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In Westminster Abbey by John BetjemanHypocrisy is a form of faking and acting; you become the main character of a situation you are trying to hide. Hypocrisy is not a good thing; you become cynical and start affecting others only to save yourself. There is a very interesting quote by Alan Dershowitz, which says, "Hypocrisy is not a way of getting back to the moral high ground. Pretending you're moral, saying your moral is not the same as acting morally"; in few words it is trying to tell us "practice what you preach". And "In Westminster Abbey" by John Betjeman hypocrisy is one of the main subjects. John Betjeman's poem "In Westminster Abbey" is set in the beginning of World War II in Great Britain. And it starts with a woman who seems to be from the upper class, entering Westminster Abbey, which is a place associated to coronations and Royal ceremonies, so she can pray. John Betjeman poem is suggestive in a way; the woman is depicted as a very racist one, and with the words the |
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Comparing Liberia and AngolaFor decades, people have engaged in wars as a motive to bring about peace. However it has proven to do nothing but disturb and hurt the lives of millions of civilians around the world. It is an unjust and necessary evil into our society. Civil wars exist to end disputes over land, over throw religions and government, and to show superiority over other countries. Angola and Liberia have been involved in one of the most long-lasting and horrifying civil wars of our century. These two countries alone have lost thousands of lives, many of them including child soldiers. Though the reasons for why these wars occurred may differentiate, the impact and effects caused to their nations and people, especially in the way women addressed it, are very much similar. What is Civil War? In a research study that was conducted to give an in depth analysis on the definition of a civil war, Gersovitz and Kriger (2013) explained civil war as a "politically organized, large-scale, sustained, physically |
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Creation and the Word of GodThe creations of God can be seen all around us. From the most basic of items to the most intricate, his glory can be seen all throughout our surroundings. Like Thomas Paine once wrote, "The word of god is the creation we behold." Many people would agree with that statement, while others would disagree. Those disagreeing often take the everyday marvels of life for granted, and those in favor learn to be appreciative of all. I myself have taken many things for granted, but I truly believe that we are blessed to have what we have which is why I strongly agree with Paine's statement. Nature is one of god's greatest creations. Most people now a days think nothing of nature just of the fact that its there. Many of us take it for granted because we have gotten so used to it. It could almost be compared to a song |
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Three Principles of People by Sun Yat-SenIn "The Three Principles of People," Sun Yat-Sen analyzes the meaning of the word "liberty," and how the word is perceived. Sun Yat-Sen defines liberty as "the freedom to move about as one wishes within an organized group," and uses a handful of sand as an example, saying that the sand slipping about without any tendency to cohere, making it loose sand, is like freedom. However, if the sand is cemented together, it is not liberty. Many revolutions in the world have come upon because of liberty, but liberty is not the word used for fighting. The French Revolution was fought for liberty, the American Revolution was fought for independence, and the Chinese Revolution was fought for The Three Principles of Peo |
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Which is the Gay One by Chan LoweChan Lowe's "Which is the Gay One?" shows three coffins with the American flag draped over them. Signifying shared tragedy, and suggesting that dying for your country has little to do with your sexual orientation. It suggests that, "it is rather the work that one does; in this case, sacrificing his/her life should be the only thing that matters." Emotionally, this illustration is a little satirical and upsetting, all in one. It demonstrates how amusing it is that the U.S. Senate was attempting ban gays from openly serving in the military, calling it the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy. Even though it was out voted, the military diligently investigates all rumor of homosexuality to abolish the "mental-illness" from the ranks of the military. However, that is also the upsetting part |
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Romanticism in Dead Poets SocietyThere are several ideas of what makes a piece of romantic; it must be inspirational, it must be a piece that sparks the imagination, the individuality, the intuition, the soul. Romanticists believe emotion and devotion can change the world. "Dead Poets Society" makes examples of these beliefs throughout. An exemplary character to center these ideas on is Mr. Keating. He is an english teacher at Welton Academy, an all boys academy. His teachings seem unconventional but by the end of the movie, his students appear to have learned major life lessons they most likely would not have learned elsewhere. Mr. Keating constantly tells the boys "Carpe Diem", which means to seize the day; the idea was highly popular among Romanticists. Mr. Keating spoke of how medicine, law, business, engineering, are necessary to sustain life, but poetry, beauty, romance, love, is what humans stayed alive for and that is where he centered his lessons. He fused that into the boys education and |
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Wahhabism and Global TerrorismGlobal terrorism is a subject all of humanity should be concerned about. In the last two decades terrorism caused by Muslim extremist has been on the up rise as well as consistent. The center of Islam is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the nation is in territorial control of the faiths two holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. Therefore to understand the force influencing global Islamic terrorism, it is imperative to study and analyze Saudi Arabia and its impact on the religion of Islam and its followers. Since its founding in 1932, Saudi Arabia has emerged as an economic power house in today's global stage.1 As well as playing a significant role in global economics, Saudi Arabia plays another significant role in that it is the western world's strategic ally in the region2. Saudi Arabia helps stabilize the region for the interest of the international world and itself. After the September 11 attacks, the initial evidence were Saudi Arabian passports found at the scene. The United States beca |
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Website Comparison - Coles and WoolworthsIn the modern era many companies have converted to online sales and promotion to try and accumulate for their customs requirements and trying to bring in money from another direction. Two of the biggest grocery stores in Australia, Coles and Woolworths both, have an online store to help their customer's needs and save them time. www.Coles.com.au and www.Woolworths.com.au are the lead website URL's for the two companies. These websites audiences are mainly aimed at families and women who do not have enough time in their day to go to the grocery store. It is also mainly aimed at women because majority of women still do the shopping. Both website are very similar in their layout but differ in the choice of colours. They both have their similarities and differences through out their page and they use language that is aimed back at the customer to come and shop at their store as if it is helping the customer in a way. It is also another way the two companies can make money and increase thei |
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Glenn T. Seaborg and Trans-Uranium ElementsThe search for knowledge has been the lifelong pursuit of countless people. From ancient antiquity to the modern era, scientific breakthroughs have been the measures to human progress. The original chemists, alchemists, believed that they could take invaluable metals such as lead and turn them into gold through a process called transmutation. Unfortunately, due to limited knowledge of chemistry at their time, there dreams could not be accomplished. As the scientific revolution pressed on and a new more analytical way of reason became the norm, shifts in what had been thought to have been acceptable practice in the scientific fields changed. Antoine Lavoisier, know, as the "father of modern chemistry" brought about a change in chemistry that went from studying qualitative properties of things to quantitative properties. This allowed for patterns to be seen and math to be used as a tool to help understand the complexities of chemistry. Huge strides have been made in the field f |
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Once Called a Hero - The Warrior Beowulf"The victory, for the proof, hanging high/ From the rafters where Beowulf had hung it, was the monster's/ Arm, claw and shoulder and all" (Raffel 486-488). In Beowulf, a heroic warrior, Beowulf, takes on monsters and demons. He shows his amazing strength and bravery to earn the loyalty of his people, fighting for them up to the day of his death. To most Beowulf would be considered to be a hero. However, Bewoulf's traits and actions conflict with today's idea of what a hero is. Although considered a literary hero during the Anglo-Saxon period, Beowulf would not be considered a literary hero in modern times. Based on Anglo-Saxon values and ideas, Beowulf would be considered a literary hero during that time period. The Anglo-Saxon idea of a hero is to be bold, strong, and fearless, as well as to symbolize meaning to his people. In an essay written by Yee Ling Lam, he compares the differences between modern heroes and heroes of the Anglo-Saxon period. Lam states that "in An |
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Man and Creatures of the WildThe continually expanding needs and eagerness of man have driven him to encroach unpredictably into the universe of nature. He has not just lost the amazement and apprehension which was a piece of nature love in the early religions, yet has added to a very nearly heartless disposition towards the universe of creatures. He has felled trees, constructed dams and has irritated the serene separation of the woodlands. With a large number of men taking a shot at dam destinations and vehicular movement moving round the clock, creatures are compelled to withdraw further and further into the quick subsiding backwoods. Added to these the quick industrialization with its going with contamination, the utilization of pesticides and insect sprays has made the battle for survival a losing fight for an expansive number of feathered creatures and creatures. Atomic blasts and even occasion picnickers are driving the fish towards elimination. The absence of oxygen in the beachfront waters drives them to their passing. Another contributory variable is man's craving t |
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Literature and Male/Female Double BildungsromanPride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights are each concerned with young people confronting choices and decisions about their futures. Why might we consider this significant when critically assessing the novels? Explain your answer, offering detailed reference to one or both of the novels. In the following essay we are going to see that the passage from innocence to experience in Wuthering Heights is more than a tumultuous and an exciting story. Many of the most famous novels, such as Wuthering Heights, fall into the traditional canon of Bildungsroman. However, this novel presents an unusual Bildungsroman: the male-female double Bildungsroman. That is, Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights focuses on the growth of a pair of protagonists to describe the passage from innocence to experience, and what it represents during the development of the story. According to this, we are going to see to what extent the novel conforms to the idea of Bildungsroman. As we have seen toward Wuthering He |
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Economics and John Maynard KeynesKeynesian economics is the macroeconomic School of Economic Thought that was based of the ideas of the 20th century economist John Maynard Keynes. Keynes, along with other economists of his time, saw an increasing number of flaws in the current economic thought. Keynes broke away from classical economics because of what he saw while he participated on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. Keynes wrote about the experience the novel The Economic Consequence of Peace, where he argues against the reparations placed on Germany after the war. In the novel, Keynes predicts that the reparations would lead to Germany's financial collapse, which would in turn greatly affect Europe and the world1. Then in 1930's came the Great Depression. In response to the Great Depression, John Keynes wrote The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money that became the basis of Keynesian economics2. Keynesian economics believes that the free market concept is excellent but it has flaws. In |
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Kipling and I by Jesús ColónAn old wooden house, gray and antique is where once a poem radiated and brought life to a man that wanted to be somebody in life. Everyone in the world wants to become a respected and honored person throughout his or her lifetime, to the narrator a poem was a guideline for him to change his life and live in a way that he would be a perfect man. Symbolically the poem was his life, printed on gold paper ready to be framed and hung up on the front entrance of the house. In the story "Kipling and I" by Jesus Colon it starts off as a young boy, very naive to the world, only seventeen years old with a dream to become a perfect man by living accordingly to the poem. However as the narrator grows up he realizes that life is never what you expect it to be and his mentality changed as he grows up. In the story "Kipling and I" the poem and his surroundings provide symbolism and imagery that are significant to the meaning of the story which is dreams don't always come true in |
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Rising Above FailureFailure is an obstacle that challenges everybody in their daily lives. Whether or not they make the best of it determines the level of their success. As a swimmer, I experience many different levels of failure that others cannot. However, by facing these obstacles I have changed from being a timid and apprehensive boy to a confident and gutsy student-athlete. The most memorable of these challenges comes from early in my swimming career where it completely changed my outlook on life and helped set me up for future success. In my early school years, although I put in hard work in both the pool and the classroom, I was afraid of many things. I was afraid of asking questions in class; fearing that I would be labeled as dumb by my peers. I was afraid of meeting anyone new; fearing that I would make a poor first impression. But my biggest fear was of taking up challenges, and failing and being ridiculed. During the Division I championships of |
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The Use of Music in FilmA little boy is swimming in the ocean with his boogie board; a dozen other kids are splashing beside him. "Dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun-dun-dun-dun-dun," a large fin pokes out of the water and the boy goes under. Bright red blood stains the ocean water; everyone runs to shore, except for little Alex. The torn cloth from his boogie board washes up to the sand. Many of us recognize this scene from Steven Spielberg's 1975 thriller Jaws. What makes this movie so iconic is the suspenseful film score written by John Williams, which "won him an academy award and was ranked as the sixth greatest film score of all time by the American Film Institute" (Mohan, 2013). Music plays a vital role in the production of a film. Music and film have gone hand in hand since the early beginnings of film making. When movies were first introduced, audio recording were not yet available. Black and white films, without audio capability, were presented with a live band or orchestra which played along with the film to give the audience a movie to remember. It was |
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My Sister's Keeper - Psychoanalytical PerspectiveWhen there is a dying child in a family's life, everything changes. When an individual is affected by an illness or death, the people that surround the individual, usually the family, are affected both psychologically and physically. In the book, My Sisters Keeper written by Jodi Picoult, a happily married couple with two children live a normal life until the day they discover that their two year old daughter, Kate, has leukemia. In the novel, their daughter Anna- who was conceived for the sole purpose for being a sibling donor match for Kate- sues her parents for the rights to her own body. Ever since Anna's pre-planned birth, she has undergone numerous procedures to provide Kate with whatever she needs to fight the disease. Anyone who reads this novel will be swept away by emotions and feelings portrayed by the author. This novel is very close to Jodi Picoults' own life, because like her characters, she was a parent who balanced the needs of different children while making a medical |
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France in the Era of LiberalismIntroduction Liberalism is a kind of a political doctrine, which supports and enhances the freedom of an individual and the equality of a nation. During the Age of Enlightenment, liberal movement became a very popular notion amongst certain groups (Bourgeoisie), and individuals in the western world, thus promoting major events during this time as the French revolution. Basically it's a movement, which opposes absolute monarchy, state religion, Divine right of Kings, hereditary privilege etcetera, though most of its doctrines are fixed on freedom, liberty and fraternity. The philosopher John Locke has been said to be the founding father of liberal movements, he believed every individual should have the right to liberty, life and property. Liberalism spread all over the world and approaching the 19th century, liberal governments were established in various parts of the world. And during the 20th century, liberalism was on the winning side in both world wars I and, II. Even as of today, |
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P.T. Barnum and the American Freak ShowThe 19th century in the United States of America was essential in its history and its social life and entertainment was crucial. The new middle class sparked the rise of consumer culture as well as more democratic forms of entertainment, or popular culture. As printing became cheaper, newspaper prices were slashed, and department stores grew and spread in the second half of the century, which helped a consumer culture spread and sustained by mass media. Irish Ballads, the spread of parks and museums or the penny press were other mainly things that characterized this period before the Civil War. American popular culture found one of its most well-received forms of expression on the stage; a typical night at the theater included not only a play, but various musical interludes and a comic opera, as well as demonstrations of magic tricks, tightrope walking, fireworks, acrobatics, or pantomime. Oratory was a particularly popular form of entertainment; Americans attended sermons, political |
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Lord Of the Flies - SymbolismIndependence and self-security are two greatly perused feelings or freedoms. They allow an individual to feel "at home" in a certain sense, and they also raise confidence levels. Each of these three feelings supports each other, and with out one another, the other two usually aren't present. Each person gains a sense of security differently than others do to the natural variation of the human race. This is exactly what occurs in The Lord of the Flies. As each character develops throughout the novel, they start to either gain or loose a sense of self-security based on independence and other factors. Some characters even need dependence on others to feel secure because they aren't leaders like the main two characters of the novel. Jack Meridew in an example of a character that gains these attributes throughout the novel. Upon arrival at the island, Jack shows up with the choir of boys and they are all dressed in black cloaks. Jack has the stars on his cap to indicate that he |
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The Horrible Hostility of AuschwitzThe word Holocaust can refer to any widespread human disaster. Whenever that word is spoken today, many think about the almost complete destruction of the Jewish people. Throughout the holocaust, there were many concentration camps where Jews were tortured and murdered. One of the most famous camps, would be Auschwitz. Auschwitz possesses the most Jews murdered during this time, almost one million. Elie Wiesel, the author of Night, is a survivor of the Holocaust. In his novel, he wrote about Auschwitz being "the worst time of his life." He also said "it was as if we were nothing, and we were treated that way." (Wiesel, 57-59) It is a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and ran by the Third Reich in Polish areas. When arriving to Auschwitz, the unloading of rail transports of prisoners took place on a ramp beside the camp in the prison huts of Auschwitz I. The first thing arriving people did was surrender their clothes, includi |
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Sexual Hypocrisy in A Woman of No ImportanceOscar Wilde wrote, "A Woman of No Importance," because of the general ignorance about the Married Women's Property Rights Act, promulgated in 1882, by Queen Victoria. This play was not a big success, surely not for it being of an inferior quality, but more for depicting gender inequalities in the Victorian era. This was a very shocking and unpleasant theme at the time. Wilde makes a social satire by criticizing implicitly the social and gender inequalities. Oscar Wilde was not the only one to do so, other authors and artists depicted society's wrong habits. During this era, men and women weren't treated equally, and didn't face the same charges for their faults. In, "A Woman of No Importance," Wilde didn't say that society was unfair, but he heaved the idea in the play through the history of Mrs. Arbuthnot. After her sexual relations with Lord Illingworth, he left her alone to give birth to Gerald, a bastard. For decades, she had to live as someone she wasn't. She changed her identity, lived a life in a low social class, raising the child alone. Meanwhile, Lord Illingworth became a wealthy lord, |
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Becoming a Civil EngineerThe requirement of a growth mindset is all over the world but it is mostly asked for in the engineering field. I am currently studying for Civil Engineer and with every day I learn something new. I try to remember what I can but always know there is room for improvement every time. This is no easy route not because of the growth mindset because anyone can develop a growth mindset but because it requires commitment and dedication to the fullest. Since this is not an easy career to pursue I still chose to pursue it because I was interested in that field and I love a challenge. I don't know how long pursuing this would take but with this helping me in every way possible is what I wanted from a career. Civil engineering teaches one how to think how to solve problems, how to see certain layouts differently then other engineers, how to adapt to different problems giving, and to be able to know a little of every branch of engineering even though it is not what I am studying. The skills needed |
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DNA and Designer BabiesAbstract Long before Watson and Crick famously uncovered the structure of DNA in 1953, people envisioned with both horror and hope a day when babies could be custom designed (Duran, 2015). In Britain, during the month of December 2008, the first designer baby was born (Duran, 2015). What is a designer baby you may ask? It is defined as a baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected by genetic engineering combined with in vitro fertilization to ensure the presence or absence of particular genes or characteristics (Duran, 2015). Designer babies are created through the intriguing process of gene therapy. Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into a person's cells (Duran, 2015). If the therapy is successful then the inserted genes become part of the cell's genome, and give the cell a new or different characteristic. That's right, IF therapy is done successful. There are numerous ways to create a problem while designing a baby. Also, there are religious, ethical, and economic |
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Abortion and the Pro-Life MovementAbortion is not only an issue when it comes to ethics, but morally as well. There are two main opinions in relation to abortion which are, pro-life, and pro-choice. The countless amounts of opinions, and beliefs make understanding the choices of abortion a tough topic to debate. Everyone has to make a decision for themselves based on their values, so it does not make a matter or right or wrong. Different backgrounds make it harder to create a policy that would satisfy all parties. Strong arguments can be made in support of both pro-life, and pro-choice viewpoints. It is important to inform readers about the both viewpoints, rather than choosing, and trying to sway an audience to one side or the other. The ethical argument defending the pro-life opinion begins with the idea of personhood. No one has the ability to take another life. Many beliefs, including the Catholic tradition beliefs, that personhood begins at the time of conception. Therefore terminating a pregnancy at any time thr |
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