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- 7381: Life In The 1900s
- ... canadians because of its easy maintence compared to a horse. The bike allowed an option of transportation. The bicycle also gave a sense of freedom to virtually anybody willing to learn. Henry Ford revolutionized the world we live in by inventing the "horseless carriage", if it had not been for him, instead of taking the GO bus in the morning we'd be riding a horse named Wanda. Not only did ... Orville and Wilbur Wright made a successful flight in the first airplane at the beach of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Although the flight only lasted 12 seconds it would change the way we see the world. The telephone allowed the houseneeds to be satisfied without leaving they're homes. Women received an oppurtunity to work as a a switch board operator. I don't know if I can stress the importance ... advertising agencies would also face the same consequences. T.V. provides millions of people with employment in commercials, T.V. shows, and movies. Baseball was the most popular sport in the United States where the World Series began in 1903. Tom Longboat was born in Brantford, Ontario and was known for outrunning a horse over a 19 km coarse. He set a record of 2 hours, 24 min and 24 ...
- 7382: Mind over Matter
- ... therefore nirvana, a Buddhist must first come to eradicate his sense of self, effectively destroying his ego. By doing this, "durkha," (pain and suffering), end and one can be at peace and harmony with the world and all who reside in it. A practice that helps monks achieve this enlightened state is meditation. By clearing the mind of mundane clutter and distractions, a monk can become in tune with his inner ... it was difficult calming my mind. While concentrating on my breathing, I was easily distracted by outside occurrences such as leaves falling and people walking by. The more I attempted to shut out the outside world, the more my mind focused on the little things around me. I gained immediate appreciation of the Buddhist monk's ability to shirk the outside world and focus on his inner self. When I had meditated before in my dojo, it was as a group and in silence. This greatly helped the exercise and I can see why this is ...
- 7383: Guilt As Reparation For Sin In
- ... northeastern, colonial settings, various conflicts, and characters that must live with guilt for the sins they have committed. Nathaniel Hawthorne s elaborately descriptive writing style has been studied and criticized by people all over the world for years. Hawthorne has been thought of as one of the greatest writers in history, but his unique style has also been negatively criticized and disapproved of. No matter the opinion of his works, the ... to cause her many complications. A.N. Kaul says: With the insight and freedom she has so painfully won, she succeeds in relieving her lover from the torture of his morbid apprehensions, both of his world and the next, and in showing him the true path to redemption. Heaven would show mercy, she says, hadst thou but the strength to take advantage of it (Kaul 17). This means that Hester decides ... His guilt can not be easily forgotten (139). Dimmesdale finds courage during the final scaffold scene. He finally does what he should have done all along (Leary 116-117). He confesses his sin to the world, thus spoiling Chillingworth s revenge. Confessing drains the last bit of life out of Dimmesdale, and he dies on the scaffold in the arms of his lover, Hester Prynne. Pearl is the only innocent ...
- 7384: Catcher In The Rye: Holden A Victim of Society
- ... activity." (p. 115) The incessant melancholy and perpetual lying designates Holden as an insecure individual. When Holden ends his search to find a fixed reality free of the adult "phoniness", the realization of the practical world encompassing him will appear evident. Many acquaintances accommodate most contemporary urban citizens such as Holden Caulfield. In The Catcher in the Rye, New York City depicts a central character and companion to Holden. Central Park ... Metropolitan Museum of Art represent three of Holden's most cherished friends. They comfort him when sorrowful; and, their relaxing atmosphere provide Holden with a sense of release. These locations form the borders of a world- Holden's world. Unspecified personality traits, otherwise known as the unnamed characters, of the city scatter throughout the book. This population induces a hazard to the weak psychological make-up of Holden. The complete novel of The ...
- 7385: The Yellow Wallpaper: Exemplifies Women's Position In the 19th Century
- ... the time. Firstly, this association can be analyzed by the narrator's gradual descent into madness by her illusions of entrapment and liberation held within the wallpaper. This imajery can be linked to the real world of oppression of a typical woman's life. Secondly, the actual setting of the story can be analyzed as another element of Gilman's critique of women in America. The garden and nursury can also ... have tried to cope by the creation of fictional atmospheres in order to deal with male dominant and female submissive society. These fictional atmospheres of one's own experience, were a way of touching the world and gain a greater understanding of women. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's, The Yellow Wallpaper, exemplifies this fictional environment. It indicates the crippling social pressures imposed on women in the 19th-century. The Yellow Wallpaper generates ... the male role was greatly involved in the public, such as politics and commerece. The males role is public and the wife's role is private. The men are typically to go out in the world and provide for their families while the wife is to create a loving home. Women typically should create a sacred refuge for her husband who has had a long day a work. It was ...
- 7386: Thomas More's Utopia
- ... disadvantages. Politically there were many problems. For example, the kings abused the power they had, not only politically, but in other aspects of society as well. Most Kings were "more interested in the science of war...than in useful peacetime techniques." Much time was spent forming armies and the forming war plans. In addition, the Kings displayed difficulty in changing tradition and old ways of governing. It would be mentioned by the Kings when questioned on policies, "This was good enough for our ancestors, and who ... they'll always give a verdict in his favour." Problems are created when the ruler of a nation abuses his power. Problems existed in the case of the military as there was more focus on war than solving peacetime concerns. The military consisted largely of veteran soldiers. In actuality, "they put so little faith in raw recruits that they deliberately start wars to give their soldiers practice." This is clearly ...
- 7387: Cloning
- ... we are, mere humans, and we are destroying the individuality God worked to create. In the beginning of human existance, God gave us all the things we would need to survive and flourish in the world. In the Bible, Genesis 2:7 states that: "The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being ... not perfect and God created her individually just as he meant to do. Why would a person want to forget about what God blessed us for? If we can already reproduce then what in the world could possibly be the purpose behind cloning? There is no real valid purpose. The clone has to be considered in all of this. It would be in hurt and turmoil once it was old enough ... have any parents or family. How can we call ourselves civilized if we let such an atrocity happen, and for the inflating of some scientist's ego? We would be bringing a person into the world, a thinking, feeling, living being. Our achievement would be bringing the clone a life of pain, of being an "outsider". This is how they would likely feel because they would be surrounded by people ...
- 7388: The Man And Legend
- ... pool ball and shoot the black one in the hole, the game is over (pg. 55-56, Y.B.I.) These kinds of statements only reinforce and idea of inequality. Instead of looking at the world as white and black there must be a way to merge all people into one category. Cornel West s take on this matter is that the sheer absurdity of being a black human being whose black body is viewed as an abomination, whose black thoughts and ideas are perceived as debased, and whose black pain and grief are rendered invisible on the human and moral scale is the New World context in which black culture emerged. (59) In other words West believes that when it comes to achieving equality blacks receive the short end of the stick because they are already viewed as less than ... there are many different opinions and debates on how we should tackle this issue. However I believe the key to succeeded is working together to achieve a common goal. This goal will ultimatley make the world a better place to live in for all races. We must also stop looking at the world as black and white and start realizing that we are all human beings. The right path to ...
- 7389: Text and Traditions: Work Requirement One Historical Reconstruction
- ... non-abstract theory of form, where the initiator of all existence is acknowledged as God. Epicureanism Epicurus set up a school in Athens that taught ethics, based on his writings and opinions, in the Hellenistic world. He proposed that the pursuit of happiness should be mans greatest concern, rather than modeling his life on the pleasing of gods and of the deeds needed to be completed for one to have a ... were thought to lead Christians astray by teaching manipulations of the Gospel. The mixed the ideas of the Christians with that of the Greeks, producing a religion that wanted release from the prison of this world. It draws on the Jewish monldthum, Babylonian anthology and Iranian Deulum, and believes that light and darkness are entwined in a constant battle of cosmic realms. First Century Roman Judea Summary of major New Testament ... Sydney: EJ Dywer, 1989) Philosophies, Elwell (ed.) "Evangelical Dictionary of Theology" (Grand Rapids: Baker Bookhouse, 1990) "The New Bible Dictionary" (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers Inc, 1962) Logos Bible Software v2.0 (Oakharbour: Logos Research System) World Book Encyclopedia World Wide Web (Internet)
- 7390: Greenhouse Gases And Consequences
- ... heated matter expands: warmer ocean water will expand, producing a rise in sea levels. Another feature of global warming that seems reasonably certain is that the increase in temperature would not be uniform over the world. Generally, changes at the poles would be greater than at the equator. Cold seasons would shorten, and warm seasons lengthen. Some regions would experience an increase in rainfall, with more damage from flooding and storms ... in the atmosphere, acting as a greenhouse gas. Released by burning of fossil fuels and plant materials, and by the use of nitrogenous fertilisers in agriculture. The increase in methane can be linked to the world's growing population and its need for food and disposable goods. The main sources are burning of vegetation, animal digestion, and breakdown of organic matter in landfills. Methane is also released from natural gas leakages ... are to be phased out. Australia's contribution to the increase in global greenhouse gases is relatively high, due to the high levels of energy use and the dependence on fossil fuels. Australia is the world's fifth per capita producer of CO2 emissions.9 It also has the third highest per capita automotive fuel consumption in the world.10 Since the greenhouse effect is produced by our use of ...
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