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This paper explains that Cavendish wrote "The Blazing World" about a quasi-Utopian society in the England of the 1600s. The paper states that Cavendish's novel reflects her own personal religious, spiritual and scientific concerns and her dislike of the oppression to women, which represented the age in which she wrote. The author believes that Cavendish as an author clearly strives to place herself intellectually, scientifically and spiritually with Plato and Descartes, perhaps not on a level of equality, but in the tradition of a philosopher and a seeker of knowledge.

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"Cavendish first set the "stage" of her drama within the realistic fabric of English society to create a sense of verisimilitude, of a correspondence between this scientific and spiritual future the historical, realistic present in which her contemporary reader was likely to dwell. Her location of her world in her present also enabled the reader to make parallels between the social reality of the present and the social reality of the past, and trust more completely in the author's insistence upon the importance of the alternate, social reality of The Blazing World. The author's choice of names actually enables her real-life persona to intrude into her own work, as Margaret the First is a character in the book. The author also encroaches into her own narrative by including an account of her own husband's misfortunes during the English Civil War."

Tags:utopia, religion, science, england, society

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This paper examines the philosophy thought of Margaret Cavendish in her book "Blazing World." The paper attempts to understand the role of passion in Cavendish philosophy and writing.

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This paper examines how, in Stephen M.R. Covey's book, "Speed of Trust", the author takes the ideas of his father, international best seller Stephen R. Covey, and blazes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. The paper explains that Stephen M.R. Covey's book provides an in-depth look at how trust functions in the every day transactions and relationships of business leaders and public figures and then outlines the type of trust one should expect from the ideal leader according to Covey. The paper concludes with the writer discussing what he found attractive about the management method advocated by Covey.

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"For example, in a situation of a corporate merger the issue of trust and leadership versus management becomes complicated. Let's say the original company will usually take a primarily leadership dominated approach to its business organization, allowing its employees to have many freedoms and responsibilities. The merging company, however, has a motivation approach that places more emphasis on management and incentives. In order to ensure that both performance and job satisfaction remain high for all employees in the newly merged corporation, steps will have to be taken to implement both styles of motivation. "

Tags:productivity, satisfaction

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The paper describes the movie "The Jazz Singer" that centers on a young Jewish boy, Jackie Rabinowitz, who casts aside the Orchard Street Synagogue and his Jewish heritage for a life of loving jazz music and assimilating into American values. The paper discusses how Jackie does not mold to his father's expectation of becoming the next singing cantor, and trail blazes his way into a life of show business. The paper looks at the reaction of Jackie's father and asserts that a young 13 year-old boy should be given the motivation and support to seek his dreams, even if this contradicts what the father or mother believes.

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"America has been paved with many cultural aspects, as the United States is referred to as a great melting pot. However, some ideals, religions, and moral values do not quite melt, but remain a heterogeneous mixture inside the culture that has been fused together. In the 1920's, the United States was a booming nation. In between two wars, an assimilated culture was about to be born. Miss America was crowned at the age of 16. The Boy Scouts of America came into its own as a recognized organization. Bela Lugosi starred in the first production of Dracula, and the Jewish Publishing Society was well into its 40th year. New musical genres were gaining popularity, and the Jazz Singer dealt with the issue of casting away cultural mores for ones that have been considered important by individuals."

Tags:assimilation, values, Judaism, heritage, parents

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This paper examines the health hazards of carbon monoxide. It discusses the firefighters in America today, especially those who fought in the 9/11 blazes. The writer looks at the chemistry of carbon monoxide (CO) and why it is dangerous.

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"Firefighters today face a host of potentially life-threatening situations when fighting fires. Some of these hazards can be minimized by wearing the proper clothing and having the right training so they avoid such things as collapsing walls. In addition, one very real risk is the wide range of toxic agents, both natural and man-made, released into the air, as flammable materials burn. One dangerous substance released in virtually all fires is carbon monoxide (CO), devices that prevent the inhalation of carbon monoxide have to be part of every firefighter's gear."

Tags:9-11, oxygen, CO

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This paper explains that poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe gave birth to the genre of mystery and detective story-telling, popularized through his character Auguste Dupin, who is considered the first detective character to demonstrate the disciplines of deduction and logical thinking in solving the mysteries and crimes that plague society; Conan Doyle's fictional detective character, the well-known Sherlock Holmes, exhibited similar characteristics. The author compares Poe and Doyle's literary works based on their use of stereotyping and pattern-formation (logos), ethos and establishment of pathos as rhetorical techniques in which they solve mystery cases. This paper relates that Dupin's character was portrayed in the most eccentric light as possible by Poe, perhaps giving him a single commonality with the readers through his poverty; in proving Holmes credible to solve the mysteries of English society, Doyle also utilized the character of eccentricity as the most salient points of Holmes' character.

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"Dupin's solution to the murders at the Rue Morgue was based on a stereotype and pattern found in the facts available about the case. Pattern formation was apparent in his analysis of the witnesses' accounts of the events before, during, and after the murder. His discovery that each witness's testimony reflected the fact that "[e]ach likens it (the voice heard)-not to the voice of an individual of any nation...but the converse," a point that led him to conclude that the murderer was of an 'alien' nature, someone who does not speak the language of any of the nationalities of the witnesses."

Tags:ethos, logos, pathos, eccentricity, sherlock-holmes

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This paper relates that F. Scott Fitzgerald (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald) was an Irish-American Jazz Age novelist and short story writer, who is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century. The author points out that Fitzgerald's protagonists are often reflections of the author and his wife Zelda -- heroes who are handsome, confident and predestined that blaze brilliantly before exploding and heroines who are beautiful, tempting and manipulative. The paper compares the couples from the two writings, Jay and Daisy of "The Great Gatsby" and Dexter and Judy of "Winter Dreams", who want greatness but end in misery.

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"Both of these women were described as insensitive, unfaithful women, because both being involved in unsatisfactory marriages, they were having an affair with the male character, Jay Gatsby, respectively Dexter Green. Also Daisy was especially cruel when it came to significant issues. She ran over a woman and killed her, yet afterwards she simply went home and ate dinner, as nothing happened. She cared more about the heat than the person she murdered. Judy was heartless too when it came to the men who adored her."

Tags:zelda, dexter, daisy, jay, blazing

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This paper explains that by creating the characters Molina and Valentin in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), directed by Hector Babenco, Manuel Puig has confronted issues of sexuality and gender in a masochistic Latin American culture. The author points out that there are many symbols of Christianity in the film as observed in the opening sequence of the film where the viewer sees, painted upon a faded cement wall, a painting of an angel with a harp in the sky with the sun blazing behind it, the shadows of bars and clotheslines off to the left. The paper relates that the film "Kiss of the Spider Woman" is significantly different from Puig's book; Babenco's film sequences deal with questions of the political and propaganda nature of art; whereas, Puig uses the film narrations as another chance to further explore sexuality.

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"Molina describes a real man in terms of him being marvelous looking and strong without looking like it. Valentin on the other hand realizes that without power behind you no one looks strong. A real man does not humiliate people and does not make the people around them feel degraded - but that is exactly what the torturers are doing to the prisoners, particularly the political prisoners. It is exactly what they do to when they scream, "You FAG!" at Molina as he lies, blood pouring out of his mouth, in a police surveillance car. These are not real men, they are men who seem strong but only because they have power behind them."

Tags:christianity, book, gender, machoistic, sexuality

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This paper discusses how, although criminals have been escaping justice on the basis of technicalities for decades, when it comes to sexual predators of children using the Internet, some judges are blazing new trails into the terrain of protecting the criminals and punishing the victims, diminishing the results of police work, as well. It looks at the growing need for anti-pedophilia laws concerning the Internet and the surrounding issues, such as the First Amendment and freedom of speech.

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"While some judges and lawmakers are worried about protecting the First Amendment rights of pedophiles, so they can continue to lure their intended victims over the Internet, the population seems to desire even stronger anti-pedophilia laws concerning the Internet.
By 2002, 40 million children were assumed to have Internet access. "The Internet is a dream come true for a pedophile," said Arlington County, (Va.) police Detective Paul J. Reid. "It takes the playground from the street and puts it into their home where they can cultivate victims in privacy." (Fagan 1997)"

Tags:chat, rooms, first, amendment, freedom, speech

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Discusses writings and life of Margaret Cavendish, a 17th Century aristocrat and a political idealist. Examines her work of fiction, THE BLAZING WORLD. Romance fiction elements of the novel. The social organization of the New Kingdom the heroine finds herself ruling. Restoration era political issues in novel including religious and political rivalries.

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"This research examines The Blazing New World, published in England in 1666 by Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle. The research will set forth the historical and cultural context in which the text was published and then discuss how the themes of the text epitomize Cavendish's conception of a feminine utopia.
Virtually alone of all the women writers whose poetry, drama, and prose achieved some currency in the 17th century in England, Margaret Cavendish put her name on her work. Cavendish was not a professional writer as the term is commonly understood; she was self-published, or more exactly enjoyed the patronage of her husband William, Duke of Newcastle. The closet dramas, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that were published under Cavendish's byline appear to have been lavishly printed and distributed (or sold) to a select aristocratic readership. In an..."