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- 7021: Black Like Me
- ... want to know his views on racism. I wonder if George Levitan is still alive, the man who was the editor of Sepia. I also wonder if he had the first black magazine in the world. How did Griffin meet Levitan? Why does Levitan sound so depressing, I mean why does he says he'll help him, but he'll probably get killed. Why is Griffin so open-minded compared to ... try accelerated treatments," Why didn't Griffin plan this trip out and get a list of contacts? Griffin went into New Orleans with no contacts but one friend. Griffin had no contacts in the black world in New Orleans, but he figured he could just fade in. I also wonder why the host, the person who was letting Griffin stay at his house during his treatments, wasn't more suspicious. The ... if he was or not. The doctor who is giving him these treatments seems to care very much about Griffin, but doesn't support what he is doing. This is true a lot in the world today when people love a person but don't support what they are doing. Why do people say they love someone but can't support them in what they do? When the doctor says ...
- 7022: The Y2k Bug
- The Y2K Bug There is a problem confronting today’s society that could change the world as we know it. It is a problem that was initially caused by a lack of technology, but recently by an act of laziness. The problem is known as the “Year 2000 Bug” (Y2K bug ... bug could cause computer systems to fail when the year 2000 rolled around because computers might fail to recognize that it is the year 2000 versus 1900. The problem is going to affect the whole world. How does the Y2K bug affect the average person? It is possible that the electric companyies’ computers could crash, which could cause either blackouts or brownouts. It would mean no heat for your house and ... may lose their power so that all the nation’s communication could be down. This is the worst-case scenario of course; not even the experts know how this Y2K bug will truly affect the world. What they do know is that something is definitely going to go wrong. Approximately 95% of the world's population is dependent on computers in its everyday life. It is also estimated that the ...
- 7023: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... They did not go out often or do anything that was with other people. They were always together. This is an unhealthy life style. They were creating their own fortress and isolating themselves from the world. My life used to be full of everything, I said. Now if you aren t with me I haven t a thing in the world. p. 257. This quote further supports the idea that they are isolating themselves from the world. Since they were so cut off from the outside world, Mr. Henry has even a more difficult time going back into the reality of life after her death. This theme of man and woman ...
- 7024: How America Should React To Ho
- ... of countries and in the eyes of most religious groups homosexuals, probably, always will be the subjects of anathema. As much as the future may look gloomy for many gays and lesbians all over the world, there are remarkable changes in public opinion and officials’ attitudes toward homosexuals in some countries. For example, in 1989 Denmark was the first to allow the same-sex marriage. In the United States the subject ... we may overcome our prejudice, which often results in discrimination of one group against another. To acknowledge that there are people who are different and learn to tolerate them means to live in a safer world. The next question is: Do we have the right to discriminate against homosexuals? Until recently homosexuals were invisible minority. Therefore, many Americans were unaware that gays and lesbians were discriminated against. But homosexuals were and ... lying and stealing and, therefore, support the idea that gays and lesbians deserve to suffer. As Pete Hamill points out ,"…gay-bashing is real; homosexuals are routinely injured or murdered every day, all over the world, by people who fear or hate their version of human sexuality"(532). But as was mentioned above, the medical studies confirm that being gay is not a matter of choice or preference, but a ...
- 7025: I-search
- ... journals as much as I should read them I did not know what it was and to what extent teachers were using this type of writing. I knew I could find some information on the World Wide Web, but my primarily interest was locating examples of I-Search papers and models for teaching it. I did locate a site, a type of bulletin board, where teachers posted their comments regarding their ... I researched this topic. I have learned much about the benefits of teaching the I-Search. Also, researching the internet for as much information possible on this topic gave me additional practice in utilizing the World Wide Web more efficiently. Although I do not believe all teachers will ever convert exclusively to the I-Search paper, a radical move that would not be educationally prudent, I am convinced the I-Search ... were available on-line I went directly to that site. The ERIC search format not only offers keyword and limiting default options , but also it offers the options of searching only their databases or the World Wide Web plus their databases. Searching both their database and the WWW simultaneously was cumbersome, producing some useless documents. After my partner and I sorted through the returns the information we did save was ...
- 7026: "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"
- ... s use of both the earthly and the divine are quite interesting, because he uses the angel to convey both a spiritual presence as well as an earthly desire to live well in the real world, which in turn ultimately enriches the main characters in the story, Pelayo and Elisenda. The author does not portray the divine as one might think. When a person thinks of an angel they think of ... paralytic who didn't walk again, but almost won the lottery, and the leper whose sores sprouted sunflowers. These miracles were a sign that the presence of the old man was not to heal the world, but to heal the hidden wounds of Pelayo and Elisenda. And that he did. Garcia Marquez uses both the ideas of the earthly and the divine in this short story. What makes the angel in ... magical story, but also enhances the theme by establishing a reliance on concrete meanings. In a simple manner, Márquez describes the opening scene in terms one of his characters might use when he says, "The world had been sad since Tuesday," (571) and the sands of the muddy beach had "become a stew of mud and rotten shellfish." (571) The author creates vivid images by making comparisons to things that ...
- 7027: Hate Groups and the Internet
- ... however another side to the groups on the net, groups that attempt to provide both education and a positive influence on the surfers, groups which go from anti-hate sites to Green Peace and the world wildlife fund. So as the Internet grows in popularity and size it will become increasingly difficult to keep the so called hate sites off, without infringing on the rights of others, but it is also ... center. The center also notes that the number of hate groups in the US has risen from 474 in 1997 to 537 in 1998. So as the technology and telecommunications had combined to make the world a smaller place they may also be making undesirable parts of our society bigger. As our society moves forward and new technologies are created it is inevitable that certain technologies are exploited and used for ... the net can be clear of these poor excuses of sites on the web. The question of whether or not all of this sites are bad has also been surfacing in many areas around the world, as people continue to contend that some of these site may serve as an educational tool. Sites for such political groups as "Greenpeace" and "Artists Against Racism" which are abundant on the net obviously ...
- 7028: Catcher In The Rye
- ... a unique story of a unique child. Engle writes, "The story is engaging and believable…Full of right observations and sharp insight, and wonderful sort of grasp of how a boy can create his own world of fantasy and live forms"(3) Holdens continuous thoughts on the death are not typical of most teenagers. His near obsession with death might come from having experienced two deaths in his early life. He ... to be. After a try at communication with Luce fails, Holden flees to Phoebe, the only person he completely trusts (Davis 318). The humor in Holden’s character comes from his communication with the outside world. In some ways his need for love and stability in life is very sad but Holden’s character makes it funny by almost not caring. However, during his psychological battle, life continues around Holden as ... in the sand" mentality, a deliberate ignorance of the emptiness that can characterize human existence? And if so, when Caulfield begins to probe his own sense of emptiness and isolation, before finally declaring that the world is full of "phonies", each one out for their own phony gain. Is Holden actually the one who is going insane, or is it society which has lost its mind for failing to see ...
- 7029: How America Should React To Ho
- ... of countries and in the eyes of most religious groups homosexuals, probably, always will be the subjects of anathema. As much as the future may look gloomy for many gays and lesbians all over the world, there are remarkable changes in public opinion and officials’ attitudes toward homosexuals in some countries. For example, in 1989 Denmark was the first to allow the same-sex marriage. In the United States the subject ... we may overcome our prejudice, which often results in discrimination of one group against another. To acknowledge that there are people who are different and learn to tolerate them means to live in a safer world. The next question is: Do we have the right to discriminate against homosexuals? Until recently homosexuals were invisible minority. Therefore, many Americans were unaware that gays and lesbians were discriminated against. But homosexuals were and ... lying and stealing and, therefore, support the idea that gays and lesbians deserve to suffer. As Pete Hamill points out ,"…gay-bashing is real; homosexuals are routinely injured or murdered every day, all over the world, by people who fear or hate their version of human sexuality"(532). But as was mentioned above, the medical studies confirm that being gay is not a matter of choice or preference, but a ...
- 7030: Catcher In The Rye 3
- ... a unique story of a unique child. Engle writes, "The story is engaging and believable Full of right observations and sharp insight, and wonderful sort of grasp of how a boy can create his own world of fantasy and live forms"(3) Holdens continuous thoughts on the death are not typical of most teenagers. His near obsession with death might come from having experienced two deaths in his early life. He ... to be. After a try at communication with Luce fails, Holden flees to Phoebe, the only person he completely trusts (Davis 318). The humor in Holden s character comes from his communication with the outside world. In some ways his need for love and stability in life is very sad but Holden s character makes it funny by almost not caring. However, during his psychological battle, life continues around Holden as ... in the sand" mentality, a deliberate ignorance of the emptiness that can characterize human existence? And if so, when Caulfield begins to probe his own sense of emptiness and isolation, before finally declaring that the world is full of "phonies", each one out for their own phony gain. Is Holden actually the one who is going insane, or is it society which has lost its mind for failing to see ...
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