Miscellaneous Essays
Gender roles 2
Gender roles 2 The Psychological Effects of Gender Roles “Let the boys be boys.” You’ve heard this phrase before. Often repeated by parents regarding their little boys. So what makes a boy, a boy? Rambo like characteristics? Muscles? Short hair? Wearing blue? Wearing T-shirts and jeans or playing with sporting equipment? Well last I remember, the main characteristics boys shared were penises. The role gender association play in the lives of our children can sometimes aff...
Game over!
Game over! "I don't like it. People won't be able to come to these games anymore, and I don't like that". A sad nine - year - old fan voices his concerns on the 1994 major League Baseball strike. The `94 baseball season has come to an abrupt end. Players have ceased play because they feel they are being treated unfairly with the owner's plan to impose a salary cap. Owners are finding it difficult to come to terms with their own disagreements. Small market teams are rising to powe...
Gangs
Gangs Gangs Abi Jordan Being that the closest that I have ever come to gangs or gangs violence is in television of movies, this topic intrigued me. What makes a person want to become part of something that is so violent and dangerous? Why would someone risk everything to put their lives on the line for people that are not even their blood relatives? As I read the material that I found in the library about gangs, I found out a lot about how this children's' though process works. Th...
Gap Between Rich and Poor
Gap Between Rich and Poor �America the beautiful, Who are you beautiful for?� America, the land of opportunity, but is it really? America is made up of people of many different cultural and social backgrounds. The constitution of the people reads that as Americans, these people are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These rights were designed in part to attain a sense of equality within the individual so that a sense of unity would exist. Because of the s...
Gas prices in the bay area
Gas prices in the bay area A main source of transportation is the car. People use cars to get around instead of catching public transportation. Even though public transportation like, A.C. Transit and BART, can be very convenient and sometimes cheap. The main problem about having a car is you have to pay for your gas for your own car. Right now gas prices are tremendously high right now in the Bay Area. If gas prices are not lowered back down to $1.05 in the Bay Area, people will start taki...
Gatsby essay for Rocco's fat ass
Gatsby essay for Rocco's fat ass. The Greatest Modernist Writer After the death and destruction of World War One, people and the world had changed. People no longer conformed to the traditional ways but rebelled and sought out new idea and ways of doing things, this rebellion also flowed into literature. Authors stopped writing in the traditional fashions and because they were no longer restricted in their writings they began to write about new themes such as sex, inner city life, and real...
Gender 2
Gender 2 GENDER Gender can be defined as the sex-role that a person takes on according to guidelines or standards instilled in us by society. One can be a male or female biologically, but still be perceived as the opposite sex due to the way one may think or present him self or her self. Whether or not we are born with certain biological traits different in male versus female is the nature versus nurture question that has been around for years. Through research, science has found that...
Functionalism According to Fod
Functionalism According to Fod Fodor begins his article on the mind-body problem with a review of the current theories of dualism and materialism. According to dualism, the mind and body are two separate entities with the body being physical and the mind being nonphysical. If this is the case, though, then there can be no interaction between the two. The mind could not influence anything physical without violating the laws of physics. The materialist theory, on the other hand, states tha...
Future of education
Future of education Technology and the Future of Formal Education The responsibilities for the formal preparation of students for education in the future are dynamic and diverse. What priorities are most important for the future of the Australian education system? The mission statement of The Cathedral School is to be a caring, Christian community in which students are challenged and inspired to explore, learn and grow so they will be equipped to make wise decisions as informed me...
GREED
GREED Greed can drive people to do bad things. Greed has a powerful influence over our national penchant for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, particularly as it involves our fondness for money, food, love, power, and sex. The love of money can not only be harmful to oneself, but to others as well. Money rules our world. This planet revolves around money as sure as it revolves around the sun. If no one had money, then perhaps we would all be equal. Greed drives us further...
Gambling 2
Gambling 2 It is becoming a familiar scenario. A city or town in need of money and jobs finds itself confronting an idea that promises to bring plenty of both. This idea is bringing in legalized gambling to the community. “All of a sudden it’s like bang, legalized gambling is the biggest economic development force in almost every state in the country,” says Robert Goodman, an urban planner fom the University of Massachusetts who recently completed a two-year ...
Gambling is good for our commu
Gambling is good for our commu In recent years, gambling has become one of hottest political issues in Canada. The word "gaming" is the term preferred by the gambling industry over "gambling". Both words refer to the same kinds of activities in Canada which include lotteries, casinos, charitable gaming and pari-mutuel wagering such as horse racing. The gambling industry and gambling activity in Canada have been growing rapidly over the last few years. Gambling has become part of most pe...
Gambling
Gambling It is becoming a familiar scenario. A city or town in need of money and jobs finds itself confronting an idea that promises to bring plenty of both. This idea is bringing in legalized gambling to the community. �All of a sudden it�s like bang, legalized gambling is the biggest economic development force in almost every state in the country,� says Robert Goodman, an urban planner fom the University of Massachusetts who recently completed a two-year national study...
Friendship
Friendship Human beings are social creatures. They strive for companionship with others. Although there are some people that might find pleasure in solitude until they reach the state of insanity, it seems clear that the majority of people do seek companionship if possible. Central among these companionships are friendships. For some people, this is what makes life worthwhile, the presence of friends. Aristotle found friendship important. Friendship is a sort of goodness, or at the least im...
From Groups to Teams (sports p
From Groups to Teams (sports p Teams of people can be witnessed everywhere throughout today's society. They are commonplace in schools, and businesses are attempting to implement their use in the work environment. The overwhelming question that many of these people strive to answer pertains to the way in which groups of people form into a team. Take twenty male college students, for example, who are between the ages of 18 and 22. A person or group may take these individuals and put them ...
From Salem We See
From Salem We See The town of Salem and those that surround, From which many stories of fear abound. About Gallows Hill, Salem, many hung, Unjustly climbed the ladder rung by rung. Friends and family watched in great terror, As they knew that same fate, they could soon share. Procedure used in the witchcraft cases, Allowed for the jails to fill open spaces. To a magistrate they would complain first, The accused person's life would be a...
Frontline
Frontline �Frontline� exposure of current affairs programs makes a mockery of journalistic integrity. Through humorous portrayals of important issues, and clever imitation �Frontline� makes veiwers aware of ridicule towards journalistic integrity. While current affairs programs are based on real life stories, which are enhanced to �make good news�, Frontline is based on the making of these stories. Frontlines purpose is to inform the audience of the life behind a...
Fuel Wars
Fuel Wars Fuel Wars A response to the increasing gas prices Over the past two years, it has been said that gas prices would begin to rise in 1999. Immediately, this news grasped the attention of the business sector and public. Both spent their time devising a plan, on how to keep the prices low, but the time has come for these plans to begin working. The fuel prices have increased dramatically and the economy is now starting to feel the effect. Around the world, the increase of the ...
Full time Students Vs
Full-time Students Vs. Part -t Full-time vs. Part-time Students There are many similarities and differences between full and part-time students. Each student is trying for the goal of educating themselves to become more successful in life. As students begin their education there is a sense of motivation and eagerness. Knowing the possible compensations and honor that comes with this achievement. There can be a feeling of tension and uncertainty that comes with this new adventure. ...
Fun With Starters
Fun With Starters The function of the starting system is to crank the engine to start it. The system is composed of the starter motor, starter relay (also called a solenoid), battery, switch and connecting wires. Turning the ignition key to the start position sends a signal to the starter relay through the starter control circuit. The starter relay then connects the battery to the starter. The battery supplies the electrical energy to the starter motor, which does the actual work of cranking...
Freudian Dream Analysis
Freudian Dream Analysis The Enchanting World of Freudian Dream Analysis Our dreams are the source for those illusive, below-consciousness feelings that tend to dive for cover when they meet the light of day. If we are persistent about searching for and seeking our dreams, and our inner self, the line between the conscious and the unconscious will blur. -- -Julia Chiapella- - On average, we spend about one third of our lives sleeping. During a portion...
Freuds framework of dreams
Freuds framework of dreams Freud's Framework of Dreams The purpose of dreams is to sleep. Dreams also represent wish fulfillment. A dream is the result of a mediation or compromise between these two opposing forces. Freud defines the manifest content of dreams as that which an individual is dreaming in a particular dream, its primarily apparent subject matter. In contradistinction to manifest dreams Freud differentiates latent dream content, the elements composing the true purpose or me...
Friday the Movie
Friday the Movie The movie Friday is a comedy, but it also depicts many important social issues. The story is set in the city of Los Angelos, California, in what could be called a high class ghetto. The main theme of the movie is about a young black man who looses his job and is influenced by his best friend to smoke marijuana. The movie also shows the relationships of his family and other members of his neighborhood. With a zany cast of characters and a hilarious script this movie touches o...
Friend 2
Friend 2 A dog is man's best friend. That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For some people, a Ferret is their best friend. Despite what dog lovers may believe, Ferrets make excellent housepets. In the first place, people enjoy the companionship of Ferrets. Many Ferrets are very affectionate. They will snuggle up and ask to be petted, or scratched under the chin. Who can resist a gentle Ferret? If they're not fe...
Friend
Friend A dog is man's best friend. That common saying may contain some truth, but dogs are not the only animal friend whose companionship people enjoy. For some people, a Ferret is their best friend. Despite what dog lovers may believe, Ferrets make excellent housepets. In the first place, people enjoy the companionship of Ferrets. Many Ferrets are very affectionate. They will snuggle up and ask to be petted, or scratched under the chin. Who can resist a gentle Ferret? If they're not feel...