Essays Tagged: "main stream"

Electronic Distance Education

with other students in the courses. With the above difficulties, distance education cannot become a main stream way of education, even though it does offer the benefit of having a flexible schedule of ... as to post their own opinions on the various topics. Each group has a name that tells the users the main topic being discussed in there.There is also a way to ensure one-to-one communication on the in ...

(5 pages) 274 1 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Internet and networking

Macintosh vs. IBM

h was called theModel 5100. It carried a price tag of about $9,000 which caused it to be out of the main streamof personal computers, even though their first computer did not get off to as big as a st ... hool systems. With the IBM-compatible computers going more towards businesses and personal use. The main reasonsbehind this are that the Apple had many types of software directed towards children and ...

(12 pages) 199 0 3.0 Dec/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

The Life and Times of Jupiter Hammon: Unsung American Hero.

serve recognition for their accomplishments. Not many bother to look for figures who are not in the main stream and some even argue the importance of remembering specific figures that were not politic ... ised the full scope of what he accomplished for he was not a very strong political writer, he wrote mainly of religion and didn't address that many other topics. Although he did say, "... for my part ...

(2 pages) 24 1 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Analysis of the Psycho-Thriller genre with particular reference to Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction and Single White Female

ising films according to type. It wasn't until the 1960's that Genre was introduced into the use of main stream theory. The French critic André Bazin was actually already using the term in the ... mily leaves home', 'a prohibition or rule is imposed on the hero and that prohibition is broken'.In mainstream cinema it is primarily the male who is the prime motivator of the narrative, it is the ma ...

(8 pages) 121 1 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Main stream punk is for the rich

most of the main stream punk nowadays has turned into money making shows. The problem with this is, punk used to ... the underground bands that are keeping it real for thoses of us who cant stand the pop-culture and mainstream. Have some punk bands sold out and are now for the rich and ignorant?? As i see it yes, a ... out and are now for the rich and ignorant?? As i see it yes, and im sorry to say but punk is now a mainstream thing for all the girls and guys who like the fashion more then the music.no one liked pu ...

(1 pages) 33 0 3.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Yearning to breathe free! - how can we unite the world?

een discriminated because of my color, my religion and my beliefs for centuries but now I am in the main stream of American life. And of course other immigrants have been facing the same problems." Th ... u must look back/ and let them happen/If you do not go through/ it is possible/ to live worthily/To maintain your attitudes/ to old your position/ to die bravely/But much will blind you/ much will eva ...

(3 pages) 36 0 4.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

"Neither a believer, an unbeliever nor agnostic, but oddly all three at once", with reference to two or three poems, consider how this aspect of Stevie Smith is reflected in her poetry.

n the poem and dismissing the overall goodness of God is supposed to possess according to Christian main-stream belief. The Devil is an important character in the poem, because it is unusual how she d ...

(3 pages) 25 0 0.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

What is subculture?

A subculture is a cultural subgroup. They are considered 'opposite from the mainstream culture because of their unique trends. Subcultures are judged by what they look like, wh ... and religion. Subcultures have distinctive styles of dress, activity and music. They form when the main stream culture fails to meet the needs of a particular group of people.Let's take a look at a k ... nment). They don't like to dress appropriately because it is a way they express their hatred to the mainstream culture. They wear clothes such as worn out or ragged jeans, black and daggy t-shirts, wi ...

(1 pages) 31291 1 4.8 Aug/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology

IOI Properties Berhad Financial Analysis

principally carried out by the Company's 69% owned listed property arm, IOI Properties Berhad. The main stream of the property business is the development activities, which contributed more than 90% ... is also involved in property investment and most of the investment properties held by the Group are mainly in respect of retail complexes and office buildings developed as part of our township develop ...

(6 pages) 64 0 3.0 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Pornography in America: How Bad Is It?

rn industry and its viewers claim that it is a harmless activity not much different than other more main stream activities. So is porn truly that bad or is it simply a harmless American pastime unfair ... ship with a willing sexual partner did not solve their problem. Their addiction and escalation were mainly due to the powerful sexual imagery in their minds, implanted there by the exposure to pornogr ...

(9 pages) 75 3 4.3 Apr/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Politics In Sports

d women, killed children and burned the city to the ground. This slaughter of humanity didn't reach main stream press like the Holocaust did. The methods of terror at Auschwitz seem innocent when comp ... er productive, they were led to a gas chamber, led to certain death. The gas chamber was the nazi's main method of extermination. This was a passive way to kill thousands of Jews without seeing a sing ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

A Raisin In The Sun

rry""an African American author, clearly shows the struggle of African American for equality in the main stream society and how their dreams deferred while living under the pressure of prejudice and r ... al in this play. However, we can never deny the significance of the nature relationship between the main character""Walter and Mama""in this play as well as the forces that affect their relationship. ...

(11 pages) 27 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Is A Dog Truly Man's Best Friend

at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show. Unfortunately, I do not share the same ideology with many main stream Americans. At the age of five, I was brutally attacked by a dog, which has since then ch ... of strength. I heard the backdoor slam shut and I knew at that point I needed to show no fear. I remained motionless while the dog began to sniff me.All of a sudden my ears were dramatized by the lou ...

(6 pages) 1330 0 0.0 Feb/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Pat Buchanan

esentative in the next U.S. Presidential election. He is credited with striking a chord amongst the main stream, blue collar sector of the country. This is because he has based his economic platform o ... ent account deficit it is important to clarify what it is composed of. The current account consists mainly of imports and exports of goods (visible trade balance), the flow of "services (such as trans ...

(13 pages) 25 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Bryan Gillem Mrs. Kromer English 11b September 11, 2002 A

is camp to keep the platoon safe, and hiked everyday to keep him busy. All of these things were the main stream of his Korean life. The time he was over in Korea may have been boring, but it was still ...

(1 pages) 1092 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: History Term Papers > Central & Southamerican History

Horace Mann's 12th Annual Report

knowledge and how the values of society can affect education. In order to portray these theories to main stream society, Mann used the example of Common Schools. He believed that Common Schools not on ... ing, was not seen as an equal until people like Horace Mann came along and forever had an effect on main stream society. It was equality, as time went by, that set forth the course for an evolution of ...

(4 pages) 6875 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Of Border Stories. How do Freh Wah's "Diamond Grill" and Verdechia's "Fronteras Americanas" deal with the question of Canadian identity or a national novel?

resists assimilation into an all white landscape; he resists the kind of purity in belonging to the main stream status quo. In much the same way, Verdecchia reveals that western society imposes upon i ...

(12 pages) 20 0 0.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Free Trade Area (FTA) Analysis in China

As globalization becomes the main stream of the world, countries have more tight relationship between each other both in politics ... is precious experience to be popularized with in the WTO.The disadvantages FTA members may face are mainly in three aspects, the adverse impact on certain domestic industries, the problem of national ...

(10 pages) 50 1 4.3 Feb/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Term paper on effects of ecstasy to the senses, brain, and body.

sy", is a synthetic hallucinogen, which over the past 20 years has swept over the world introducing main stream culture to the sub-culture of the rave and techno music. To those who have used the drug ... of your mouth that you didn't even know existed is stripped away." (Erowid MDMA Vault) This is the main effect being sought after by therapists because of the advances that could be made in therapy, ...

(10 pages) 20 0 3.0 May/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

Company Motivational Profile Paper and Presentation - Ben/Jerry's Ice Cream

motivational strategies, and an analysis.Ben & Jerry's HistoryIn 1978, Ben had no luck with the main stream job market he could not find anything that suited him. Jerry found himself failing to be ... facturing. Ben and Jerry supports the production of the food to be safe and environment friendly to maintain the productivity of the land, farms owned by the family, and to support rural communities. ...

(12 pages) 163 0 0.0 Jul/2010

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management