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Lord Byron and English LiteratureGeorge Gordon, otherwise known as Lord Byron brought an unfamiliar perspective to English Literature. He was a man of many paradoxes and with a flamboyant and outrageous lifestyle; he shone new light on the Romantic Movement. As a successful poet of his day, Byron established a proud, passionate, and rebellious image supported by painful and mysterious experiences of his personal life (Safier 527). His poetry encountered great critical interest for its "employment of satire and verbal digression, its presentation of the individual versus society, and its treatment of guilt and innocence" (Safier, 528). Byron considered Alexander Pope--an important satirist in the Age of Reason--as a model for him and his writing, thus influencing his own satirical style. To Byron, identity was a sort of magical aspect and the world was destructive (West 55). The idea of himself is that which holds Byron's work together and makes it especially hard to mimic (West 2). He was not only an English |
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Biblical Characters in Lord of the FliesFirst published September 17, 1954, the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding has been read almost everywhere. Simply the hard-copy of the book itself-not including audiobooks and e-books-has sold more than 150 million copies worldwide. The novel is famous for its perception of the savagery of man without civilization and its horrid truths of man's nature, but what many do not know is that the book can be looked at from a different kind of allegorical point of view. Some notice that there are many references to the stories of the Bible, especially in the characters of Jack, the group of boys, and particularly with Simon. The novel Lord of the Flies is a religious allegory because Jack represents the devil; Simon conveys the figure of Christ, and Ralph mirrors everyman. As the novel begins, and the reader learns that a group of boys have crash-landed on a deserted island during World War II, the first character, Ralph, calls everyone together and he is elected chief. As days pass |
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Organizational Development and Change1.0 Introduction According to Beckhard, "OD is an effort planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization's "processes," using behavioral science knowledge." (Cummings & Worley, 2008). In other words, it is a systemwide application and transfer of behavioral science knowledge to the planned development, improvement, and reinforcement of the strategies, structures, and processes that lead to organization effectiveness. Organizational Development theories can be differentiated into two main categories: Change process theory i.e. How does change take place? and Implementation Theory i.e. How can change strategies be put into practice? Change process theory helps the managers to learn how organizations improve and change. According to Lewin, there are three distinct and vital stages of change. The first one is 'unfreezing', a reduction in the strength of old v |
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Documentary - Bowling for ColumbineOn April 20, 1999, many people's lives drastically changed. An incident that occurred in Littleton, Colorado created a jaw dropping event that disrupted all of America. It also stopped Michael Moore right in his tracks. Not long after the incident, Michael Moore decided to make a documentary called "Bowling for Columbine," a film that acknowledged many important points that are usually ignored and overlooked. This documentary focused on a school shooting that never should have happened. This tragic incident lead Moore to ponder many questions and create an extremely interesting documentary. Michael Moore has been in the film industry for quite some time. He is created numerous documentaries that have received a large amount of public attention. He is also a filmmaker, author and political activist that not only knows how to work a camera, but also an audience. In his documentary "Bowling for Columbine", Moore uses facts, interviews, and personal stories to really g |
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Lieutenant Fredric Henry in A Farwell to ArmsThe historical novel, "A Farewell to Arms," by Ernest Hemingway in 1929, uses a minor character as a foil to show the strengths and weaknesses of the main character. Lieutenant Fredric Henry is an American ambulance driver for the Italian army during World War I. Henry meets an English nurse, Catherine, and falls in love with her. Henry and Catherine are both struggling to find themselves during the tough times of the war. Hemingway uses the literary device of foil characters to show how opposites attract. Henry may not be looking for love, but when he finds it, being romantic shows to be his strength. When Henry and Catherine meet, they are introduced through Henry's friend Rinaldi who was going to marry Catherine. Soon after, Rinaldi is out of the picture. Ever since meeting Catherine, all Henry wants is sex, not love. Catherine is looking for love, not sex. Catheri |
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An Overview of Hirschsprung DiseaseWho has ever heard of Hirschprung Disease? Probably not too many of us have an idea what kind of illness it is since it is not a disease frequently mentioned such as Cancer, HIV, Leukemia or many others. Nevertheless, only the ones suffering from Hirschprung syndrome are able to know and feel the challenge of living every day of their life with a disease that most of the population has never heard of. Hirschsprung disease is a condition that affects the colon and happens when the nerves that are in the muscles are incomplete or missing. Consequently, without these nerves the colon is not capable of moving the stools to the bowel normally, causing a severe bowel blockade. Hirschsprung disease occurs mostly the first days or weeks of life of a newborn. The reason of this illness is caused by a malformation of the fetus. This malformation occurs when the enteric nerves which are the ones that makes the muscles contract in order for the stool to move through the intestine are missing. Unfo |
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Chavin De Huantar and ArchaeologyThe Chavín de Huantar archaeological site is a notable example in reference to the technological, allegorical and architectural establishments of the early pre-Columbian civilizations. Located in Peru it was found in 1919 by Julio Tello, '"America's First indigenous archaeologist" He was the first to recognise the importance of the key site Chavín de Huantar' [ CITATION Ren12 l 3081 ]. Tello identified it as a ceremonial Centre for the purpose of a religious cult. 'Chavín is one of the earliest and best known pre-Columbian sites and represents the more important expression of the arts and decorative and construction techniques of its time.'[ CITATION UNE07 l 3081 ] This archaeological site carbon dates to at least 3000 B.C. and consists of well-engineered temples and plaza structures with copious amounts of Peruvian art works, including statues and carvings. The Architectural relevance of Chavín de Huantar is that this ancient civilization of people erected a massive temple in a particular area in Peru which has exposure to all of the elements. The construction of this temple involved l |
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Queen Beatrix by Andy WarholWhile visiting the Upstate Gallery on Main, a beautiful piece of art caught my eye. Andy Warhol printed a stunning piece of art called Queen Beatrix, Reigning Queens. Warhol printed this Screen Print in 1985. He printed this on Lenox Museum Board. The pure size of the piece is breath taking the piece about 127 x 106.5 cm. This piece is a print taken from a Polaroid camera and then blown us to size. The process Warhol used is called Screen Printing. Warhol then took a red pencil to outline the portrait while bringing life to the print. This print depicts Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Queen Beatrix, the Dutch monarch is pictured face forward, in traditional Andy Warhol style. Queen Beatrix is portrayed shaded in color, outlined, and encapsulated the fairytale glamour that only Warhol could print. The color of print itself is eye catching. The base of the print is using dark color's the Queen's dress is a hunter green. Her skin in a beautiful peach, while her hair is dark. It's hard |
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God's Revelation in the Old TestamentIn the scriptures, we find two different revelations of God. First, the "natural," which is when God is revealed through His work (i.e. Creation functions for us as a book). The second form, which is the one we will spend more time on today, is the "supernatural." This form is the free-willing self-disclosure of God as recorded in the Old and New Testaments. It is the will of God to reveal Himself – to have a dialogue with mankind. Carrying this forward, one may distinguish three phases of the divine revelation throughout the Old Testament period corresponding to the three divisions of the Hebrew Bible: Torah, Nebiim, and Kethubim. As such, we will take some time to review the ways of God's self-disclosure in the Old Testament and how these three phases were embodied in Christ's life and work. Beginning with the Torah, which means "instruction", God reveals Himself through natural phenomena such as: wind, fire, earthquake, cloud, smoke, etc. In the mids |
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The Conducive Classroom EnvironmentWhat is a conducive classroom environment? Conducive classroom is a pivotal linchpin in promoting a favorable mood or atmosphere in a classroom to ensure an effective teaching and learning process to take place. A learning environment is a combination of social and physical qualities that create the classroom experience. It includes not only with the classroom management procedures, as well as the way the space is organized, furnished and maintained" (Firestone, n.d). In addition, a safe learning environment is essential for students of all ages. Without it they are unable to focus on learning the skills needed for a successful education and future. Cebu Normal University Room MPX 232 has the integral features in creating a conducive classroom environment. The room is spacious, has tiled floors, suffici |
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Trauma and Memory in War LiteratureAccording to The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder affects over 31 percent of Vietnam veterans and 11 percent of veterans from the war in Afghanistan. Soldiers in the war are not only fighting for their country, but for their lives. Going through something traumatic can be hard to deal with, let alone discuss, so people often find their own ways to get through it. In After Action Report by Phil Klay, the main character, Timhead, runs away from his problems and expects others to help him get through them. The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien showed how the soldiers looked to each other for comfort in the traumatic situations they had to face in the war and used humor as a way to cope. In God Bless America by John O. Killens, it shows the trauma that the main character, Joe, has to endure by leaving his family behind but also uses humor as way to cover up his true emotions. Timhead's character in After Action Report is afraid to handle traumatic situations on his own and tries to run away from them by shutting down and give them to someone other than himself to handle. In the beginning of this short story, Timhead shoots and |
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Hamlet's View on Women"Frailty thy name is women" (1.2.146). In the famous play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, women struggle to find power in the political patriarchal society where men maintain authority. This society takes place in Denmark, where King Claudius the brother of Senior Hamlet rules the land along side Queen Gertrude, the mother of hamlet and ex wife of Senior Hamlet. This immoral remarriage leaves the hurting son, Hamlet in disgust and anger. As a result, it leads Hamlet to make bad decisions as he releases this irritation on all surrounding women, including his one true love Ophelia. Hamlets influence and actions towards his mother and Ophelia throughout the play displays Shakespeare's thoughts towards the role of women. He reveals through the men in the play that women are unimportant as they rely on men, are extremely weak and abuse the power of their sexuality to seduce men. Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes is an innocent and quiet girl who relies on t |
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Renaissance Period Science, Invention and ArchitectureQuestion How did renaissance science and invention help the architecture at the time? Response Today, people build massive skyscrapers and buildings in cities we live. Back in the renaissance period, people built massive cathedrals and castles. But how were they able to build such elaborate buildings with limited technology? The answer lies within the renaissance period. I took a deep look into the renaissance period architecture and building methods used in that time. In the center of art, Florence, there was a man named Fillippo Brunelleschi who was an architect and an engineer at the time. He is well known for his work in the Cathedral of Florence. He did the impossible and is well praised for his work on domes. Not only did he change the way architects think, he created a tool for their intricate artwork. The idea of linear perspective created more accurate planning and was able to live up for the renaissance name. Linear perspective is a depth cue that is related to relative size and the next d |
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Literary Analysis of Tartuffe and OthelloWhen watching TV it isn't that hard to find shows about crime or police detectives. What is more difficult to find is a show that can successfully incorporate the ides of trust and proof into their stories. Two plays in particular come into mind involving these ideas. Othello by Shakespeare and Tartuffe by Molière. Othello is a tragedy about the Venetian General Othello whose life is destroyed by the plotting of his jealous ensign Iago. Tartuffe is a comedy about a French man named Orgon and his family and how he is swindled out of all of his money and estates by the hypocrite Tartuffe but ends up getting everything back and Tartuffe goes to prison. These two plays use trust and the idea of proof throughout the entirety of each to teach the lesson that trust and proof are powerful things and can have major consequences depending on how they're used but they achieve this through using them in both different and similar strategies. In both Othello and Tartuffe the main character |
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Interpreting the Archaeological Remains at Pompeii1. Introduction The ancient world provides us with the unique possibility of uncovering and understanding how life, in all its facets, was like for ancient man. We can glimpse back in the past at man's more primitive morals, beliefs, politics, entertainment and everyday life and compare it to our own modern world. This is truly the gift of antiquity. However, this gift does not present itself in simple facts which we can simply take and accept as truths. Rather, it disguises its secrets and like a scrambled puzzle, provides us with bits and pieces of archaeological evidence to interpret and form our own big picture. Interpretation is therefore the only real tool we have to uncover this picture and consequently, results in a number of challenges. Thus in this paper, I shall highlight these challenges which the interpretation of ancient artefacts holds, with specific reference to Pompeii. My goal is to bring these problems to the consciousness of historians and arachnologist, so that it |
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Four Waves of Immigration in New ZealandThere are four main waves of New Zealand that contributed New Zealand from the present to now. The first wave is The Original Polynesians, the second wave is Colonial European, the third wave is the European Refugees and Pacific Islanders, and the forth wave is the Asian, South African and Zimbabweans. They built up New Zealand culture. New Zealand was originally settled by the original Polynesians. The original Polynesians discovered New Zealand around 900 to 1200 A.P.. They developed a distinct Māori culture. Some of the push factors are there was pressure on food and land, lead to hostile conflict between groups. The islands they used to live is over population, so they decided to move. The pull factor is the usable land and flightless birds. There were less predator in New Zealand. There were more nat |
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The MechaCon ConventionHave you ever heard of MechaCon? It's a convention here in New Orleans for anime, video games and other pop culture things. This story is about one of my times there and the greatest day of someone's life. The people attending with me were my friends from out of state and my cousin Kevin. Kevin is not the skinniest guy in the world but he is surprisingly athletic. Kevin is also very, very competitive. Enter the Hilton hotel in downtown New Orleans. On a normal day this building would be filled with guests like business workers, families, etc. This was not a normal day however, this was Mechacon. Instead of suits, people were wearing costumes dressed up as their favorite characters from tv or video games. It's a very fun experience because everyone is having fun and you get to see all of the effort people put into their costumes. A lot of people take pictures with people wearing interesting costumes, after all you don't see this type of stuff very often. Along with the festivities (interview rooms, costume contests, etc) there is a foam sword fighting room. You can buy a hardened foam sword and "duel" people in a 1 on 1 ring they have setup in a large |
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The Structure of Empirical Knowledge by Laurence BonjourIn this paper, I aim to raise a number of difficulties in Laurence Bonjour's coherence theory of epistemic justification and in doing so, I intend to provide special focus on difficulties that arise from the limitations of language as it is used in the discursive manner by which a philosophical theory is constructed. To make an initial clarification, what I have in mind is an image of a philosopher who first intends to create a theory and then proceeds to construct and strengthen his or her theory in a discursive and elaborative manner in which language inevitably plays an indispensable role. In conjuring this image, I am reminded of John Rawls' constructivist approach towards a theory of freedom and of Jürgen Habermas' discourse theory, both of which recognizes the paramount importance of language and discourse in the vitality of a philosophical theory as well as in the methodological manner by which theorizing and philosophizing are carried out. Now I also imagine Bonjour alone in |
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Wind Power and ElectricityWind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy. This includes wind pumps for water pumping or drainage, windmills for mechanical power, sails to propel boats and ships, and wind turbines to run electrical generators. For the purposes of this paper, I will focus on wind used to produce electricity. To convert wind energy into electrical energy, people typically build large wind turbines. The turbine blades are specially designed to collect the kinetic energy which is found inside the moving wind particles. When the turbine blades capture wind energy and start moving, they spin a shaft that leads from the hub of the rotor to the generator. The generator turns that spinning energy into electricity. A good way of thinking about this is by comparing the wind turbines to an electric fan. While an electric fan uses electricity to spin the blades and create wind, |
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Effective Leaders - Reagan and ClintonBoth Reagan and Clinton have striking personalities. Clinton is described as "a president whose persona became the overriding issue of his administration."1 Independent of liking or not liking Clinton, his character can be described as charming, "seductive", and "crowd-pleasing."2 Being an actor, Reagan professionally knew how to please and delude a crowd and used his skills together with his "irrepressibly optimistic temperament."3 Reagan and Clinton are presidents "that we are not likely to forget or witness again for some time."4 Although Reagan is described as "un-intellectual or anti-intellectual"5, he "undertook a serious self-education in politics through reading."6 Clinto |
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Wildlife Conservation in WyomingAs of 2014, there are approximately 3.1 million acres of protected land in the state of Wyoming. These areas are inhabited by over 300 species of animals, including threatened and endangered species. The 3.1 million acres amounts to 5% of the state of Wyoming (BCA, 1). Since Wyoming has 62.1 million acres, the amount of protected land doesn't seem to be very big. This low percentage may be the result of the lack of funding for habitat conservation. The most affected by this issue are those 300+ species that live within those protected areas as well as hunters and conservationists. There are plenty of others indirectly affected such as legislators and organizations that try to raise money to help this issue. With today's growth of human population and expansion, these protected areas are becoming threatened and overlooked, and therefore they are becoming less managed and less funded. Lack of funding for habitat conservation in Wyoming is becoming a major issue because the land that many |
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Reading Application - ELLE MagazineSince the establishment of mainstream media through technologies such as newspapers, magazines, radio and television, the role of media in society has changed drastically from its use as a religious and politically agenda-driven medium to one driven by profit. With so many forms of free-to-access mass media available for the general public to consume, as well as heavily subsidised magazines and newspapers, the question must be asked "who is paying for it." This reading application will use the concepts of discourse, ideology, identity, subjectivity and interpellation to analyse a magazine cover page and uncover its hidden connotations through its use of magazine elements as well as its discursive constructions in the areas of masculinity/femininity, class, sexuality and nationality (O'Shaugnessy and Standler 2008). Magazines are one of many forms of mass media which are created with specific goals and interests in mind. I have chosen to study a front cover of popular UK women's magazine 'ELLE.' On this cover, celebrity and musician Lily Allen poses wearing fashionable clothing and is presented performing a subtle modelled pose. The typeface used on the |
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Abigail Williams and The CrucibleAbigail Williams is the vehicle that drives the play. In the Crucible, Abigail Williams represents the main antagonist. She is uniquely gifted ad spreading death wherever she goes. Abigail has a scary and eerie sense of how to control and manipulate others, and her abilities in this are shown multiple times throughout the play. In Act One, her ability to manipulate others is put on full display. As soon as she's on the verge of being accused of witchcraft, she expertly maneuvers the whole thing on Tituba and other second-class citizens in Salem. After persuading Tituba to cast the spells, Abigail still stabs her in the back by pinning it all on her. The spells made were of course on Elizabeth Procter. Ever since Abigail had an affair with John Proctor, Abigail has sought out to get rid of Elizabeth and replace her. Abigail is the exact opposite of Elizabeth. Abigail represents all of the repressed desires-sexual and material- that of which all Puritans in colonial America possess. The difference is tha |
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Zero Child LaborThere are many issues plaguing the world today. One issue affecting the world is Child and Forced labor. Child labor is when an employer deprive children of their childhood (http://www.ilo.org/ipec/facts/lang--en/index.htm). This basically takes away their right of being a kid and treats them like an adult. Child labor is the cause of many suicides among young children in abroad countries.Child labor also has a greater risk of hearing loss and it also decelerates the development of organs and tissues. Child labor is one of the worst experiences a kid could go through. A lot of countries are neglecting child labor due to them already being in poor conditions and not having enough money to pay for labor. Child labor is a very horrifying experience that a lot of children go through.The reason a lot of kids are going through this is due to unfair labor laws. Different countries have different labor laws and some countries don't monitor the laws, to make sure they are being followed (http://www.ilo.org/ipec/facts/lang--en/index.htm). Another reason is that it is very expensive to g |
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Controversy Surrounding Huckleberry FinnThe ending of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" is one of the most contentious endings in literature. Jane Smiley, author of "Say it Ain't So, Huck: Second Thoughts on Mark Twain's 'Masterpiece'", and many people believe that the ending defeats the purpose of the novel and that it detracts from the novel as a whole. However, Maria Konnikova, author of "Is Huckleberry Finn's Ending Really Lacking? Not if You're Talking Psychology", and others disagree with Smiley, believing that the ending does not distract from the purpose of the novel or the novel itself. Through Huck's regressive behavior, Twain is able to reflect both a realistic protagonist and the growth of a teenager. Twain uses Huck's transformation in order to create a novel about the growth of a teenage boy. At the beginning of the book, Huck believes in white supremacy and conforms to his peers and surroundings. He also assists Tom Sawyer in playing a juvenile prank on Jim to make him |
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