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On a Portrait of a Deaf Man by John BetjemanJohn Betjeman's " On a Portrait of a Deaf Man" portrays a beloved father through an elegy constructed of disquieting contrasts, creating a poignant but incongruous tribute to a dead, deaf father. The poet's loving memories of his relationship with his father slowly unfolds with each stanza so that we are presented with a complete picture of his father. This contrasts the bitter relationship he has with God and his lack of faith. The poem is one of significant contrasts such as: life and death, past and present, youth and old age and noise and silence. The pun in title on the word 'deaf', though truthful, plays on the word 'dead' and introduces the comic irony present through out the poem. The structure of the poem itself is an example of comic irony. It is written in ballad form where four-line stanzas alternate using iambic tetrameter on the first and third lines and iambic triameter on the second and fourth lines. This creates a lyrical, jaunty rhythm, contrast |
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London - A Place I Would Like to LiveSometimes one feels extremely comfortable living in the place where one was born but other times one would like to live in other city or in other country. This desire generally comes after visiting a place that has one attracted because of many reasons. In my case, I dream of living in London. London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom and it's the world most visited city as measured by international arrivals. In 2011, I traveled to London and for many reasons I was left enchanted. First, since my childhood, London is the city of my dreams. Second, I love all it's cultural richness. Third, London is a very accessible city. I was born in Cuba but when I was a child I was taught English language with the Berlitz's method and with a British pronunciation. These were factors that pushed me to dream of visiting London someday. My teacher was an old woman who lived in London when younger and whose teacher was an English man. She used to accompany every lesson with a li |
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Critical Essay - Salvation by Langston HughesWhat does the word "salvation" might make a person think about? In most of the cases, people would think that it might be some situations in which the result would be beneficial for whomever is involved. However the story "Salvation" written by Langston Hughes talks about something totally different. He begins by saying "I was saved from sin when I was going on thirteen, but not really saved." With this sentence is how everything takes a different expectancy, and leaves the reader with a curiosity to find out what really happened to Langston in this story. The story continues by introducing a big revival taking place for weeks at Langston aunt's church, he explain explains how the membership of the church had grown considerably and also many people he mention as "sinners" were brought to Christ. The story carries on, with how at the end of the revival a special meeting was held for the children. Langston was told by his aunt, "when you wer |
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Judges and Professional DiscretionIn this century it has become more relevant the issue of good governance and judicial integrity. Our legal process emphasize the role of judges when making legal decisions. Throughout our study we are going to see how judges has to avoid impropriety and the appearance of it in their professional carrier and also their personal lives. We are also going to observe the canons that comprise the Code of Judicial Conduct. This canon provide the guidance to which judges interpret the laws. Those principles of judicial ethic that each and every judge must study. We are also going to see some of the issues that are involve in the legal process when the sentencing is to take place. The importance of a good judicial system is unquestionable. We are seeking to acquire a judicial integrity which is essential for the legality of judicial authority, most importantly for public trust. Integrity in the judicial system can be defined as the motivation of one's actions, which can be explain by a circum |
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Movie Summary - Imitation of LifeI felt very depressing after watching the movie "Imitation of Life." The movie tells the sorrowful stories about four women. The four women have different identities and they have different troubles to face. Lora, a beautiful and smart woman, devotes herself to her career and becomes a famous actress. However, after being famous, she loses herself and even doesn't know what she really want. Susie, Lora's daughter, lives a rich and envied life. However, Lora is always away from home for work. Susie spends most of her time with her maid. She gets money and protect from her mother but doesn't get accompany. At the end, Susie falls in love with her mother's fiance and has to leave home for peace. Annie, a homeless black widow, finally becomes the maid of Lora's. She has a daughter with light skin, who is called Sarah Jane. Sarah Jane is shame of her black mother and pretends herself as a white. She leaves New York City for Los Angeles trying to escape from Annie. Eventually, Annie is dead |
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Foundations of PsychologyPsychology is an essential area of study which has enabled many to receive help and understanding regarding emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Psychology began in the realm of philosophy. In order to understand psychology, it is imperative to understand the foundation on which it was built, the biological aspects of it as well as the major schools of thought associated with it. William Wundt founded the first psychological laboratory in Germany in 1879. He is known as the father of psychology (Westen, 2011). During that time, philosophers searched for answers to questions about the nature of thought, feeling, and behavior in their minds, using logic and argumentation (Westen, 2011). Wundt used introspection as a method in order to study thoughts, feelings and behaviors. His work was monumental in the field of psychology and without it psychology would not be where it is today. Since psychology is based on some biological factors, it is important to study the biological foundations of it. The biological foundations of psychology began when doctors began to examine |
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Rhetoric - Henry, Edwards, and AnthonyOrators and authors often embed their works with certain devices that help further convince and convey to the readers their ideas and aspirations. Famous orators, including Patrick Henry, Jonathan Edwards, and Susan B. Anthony, employed many rhetorical devices in order to make their speeches more effective and memorable. The reputable speeches "Speech to the Virginia Convention" by Patrick Henry, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards, and "Is it a Crime for a Citizen of the United States to Vote?" by Susan B. Anthony can all be characterized as effective pieces of rhetoric, for they illustrate the ideal usage of as rhetorical appeals and tropes. Rhetorical appeals, a pivotal part of any effective speech, are employed differently throughout these renowned speeches. In his speech "Speech to the Virginia Convention," Patrick Henry gains the audience's support by appealing primarily to pathos and logos. Before beginning his spe |
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The Black Death in Scotland and EuropeThe Black Death was a plague which caused devastating deaths and hugely impacted Middle Ages life in Scotland and in Europe. This plague caused devastating loss of people and of livestock and it reoccurred in four main stages throughout the Middle Ages. Firstly, the Justinian plague in the sixth century then the 1260 plague and later the Black Death plague followed by the nineteenth to twentieth century plague, conveys that the disease was never fully gone during the Medieval period. There were Great European epidemics and famine and it is argued that the disasters were due to the climate downturn at the time. The plague came in three different forms: Bubonic, which is more widely known as the form of the Black Plague, Pneumonic and Septicemic. The plague was highly contagious and had a knock out effect throughout Europe and Scotland, as it was spread through the high concentration of fleas and rats during the Medieval period. This essay aims to argue that the result of the Black Death |
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Andrew Shyrock - Arabs in DetroitAndrew Shyrock is an anthropology scholar, and has worked in different projects in this capacity. During his life as a scholar, has been a curator for exhibits in a museum, authored and edited material for teaching for elementary school level, and organized public lectures. He has also been responsible for the writing and holding consultations for grants for community groups and participated in seminars for teachers, lay people, church leaders, communities and other groups of people interested in the debate about the struggles of the Arab populations living in Detroit. He is actively involved in activities referred to as culture work, in which the groups or individuals involved use artistic presentation, as well as cultural education in pushing for the inclusion of Arabs and Arab Americans in public life in terms that are favorable. This in essence means that Shyrock engages in activities that try to create an understanding of the Arab and Arab Americans that are found in Detroit, thro |
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The Burn - A Story in FireFire is catastrophic, ruinous, and cataclysmic. It is known for its violence in nature. Its turbulent power shaped history filled with ashes and deaths. It is pictured as the desperate cries of the dead that echoes in the underworld. In other words, fire is equated with destruction and devastation. But there is more to fire than pain and suffering. It has a side of purity and growth. Fire symbolizes existence and it requires keen and unequivocal eyes to see this side of enchantment. Luckily, a German photographer possessed these eyes and mind. Jane Fulton Alt was able to capture the beauty of smoke and fire in her photo book, The Burn. She opened the different side of fire and how it symbolizes the stages of life and what makes life. The book encompasses the cycle of life and the spectrum of emotions a person possess. Incidentally, the photo book tells more about German history and its culture than expected of a book of life. The book is divided into three parts by poems the photograph |
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Homosexuals and the Right to LoveWhen two people are in love they seem to go together perfectly like a horse and a carriage. Marriage is defined as "a ceremony in which two people are united to each other." Many would argue about the definition of marriage. Some people may say marriage is specifically a relationship in which a man and woman are united and others would say it is the relationship in which two people that love each other are united no matter their sex. According to the article Same Sex Marriage, "same sex marriage has been widely discussed and debated on if it should be legalized or not." Like the "52% of Americans", I believe "it is discriminating not to allow two people who want to get married their right to marry just because they are homosexual" (Same). Marriage should be for those that love each other and truly plan on spending their lives together because they are perfect for each other like a horse and a carriage so denying anyone the right to marry their si |
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Chinese Traditional and Contemporary Marital CustomsPreface Marriage and families founded through marriage constitute the basic cells of the society. It involves a multi-layer relationship between neighbors and other elements in the community, and it is so regarded by the Chinese as the top issue of the morality of human kind. Wedding ceremony is the ritual conducted when the couple decides to establish a marital relationship and through which they can win over the approval, recognition and protection of the community. The procedure of the wedding ceremony actually reflects the various social and cultural notions. The wedding customs in ancient China includes the whole procedure of rituals from the negotiation, engagement to wedding ceremony. Every step, every action and even every piece of utensil used in the whole work of wedding ceremony in which the families involved attach great importance to are so closely related to social customs, economic development and cultural evolution of the country. Therefore the ritual itself conveys |
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The Left and the Right of American PoliticsSince 1796, political parties have been a large factor in our political system. From elections of government officials, to deciding one way or another on a bill, political parties have been a vital part of the way the United States is run. However, political parties have not always been favored by everyone. Political leaders and United States citizens alike have disagreed with political parties throughout the ages, finding the answer to the nations problems not to be found within parties but within responsibility. The 1950s were a time in the United States' history full of much conflict, turmoil, and a large amount of arrest. As a nation amidst the Cold War, working through space exploration, with a clear racial divide growing wider, the political viewpoints as to how to go about the future began to grow further apart as well. The political left became the far left, and the right became the far right, with no real middle. This extremist approach disallowed any agreement on solutions, |
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Sacramentality and the Council of ChalcedonSacrament is an English word, derived from the Latin sacramentum. In the ancient Rome days the term originally meant, the allegiance oath of a soldier. By this oath, the soldier marked the start of new life so also one is initiated into Christianity through the sacraments. In Christianity, sacraments are taken as tangible signs of God's grace. Christ instituted them and had entrusted the Church with sacraments. It is an outward visible sign as seen in rites. The Orthodox and Catholic Churches recognize seven sacraments – "Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the sick, Matrimony and Holy Orders." In the 16th century Council of Trent these were codified. Most of the Protestant Churches refer to two sacraments – Eucharist and Baptism. Catholics believe that for salvation sacraments are a must, although all the sacraments are not necessary for each individual. Broadly speaking sacramentality is akin to finding spirituality in the visible and tangibl |
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Los Angeles School System Teaching MethodsIn his article Essay #2, MacDonnel discusses the Los Angeles school system and the teaching methods their board of education prefer. Essay #2 points out that the Los Angeles school system would rather their students learn about abusive relationships, love and control, and putting academics aside. While children should be learning English, math, history, and science; Berendo Middle School is learning how to leave an abusive relationship. Even though that is just as important; it is not something a student should learn in the classroom. The school should have a day or two during the students' physical education class to talk to the students about life lessons. When it comes to students learning at school academics should be the first priority. In Essay #2 MacDonnel states "Berendo's students are spending precious class time role playing dating scenarios rather than studying the grammar |
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C.S. Lewis' The Problem of PainIn C.S. Lewis' theodicy, The Problem of Pain, he defends God's goodness in the context of the world's evil. To someone who already accepts the views of Christianity, Lewis' explanation may be believable; however, to those who question its ideas, it is debatable. Lewis begins by summarizing the atheist argument from evil, telling all the suffering that exists in the world. He states the "strength and facility" (p.3) of this argument, but says that its own strength is its problem: "If the universe is so bad how on earth did human beings ever come to attribute it to the activity of a wise and good Creator? Men are fools, perhaps, but hardly so foolish as that. The direct inference from black to white, from evil flower to virtuous root, from senseless work to a workman infinitely wise, staggers belief The spectacle of the universe as revealed by experience can never have been the ground of religion: it must always have been something in spite of which religion, acquired from |
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Monogamy and Fidelity in the Australian Sleepy LizardQuestions Are there species other than animals or birds that have definitive behavioral and sexual patterns? What are the criteria for reptiles, amphibians, etc. to choose their partners? Response Bull (1988) studied the behavioral nature of a large herbivorous skink, Trachydosaurus rugous to analyze the reason for social monogamy and mate fidelity. Bull along with Pamula (1998), further worked to determine whether enhanced vigilance may be one of the benefits of monogamy. Bull (1988) based his theory on Stamps (1983) strategy. Stamp suggested that smaller and territorial lizards practice polygamy, while the larger species and those with overlapping home ranges practice monogamy. The methodology adopted by Bull was random capture. For each capture, the lizard location, sex, weight and snout-vent length were recorded. Records were studied to figure out when pairing was observed. Further, mating in lizards was also studied by following individual lizards and noting down their behaviora |
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The Nature or Nurture DebateThe nature versus nurture debate deals with children developing their psychological attributes through genetics, in this case nature, or through their education and how they are raised, also known as nurture. This argument can be tracked back to a few millenniums ago when in 350 B.C. philosophers asked the same question about human behavior. Plato and Aristotle, for instance, were both philosophers with different views on the issue. Plato believed that knowledge and behavior were due to innate factors, while Aristotle backed up the idea of tabula rasa, which means "blank slate". The latter idea is on line with the thought that everyone is born basically mindless and gained their own behavior or knowledge from experiences. Considering philosophy as a whole, it is possible to distinguish philosophers who adopt an extreme nature or heredity position, known as nativists, and philosophers who support the nurture and environmental position, known as empiricists. The basic belie |
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Virtue Ethics and Great PhilosophersIn the 17th and 18th century, virtue ethics was criticized on the basis that it was simply too obscure and impractical when getting down to applying itself to the absolutes of right or wrong in the way that theories such as Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics did. Despite this, virtue ethics experienced somewhat of a revival. This is perhaps due to the declining basis of traditional morality through religious teaching, and therefore a greater desire to understand the ways of living a good and prosperous life rather than following strict rules; something which the agent-centered nature of virtue ethics inherently achieves. Elizabeth Anscombe published a paper in the 1950's named 'Modern Moral Philosophy', which questioned morality on the basis of: How can we be ethical if there is no ultimate standard or lawgiver (God)? Through such logic, she presented her belief that moral laws cannot exist if God does not exist. She saw other contemporary ethical theories as heavily reliant on |
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Concussions and the National Football League (NFL)The National Football League's (NFL) concussion rates are rising very rapidly, causing the league to increase protocol to provide better protection for players. Although the athletes may not be aware of it now due to their love for the game, they may be at risk for degenerative brain diseases known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) or other brain impairments. Researchers recruited five retired NFL players, who were 45 years of age or older, each having a previous history of at least one concussion, with some experiencing cognitive or mood impairments. The players held several different positions including: linebacker, quarterback, guard, center and defensive lineman. Results were published by The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and found that compared to the healthy men, the NFL players had higher levels of FDDNP in the amygdala and subcortical regions of the brain (Glauder). These regions of the brain control learning, memory, behavior, emotions, and other mental an |
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Writing - Different Tones for Different AudiencesWriter's often employ rhetorical strategies in order to target and engage a specific audience. An analysis of the strategies used reveals the intent behind the work, and provides the reader with a deep insight into the intended meaning. Well known medievalist and Celtic scholar, David Dumville, in his essay, "Echtrae and Immran: Some Problems of Definiton," analyzes many archaic texts which fall under both genres. Dumville's purpose in writing serves to derive the fundamental differences between the two styles. He creates a magisterial tone to demonstrate his vast knowledge of the two genres, and establishes his credibility as a scholastic writer through his complex and verbose sentence structure. The "Introduction to the Sagas of Icelanders," written by Robert Kellogg, demonstrates the remarkability of the rich literature composed in medieval Iceland. Ke |
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Diction and Syntax in The Cask of AmontilladoMost of Edgar Allen Poe's short stories are aggressive, dark, bizarre, and written in a incentive style. In The Cask of Amontillado, Montresor, a wine merchant, who tells the story, has acquired a cask of amontillado. Scheming, he had asked Fortunato, whom he has been annoyed with for his slights and insults for a long time, to advise him in the tasting. In order to carry out his plan of revenge, he must lure Fortunato into the vault. He pesters Fortunato until he follows him into the saltpeter wine basement. In this short story, The Cask of Amontillado, Poe used vivid diction and unorthodox syntax to give this story a mystifying character. The syntax of the short story can be seen as complicated and wordy. For instance, Montresor says, "How remarkably well you are looking today," when instead he could say, "You look good," or, "you look well." Here the author is using an elevated and polite word choice. Also, some of the sentences seem to be reversed or r |
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Triage by Scott AndersonThroughout Triage, guilt is constantly intertwined with the core of the novel. It affects Mark, Joaquin and Elena quite adversely and causes relationships to break down and change. The reader learns most about Mark's experience of "trauma" and being a "survivor" during the book. It is showcased how the guilt that he feels affects his relationship with Elena and how it eats away at him. Elena's guilt intertwines her with Joaquin. As Triage progresses, the guilt that she feels towards Joaquin and their relationship develops. Finally, Joaquin's guilt is akin in some ways to that of Marks. Within the book guilt is a main theme and is constantly concentrated on and referred to. This guilt that is constantly focused on, is reflected in Mark's character quite regularly. The reader is shown, as Mark cuts himself off from the world, that the guilt that he cannot rid himself of immobilizes him. He numbs himself, |
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Social Responsibilities and Ethics of Aircraft MaintainersFrom the very beginning, when Orville and Wilbur Wright hired Charles Taylor, there was a code of ethics involved in aviation maintenance [Taynd]. Of course, as aviation has evolved, so has the code of ethics. The Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, even has an agency-wide Ethics Program, that is managed by the Office of Government Ethics, OGE [Fed14]. One of the greatest mantras that an aircraft mechanic can follow would be "The Mechanic's Creed." This creed was written by the founder of the Flight Safety Foundation, Jerome Lederer: "Upon my honor I swear that I shall hold in sacred trust the rights and privileges conferred upon me as a certified mechanic. Knowing full well that the safety and lives of others are dependent upon my skill and judgment, I shall never knowingly subject others to risks which I would not be willing to assume for myself, or for those dear to me. In discharging this trust, I pledge myself never to undertake work or approve work which I feel |
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Wu Zhao - First Woman WarriorEmpress Wu was also known as Wu Hou, Wu Chao, Wu Zetian, or Wu Tsê T'ien. She was born in the year of 625 AD. She was born and raised in China during the Tang dynasty. Empress Wu was the daughter of Wu Shih-Huo, a rich and noble merchant at the time. The Tang Dynasty was a time of relative freedom for woman. Since Empress Wu lived during that period of time, she was well educated at home. Lastly, like most other rich and noble people of her time, she was taught to play music, write, and read the Chinese classics. In addition, Empress Wu started out as a low-ranking concubine of the emperor of the Tang court, T'ai Tsung. She was well known for her beauty, wit, and intelligence, and so that was why she was recruited to the Tang court at the early age of 13. It was the year of 638 AD when she was recruited. Soon after she was recruited to the Tang court, she went from a low-ranking concubine to his favorite concubine. When T'ai Tsung died in 652 AD, Empress Wu mourned his death and tra |
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