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| The Crisis On Eliza's Doolittle | 2358 |
| At the outset one has to understand that Eliza Doolittle is a character created by George Bernard Shaw, a famous English playwright and to understand her we have to start with Shaw. He was the third and the youngest child of George Carr Shaw, and Lucinda Shaw. He was supposed to have been part of the Protestant group that was rising in England at that time, but he did not succeed in life. He was first prematurely pensioned off from his civil servant job and then he became a grain merchant. Even in that he was not successful and that led to George Bernard Shaw being raised in an atmosphere of genteel poverty. This was felt to be more insulting by him than being poor. Yet Shaw developed well and became well versed in music, art, and literature. This was due to the influence of his mother, as also his frequent trips to the National Gallery of Ireland. This made him determined to become a writer and ended up being in London with his mother and elder sister. In his early years, he suffe | |
| Telecommunication Systems in Business | 537 |
| Our company uses a number of telecommunication systems to allow a smooth flow of business operation. The foremost telecommunication system that we use is the international direct call method using landline telephones. Through this method, the company is able to communicate with clients that are located in other countries. A communication done via international direct call may be costly. However, our company was able to obtain a subscription from a telecommunication provider that charges fixed monthly charge and that allows unlimited international calls. Basically, the telephone system in our company uses a network structure where each employee is provided with his own telephone access account. This means that a numeric password must be keyed in the telephone before an employee can mak | |
| A Definitive Victory for Free Speech | 1958 |
| Introduction The First Amendment in the United States of America's Constitution is perhaps the hallmark of what current President Bush refers to continually as our "freedom." It represents the fundamental difference between America and so many other countries that do not offer their citizens rights to freedom of speech, religion and the press. Specifically, the First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression without government interference. See U.S. Const. amend. I. Within that, the concept of freedom of expression consists of the rights to freedom of speech, press, assembly and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and the implied rights of association and belief. The Supreme Court and the lower courts interpret the extent of the protection afforded to these rights. The Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution as applying to the entire federal government even t | |
| Philosophy Behind the Leadership Position in a Learning Organization | 1649 |
| Introduction Imagine this. You have served for years as an assistant to the Principal at a local high school. Recently, the school has become plagued with administrative problems affecting the day to day operations of the school, the quality of education for students, and teacher development. As someone with long-standing experience in that school, you have been promoted to the highest leadership position at that school. Part of your role in the leadership of a learning organization includes policy development, decision making, professional development, and the monitoring of organizational progress. This paper will identify and examine the relevant leadership skills and strategies necessary to develop a successful, thriving learning organization. The philosophy behind the leadership position in a learning organization has emerged in recent years as a concern for parents, teachers and policy-makers alike. Changes must be implemented in the current supervisory process, as the ro | |
| The Expression of Rai Music | 966 |
| In the 1920's groups of rural migrants "brought their native musical styles into the growing urban centers of northwestern Algeria," (Gross, McMurray, and Swedenberg p. 200). Their pulsating groves and concordant dance moves took root in the then-liberal port town of Oran, and it was soon to make waves on distant and foreign shores. Yet right from the start, the music represented the underrepresented: the peasants, the prostitutes, and the poor. Sang in the Orani language by female vocalists, early rai music was already a synthesis of a variety of tribal cultural traditions before it became blended with urban Algerian sounds and sentiments. Rai combined risque lyrics and dancing on top of its solid musical foundation. These harbingers of world music soon integrated the urban Algerian sounds, styles and personas into their already complex rural genre. Rai was, and remains, as much a cultural and political expression as a musical one. Following Algerian independence an "Islamic reformist | |
| Pursuit of Rationalism and Science at the Expense of Humanism | 1158 |
| Since its inception in 1818, the novel "Frankenstein" had radically altered the horror genre of literature, for it introduced the horrors of humanity as a result of using science to attain power and control beyond humanity's capabilities-that is, humans creating humans through scientific, not natural, production. Author Mary Shelley had introduced the theme of humanity's pursuit of rationalism and science to illustrate the state of society as she experienced it in 19th century: a society that was gradually becoming more rationalist, scientific, and objective to society's concerns and issues. Evidently, "Frankenstein" is a novel that depicted the opposing nature of science and humanism. The characters of Victor Frankenstein and his creation, the Creature, represented science's objectiveness and detachment from human values and morals; however, Frankenstein's transition to being a humane individual once more towards the end of the novel showed Shelley's objective to illustrate hum | |
| The Three Personas Defining the role of Music | 925 |
| Jerrold Levinson, John Dewey, and Theodor Adorno all have differing views about the role that music should play in society or in making a good life. Levinson explains his view on the matter by trying to seek a comprehensive definition of music itself rather than what a piece of music is and how humans psychologically recognize the features of music. He then goes on to provide several possible definitions and finds faults with each one until he arrives at his conclusion. This conclusion is that music can be defined as an organization of sounds produced by humans for the purpose of providing heartening experiences to those who either listen, dance, or perform to it. The sounds are considered to be the basic components of all forms of music, except for Muzak. Levinson's conclusive definition of music shares one striking similarity with Dewey's conclusion on the same matter. Dewey explains that music is often capable of providing individuals with memorable experiences, which are characte | |
| Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy" | 2150 |
| Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy, of which the Inferno is the first of three books, called Boethius, an early Christian, "The blessed soul who exposes the deceptive world to anyone who gives ear to him." But Boethius was not a non-conflicted Christian, and it seems, neither was Dante, who wrote the Divine Comedy at least partly as a sort of historical-political payback. (For example, in Canto VI of the Inferno, Ciacco mentions Pope Boniface VIII, the reigning Pope of his time, "whose intervention in the affairs of the city was, in Dante's view, a main cause of its miseries" (Sinclair, p. 95). St. John, on the other hand, was a non-conflicted Christian, who believed wholly in Jesus as the son of God, and entertained no other ideas. Although he likely wrote, and therefore thought in Greek, his devotion to Jesus, as one of Jesus' disciples, was absolute. According to "John: Introduction": The Gospel according to John is quite different in character from the t | |
| Comparison of Marxism and Feminism | 1585 |
| Marxism is a theory of economic system while feminism is exclusively connected with relationship between men and women so how do these two could possibly unite. An interesting question- the answer to which lies in understanding the basic structure of Marxism on which feminism is loosely based. Alternatively, we can first understand what feminism is all about and see how it gets its inspiration from Marxism. Feminism is the result of women liberation movement, which began somewhere in the 18th century and gained momentum in late 19th century. During this time women realized that they were not being treated the same way as men and everything was viewed through masculine binoculars. In other worlds, it was found that males were completely dominating every area including 'thinking' and this resulted in women liberation movement, which ultimately led to feminism. Feminism today exists in various forms and is characterized by an intense desire of female population of the world to be consider | |
| Common Hellenistic Literary Heritage Reflected in St. John's Gospel | 1833 |
| Although the religious literature about Jesus, the New Testament, emerged from the Jewish literary tradition of the Old Testament) it has also been argued that in some portions of the New Testament, particularly the Gospels of St. John and St. Luke, the life, works, death, and resurrection of Jesus was described using a Greek rather than a Jewish literary model. In particular, evidence of a shared literary tradition may be seen within St, John's Gospels and depictions by Greek authors (Plato, for example) of such figures as Orpheus or Socrates. In this essay, I will analyze the claim of a Hellenistic literary connection between St. John's Gospels and Plato's Apology. First, the Gospels of St. John were originally written in Greek, and therefore, based on that alone, share a common literary heritage with works by Plato, Aristotle, and other Greek authors of the Hellenistic era. Moreover, according to the web article "John: Introduction": The Gospel according to John | |
| Department of Veteran's Affairs' Health Care Delivery System | 874 |
| In the past few decades, the role of the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) as a health care delivery system has raised awareness among health care administrators, veterans, and policy makers alike. The core mission of the VA delivery system is to provide primary care, specialized care, and related medical and social support services to veterans (Wilson & Kizer, 1997). Some of the most common medical benefits awarded under the VA are to veterans who have become disabled by illness or injury in the line of duty during military service. As a result, the VA health care delivery system serves as a safety net because many of the veterans served are psychologically and economically disadvantaged and have a high disease burden (Wilson & Kizer, 1997). In addition, veterans who use the VA health care system have a higher level of illness than the average population, and 60 percent have no private or Medigap insurance. The VA health care delivery system provides many services for veteran | |
| "Protection and Damage from Acute and Chronic Stress" | 1451 |
| If there is a failing in the article, "Protection and Damage from Acute and Chronic Stress," it lies in the fact that the author failed to pay much attention to life stages of the stressed organism. One of the more interesting findings reported recently on the Web site ScienceDaily.com was that early life stresses, at least in mice, can lead to later cognitive impairment, while giving a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor such as Prozac can dramatically improve adult animals' adaptability to new stimuli. The report concluded that the two studies "point to exciting new approaches for potentially lessening or preventing these long-term changes that can lead to disease or psychopathologies" (ScienceDaily November 3, 2004). Another mouse study also looked at the later effects of early stressors, in this case, prolonged separation of mother and offspring during the first two weeks of life. The researchers found that such an event "altered immune, endocrine and behavioral responses | |
| Comparing "The Winter Dreams" and "Flowering Judas" | 1655 |
| Liberalism as an Ideology | 2104 |
| 1. Introduction and definition. Liberalism as an ideology has a long and complex history in politics as well as philosophy. In essence the liberal tradition refers to a system of thought or ideology which emphasizes the concept of freedom and personal liberty as the purpose of government. This also implies the ability to desist and the right of opposition to established systems and rules and governance which may be seen to infringe on the ethos of freedom that forms the kernel of liberal ideologies. A simple definition of the idea of the liberal tradition is as follows. Liberalism is a political current embracing several historical and present-day ideologies that claim defense of individual liberty as the purpose of government. It typically favors the right to dissent from orthodox tenets or established authorities in political or religious matters. ( Wikipedia: Liberalism) Liberalism is also defined and understood in contradistinction to other political ideologies such as | |
| Second Wave of Feminism | 618 |
| Arising out of the broader civil rights movements, the Second Wave of Feminism confronted a wide range of social and political issues. Because the agenda of the Second Wave of Feminism was diverse, it touched the lives of most women throughout the world. Included among the issues confronted by Second Wave feminists are reproductive rights, racial justice, homosexual rights, and economic and labor equity for women. Not all women can relate to each of these distinct causes, but the Second Wave of Feminism nevertheless made an impact on most women: the raising of consciousness of one group of women raises consciousness for all other groups. Likewise, the rise in social status of one group of women results in the eventual improvement in social status of all women. While not every individual female throughout the world has benefited from the Second Wave of Feminism and sexism still runs rampant throughout the world, th | |
| The Theory Behind Madison's Federalist | 494 |
| The theory behind Madison's Federalist Paper #51 is an acknowledgment that the "have-nots" in any society are extremely likely to seek retribution against the "haves," and, like Hamilton, believed class struggle is inseparable from politics. Positioning himself in this manner clearly shows that he had emancipated himself from the sterile dualistic view of society that was so common in the eighteenth century and that so obsessed Hamilton. However, wherein Hamilton viewed the shared spirit of the several states as poisonous to the union, Madison was aware that the preservation of state governments could serve the cause of both liberty and union and because of extreme vastness of the United States at that time this was the most steadf | |
| The Article: Loss, Trauma, and Human Resilience | 977 |
| The article focuses on the people who are resilient in the face of loss or potentially traumatic events. The articles notes that almost everyone experiences some type of traumatic event at some point of their life, and then notes that some people deal with these problems effectively and experience very little upheaval. Bonanno notes that resilience is generally seen in children and that most of the adult studies deal with individuals who have developed significant psychological problems. Based on this, resilience in adults is often considered as something rare. Bonanno argues against this, stating that resilience is more common than expected and that there are multiple pathways to resilience. The next section of the article describes the difference between resilience and recovery. Bonanno notes that recovery is a process where normal functioning gives way to symptoms of depression as the individual deals with the trauma. Most importantly, these depressive symptoms are not a si | |
| The Primitive Economics of the Trobriand Islanders | 1596 |
| Change of cultures: In this case the example of the economic life of the Trobriand Islanders has been taken and they are a tribal group living on a coral archipelago near the north east coast of New Guinea. This tribal group is like other South Sea Islanders of the Melanesian origin, and they have a well developed method of chieftainship, an excellent ability in different crafts and an excellent level of art. They are certainly not savages. According to general measures of culture they are representative of one level but certainly inferior to the tribes of Polynesians, North American Indians, Africans and Indonesians. Yet even they are well organized in terms of economics. The chief in the Triobrands had general rights over all the land in the area, and within the district. This gives him a title of master, and accordingly he is able to exercise some rights like deciding which of the lands are to be cultivated, a general arbitration in disputes regarding land, and other such matter. | |
| The Expressive Meaning on Cinematic MasterPiece Citizen Kane | 1445 |
| The expressive meaning of the cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles in 1941, cannot be summed up succinctly. Within Citizen Kane, everything is significant; not a single frame is wasted or extraneous. Each separate portion of the film contributes to its overall impact as one of the greatest cinematic achievements, if not the greatest, ever. The film is, quite simply, a tour de force of film directing; cinematography; mise-en-scene; editing; sound (it is considered the best sound film ever made (Mast and Kawin; Giannetti); acting; "aesthetic realism" (Bazin, p. 43) and an amazing (even to this day) synthesis of all these elements and more. Therefore, analyzing one line, or one key scene, or even a long series of scenes from Citizen Kane and declaring any of these somehow emblematic or symbolic, of the film as a whole, is insufficient. I will analyze, first, how Citizen Kane's impact on the film industry was immediate in Europe (especially France) grudging | |
| The Benefits of School Uniforms As A Mandatory | 1651 |
| Statement of Cause In a time when the academic status quo is coming into question throughout America, educators, civic leaders, parents, students, and legislatures are left cycling through a myriad of standardized options to ameliorate the system. From gender-segregated classrooms to the implementation of national standard tests grading both students and teachers, suggestions abound on ways the American public might make its school system a better functioning environment for the socialization and academic study of its children. Among many other suggested and sometimes implemented deviations is the option of school uniforms as a mandatory part of American schools. Already a part of many school environments, usually private, parochial, or urban, uniforms come with a heady line of debate to the forefront of systematic discussion. Those in support of uniforms in both primary and secondary school environments stand in staunch opposition to those who suggest it might not only detract f | |
| Whats Behind The Affluent Society Article | 578 |
| In his article, "The Original Affluent Society," Marshall Sahlins shows that hunter-gatherer societies are by nature affluent because "all the people's material wants were easily satisfied." Their low standard of living, and correspondingly few material needs, implies that the basic necessities of hunter-gatherers are usually met. Sahlins contrasts the hunter-gatherer concept of affluence with the capitalist notion of wealth: "modern capitalist societies, however richly endowed, dedicate themselves to the proposition of scarcity." People in industrialized nations work long hours and hoard large amounts of material goods for the fear of future scarcity. Hunter-gatherers, on the other hand, feast when they have food and move on to more lush surroundings when food supplies grow scarce. Although the individuals living in hunter-gather societies have few poss | |
| An Alarming Portrait of the Nuclear Power in the World | 1456 |
| Unfortunately, even if someone could wave a magic wand that causes all of the nuclear weapons on earth to disappear, many believe that due to the depletion of natural resources, the earth would still be in danger of catastrophe, and humankind in danger of extinction. Jonathan Schell's book "Fate of the Earth" is an alarming portrait of the nuclear power in the world. Since the end of World War II, nuclear arms have kept the world's population in a state of constant concern that "something" could happen, whether by design or accident. As tensions continue to build throughout the Middle East, particularly between India and Pakistan, and more recently the nuclear potential of North Korea and China, the nuclear arms race may have subsided between the United States and Russia however, it is still alive and thriving around the globe. As Schell writes, "These bombs were built as weapons for war but their significance greatly transcends war and all its causes and outcomes...They grew out | |
| Social Diseases of Today's Affluent American Society | 1622 |
| Today's American society's affluence is unparalleled: with the success of a capitalist economy, America is able to provide the essential needs of the society, and at a quantity more than what all of America needs. Food, clothing, cars, housing, and even home appliances range from the cheap to the expensive, in various sizes, color, and form. All these material needs and wants are available to every American. An observer would have considered that indeed, American life is the ideal life to live. John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas Naylor thought otherwise. Critically looking into the seemingly affluent and ideal social order of American society in the book, "Affluenza," the authors presented an insightful interpretation of the 'social diseases' that plague America. Collectively categorized under the epidemic termed as "affluenza," the authors discussed how affluent American society was far from perfect: it has 'social diseases' that were created from indulging in too much mate | |
| Ad Critique in Reaching for a Broader Market | 827 |
| AD DESCRIPTION: The color ad chosen from People Magazine advertises Thai Airways Southeast Asia Silk Express, the "fastest service from New York to Bangkok." The headline reads, "Less time flying, More time exploring Asia." What catches the attention is the very strange, actually laughable, juxtaposition between the photograph of the ancient spires of what appears to be the Grand Palace on the left frame and an attractive Caucasian woman with her palms pressed together in Asian form and a gold headdress on the right. Whether or not the marketing department wanted this to appear straight or humorous, it draws the viewer. There is very little white space, with the photographs and copy covering most of the page. The signature THAI: Smooth as silk, runs at the end of the page. TARGET AUDIENCE: The 30-year-old People magazine claims 9.8 readers for every issue printed. Circulation is over 3,600,000, and readership is 66 percent female and 34 percent male, with a median age of 40.8 yea | |
| The Constitution and Freedom of Speech on the Internet in U.S. | 646 |
| The Constitution defines the fundamental law of the United States federal government, setting forth the three principal branches of the federal government, outlining their jurisdictions, and propounding the basic rights of U.S. citizens. It has become the landmark legal document of the Western world, and is the oldest written national constitution currently in effect (Mount at http://www.usconstitution.net/). Twenty-seven amendments have been added to the Constitution since 1789. The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were adopted as a unit in 1791. Although the federal government is required by the provisions of the Constitution to respect the individual citizen's basic rights, such as right of trial by jury, the most significant guarantees for individual civil rights were provided by ratification of the Bill of Rights (Mount at http://www.usconstitution.net). The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press | |
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