Miscellaneous Essays
Why is religion important
Why is religion important Why is Religion Important? Religion is the one element of life that has connected the races and societies of the world for hundreds of years. It has given meaning to lives that may seem otherwise hopeless. Religion has provided for a universal language and culture among those who believe in a higher power. The spirit or being receiving the worship and praise may not be the same, but the practices are usually similar and serve the same purpose--to give direct...
Why is the ten commandments al
Why is the ten commandments al Why are the Ten Commandments also the Ten Promises? Christians see the Ten Commandments as the Laws of God. They regard the Ten Commandments as the basic moral code of mankind. Christians see it as a guideline of how God wants our life to be lived. Each one of the Ten Commandments is a demand from God. God is telling us how to live our life. God wants us to obtain a closer relationship with him. In doing this we will be more like God. A promise is implied in ev...
Why is the world so diverse wh
Why is the world so diverse wh Why Is The World So Diverse When It Comes To Languages? It is known, even to a person to whom the entire study of language isn't familiar, that the language is the greatest factor on which most of the human activities depend. Without any form of language, any cooperation and communication would be almost, if not totally impossible (World Book Encyclopedia 62). This significance of language is what draws scientists to study origin, differences...
Why kids join neo nazi
Why kids join neo-nazi WHY KIDS JOIN NEO-NAZI GANGS In most cases the reason why kids join any gang is the result of trouble at home. If you interview a child from a skinhead gang they came from a family with one or more of the following factors: divorce, separation, physical and or sexual abuse and disfunctional parents. These conditions are further compounded by joblessness, poverty, lack of education, bandage barriers, academic deficiencies and distinctive element from pop cu...
Why are people migrating to co
Why are people migrating to co Why are people migrating to Colorado? Migration and population growth is on the rise in Colorado especially in the center of the state as well as one of the four of the nation’s fastest-growing counties in the 1990’s due to many factors. Why is Colorado so popular to migrate to? Many people see the versatility the state is attributed with and how convenient it is for employment. People can live in the lifestyle associated with mountains and...
Why do all modern cars look al
Why do all modern cars look al Why Do All Modern Cars Look Alike? We ask ourselves every time we see heavy traffic, is there no variance anymore amongst car models? In the old days, as a matter of fact only five ore ten years ago every single car brand seemed to have it's own personality, today they look more like a cluster of copycats. What went wrong? One reason is that the automotive industry has certain trends it has to follow, just like fashion designers and mu...
Why do couples break up!!
Why do couples break up!! In our complex society there are marriages and relationships that succeed and comparably many that do not. Unfortunately, many small conflicts within people do not resolve easily and lead up to divorces and/or break ups. It is unfair to say that particular sex is responsible for all the causes the difficulties in relationships. Therefore, both sides should be analyzed closely to find the flaws within the relationships. Most men think that their girlfriends or wives ...
Why do teenagers have pregancy
Why do teenagers have pregancy Teenage Pregnancy Many American families display forms of dysfunctionality. In one family the father may be a workaholic and the mother an alcoholic. In another, the father maybe an alcoholic and the mother an enabling codependent who never touches a drop. Regardless of the specific affliction, children being raised within dysfunctional families are deprived of what is needed to become happy, healthy, and well-adjusted adults. One of the most pervasive...
Why do we believe in angels
Why do we believe in angels In various retail stores today, you will find many angel knickknacks. Angles are truly believed in by today’s society. The retail ranges from books to clothing to toys. Most recently, over 200 books about angels are in book stores, and several million copies have been sold worldwide (Dumas 59). Why do people buy this merchandise if it can not be proven that angels are real? Believing in angels is like believing in God. If you don’t belie...
Why i love america
Why i love america Through all of the racism, wars, and even crime, still love the country that we call the home of the free and the land of the brave. America, when compared to Third World countries that are suffering from poverty and serious crime and wars that kill over half of a country population then it seems that America is as close to being one of the best place to live on earth as any country can possibly get. America is the heartland of many other people's dreams. People in other...
Who can stop credit card abuse
Who can stop credit card abuse Credit cards have become such a familiar feature of the life style in the world that it is difficult to imagine a consumer economy functioning without them. The credit cards are nowadays the most convenient of all types of payments. The boom of the credit card industry has affected everyone in the world of the "plastic money". That was the name given to the credit card right after it was invented. Nowadays, the "plastic money" occupies a very important plac...
Who is free to choose
Who is free to choose Who Is Free To Choose? The Internet started out as a tool for transmitting information to learn and study. Free expression on the Internet is one of the things that makes the Internet so great. People can get information on a subject from many different areas. This gives the chance for people to see an issue form other points of view. The Internet has developed into a vast medium of knowledge with many users contributing to its growth. With the growth of the I...
Who is more fortuante
Who is more fortuante Who is more Fortunate? Are men or women more fortunate? Physically, men may be more fortunate; for men do not give birth, do not have to deal with periods and menopause, and do not spend a long time getting prepared each morning. But what is the answer if we just look at the temperament? In relationships, men are surely less fortunate than women: men often must take risks for the relationship; women can concentrate on more then one activity at a time; and ...
Who is raising the chindren
Who is raising the chindren Who Is Raising the Children? Children are no longer being raised by effective positive influences. Most parents don’t have sufficient time to spend with their kids because of economic realities. They are relying on other resources to be positive figures. As well as parents, educators also lack the time and resources to positively influence students in their care. This lack of guidance is resulting in a generation of children without a sense of pr...
Why 2
Why 2 Why? Explanatory power is something we value and desire... ...There are no explanations in science. - C. van Fraassen Have you ever thought about the way your car works? The inner works of the engine, how does the fuel make it work, how does combustion lead to movement and is then passed to the wheels? If you have, what are you going to answer an 8-year-old kid when he asks: “Why does the car move?” Are you going to start explaining high scho...
Why aol sux
Why aol sux Why aol sux America Online is the largest Internet provider in the world, but it didn't become one without a fight. Originally a closed-in, proprietary online service, it was pried open by the public's fascination with the global network. For all of the company's past glory, it is now little more than a big communications company. America Online wants to be more than a communications company, though -- it wants to be an entertainment network, like "the MTV of the Internet....
Whats normal whats a freak
Whats normal whats a freak Whats normal Whats a freak I ask a question, as the title of my paper, in hopes of relaying a point. No one for sure knows what the answers to these questions are. I’m sure I don’t, but I do have my own judgements as to what the answers may be. I have friends that say they are normal. But, what else would they know. I’ve been called everything from a witch to a freak; personally I’m proud to be called that. It shows that I am diff...
When filing for bankruptcy in
When filing for bankruptcy in This received a 27/28 in my OAC law class so, have a blast..... WHEN FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY IN CANADA The law sometimes seems to pervade all aspects of our lives and an involvement with bankruptcy and insolvency law has proved to be almost unavoidable for business people in Canada during the 1990’s. In simplest term, corporate and individual bankruptcy law provides a set of rules to prevent chaos among the creditors of an insolvent corpo...
When will we learn
When will we learn The gods must be crazy. Strange pollen is in the air. Like Mr. Dylan said, “The times, they are a-changin’ “. What has it been, thirty years since he penned that line? What has changed? America, as a whole has wallowed in the pitfalls of it’s own failures and mistakes for so long that we can’t seem to break through this bad habit. Sitting here in out artificial pride and patriotism as we go out on the limb of World War Three. We tap dan...
Where are the heros
Where are the heros Where are the Heroes? As we read Homers epic tale of war, death, and enthralling characters, we find great warriors each on a different pathway. Looking closer at three of these characters, Akhilleus, Agamemnon, and Hektor, we find that each of these warriors displays many heroic qualities and deeds, yet none ever achieves becoming a true hero. What does it mean to achieve the status of a true hero? Many books and papers have been written on this subject but fo...
White noise
White noise It is a universal and woeful reality that every living thing must die eventually. What places us, humans, apart from any animal, insect or living thing on this planet is our awareness of our inevitable demise. Death is something dreadful, no one knows when it could happen or how to gain control of it. When it comes it takes away one's life immediately. The mystery surrounding death leads to fear of the unknown. It is practically impossible for men to see what actually happens...
Who are special needs children
Who are special needs children The term, sprecial-needs children is defined as children whose developmental and/or behavior requires help or intervention beyond the scope of the ordinary classroom or adult interactions. About 15 to 20 percent of all children in the United States will exhibit some form of atypicall development and need special services (Bee, 1995). These children include children with learning disabilities (LD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperact...
What the mind is and how it wo
What the mind is and how it wo What the Mind is and How it Works The first section of this book addresses the question whether or not the mind actually exists. Some believe the concept that because the mind does not have physical abundance that it does not exist at all. Bros goes on to say that "If we mistake concepts for fact, we will become increasingly ignorant of reality…" After this one would think that the author would go on to explain his view, however Bros does no such thi...
What to do about ethnic cleans
What to do about ethnic cleans WHAT TO DO ABOUT ETHNIC CLEANSING? BACKGROUND PAPER In 1994, unrest swept through the Maryland-sized African nation of Rwanda. Thousands of Hutu extremists launched a massive assault on the Tutsi, who traditionally make up Rwanda’s upper class, killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people (Night Rider – “most days”). The United States immediately responded to this slaughter by turning the other way, denying that a problem exi...
What to do with alcholic paren
What to do with alcholic paren What to do With Alcoholic Parents! Many kids feel that they can't do anything when a parent is an alcoholic. In fact, almost every kid who has a parent who is an alcoholic feels that there is nothing they can do. You are wrong. There are many things that you can do if you just think about the situation. If your father/mother is abusing you when he/she drinks there is much that you can do. What about if your mother/father are in denial and he/she will ...