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This paper discusses and analyzes the short story, "Dead on Arrival" by Linh Dinh. Specifically, the paper explains what interesting items relate to Asian-American literalities in the story. The paper explains that Dinh's writing style is quite unique, with each snippet of information in the story somehow relating to his own life, but also the life he believes Americans on the other side of the world live. These literalities add depth to the story, but also relate to the cross-culture of Asian- Americans, indicating how they are torn between the ways of their ancestors and the ways of modern America.

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"This short story, really simply a set of small vignettes and thoughts placed together illustrate much about the culture of the Vietnamese people. It also illustrates how difficult it can be to assimilate culturally into the melting pot known as America. While Americans do not see anything odd about their culture or way of life, to strangers, everything can be intimidating and odd. For example, Dinh writes, "When people say 'I'm buying a house,' what do they mean by that? I mean, what store is big enough to hold a bunch of houses? Or even just one house? And how are you going to take a house home with you after you bought it?" ("Dead" 110). This example is amusing, but it points out just how different our cultures are, and how things that seem quite simple and straight forward to us, might seem far different to someone from another country."

Tags:cultural, integration, vietnam

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The paper discusses how Olive Senior's short story "Arrival of the Snake-Woman" develops Senior's themes of tradition and change, showing the impact of newcomers on traditional Jamaican culture. The paper explains that for example, the story focuses on the titular outsider, showing how her coming to the isolated village of Mount Rose destabilizes established traditions of male power and female submission. On the other hand, the paper notes that the story also shows how some change is very negative, by showing the false religion bought by Parson Bedlow. Thus, the paper argues that Senior in this story portrays change ultimately as a complex thing, with some change being for the better, and some change being for the worse.

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"Olive Senior's short story "Arrival of the Snake-Woman" develops Senior's themes of tradition and change, showing the impact of newcomers on traditional Jamaican culture. For example, the story focuses on the titular outsider, showing how her coming to the isolated village of Mount Rose destabilizes established traditions of male power and female submission. On the other hand, the story also shows how some change is very negative, by showing the false religion bought by Parson Bedlow. Thus, it is argued that Senior in this story portrays change ultimately as a complex thing, with some change being for the better, and some change..."

Tags:olive, senior, caribbean

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This paper looks at what made Annabel Jankel's and Rocky Morton's 1988 remake of the film noir classic, "Dead on Arrival" so successful, focusing on the modern camera techniques used in the movie.

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"It's always hard to remake a movie that has achieved classic status, as is the case with the movie "DOA", but Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton's remake of the film breathes new life into it. The basic question that must be posed to the directors of any remake is "Why bother? Why not make an entirely new movie?" The answer in the case of this film is that the directors have created a new movie out of an established story and have done so in large measure..."

Tags:film noir, lighting, remake

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The following paper will briefly describe the suppression of crime statistics divided by race and ethnicity. In doing so, the paper will provide the arguments for and against the use of such statistics and will arrive at the conclusion that crime statistics which indicate which groups do what are undesirable because of the imprecision involved and because of the social costs involved.

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The Suppression of Crime Statistics on Race and Ethnicity: Is Canada Dealing with the Issue Appropriately - or Hiding its Head in the Sand? The following paper will briefly describe the suppression of crime statistics divided by race and ethnicity. In doing so, the paper will provide the arguments for and against the use of such statistics and will arrive at the conclusion that crime statistics which indicate which groups do what are undesirable because of the imprecision involved and because of the social costs involved. Those who oppose the collection of crime statistics in Canada note that immigration practices targeting certain groups from certain parts of the

Tags:canada, crime, race

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This paper explains the difference principle of Rawls and elaborates on its consequences. The paper goes on to explain why institutions do not follow the difference principle in the same way as do individuals.

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"The difference principle, as it appears in Rawls' concept of justice, is strictly applicable only to individuals. The substance of this principle is that there will naturally be differences in the "social goods" among individuals. In other words, people start from various vantage points in life, so that the natural endowment of some is greater than that of others. The concept of justice only emerges after we have pointed out that those who start with an advantage in life must use that advantage towards a redistribution of social goods, so as to aim for equality. This should be done because in the original position all human beings are said to be equal, and therefore each must enjoy equal opportunity. Justice emerges from the consideration of individuals, but this does not imply that institutions follow a different code of justice. Institutions are only means towards the service of individuals, and as such are run on the same principles of justice. But this does not imply that the difference principle should apply to institutions as well. Institutions are not fundamentally equal to each other, as are individuals, and we do not draw a plan of justice so as to make all institutions equal. The crucial difference is that institutions are only means, whereas human beings are ends in themselves. The relationship between the individual and the institution is better described by what Rawls calls "the principle of fairness"."

Tags:equality, social, goods, ethics, duty, obligation, individual, institution

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This paper discusses the issue of divorce and examines the research methodologies used in order to provide accurate divorce rates. The author also discusses about related social and cultural matters.

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"While the decision to divorce one's marital partner seems as if it were an entirely personal one. But (as Emile Durkheim has shown us so conclusively as regards suicide) personal decisions are also social and cultural ones. Divorce rates have risen and fallen (but mostly risen) since the 18th century colonial era in America. Any investigation of such changes in the rate of divorce must be fundamentally grounded in the methods of historical research as well as social science research. How best to understand the reasons that divorce rates have fluctuated since the 18th century requires a close reading of a variety of historical and cultural texts that -- taken together -- will ground the personal reasons that obtain in each specific case of divorce with the larger social and cultural context of marriage and divorce. "

Tags:macro-economics, population, marriage, social, young, reports, study, qualitative, cultural, change, ethnicity, religion, birth, rate

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The following paper examines a study of moral dilemmas which attempted to use in-depth critical thinking to assess the moral decisions of five individuals. In the study scenario, morality has a price and the individuals were given a choice between what they wanted to do and what they wanted or desired. Neither decision was desirable and a person's values and ethics determined their choice. The writer argues that there is no right or wrong answer and none of the participants had a better answer than the others.

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"A moral dilemma involves a situation that gives a person two possible courses of action, each requiring a morally impermissible action. Plato presented a classic example of a moral dilemma in his teachings. A man borrowed a weapon from his neighbor and gave him a promise that he would return it. The neighbor returns to him shortly after to claim the weapon but is in a fit of rage. He wants the weapon back so that he can kill someone. This creates a moral dilemma for the borrower. If he keeps his promise and returns the weapon, he will be an accessory to murder. If he refuses to return the weapon, he has broken his promise. "

Tags:psychologist, brain, handles, dilemmas, moral, decisions, emotional, responses, logical, analyses

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The availability of downloadable music on the internet is a serious problem for the music industry because it means that people are choosing to buy the free stuff rather than taking the time to purchase music products in stores. As a result, and this was not emphasized nearly enough in the original proposal, profits are down substantially and artists are in a position where they are not receiving the royalties and ancillary financial rewards they should receive for their work.

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Research Essay: The arrival of Free Music and what it means Question being examined Is the availability on the internet a good thing and what is the impact of easily-accessible downloads upon the music industry and artists? Thesis The advent of free music downloads has been damaging to the music industry because it has placed ordinary web-users at risk of being litigated against; it has, similarly, brought about legislation that is very damaging to the rights of ordinary individuals who want to use information technology to retrieve, store or access digital entertainment.

Tags:free, music, means

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This paper describes the images found in Jacob Lawrence's painting series called, "The Great Migration" and explains its social commentary on slavery and racism in the US. The paper specifically discusses images seventeen, twenty-two, twenty-eight, forty- two, fifty-five and fifty- seven, and looks at how all five of these images connect to slavery and are relevant in showing how African Americans were trying to overcome the system that still believed in racism.

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"Blacks were brought to the United States as slaves without being given a choice and for them overcoming this sense of being governed was beginning to leave. It would take more than voting to make blacks feel like true Americans, but it was a step towards this goal. Little by little the time would come where other steps would follow and their integration into the American system would go further. Lawrence completes the story here with this panel where he shows the movement as having come full circle. Blacks had placed themselves in the streets of America and made it known that they were not going anywhere other than up the ladder."

Tags:slavery racism painting art imagery, black history, jacob lawrence, african americans

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This well-researched paper explores the community, culture and attitudes of the Jews of Jerusalem prior to Jesus Christ's arrival. This paper focuses on the ruling body of Jewish life, the Sanhedrin, who were the high priests that backed the city authorities in devising and enforcing ordinances to cover the operations of agricultural, mercantile and other trades. The Sanhedrin were considered the finest minds of Palestine, the people looked to them for leadership against the Romans and the impending arrival of the messiah. It was into this atmosphere that Jesus entered Jerusalem presenting himself as the messiah. This paper details the historic events leading up to the crucifixion.

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"The people looked to Caiphas for guidance, but he was influenced by his own ambition. Thus, when Jesus Christ was turned over to the Sanhedrin, who had been hurriedly summoned for trial, he spoke very few words. In the Gospel of Mark, when Pontius Pilate had asked him if he was indeed king of the Jews, he answered, "It is as you say." Scholars believe that Christ was asking if Pilate were accusing him or if he had heard the claim from others. Pilate, after washing his hands of the whole affair, turned him over to the Sanhedrin, and the members of the high court began to accuse him. In keeping with Judaic law, he remained silent, since the court was not supposed to question the accused but those who witnessed the actions for which he was being tried."

Tags:history, judaism, christianity, theology, roman, jews, senhedrin, jerusalem