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Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassIn a Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, the realities behind the life of a slave throughout the 1800's are brought to life in astonishing detail as Douglass recaps the transition of his life from being born a slave in Maryland to settling as a free man in New Bedford, Massachusetts with his wife. Douglass's autobiography is one of the most important historical documents of the eighteenth century--written with the goal of abolishing slavery by reaching out to the hearts of his fellow men and women and captivating their sympathy as he describes the many roadblocks that he as a slave was forced to overcome, both physically and mentally. Through analysis and paradoxes, Douglass repeatedly stresses that obtaining an education, understanding what slavery truly is, being able to identify the religious hypocrisy of white slave-owners, and overcoming suffering are all crucial to developing as an individual. Frederick Douglass claims that the advancement of educatio |
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Comparison of Two Famous StatuesI have chosen two statues from different eras to make a comparison, "Marble Statue of Dionysos Leaning on an Archaistic Female Figure" from the Roman era and "Bronze Statue of Artemis and a Deer" from Greek or Roman, late Hellenistic or early Imperial periods. The reason why I have chosen these two objects are that both of them have one big figure and one small figure which makes eyes of viewers move around. They also depicted gods with smaller figures. These two statues have many differences as they are made of different materials and have different poses even though these have similar composition. First of all, the material used for Dionysos is marble and for Artemis is Bronze, indicating what kind of material was used as to show an aspect of cultural identity. Material is a great example of explaining cultural identity, because it tells how much people in the era care about their religion, art, and etc. How an artist deals with the material also shows what that culture was like i |
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The New Public Schools: Charter SchoolsAs consumers we constantly search for the best quality in products that will satisfy our needs whether is on groceries, electronics or clothes, an if we can't find satisfaction on local shops or markets we tend to research until we satisfy our desire or pockets. However, when it comes to education we are used to think that what we are offered by traditional school system is quality by nature. As for education in a new era of technology and virtual classrooms, the budget cuts towards Education have led communities to find a new way to raise their voices toward education system. The subject of charter schools is not new to American culture anymore, as discussions and controversies have arise about the economical impact caused by charter schools towards public schools. This has left doubts and disavowals about the benefits of a new and dynamic educational system. Although public school system oppose to the development of charter school systems, studies have shown that charter schools |
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Our Obsession with CelebritiesOften, people fail to remember that celebrities are just humans like everyone else. Fans put celebrities on a pedestal, idolizing them perhaps realizing it or not realizing it. If a favored celebrity makes a decision, children all across America may feel the need to make the same decision, regardless if it is morally a good or bad idea. 75% of young adults idolize celebrities and consider them role models (Shaw et al. 577). This is an issue due to the heavy amount of influence a celebrity's decision may bring to young viewers and that can impact young viewers. For example, research found that listening to explicit music can bring abrasive and harsh actions. Likewise, being consumed with a celebrity and their actions can cause people to alter and change their own behavior to resemble the celebrity more accurately (Shaw et al. 576). Celebrity obsession can cause a young admirer to make negative behavior decisions such as drug abuse or developing an eating disorder. One major influence |
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The Experimental Nature Of ScienceScience has changed the course of history breaking down the most complex things into the simplest form. Everything around us is understood by science. Everything that deals with science comes from an idea. It usually leads to experiments which are not always successful and do not always give us the answer that we are looking for. But humans have learned to deal with failures to actually help them get closer to what they are searching for. In the history of science not everything has been true. Frustrating experiments have led to lies and some of the most remarkable findings have seem like a lie but are true. Scientist only want the answer of certain experiments to be what they believe it should be which hides the whole truth. In "The Measurement Of Man"(Morton) Morton describes in the study of "Crania Americana" how Indians had a smaller capacity of brain, to him this meant that they were not as intellectual as the Caucasian male. Morton says " The benevolent mind may regret the |
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Domestic Abuse and Interventioncommon issue presented to Human Services professionals is domestic violence. Domestic violence is physical and or emotional abuse directed toward a domestic partner or spouse as a result of power, control and coercive behavior of one over another in a relationship. This abuse causes much turmoil for not only the partnership but also for the family that is involved in. Said abusive relationship can also be in many cases, life threatening and very difficult to escape from especially if there are children involved. Through researching domestic abuse I was able to find numerous articles pertaining to the subject and chose four of the best from professional journals that helps one to understand better the details of these violent life styles. The following outlines and explains each of the articles I chose. The first of these articles is called "Domestic Violence: the Role of the Heath Care Professional". This article informs the reader of the common indicators of domestic violence, and |
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The Lottery and Attitudes of Society"The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a short story set in a small town that practices a violent tradition of human sacrifice every year. The tradition is ironically referred to as the lottery wherein the townsfolk randomly draw paper out of a hat and the person that draws the black dot is the person that gets stoned to death. The theme of the story revolves around the strong attachment to tradition and rituals of the people in this town. The people believe that the practice of lottery in the town is part of their history and it's bound to continue forever (Jackson 23). They superstitiously believe that the sacrifice will bring them a bountiful corn harvest. Shirley Jackson was particularly driven to write this literary work by some of the traditions that she experienced in her life that she didn't believe in (Bloom 15). The message of this short story is that violent traditions are way past time and shouldn't be considered morally correct. The author presents the society arou |
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Racism, Courage and InnocenceIn today's world racism is not as common as it was in the 1900's. In the early 1900's racism was very common, and most of the white Americans were racist to the Minorities. Although racism was common in the 1900's it is now frowned upon and not very common at all. Minorities are now not rejected in today's world, and are accepted like any other person. Racism in "To Kill A Mockingbird" is very common, and it is an important part in the story. Racism is shown by the Caucasian's in Maycomb against the African-Americans in many different ways like when the jury convicts Tom Robinson guilty of raping Mayella Ewell. The details of Tom Robinson raping Mayella Ewell are very vague and do not show enough evidence that Mayella Ewell was raped. When the jury of all Caucasian men decide to vote if Tom Robinson is guilty or not, they all vote guilty only because Tom Robinson is black. "I shut my eyes. Judge Taylor was polling the jury: GuiltyGuiltyGuiltyPg 211", this quote shows that the jury d |
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Banning Capital PunishmentI believe that Capital Punishment should be banned completely. I know that this is a very touchy subject and as humans we believe that there should be revenge on someone who has taken the life of another person. I do not think that this is an ongoing situation but there are some people in the world that do not deserve to live but that is just my opinion. I do not believe in capital punishment because, in the U.S the states that are allowed to put prisoners to death uses Lethal Injections. The lethal injections that the state use cost more, than it does to keep the prisoner alive in jail. I also do not believe in capital punishment because sometimes in cases they find the person to be guilty on behalf of the evidence that they find from the prisoners previous years an |
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The Early Liberal Party and Women's SuffrageThe Parliamentary Liberal Party refused to support the cause of women's suffrage. They believed the extension of suffrage to include women would damage their electoral success as property-owning women would vote Conservative. As Source 16 says, the progressive ideology of the Liberal Party was at odds with considerations of political advantage'. Overall, after their 1906 landslide victory, the Liberal Party and its leader Herbert Asquith felt that giving women the vote would damage the prospects of its social programs succeeding especially. Although many members of the Liberal Party were privately supportive of women suffrage (such as David Lloyd George) this was not in harmony with the main party line. Before 1906, none of the bills for the enfranchisement of the women were introduced by the government but by individual members. Indeed, all these bills failed during this period due to a lack of government support and refusal for parliamentary time to debate this issue. This trend continued afte |
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Learning SpanglishI awoke to a loud crash coming from in the kitchen. I jumped up to complete darkness in my room. I knew it was real because the sun usually wakes me up with its warm rays shooting through my window. I glanced over at the clock and saw a flashing 4:30, so I lay there silently not able to quite get up. I'm not sure if it was the hour that had me still stuck in the bed or the fact that this was the day that my life changes. My parents had gotten together and decided it was in the best interest of the family to relocate to another area of the town. Apparently they had a family meeting without the family being there because I do not recall them asking me for my thoughts or input. I guess they already knew that I would protest this to the very end. Whoosh! My bedroom door came flying open and a small framed shadowy figure appears through the rays of light coming from the kitchen ceiling. Wake up pumpkin. It is time to get up so we can go. Once inside the car, it seemed like the ride would |
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Harlem by Langston HughesThrough the 1920's through the 1960's many of the black Americans went through difficult hardships and found comfort only in dreaming. Those especially who lived in the ghettos' of Harlem would dream about a better place for them, their families, and their futures. Langston Hughes discusses dreams and what they could do in one of his poems, "Harlem." Hughes poem begins with "What happens to a dream deferred..." Hughes is asking what happens to a dream that is being put off. What do these dreams do, do they do good, do they do bad, or do they do neither good nor bad? Langston Hughes has many similes in his poem, "Harlem", the first one being "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" Using this simile he is stating that dreaming can be good or bad. One example can be a raisin, it is a grape that has been dehydrated by the sun. Hughes is conveying that dreams can suck the life out of a person, mentally dehydrating them. However a raisin is not necessarily bad such as a dream it will |
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Management Planning and EthicsMerck & Co., Inc. (Merck or Company) is a global research company utilizing state-of-the-art programs and innovative techniques to discover, develop, manufacture, and market a broad range of pharmaceutical drugs and products. Merck's vision is based on values embedded in its DNA following an approach quoted by its founder, George W. Bush in 1950: "We try to never forget that medicine is for the people" (Merck & Co., Inc.). Today, companies like Merck that are the "all-in-one" pharmaceutical, face tremendous challenges with respect to reevaluating options during their planning. They must continue to make critical decisions to "outsource" or change their therapeutic area of focus to succeed (Lewent, et al., 2009). The pharmaceutical industry has rapidly been changing because of the scientific and innovative advancements in technology. In response, Merck has continued to make tremendous investments that could be considered risky for long-term projects (Financial Engineering at Merck |
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Aristocracy in LiteratureIn the literature we have read this year, aristocracy has been criticized as being cruel, unequal, and corrupt. Aristocracy created social classes; it put people in different groups based on education, ability, wealth, and social prestige. It meant that the social rank of your family would tell where you stood in society, either at the top or at the bottom. People at the top were considered an "elite" group of people with the most privileges and the most power in the society. The upper class were also the most hated in society and the most frowned upon people in society because of their beliefs that they were better than everyone else in society and anyone outside the nobility were considered below or inferior compared to them. This obviously caused a lot of problems for people outside the ruling government so people began to revolt against their governments and started making their own reform movements so they could see a more equal and stable way of life. Author Francois-Marie Aro |
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Half a Double Sonnet by SalterThe fear of surgery and its effects are of a concern for all involved. Salter's "Half a Double Sonnet" is a sonnet describing the ordeal of a child named Ben. Ben has undergone surgery and is now suffering from double vision. Ben's reaction is vague. Many people would find it miserable to suffer from double vision; however Ben, on the other hand, is ecstatic with the situation. He finds joy in experiencing double vision while others would sulk in their misery. The theme of double and a young boy finding joy in unusual situations is found throughout the poem. The sonnet states: Their ordeal over, now the only trouble was conveying somehow to a boy of three that for a week or two he'd be seeing double. Surely he wouldn't recall the surgery years later, but what about the psychic scars? And so, when the patch came off, they bought the toy he'd wanted most. He held it high. "Two cars!" he cried; and drove himself from joy to joy. Two baby sisters. . .one was enough of Clare, but who |
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Shakespeare's Unconventional CouplesTaking into consideration most of the plays written by William Shakespeare one can notice an individual lineage of strong females, which induce the attention and sympathy of the audience. It is interesting to notice that most of those female characters catch the attention not by their social rank, but rather their personalities. Together with these strong women and couples, there are usually supporting females and couples, which are contrasted to the strong ones. Strong and unconventional couples happen to be unique and independent, when conventional, i.e supporting, couples are happily married. Usually readers immediately happen to be in favor of strong and independent couples, however Shakespeare does not let his audience have a concrete attitude towards either ones until the end of his plays. According to Shakespeare keeping the balance between these extreme forms of relationship is the best way to complete life and love. Two of the most famous plays written by Shakespeare in 195 |
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Abortion - Right or WrongEach year 75 million women have unwanted pregnancies. Each of these women has her own familial relationship, hopes for the future, economic concerns, and health needs (Watkins). The only person equipped to make the decision to have an abortion is the pregnant woman herself. There are many reasons why women decide to have an abortion. Sometimes it is a better choice in some life situations. For example, they could have been raped or conceived a baby with some medical problems, or they could have endangered their health. Only women should have the right to decide what to do about their pregnancies. A lot of people argue about the decision to have an abortion. In fact, half of those people never faced that problem and do not realize how difficult those situations can be. A lot of women have serious reasons to make that step. Women have the right to have an abortion if they feel that it will benefit them. It is not about the religion or someone's opinion; it is about the parti |
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Penelope and OdysseusThroughout much of ancient Greek society, focus was centered upon oneself as opposed to the ideal of others and family. In comparison to Homer's Iliad, the idea of family and the development of that relationship are concepts more central to the Odyssey. One relationship in the Odyssey that is unique to the Greek literature of the time is the bond between Penelope and Odysseus. After all, their love is one that withstands the tests of time, literally. This love is first observed at a distance, as Odysseus meets challenge after challenge on his journey home and Penelope tries to fend off the suitors. Through their similar cleverness, we observe that the marriage between Penelope and Odysseus is truly something special. As this relationship is observed through the eyes of Penelope while she awaits the return of her beloved, one can also observe the values conveyed in the noble household and the role women play in ancient Greek society. Odysseus' and Penelope's marriage increasingly bec |
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The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara"The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara is a story that shows me how the cycle continues. A mother and aunt are not educated and don't have a clue of what goes on in the real world. Therefore, the kids are living the dream of their parents. Living in a neighborhood infested with drug dealers, users and drunks. They live in a poor neighborhood where everyone is living on government assistance (food stamp) and the kids think they know everything about life. The neighborhood looks like a slum, people are standing on the street corners and asking for a hand out, which is all they see and know. Look around doesn't it remind you of areas in Detroit. Miss Moore (an educated lady) lived in the neighborhood once upon a time, who decided to give back to the community. Miss Moore "She'd been to college and said it was only right that she should take responsibility |
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Marketing Fast Food to ChildrenIt seems that we all eat fast food because it's easy, convenient and inexpensive. Compared to other foods in America, fast food is most popular; it's something that people can go out and enjoy. In part I of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser writes about the reasons why fast foods are so popular in America today. Fast food really took off in California after World War II. The prosperity of fast food coincided with an appropriate time in the America. The rise of population caused an economic boom. Thus, there was a high demand for cheap, fast, and easy food. Additionally, fast food entrepreneurs took a lot of risks in the beginning because many benefited from the rise of fast food. Many innovators became successful in fast food industry. The enormous success of fast food, McDonald's led to other entrepreneurs to learn about franchising. Especially, the marketing of fast food to children also became popular. Children consumed fast food without giving it much thought. Once children are used to eating fast food, it is hard to break them of the hab |
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Characterization of Unknown Organic CompoundsVarious unknown organic compounds were separated and characterized utilizing the combined techniques of gas chromatography (GC) and ion trap mass spectrometry(MS). Standard solutions GC-MS is a combined technique, first vaporizing the sample into the column of a gas chromatograph, which separates the components of a sample based upon column affinity. Components which have the most molecular attraction to the column will spend more time traveling through it. Each component has a unique electronic structure which leads to varying retention time (RT) within the column. The purified constituents will then travel into the MS portion of the instrument. Introduction Molecules with low-lying (low energy) conjugated pi electron systems tend to absorb electromagnetic radiation in the visible region, between 390 nm and 700nm. Each unique system will absorb characteristic wavelengths of radiation, which are complementary to the difference in electronic manifold energies. For absorption t |
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Priori KnowledgeKant distinguishes the difference between a prior knowledge and empirical knowledge. He states that a priori knowledge is not gained from experience. A priori means prior to so there has been no action taken place. A priori is knowledge absolutely independent of all experience. In an a priori frame of mind our approach in the world comes before experiencing and makes it possible to not even be aware of it. Empirical knowledge however is knowledge that is gained from experience. Kant would agree that anything gained from experience is not necessary. The criterion by which determines a priori knowledge is twofold. First, a thought necessary is an a priori judgment not limited to just experience. If a proposition is not derived from any proposition except one which has necessary judgment it is for sure a priori judgment. Second, experience does not offer on its judgments true or strict but only comparatively universality, through induction. If a judgment is thought with strict univers |
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Four Civil War Era "Newspaper" ArticlesClara Barton - Angel of the Battlefield When the Civil War broke out Clara Barton was one of the first volunteers to appear at the Washington Infirmary to care for wounded soldiers. After the Battle of Bull Run, she established an agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soldiers. In July 1862, Clara Barton lobbied and won permission to travel behind the lines to administer aid to soldiers of both the North and South. Clara reached some of the grimmest battlefields of the war and served during the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond. Her presence, and the supplies she brought with her in three army wagons, was particularly welcome at the Battle of Antietam, where overworked surgeons were trying to make bandages out of corn husks. She organized the men to perform first aid, carry water, and prepare food for the wounded. Prior to Clara's work with wounded soldiers, the military had never allowed female nurses in army camps or hospitals. Most of the supplies th |
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot differs from the conventional love song. It is rather the melancholy mutterings of a displaced, inhibited man. Whether "The Love Son of J. Alfred Prufrock" was meant to be an expression of love or not, I feel the true distinction rests in the importance of action and awareness. His inactive existence has caused this distortion of reality, fear of confrontation, and draws upon the daydream/nightmare he lives in. Prufrock misses his mark by having paralyzing awareness with no action. Having missed his chance at love, he fades into his final dream where he swims with the mermaids out to sea and drowns, passively accepting the death of his long sought triumph by sinking into a somber, dispassionate existence. Eliot begins the poem with an epigraph from Dante's Inferno suggesting that Prufrock speaks only because he is sure no one will listen and what has or has not been done will remain in that state. The person whom these confessional |
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The Keystone Pipeline SystemThe new expansion of Keystone Pipeline System- the Keystone XL Pipeline Project has draw lot of attention since 2011. There were several protest demonstrations hold by thousands of environmentalists outside the White House to against the new project. Some protesters were arrested also. Like on October 4, 2012, Daryl Hannah, an actress and activist alone with a Texas land owner Eleanor Fairchild were arrested for criminal trespassing and other charges after they stood in front of TransCanada pipeline construction equipment in Ms. Fairchild's farm. Then there rise some questions, what is Keystone pipeline System, why people against the expansion so badly? What is Keystone Pipeline System and its operations The Keystone pipeline System will be comprised of the Keystone pipeline and the proposed Keystone Gulf Coast Expansion Project( Keystone XL). The Keystone Pipeline is a 3,460-kilometre pipeline that transports synthetic crude oil and diluted bitumen from Hardisty, Alberta to marke |
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