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William Cronon and Changes in the LandIn this essay, I am going to detail the foremost differences in which the Native Americans and the early European settlers used the ecosystem of New England. Formally, my thesis is: The natural dissimilarities between the way the Native Americans used the ecosystem of New England and the way that early European settlers used the ecosystem of New England were voluminously attributed, but not limited to, cultural factors, environmental factors, economical factors, and agricultural factors as well. William Cronon has shed light on all of these reasons in his book, Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonist, and the Ecology of New England. Although Cronon's intent was to delineate the changes that occurred stating ". . . the shift from Indian to European dominance entailed important changes in the ways these peoples organized their lives, but it also involved fundamental reorganizations in the region's plant and animal communities."( Cronon, xiv) as opposed to why the changes occurred , I a |
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Fences and 1950's SocietyAfrican Americans have allowed themselves to think that everything is about racism. They see themselves building emotional fences in a form of self-defense. In the way the main character Troy impacts his family, August Wilson provides an insightful look into the culture and history of 1950's black America. The story illustrates Troy, his father and briefly his son, in an examination of how these men serve to symbolize the struggle of men and how those struggles are often passed down from generation to generation. Throughout the story, the word Fences symbolizes every difficult aspect they have encountered. Fences is a lesson in hope. First, there is hope for a better future of African Americans and by extension for all human kind. If we view Troy's life as a whole, we are seeing it as tragic. He was abandoned by his mother at age eight, fled from a brutal, lustful father at age fourteen, began steeling for a living and served fifteen years on a murder charge. He held a steady but disagreeable job as a garbage collector, suppo |
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Greek, Roman, and Etruscan ArchitectureGreek and Roman architecture have many similarities and differences. In this essay, you will learn about Greek, Etruscan, and Roman architecture. This will include everything from design to materials used for the temples. Greek Architecture dates back to 6000 BC. The Greeks life was dominated by religion and so the temples of ancient Greece were the biggest. They developed the three orders of architecture. The Doric order, the Ionic order, and the Corinthian order can easily be identified by the column's capital. The Doric column style is the oldest and simplest of the orders. The orders are easily identified by the capital. Doric orders have a square block for the abacus and the cushion-shaped echinus. The abacus is the upper member of the capital. The echinus is a circular block that supports the abacus. The Doric's frieze consists of alternat |
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Communicating with the ElderlyCommunicating with the elderly can be a challenge at times and it is important for us to understand that it is worth the effort to overcome communication barriers set in place between the elderly and the younger generations (O'Brien, 2012). By maintaining a loving connection with an elderly person, you honor your relationship, and help to improve that person's quality of life (O'Brien, 2012). Effective ways to communicate with the elderly include showing respect, listening, thinking before responding, and developing an appropriate speaking style (Paggi, 2012). Respecting individuals no matter how old they are is an essential key to developing good communication skills. Effective communication |
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Academic Integrity Violation SanctionPlagiarism is a form of cheating or deceit in which a person takes the ideas of others and represents as his own without giving recognition to the original author. In 'Truth or Consequences', studies had shown that cheating and plagiarism are more common than before ( Moore, 2002). In 'Honestly Speaking about Academic Dishonesty', a survey at the university of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on academic dishonesty shows that plagiarism as a form of cheating is more common and easier than cheating during examinations. (Kumar, 2012). One would wonder why students engage in cheating and plagiarism. Kumar (2012) demonstrates that increased competition to get better grades and a skewed shift in our focus from the joy of learning (p. 357). Students are given an assignment to dev |
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Body SystemsFunctions and the skeletal system strong bones including the vertebrae of your spine, support your upper body and head. The skeleton plays a crucial role in movement in providing a strong stable and mobile framework on which muscles can act. Your skeletal system also protects your internal tissues and organs from trauma. Bones store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus which are important to health and strength of skeleton and to various essential processes in your body. Your skeletal system consists of 206 bones that have been classified in two main groups. These groups are known as the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. All bones are covered with outer layer of hard densely packed compact bone. Almost every bone in the body can be placed in the following categories by shape. Long bones and examples of these are humorous, diaphysis, and epiphysis. Shorts bones are almost equal in length and width, examples include the small bones in the wrists and ankles. Flat bones |
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Smoking in NFL StadiumsSmoking should be banned in all National Football League stadiums. There are no advantages to smoking in the society that we live in today. It is just an expensive addiction that only hurts you and others around you. Right now, the average price of a pack of cigarettes is about $8.30 in Massachusetts (Hopper, 2011). This is a staggering amount of money seeing that 1 out of 5 adults smoke cigarettes. On average, smoking costs the US about $96 billion annually in medical costs and it costs about $97 billion from productivity loss due to a premature death caused by smoking. A survey was tallied in 2010 of about 19.3%, or 45.3 million, adults smoked cigarettes which is compared to the 20.9% of adults that smoked in 2005. (American Cancer Society. 2011) On July 14, 2012 Gillette Stadium made the entire facility a smoke free environment. In 2002 when the stadium first opened its doors smokers had designated areas where they could smoke during the games. There were several areas around the |
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Alienation in Richard Wright's 'Black Boy'In the book 'Black Boy' by Richard Wright, alienation is shown throughout the story. According to Marx's theory of alienation, it is a separation of things that are naturally meant to be together, and therefore a person actually becomes an "alien" in the world they live in. Marx focuses his theory on social alienation which can be seen in Wright's book. Marx's talks about social alienation in the labor process, and the four types are product of labor, process of labor, human nature, and alienation of each other. Alienation from the product of labor means that a person is working for someone and making certain products but they are unable to buy them for themselves, so they are alienated from the product they produce. In Black Boy Richard Wright worked in many different homes for wealthy white people. They paid him a very little amount of money for the work that he was doing. He was responsible for cooking their food, and in one instance he prepared eggs for the white family and the |
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Unethical Animal TestingThrough scientific research, we've been able to come up with great scientific breakthroughs such as penicillin, as well as finding facts about ourselves and new diseases. Gathering information is a main thing to understand what we are trying to learn or discover how something works but gathering information at all cost is not just. Researchers have tortured and tested on animals to obtain information on the current studies they may be on. There is three main reasons why a lot of people think that animal testing should stop. Many of them think that animals have rights too, it is a wasteful, and that the experiments are inhumane. Many people have argued that animals have human rights too. Like humans, animals are living creatures with interests in their own lives and freedom. To treat them differently and say that experimentation on non-human animals is justified but experimentation on humans is not makes them a prejudice. Scientists do not experiment on human subjects w |
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The Controversy of VegetarianismVegetarianism is such a broad and controversial topic because there are numerous arguments on both sides. The question of whether it is okay for animals to be killed for human pleasure is extremely debatable. Between four and ten percent of Americans have already decided to stop eating meat completely (Fraser). However, for many people, eating meat is just another part of traditional American culture; thus they reject the idea of vegetarianism. The idea becomes more than black and white when moral, health, and environmental issues become introduced. To avoid these issues in our society, we as Americans should consider consuming less meat and animal products, but also steer clear of consuming animals that have been raised in unnatural environments. Animals that are raised for produce usually aren't very healthy. Companies stuff these animals with unnatural substances to make them grow faster to increase productivity. Understandably, making the transition into vegetarianism could b |
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Overview of Citizen KaneKane was depicted as a rich, cold-hearted man, relying heavily on materialistic things as a means to cope with his inability to form relationships with other humans. Being a man raised in a life of luxury, he takes ownership of a newspaper company further enhancing his wealth. Kane is a callous man who deprives others as a means to further his fortune even if it means using poor journalism techniques. He lacks any ability to care for anything other than his material goods which leads him to a life of no fortune and complete sadness. Kane was deprived of a childhood when he was eight years old and sent away to a boarding school. He wasn't allowed the security and love a normal child would have at that age. Love and care was not very apparent in the beginning of the movie; his mother is a cold unloving individual and does not seem to care for Kane at all. If Kane was brought up with the experience of a nice and loving childhood, then there could have been a chance he would never have been so spiteful and cruel himself. When Kane became an adult, he was able to obtain every material thing he could ever as for. Kane had nearly fooled himself that the materialistic possess |
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Harry Truman and a Time of ChangeDuring his few weeks as Vice President, Harry S. Truman barely saw President Roosevelt, and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman's to solve when, on April 12, 1945, he became President (whitehouse.gov). Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, in 1884. He grew up in Independence, and for 12 years prospered as a Missouri farmer (Ferrell 2/3). Active in the Democratic Party, Truman was elected a judge of the Jackson County Court in 1922 and he became a Senator in 1934. During World War II he headed the Senate war investigating committee, checking into waste and corruption and saving perhaps as much as 15 billion dollars (whitehouse.gov). As President, Truman made some of the most crucial decisions in history. Soon after V-E Day, the war against Japan had reached its final stage (millercenter.org). An urgent plea to Japan to surrender was rejected. Truman, |
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A Brief Escape from RealityI am standing on an old, beaten down, weather-tested pier, looking over a vast sea of blue. It is one of the only escapes to reality in this day in age. One of the only places to find peace and serenity, calmness and relaxation. You can see the gigantic barges and cruise ships far off in the distance. Nearer inland there are the old-fashioned fishing boats and some people out on a mid-afternoon sail under the slow moving sun. Off to my right I hear a slight ruckus as couple of seagulls are bickering over who gets to grab the last slurp of meat from the insides of a dead crab. Then I look down to the water below me and see thousands upon thousands of barnacles wrapped around the pillars that are holding up the pier. There isn't one centimeter of room left on the pillar for other life to exist. I look to my left and I see a few children quietly playing in the ever-disappearing ocean. A few more years and most of the water will have some form of a man-made island, or barge cities that are |
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Two Sets of Notes by M.K. Asante Jr.The passion of poems is often expressed through powerful diction. The richer the poem, the more easily can the reader can connect. The poem, Two Sets of Notes, written by M.K. Asante Jr., sends the powerful message that people of color should value their education. According to Asante's poem, the tragic reality of education is that it is disconnected from people. Asante makes his point by elaborating on education in the United States as designed, maintained, and controlled by a dominant group. Through figurative language, structure and sound, he sends a powerful message that people of color should demand that their history be included in the education system and that their voices should be heard. Figurative language is any unusual language that gives fresh insight to a subject. Asante's perspective on education is strengthened through purpose, symbol and diction. The poem shows anyone of color should not be afraid to challenge the education process which too often comes from the pe |
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Is Beauty Only Skin Deep?Magazines, television commercials, billboards and beyond fill their advertisements with what many of us believe are some of the world's most beautiful women. "Ordinary" women gawk over the montage of perfect figures, flawless faces, and undeniable sex appeal. With just one look it becomes difficult not to feel inferior or inadequate. "And no wonder. Everywhere we look a barrage of media images encourages us to compare ourselves not only with each other but with the most beautiful women in the world, women who have made a full-time job of taking care of their skin, their bodies, and their teeth" (Shapiro Barash 90). In the society in which we live today the perception of beauty is altered and influenced by a strong media force that highlights young, thin, and sexually appealing women. This touches upon a rather new and ongoing debate: Does the media's modern day depictions of beautiful women influence what our society perceives to be beautiful in a positive or negative way. Consequentl |
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Chinese Economy (Late 1970's to Present)China has been a remarkably successful economy since its adaptation of market-oriented reforms in 1978. The country's real GDP growth has averaged about 9% each year from 1979 to the present (Naughton, 1995). Vietnam has also gone through a terrific economic development after the country's transition process from centrally-planned economy to a market economy and it also gone from a poor to a middle-income country in just 20 years. Over the past five decades, East Asia has emerged as a region with several spectacular stories (i.e. Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan) of catch-up development. Both China and Vietnam have achieved remarkable economic growth since their economic reforms. Scholars (i.e. Popov, 2007) argue that the transformation of these two countries was caused by the adverse supply shock that resulted from deregulation of prices and change in relative price ratios that created the need for reallocation of resources in order to correct the industrial structure inherited from c |
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Huck Finn and Freedom on the RiverAt the beginning of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huckleberry Finn is nothing more than a typical southern youth with a predilection for mischief and adventure. After Finn's journey down the Mississippi River he is transformed into someone much more mature in his thoughts and morals that disregards the color of the skin of a man and rather sees a man for whom he really is. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great American fiction novel written by Mark Twain detailing the escapades of a Caucasian youth named Huckleberry Finn and an African American slave owned by Finn's caretaker named Jim. The novel illustrates a time in history where African Americans were seen as nothing more than workers with no real emotions or thoughts and a boy's struggle with breaking the prejudices that have been firmly instilled in him by society. Throughout the novel, Finn is challenged with his pre-existing notions that Jim is not a human and is surprised by the incidences of humanity |
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The Hypothesis of Chief Justice MarshallDuring the judiciary Act of 1789, even before ratifying of the Bill of Rights, was the creation of the judiciary branch of government as specified by the Constitution. As a result, the introduction of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was the beginning of the three-tiered Federal Court system and establishment of the US Supreme Court as head of the judicial branch of government. Congress really did not want the courts to have too much power over local communities, so it determined that federal courts would serve primarily as appeals courts for cases already tried in state courts. In other words, a judge in a local community, appealed to a state court, and finally appealed to the federal courts only if necessary, would first hear most cases. The three Circuit Courts, which were also trial courts under the original legislation, were to convene only twice per year in each state. They would be liable for hearing issues of greatest contention between the Federalists and anti-Federalists, such |
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Children and Single-Parent FamiliesMost people think single parenting cannot be a positive experience. But in all reality, it has quite a few positive aspects. Kids raised in a single parent household learn early how to do their chores, not be greedy, roll with the punches, and they actually set goals they can reach. They also have a better understanding of relationship shifts and change, learn to budget, and come to realize that if you work hard it often pays off. Cornell University conducted a study with 12 and 13 year old's from single parent families. The study showed no negative impact on their social or educational development. The study also showed that these kids have a stronger bond with their parent or any other extended family or friends that had helped raise them. Being a single parent, you're apt to create a stronger bond with your kids due to the fact you spend more one on one time together. Because you have to provide everything that your kid may want or need this ends up making you closer than any child that has two parents in |
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The Importance of DisciplineDiscipline is a character trait in which one learns acceptable behaviors, how to achieve personal goals, and how to establish and maintain overall order. Often the word discipline brings to mind the punishment of a child; however discipline doesn't stop when childhood ends it continues on all through adulthood as well. By examining this trait more closely, one can fully understand its importance. Discipline begins at childhood, goes into adulthood, and is further carried out by one teaching their children discipline. Discipline is more than just the hand of an outward authority; it is also the internal guidance by which we live our lives. When connecting discipline with my own life, I think back to my childhood. This is normally one's first memory of discipline and its life lessons learned from it. Raising a child as a single mother is a challenging task; one my mother did not take lightly. I learned very quickly what discipline was. I learned this first through my mother's never c |
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Hugo Chavez and Bolivarian RevolutionIt has been over ten years since Hugo Chavez first took power in Venezuela as well as becoming the leader of the leftist social movement and political process in Venezuela, The Bolivarian Revolution. The revolution is named after Simon Bolivar, an early 19th century Venezuelan and Latin American revolutionary leader, who was prominent in the South American Wars of Independence. As soon as Chavez took office, he immediately made major changes in Venezuela, one of which changed the named the Republic of Venezuela to the "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela"(Clark 2009). Not only did he change the name but also Chavez immediately converted the Venezuelan Government and society into what he calls the Bolivarian Revolution. The Bolivarian revolution has produced a new legislature, a new supreme court, a new constitution and electoral authorities and the removal of Venezuela's armed forces and state-owned oil industries. The policies united Chavez's domestic authority but produced a great dea |
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Politicians: True Public ServantsPoliticians are often viewed by the public as power hungry and corrupt individuals who will do or say anything to advance their own careers. They are known for taking millions from oil companies, Wall Street executives, and other lobbying organizations. Often they are regarded as writing off the needs of the public, as well as the best interest of the country. We have all listened to the generic campaign speech filled with promises, only to be disappointed when the candidate literally follows through on none of his/her lofty ambitions. A true politician will lie to your face, flip-flop on an issue within a week, and do whatever the special interest groups(who own him/her) say. With all of that beings said, I strongly believe that all politicians, democrats, republicans, independents, green party candidates enter with the best intent; and when it comes down to it, want nothing but the best for their country. Politicians are public servants who dedicate their lives to protect and serve the people they represent; and are very honorable under immense public scrutiny. Why do individuals decide to get into politics? They must endure thousands of hours cam |
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Slavery in a New WorldOne of the most interesting themes in the novel Family, by J. California Cooper was slave resistance. The methods of resistance used by the characters in Family were personal and individual examples of the resistance historically used by slaves in the South prior to emancipation. Cooper provided powerful illustrations of personal resistance to slavery. Resistance could be active: running away, confrontation, negotiation, entrepreneurship, suicide, and/or subversive: theft, work slowdowns, education, and spirituality. The main characters in Cooper's novel used a variety of resistance techniques and her vivid descriptions made the examples even more profound. The author uses the theme of slave resistance to personalize the historical experiences of slaves in the South and their courageous attempts to retain human qualities within a system that considered them chattel property. One of the first and most extreme examples of resistance were suicides committed by the narrator's mother a |
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Aristotle, Courage and VirtueImagine a newborn baby crying in the hospital. This baby was not born with the knowledge of being kind nor evil but with a pure state of mind. Not knowing what is right and wrong, virtue can guide people to knowing what is good. But what exactly is virtue? According to Aristotle in the Nicomachean Ethics, virtue is described as neither a feeling nor capacity but a settled state or disposition. It is shown as a state that allows people to aim for what is transitional and also what decides the mean between two practices, one of being overly full and the other being a lack of. A great example of a common virtue would be courage. People usually depict courage as being strong and facing danger without fear. But this common assumption isn't what true courage is. In reference to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, there are those who appear to be courageous and those who are actual courageous people. Therefore what exactly is a courageous person and how do we distinguish from one to another? |
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The KKK and Principles of Persuasion on Behaviors"The Ku Klux Klan (KKK), characterized by disguises, secrecy, bigotry, and terror, came into power in the South after the Civil War. In some parts of the country the KKK, an extreme example of pathological group process, appears as strong and violent today as ever. From (1941) noted that the basis of group psychology is the individual personality and defined social character as that part of the individual character structure that is common to most members of a group."1 "The dynamics of the KKK may be better understood in terms of the individual psycho-dynamics of the group members. In the process of maturation, individuals need to progressively transfer to some matrix the feelings of support that they originally felt with their mothers. Because society as a whole is too vast and remote to meet this need, individuals seek additional support through group membership. The split-mother concept of Klein's (1975) Object Relations Theory can be projected into group life."2 "Some individual |
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