compared to talking on the phone or video conferencing. It gives people to go portable which in ...
- 4485: Irrationalism
- ... to the psychological and social irrationalism of individual psychology, manipulation of the masses has always gone hand in hand. During the infantile stages of its discovery to the full blown power seen in today's world, nothing alone has contributed more to the near total destruction or utopian existence in humankind's evolution than time itself. And with that I will briefly recite my perceptions of the latter. For the most part, the Age of Reasoning saw its rewards on a recovering Europe. The reverberating affects the French revolution caused throughout the world left Europeans void of accustomed routines and allegiances. The ideals of the Enlightenment led to massive reorganization of leadership enforcing new social values in most every country. Many of the conventionalities the lower class population ... cities to survive. Industrialization became the order of the day as supply and demand dictated expansion. With the emergence of many different newspapers and mass communications throughout Europe, there came a "collective free press" and world conscious to those who isolated themselves in total observation and study of the ongoing changes around them. This helped lead to an uncertainty in Europe's future and a weakening in confidence of Enlightenment ...
- 4486: Battle Between Sexes Critical
- ... The truth is, in humanity, there are many stories to be caught but the ones that got away - they make the best stories of all. The story of "GI Jane" begins in the male dominated world of the Navy Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil played by Demi Moore. The opportunity comes to be the first woman to train to be a SEAL she decides it is her only option to advance. The ... do it. O’Neil suffers each of these indignities, and even shaves her hair to escape its encumbrance. O'Neil finds herself fighting for respect and survival among the officers, the fellow trainees, and the world it seems. To make matters worse, she ticks off C.O. Salem by insisting on one standard of training. If it is to be done, O'Neil will do it as all the men have ... were treated. Looking back to the times when women were nothing more than “homemakers,” our book talks about the women being the one’s to take on a man’s role when they left for war. This proved that women were capable of holding jobs and were able to get along and provide for their families without the man. Women’s liberation was revived after the baby-boom generation. The ...
- 4487: Total Quality Management
- ... of TQM was derived during the 1980's by Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Dr. Joseph Juran. Both developed TQM in Japan to revitalize their crumbling economy at the time prior to the end of World War II. Japan began to flourish when Dr. Deming and Dr. Juran introduced Statistical Quality Control (S.Q.C.) which was a concept of management using statistical theory. Some of TQM's concepts were evident early ... need for TQM becomes readily apparent. TQM can be called change as well but obviously it is not like changing your hairstyle or dress code. It is changing the way a whole organization works. The world it self is changing rapidly. A successful business must be able to change with the world as well. Sir Winston Churchill once said, “there is nothing wrong with change if it's in the ...
- 4488: U.S. Multinational Corporations In Europe
- U.S. Multinational Corporations In Europe There are many issues that U.S. multinational corporations are facing throughout Europe and the world. There are many political and economic changes going on in Europe which United States multinational corporations must follow. Participation in international business has become a necessity for companies so companies need to realize these changes ... institutional framework for a united Europe. Under the European Union all the countries involved will share common institutions and policies, which will bring peace and prosperity to Western Europe. The European Union was created after World War II to prevent any more wars between the European countries. There are fifteen countries participating in the European Union which are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, ...
- 4489: Snow Crash
- In Snow Crash, a novel by Neal Stephenson, Stephenson examines how expanding technology affects a society. He introduces us to a world where a computer virus is altering people s minds, and where they have no control over themselves. He vividly describes how Hiro, the protagonist, must fight the virus to save the future of the world. Technology is expanding everyday. Our society has grown and expanded and has become extremely powerful because of new technologies. People are learning how to use computers in place of their tasks. The Internet is a ... countless other things in the privacy of one s home via the Internet. There is no way to really regulate what is on the Internet. Essentially, the government has no place on the Internet. This world is free of from laws. As society moves closer to advanced technology, the government becomes removed. There is no way for them to regulate society s actions once everything is computer based. In Snow ...
- 4490: A Doll's House: Changing View of the Role of Women
- ... society; but it is her actions that provide the insight to this position. It can be suggested that women have the power to choose which rules to follow at home, but not in the business world, thus again indicating her subordinateness. Nora does not at first realize that the rules outside the household apply to her. This is evident in Nora's meeting with Krogstad regarding her borrowed money. In her ... it by attempting to distract herself with her Christmas decorations (16). Thus her first encounter with rules outside of her "doll's house" results in the realization of her naivety and inexperience with the real world due to her subordinate role in society. The character of Nora is not only important in describing to role of women, but also in emphasizing the impact of this role on a woman. Nora's ... to her children than an empty figurehead. From this point, when Torvald is making a speech about the effects of a deceitful mother, until the final scene, Nora progressively confronts the realities of the real world and realizes her subordinate position. Although she is progressively understanding this position, she still clings to the hope that her husband will come to her protection and defend her from the outside world once ...
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