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Theater Review - The BirdsOn Sunday, November 25th, 2012, I had the (what I'd thought would be a pleasure) gloom of seeing a rendition of Conor McPherson's "The Birds"". "The Birds is playing at the Mosaic Theatre in Plantation, Florida November 16th through December 9th, 2012. It stars Equity Actors Kim Cozort, who plays Diane, and Kenneth Kay, who plays Nat. Vera Varlamov plays the feisty and troubled (yet tiresome) Julia, and Kevin Reilley portrays the spastic and creepy Tierney. John Manzelli was the director of this production of "The Birds"", and the original script was written by Conor McPherson. While I had extremely high hopes before seeing the play (being a diehard Hitchcock fan and avid 1960's horror/thriller film fanatic), the performance quickly became something I had to endure rather than enjoy. Inspired by Daphne Du Maurier's praised short story, and Hitchcock's famed thriller loosely based on the story, "The Birds " is a psychological thriller set in an abandoned, dark house, isolated from |
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Responsibility and Ethics in Film and LiteratureResponsibility and ethics are important concepts within every society, community, organization, or nation. Different artworks provide an understanding of responsibility and ethics. Examples of such art include the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "Jurassic Park" film from the director Steven Spielberg, and the movie "Into the Wild" by Sean Pean. All the three cases describe how irresponsible behaviors lead to serious consequences, which the perpetrators need to live up to or accept. First in the novel "Frankenstein", Victor Frankenstein abandons his creature shortly after creating it, and the creature angry with his creator questions Victors irresponsible pursuit of scientific knowledge. He wonders how Frankenstein could create a life without considering the consequences of his creation. The author says "How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to be greater than his nature |
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Research and Animal TestingThroughout history, animal experimentation has played an important role in leading to new discoveries and human advantages. Just recently, Europe banned cosmetic and pharmaceutical with ingredients that were being tested on animals. "Europe's idea is to put more pressure on other parts of the world to end animal testing, but the science doesn't match the political timetable. "(Mackay, Colin Msnbc News) After the new rule was announced, the cosmetic company L'Oreal, which is based in France, said they would respect the ban and "no longer sell in Europe any finished product with an animal tested ingredient. " Many people tend to forget the great numbers of animals that have suffered serious damage during the process of experimentation and are unable to understand the actual laboratory procedures and techniques that go into testing cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Animal testing is an unnecessarily cruel and inaccurate process that should not be used to test cosmetic products and new drug |
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Learning CommunitiesOne of the most unique aspects of the Rio Grande Valley is the diversity of its people and communities. These communities are made up different types of families, socio-economic statuses, and businesses. The Rio Grande Valley is also a unique place that captures various cultures and living conditions which become the basis for our educational gaps as well as successes. Children are part of these learning communities in which we, as mentors, intend to educate and create lifelong learners that will eventually become our leaders. Pharr-San Juan- Alamo (PSJA) School District is a great combination of distinct living, growing and learning populations. I have come across four different PSJA elementary campuses that are home to hundreds of children for 176 days of the year. These campuses are Marcia Garza, Aida C. Escobar, Dr. William Long, and Carman Elementary. All of these campuses are unique in many different ways, however; according to the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS& |
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Characteristics of LoveCharacteristics are a main component of who we are, part of a person's makeup," so to speak, and people have allowed their judgment to become clouded. Why? I don't know". Societies have come to be increasingly superficial. A great deal of this has to do with the lack of common sense and cultivated way of thinking that most individuals conduct themselves with. Encouraged by the media and social networks this behavior will only worsen before getting better. So be that as it may it's not mine for the undertaking, my thoughts on what true love is or is not is though. The problem with trying to "find love", is that too often we don't look at people for who they are. Rather we look at physical appearance, popularity, or wealth. These are not qualities that were ever intended to be looked at in that respect Love is best seen as devotion and action, not an emotion. Love is not only based on how we |
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The Apocalypse and The RoadThere has always been a sense in people's hearts for what is right and what is wrong. The sense that tells you to turn that lost wallet or purse into the lost and found. The sense that makes you feel good when you open the door for a stranger, and the sense that helps you make good choices when faced with tough decisions. While this is how most of our minds work, there have always been bad people in this world. They think completely different. Some think it's okay to keep a man's watch he forgets in the train station bathroom, while trying to hurry to catch his next ride. Others think it's okay to hold an elderly lady gun point for all the money in a cash register at a road side gas station. These people had their goodness corrupted by situations they were put in throughout life, turning them into bad people. Everyone is built with a sense of good inside of us. In Cormack McCarthy's The Road, there are many signs of good people. The world, as everyone knows it, has come to an en |
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Food ProcessingThere are many foods in today's world but how many of those foods are actually healthy or safe for us to consume. I have a habit of just eating whatever I want but I have learned a lot from these past few weeks that may change the way I eat. I have never really had concerns about how my food was made I just worried about having food. After watching the film Food Inc. I have started to see what I should be concerned about in the food industry. My concerns have been built up and there are a couple of things that I really have started to think about now. My newly built concerns are how the chickens and cows are being treated poorly, how the sanitation of the food is not good, how fruit is sometimes ripened by chemicals, how corn is in almost all of our food, and how fast food is extremely unhealthy. I have never worried about the food I eat. Normally in a typical week in school I have salad, hotdogs, chipotle, turkey, tacos, and Tyson chicken. It scares me that all of these things th |
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Festinger and Cognitive DissonanceIn what was one of the most influential and important concepts ever published in the broader psychological field, Leon Festinger's creation of cognitive dissonance completely changed the way psychologists understood decision-making and behavior. The desire to have cognition's that are consistent with our behavior and who we are as a person can be argued to be equally as strong as the desire for basic human needs such as food and shelter. Festinger's theory states that all humans have these basic cognition's, which can be understood as bits of knowledge that can pertain to any variety of thoughts, values, facts or emotions. The multitude of our cognition's as we know them, shape who we are, how we act, and how we perceive the world around us in every day life. While most of these cognition's are not related, such as the idea I am a man, and I like chocolate, the important cognition's we focus on in this theory are the ones that are in fact related. For example, the cognition that I |
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Lower East Side Tenement MuseumOn Sunday morning, it was freezing; I took subway to the LES and walked over to the tenement at 97 Orchard. When we were waiting outside, I saw there are many sweatshops near here. We took the tour with the guide, I went up into the building, which is perfectly preserved and paints a very accurate and visceral picture of life in a tenement. This museum is very different from the average museum because we are physically inside of the rooms being discussed rather than a reconstructed visual that most museums display. The guide told us about the life of two different families that lived there and had some photos of them. One is Levine family. In 1890, Harris and Jennie Levine arrived on the Lower East |
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First World War - Accident of Design?The shifting balance in power in Europe and the thought that all the countries believed they would benefit from war was key in the outbreak of war in 1914. World War One was a war intended to end all wars and as a consequence became a 'Total War'. A war that not only involved soldiers and a battlefield but one that took over countries socially and domestically everyone became part of the war effort, everything at home was targeting towards war in 1914. The impact of world war one cannot be underestimated and as a result fifteen million people died in a war that was so horrific - it was something no one had witnessed before. There are elements to suggest that world war one came through accident and design, the Alliance system in Europe and the extensive military agreements were designed to protect themselves in the case of war, the arms race and the naval race between Britain and Germany geared Europe for war, with military advances and expansions heightened tensions between the countri |
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Gender and Values in OroonokoAphra Behn's genre-blending tale "Oroonoko" melds travel narrative with fictional biography to tell the story of Prince Oroonoko, "the royal slave. Although Behn writes of Oroonoko's honor as unique among men, her admiration for him seems to derive directly from how closely he mirrors the prime model of a nobly descended, Christian Englander. Indeed, Behn measures and praises Oroonoko's masculinity only in terms of these parallels. Other males, such as Oroonoko's grandfather, are emasculated through their failure to conform to these standards. The femininity of Oroonoko's bride, Imoinda, is also a subject of praise in that it embodies the normative values of beauty and modesty of the time. This essay argues that Behn's juxtaposition of native qualities with values of the period constructs the gender of her characters in such a way that they function only as dark-skinned representatives of white virtue. Furthermore, this paper will analyze the texts of Oroonoko and Addison and Steele's |
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Species PreservationHumans are destructive. Not a lot of us think about how what we do affects the world around us. We almost act like we are the only ones on this planet. We go around polluting and destroying our world with no regard for our actions. The things that live out in the wild are paying the price for it. Every day that passes there is another animal or plant that is placed on an endangered list. This is happening at an alarming rate. Because of man's desire to expand and conquer their surroundings, there are animals and plants that are on the brink of extinction that will not be around for our kids and future generations to enjoy if something is not done about it now. This problem has been going on for hundreds of years. There are animals and plants that can only been seen in paintings or early photography. It is because of our early ancestors that we have this problem today and we have to do more to prevent more animals and plants from disappearing forever. So what is an endangered species |
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Topographic SurveyingTopographic surveys are preliminary surveys used to locate horizontal and vertical points in a defined geographical area. A topographic map is a two-dimensional representation of the three dimensional surface of the earth. These maps are used to represent the shape of the surface. Measurements are taken using differential leveling. The purpose of this lab is to create a topographic survey with measurements gathered in a field south of Taconic Hall on Dutchess Community College. Then using the results create a Topographic map of the field. Procedure Differential leveling is used to determine differences in elevations between points that are some difference from each other by using a surveyor's level together with a graduated measuring rod. Using equipment properly is essential to accurate differential surveying work. The commonly used Philly rod ("rod " for short), is manufactured from, metal, wood, or fiberglass and has graduations depicted on it in 1/100th of a foot increments. The |
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Century Medical Case AnalysisSam Nolan is the Chief Information Officer at Century Medical. He has been working with Century Medical for the past 4 years and has taken initiatives and led projects to design and implement various systems for Century Medical. One of the systems Mr. Nolan implemented was a benefits-administration system for the human resources department of the company. Another was a web-based purchasing system that improved the purchasing of supplies and capital goods. These new systems automated the various office processes which not only drastically reduced the time required to carry out the related tasks but also left the managers with more time for them to concentrate on value added activities. The projections showed that the system was to save Century Medical $2 million annually. This technology upgrade was possible because Sam Nolan was successful in making the people in the company recognize the various benefits associated with the new technology. Benefits such as information and knowledge sharing, integrated business processes, and better team coordination. Sam Nolan had proposed a new web-based job posting system for the organization. The idea was to ease the hiring of per |
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Controversies the Prompted the American RevolutionThe American Revolution was caused by a collection of actions and feelings. Beginning in 1775, the American Revolution was probably one of the most influential wars in U.S. history. There is not a single event that can be titled as the definitive cause for the revolution. The war started out of a disagreement between the original thirteen colonies and Great Britain. It was this disagreement that fostered the American Revolution. The Americans believed they should be treated with the same rights as Englishmen, while on the other hand Great Britain refused to give it to them. The British wanted to use the colonies simply to profit Great Britain. The colonists' were in disagreement with how parliaments economic exploitation and political oppression. Britain on many cases refused to accept that the colonies had grown out of their earlier status. 1763 seemed to be the start of all controversies in the revolution. Right after the French and Indian War, Britain gained Canada and Florid |
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Social Issues in Talk to HerThe matter of subject is "Talk to Her"," (2002). The plot of the movie presents many societal issues, such as gender roles, sexual orientation, and the effects of childhood. The main characters of this movie are Beningo Martin, Lydia Gonzalez, and Marco Zuluaga. The movie begins at a dance performance. Marco Zuluaga and Beningo Martin sit next to each other, unaware that their paths will collide in a tragic fashion. Later, while Marco is watching the television, he catches an interview between Lydia Gonzalez and an interviewer. Lydia, at the time, is surrounded by controversy due to relationship issues with her husband. Marco, interested in Lydia, wants to write an article about her; he seeks her out to attain research and information. After becoming closer to her, he drives her home to prepare for a bull fight. In this bull fight, Lydia is traumatically injured; she has her cerebral cortex destroyed and thus, goes into a permanent coma. While over-watching Lydia, Marco formal |
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Free Market Economy: Pro's and Con'sOne of the main challenges that countries are faced with is what kind of economy their country should operate by. After weighing the pros and cons, the fathers of America decided to go with a slightly modified form of a Free-Market system. At the time, the market system was a new theory created by a Scottish economist by the name of Alex Smith. This innovative theory was a huge contrast to the generally accepted command economy (in which the government had ultimate control of the economy). Smith's economy was based on the economy's ability to correct itself and encourage competition. For instance, a recession strips away bad assets, whether in the form of a poorly designed security or a badly managed business. Those remaining should be strong enough to rebuild the market. So basically it is a "survival of the fittest" system. With the economy being self-sufficient, it means that there is no need for government regulation. As a matter of fact, that is the whole point of a market syste |
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Federal Office of Education; Violation of the 10th AmendmentAt the time the Constitution was written, education wasn't considered a function of local government. Amendment 10 states that, "the powers not delegated to the United Sates by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people, " in other words, anything not specified in the United States Constitution is jurisdiction of the States. In that case, the Federal Department of Education is in fact, in violation of the 10th Amendment. The Department of Education is unconstitutional. Many Americans don't have the financial resources to put their children into private schools, and because typically both parents are working, they can't be home-schooled either. I believe that the Federal Department of Education should be gotten rid of and public schools should begin educating children with the essentials needed for their futures. The Federal Department of Education was created in 1979 to collect information on schools and teachin |
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Effective NegotiatingThe NHL negotiation that led to the canceling of all of the games remaining in the season on February 16, 2005 would fall into the integrative negotiating category initially but had many more attributes of distributive bargaining. The NHL negotiation falls into this type of negotiation because the league and the players were essentially trying to find a middle ground and a win/win situation but clearly the outcome of the negotiation tells otherwise. Ultimately the negotiating took the form of distributive bargaining because the motivation was a win/lose situation and the pie was fixed when it came to player salaries and what the league would also make in terms of profits. This situation is very similar to the typical situation where an individual is requesting a certain salary and their employer is also doing the same but both parties are on different pages because of the win/lose situation. However, what is interesting in this case is that the entire remaining season was cancelled bec |
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Memories of the House by the LakeMemories are a treasure that no one can take away from a person. I believe happy memories can be as valuable as silver and gold. I was very blessed to have had a childhood filled with happy memories. Many of those memories include my grandparents and their house by a lake in Carlisle, Tennessee. I stumbled across a painting by Pamela Meredith titled "House by the Lake"" which I retrieved from Fineartamerica, (2013). The painting is a white house with a red roof surrounded by trees, grass, a path, and a beautiful lake. It is a perfect replica of my paternal grandparents' house from the 1960's and 70's. As a child, my younger sister and I spent many hours at that house. My grandmother never held a job outside the house, but she worked very hard at keeping house, growing beautiful flowers in the yard, and keeping my sister Pam and I while our parents worked. Pam and I were not old enough to go to school yet so our time with Granny was valuable as well as memorable. Granddaddy worked at a |
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Vulnerability for Cyber-Attack on U.S. Water SupplyA terrorist attack on the U.S. water supply would have a devastating impact on every aspect of our lives and businesses. A cyber-attack on the U.S. water supply would present equal devastation, and would be most difficult to track. There are approximately 155,000 water systems and 16,000 waste water facilities in operation in the U.S. today (EPA.gov). The fact these independent systems are so widely dispersed geographically, one would think it would create a challenge for a cyber-attack. However, many of these systems are linked together by the Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition or SCADA. A SCADA System will monitor and control a facility. Its purpose is too remotely monitor a range of processes in real-time, and perform an analysis of the data. In the 1960's when it was introduced, it was an application consisting primarily of simple input and output devices. With advances in technology SCADA has developed into complex systems of advanced software, high performance mic |
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Blindness and Sight in Oedipus RexCertainly blindness and sight" illuminate metaphors throughout Sophocles' masterpiece work Oedipus Rex. Ironically, the blind prophet Teiresias becomes such an exasperation to Oedipus, "I did not know you were about to speak folly; else it would have been long before I sent for you to my house. (1st encounter). The idea of a King needing advice from anyone spoils the King's own identity and 'royalty'. Oedipus, like most people in charge, doesn't need anyone telling him about things he doesn't understand; the King relies only upon himself. Soon after Oedipus' "greeting of Teiresias with such gallant frivolity, a reader of the work questions Oedipus' true motives concerning Teiresias. Oedipus, in very quick fashion, turns on Teiresias revealing a deep animosity for Teiresias' talents "I did not know you were about to speak folly; else it would have been long before I sent for you to my house. Effectively, Oedipus' "house " is the Kingdom in which he reigns. Oedipus, |
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Summary of Abraham LincolnDespite his opposition to slavery, Lincoln was no abolitionist. As he said himself "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and it is not either to save or destroy slavery." At the same time, Lincoln was adamant that secession was a gross violation of the Constitution that had to be prevented by any means necessary. Lincoln was well aware that he would be tested, as no president had ever been before; not even Washington. His forbearance under such weight has made him one of the nation's most beloved heroes. But during his presidency he was anything but this. Southerners saw him as a despotic tyrant, while members of his own party viewed him as a backwoods fool without the courage to take on the slavery issue directly. Many in the north were beginning to question the president's ability to conduct the war effectively. Even after he issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing slaves in the Confederate states, Lincoln himself was convinced that he would lose his bid |
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Historic Use of HoneyAs far as the human race goes, we find ourselves in a world of convenience. With years of technological evolution, the advent of junk food and sugar substitutes, it might be difficult to appreciate the value and history behind honey. Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have traded with it, bathed in it, healed and fixed wounds with it, and of course, most importantly, eaten it. Mentioned in the ancient scrolls of the Old Testament, the Koran and across religious texts of the East, honey has held a sucrose-induced power over the human race, and the sticky stuff has, in many ways, held cultures together in its almost universal appeal on our palates. Honey of course, starts with the honey bee, although different forms of honey are made by a variety of insects with a wide category of flavors and distinctly different properties. Honey-storing "social " bees came to be during the Miocene era, about 20-10 million years ago, making nests wherever they could find them; in holes in |
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Architecture of Saint PauduaFor our first research paper we were assigned to find a building, and describe it in such a way that the reader could picture the building like they were standing right in front of it. I spent a weekend driving around staking out potential buildings. I took pictures, noted unique characteristics, building materials, window placement, etc. When I got home none of the buildings really caught my eye. They were all interesting, however, I had a hard time describing why they were unique. It wasn't until the following day on my way to class that I found my building. I was driving on 195 from Mattapoisett, when I noticed a huge steeple sticking out from behind the new Market Basket in New Bedford. The next day, I took my camera and headed out to find the building. The name of the church I found is St. Anthony of Padua, located on 1395 Acushnet Ave. Before I describe the building let me give a brief history of the church. St. Anthony's was built in 1895 and was designed by Joseph Venne. Ven |
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