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- 8121: The Death of Brian Deneke
- ... who has enough confidence in themself and in their ideas that the are not afraid to let it show. They do not hide their feelings behind a veil; they shout it out for all the world to know. How are these people treated for being themselves? They are often laughed at, teased, ostracized, or beat up, simply for being who they are. These events will surely escalate. In this paper, I ... the events leading up to and occurred after the murder of Brian Deneke, a free spirit who wasn’t afraid to show it. My question to you: Is the price for being yourself in the world today worth paying? In Amarillo, Texas, within a population of 160,000, teens struggle for ways to keep themselves occupied. As in most places, the people with similar interests are drawn to each other and ... of expression and belief, it seems that everyone is just waiting to attack anyone who exercises those beliefs in an n unconventional way I ask you again: Is the price for being yourself in the world today worth paying? There is no right answer; it just depends on whom you ask. Everyone has his or her own goals and everyone is looking for something. Do not judge others harshly simple ...
- 8122: Andrew Jackson 2
- ... Adams appointed Henry Clay as the Secretary of State. This act by Adams and Clay enraged Jackson and his followers and became known as the corrupt bargain. This would haunt Adams for years. Jackson s war against the national bank during his first administration, resulted in mostly negative effects. However, he did have one positive effect from his battle with the national bank. After pursuing the bank war to completion Jackson found defeat in victory. During his second term, Jackson decided to remove all federal funds from the national bank. In response to this action Biddle, the head of the national bank, brought ... negatives, it did have one positive result. By removing the national bank, he had removed a great threat to democratic government. The national bank could no longer use its strength to effect government. Jackson s war with the national bank ended in failure. He inadvertently caused two depressions and made our money system worse than when he first took office.
- 8123: Summary of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
- ... end of the book, Upto Sinclair shows the reader how to solve Capitalism's problems: replace it with Socialism. The Socialist party is promoted as an international political party that will solve all of the world's problems. Every member of the party was told about the "Socialist revolution", when the entire planet would become Socialist. Not once does the book mention the possibility of failure. It even claimed Socialists would control the country by 1912. The Socialists despised the concept of competition. They considered the commercial world to be the essence of corruptio. The goal of the Socialist party in The Jungle was to end the corrupt and powerful Beef Trust. The Jungle is more than an advertisement for Socialism. It describes ... to work though, or loose their job. Often, the wounds would become infected, and the butcher would die of blood poisoning. The book discusses all the things that were being shipped out to the civilized world as "meat". Sausages were not really made out of sausage meat. They were mostly composed of "potato flour"; an odorless and tasteless potato extract with almost no food value. There were the cattle that ...
- 8124: What Role Will Poetry Play In
- ... in greeting cards or an entertaining role like in operas and plays. However we must not forget the most diverse sort of poetry, poetry books! Poetry are written on serious subjects like death, love and war or such trivial things as amoebas, teenage spots, old slippers or farmyard animals (are teenage spots really trivial?!). Poetry is extremely accessible. From the moment we are born we are exposed to nursery rhymes like ... expression it gives poets the chance to convey their feelings in a way that prose cannot compete with. It also gives us the chance to experience their feelings. A good example of this is the War poets who changed our thoughts and feelings on war. I can t believe that anyone who has read a poem like Dolce et Decorum est could not feel moved. Because of the different roles of poetry today there are many opportunities for poets ...
- 8125: Pride and Prejudice and The Edible Woman: Negative Effects of the Society's Influence
- ... necessarily the same as what society imposes on them; they rebel against this very society in order to gain the independence necessary to discover what they want from life. Society in the early 19th century world of Pride and Prejudice is represented through Mrs. Bennet and those like her, who are “of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper” (Austen 53). From the beginning of the novel, society prominently displays its ... sacrifices love for worldly advantage. Mr. Darcy also assumes everyone marries for wealth. He feels the Bennet's lack of money “must very materially lessen their chance of marrying men of any consideration of the world” (Austen 82). Darcy “is mindful of his relationship to society, proud of his social place, and aware of the restrictions that inevitably limit the free spirit” (Litz 104). Darcy's admiration of Elizabeth grows when ... pays a visit to Elizabeth and informs her that Elizabeth and Darcy are completely unsuitable for one another. She tells Elizabeth that to marry “a young woman of inferior birth, of no importance in the world” (364) would “ disgrace him in the eyes of everybody” (367). Lady Catherine does not care about her nephew, instead she is only concerned with what “ everybody” will think. Elizabeth, however, will not let herself ...
- 8126: Serial Killers
- ... are givin to understand the many different aspects serial killers have. Gilles De Rais This serial killer is the third most notorious serial killer known. His name is Gilles De Rais. During the Hundred Years War, De Rais was Joan of Arc's personal bodyguard. Immensely rich, and popular throughout France, De Rais was named a baron to the people. Being a faithful Christian, it was hard to accept what De ... what they are doing is wrong. A psychopath will usually have their own personal reasons for killing which may include hatred, sexual gratification, devil worship, or a lust for blood. Psychotics are in their own world where murder is a perfectly normal way of life. Psychotics will also kill to appease a voice driving them crazy or a sexual interest which seems fine to them. The label "serial killer" is a ...
- 8127: Marijuana
- ... also help save the environment. People could stop cutting down trees in search of paper and rope because hemp, the stem or trunk of a marijuana plant is the best maker of paper in the world. Not to mention the fact that Hemp rope is close to the strongest natural rope in the entire world. This would enable paper and rope companies to invest money into the growth of marijuana for industrial use. The last facet of this debate on legalizing Marijuana comes when one looks at the widespread use of Marijuana in our society. Marijuana is one of the most widely used illegal substances in the world. In a recent survey performed in a suburban high school over 80% of the graduating class admitted to smoking pot. While over 80% may be a remarkable high statistic the survey also concluded that ...
- 8128: Pride in The Iliad
- ... of Troy, or disappeared into a mass of his comrades, but Hector chose to stand his ground and confront Achilles. "Ah for a young man all looks fine and noble if he goes down in war…he lies there dead…but whatever death lays bare, all wounds are marks of glory." If Hector had salvaged his pride and retreated to safety, he would have lived to defend Troy. Therefore, the possibility arises that he could have stopped the onslaught of the Acheans altogether, and won the war for the Trojans. The result of Hectors pride was his death and the betrayment of his fellow warriors and friends. Another person within the Iliad whose pride was the downfall of his character, was Patrocleus ... would of remained alive. In addition to Hector and Patrocleus, the main character in The Iliad - Achilles, was also brought to ruin by his pride. For example, he was too proud to fight in the war when Agamemnon took his woman. "But now that he's torn my honor from my hands, robbed me, lied to me…he'll never win me over!" So, he sat and sulked when his ...
- 8129: The Importance of Plea Bargaining in Criminal Trials
- ... is that his testimony is simply verifying the testimonies of other witnesses. In a majority of cases plea bargains is utilized to ensure that the truly guilty criminal is punished. In our less than perfect world, plea bargaining is easily the lesser of the evils. I agree with the definitions submitted by the affirmative speaker. Americans have always emphasized getting a job done. We place a great deal of value on ... Why do we place such importance on efficiency? Because without it nothing would ever get done. If we all constantly obsessed over minute details and unrealistic ideals we would live in poverty. In the real world compromises are made because without them no amount of success could ever be achieved. In the words of John Stewart Mill, the father of utilitarianism, "The creed which accepts as the foundation of morals utility, or the greatest happiness principle, holds that actions are right in proportion as they promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness". This means that in a world of compromise, the most success is achieved by giving the greatest good to the greatest number of people. This belief applies directly to plea bargaining. In this case, the most justice must be given ...
- 8130: Macbeth - Scenes 1 To 3
- ... natural order and this suggests to the audience that, through out the play, the way things may not seem the way they really are.In Shakespeare s day there was widespread belief in the supernatural world and the existence of witches, so this opening scene would have shocked and even frightened the audience.In the following scene we switch from the shadowy world of the witches to the contrasting world of battle and action. Once again the audience is thrown into the middle of the action, a primitive and bloody battle, which is very common in Shakespeare s plays. King Duncan s first words ...
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