... interesting, as one considers the culture of victimization that has become popular in recent years. Who has not heard the excuse, “I did it because my (parents/state representative/dog) (harassed/bit/abused) me when I was a child.” In my opinion, the growing interest in pop psychology and the related fields of social psychology and child psychology have greatly contributed to the decay of moral rectitude and the concept of taking responsibility for one’s own actions. The translator attributes Pechorin’s capriciousness to the lack of employment for his gifts. I do not agree with that assessment, as it has been my experience that only thos ...
... the average size of family is very much higher in the case of Sami, 5,7 persons as compared for 3,8 for the Finns, partly as a consequence of the high birth-rate and partly due to the close ties prevailing between the members of the family. There is a Sami Parliament spanning these borders, which participates in the global indigenous peoples' movement at UN. Reindeer has always been an important resource of food, clothing, tools and other products to the Sami. They are milked at different stages of their nomad's seasonal migration. The meat, fresh or preserved, is excellent, not least because, so far as possible, it is obtained from selected animals which a ...
... ii. having the optimal amount of Creatine b. having a mutating effect i. enlarging cells ii. drug like effect aa. muscle metabolism bb. performance c. making up for the deficiency- replenishing the body with Creatine IV. use of Creatine by athletes A. Rumors of Creatine uses (1970's) 1. USSR 2. Bulgaria B. First documented use of Creatine 1. 1992 Olympics in Barcelona a. British athletes (track/field) i. Linford Christie ii. Sally Gunnele iii. Colin Jackson C. U.S. athletes began usi ...
... or offer services before they meet customer's objectives. Therefore companies can be divided into two categories, the Market-driven and the internally oriented business. Market driven businesses focus on the customer. They define the markets that fall within firms' business. All the departments of the company have in mind that the success of the business is depended entirely on the customer's satisfaction. They know exactly how the customers' criteria are set, trying to match their Marketing Mix with these criteria. Market driven businesses acknowledge the important role of marketing and they invest in market research and track market changes. Most of the compan ...
... no surnames were used before this time was the fact that most people were illiterate, living in small villages in a country atmosphere. Living out in the country these people had no reason to learn to read or write, because their lives were lived off the land. They did not need surnames to signify who they we’re or what they did. In these small villages they went by their first names, people all had different first names, so they did not need surnames to tell people apart. But when the population of the villages grew, it became important to have surnames to identify two people with the same name. The use of surnames showed social class, culture, tradition ...
... cigarettes still be legal? A bit odd they still exist, and generate so much money, don't you think? A while ago, in the 1950's, the FDA passes a regulation that forced cigarette companies to place warning labels on the side of their products, informing consumers of the dangers of the consumption of their product. Well, if people know about the effects, wouldn't a case be deemed frivolous in court? How is their case heard? There are two reasons for this: states are suing in place of citizens, and the tobacco companies allegedly lied about the effects of smoking. Currently, there is a huge, multi-plaintiff, multi-state suit against a large consortium of tobacco co ...
... of solar power that is cheap enough for universal use a world full of zero-polluting electric cars. Wide-scale use of fuel cells for powering buses and other forms of public transport. “Chicago and Vancouver are two cities which have pilot programs using fuel cells to power some of their public transport buses. Use of fossil fuels confined to petro-chemical products and fuel cell feedstock. Nuclear fusion or some other advanced nuclear process, supplying all base load power.” (Solar) Also, there is continued interest and research into fusion power. Since fusion generates temperatures of millions of degrees, the main difficulty in developing fusion power ha ...
... the loneliness students feel upon arriving at college, and that as they try to find themselves, they all to often lose themselves because they are bombarded with ideas that are so foreign to them. He introduces his audiences to Andrea, a bright young girl out of high school who, despite hours of memorizing in her textbook, could not obtain a passing grade on her Chemistry mid-term. How is this possible if she spent so much time studding? Rose explains that she failed because in college, and in this course in particular, it is not enough for a student to know the material, but rather, to be able to apply it in a various amount of problems. Yet the problem Andr ...
... on pp. 181 and 182, "I imagine the in your own circle of friends, what we have heard is nothing out of the way. Where the teacher (Socrates) does not even worship the immortal gods, but sets the aside for his new divinities, one can hardly expect in the pupil much reverence for age and kinship in mere men." Parents blamed the lack of respect for elders on Socrates. In truth Renault says that he was only giving them guidance so that they may guide themselves and be free of petty problems. This guidance and advice caused these young men to re-think their attitudes. Indeed Alexias, Xenophon, and especially Plato were all changed by Socrates. They loved Socrate ...
... them. But it is a relief to note that the width of the gap has been shortened, and is still undergoing changes. Now the ‘he’ or ‘she’ is many times considered as ‘us’, as a unity then disregarding of gender differences. One question, however, still remains. Can the idea of unity truly penetrate the heart of everyone? No matter how close we are to close up the gap between the two genders, there is no definite way of telling how male and female will came to an understanding. Perhaps a step to approach unity is to start at the very beginning. Rules of being a boy and a girl divided the commonality from the day babies came into the world, when th ...
