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- 5651: Raves And Drugs
- ... clearly the relationship between the raves and these drugs, we first have to understand the philosophy behind the Techno era, and a little about the music. “Techno, can lift the spirit and become a new world of freedom and peace"(D'Vox Magazine The first electronic music Magazine). Most raves are covered with propaganda about freedom, peace, spirituality and the like. It is no surprise why teens use these specific drugs at raves. "The effects of E, are like a journey to another world, a world of happiness, love and euphoria" (Ecstasy and Mental Health: Nerves or neurosis by Dr. Karl Jansen) These ravers, have many reasons to take E, for example " The music lends itself to the intake of ...
- 5652: Geography Of Indonesia And Aus
- ... located southeast of Asia, separated by the Timor Sea and the Java Trench. Both have undergone challenges in economy, government, and demography that are both similar and quite different from the other. Indonesia is “the world’s most expansive archipelagic (fragmented) state” (Blij 503) with multiple heritages and cultures. Australia has been slowly declining over the past century and continues to economically disintegrate. According to records kept on the economy, government ... distinct in their own right. DEMOGRAPHY AND LAND STRUCTURE The 275 million people of Indonesia are spread across the 13,000 islands it encompasses. It holds position as the fourth most populated nation in the world, containing a diversity of people including Javanese, Sudanese, Malays, and Balinese and other smaller groups which make up fifty-five percent of the population. Four of its largest islands are known as the Greater Sunda ... is a supplier of meat, livestock, and wheat on an undependable market. The nation has gone deeply into debt. Near the turn of the century, the nations GNP was approximated as the first in the world, and as of 1995, they have fallen to the twenty-second spot. With world trade having fallen in the last four decades by more than half, this nation that depends on exports is falling ...
- 5653: Comparing "The Adventures of Huck Finn" and "The Catcher in the Rye"
- ... of the Cosmogonic Cycle, the flight or flee and the return, can be combined into one instance. After the character completes his obstacles and Supreme Test, he is allowed to return to reality, the real world. Huck and Holden are both social misfits and want to escape civilization. Huck chooses to leave and "light out for the new territory." On the other hand, Holden has nowhere to "light out" to, because ... can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind;" That we must put our idealistic picture of the world behind us and must look at the world behind us and must look at it in a more realistic plane. Children have an innocent perception of the world around them, but as adults we realize the world is not black or white ...
- 5654: The Self Portraits Of Gertrude Stein And Pablo Picaso
- ... he was unable to read English, her main language of expression (37). The level of intimacy that was achieved by Picasso and Stein goes deeper than the Saturday evening soirées, though. Stein was to the world of literature what Picasso was to the world of art. They shared the same vision for their respective means of artistic expression and excelled at introducing the world to a new, more free style of relaying its ideas. Stein shared in Picasso’s struggle “not to express what he could see but not to express the things he did not see, that ...
- 5655: Lord Of The Flies - Character Analysis
- ... Piggy was an intelligent boy with a good understanding of their situation on the island. He was able to think clearly and plan ahead with caution so that even in the freedom of their unregulated world, his wisdom and his isolation from the savage boys kept him from giving into the evil that had so easily consumed Jack and his followers. The resulting cruelty Jack inflicted upon him taught Piggy how much more pain there was in the world. Lord of the flies used changes experienced by boys on an uninhabited island to show the evil nature of man. By using different characters the author was able to portray various types of people found in our society. Their true selves were revealed in the freedom from the laws and punishment of a world with adults. Under the power and regulations of their former society, Jack's inner evil was suppressed. But when the rules no longer existed, he was free to do what malice he desired. Ralph ...
- 5656: Guatemala
- ... more like the power going back and forth for many years, until in finally fell into the right hands, the hands it should have belonged to in the first place" The 36 years of civil war and military dictatorships, which ended in December of 1996, left the majority of people poor with the slow economy and bad country ecology. The Political situation in Guatemala today is stabile democratic goverman, with 4 years president election, congress and constitution.. The people of the country have a freedom of choice and even leftover from previous war the power struggle still continue, the people of the country stay and support the grow democracy. Bell: "The Political situation was complicated in Guatemala, people were very unhappy with the way things were going with ... This has also been the reason from the debt that Guatemala has been growing into because of all the funding they have needed to re-establish all the things they have lost from the civil war they had had. The debt dramatically grew from $760 million in 1978 to $2.8 billion in 1990, and then grew more in 1994 to be $3 billion, almost 1/5th of the country' ...
- 5657: An Overview Of Student Acceleration
- ... test. IQ tests have been highly criticised as a means of testing true academic ability and intelligence. Several researchers argue that IQ tests are, an inadequate predictor of a child s future achievement in the world, . . . it correlates with only a narrow range of human abilities (McCleland, 1973; Wallach, 1976;Sternberg, 1991, 1994, cited in Tannenbaum, 1997, p. 32). A more comprehensive selection method is advocated by Rice (1970) who recommends ... factors, other than academic achievement or brilliance also have to be taken into consideration when determining whether a child is gifted or talented. For example, a child who has been brought up in a third world country, who does not have access to modern technology or sufficient education, may not show giftedness in the same dimension as a child reared in the western world, whom has access to devices such as maths books and computers. The child in the third world country may demonstrate advanced learning in domestic areas, and learn to be independent from their parents at ...
- 5658: Charles Dickens
- ... London. 1 Just before he started to toddle, he stepped into the glare of footlights. He never stepped out of it until he died. He was a good man, as men go in the bewildering world of ours, brave, transparent, tender-hearted, and honorable. Dickens was always a little too irritable because he was a little too happy. Like the over-wrought child in society, he was splendidly sociable, and in ... of The Great Men, American Book-Stratford Press, NY., 1942 pg.19 2. Ibid, pg. 21-22 3. Johnson, Edgar, His Tragedy and Triumph. Rev. ed. Viking, 1977, pg. 20 4. Ibid, pg. 27 5. World Book Encyclopedia, Random House, NY., 1990 pg. 193 6. G. K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens The Last of the Great Men, American Book-Stratford Press, NY., 1942 pg. 50 7. World Book Encyclopedia, Random House, NY., 1990 pg. 193 8. Johnson, Edgar, His Tragedy and Triumph. Rev. ed. Viking, 1977, pg. 53 9. G. K. Chesterton, Charles Dickens The Last of the Great Men, American ...
- 5659: Italy
- Italy Italy is most likely known for its rich cultural heritage and its unique natural beauty. Its cities have spectacular churches and beautiful central plazas. Their museums contain some of the world's best-known art. Italy got its name from the ancient Romans. Romans called the southernmost part of the peninsula Italia, which means land of oxen or grazing land. Italy's landscape is dominated by ... and Sardinia. Two independent countries lie within Italy's borders: the tiny Republic of San Marino, in north-central Italy, and Vatican City, which is located completely within the city of Rome. Italy boasts several world-famous cities. Rome, the capital and largest city in Italy, was the center of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago. Florence was the home of many artist of the Renaissance, a period of great achievements in the arts. Venice, with its intricate canal system, attracts tourists from all over the world. Italians take great pride in the quality of their cooking. They traditionally eat their meals at midday. Large meals usually consist of a pasta course, followed by a main course of meat or fish. ...
- 5660: Men Fear Death
- ... way. Other beliefs across the globe have different theories. Hindus say that the spirit undergoes a form of reincarnation. So for many Hindus, death is a welcome event. A chance for them to enter the world anew, and escape the old. For them death truly is an awakening. For others though, it is an escape for many people, with religious beliefs or not, just want to die. This can be for ... of death is the good the dead body can do for others. With today’s medical technology, a dead body can be used in many practical ways. One of the most prevalent in today’s world is for organ transplants. Being an organ donor can save many lives from one that has ended and we are thinking of new ways to take advantage of healthy parts of dead bodies everyday. Making ... amounts of hope in the face of death is just huge. Johnny hoped and dreamed to finish his high school and go on to Harvard to excel in science and make a difference to the world. During his illness he corresponded with the likes of Albert Einstein. Surely Johnny was a bright child and probably could have made an impact on the world around him. But as stated in the ...
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