Abstract The purpose of this discussion is to examine the famine in the land that caused Abraham and his wife to journey to Egypt. The paper begins with the story where Abram decides to pretend that Sarai is his sister and not his wife. The paper reflects on this passage of scripture to ascertain whether or not Abram used his wife's beauty to become wealthy.
From the Paper "Sarai was a very beautiful woman and as they approached the boarders of Egypt Abram felt that the Egyptians would try to kill him and take Sarai. Abram devised a plan to pretend that Sarai was his sister instead of his wife. He felt that doing this would protect them both. When they reached Egypt the plan was set into motion and the Egyptians began to adore the beauty of Sarai. Sarai was taken into the Pharaoh's harem. Abram was treated well and was given servants. Abram was also given sheep, donkeys and cattle because of the beauty of Sarai."
Abstract This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Peter Abram's book about the life experiences of a black man in South Africa. The paper explains how the novel centers around the main character's growing awareness that, without respect and a strong sense of self, life is hollow and has little meaning. The paper also discusses the book's central theme that, when black or white South Africans view their racially different neighbors as another species, no social mobility or equality is possible, and no change is possible.
From the Paper "What does it mean to be a man without a color, in a nation where one's social status and formal social power are completely determined by one's racial status? At the beginning of Peter Abram's 1946 novel Mine Boy, the protagonist Xuma first sees himself as primarily defined as a black man from the country, in other words by his racial and geographic status. He lives in a land divided into sharply defined racial, class, linguistic, and geographic social structures. Who one is, what one looks like, the national origins of one's first tongue, and if one is urban or rural"all of these create a polarized South Africa. But the end of the novel strips these trappings of identity stripped away from Xuma's consciousness, although these trappings are not similarly stripped away from the politics of the society around him. This new sense of Xuma's self and identity is the real gold that Xuma finds in Johannesburg, where he goes at the novel's beginning, looking for work. But economics begins to take on a less prominent position in his sense of purpose in life, than his need for a collective solidarity with his fellow miners, regardless of their color. Compassion is the dividing line according to the novel"those who have compassion for others are good, regardless of their color, and those who lack this value are not good, regardless of their color."
Abstract This paper explores the relationship of human beings to the environment in which they live by reviewing three writers who approach the issue in different ways: Ray Bradbury in his novel "Fahrenheit 451", David Abram in his book "The Spell of the Sensuous", and Marshall McLuhan in his book "Understanding Media". Abram suggests that one of the reasons people were once in closer touch with nature was because they lived by an oral tradition rather than a written one. Ray Bradbury creates a society in which reading is outlawed and books are banned. McLuhan tends to agree mostly with Abrams ideas in his book.
From the Paper "Abram looks to the state of mankind at some distant point in the past and suggests that one of the reasons people were once in closer touch with nature was because they lived by an oral tradition rather than a written one. He is not speaking only of writing but of many technological and social developments since that time, and he finds that these developments have taken us further and further from a close connection to the natural world such as once existed."
Tags: bradbury, mcluhan, abrams, nature, society, government, media
This paper reviews Abram and Joseph Korn's "Abe's Story: A Holocaust Memoir", a story not only of murderous actions and mass genocide but also a story of survival.
Abstract This paper explains that, after Abram Korn's death in 1972, his son Joseph began compiling and editing his father's writings to be published as a reminder to the world of the atrocities which occurred during the Holocaust and to serve as an example of his father's will, determination and human strength. The author points out that the story relates the survival of Abram Korn, who, during the entire war, was a Jewish prisoner inside various ghetto's, concentration and work camps and the Death March from Auschwitz. The paper relates details of his life during the Holocaust, from the daily life inside the ghetto, which called for extreme patience with extremely long lines to get food, water and even to be buried, to, finally, after many concentration camps, the afternoon of April 11, 1945, when out of the blue, Abram heard singing coming from outside his barracks and soon witnessed German solders being bound together and brought in front of the prisoners, helpless for the first time.
From the Paper "In the early morning hours of September 1, 1939, Abram Korn, along with many Polish citizens, was awoke by the sound of air raid sirens as Hitler's air force, the Luftwaffe, began their invasion of Poland marking the start of WWII. "Even though the number of injured in this initial attack was relatively small, the bombing foreshadowed a war that would destroy millions of people and would touch uncounted lives with misery" (Korn). Soon after the invasion Abram and his family were deported from Lipno to the Kutno Ghetto."
Abstract This paper examines the history of the United States, focusing particularly on Ohio and the twentieth president of the United States of America, James Abram Garfield, who was born there. The paper illustrates the scenario James Abram Garfield was born into, and describes the role played by his family and religion in his life. His early academic career as well as his further studies are detailed, and Garfield's political career is comprehensively presented. The paper discusses the assassination of Garfield and outlines his legacy.
From the Paper "The United States of America is a nation that has a significantly rich and eventful history, particularly when considered in the light of such things as the assassinations of presidents like that of Kennedy and Garfield. Consider also the violence that erupted as a result of the slavery and racism that was prevailing during the era prior to the American civil war, somewhere during the early 1860s. The instability that was inherent to the country at the time was virtually unimaginable in so much as the extremity prevalent to them."
Tags: james, abram, garfield, civil, war, assassination, slavery, racism, guiteau
Abstract According to McLuhan, technology shapes the perceptions by which we judge technology itself. The writer claims that this theory is true for Bradbury whose book implies that reading shapes how we view the world and how we relate to the idea of knowledge. The paper brings the suggestion of David Abram, that language shapes how we view the world, in order to compare the three similar theories on how we are shaped in and by the world.
From the Paper "Abram's approach is part of a continuing argument about whether objective truth is even possible, and Husserl in particular began by questioning the supposed objective truth possible in science. This could also be seen as part of an even older argument over whether the mind can perceive truth or only sensory, and thus untrustworthy, inputs. The idea of sense-certainty refers to the thought that the senses provide us with immediate consciousness of an object. The usual conception is that the senses provide us with sensations that are construed as forms of the immediate awareness of objects."
Tags: awareness, language, technology, reading, literature
Abstract This paper will discuss the book "The Spell of the Sensuous" by David Abrams and seek to understand his definitions of language in chapters three and four in this book. By studying 'The Flesh of the Language' and the 'Animism of the Alphabet', we can understand how this magician/ philosopher brings us to a new realization of the way perception can be realized.
Abstract Analysis of the cool medium of Rlay Bradbury's science fiction novel in terms of two theories on cause & effect in terms of changes in perception. Marshall McLuhan's theory of perception altered by technology. David Abram's theory of everday perception as the primary perception. Bradbury's vision. How characters in the novel illustrate the theories. Problem of objective truth.
From the Paper "One of the key theories of Marshall McLuhan is that technology and the way we relate to and view technology shape our way of thinking about the world. In his discussion of phenomenology, David Abram suggests something similar in that he finds that language shapes how we view the world. Both see a connection between our subjective perception and the objective world we perceive. Both would also agree that our perceptions are neither completely subjective or completely objective. We might think they are subjective, but McLuhan says we are shaped by the technologies we use and by the way those technologies extend our perceptions outside the body. Abram follows the phenomenology of Husserl and Merleau-Ponty and accepts the notion that perception is participation. If this idea is extended to consciousness as such, it could lead to the..."
Abstract This paper presents the premise that human interactions with nonhuman animals should be guided solely by the impact of these interactions with other human beings and not upon any perceived impact upon nonhuman animals themselves. The paper explains that this argument is largely based on Descartes' ideas. The paper analyzes his opinions on this topic and contrasts them with those of thinkers, Anthony Weston and David Abram.
From the Paper "Descartes' arguments about the nature of the world and nonhuman animals rest strongly on his underlying philosophy that the body is external to the mind. Through this argument, he notes that all that we can ever truly know about the world comes from our own thoughts. As such, humans learn about the external universe through a priori knowledge within our mind (Palmer). To Descartes, the world was divided into the pure, thinking mind that was possessed solely by humans and unthinking, mechanical matter that was possessed by animals, plants, minerals, and the human body. In Animals are Machines, Descartes notes, "there are (no humans) so depraved and stupid, without even excepting idiots, that they cannot arrange different words together, forming of them a statement by which they make known their thoughts, while, on the other hand, there is no other animal, however perfect and fortunately circumstanced it may be, which can do the same." As a result of the human ability to think, Descartes argued that humans alone (and not animals) were able to feel the mechanical sensations of the body (Abram)."
Abstract This paper discusses and analyzes three legendary wars from the Bible which are discussed in two chapters from the Bible, Genesis 14 and Exodus 17 and apocryphal Book of Judith. It describes the common features of the wars and particularly focuses on the uncommon war strategies. The paper describes each of these wars in detail and cites several passages from the Bible to explain them.
From the Paper "Genesis 14 reveals God's mysterious actions through Abram's refusal to take their goods after the victory, as it would normally happen in a war. The unusual act can be interpreted as a testimony of God's glory, who is the only distributor of riches and poverty among men. As we find out from Abram, he had promised God not to take any of the goods after the victory so that the king of Sodom might not have occasion to tell Abram that he has made him rich: "I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, [...] that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich."(Genesis 14.22-23) Abram seems to have fought the battle in the usual way, with the help of his three hundred servants, but the fact that he does not take the spoil emphasizes that the act was done trough God's will: "And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand."(Genesis 14.20) Also, the text demonstrates God's sway over the will and the mind of his people, and his power to determine their behavior. Abram is an example of a model leader, who fears God and gives himself into His power."
Abstract This paper compares how Genesis 12 and Genesis 20 treat the subject of incest. The writer notes that one of the most taboo topics, even in our own society, is the question of what constitutes incest. The writer then relates that in Genesis, this topic is addressed not once, but twice, in Genesis 12 and Genesis 20. These incidents in the life of the patriarch Abraham (Abram) and his wife Sarah (Sarai) are, like other significant episodes in the first book of the Pentateuch, told and retold, virtually right after one another in ways that are similar but with some critical differences in plot and tone. The writer maintains that these two different versions of the same incident of the life of Abraham and Sarah are used to shed new light upon the meaning of the same anecdote. The writer concludes that although it has the same plot of the sister-as-wife, Genesis 12 is more interested in showing how God will intervene to protect Abraham on earth, and to show this is a demonstration of God's plan for Abraham to be a father of Israel. Further, the writer maintains that textual resonances with the later Mosaic covenant take predominance over character development, or even explaining basic details of the plot, like how Pharaoh understands the relationship between the husband and wife.
From the Paper "Abraham believes that as a woman, Sarah's life (still Sarai) will be protected although very likely she will be violated, if the two of them are known to be married. He fears his own life will be at risk. But if the two are taken to be unmarried strangers, the Egyptians will be less hostile to them as foreigners. He anticipates her resistance to this idea (as it may still put her chastity in danger) but begs her to do so, so his soul might live. Abraham seems to make a plea that this is a God-fearing thing to do by invoking the soul, rather than merely asking his wife to engage in a potentially immoral deception to save his life.
"Interestingly, in both versions of the incidents, Abraham is not blamed for his deception by either his wife, the man he deceives, or the Lord, even though it places Sarai's life at risk, not his own."
Abstract This paper presents a brief overview of the sugar company, Tate and Lyle. Specifically, the paper discusses the company's origin, product sector, development, marketing strategy, export operation, world wide exposure and overall success.
Outline:
Tate & Lyle - Corporate Strategy
Participation to International Forums
International Research:
Interactive Marketing:
Product Development:
Price Risk
Comply with Regulations
Mergers and Acquisitions
International Expansion
Competitive Prices
Patents
From the Paper "A main reason for this is that the market for starch and sweeteners is a mature one and the registration of massive profits is rather difficult to achieve. Another reason for the company's limited success onto the international market is given by the nature of their activity. As such, since they operate and process agricultural products, they are directly dependent upon the crops; which are also dependent upon natural conditions, which are then out of Tate & Lyle's control; and floods and droughts massively impact the corporate results. Also, they are highly influenced by price and currency fluctuations and the general economic status within the countries where they operate."
