Essays on Trick

Introduction

Even though her works were exemplary, she was little known to the world; after all, Marie de France was not her original name. All her fame came from her distinct poetic works. Information about her birth place remain scanty, however, there is a strong belief that she was French born but raised up in England; all this is disputed for one reason or another (Bloch 160). It is believed that Marie lived in the 12th century. Putting her debatable biographic information aside, her poetic works remain iconic; in fact, they are an everyday inspiration for upcoming poets. Through her ...

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Happiness is one of the most sought, but yet one of the most elusive humankind’s wishes. The greatest thinkers in history have all touched the idea of the happiness, and possibly how to attain it. Many Buddhists will avoid any activity that causes pleasure, since they believe that positive physical sensations distract the brain from achieving meaningful moral clarity. In the Western world, the Utilitarian theory that happiness derives from the most amount of pleasure minus the least amount of pain, has really taken off in the last 50 years (with advertising suggesting that instant and temporary satisfaction ...

Superstitions in American culture

Superstitions refer to belief in magic and fear of the unknown, which leads individuals to adopt irrational behaviors. The influence of superstitions on individuals has remained strong throughout human history, but this influence has been declining with increased urbanization and education of the masses. The Halloween superstition reflects a fear of some power by human beings, which is beyond their understanding and control. However, some superstitions remain prevalent in American culture and other industrialized societies. During Halloween it is traditionally believed that it is a period that common myths, omens and folklore have more weight for the people who ...

The movie and novel, Jurassic Park is an artistic piece about the resurrection of dinosaurs by man. It is a science developed from research and mutation of different genes and specimens, combined in a lab to form the eggs, which later hatch into various species. They live together in an island far away from human population and its creator chooses to open it up for the public. However, it becomes chaotic when the animals turn on humans, and everyone in the island becomes horrified. It is a thrilling piece on both adaptations though the novel sounds more horrifying than ...

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Abstract

The use of information technology in the matter of justice provision has enabled the law enforcement agencies to ensure that the criminals are effectively captured and put behind bars. The technological tools that have notably contributed towards the cause are surveillance and cameras, forensic equipment for detection of criminals and communication means. These technology items have helped in making the law supreme and to make the criminals afraid of the law. Gun control has been made possible largely with the help of these technology tools as the people are being monitored and managed much more effectively with ...

1. Draw an ERD for the Parrot Palace information system. 2. Indicate cardinality. The objective is to create an ERD that will help to represent the relationship between the birds and tricks. In order to accomplish this, it is important to use the associative entity that has the data about a specific bird and the specific trick. Since there are 50 birds and 20 tricks, the table will have hundreds of records. The key would be to use a combination of the number of birds and the number of tricks. The additional associative entity will also need to be ...

Summary of ‘How to Lie with Statistics’ by Darrell Huff

Introduction ‘How to Lie with Statistics’ was written and published by Darrell Huff. In the book, the author focuses on outlining various errors that arise as a result of statistical interpretation. He further states how often the interpretation errors lead tacticians to make an incorrect conclusion. The author has tried to assert the aspects under different topics within the book. Therefore, the current paper will provide a summary of the book based on the different topics within each chapter.

Chapter One

In this chapter, Huff mostly focuses on justifying his claim that sampling is the origin of any statistical problem. The ...

Abstract

The reduction of the crime rate in the 90s caught many unaware. There were no expectations whatsoever that various factors would conspire to make America a safer place. Before this period, New York was considered the most unsafe city in the world to live. This is no longer the case as New York has become safe. Various analysts have put have various theory in an attempt to explain this phenomenon. The existence of various explanations means that people interpreted the situation differently. Whether the same phenomenon can go on forever is questionable. In the world today where economic matters ...

Poseidon was a great Greek god whose purpose was to protect all the waters of the earth and was also referred to as the god of the seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams and all water bodies . Myths have it that Poseidon had immense power over water and could cause natural disasters such as floods, storms, rough seas as well as cause water to spring from the earth. Poseidon used the trident as his weapon of choice and was considered the second most powerful god, a purpose he accomplished with his weapon. The term blue planet is used to describe ...

Some themes of "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor" and typology of the character of Homer's poem "The Odyssey” are similar to some extent. Further, in the paper, such similarities will be discussed. The form of storytelling of “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor” recalls the story of Odysseus. Both stories start in a similar way. In “The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor”, the poor meets Sinbad the Sailor in his house, after which the latter tells stories of his travels and adventures for seven nights in a row. Odysseus meets in the same way King ...

Negotiation is unavoidable and integral part of our day-to day life. While other people believe that some people were born negotiators, Lewiki (2010) does believe that negotiation is a practice that anybody can master. Negotiation involves learning to analyse situations and to communicating effectively. With effective planning and target setting, most negotiators can achieve their objectives; without them, results occur more by chance than by negotiator effort. According to Lewicki (2010) there are Ten negotiation strategies that when employed properly by a negotiator, then the outcome to the negotiation to will be favourable. Most importantly a negotiator should be ...

Topical issue in the article

The article was published on 11th February 2016. The link to the article is https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/11/coca-colas-clever-little-trick/ Source of articleThe article was a business news article published in The Washington Post, a U.S. publication. The article was written by Roberto A. Ferdman. Summary of the news item The news article documents Coca Cola’s resent announcement of its profit earnings for the year ended 2015. From the company’s financials, the company appears to be thriving in a harsh business environment where campaigns against consumption of carbonated drinks are at an all-time high. The ingenious strategy used by the company to ...

Analysis of the Sophocles’ Oedipus the King

THESIS: In this paper, I am going to analyze the impact of fate and human behavior and actions in the development of action in the tragedy. I assume that, in spite of the fact that in the classical ancient Greek tragedy, everything must obey the will of the gods and the evil rock, in the tragedy of Sophocles' Oedipus the King, it can be observed a big role of free human will, which leads to a tragic end. The human factor influences to the unfolding of the plot of this tragedy and all the vicissitudes of fate are not ...

It was a bright morning on 25 July, and I felt all would be well that day. There were two special things happening on the day. It was my birthday! I think maybe the sun chose to shine for it knew about my birthday or it had more to share than a remembrance. The second special thing was my father was coming home on that day. It had been six months since he went on duty out of the country and it would be great to have him around on my birthday. However, I was not sure what gift ...

Sometimes reality is not an effective medium by which to view the world. In such instances the human eye often looks beyond what is seen in order to reveal what is hidden in plain view, behind the known and mundane aspects that the world has to offer. In those moments it becomes obvious that no matter how mundane a thing is, no matter how commonplace it might seem, there is always something to be seen in the breaths between one click of the camera to the next. There is beauty throughout all aspects of the world, all one needs ...

Ideology and ideograph commonly in political discourse are concepts that are mostly used to have support for political positions. The words used in such cases do not have meanings that are clear but then they are used to bring out the impression of clear meaning.

Michael Calvin McGee used this term in a more clear way. He claimed that many people used the term without knowing its meaning clearly as a synonym for doctrine in political organizations. When human beings are put together they think and behave differently than when they are separated from each other (Mc Gee p.120). Collective ...

The “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was published in 1884, and it has become Samuel Clemens’s (Mark Twain’s) most successful novel. The issue that lies centrally at the core of this epic novel is racism; the book is about racism. Throughout the book, we read about we encounter the plights of Jim and Huck, two of the most important characters. These two are traveling down Mississippi River. The characters in this novel have a varied understanding of race and racism. When confronted with racism, they also act or respond differently. Moreover, the character’s definition of what race ...

The internet can be a helpful tool both academically and socially. However, there are some grave risks linked with utilizing the internet and other technology. Just like the real world, children and young individuals are susceptible and may intentionally or innocently expose themselves to peril while using the internet. This paper aims to show the internet contributes to date rape of children and possible prevention procedures.

The coming up of sites like Facebook, Twitter and MySpace has totally changed the way people commune with one another other and the world around them. These revolutionary sites have power-driven the present day ...

The yellow paper is a story that is usually said to be horror. This is due to the mistreatments that were accorded to the women during the period. The fact that people see the mistreatments being abnormal makes the people to refer the stories as being a horror. Gothic on the other hand is a story that combines both matters relating to romance and horror. Most of the characters in the story have the characteristics of horrors. What the stories show is that the women were taken to be the weak creatures during the period when the stories were written. They were ...

Introduction

Taliban is a fundamentalist of Islamic political movement based in Afghanistan and is formed for a government. Taliban has gained recognition within its diplomatic environment including Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Emirates. It has a founder by the name Mohammed Omar and this leader ever since has been serving as the spiritual leader of the Taliban. Pakistan has largely participated in contributing to support the Taliban Community, and connections are made by the help of terrorist groups. Statistical life, on the other hand, is an economic value that is assigned life generally and to other specific living organisms.Political and social sciences ...

Margaret Walker is one of the greatest scholars with great contribution in the literary field. The book contains various features and traditions that depict several aspects of slavery, race, and citizenship. The book has several privilege descriptions of their community and the culture building strategies and exhibits forms of resistance and interrogated myths and stereotypes. The center of the story is the African American struggle for freedom over slavery that was supported by racial prejudice. The story of Walker in Jubilee is divided into three parts that begins at 1840 in Georgia, before ending in Alabama in 1970s. These ...

The film, Sleeping with the Enemy reviews interesting ideas that are relevant to the modern society. The film highlights that many developments happen in a society with the aim of improving people’s welfare. However, the ethical backgrounds of the events in the lives of common people dictate many elements about the relations of the people with their environments. Political and economic differences among the people lead to social deviations and disagreements among the people in the society. The ideas of death and social distractions are apparent in the film, sleeping with the Enemy. This film depicts a perfect society with ...

Film Studies

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Introduction

The issue of gender-based behavioral patterns has always been a point of artistic interest. After cinematography emerged as an independent kind of art and a cultural phenomenon, it also started viewing them as a mean to increase attractiveness and interest for the media. This essay is aimed at pointing out the main examples of female characters who express certain elements of what is commonly perceived as male behavior, sort them out and determine whether there is a certain trend towards “masculinization” of the females. In order to perform a deep and thoughtful analysis of the issue, certain ...

The American dream is an ideal, an aspiration that is embodied in the pursuit of happiness and self-satisfaction that has been the banner of the United States as personified in its philosophy of freedom. This ideology wants people to believe that everyone can achieve prosperity and success in the land of the free provided that one strives hard because there is very little barrier that would deter one from accomplishing their goals of a better life. Although the specificity of the American Dream varies and changes over time, the general concept remains the same—that anyone who works hard will ...

Book Review

Question 1 In defense of his statement, Diamond says that the location in which a particular culture took as a settlement area led to their ability to progress. The key things that defined the growth of a culture were animal domestication and agriculture. Apart from that, the ability of a community to come up with ways to have significant health traits, such as developing immunity vaccines, is significant. In short, the reason America and Europe progressed is due to the lack of some of the key features. It led them to travel far in search of them. Through the travels, they got ...

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Operant Conditioning 2 Introduction Operant conditioning is a type of learning where a subject’s behavior is modified through antecedents and consequences. The concept was first discovered by Ivan Pavlov who was studying the digestive system of dogs. The theory of behaviorism was introduced by John B. Watson. Later, B.F. Skinner helped define the mechanics of behaviorism through his work. Over the years behaviorism has grown in popularity and scope. Research has shaped the practice of behaviorism as it has been adapted by many disciplines (education, psychology). The most popular use of Behavioral Therapy today is found in treating ...

- Harry and Reasons for escapes. - Types of magic tricks and escapes. Harry Houdini performed magic tricks in which he escaped from bondage by different objects. It included chains and handcuffs through which he would be tied first before he could manage to get off the chains and escape. He also performed magic tricks in which he was buried, but still managed to get him out of the coffins and the soil hence cheating death. His escapes were from different objects that were tied around his body or in the hands and legs only (Phillips). ...

1.0 Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Brief description of technology and associated Science Wireless mobile payments rely on the technology of wireless internet connection as one of the emerging technologies. Mobile devices are used to affect various transaction payments ranging from paying bills, bank withdrawal and deposits, sending and receiving of funds, debt payments among others. All these transactions can be settled by the mobile handset holder irrespective of his or her geographical locations and irrespective of time. It is thus more efficient and reliable in reducing congestion of queues in banks, improving the speed of operations ...

Shakespeare is remembered as a legendary play writer. Most of his works are defined as tragic plays which results in the untimely death of the main characters. The main characters in his plays meet their “tragic” death through breaking the norms of the society, “Vienna and Verona”. Fornication and adultery are sexual crimes that trigger mixed reactions in a society, some debates on the person who ought to be punished, the lady or the man or both? However, what causes a greater storm is the acceptable form of punishment for the offenders. While some societies have “friendly” punishments, others punish the sex ...

Taj mahal, a monument defying words has been attracting a lot many visitors since the time immemorial. The shining white monument has been a centre of attraction gathering lot of praises for its spell binding gorgeousness from all around the world. The number of visitors to Taj Mahal has consistently been increasing with the data revealing about 2 to 4 million people visiting Taj Mahal each year. Taj Mahal grabbing a huge appreciation from each corner is now the one of the most loved monuments of the world. So far it’s too good! The facts portray a totally idealistic picture of Taj Mahal ...

Trick or treat is the practice of children putting on a costume and soliciting from their neighbors back in the middle ages. Trick or treat is children’s most favorite part of Halloween. During the medieval tradition about souls, poor people would go around the village to beg for food. In return, they present prayers on All Souls Day for the dead. The modern trick or treat practice is a tradition inherited from the act of disguising, and is still practiced in some areas in Scotland. Trick or treating was a harmless way for children to acquire candies and chocolates. However, ...

As far back as I can remember, I have always been a female who always did the right thing when I was told to and sometimes even when I was not told to. When there was work to be done then I put everything on hold until that work was done, and it gave me a sense of accomplishment after the job was done. I have always been a huge believer in work first and play later, I never ever did it the other way around because I always knew that the consequences of play before work was severe. The thing is, ...

Introduction

Digital or cybercrimes are defined as crimes where a computer or network is: a target of the crime; is a tool used to commit a crime or an incidental aspect of the crime. Although digital crimes are a relatively new entrant onto the criminal landscape, according to Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, they are quickly becoming one of the most significant developments in crime with an estimated cost to the global economy of US$ 500 billion per year (Egan, 2013). As the definition makes clear, digital crimes can include a wide range of activities and victims. However, according to a number of experts in cybersecurity, ...

The relationship between nature, the state and individuals is a complex one; political philosophers have been studying these relationships ever since the dawn of time, with the goal being to determine the best way in which the people relate to nature. Based on the ideas of philosopher John Locke, the state does not have the ability to infringe upon the right of people to determine their own destiny; he believes that mankind’s best state is to bring the best parts of their natural instincts into society, collecting together into a “state of perfect freedom.” Conversely, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that ...

Heroes in myth and literature are, in the Campbellian sense of the word, typically selfless, virtuous figures who sacrifice and go through many struggles in the name of the protection of others. In Greek mythology, however, this selflessness is somewhat subverted: one would be hard pressed to find many Greek heroes who did not have some sort of selfishness in their character. In the minds of the Greeks, true heroism came in achieving great, impressive deeds that elevated one’s own sense of reputation and ego; while there can be selfless, magnanimous motives behind these actions, the ultimate goal ...

Tennessee Williams is one of the best-known playwrights from the mid-twentieth century, becoming famous for his work The Glass Menagerie in the year 1944. Although Williams would go on to create a variety of different pieces of literature and a number of stage classics, The Glass Menagerie remains one of his most well-known and well-loved pieces. Much of Williams’ work was later adapted for use in the cinema, and the movies made about his classic pieces became popular as well. Born to an overbearing father and a typical “southern belle” mother, Williams was a sickly child who tended towards books and studying rather ...

Sexuality impacts the family positively and negatively, the impacts are positive when sexuality is treasured and negative when approached through destructive means. Sexual harassment and coercion is an inapt promise of a compensation in exchange of sex without the consent an individual, it involve bullying sometime. It can also be defined as the trick normally employed by the perpetrators to trick or rather intimidating people into indulging in sexual activity without their consent. Sex is one of the extreme intimate relationship, when done to imply honesty, trust, closeness, and the willingness to be exposed in varying degree. Furthermore, ...

Halloween takes place on the 31st of October, and is also known as All Hallows’ Eve. It started as a pagan holiday, and has now moved into an important part of American culture. It is a celebration of the changing of the seasons from summer to fall, and also leads up to the fall and winter holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. In the olden days, it was a holiday used to ward off evil spirits, as it was thought that that particular night brought out all manner of demons and ghouls. The Halloween business is a huge industry, and most communities in America ...

The paper will discuss how internet facilitates crime in the society. Though internet plays an extremely decisive role in networking people together, it gives criminals a great opportunity to commit crimes. This is by providing easy and inexpensive access to broad information, which is imperative in steering a crime. Internet crime has adverse effects on community such as loss of business assets, loss of personal financial resources and resulting emotional stress, costs in time and resources for law enforcement agencies. There are several types of internet crime. Hacking is the outstanding internet crime. Criminals deface websites by changing details of ...

Part I. Identification of a key moment or concept

The most symbolic moment I observed in the literature was when the children were not willing to let go the nursery and were determined to stay with it. This is a reflection of the modern society where modern technology has taken over parental responsibility. Parents have become too busy with the moneymaking lifestyles that they can afford machines to baby sit their children. They only realise when it is very late that such machines takes over the trust of their children that they no longer care about what their parents tell them. The parents observed the change in their children’ ...

He’s Mad, She’s Mad, but by Whose Standards?

A Brief Look at Two Very Different Kinds of Madness in Hamlet In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, the main characters, Hamlet and Ophelia, each appear as being mad at different times. But each is a different kind of mad. The kind of madness depends upon which critic is analyzing the play. Some critics give Hamlet a controlled madness, a worldly kind of madness “linked with culture” (Showalter 239) and carefully created to fool the people out to get him. They say that Shakespeare hints that Hamlet is in control of all his faculties, that he is aware of the plotting and ...

The Chery Orchard is a play by Anton Chekhov which was produced in the 1994, immediately after Chekhov’s death. The author is famous for writing short plays and plays in the Moscow Art Theatre. The Orchard presents an aristocratic family in Russia that is forced to give out its ancestral estate (Cherry Orchard) as a compensation for failure to pay mortgage. The family has options to prevent the estate from being taken way, but it does not consider any of the options. All the events that take place until the cutting down of the orchard makes an interesting play. Chekhov ...

Isaac Beshavis Singer’s short story “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy” tells the tale of a young woman in 19th-century Poland who, in her desire to study the Torah, dresses up as a man and calls herself Anshel when she moves to a yeshiva. While there, Yentl wrestles both with her feelings for a fellow student, Avigdor, and the morally gray nature of what she is doing. Singer’s tale shows the complexities of gender politics in the typically-conservative Hasidic Jewish society, the nature of religion, and interesting questions of identity through Yentl’s journey. The evolution of Yentl as a character is very fascinating, ...

Margaret is a victim of circumstances that are caused by her being naïve and blind to what happens around her. She personally tried al she could to ensure she is out of trouble yet fate finds her. Most probably, the worst thing that ever happened to her was Faust being in love with her. This was the main thing that made her suffer for what happened. However, since she was an innocent receiver of a pact that a man had signed, her deliverance came even as the heavens intervened in her situation. It was clear that she was a helpless victim who ...

Blues music often tells us much more about the attitude of a singer - it can tell us the attitude of the place where the song is set as well. Blues often captures the feel of the American locales that inspire their artists, or helps to solidify the problems that these people have with where they are. Blues singers use setting to infuse that blues identity into their songs, and likewise infuse those places with the blues identity by singing about them. Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago", The Paul Butterfield Blues Band's "Born in Chicago," Albert King's "Born Under a Bad ...

In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, there are a number of symbols inserted into the play that represent a theme or a character trait that help to portray something deeper about these people than can be normally conveyed through the typical methods of dialogue and direction. In this paper, we will examine five of these symbols and how they are developed throughout the course of the play. It is then made clear just how effectively symbols are used as a visual representations of the character’s inner motivations, as well as the messages about society and the human experience that the playwright attempts ...

Technological Analysis of King Kong (1993)

Eighty years have passed since Merian C. Cooper’s original, black and white version of King Kong was released in cinema. Many new technologies were presented in King Kong that made it possible to tell the chest-thumping story of a gigantic gorilla that goes on a rampage through New York City after being brought there from an island inhabited by dinosaurs. As a visionary, Merian C. Cooper, the director of the original King Kong dared to face a series of technological challenges to create a film way ahead of its time. King Kong is an epitome of the director’s intense interest in technology. ...

The Compassionate Morality of a Perfect Sap-head

First published in 1884, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was seen as a wildly adventurous novel for children until the pioneering critical work of the American scholar, Lionel Trilling, who saw it for what it is: a bildungsroman that charted the moral and emotional growth to maturity of a young boy exposed to an evil and corrupt society. Throughout the novel Huck’s innocence and especially his naïve, innocent voice constantly subvert the values he observes in the society he comes into contact with on his and Jim’s epic voyage down the Mississippi. The novel’s use of offensive racist ...

Early Childhood:

Observer: Code Name of Subject: “Pony Tails” Age of Subject: Three years old Location: Baby day care center Supervisor Signature: Physical Characteristics Height – One foot. Weight – Roughly eight kilogram’s. Subject has average weight compared to children her age. Bone structure is not fully visible at this age.

Proportions – “Pony tails” still has a large head to body proportion which is consistent with children her age.

Hearing – “Pony tails” passed the ball when requested by a fellow child. This was from approximately 20 feet away amidst playground high noise levels.

Vision – “Pony tails” could spot a small tennis ball that got lost in a flower bush from 10 feet away.

Tactile Sensitivity - “Pony Tails” avoided playing close to the sand. She avoided dirt as it felt “yucky” to her. ...

Background

Much Ado About Nothing is a play by William Shakespeare that dramatizes a number of contemporary topics such as Love, friendship, society, customs, parent-child relationships and villainy. Considered one of the great writer’s best comedies, the play combines aspects of robust hilarity with some serious discussions of honor, friendship, love, relationships, court politics, and shame. The play is considered a joyful comedy that ends with multiple marriages and has no death. Shakespeare introduces the reader to a group of individuals having a past with each other from the point where Beatrice asks the messenger if all soldiers have returned from the war. Although ...

Journal Assignment 1

1) What should you do if you are late to the meal? What if the person you are meeting is late? The meal should only be started when all the parties have arrived. If you know you may arrive late, it’s better to inform the other parties. Once you have arrived, ask the others at the table before joining them. You may say, “Do you mind if I join your table?” After joining the table, you may introduce yourself (especially when there are those who don’t know you), and apologize for arriving late. If the ...

1. Aladdin and the Magic Lamp

Alladin is a Middle Eastern folk tale that is popular in the Arabic Culture. The story Aladdin and the Magic Lamp is one of the tales in the story collection The Book of One Thousand and One Nights also called Arabian Nights. The story of Aladdin is one of the stories of magic and religion. It is common among the Arabic culture because it emphasizes the concept of simplicity and virtues of goodness. Aladdin is a rich young lad from a small Chinese town. The cunning magician pretends that he is the uncle to the young ...

Interview with Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo; first, I am a person who likes coming up with new things every day. You will realize that I started my art work at the age of 14 years. Some of the people I worked with also inspired me with their work which made me to like this work. In addition, I liked drawing so when it came to painting; I just enjoyed the whole work (Franklin, 15). Leonardo; actually, it might be true that people do not understand easily the meaning of my paintings. It is important to state here that my paintings have meanings that someone ...

1984 - The Women, the Party, and Identity

In George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, one of literature's most potent and well-known dystopian futures is realized. The Party, a dictatorship that controls every aspect of the world called Oceania, keeps its people in line through the use of surveillance, strict rules about society and behavior, and huge gaps in class and income. Big Brother, the so-called leader of the Party, is always watching - as a result, people are less inclined to rebel or step out of line. Sexuality is repressed, as is religion and free thought. In the midst of all this, ...

Computer security involves a conscious effort to preventing and detecting use of one’s computer without their permission. The issue of security on home personal computers would not be much of a challenge if each individual were to be isolated and not connected to any form of a network where there other computer like the internet. In light of this, every home computer owner with a connection to a network needs to take precautions to protect their computers from some not so obvious security threats. There are several methods that attackers use to access information on personal home computers. Some are so sophisticated ...

Listening is the most Important Skill for Effective Leadership Communication

Communication in the workplace, how the people interact, and how they work together to achieve the ultimate goals of the company or the more specific goals of a team will always be an important factor to consider. The quality of communication between employees in a particular workplace setting can spell the difference between a flourishing and a stillborn organization.

There is a myriad of choices and approaches as to how administrators and leaders can improve the quality of communication in the workplace. For decades, the issue as to what the most important skill or communication component to develop has been the topic of debates, ...

Art is human beings way of expressing the world around them. It could be the real visible world or the imaginary world (Tolstoy 14). Human beings use various art forms to express themselves. This could be music, dance and literature or the finer skills of painting, carving or drawing. In essence, art combines both the human skill and imagination to produce a work that is emotionally appealing. The works that are compared and contrasted in this paper have been selected from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. The two works of art are Laocoon by El Greco ...

Japanese horror films through the years had made astounding contribution to the movie industry and to the horror genre in particular. One of the notable directors of great Japanese horror flicks is Kurosawa Kiyoshi who is often compared to Andrei Tarkovsky and Stanley Kubrick in terms of directing style and influence. Most of his films are focused on ho a general society affects an individual and how the society also reacts to adverse irrational and disintegrated social mechanisms. Japanese horror movies are not typical to the usual western made fright movies. As observed from many western horrors movies, they incorporate ...

"As a writer, after getting over the idea that I had to know only one truth, I realized that my problem is that I have too much truth to tell rather than too little." --Maxine Hong Kingston

These words of author Maxine Hong Kingston reflect a very unique take on postmodernism. According to the tenets of postmodernism, there is no real absolute truth; the subjective nature of the world allows for everyone to have a different perspective on reality and "truth." With this in mind, Kingston speaks to a unique capability for authors and writers to express this ambiguity of truth; since all ...

Snowboarding and skateboarding seem to be very similar kinds of sports. One of the most obvious similarities is how the sports are being done and the equipment that is used. Both sports involve “riding” in a long board made of plywood or hardwood to perform tricks or travel to a certain place. A snowboard uses gliders while a skateboard uses rollers or wheels. However, despite these similarities, snowboarding and skateboarding are actually a completely different type of sports.

The first difference between snowboarding and skateboarding is the place and season that the sports can be done. Unlike skateboarding which can be done almost ...