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- 8131: Mimosa
- ... trouble from an outside source, would recoil its leaves and take a defense position close to the garden that it grew within. Vito would retreat to this garden to escape the troubles of the outside world when they became unbearable. He describes the garden to us as; The garden that kept them little children even as adults; This could be taken as that it did not actually affect Vito physically young ... time, America taking over many things)which was strong while their home, represented by the Mimosa, is like the plant that represents it, so weak and short lived. And soon afterwards he speaks of a world without Mimosa, thus a wish for a world without his troubles. Vito and his daughters seem lost in their own worlds, Vito in his defensive garden with his dreams of a better home and life, Marta wanting the love and affection she ...
- 8132: Capital Punishment: Why or Why Not?
- ... off the hook of such a crime? "All grandeur, all power, all subordination to authority rests on the executioner: he is the horror and the bond of human association. Remove this incomprehensible agent from the world and at that very moment order gives way to chaos, thrones topple and society disappears," says, Joseph de Maistre, an eighteenth century French Diplomat. He is right, if we give up on punishing a deadly ... back and watch criminals be released and then kill again. No longer must we Americans or anyone live our lives in fear. We must come together and draw the line crimes. We must take the world safe so that we and our children may once again live in a world without the fear of being senselessly killed or losing our loved ones. For a cold blooded killer, capital punishment is the only true justice.
- 8133: Misconduct in Police Departments
- ... approach." (115). "Beat officers attend all neighborhood association meetings and take complaints from residents." (115) With the help from the public and the communities this will lessen police misconduct in the police department throughout the world. Complaints are often filed against certain officers. "You investigate a complaint and you get to a stalemate because there's not enough evidence to call what happened one way or another," says Lawrence Sherman, a ... G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Miller, Mayann. Everything you need to know about dealing with the police. New York: The Rosen Publishing, 1995. O'dell, John Personel interview. 20 November 1998. "Police Recent Developments." World Book. Cd-Rom. Chicago. World Book inc. 1996. Reichel Philip. Selected Reading in Criminal Justice. San Diego. Greenhaven Press inc. 1998 Starr, Mark. "A widening police scandal; some small-time cops allegedly hatch a big one. (Boston Area Police) ...
- 8134: Global Warming -.
- GLOBAL WARMING In 1992 the United States and nations from around the world met at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio and agreed to voluntarily reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. The Rio Treaty was not legally binding and, because reducing emissions would likely cause great economic damage, many nations will not meet the goal. Representatives from around the world met again in December of 1997 at a conference in Kyoto to sign a revised agreement. The Clinton Administration negotiators agreed to legally binding, internationally enforceable limits on the emission of greenhouse gases as a ... economy by severely restricting energy use. Finally, his position assumes that the agreement will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and will prevent global warming. Science Is global warming occurring? - According to Accu-Weather, the world's leading commercial forecaster, "Global air temperatures as measured by land-based weather stations show an increase of about 0.45 degrees Celsius over the past century. This may be no more than normal ...
- 8135: Lord Of The Flies
- ... Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them
Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life." This demonstrated Roger's tendency for evil and his attachment to the civilized world. It also showed that there is the potential for evil in everyone. As the novel progressed the evil that was in Roger seemed to show itself even more prominently. Near the climax of the novel ... give him a perverse pleasure. Roger's regression from a docile choirboy to a heartless murderer represented the potential for evil in everyone; the moral and civilized boundaries he overstepped were dissolved once his old world was lost. The chaos on the island was an example of how the world cannot survive before the potential for evil exerts itself and destruction is the inevitable outcome.
- 8136: Hughes' "Black Voices oby the Tales of Simple": Jessie Semple
- ... down by society but who in Census also says that, in spite of all the hardships he has experienced, he is still here. Hughes, by using Semple, shows his discontent of the black man's world, yet in showing these feelings Hughes never portrays himself to be angry, overcome by fear, or overwhelmed by racial paranoia. During these desperate and hard years (post-war years), Semple who is from the urban ghetto is himself free of the problems that plague many ghetto dwellers during this time. Semple is a man who avoids the inhibititions of welfare, crime, and drugs ...
- 8137: Jane Eyre: Analysis of Bronte's Work
- ... her own destiny. During her courtship, she refutes Rochester's need to "clasp... bracelets on her wrists" and "fasten a diamond chain around her neck." These become symbols of female enslavement within a male dominated world. Jane's will power and integrity prevent her from succumbing to Rochester and becoming just another of his possessions. For if she can not preserve her individuality, she "shall not be ... Jane Eyre any longer ... in her decision to not marry St. John that Jane finally liberates herself from the bonds of male suppression. All this has been in effort to maintain some semblance of self-worth. "Who in the world cares for you?" "I care for myself. The more friendless ... the more I will respect myself." Even in her ultimate marriage to Rochester, she is in no way surrendering to convention, for she has entered ... s outlook is focused more on the present, receiving affirmation to live for the here and now. "How sad to be lying now on a sick-bed, and to be in danger of dying! This world is pleasant, it would be dreary to be called from it, and have to go who knows where?"(80) Jane lacks Helen's unquestioning blind faith, and even goes to the extent of questioning ...
- 8138: Drug Abuse
- ... most discouraged behaviors in our country. Use of illegal drugs is harmful to the user and all those with whom the user comes in contact. There are over 40 million illegal drug users in the world today and America is the biggest market for drugs1 . There are more drug dealers in this country, than there are dentists. Illegal drug abuse must be stopped; it hurts our society, hurts us, and, most ... is hurting our country by causing increased crime and soaring insurance rates, stealing tax dollars, hurting families, and hurting children. If fighting drug abuse were made a top priority, we could probably wage an effective war, through education and enforcement of laws, to stop drug abuse.
- 8139: Learning Is For Everyone
- ... many times a community college, is an institution that should welcome anyone who is willing to make the effort to face the challenges that it brings. As William A. Henry III writes, In the real world, though, mostly people go to college to make money (The Museum of Clear Ideals, 146). I point out that there are a variety of different reasons for which people choose to enter into college. Some ... the ability to make a higher income. But many also do so to learn a particular function or get a better understanding of a specific field, or to have an overall deeper knowledge of the world around us. Despite the reasoning behind it, the university experience is one that should be experienced by all. The types of university courses are changing to reflect today s society. It does vary from college ... effort and the will to learn that counts. The university/college experience today allows students, regardless of income, future goals, or availability, the opportunity to increase their knowledge and to become more aware of the world around them. It is no longer a luxury that can only be enjoyed by those of a specific social class or income level. Everyone should have the chance to be more educated and to ...
- 8140: Crime and the Death Penalty
- Crime and the Death Penalty What is our world coming to? Four rapes, seven-teen robberies, forty-five aggravated assaults, 163 burglaries, 434 larceny-thefts, eighty-eight auto thefts, and four arsons all in one New Jersey day-- a period of twenty-four hours ... and watch criminals be released and then kill again. No longer must we Americans or anyone live our lives in fear. We must come together and draw the line on crime. We must make the world safe so that we and our children may once again live in a world without the fear of being senselessly killed or losing our loved ones. For a cold blooded killer, capital punishment is the only true justice.
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