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Rape- How Can We Change
<view this essay>.... points, whereas in some of these cities, reported cases of rape have actually increased. Rape is an epidemic that is slowly plaguing our entire nation, and unless some drastic action is taken immediately, this epidemic may never be cured. If we are truly interested in having our nation cleansed of this disease, we must begin by removing from our minds the notion that rape occurs only among the poor. When asked to comment on the brutality of rape, Roger Crafts, the Dean of "Student Affairs" at Brandeis University said: "I do not think that we have a significant problem here because we have a sophisticated and intelligent group of students" (Sweet 93). Dean C .....
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The Trip To The New England Co
<view this essay>.... rotten food and not knowing it. I was afraid so I ate as little as possible. I knew I could make it.
Finally day 28 had reached. I was excited to be off the coast of Jamestown. I figured that by the time we reached at the dock that we would be in for the treat of fresh food. The water on board is yellow and it stinks. The food is growing this so called hair. It was nasty to eat but we had nothing else. It was past midnight and I cant sleep due to the crowded floors. I hear a voice, "I heard we've reached the point." I began to get excited and over whelmed. I finally could eat something fresh. I ran up to the deck not knowing that the captain wasn't in his cabin .....
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Racial Segregation
<view this essay>.... started in Africa between the two current classes; native Africans fought the Europeans colonists for control in every way that they could; literature being a widely used weapon. Two of these writings, Nadine Gordimere's Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants and Zoe Wicomb's You Can't Get Lost In Cape Town, are written to show how European colonists define an African's place in society. The characters lives and opinions are shaped and defined by and the influence of European colonists.
South African culture is segregated by race, African tradition and way of life is looked down by English colonists because they consider it uncultured and barbaric. With .....
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Independent Study Project On Role Playing Games
<view this essay>.... story, only the choices are infinite.
The other 2 people are the players. They are the ones who make
all of the decisions in the game. For example, the GM might describe to
them a room, and in the room are a desk, a shelf with books, and a rack
with lots of vials and bottles. The players then have a choice to leave
the room, explore the desk, shelf, and rack, take whatever they want,
destroy everything, etc. Any of these decisions could result in something
good to the player or bad. "Every action has an opposite and equal
reaction."
How do RPG's work? Basically, they are a story being told. Each
player has th .....
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The Gospel Of Luke
<view this essay>.... his journey toward Jerusalem, with the final chapters dedicated to the last days of sacrifice and triumph. Luke's historical narrative begins as follows: With the birth of Zechariah and Elizabeth's child, John. Elizabeth was barren, she and Zechariah were well along in years but Gabriel, an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah saying, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son and you are to give him the name John and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit." Zechariah questioned the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years." Gabriel said, "I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to .....
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Inhalants
<view this essay>.... be found in any local grocery store. It’s uses like huffing that cause these items to be misused. Inhalant use is not something that only a few people pick up on either. By the time a person reaches 8th grade, one in five will have used . Statistics show that young, white males have the highest usage rates. Hispanic and American Indian populations are close behind.
The effects of inhalant use are many. Almost all the abused products offer effects similar to those of anesthetics, which are slowing down the body functions. Depending upon the dosage, the user may feel a slight stimulation, less inhibition, or lose consciousness altogether. There is also so .....
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The Culture Of American Advert
<view this essay>.... be having a fun time. The targeted market would be mostly men because in the commercials it’s mostly men with the exception of a beautiful woman here and there.
Other commercials, according to Solomon, thrive on fitting in. The Chevrolet commercials have a slogan that makes one feel to be American, one must by American. Chevrolet’s slogan is “The Heartbeat of America.” Car commercials also have targeted markets also. For a truck commercial, they will show a truck getting all dirty and going through an obstacle. This is targeted towards men because most men find these things appealing. For a luxury car commercial the mood or the comme .....
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Kant's Fundamental Principles Of The Metaphysics Of Moral
<view this essay>.... out the categorical imperative. This differs from the
hypothetical imperative in that the hypothetical imperative acts on the basis
that the will in the end will gain something (not a means to an end). The
categorical imperative is a means to an end, and the action to obtain the end
must have moral worth. Stipulations of the categorical imperative are that all
actions should act only on the maxim, that actions have moral worth, and the end
is necessary. From these stipulations, it can be derived that the categorical
imperative should be followed in order to live morally. “If an action is
conceived as good in itself and consequently as being necessaril .....
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