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- 6821: An Analysis Of Much Ado About
- ... Sicily, at the estate of the governor of Messina, Leonato. Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon, Don John, his brother, Borachio his servant, Benedick, a young lord, and Claudio his best friend are all returning from war, and have been invited to stay with Leonato for a month. Shakespeare's antagonist Don John, bears much resemblance to Don John of Austria, the illegitimate son of Charles V, half-brother to the King ... attempts to bring himself fame. Shakespeare was known to draw parallels between his characters and actual historical figures, in an attempt to produce a sort abstract history of the times (Richmond 49). Upon returning from war, Claudio saw a young woman named Hero that he had seen before going to fight, and felt a strong attraction to her. Claudio expressed to Benedick his attraction to Hero, Leonato's daughter, and Benedick ... declaration of his bachelorism, and is contrasted to Claudio in his uncertainty, and need to confide in and look for approval from others. Claudio only saw Hero for a brief moment upon returning from the war, and immediately desires her. In the play, The only conversation Claudio and Hero had was at their wedding when he denounced her and made public her accusation of promiscuity. This shows that his attraction ...
- 6822: Regulating The Internet: Who's In Charge
- ... which is capable of transmitting vast amounts of information from one network to another. The internet knows no boundaries and is not located in any single country. The potential the internet has of shaping our world in the future is inconceivable. But with all its potential the internet is surrounded by questions of its usage. The intemet was named the global village by McLuhan and Fiore in 1968, but recently the ... questions, answers and anything else that the committee can imagine people wishing to talk about.'' (Senate Committee). This is an example of one server, the information that passes through it originates from all over the world. The point is that this one provider can not possibly be able to review everything that passes through its server. Should the internet be regulated? We know that it can't and never will be ... just that, national in orientation and application. '' (Harissam p.923) If we are proposing regulating the internet to make it illegal to distribute and receive obscene material we need to find a law that the world could agree on. If the world accepted Miller's test of how to determine obscene material, what would be the standard needed in order to answer the first question? These are the questions that ...
- 6823: Inherit The Wind
- ... one thing that science hasn’t been able to give them. Enter God, the means that mankind has clung to for purpose. If there isn’t a God, does that mean that 95% of the world is suffering from some sort of mass dillusion? There may be a thousand arguments against there being a supreme being that we can think of, but it’s all those reasons that we cannot think ... Yet the Church, like humanity, has the right to make a mistake and reassess their beliefs. It doesn’t mean all they say is false, not at all! I couldn’t imagine living in a world where God didn’t exist -- I wouldn’t want to. Turn around 360 degrees and you are back facing the same direction, now science lies in front of you where religion so recently resided. Politics ... profitable. In as sense, doing away with all pure research. In Inherit the Wind, Drummond replies sarcastically to this belief of Brady’s that “It frightens me to imagine the state of learning in this world if everyone had your driving curiosity.” After all, what are we here for? To watch television, drink Coca-Cola and eat McDonald’s? No! A ship in the harbor may be safe, but that ...
- 6824: Insanity
- Insanity Everyone in the world has done something in his or her life that can be viewed as being abnormal or insane, whether they admit to it or not. What one person sees as being normal may be totally weird ... band reached the peak of their popularity, John single-handedly shot them down. The turning point of their career was when he made the comment believing he was “bigger than Jesus.” People all over the world heard this and became very upset about his claim. Some even banned the group all together. Then the song, “Number 9” came into play. The song is basically an instrumental with the words “Number 9 ... actions, not in their behavior itself. Lennon’s and Eminem’s outlandish comments and Kaufmann’s pointless acts are just a few of the actions in which people can only describe as being insane. The world has seen various people that can be viewed as being abnormal, but they were still accepted in the world. In some cases, they became icons or role models. Labeling someone as being insane is ...
- 6825: 1984: The Party's Methods of Controlling People
- ... powerful ways. The Inner Party which is the government, controlled the people of Oceania by telescreens, doublethink, and propaganda. These three methods are so powerful in making the lower class believe that Oceania is at war with Eastasia. Big Brother is the Inner Party leader and, Emmanuel Goldstein is the Enemy of the Party. The first and far most compelling method in controlling the people is the use of telescreens. They ... the daily Two Minute Hate. The main focus of the telescreens is the image of Big Brother. Big Brother is always shown on the screen to make the people believe that Oceania is winning the war. Big Brother is the leader of the Inner Party, and Emmanuel Goldstein plays the role of keeping the citizens fearful that they might do or say, or even think, something harmful to the State and ... encourages and enforces doublethink. The purpose of it is to discard more and more words and meanings until rebellion is not possible because there is no word for it. To convince everyone in Oceania that war is the best state possible for them, the state developed the slogan WAR IS PEACE. Everyone sees the slogan as perfectly logical because they have become so conditioned to it. The next slogan FREEDOM ...
- 6826: Obituary On George Washington
- ... Vernon. George joined the Virginia militia. The British governor of Virginia sent him to the Ohio River on an important mission. Soon Major Washington was fighting in the first battles of the French and Indian War. The next year, he served as an aide to the British General Edward Braddock. In a fearful battle, George Washington escaped injury many times. Four bullets ripped through his coat and two horses were shot from under him. Later, he was made a colonel and led soldiers who defended Virginia's frontier in the Shenandoah Valley. Finally, after years of battles and a British victory, the war was over. About this time, Colonel Washington met a young woman named Martha Custis. Her husband had died, leaving her with two small children, Jacky, three years old, and Patsy, one year old. George Washington ... battles had been fought at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The American Revolution had started and a military leader was needed. The Congress named George Washington Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The Revolutionary War was long and difficult. General Washington did not have enough soldiers, guns, food or equipment. He had learned from the French and Indian War to make the most of his supplies and to keep ...
- 6827: Sphere: Summary
- ... vigorous mental and physical tests. Qualifying them to submerge themselves thousands of feet down into a spaceship of phenomenal dimensions. Many personality conflict arise. At one point communication is almost permanently lost with the surface world. An idea the spacecraft is from the future is shortly lived. Once the Sphere is opened, total anarchy takes control of the scientists lives. A monstrous squid, 15 times the size of a normally larger squid, emerges and destroys the living quarters of the scientists. Now they are forced to live in the spacecraft with all communication lost with the outside world. Killer shrimp, fire, and internal floods follow the introduction of the squid. Barnes is eaten alive by the gigantic squid. After the climax and many deaths the few people left discover whoever enters the Sphere ... think or imagine happens or is created. Either it's conscious or subconscious, while they're sleeping or awake, or even if they really want it to happen. They also it was planted by another world as a test of its full capabilities and consequences. Ted actually imagines his own death, only to kill himself. Once their emergency submarine is lost, they realize they have a serious problem being trapped ...
- 6828: Methods Of Therapy
- ... my father- in-law has bi-polar depression which therapists have traced to Vietnam and his exposure to Agent Orange. So far the only treatment which has been effective, has been medication. In the medical world, doctors diagnose the illness and usually prescribe a drug or a treatment to remedy it. In the world of psychology, the therapist also diagnoses the problem and if treatment is not enough then drugs or medication can be used also. When all other avenues have been explored, medication is as appropriate as anything ... my father- in-law has bi-polar depression which therapists have traced to Vietnam and his exposure to Agent Orange. So far the only treatment which has been effective, has been medication. In the medical world, doctors diagnose the illness and usually prescribe a drug or a treatment to remedy it. In the world of psychology, the therapist also diagnoses the problem and if treatment is not enough then drugs ...
- 6829: The Importance Of Learning Spa
- ... and reach an understanding of, and appreciation for, the cultures of the other peoples who share the planet with us. As cultural beings, we are raised with an certain way of giving order to the world around us. Very soon, these "cultural filters," which allow us to make sense of reality and shape it, become fixed, invisible and unconscious; they are part of our worldview which - as unique as we might ... never put into question until it is brought to our awareness by the clash with another system, different from our own. Language, which is the bearer of culture par excellence, opens the door to the world of the other and gives us the means to apprehend other ways of viewing our common world and our common humanity. Why study Spanish? Beyond the argument just made for the truly cosmopolitan view, there are, for the US citizen, compelling internal and external reasons. First, one has to consider the ...
- 6830: Media Controls
- ... time our values and ideals. To complete it's mission, modern media must get and evaluate the information and provide the general people with a clear, full, and unbiased view of the changes in the world, upon which citizens can act. Unfortunately, all too often current-day media fall short. Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky have defined the reasons that media fall short in their mission to inform. The model they ... bleeds it leads". Violence has been on the decline in the United States in the last three years, yet coverage of violent crime has not declined. This type of journalism does not accurately portray the world around us, and has the potential to cause paranoia. These are problems caused by filter one. When a large company owns a paper or television station it creates a conflict of interest. Bill Kovatch, who ... virtually every sector of the communications industry. Not long after the bill passed mergers that before were not legal began to happen. Disney and ABC merged to form one of the large conglomerates in the world. Together they now control over $16 billion in annual revenue. CBS was soon to follow suit when it merged with Westinghouse. And NBC is owned by General Electric. These mergers are monopolies, and they ...
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