«Should we publicly accuse our own parents of a crime, which will undoubtedly result in their punishment? This age old question has been debated for millennia throughout the world with varied and countless legitimate arguments swaying people’s...» Document abstract
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SummaryShould we publicly accuse our own parents of a crime, which will undoubtedly result in their punishment? This age old question has been debated for millennia throughout the world with varied and countless legitimate arguments swaying people’s opinions from one side to the other. It is unclear if we shall ever uncover the “right” answer, but people around the globe will most certainly keep trying to solve this complex dilemma. And when these people exhaust their own common sense and judgments of morality, they turn to greater minds, those who have done this before and have reached definite answers on the subject.
Table of Contents- Should we publicly accuse our own parents of a crime, which will undoubtedly result in their punishment?
- Of the two philosophers Confucius devotes a lot more time to the subject of filial piety and the importance of the relationship built on its principles
- This all leads to the main question being asked, 'Is lying to save ones parents considered a form of serving them??
- In response to the dilemma of choosing which wrong to commit, Confucius would likely answer that filial piety rules above all.
- A main point of argument in the Gorgias is Plato's assertion that to inflict wrong is a greater evil than to suffer wrong
- He says it is in society's best interest for a son to 'take his father to the doctor', to follow the path of the just.
«“Super Size Me”, rather than being a straightforward example of debauchery, is an allegory for the desperate need to change personal nutrition in America. Morgan Spurlock challenges the limits of obscenity in making “Super Size Me”, in which he goes...» Document abstract
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Summary “Super Size Me”, rather than being a straightforward example of debauchery, is an allegory for the desperate need to change personal nutrition in America. Morgan Spurlock challenges the limits of obscenity in making “Super Size Me”, in which he goes on a thirty day “adventure”, eating only McDonald’s food and recording the tolls it takes on his body. Yet this movie’s purpose is not for the reader to sneer and laugh at the obese, there is a bigger point. Morgan Spurlock tries to depict the average consumer as innocent, while targeting corporations in his quest to prove them guilty. He created an ingenious movie, filled with many obvious and some not so obvious claims to why America is overweight, but there is a flaw in his reasoning. American diets, as “Super Size Me” claims, are destroyed by a luring corporate America, yet what Mr. Spurlock doesn’t realize is that the individual is more responsible for his own diet than the corporations are. He takes away from the importance of individuality by rendering many people he interviews as helpless and manipulated by corporations. He even manages to contradict himself on many occasions, making the purpose of the movie very unclear.
Table of Contents- 'Super Size Me', rather than being a straightforward example of debauchery, is an allegory for the desperate need to change personal nutrition in America.
- Spurlock's contradictions begin at the start of the movie, from the first sentence he utters on camera.
- It's not that Spurlock has the wrong idea; he just implements it the wrong way.
- Other people in the documentary are not as fortunate, in terms of the opinions they bring across.
- Spurlock had other silent strategies for showing the negative effects of fast food on an individual
- The big companies that Spurlock constantly refers to in his documentary are not the cause of the problem; they are the effect of it
- The corporations that Spurlock refers to are indeed heartless and will probably do anything for money, but as life teaches us, not everything is going to be handed to you on a silver platter
- In essence, this movie does not come as a complete shock, but rather convinces the average American to eat healthier and cook his or her own food
«The ecosystem of a freshwater lake, stream, and river is greatly influenced by the environment it is in. Temperature, light, nutrients, rainfall amounts, species composition and organic or inorganic pollutant levels all differ from lake to lake,...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe ecosystem of a freshwater lake, stream, and river is greatly influenced by the environment it is in. Temperature, light, nutrients, rainfall amounts, species composition and organic or inorganic pollutant levels all differ from lake to lake, depending on the circumstances of their environment. A change in any one of these factors would have a direct effect on the number of organisms that populate a lake. One way in which the contents of water changes is eutrophication. During this process, organic materials, sediment and nutrients are blown from the surrounding environment into the pond. This in turn increases the nutrient levels in the water. (Bole 56)
Table of Contents- This experiment tests how decreasing ph affects the life in pond water. Acidification of lakes is becoming a more widespread problem, due to an increasing number of pollutants in the air that contaminate acid rain
- We believed that this experiment was important in that it related the problems facing lakes today. Acidification is a dangerous to the environment killing off many organisms in living freshwater
- Materials and Methods
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- Discussion
- Our biggest error in methodology happened in the measurements of water clarity.
«The enigma that is the essence of consciousness in modern society can be readily explained and analyzed by anyone with the ability to do so and does not necessitate the so-called authoritative citations that we so emphatically consider reliable...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe enigma that is the essence of consciousness in modern society can be readily explained and analyzed by anyone with the ability to do so and does not necessitate the so-called authoritative citations that we so emphatically consider reliable sources. It doesn’t really take a Ph.D. to write an insightful paper about it and the perceived implications that such topic poses on our sense of reality. We all possess a very individualized consciousness limited to our own individual perspective- a consciousness that at its very core relies not on external merit, but more so on the fundamental disposition of the person in question.
Table of Contents- The enigma that is the essence of consciousness in modern society can be readily explained and analyzed by anyone with the ability to do so and does not necessitate the so-called authoritative citations that we so emphatically consider reliable sources.
- Surely we can all agree that we live in a world of turmoil and suffering is as certain as death
- Considering how sensitive ancient civilization were to higher systems of understanding, it doesn't seem far-fetched to assume that we, as a modern civilization, have deviated from the more effective track under the pretense of our booming technology
- In fact, it's a reality that such a make-up is wholly psychological and an illusion, where as the essence conveyed in most genuine mystical processes benefit our health, our minds, and most importantly our spiritual vision, the goal of such processes being enlightenment
- Enlightenment threatens the vices of modern man, the likes of which opposes a large percentage of what has become part of our mainstream subculture through expensive justifications by the collective
«In Book 1 of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan’s character is borderline glorified as a military hero, despite his juxtaposition to the lord and creator, his nemesis, God. Regardless of this, Satan’s essence is evil, sly, and dishonest. Banished...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn Book 1 of John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan’s character is borderline glorified as a military hero, despite his juxtaposition to the lord and creator, his nemesis, God. Regardless of this, Satan’s essence is evil, sly, and dishonest. Banished from heaven as a result his army’s defeat from God’s forces, Satan and his army were cast to a lake that gives off “darkness instead of light.” This is symbolic of their dark, ominous nature. Even after witnessing the power of God and his army, Satan does not repent against his rebellion against God, and even plots to pervert God’s will to evil. Satan’s character is complex, intelligent, and persistent. Despite these admirable traits, his flawed character traits are what eventually bring him down.
Table of Contents- In Book 1 of John Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan's character is borderline glorified as a military hero, despite his juxtaposition to the lord and creator, his nemesis, God
- Milton portrays Satan as a subtle, intelligent, brave military leader. He draws readers into Satan's character by building him up with admirable traits and characteristics, despite his obvious dark nature
- Satan's direct juxtaposition to God is quite apparent. God still intends to turn Satan and his follower's evil into good, while Satan's mission remains oriented towards evil
- With that said, Satan's greatest character flaw is without question, his pride. His pride is the reason he believes he is right and God is wrong.
«In poetry, the fact that something is brought up or referred to is irrelevant. Nothing is definitive or solid in poetry unless the poet absolutely intends for it to be. In Stevie Smith’s works, it is difficult to try and understand how she intends...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn poetry, the fact that something is brought up or referred to is irrelevant. Nothing is definitive or solid in poetry unless the poet absolutely intends for it to be. In Stevie Smith’s works, it is difficult to try and understand how she intends for the reader to think. Her short poems and drawings make it seem as if she is not to be taken seriously, which could not be any further from the truth.
At first glance, poems by Stevie Smith may appear to be juvenile and intended for young audiences due to their relative short nature and half-serious cartoon drawings. However, by no means can Smith be considered a “children’s poet,” or even an optimist most of the time. Much of Smith’s material presents itself as somber and melancholy, and with that, a number of subtle nuances hint towards a deeper, darker side of Smith that may often get overlooked on the surface.
At first glance, poems by Stevie Smith may appear to be juvenile and intended for young audiences due to their relative short nature and half-serious cartoon drawings. However, by no means can Smith be considered a “children’s poet,” or even an optimist most of the time. Much of Smith’s material presents itself as somber and melancholy, and with that, a number of subtle nuances hint towards a deeper, darker side of Smith that may often get overlooked on the surface.
Table of Contents- In poetry, the fact that something is brought up or referred to is irrelevant.
- The theme of drowning is something that comes up in three entirely different poems that Smith wrote over the years.
- Drowning 'resurfaces' in Smith's Advice to Young Children.
- Third and last of Smith's poems that refer to drowning, is perhaps her most famous poem, Not Waving but Drowning.
- Drowning is defined through a strange obsession in The River God.
«Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man’s untimely illness that ultimately leads to his demise. It is a story views one man’s analysis and questioning of the way he has lived up until the point where he realizes he will die. ...» Document abstract
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SummaryLeo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man’s untimely illness that ultimately leads to his demise. It is a story views one man’s analysis and questioning of the way he has lived up until the point where he realizes he will die. “Ivan Ilych’s life had been most simple and most ordinary, and most terrible”(102). The process of Ilych’s death is defined through his recollections, regrets, and doubts about his life. Until the end, his life has centered around work and the desire for “more.” A man that only lived to be forty-five, Ivan will find himself questioning whether or not he has lived his life, which is about to end, truly and fittingly.
Table of Contents- Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man's untimely illness that ultimately leads to his demise.
- Questioning why his kidney is now floating about inside his body, he now begins to ponder the extent of his illness and the prospect of death
- Things would soon become worse for Ivan.
- The character of Gerasim is just as important as Ivan Ilych in this story as far as justifying death through life.
- Ivan Ilych's life is marked with materialism, selfishness, and shallowness.
- Following Ivan's death, comes the question of whether or not he actually lived his life the right way or not.
- Moments before he finally dies, he realizes that he can die in peace, knowing his faults and acknowledging them, and embracing his life in the next world.
«When reading “The Hollow Men”, by T.S. Eliot, one’s immediate response might be to consider it against to context of which it was written. Such context may be purely historical or may revolve around the author’s social life. All of these accounts...» Document abstract
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SummaryWhen reading “The Hollow Men”, by T.S. Eliot, one’s immediate response might be to consider it against to context of which it was written. Such context may be purely historical or may revolve around the author’s social life. All of these accounts may prove significant in assessing the poem correctly or even way off, such details often vary, but what is certain is that it is difficult to find a poem or any work of art that does not give insight into the artist’s life experience.
Table of Contents- When reading 'The Hollow Men', by T.S. Eliot, one's immediate response might be to consider it against to context of which it was written
- Like Heart of Darkness, 'The Hollow Men' is a voyage inside. In other words, to consider literature at its most effective is to relate to it so symbolically that it renders life itself of the most ingenious symbolism, unavoidable and essentially poetic
- In the same way that we may relate to the poem in two different ways, so too, the poem presupposes two kinds of men, the spiritually dead and the spiritually awake.
- Because self-realization, like Analytical Psychology's individuation process, is not one particular state but an irregular sequence of flux and dynamic, the poem can be said to flow readily towards its own core.
- In section I, the narrator speaks of those who have crossed to 'death's other Kingdom,' and in section III he wonders about the condition of this realization
- To the writer, it seems to make no difference whether we interpret this sterility to be solely psychological or social, since in essence there really is no difference when considering that life is inherently symbolic
- Section V opens with the childlike meter reminiscent of the mulberry bush, the likes of which originated at Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire, England in a prison yard
- But what is this Shadow. First of all, I think it's important to note that the S is capitalized as is Kingdom
- Awakening is for him with the heart of darkness, the slayer of Kurtz, becoming the darkness that slips away from between the cracks of things.
«The smallpox epidemic that virtually wiped out the natives in their own land was asdisastrous as perhaps any epidemic that has ever existed in human history. While AIDS is doing enormous damage and harm to the people of Africa, it is not suffering...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe smallpox epidemic that virtually wiped out the natives in their own land was asdisastrous as perhaps any epidemic that has ever existed in human history. While AIDS is doing enormous damage and harm to the people of Africa, it is not suffering from a population implosion. In fact, the population of Africa is increasing at an enormous rate, and many parts of the continent are actually thriving. The disease epidemic of smallpox, however, did not allow such mercy on the earliest inhabitants of the Americas.
Table of Contents- The smallpox epidemic that virtually wiped out the natives in their own land was asdisastrous as perhaps any epidemic that has ever existed in human history
- To make matters even worse, much worse, for the natives, slavery was harshly forced upon them. This occurred even during Columbus' first voyage to the Americas
- Although native tribes went to war and enslaved members of the same and other tribes, it did not cause their overall population to shrink and become a shell of its former self
- In conclusion, the destruction of Native Americans on their own homeland is nothingless than a Holocaust
- We are the slaughterers. It is the tortured soulof our world
«Cost-efficient business management is on the tip of the mind for many business owners across the world. It does not matter whether the business in question is a corporation employing several thousand team members or a start-up in a local community...» Document abstract
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SummaryCost-efficient business management is on the tip of the mind for many business owners across the world. It does not matter whether the business in question is a corporation employing several thousand team members or a start-up in a local community with just a few over the counter employees; becoming efficient and increasing productivity is a business requirement, not a luxury.
There are various thoughts about how to become efficient in business relations. Most executives tie finances into the efficiency equation, meaning a money saving strategy is an efficient business practice. Saving time is also considered a stimulus for increased productivity and efficiency. With these two intangibles acting as incentives for business professionals it makes sense that they have turned toward voice over technology to replace their existing telephone interaction.
There are various thoughts about how to become efficient in business relations. Most executives tie finances into the efficiency equation, meaning a money saving strategy is an efficient business practice. Saving time is also considered a stimulus for increased productivity and efficiency. With these two intangibles acting as incentives for business professionals it makes sense that they have turned toward voice over technology to replace their existing telephone interaction.
Table of Contents- Introduction
- There are various thoughts about how to become efficient in business relations.
- Origins
- VOIP technology originated with a group of Israeli hobbyists
- ATA, or an analog telephone adaptor
- IP phone sets are the newest development within VOIP
- Going from landline to VOIP
- The international scale
- The Pros and Cons of VOIP
- VOIP has quickly gained dominance in an international sense, especially with a history that originated only in 1995
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