Members
 Member's Area
Subjects
American History
Arts and Television
Biographies
Book Reports
Creative Writing
Economics
Education
English Papers
Geography
Health and Medicine
Legal Issues
Miscellaneous
Music and Musicians
Poetry and Poets
Politics
Religion
Science and Environment
Social Issues
Technology
World History
|
|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 45,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 1151 - 1160 of 7307 matching essays
- 1151: Canadian Mosaic - The Policy B
- ... In 1980, the American school, Stanford University came up with a program - later known as the "Stanford-style multicultural curriculum" which aimed to familiarize students with traditions, philosophy, literature and history of the West. The program consisted of fifteen required books by writers such as Plato, Aristotle, Homer, Aquinas, Marx and Freud. By 1987, a group called the Rainbow Coalition argued ... the government policies concerning culture and the Canadian mosaic involve this topic in one form or another as is it is impossible to have diverse ethnic population without it. The history of immigration in our country is not a proud one. The policies regarding foreigners not of European origin have been harsh in the past. In 1885, the Canadian passed the ... Framework and its Bridges: Understanding Political Legislation . New York, Mcloud publishing, 1993 Canadian Multicultural Act. Government Publications, 1988 Con, Harry. Con, Ronald J...et al., From China to Canada: A History of the Chinese Communities in Canada. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Ltd. 1982 Gould, Ketayun H. "The Misconstuing of Multiculturalism : The Staford Debate and Social Work." Social Work, March, 1995 : ...
- 1152: Marie Curie: A Pioneering Physicist
- ... were much greater. Life in late 19th century Poland was rough. Being a female in those days wasn't a walk in the park either. Marie Curie is recognized in history by the name she took in her adopted country, France. Born in Poland in 1867, she was christened Manya Sklodowska. In the year of her birth, Poland was ruled by ... in education, as both Manya's parents were. Manya's mother was a headmistress of a girls' school. The Russians insisted that Polish schools teach the Russian language and Russian history. The Poles had to teach their children their own language and history in secrecy. Manya enjoyed learning but her childhood was always overshadowed by depression. At the young age of six, her father lost his job and her family became very ...
- 1153: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... of the surveillance. There are two examples that would decrease the PVP of the surveillance. If an FAS surveillance program uses a case definition of intrauterine growth retardation and a history of maternal alcohol abuse only, but not the dysmorphic facial features, it is likely that many cases included under that definition may not meet the clinical criteria of FAS. Another ... reluctant to make the diagnosis for fear of stigmatizing both the mother and the child. On the other hand over-diagnosis may result from too much emphasis or maternal drinking history, the presence of nonspecific abnormalities, or failure to recognize a different but similar congenital disorder. There is also the changes in features with age of a person with FAS. The ... mental deficiency is a recognized component; it also, occurs as an isolated feature in 2 to 4 percent of most populations in the absences of any abnormal physical features or history of prenatal exposure of any kind. Children with FAS can be part of a broader pattern that has recently been associated with abuse and neglect in early in infancy ...
- 1154: Agreeing To Disobey
- ... be ready to defend his country against his government" (Abbey 156). Through this quote, Abbey shows that he was a man of great wisdom, or perhaps he was just a history major. To clarify this idea, it is a known theory that history repeats itself, and still society today has neglected to acknowledge an essential partner in the authentication of moral decisions. This essential partner is one's own conscience. By allowing one ... publicized how the 'rules' fell into sequence, (through the liberation of the Jews), society aspired not to regress into the mindset of 'obedience before morals', and essentially, to not allow history to repeat itself. Since society is committed to progress, they have altered the way in which they address sensitive issues. Now, society has become so politically correct that citizens ...
- 1155: A Pro-Choice Argument
- ... views on others, especially through acts of violence. Just because abortion is legal does not mean that every woman will be running to the clinic to have one performed. Throughout history, abortion has been a prevalent concern among women. "Linda Gordon lays the groundwork for a feminist theory of reproductive freedom, observing that, throughout history, women have practiced forms of birth control and abortion; recurrent moral or legal prohibitions against such practices merely 'forced women underground in their search for reproductive control.'"4 Even in ... obtain a 'back alley' abortion, or resort to self-induced abortion. The desire to maintain secrecy has been one of the leading reasons for illegal abortion deaths since . . . 1973.'"2 History shows that no matter what happens in the courts, women will always ultimately control their bodies. Would these extreme pro-life activists rather that women put themselves in danger ...
- 1156: Diamonds Are My Best Friend
- ... will always remember the little bird flying in my backyard. It is difficult for one to approach this subject without a sense of heroism and romanticism of it s rich history. One of my favorite parts of going to the ballpark is listening to the fascinating stories of old timers, the men who have loved the game since childhood. They remember ... all the baseball fans around the world. It didn t matter whether you were old, young, male, female, die hard baseball fan, or just an occasional sports viewer; this was history. In the midst of all the commotion, I sat down and thought for a moment: This is one man, playing a simple game he s loved since being a child ... and mothers and daughters. I am proud to say that my children will not be raised on Disney fairy tales, but on stories of Mark McGwire s magical chase of history. Another reason I love this game? On any given day, any given player can do almost anything. Just this July, I watched Jose Jiminez, a struggling rookie hurler, throw ...
- 1157: Harry Elmer Barnes
- ... of a more complete collection of historical facts, a more calm political atmosphere, and a more objective attitude." (2) Barnes had discovered that a more nearly accurate version of the history of the First World War was only possible after the fighting had ended and the emotional excesses had lessened. He was unable to predict that similar corrections of Allied propaganda ... he was retried. This time, in a Karlsruhe court, Judge Eva-Marie Wollentin sentenced him to two years imprisonment - in what has been described as "the freest state in German history. The Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung spoke for many of Germany's modern editors in an editorial, intoning that it was a just sentence. "There was no reason to suspend the sentence ... 12) Burn It! Fahrenheit 451 trends become most apparent after Germar Rudolf published an anthology titled, Grundlagen zur Zeitgeschichte: Ein Handbuch über strittige Fragen des 20. Jahrhunderts (Foundations of Contemporary History: A Handbook on controversial questions of the Twentieth century). Rudolf, forced to use pseudonyms after publishing Das Rudolf Gutachten (The Rudolf Report), his own scientific analysis of the purported ...
- 1158: Dwight David Eisenhower
- ... earth." As an amateur historian, Kennedy might have realized that no new President starts out with a blank book to be filled with fresh-ink policies. The reach of current history is such that any President's program becomes a continuing part of national policy; that policy may be altered, but it can rarely be fully reversed. When Kennedy first came ... Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans . . . In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility -- I welcome ... general, the Congress gave the President almost everything he wanted in the field of national security. After desperate fights, it approved Kennedy Administration requests for the biggest housing bill in history, an increased minimum wage and new federal highway financing. But such pet Kennedy programs as aid to education and medical care for the elderly never even came to House ...
- 1159: Depression
- ... followed by inquiring whether the patient has ever felt like ending their own life. Finally the doctor needs to assess if the patient has any particular plans in mind. Case History: Janet Janet Gordon was aged 35 when she lost her job as a manager of a department store. At first she looked on her period of unemployment as an opportunity ... s suggestion Janet went to her family doctor where she complained about how tired she always felt. She asked for some sleeping tablets to help her sleep at night. Case History: Alan Alan Benson was brought to the accident and emergency department by his son. Alan had tried to hang himself from the banisters at the family home. Fortunately the clothes ... factors in the correct prognosis of the actual cause of a persons depression. Risk factors for depression: ·In Young Adults: ·Urban dwellers, ·Unemployment, ·Physical ill-health, ·Previous affective illness, ·Family history of depression, ·Childhood abuse/trauma, ·Loss of mother before age 11, ·Looking after several young children, ·No confidence, ·Bereavement. In Older People: ·Bereavement of a close figure in last ...
- 1160: The Life of Harry Houdini
- ... film career. This gave people all over the world a chance to see the great artist. Houdini made five major silent films up until1923. He is the only magician in history to have starred in 5 films. He also wrote several of them. His films include "The Master Mystery," "The Grim Game," "Terror Island" and "The Man From Beyond." Houdini was ... The star is in a prominent spot out side of Hollywood's famous Chinese Theater. Houdini was the first magician to be so honored. Houdini is the only magician in history to make five feature films, and the only one to have a full length feature film made about his life story. Houdini wrote and even directed several of his movies ... expose of swindlers, "A Magician Among The Spirits," an expose of psychic frauds, and "The Unmasking of Robert-Houdini," which was up until that time the greatest book on the history of magic. Death to Legend. On October 22, 1926, Houdini was in Montreal performing at the Princess Theater. Houdini also gave a lecture exposing spiritualism at McGill University. In ...
Search results 1151 - 1160 of 7307 matching essays
|
|
