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OnStar - Big Brother's Eye in the SkyIn Jonathan Locker's article "OnStar: Big Brother's Eye in the Sky," his use of persuasive literary techniques are impressive. He starts off his paper with an attention- gripping opener of fast cars and police pursuit which gets his readers excited, only to smash the thrilling imagery by informing them that with OnStar on board this scenario will be a thing of the past. He then moves on to talk about the features OnStar has, some more well known than others, and then spins stories of how these features can be abused. Locker then moves on to prognosticate that if allowed to continue, OnStar will eventually evolve into completely monitored driving, where the driver will no longer even have the ability to speed, because the vehicles GPS will track you and won't allow you to speed. His storytelling, though captivating and interesting, does not convince the educated reader to side with his opinion. Locker's paper was brilliantly crafted to persuade the reader to believe GM (makers of OnS |
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Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale HarrisonDuring the First World War, approximately six million soldiers of the Entente Powers died while fighting in Europe. The novel, "Generals Die in Bed," shows that these soldiers were subjects to abusive commands from their officers and generals. While the officers influenced the soldiers lives and judgment much of the time, there were some rare occasions when the soldiers did have power. The soldier's amount of power depended on the circumstances, as the men acted different with different people. We have thought of these soldiers as big, powerful, armed men in charge of their lives, but they infact did not have much power at all. Captain Clark has the most power over the soldiers in this novel. Clark is described by the narrator as "an Imperial, an Englishman, and who glories in his authority"." Throughout the story, Clark is very hot headed as he barks orders, relishing his authority, just as the narrator talks about here. Clark is even hard on the new recruits. While taking the new r |
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The Medical Coding ProfessionMedical coding professionals are an essential part of the medical billing process. Services must be documented in numerous settings. For example, every time a patient visits a healthcare facility to receive services from their medical provider. This also includes visits to an ambulatory surgical center or any hospital outpatient facility, this too must be documented. Without a system in place for this type of services the medical industry would fail. Medical coding is the start of the process for Medicaid or Medicare claims and for private insurance companies. This also insures that medical providers and so forth receive payment for services rendered. The process is the same whether it be government sponsored or privately owned companies and medical coding is still an essential part of the process. Medical coding dates back many, many years. It can actually be traced all the way back to the 1600's. Coding was first used in London, England during the great plague of London. During this |
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Merging Cultures SpeechI am Joseph Orosz, a one-time broadcast journalist in Hungary. Since I left my country of origin, I have been a university professor in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa teaching political science and broadcast journalism. I am a kind of traveller from the East to the West who finally disembarked in a safe harbor. Having spent almost three decades in political journalism in Hungary, then working as a university professor on the other side of the Atlantic, and therefore moving from practice to theory could probably give me a chance to make nice and easy comparisons. First and foremost, I find it important to emphasize that I do not have the intention of comparing Hungary with Canada. This is because I am not a certain celebrated Hungarian political analyst with full armament to juxtapose apples and pears in order to arrive at a conclusion that both of them are fruit. Albeit; in fact, one of them seems to be unfit for human consumption in the very current political climate. Since the le |
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A Judge's Perspective - Family InterventionI realize politics play a crucial role in the criminal justice system, including court decisions. In more conservative areas, many feel marriage is a bond which should only be between a man and woman. It has been an ongoing debate on whether children can be raised properly in a home with homosexual parents. I would predict the outcome of this case might differ for some individuals if they lived in a more metropolitan area because of the general acceptance of same sex couples by the population (who also happen to be the ones voting). For me, it would not affect my decision in the given case. As a judge, my duty is to administer justice. I cannot fail the children because of a majority's opinion regardless of the consequences I may face. The penalties of a decision in favor of the mother could be very detrimental to my future as a judge in the state I live. The chance of my reelection may be forfeited causing me to relocate in the future. Fortunately for |
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Kinship and Marriage in AfricaKinship and marriage are complicated but important aspects of traditional African institutions. The primary focus and essential foundation of African society are social groups. These social groups are birth and marriage based. American birth rights are usually decided bilineally, using both parents. African birth rights are decided many different ways. Marriage is seen as a method of survival for African societies and infidelity is not viewed as an important part of marriage. Vincent Khapoya refers to kinship as the contents that bind people through birth (consanguine) or marriage (affilial) (Khapoya, 2013). Birth determines descent whether it be patrilineal, matrilineal, bilineal, or bilateral. Matrilineal refers to how relatives are traced by using the male figures on the mother's side. The people of Ghana, the Akans, track their heritage using this method. In this society, children inherit property from maternal uncles and not the father (Khapoya, 2013). Patrilineal descent is used most of the time in the African socie |
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Terror and Mystery - The Fall of the House of Usher"The Fall of the House of Usher," " a short story published in 1939, is one of the most popular fictional narratives of Edgar Allan Poe. The tale centers on the feelings of the narrator upon visiting the house of one of his boyhood companions, and the anonymous and mystified nerve of its proprietor, Roderick Usher. This mythic tale, and Poe's other terror short stories alike, aims at arousing readers' sense of inner disgust or terror, as Poe himself stated in his preface to "Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque"" (1840) that the terror he meant to create was "not of the Germany, but of the soul." Poe successfully developed a mysterious atmosphere by using such literary crafts as diction, foreshadowing and so forth, and evoked readers' terror by providing few details over the narration. The literary crafts used in "The Fall of the House of Usher"" and their effects, materializing the terror and the mystery, are what this paper is going to examine subsequently. The tale was set in " |
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The Culture of the Anasazi in the SouthwestThe Anasazi (or "Ancient Ones")" are thought to have derived from the Mogollon culture. They inhabited the four corners of Southern Utah, southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, and northern Arizona from about 7000 B.C. to 1300 A.D. They left behind house remains, pottery, and tools used for hunting. The Anasazi culture was always changing, so researchers divided the occupation into six different time periods called "Peco's classification ". Each time period has a different characteristic based on settlement and artifact styles. The first two periods of Peco's classification marked the beginning of the Anasazi as a separate culture. The Archaic period lasted from c. 7000 to c. 100 B.C. During this period, the Anasazi were gatherers. They begin to collect a variety of plant foods, with the most popular one being maize. There wasn't much archaeological evidence left, except scattered campsites and stone tool artifacts. The time period that followed was Basketmaker II (c.100 B.C. to A.D. 600). The A |
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George Washington's Farewell AddressAbstract After serving two terms, President George Washington decided to forego a third term in office. George Washington's time in office was from April 30th, 1789 thru March 3rd, 1797. This paper will show that although the President is ready to retire, the love for his country and its citizens compels him to provide advice and some serious warnings to the American people about our freedom along with the danger that comes with that freedom. As a person reads Washington's farewell address what you see is a man reminding his countrymen to remain together, avoid political parties, and beware of enemies foreign and domestic to our Republic. President Washington's warnings were very true over 200 years ago and appear to be prophetic as to current events of our time. President George Washington's Farewell to the Nation As a two term President of the United States and leading a successful war against the British in the Revolutionary War, George Washington began the process of in essenc |
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Analysis on the Poem Daddy by Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath was an American poet who wrote many brilliant, yet controversial poems, including her well-known work, "Daddy." In the poem, Plath makes use of heavy, even harsh, words, conveying to her readers her literal hatred towards her father who had made her life miserable. However, during the second reading of the poem, I find that the feeling of love can be easily discovered in between the lines. Therefore, we can say that Sylvia Plath's feelings towards her father are rather confusing. Thus, in the discussion below I will highlight three points on her feeling towards her father which are the distance between them, the torn feelings she had for her father and her obsessions. In the poem "Daddy," Plath felt a distance between her and her father. This is because Plath's father, the protagonist in this poem died when she was eight years old. He died when she was at an age where she needs his love and attention the most. It can be seen when she saw her father as a strong and holy |
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Ulterior Motives of the Salem Witch TrialsThe Salem witchcraft accusations of 1692, was a period of hysteria, where ordinary citizens from an ordinary village became hell-bent on ridding their community from the influence of witches. Primary source documentation, like depositions in the case of Bridget Bishop, might point to ulterior motives from the accusing parties. It is important to note that there was a strong divide within the community of Salem Village due to the proximity of Salem Town. One of the reasons that the community was divided was because of the difference in prosperity between different areas of the community. The villagers closer to the Ipswich road (like the tavern owners i.e. Bridget Bishop) were more prosperous and succeeded because of the traffic drawn by the bigger Salem Town. This could have been the reason for some underlying animosity between the two factions of villagers, which leads to the question, what kind of ulterior motives drove the peopl |
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair"The Jungle" is Upton Sinclair's call to arms against capitalism, an exploitative ideology that has laid ruin to the Chicago meatpacking district where the novel's main protagonist, Jurgis immigrates to with his family from Lithuania. Jurgis is subject to countless atrocities throughout the novel which facilitate Sinclair's blowing critique of capitalism. In this way, Jurgis is not only a tool in the machine of capitalism, but also ironically an instrument employed by the author to highlight the exogenous demands put on the proletariat in the capitalist system. During each phase of the book, Jurgis's status as immigrant and working man allow his persona to endure the necessary transformation that will lead him to his acceptance of socialism at the book's closure. While this technique helps the author to achieve his ultimate political espousal of socialism, Jurgis remains an everyman, a type, rather than an individual character with depth and development. Jurgis plays the role of the e |
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The Bhagavad Gita and Life"Dharma" is the first word in the Bhagavad-Gita. The Sanskrit word "dhri"" is often taken to mean "religion"" or "duty"" but those two explanations alone do not suffice as an answer to the extensive question that dharma proposes. In the Gita, Lord Krishna refers to dharma in progressively deeper ways by shedding light on the meaning of the term and its importance for personal spiritual growth. Krishna asserts his power as a supreme personality over Arjuna, and confronts the challenge of reconciling the conflicting obligations that are imposed on him by dharma. As Krishna successfully reconciles dharma with moksha for Arjuna, his message is a clear one; uphold your true dharma under all circumstances of life. Lord Krishna, in his counsel to Arjuna, teaches him that he can control his desires though the practice of yoga and discipline. "When he controls his senses with his mind and engages in discipline of action, detachment sets him apart." Krishna taught Arjuna that by training you |
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Cultural Project Report - Ritual ObservanceThe location of the traditional service takes place in the main sanctuary of the church, and there is an upper balcony and a lower stage level. On the lower level, all of the pews are organized into a large pentagon, with the upper point of the pentagon being the entrance to the lower sanctuary. The entrance to the sanctuary consists of five ornately decorated, double glass doors. The carpet on the floor of the whole sanctuary and on the floors of the upper balcony is maroon red and provides a homey feeling to the sanctuary, and makes you feel welcome. There is a distinct difference between public and sacred space. The public space is designated by mahogany built pews for the church and non-church members to sit in. Also there is a small, carpeted step area for the children to come and sit on when it is time for children's time with the minister at the front of the sanctuary. The upper balcony is also designated public space for people attending the church service. The sacred area i |
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Chocolate - The Fruit of the GodsCacao trees need a unique environment to grow. They grow at latitudes between fifteen to twenty degrees above and below the equator, where the temperature ranges between eighteen and thirty two degrees Celsius. The annual rainfall ideally should range between one thousand five hundred to two thousand millimeters with high humidity. This climate is exclusively found in rainforests. The cacao trees, which grow under the canopy of larger trees, must mature to five years old to produce the cacao fruit. The Mayans and Aztecs mixed ground cacao seeds with herbs and seasonings to make a drink that was spicy, bitter and frothy. This concoction was called Xocolatl, pronounced Chicolatl. The word cacao is derived from the Aztec word xocolatl, from xococ,meaning bitter and atl meaning water. Cacao was a part of religious ceremonies and played an important role in social circles. It was used as a medication for various ailments in ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures and is still believed to posses |
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Notes on 1920's AmericaI. A Booming Economy A. The Automobile Drives Prosperity 1. Ford Pioneers Mass Production a. Ford did not originate the ideas of mass production b. Early in the century, only city dwellers could afford cars. c. Ransom Olds had introduced a less expensive car, the Oldsmobile in 1901. d. Ford hired scientific management experts to involve his mass-production techniques. e. The assembly line allowed Ford to keep dropping the sale price. f. When it came to managing the men who worked along his assembly lines, Ford also proved that he was not afraid of innovation. 2. The Automobile Changes in America a. The boom in the automotive industry simulated growth in other industries related to car manufacture or use. b. Road construction boomed, especially when the federal government introduced the system of numbered highways in 1926. c. The automotive caused additional economic effects. d. The automobile prompted a new sense of freedom and prosperity. B. A Bustling Economy 1. Advertising |
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On Being a Student of Education StudiesEducation studies looks at education from different perspectives: philosophical, historical, social and psychological thus offering a holistic view. It also helps us understand what education is, how it functions and what are its aims. Knowing all of this puts us in a better position to improve it. It has been argued that the concept of education is contestable (MacIntyre, 1973). The definition of the term vary in accordance to the socio-cultural background in which it was developed, thus there is no general accepted definition of the term (Carr, 2003, p. 3). Hirst and Peters (1970) definition states that education is the sum of processes that aims to develop desirable qualities, knowledge and understanding in people (p. 19). Critics of Hirst and Peters argue that this definition is too abstract and has an intellectualism and elitist bias. Education is closely related with the terms of learning and teaching. Teaching is sometimes used as a synonym to education. Learning is the proces |
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Central Leaders of the Civil Rights MovementThe following essay will examine certain aspects of the development of the highly heterogeneous "Black Power" movement in the United States; revealing a broader context of the struggle to obtain equal civil rights. My aim is to further an understanding of this controversial era by juxtaposing different approaches of several important political and artistic protagonists concerning the role of violence. I will argue that political, religious and artistic discourses were appropriated and interlocked by different agents in order to achieve their respective objectives. As a somewhat arbitrary starting point, the year 1964 did not only witness the implementation of the Civil Rights Act in the United States, which put an official end to racial segregation - it also was the year that African American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, won the prestigious Noble Peace Prize. King was a man who opted for non-violent civil disobedience as a means to accomplish his aims, and encouraged his f |
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine HansberryThe play "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry is a great example of the racial prejudice minorities faced in the early 50's in the the United States. This play shows the difficult life minorities endured through their hardships. In the end though, a better life will prevail due to hard work and determination, overthrowing the negative association colored people have to face. I think the lesson Hansberry wants the reader to take from the play revolved around the fact that a dream can be achieved no matter what anybody says or does. "A piece of paper worth $10,000. Mama got a check for the passing of Mr. Younger and it enabled her and her family to vacate their small and dingy apartment that doesn't have enough rooms. Mama put a down payment of $3,500 on a house she could afford and still have leftover money, but its located in a white neighborhood. The welcoming committee for the neighborhood sends "The Man"" over to welcome the family by offering to buy thei |
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The Keys of My LifeLife has high points and low; situations are either black or white, and the only way to get through it is to walk through it to the beat of your own song. Piano is one of the most complex yet simplistic instruments, just like life there are black and white keys, high sounds and low which create a beat that helps express the way you feel, and allows you to share it with others. Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by any rules. Nevertheless one had better know the rules, for they sometimes guide in doubtful cases, though not often. Ever since I was young I've had surgery after surgery. One of the toughest surgeries happened when I was 10. I lived in Baltimore, Maryland for months. During those months away from home the only thing I had was my keyboard. It was the one thing that made it feel like home. My little keyboard took away the pain; it was my source of nourishment. Since all my surgeries were on my foot, I wasn't adequate to play my piano, but instead of giving it up I did all |
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Mental Illness in The HoursThe movie, "The Hours," begins in England, 1923. It and opens with Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman) writing a farewell letter to her husband before she drowns herself in the Ouse River near their home, "Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel that we can't go through another of these terrible times and I shan't recover this time"." The beginning dramatically illustrates the severity of her suffering "and her hopelessness of recovery." In the movie, Virginia exhibits elements of abnormality with host of symptoms and behaviors that is encountered with major depressive disorder. Aside from being severely depressed, Virginia experienced heightened irritability by those around her and exhibited maladaptiveness with how she was constantly reminded to eat by her doctors and had sleeping at night. During periods of depression she would leave her home for months, even years at a time, resulting in social discomfort from being isolated from society for so long. In the letter |
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Frederick Douglass and Washington T. BookerFrederick Douglass The work of Douglass was one of the first African-American literary works, an important autobiography representing the black culture. Autobiographies were extremely popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, because people were looking for models. Benjamin Franklin can be considered to be the founder of the American Auto-Biography. People such as him considered that their life stories may be significant or meaningful to other people. Autobiographies enlarged the horizon of knowledge. However, they are not based entirely on fact, and as such, becoming a literary genre. They do not completely exclude reality though. The autobiographer creates a story based on facts, trough aesthetic devices, striving to achieve originality. A movement towards freeing the black population appeared long before the Civil War. Through autobiographies, blacks strived to inform people on what life was as a slave. We must keep in mind that these autobiographies were possible partially becau |
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Psychology of Love in ''Eliduc'' by Marie de FranceThere is no question as to what Eliduc is feeling in "Eliduc," medieval poet, Marie de France: love. He has feelings for his wife Guildeluec, and understands his obligations towards her, but that later gets in the way of his feelings for Guilliardun. Despite his disloyalty towards Guildeluec, which he tried his best to avoid, his love for Guilliardun overcame. "Eliduc'' has a mixture of three diferente types of love; Eros, Philia and Agapé. These types of love help the reader understand the psychology of love relationship in ''Eliduc''. Knowing whether or not Eliduc was ever in love with his wife in the first place is important in deciding how convincing his love was for Guilliardun. It is not ever specifyed what type of love Guildeluec and Eliduc felt for each other, however we are told that they are loyal to one another. "He had a wife of excellent and influential Family, as finely bred as she was faithful to him. They lived happily for several years, since it was a marriage of trust and love." When Eliduc meets Gulliardun, he tries his best to stay loyal to his wife, even though he allows himself to get e |
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The Pros and Cons of Social MediaFacebook, Myspace, Twitter, and many other social networking websites have grown in popularity in recent years. Recent events involving child predators and other dangerous individuals using these sites have raised concerns about safety. Some view social networking websites with suspicion because they have limited understanding of what these sites really are or how they work. Used responsibly, social networking sites do not pose a danger or threat to anyone. Social networking has moved far from just meeting people and staying in touch with friends or family. It has brought down and changed governments, it has changed the way some companies does business. This paper will explore some why I believe social networking is a viable tool for society. Facebook monitors how third parties use your personal data, however, they also state they cannot guarantee "that third parties will follow Facebook's privacy policy) ergo, if you don't want your privacy violated, then you probably want to recons |
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Our Performance of Phantom of the OperaIt was a first; it had never been done before. We were going to be the first Irish school to stage an amateur performance of this magnitude. We were going to stage Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera." When we first heard this we did not think we had the talent in our Transition Year Group to perform such a spectacular show. "The Phantom of the Opera," based on the French novel Le Fantome de L'Opera by Gaston Leroux is considered to be the most successful musical of all time and is the longest running show in Broadway history. We were going to have an up-hill battle to put a performance like this together in six weeks. Miraculously when auditions began we discovered we had an abundance of operatic singing talent in people we didn't even know could sing. Over the next six weeks we spent every waking moment either rehearsing, making stage props, organizing costumes, creating the program and looking for sponsorship. For a group that would have spent the minimum amount of time pos |
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