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Term Papers on Miscellaneous
Adult Cartoons Whos To Blame
Number of words: 909 - Number of pages: 4.... the adult cartoons, and the problem would stop”. Yet, after a recent school bombing by two fellow students, which killed at least 15 people, one has to question at what point the parents are to blame (LaMotte and Savidge par 1).
While the parents point the finger at cartoons, defenders of these animated anarchists will point the finger back at the parents. Just because something is on television, does not mean that is should be watched by everyone. The parents should monitor their child’s viewing habits, and take the time to help them understand .....
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Creationism
Number of words: 1792 - Number of pages: 7.... in God or a universal spirit, as compared to the 9% who conclude not to have a religion at all (Sheler 2). People have geared towards a more eclectic background on their “spiritual journey to meet our own personal need” (Sheler 2). Throughout history, humans have been through a gradual accretion rather than one “sporadic event” after another (Tattersal 58). It is only in the United States that this debate is such a conflict. Humans have an impulse to look unto a higher being rather than a human leader who has faults similar to their own. The higher be .....
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Coming Of Age
Number of words: 1106 - Number of pages: 5.... a Jewish boy automatically becomes a Bar Mitzvah at the age of 13, it has recently become popular to have a ceremony. The ceremony does not fulfill any commandment. In recent times, there is normally a reception that follows the ceremony. The Reform Movement tried to do away with the Bar Mitzvah because they did not accept the idea that a thirteen year old was considered a man. However, the movement failed due to the popularity of the Bar Mitzvah ceremony in modern times. "This criticism comes from a misunderstanding of the significance of the Bar Mitzva .....
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Epic Theatres
Number of words: 1074 - Number of pages: 4.... action occurring on stage, Brecht
believed that the audience must not allow itself to become emotionally
involved in the story. Rather they should, through a series of anti-
illusive devices, feel alienated from it. The effect of this deliberate
exclusion makes it difficult for the audience to empathise with the
characters and their predicament. Thus, they could study the play's
social or political message and not the actual events being performed on
stage. This process is called Verfremdungseffekt, or the alienation effect,
where instead of identifying wi .....
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Leadership Theories
Number of words: 1694 - Number of pages: 7.... to either reward or punish persons being influenced, in order to gain compliance. Legitimate power, is power which has been confirmed by the very role structure of the group or organization itself, and is accepted by all as correct and without dispute, such as in the case of the armed forces or the police force. Referent power, on the other hand, involves those being influenced, identifying with the leader, ie. rock or film personalities using their image to enter the political arena.
Most leaders make use of a combination of these six types of power, de .....
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Jungle And The Rain Forest
Number of words: 782 - Number of pages: 3.... of Rain Forest
Rain forests may be grouped into two major types: tropical and temperate.
Tropical rain forest is characterized by broadleaf evergreen trees forming
a closed canopy, an abundance of vines and epiphytes (plants growing on the
trees), a relatively open forest floor, and a very large number of species
of both plant and animal life. The largest trees have buttressed trunks and
emerge above the continuous canopy, while smaller trees commonly form a
layer of more shade-tolerant species beneath the upper canopy. The maximum
height of th .....
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Responces To Hunger
Number of words: 919 - Number of pages: 4.... Up on the bank, countless other young soldiers would cheer them on in their violence. Comparatively few soldiers actually killed in these situations, but by making the others watch and cheer, the Japanese were able to use these kinds of atrocities to classically condition a very large audience to associate pleasure with human death and suffering. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers who had been spectators were treated to sake, the best meal they had in months, and so-called comfort girls. The result? They learned to associate committing violent acts with ple .....
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Bilingual Education
Number of words: 1224 - Number of pages: 5.... Spanish edition, and many top civic leaders speak fluent Spanish (Anderson 1). According to a 1995 survey of businesses in Miami and surrounding Dade County, more than half did at least 25% of their work in Spanish. Also, 95% of those surveyed businesses agreed that bilingualism has great importance in the work force (Anderson 3). Not only will our system help our children to get jobs; it will also help them to make more money. A geographer from University of Miami did a study and found that the Dade County Hispanic inhabitants who know English and S .....
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