1. The Bungalow Craze in the US
The Bungalow Craze The bungalow style was a major influence in the drastic change of American
society and how people lived. It influenced a major shift in gender role of women in society,
creating easier housekeeping techniques and greater employment and career opportunities for
women by confronting economic and social issues in society using domestic architecture. The
simpler home design expressed many tensions of Progressivism in attempting to solve social issues
of the time. The transformation brought about new ideas as well as fears that had to be confronted.
The spread of factories from the industrial age left anxiety concerning the loss of independence and
masculinity. The middle class population was becoming salaried workers, loosing economic and
moral independence. The Progressive Era had created a deep desire to reshape institutions and
values as well as faith to reform the people. At the same time, the Arts and Crafts Movement grew in
response to the spread of factories. It drew inspiration from John Rustic, an Oxford artist, who
believed that machines were robbing people of the creativity and pleasure of work situations. The
bungalow design was influenced by a variety of social and economic trends that expanded the
middle class and became a powerful means of transformation in American society. Arts and Crafts
promoters associated the bungalow design with creative manual work, independence, and a way to
return to manhood of common work practices. The bungalow
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3. America 's Vaping Revolution : How Suspicious Should We...
A major issues we face today is how un–informed people are on the vaping world also known as e–
cigarettes. For that I have chosen an article called America's vaping revolution: How suspicious
should we really be of the e–cigarette craze by Noah Charney posted on Sunday, Dec 7th, 2014.
This article is about what e–cigarettes are, where they came from and their uses and effects that they
can cause. I'm choosing this article because vaping (smoking E–cigarettes) is something that not a
lot of people understand. Some people believe it is bad for you and that it won't help stop smoking
and that it can still cause health issues. Other things include the cost; some say it cost less than
cigarettes and should e–cigs not be allowed in certain places. Most people are not informed about
vaping on if it's truly harmful or not they just assume it's the same as smoking a cigarettes and that's
all it is but over the years it has changed a lot.
In this article there are three major issues that should be touched on. These three things are things I
find to be wrong. First of all it states that vaping is allowed almost anywhere which is far from true
in anyway. Second it claims that smoking electronically is much less expensive than smoking actual
cigarettes which on most levels is not true. Lastly it says that smoking electronically can be just as
bad for you as smoking an actual cigarette and can cause the same effects as really smoking when
there are really not any bad effects to it. So
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5. Examples Of Power Craze In Macbeth
Power craze occurs many times in Shakespeare's Macbeth. The female characters are excited to
have power. Lady Macbeth for instance, has to seek power through Macbeth because women weren't
given strong leadership roles back then. The witches also helped with the plot by making Macbeth
excited to murder Duncan and become king himself. Shakespeare uses Macbeth to show the
audience his views on power with women. Lady Macbeth is an example of the feminism. Lady
Macbeth puts herself with power by actually going through with her decision to murder Duncan.
Lady Macbeth makes sure that she can persuade Macbeth to kill Duncan for her. In order to do this,
she can't act very feminine like to put herself into the leadership position. "Come you spirits/ That
tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here/ And fill me from the crown to the toe top–full/ Of direst
cruelty. Make thick blood/ Stop up th' access and the passage of remorse" (Shakespeare Act I.38–
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When Macbeth starts feeling guilty about murdering Duncan, Lady Macbeth makes sure that he
doesn't feel that way anymore: "When you durst do it, then you were a man;/ And to be more than
what you were, you would/ Be so much more the man" (Shakespeare I. 49–51). Lady Macbeth
threatens Macbeth's manliness by saying he was manly, but now he isn't because he feels guilty.
Lady Macbeth then states that she would kill her own child if she promised someone to prove her
point even more. By saying this, she makes Macbeth sound weak and unmanly which makes her feel
more powerful. After that Macbeth quickly starts honoring Lady Macbeth. Shakespeare is trying
show us that Lady Macbeth is starting to become man like, and that she isn't acting very feminine
because leadership roles were only given to man. Since she is dominating Macbeth, she is in the
control of the "mission" which back then was very manly rather than
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7. The Seventies: Attitude, Disco Clubs, Or Disco Dance Craze?
The seventies was a time for attitude, disco clubs, and disco music that originated in the african
american, gay male and hispanic communities. The term disco was derived from the french word
"discotheque" a name used for nightclubs in Paris, the disco music genre was a dance–oriented
sound comprised of funk, pop, soul, mambo and salsa, that was popular in the mid–seventies until
the early 1980's. Disco songs featured orchestral instruments:strings section, horn,and flutes were
often used for solo melodies; along with electronic synthesizers, electric piano, and electric rhythm
guitars the days of the lead guitarist was not often present. What made this disco music and disco
dance craze so popular for a short period in music history?
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This was a lifestyle dedicated to partner dancing within a sophisticated futuristic club. The club
scene was transformed by the disco ball, lighted color titles on the floor and a full orchestra to
accompany the featured artist or group. The lifestyle was divided into three subcultures: the gay
males, New York city latinos, the african americans. The white middle class and blue collar workers
became interested toward the late seventies after the movie "Saturday Night Fever" generated a lot
of mainstream interest; the discotheques served as a place to network and
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9. Analysis: The Costco Craze
By watching 2012 CNBC special "The Costco Craze" video, I realize the most essential aspects of
running a successful business is not all about how significant profits you make. In the other hand, it
all about how much time you put into the business to satisfy customer desires, which thrusts Costco
to compete with other companies around the world.
Jim Senegal, CEO of Costco, has a confident attitude in which he directs his small business into a
larger corporation using his exclusive managing styles. These managing styles are prioritizing
employee benefits, understanding customer needs, recognizing the values of mistakes, and engaging
in the business.
First, prioritizing Costco's employee benefits. According to the video, Costco is acknowledged for
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Jim Senegal and his team principal are to conquest customer gratifications. The reason why Costco
is focusing on dedicate customer gratifications is because they realized that these people want to
purchase decent quality products, but they don't want to spend tremendous money on it. For
example, $ 1.50 hot dog with drink is already inexpensive; however, Costco looks for lower–priced
to maintain customer by producing its own hot dog factory.
Therefore, Costco only sells enormous quantity instead of an individual. Similarly, Costco has
limited choices of product to minor in order to receive more profits. Moreover, Costco comprehends
on the economic situation, which strike customer to bargain it.
Third, recognizing the value of mistakes. First, Costco teams learned from the previous experience
and used it to assist them in the future. In order to expand the business, Costco takes risks with its
own investments. Second, Costco is changing the way of direction by twisting the idea around. For
example, doll backpacks because if it doesn't mean the customer requirements, then it unusable to
put that particular product in the
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11. Gourmet Doughnut Craze
Sprinkles, nuts, and coconuts are merely a few toppings that have helped kick start the new gourmet
doughnut craze. Nancy Luna, staff writer of the OC Register, describes in her article "Gourmet
Doughnut craze gets wackier with build–your–own 'donut' shop in Irvine" that the latest trend offers
an irreplaceable twist by allowing customers to create specific doughnuts with a variety of toppings
and glazes (Luna). Toppings range from fresh fruit to chocolate chips; in addition, yeast doughnut
flavors include tiramisu, maple bacon, burnt pistachio, and crème brulee. Luna quotes, Fenny Yan,
owner of the Irvine shop, poqetDonuts, "current trends allow diners to customize everything from
tacos, burritos, to pizza. Why not a doughnut?" Yan interests
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13. Factors Of The European Witch Craze In The 17th Century
Periods of religious, social, and economic turmoil often provoke extremist movements. This is
particularly true in regards to the European "Witch Craze," an era from the late fifteenth through the
seventeenth centuries characterized by mass hysteria towards individuals suspected of practicing
"witchcraft." However, several external factors throughout Europe served to precipitate the
persecution of these individuals, a vast majority of which were female. One such factor was the
Protestant Reformation, a movement led by influential religious figures such as Martin Luther in
Germany and Ulrich Zwingli in Switzerland, who attempted to reform the corruption and abuses of
the Roman Catholic Church, thus inadvertently leading to the formation of Protestant religions
within the Christian faith. This act of dissent amplified religious tensions throughout Europe,
therefore intensifying religious sentiments, such as the fear of satanic worship. Additionally, during
this time period, Europe was faced with immense hardships in the form of natural disasters, famine,
war, and devastation of the Black Plague, which not only created an apprehensive environment in
which many sought out an explanation or scapegoat for their misfortunes, but significantly damaged
Europe's economic stability, thus causing people to go to extremes in order to support themselves
economically. These factors were a lethal combination, creating a general climate of terror and
doubt throughout Europe. To this end,
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15. The Pros And Cons Of Drug Craze
Drug Craze
Did you know that there is an estimated minimum of 190,000 deaths per year globally from opioid
overdoses? SIRS data base reports that all around the country the amount of overdoses from
prescribed opioids is rising. Resulting in thousands of deaths and many more hospitalized. But will
increased regulation make it more difficult for people who need the medication to acquire? This
paper will examine viewpoint one, two and my viewpoint on prescription drug abuse.
To begin with, viewpoint one believes that increased regulation and monitoring is needed to curtail
prescription drug abuse. For starters, companies such as CVS have already limited how big your
prescription can be and how strong it is without specific directions from your doctor. Firstly, most
people who are addicted never get the help they need and end up overdosing. For example,
Economist Magazine shares that "An increase in overdoses from prescription and illicit opioids such
as heroin and fentanyl, means that deaths caused by drugs exceed those from car crashes and
firearms" (Hippocrates). Thus, this point proves how serious the drug problem is in America.
Secondly, many of these addicts are expecting mothers. For instance, Margaret Wile from State
Legislatures, reports that every three minutes a women is taken to the hospital for prescription abuse
or misuse (Wile). Therefore, this confirms that drugs do not just affect us, but they can affect the
children as well. Thirdly, we are in the biggest drug
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17. The Witch Craze Of The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries
Gender, race, age, and ability have been used to shape the history and our understanding of human
sexuality, as well as how certain groups, specifically marginalized groups, were seen as degenerate
or delinquent people. When examining why and how specific groups of people were though of as
being sexual delinquents, it is important to use an intersectional lens, and consider how these
different categories and identities of gender, race, age, and ability work together to form experiences
and opinions. By marginalizing, controlling, and regulating the sexualities and bodies of those who
were women, people of colour, adolescents, or differentially abled, the social norm of a white,
heterosexual, patriarchy has been enforced through history. Throughout the history of humankind,
women's bodies and sexuality have been critiqued, chastised, and judged by society. During the
witch craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, many women were accused of being evil
beings. Over 60,000 women were wrongfully executed by their accusers . It was believed that
woman who were midwives, challenged male authority, or were sexually promiscuous and given
themselves to Satin and were now evil and immoral beings. The more "feminine" senses, touch,
smell, and taste were often associated with being a witch . By accusing women who were sexual
agents or who were associated with women's bodies or sexuality (such as midwives) of being evil
and executing them, men were able to use gender to
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19. Essay The Elvis Craze
The Elvis Craze The public made Elvis Presley larger than life, better known than Jimi Hendrix,
John Lennon and in some cases God Himself. I cannot quite understand the Elvis craze. I don't think
he was a handsome man, I don't enjoy his music, I won't waste my time trying to sit through one of
his boring, talentless movies, and if, God forbid, I end up on my deathbed with some horrible,
incurable disease, I certainly won't make a pilgrimage to Graceland to be miraculously healed. Jack
Gould conveyed some of my feeling in the essay TV: New Phenomenon when he wrote, "Mr.
Presley has no discernible singing ability." Although he gave away cars, cash, and gifts to friends,
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In his teen years, Elvis absorbed the cultural aspects and musical style of Country, Gospel, and
Rhythm & Blues. He lived in the South, where Country music was most prevalent, it was sort of a
"given" for him for him to adopt the country music style. His parents were devout churchgoers, and
Elvis frequently attended the all night revivals, where he enjoyed jumping around and singing the
gospel. It is also known that Elvis spent quite a bit of time on Memphis's Beale Street, known for its
Rhythm & Blues clubs. When Elvis did unoriginal songs that had been sung previously by other
artists, he added his own flavor that was made up of his mixed Gospel, Country, and R & B
background. His style drew diverse crowds, and songs such as "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel"
went to #1 in the Country, R & B and Pop charts. None of this justifies the deification of Elvis. After
a brief stint in the US Army, Elvis started concentrating more on movies. He made a wide variety of
movies, GI Blues, Blue Hawaii, Viva Las Vegas, and Fun in Acapulco to name a few. Although the
movies were basically glorified music videos, as they contained no real plot and a lot of singing,
these movies and their songs made millions. I honestly think that if the "Elvis myth" that is
discussed in Griel Marcus's essay, Presliad, had not already been put in place by Elvis's fans, the
movies would not have grossed half the money,
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21. Witch Craze in Europe
Witch craze in Europe during: the period of the Protestant Reformation, Catholic Counter–
Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the consolidation of national governments from about
1480–1700
For more than two hundred years, individuals were persecuted as witches throughout the continent
of Europe, even though the witch hunt was concentrated on Southwestern Germany, Switzerland,
England, Scotland, Poland, and parts of France. In a collective frenzy. witches were sought,
identified, arrested, mostly tortured, and tried for a variety of reasons. The total number of witches
tried exceeded 100,000 people. This essay is supposed to identify three major reasons for the witch
craze in sixteenth and seventeenth century Europe.
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There were test, such as, being throw into the ocean and seeing if you would drown or not. If you
drowned you were not a witch, if you did not you were. So, either way you would die. You would
die because they would burn you alive. Others were tortured so much that they just admit that they
were witches, even though they were not. They wanted the pain to end.
The three main reasons for the persecutions of many innocent victims in Europe which last from
about 1480–1700. Was, first, age, gender, and a persons class. Second, was the public opinion and
peer pressure of people. And third, was very strong religious beliefs. The techniques of the witch
hunts were the most helpless, or the ones that are blamed by somebody else ,in other words
scapegoating . These techniques are the very same we used today in many political, economic,
ideological conflicts. So we some what have witch hunts
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23. How Did The Hoverboard Bans Spread The Craze?
A relatively new technology that hit the market last year was the hoverboard. A hoverboard is
essentially a segway with no handle that requires a user to balance on it as though it were a
skateboard. Hoverboards gained an incredible amount of popularity and were used by famous
celebrities such as Mike Tyson and Justin Bieber which only helped spread the craze (Tech business
student's hoverboard lesson: The ups and downs of business). The hoverboard business was
booming and sales were expected to increase throughout the holiday season. Then, several reports
surfaced that hoverboards were exploding or catching on fire. Due to obvious reasons, hoverboard
bans began to take place in many institutions and public areas to prevent fire hazards and
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25. What Triggered The Witch Craze?
Joseph Bohannon
Dr. Wirts
History 4342
January 28 2017
What triggered the witch craze? Most historians agree that the witch craze began in the 15th century,
during the early modern period. However, many factors that contributed to the witch craze had been
brewing for several centuries prior, in as early as the 12th century we see the persecution of heresy
by the Medieval Inquisition, which is basically a large–scale model of religious groups suppressing
and killing anyone who does not agree with them, or speaks out against them. This similar type of
rational is seen happening in Colonial America: men, women, and children who were educated, and
spoke out against the social norms were labeled as witches and targets of hate crimes.
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Word of mouth was their most effective way of sharing information until the printing press was
created, this invention revolutionized how information could be shared throughout the world, books
were able to be mass reproduced and able to reach places that word of mouth may not have able to,
but as is the case with most good things, evil people can use good things for bad. Large amounts of
books were published that outlined the existence of witchcraft, stating that they were demonic
influences involved, and offering ways for people to deal with it, as well as many embellishments.
Some such publications were the Fomicarius (NIDER), Flagellum Haereticorum Fascinariorum
(JACQUIER), De Lamiss (MOLITORS), and The Hammer of the Witches (MALIFICARUM).
Publications like these perpetuated the hysteria into what we know refer to the witch craze/ which
trials.
The witch craze in Europe was at its height during 1560–1630, some of the most notorious trails that
were held were: the Trier, Fulda, Basque, Wuzburg (mostly children were accused), and the
Bamberg witch trials. In 1590 King James VI of Scotland got involved with the witch craze, he had
developed such a fear that he would have nightmares of witches killing him. The King ordered that
anyone suspected of witchcraft would be brought before the royal court. One such person that was
suspected of being a witch was a nobleman named Francis Stewart who was the 5th Earl of
Bothwell, who later fled the country fearing for his
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27. The Witch Craze In The Nineteenth Century
Witch Craze A woman was once looked upon as a healer, ancient persist, mid wife, therapist, cook,
sever of goddess, a positive figure, etc. As time went on, women were not seen as they were
originally portrayed. Women were eventually viewed as a witch. Each culture had a different
perception on what a witch looked like, but each represented the same thing. In essence, the witch
craze brought about the "dark side" of a female. Some causes of "witch craze" in the fifteenth
century would include hallucinations, people not wanting to be tortured and people needing
something to blame misfortune on. Firstly, hallucinations occur as a result of the induction of
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The torture was so horrible people would do anything they could to get out of it. "I have never seen
you at the sabbat, but to end torture I had to accuse someone", this is how the witch craze grew and
spread so quickly. People would name random people to try and escape the torcher, even if what
they were saying was inaccurate. If the person that was being accused was compliant, then the
"penitent witch/witches could look forward to being strangled before the fire was lit", this would
mean getting some relief before dying. To be compliant, the person that was being accused had to
give names of people they saw at the sabbat; which means giving names they could think of off the
top their head, meaning giving names of family, friend and neighbors.
Naturally, humans are prone to blaming their misfortunes on people or things aside from themselves.
If a woman could be a healer, then it would only make sense that she would be able to harm as well.
Whenever something bad happened, like crops dying instead of blaming the weather the towns
people blamed a witch. The people in this time believed that everything ill–fated was done by an
evil presence or was deficient. For example, Robert Detweiler in his article "Shifting perspectives
on Salem witches "states "witchcraft serves an important function in explaining death and other
misfortunes". This showed that in this time, witches could be used as explanation to satisfy the
towns people belief or
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29. Causes Of The Witch Craze
A woman was once looked upon as a positive figure, however, with time, women were not seen as
they were originally portrayed. Women were eventually viewed as a witch. Each culture had a
different perception on what a witch looked like, but each represented the same thing; an old woman
living alone or, a widow for instance. In essence, the witch craze brought about the "dark side " of
the feminine gender. Some causes of the witch craze in the fifteenth century included hallucinations,
an escape for the accused witch from torture and humans natural instincts of blaming a misfortune
on someone or something. Firstly, hallucinations occur as a result of the induction of hallucinogens
into the blood stream. Some people have always wondered how witches got the stigma of being able
to fly. During the witch craze, drugs were popular. With the hot topic of witch's, people who used
drugs, hallucinated witches being able to fly. When there is a lot of pressure and tension is high
around a person, some people use drugs to find an escape. By finding an escape, people made up
being able to see witches fly or, just wanted to be known by telling others a fib to bring attention to
ones' self. For those who don't use drugs, they are highly influenced by the people who do use them,
making them paranoid and susceptible to believe anything they hear. In the 1600's, the deception
was how people saw witches flying around on a broomstick. Because drugs and witches were a
popular trend, people
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31. The Iphone Of The Ipad Craze
The iPhone Craze "First was the mouse. The second was the click wheel. And now, we 're going to
bring multi–touch to the market. And each of these revolutionary interfaces has made possible a
revolutionary product – the Mac, the iPod and now the iPhone ("Iphone Quotes," 2001–2014)."
Steve Jobs said this of his company, Apple, which has transformed the world around us. Over the
years, the iPhone has evolved from the original to the latest iPhone. This relatively new technology
integrates numerous devices that people used to carry into one little device that fits in your pocket.
However, the iPhone has had some ethical issues because of claims to them mistreating and
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They created Apple on April 1, 1976, and in 1987 the Macintosh came out, and then the company
grew and grew (Jones, 2008). On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone came out and revolutionized the
world of mobile communication (Jones). The iPhone created global publicity for Apple and
cemented their reputation as a very innovative company (Jones). Throughout the years, iPhones
have evolved tremendously. Three years after the original iPhone was released, the iPhone 4 made
its debut on the world (Sunga, 2013). The improvements that Apple made during this time were
significant, but they did not stop there. They continued to make six more models, improving them
each time. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus recently came out on September 19th, 2014 with a bigger screen
and more advanced technology than ever before.
Potential Benefits The benefits of the iPhone for the typical user have been plentiful. "Of the five
billion phones in the world, 1.08 billion are smart phones, and 28.7 percent of the smartphones
today are iPhones (Sunga, 2013, p. 83)." Therefore, many people globally are profiting from the
technology of the iPhone. Before its release, individual technological innovations, such as a
calendar, calculator, camera, clock, telephone, games, GPS system, internet browsing, and
applications for various interests, were all required to do
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33. The Diet Pill And Supplement Craze
Society today has become a place where appearance is regarded as very important. It is believed that
beautiful people are the happiest and most successful and when it comes to weight and physique size
matters. Another social norm in our society is smoking. Whether it stems from the ideal that
smoking is cool or from mere addiction, smoking has become so common that it is no longer
frowned upon generally speaking however being overweight is. Women today especially want to fit
into society's perception of what the "ideal woman" looks like and will do almost anything it seems
to gain this satisfaction. From gym memberships, extreme diets and exercise programs to the latest
diet pill or supplement craze. Women will endure almost anything to be the ideal weight. Among
these conceptions is the idea that smoking can prevent a woman from gaining weight or can assist in
keeping the weight off. One familiar mindset is "what better way to stay thin than to smoke?" and it
is a widespread idea. Though smoking can in fact be tied to benefits such as weight control, stress
reduction and improved mood, it is still the number one cause of preventable disease and death.
Even though society has heard of and is aware of the dangers and health risks adjoining smoking it
is still often used as a tactic to control weight especially among women. In this paper I am going to
discuss the article Differential Effects of a Body Image Exposure Session on Smoking Urge
Between Physically Active
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35. The Rise of the Witchcraft Craze in 17th Century Britain...
The Rise of the Witchcraft Craze in 17th Century Britain
Accusations of witchcraft date back to 900 AD, but killing following accusation reached a fever
pitch in the late 16th century Europe, and late 17th century Britain. Germany and Scotland were the
areas that were most heavily purged, with an estimated 4000 witches dying in Scotland and 26 000
dying in Germany (Gibbons). The Inquisition in Britain happened against a backdrop of new ideas
competing with established traditions which created a sense of confusion and religious hysteria
amongst the general population. A number of theories have developed from historians as to what
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It could be conceived that this old–fashioned attitude which developed against a backdrop of
scientific development, sparked passion in the Puritan church to purge their society of witches.
Smith, the secularist historian, and therefore with perhaps a biased view, notes, "A patent cause of
the mania was the zeal and bibliolatry of Puritanism". Johnson concurs with this statement by
observing, "Above all, Puritanism was the dynamic behind the increase in witch–hunting". Part of
the Puritan belief is the creation of a 'land of saints' which meant that Puritans would actively seek
to banish evil from their communities, which in the 17th century, took the form of witchcraft.
Mainly stimulated by the Civil War, Puritanism rose in credibility and following as a religion.
Through the desire to create a 'land of saints' and with papal sanction (Papal Bull 1484), religious
believers were legitimately able to accuse any whom they felt were guilty of witchcraft.
The witch hunt itself was seen to be sanctioned by the church. The Papal Bull of 1484, and the
translation of the King James bible which featured the section "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live"
(Exodus 22:18) provided the legitimisation for these attacks and meant that the general public could
hunt witches and be devoid of
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37. Social Network Sites Are A Past Craze Or Today?
1. Introduction
There has been a lot of discussions about whether social network sites are a past craze or here to
stay. In this essay, the concept of a social network site is narrower than that of social media, a social
network can be defined as " A dedicated website or other application which enables users to
communicate with each other by posting information, comments, messages, images"
(http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/social–network?q=social+network, no date).
This means that the type of social network is independent from the type of media sharing websites,
such as YouTube, and the type of Micro–blogging, such as Twitter. These social networks are often
household names, such as Facebook, LinkedIn and Belo. In fact, up to the second quarter of 2015,
there were 1.49 billion monthly active users in Facebook (Statista, 2015). It's clear that people like
using social networking sites, interacting and sharing with other users which they can add as friends.
Therefore, it is hard to say social networks are a passing fashion.
Although Bilge et al (2009) have argued that social networks will impose great harm both on users
and society, others hold a different view and claim that this is not the case and social networks might
not disappear, because they have many advantages for the users themselves and for the community.
Thus, this essay will attempt to demonstrate that the need of belonging, self–presentation, and social
interactions are the fundamental
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39. Witch Craze Research Paper
Human bodies, legitimacy, and evolution are three of the categories that were the foundation in
finding those to be a witch or in bed with the devil during the time of 1455 in Germany. Human
bodies were tortured, disfigured and viewed as wicked by many individuals at the time. The
legitimacy of an individual's confession, accusation, trial and holiness was constantly tested for
wickedness of the devil. While the category of evolution displays how as time progress the witch
craze declined but the methods of finding witches intensified. Throughout the 16–17th century
witch–hunts in Frankfurt, Germany where at an all–time high. Many people in villages accused
women, men and children as witches. Villagers believed that these witches are the cause for lack of
harvest, livestock dying, death, or disease occurring. (Roper pg.6) During the witch hunts the
amount of human bodies were not solely women Roper states "20 percent of victims during the
witch craze in Germany were men trying to eradicate heresy" (Roper pg.6). The amount of human
bodies that were affected by the witch craze Roper goes into depth about stating "witch–hunt is
estimated to be higher than 50,000 people. Nonetheless we don't know the exact amount of deaths
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(Roper pg. 236) This evolution of who could be a witch altered as time progressed in the 15th
century it was the possibility everyone could be a witch as seen children, men, and women. (Roper
pg. 6) However, as the 18th century progressed the evolution of who would fit the profile of being a
witch became any women who gave herself to the devil. (Roper pg. 253) In 1854 the Grimm
brothers use the story book of Hansel of Gretel to show the evolution of the world from the past of
witch hunting in Germany. The story of the witch craze, focuses on the evil nature of witches,
women, and children (Roper pg.
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41. Dieting Crazes In America
Along with body dissatisfaction, dieting crazes have been a new phenomenon that have spawned
from media's ideal body image. The dieting and weight–loss industry makes approximately sixty
billion dollars annually (Williams). That is twenty million dollars more than it made just twenty
years ago (Iggers). This is because sixty–seven percent of women are trying to lose weight. The sad
part is that fifty–three of these women are a healthy body weight ("Survey"). This increase in the
past twenty years has everything to do with the plethora of media influences in everyday lives. It has
created dieting crazes that are extremely lacking in nutrients and almost inhumane. Juicing has
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The problem is, there is very little nutrients in this diet. No proteins, no complex carbohydrates, and
no healthy fats, Just what you can get out of a juiced fruit or vegetable which still has less nutrients
than a whole one. A person will definitely lose weight while on this diet because they are practically
starving themselves. The American Journal of medicine has even published a study that shows
oxalate–induced acute kidney failure caused by juicing and yet people still juice (Gonzalez). The
juicing fad started with celebrities and spread through media to woman who strive to look like the
celebrities endorsing the crazy diet. Juicing is one of many diets prevalent in the media right now
and that another issue. There are so many different diets showing up in magazines, on television, or
on social media that people are setting themselves up for an eating disorder. Starting with simple
diets like low fat, no fat, low carb, no carb, vegetarian, vegan, and escalating to The Paleolithic Diet,
gluten–free, diet pills, and the Atkins Diet, people do not know what to eat. The media has
influenced all these diets and the people who fall for them are trying to look like the celebrities that
endorse them. It a vicious cycle that leaves woman confused, hungry, and unhappy with their
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42.
43. Witch Craze Dbq Essay
The witch craze had widely spread through Europe from the Middle Ages up to the 1700's. Those
who were accused of being a witch were persecuted by the use of torture. The number of "witches"
who were tried surpassed 100,000. Witches were not viewed too fondly, for they were assumed to
associate with the Devil. The three major reasons for the persecutions of witches were economic
greed, age and gender bias, and religious beliefs. The economic greed was seen a handful of times
during the trials. In Document A7, the mayor of Bamberg, Germany writes to his daughter the
following,"...for God's sake confess something, whether it be true or not. Invent something, for you
cannot endure the torture which you will be put to... you will not escape... ... Show more content on
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For Calvin to use such harsh, degrading terms allows his followers to almost develop the same
mindset as him. If the great Calvin believes this, shall we do too? Another famous religious leader,
Martin Luther, embarks a similar claim as Calvin. He claims," ... sorcerers or witches are the Devil's
whores who steal milk, raise storms, ride on goats or broomsticks, lame or maim people, torture
babies...not that the Devil is unable to do these things by himself without sorcerers, for he is lord of
the world yet he will not act without human help" (Document B3). Luther's words influence his
followers the same as Calvin. In fact, even the Pope (Innocent VIII) makes strong remarks about the
witches. We see this when he says," many persons of both sexes, heedless of their own salvation and
forsaking the Catholic faith, give themselves over to the devils male and female... We therefore,
desiring, as is our duty... to remove all impediments.."(Document B2). The pope is the most grandest
of all religious influences and surely enough, his points are going to stick in the heads of the people.
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44.
45. Essay on What Started the Zombie Craze and What Kept Them...
12th Composition ––11°
16 December, 2009
What started the zombie craze and what kept them "alive"? AHHHHhhhhhh........! Imagine being
awakened by a soft, distance scream. Wide awake, the world returns to being silent except for a
racing heartbeat. Suddenly, a soft resonating moan starts to fill the empty air of the bedroom.
Looking out the window, the world is an eerie grey with nothing moving but the occasional garbage
blowing in the wind. Suddenly the horizon begins to change as a crowd of people begin to emerge.
Watching nervously, the figures get closer and turn into something much more menacing. They are
all disease–invested, flesh–rotted, brain–hungry zombies! Where did these undead monsters come
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Night of the Living Dead gave the world its first zombie and since then the zombie has not stopped
thirsting for human brains. Today, the new movie "Zombieland" has just been released into theaters
so the zombie is still going strongly through culture. Night of the Living Dead was a serious horror
look at zombies but society has turned a once terrifying genre into some humor. Spoofs like 'Shawn
of the Dead' and 'Zombieland' "has fun messing around with the rules of the post–apocalyptic
zombie movie genre" (Machosky). However the reason the undead have survived so long is because
they have broadened their publicity range. Not only does the world see zombies in movies, but
mankind must "watch out for Nazi zombies rising from the grave in videos games like 'Dead Snow'
and 'Call of Duty: World at War'" (Greene). Zombies have been expanded into music as well with
the Kingston Trio's release of the song "Zombie Jamboree". Even books have been used to spread
the disease, such as "at Borders zombie literature runs the gambit from Pride and Prejudice and
Zombies to Zombie Haiku" (Greene). In addition, David Lubar has just recently expanded the
zombie craze to elementary school children with his newest novel, My Rotten Life (Lauer–
Williams). This is a children's book about a middle school student who is also a zombie. Zombies,
once a scary menace only for the brave at heart, have become a friendlier topic for everyone.
However, for some people, zombies are still a very
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46.
47. Witch Craze Dbq Ap Euro Essay
During the late fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, thousands of individuals were persecuted
as witches. It was thought that these individuals practiced black magic and performed evil deeds, the
deeds of the devil. This all happened during a time of great change in Europe, during the time of the
Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the consolidation
of national governments. They were persecuted for a variety of reasons, but three major ones were
religious reasons, social prejudices, and the economic greed of the people. Religious leaders such as
Martin Luther and John Calvin influenced the ideas of their followers. Religion dominated the time
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11) Calvin's ideas were similar to Luther's, as they were both anti–witch and felt them to be Devil's
spawn. Even the most influential person in religion and politics at the time, Pope Innocent VII,
stated in his "The Witch Bull," that people should "remove all impediments...to exercise their office
of inquisition and to proceed to the correction, imprisonment, and punishment of the aforesaid
persons for their said offences and crime..." (Doc. 9) The fact that the highest ranking power in
religion acknowledged the existence of witches in the world led to a whirlwind of accusation and
chaos. In the end, all three religious leaders had a strong influence on the people's beliefs. It is quite
obvious that they are biased towards their cause, and therefore are not necessarily believable or
reliable in their observations. They basically scared people in order to gain loyalty and so people
would accept and follow their sayings. This is shown in the diary entry of a young Protestant boy in
Document 12. "I suffered terribly from fear of Hell and...had, the fears that I was in." (Doc. 12) He
is basically stating his fears of the devil and hell, as a result of the beliefs placed in his head by
religion. This is a more reliable source because a diary entry usually shows true emotions and
beliefs. The religious
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48.
49. Review Of ' Mid Century Movie Craze ' Essay
Amanda Falwell Journal Week 1 Mid Century Movie Craze Panoramas created the desire to show
overviews of cities and landscapes and prompted artists to construct more desirable creations. There
were many ways to create a panorama such as using glass plates, prints, swing lens cameras,
painting, and photographs. These machines generally were hand cranked to create motion which
tricked the eye to see a moving object. This article introduced me to John Banvard who was a man
that combined sketches and canvas into large scale moving panoramas. He worked as a scene
painter on the Chapman family's Floating Theater and created dioramic paintings on the boat.
Banvard traveled through Europe to display his innovative exhibits. While on his travel he gave
Queen Victoria a private presentation. We are Here and Not Here This reading establishes the
relationship to cinema and magic or "Cinemagic". During the nineteenth century popular
entertainment merged science and technology into stage performances in an effort to fool the eye.
The goal was to trick someones vision with elaborate visual presentations. This "imagistic turn"
demonstrated disappearances and transformations through the use of mirrors and reflections. In this
era performers had control of the audiences view, they used the illusions to create optical images for
entertainment. This chapter explained pre–cinema magic illusions, technological innovations, and
cultural optics. I learned that entertainment magic plays with
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50.
51. Channels and Intermediaries of Cookie Craze
Channels and Intermediaries There are three main channels for Cookie Craze. The first channel is a
direct–to–consumer channel that consists of an on–site store at our bakery. This channel is expected
to drive a considerable amount of business, probably the majority of our sales initially. The other
two channels, both coming under the umbrella of "wholesale", are through grocery outlets and
restaurants/coffee shops. The grocery channel will primarily consist of individually packaged
cookies, and gift boxes of cookies, that the stores will sell at mark–up to their customers.
Restaurants and coffee shops will make the cookies available to their customers as a menu item. The
direct to consumer channel by definition has no intermediary, other than the front–of–house staff at
Cookie Craze. The grocery store and restaurant channels will not initially have an intermediary
either. It is expected that in the early stages of the business (in other words, the foreseeable future),
these customers will all be local firms. They will either pick up the cookies at Cookie Craze, or will
arrange for delivery. Most likely, Cookie Craze will handle delivery itself. Initially the company
does not expect to need a separate driver for this, but at some point in the future options like hiring a
driver or using a local courier service might be examined. There will not be, however, any
wholesaler, as there is no conceivable reason why Cookie Craze cannot handle its own local
distribution. Should
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52.
53. Causes Of The Witch Craze
The witch craze rapidly spread around Europe from 1480 to 1700, especially during the time of both
the Protestant and Catholic Reformation. From accusations to trials to persecution, over a million
Europeans were tried due to witchcraft suspicions. The trials were often rigged in favor of the
accusers, and torture was used as a method for confession in certains areas of Europe. The witch
craze had many contributing factors that allowed it to last for almost three hundred years. Three
major reasons for the persecution of individual witches were influence from religious superstitions
promoted by the Church, lack of advanced knowledge in science and medicine and social prejudice
against the lower socioeconomic class. Religious leaders condemned witches and spread the idea
that witches work for the devil. When higher power religious leaders acknowledged the existence of
witches and the detrimental effects of witches in society, it fostered fear among the people, which
encouraged accusation against many individuals. In Doc B3, Martin Luther says that "witches are
the Devil's whores who steal milk, rise storms...torture babies in their cradles...[and] that the Devil is
unable to do these things by himself." After Martin Luther preached about the threats, dangers, and
horrible things witches do, the European people were instilled with fear and were determined to put
an end to the spread of witches through persecution. Even Pope Innocent VIII ordered the people
that it was their
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54.
55. Be Sure You 're Right, Then Go Ahead : The Davy Crockett...
In the article, "Be Sure You 're Right, Then Go Ahead: The Davy Crockett Gun Craze" by Sarah
Nilsen, the author tries to show how the gun crazy brought on by the Davy Crockett TV show of the
50s munipulated the viewers into accepting childhood gunplay as harmless. She states, "I intend to
cast some light on the way that children 's television programming, and in particular Disney, was
able to motivate a particular conception of guns in American culture, while effectivelly diffusing
broader social concerns and criticisms over gunplay". She also ties this gun crazy to the National
Rifle Association by their use of the social media of that era. And that the NRA used the populaity of
the Disney show Davy Crockett, to promote their agenda by showing our historical past was
centered on the gun and its ' use on the frontier by early Americas settlers. This was done to try and
ease adults fear of childhood gunplay. Some government officials and adults believed the acceptance
of childhood gunplay may have been the cause of the increase in juvenile delinquency. She also
made reference to WWII, the fear of Communism and the returning war vets and how this led to the
increase in the production and sale of guns. I found much of Nilsen 's ideas and facts very
interesting but at times a little confusing and lacking in additional information. Nilsen relates that
the increased popularity of guns for adults, was brought on by violent TV programing, movies,
WWII and Communism.
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56.
57. Standardized Testing Craze In The Usa Research Paper
The mark of success in America for most people is pursuing higher education once a high school
diploma or General Education Development (GED) is obtained. However, the pursuit of higher
education is not easy to come by since it all comes down to the decisions made by College
Admissions committees at various colleges and universities. Being admitted into a college or
university depends on a number factors, namely Grade Point Average (GPA), Rank, and SAT or
ACT exam scores. Should college entrance exams be weighed so heavily in the college admissions
process? The standardized testing craze in the United States is to blame for the emphasis on college
entrance exams. "College entrance exams can be tied to standardized testing that began in the ...
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However, these exams seem to favor white students. "...SAT questions in the verbal section favored
white students by using language with which they were more familiar compared to non–other white
groups." (Prois 2011) Low–income students tend to be minority students as well. These exams are
known to use higher level vocabulary, minority students may not be able to comprehend the
vocabulary used on the exams. Lack of comprehension can negatively affect those students' scores
on their college entrance exams. If students know ahead of time that they are at a disadvantage they
should try that much harder to set themselves up for success. Students can read and learn the
definitions of higher level vocabulary words to better comprehend the vocabulary used on the SAT
and ACT. Being a minority and/or low–income student does not have to be a disadvantage when
taking college entrance exams. Minority and low–income students can study higher level vocabulary
on their own time and use fee waivers when they take their exams. By doing the two things listed
above, these students are more likely to set themselves up for success on their
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58.
59. Since the beginning of the social networking craze it...
Since the beginning of the social networking craze it seems that people have become more distant
from one another due to their constant use of it. Even though social networking does allow us to
connect and communicate a lot quicker than before, real face–to–face interaction with each other
should be what remains most important for the way we socialize. With the constant use of social
networking sites we are driven to stay indoors and glue our eyes onto the screens of our electronic
devices. By staying indoors it doesn't only keep us away from socializing with the real world but it
can also affect our life in a negative way. Experts claim that if too much time is spent indoors with
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At some points those involved in the online relationship may take it a step forward and actually
meet in real life. People are not sure whether to consider this cheating because it isn't anything
physical, but as soon as things start becoming more serious, that's when cheating is no longer in
question. Over trusting people online all leads to a whole different argument about social
networking. Those on the opposite side of the screen may not always turn out to be whom they
claim to be. Since so much time is spent online, we begin to grow a bond with those we connect to.
Some friends may be completely trustworthy because we know them personally, but in other cases
we connect with complete strangers and we have no clue whether they are who they say they are. In
the online world it is very simple to be a completely different person on any social networking site
than you really are. In a current study that was conducted, it was known that fake users are
managing approximately 8.7% of Facebook profiles. This doesn't only put our life in danger but it
can also put our identity at risk. There are spam profiles within that 8.7% and these profiles can
easily steal one's identity with a simple click, causing problems that can possibly last a lifetime.
Going back to meeting strangers, In 2010 a young man directed a documentary film about himself
telling the story about the time he was in an online relationship with a woman whom he never met.
When the time came they
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60.
61. Ap Euro Dbq Witch Craze
The witchcraze began due to a number of factors including: the belief in magic, the idea that the
paranoia of the elites trickled down into the villages, and the idea of context. When the witchcraze
occurred, Europe underwent a number of changes. These changes included disease (specifically the
Black Death), problems of village life, religious tension (Reformation and Counter–Reformation),
little ice age, and economical changes (Atlantic world shift). These contextual changes contributed
to a world that believed in magic and the result is the witchcraze. In addition to the factors that
contributed to the beginning of the witchcraze, it was also changes in Europe that ended the
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For starters, the most significant change was the scientific revolution; this change caused the court
to require hard evidence, which in witch trials was impossible. Without the evidence, witches could
no longer be convicted and burned at the stake. This lack of convictions led to lack of accusations,
which then ended the witchcraze. In addition to this, Levack discusses the changes in the legal
system and procedures. According to Levack, "the central judicial authorities of early modern
European states did more to restrain the process of witch–hunting than to abet it. The real initiative
in witch–hunting came from the localities, not the central government" (Levack, pg. 94). This
argument goes hand in hand with the idea that the shift from local power to centralized governments
gaining power and taking control. At this time, the monarchies gained more power; Louis XIV, an
absolute monarch is a perfect example of the change in monarchical power. When the centralized
government took power in the witchcraze, the courts were more lenient. In addition to the
centralized power, the villagers were no longer the only people accused; the elites became targets as
well. As soon as the elites themselves became targets, they were more inclined to end the
witchcraze. This idea stems from Joan Scott, "In most areas of Europe the accused were very poor,
and their accusers were
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62.
63. The Witch Craze : Factors And Advancements Of The Witch In...
The Witch Craze Witchcraft in the 1400s going on to the 1700s gained massive popularity due to
subsequent factors. Some of these factors included hallucinogens contained in the "oyl" women used
to anoint themselves, manipulating the hysteria and using it as a form of social control to make
people conform to the norms of the society and lastly, using it to explain misfortunes that afflicted
the people of the community and the neighboring ones. Firstly, a witch had confessed that before
going off on their meetings, they (the witches) anoint themselves with a special oyl that was brought
to them by a spirit and that it assisted them on their journey with the devil to Sabbat; a place filled
with merriment where their desires were being fulfilled. This ointment was said to help in the
transportation of their soul and or body to the said destination. The oyl is rubbed on their staffs,
broomstick or under their armpits and other hairy parts of their body. What was unknown to them
was that the ointment contained hallucinogenic active agents from plants like mandrake, henbane,
and belladonna (also referred to as deadly nightshade). From these plants, the active hallucinogenic
agent, atropine can be found in them and according to Marvin Harris, "atropine is...absorbable
through the intact skin." Under the influence of this hallucinogen, the users of the ointment claimed
to see several people with them making merry in the Sabbat and fulfilling their utmost desires of
sexual lust and
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64.
65. Costco Craze Essay
Costco Craze: Inside the warehouse giant Costco's supply chain is different with the traditional
supply chain. In the traditional supply chain, the items moves from the manufactories to distributors
and then from distributors to the retailers. During the every section of the traditional supply chain,
organization need to pay for stocking, loading, unloading and transportation. As a result, every
section increases the cost of goods. In contrast, Costco changes the traditional supply chain ever.
Costco purchase items directly from suppliers or manufactories. In this way, Costco save the cost of
each section of the traditional supply chain. It is the reason why Costco is able to provide low–price
goods to customers. For example, in the aspect of transportation, Costco can save 400 truck each
year. Moreover, Costco goes further on its unique supply chain. Because it can directly purchase
goods from manufactories, it adapts big package, provides only one choice on each kind of goods.
For example, we have found that the Lay's chips' package is much bigger than the one in Walmart or
other supermarkets. The reason is that the Lay's in Costco is specially designed for Costco by Lay's.
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These main providers not only provide the big package items to Costco, but also sign a contract with
Costco. The contract includes the standard of products and the price of products. Costco requires the
providers give a lower price to Costco. Besides the low price, Costco also have a strict selection
process on brands. Before Costco imports a new category item, Costco will hire professional people
to make a research on that. For example, before Costco imported wine, it creates a professional team
to have a research on wine. They tested the kinds of wine and designed the label and the bottle for
wine. After a series of process and effort, the wine showed up in
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66.
67. New Craze Of The Rug
Students that want trigger warnings don't want to be educated. Generation X wanting to sensitize
their learning and education. This is harmful and dangerous. There has been a huge jump in this new
craze of "trigger warnings" and how many students at colleges and universities want the classroom
and main discussion to be that we don't discuss and confront the uncomfortable. What is the point in
sweeping it under the rug and not dealing with it? Not only is that unhealthy but it doesn't help
future students. If this is the way students want to carry on with their education then they don't want
to be educated. They are not ready for the real world, they don't want to further their education.
There is a difference between being insensitive and being childish with trigger warnings and
enforcing safe spaces for the wrong reasons. It is not the main purpose of colleges and universities
to mute themselves on how they educate for your comfort. You're at that college or universities to
learn and further your major, not to be a brat and tell them what you don't want to learn or be
exposed too. As Jonathan Rauch, author of 'Kindly Inquisitors: The New Attacks on Free Thought'
put it when discussing with The Daily News "[I]f students feel the modern university's job is to
create a "place of comfort" rather than an "intellectual space," that is hardly all their fault. Many
parents of my generation make it their business to spare their children any exposure to upset and
risk. Then kids and
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68.
69. Short Story On A Craze In Texas
It was dark, I could hear the floor beneath me creeking. The whole store was quiet, when suddenly I
was on the floor holding my throbbing head. It all happened so fast I didn't see it coming,a zombie
was in Texas. It all started because a madman made a drug that people injected into their arms
thinking it was a flu shot.. He made the medicine and gave it to well know suppliers in massive
quantities. The infected could bite others and infect them. The infected spread faster than anyone
could have imagined. The infection spread all around the united states. My family and I knew we
could hid from the infected in underground bunkers. We were in the bunker and we heard screams of
people and screeches of zombies.. It was 3:00 in the morning
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70.
71. Comparing the Salem Witch Trials, European Witchcraft...
Comparing the Salem Witch Trials, European Witchcraft Craze and the McCarthy Hearings
The evidence of witchcraft and related works has been around for many centuries. Gradually,
though, a mixture a religious, economical, and political reasons instigated different periods of fear
and uncertainty among society. Witchcraft was thought of as a connection to the devil that made the
victim do evil and strange deeds. (Sutter par. 1) In the sixteenth, seventeenth, and twentieth century,
the hysteria over certain causes resulted in prosecution in the Salem Witch Trials, European
Witchcraft Craze, and the McCarthy hearings. These three events all used uncertain and unjustly
accusations to attack the accused.
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Neighbors accused neighbors of witchcraft, and the fright was mounting. (Sutter par. 4) The accused
were mostly women, and to make them confess, different methods of torture were used. The
confessions and trials of the accused witches were nonsense. Often, torture would continue until the
victim had no choice but to confess of being a witch, and most of the confessions were forced. Trials
and hangings continued and by the early autumn of 1692, doubts were developing as to how so
many respectable people could be guilty. The educated elite of the colony began efforts to end the
witch–hunting hysteria that had enveloped Salem. Increase Mather then published a work entitled
Cases of Conscience, which argues that it were better that ten suspected witches should escape than
one innocent person should be condemned. This urged the court to exclude spectral evidence. With
spectral evidence not permitted, the remaining trials ended in acquittals and all the convicted and
accused witches were let out of jail in May of 1693. By the time the whole witchcraft incident
ended, nineteen convicted witches were hanged, at least four accused witches had died in prison,
and one man, Giles Corey, had been pressed to death under rocks. About one to two hundred other
people were arrested and imprisoned on witchcraft charges. The witchcraft accusations in Salem had
taken the lives of at least twenty–four people.
In Europe, death by accusations of witchcraft
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72.
73. The Sugar Craze And Its Effects On Society 's Health
Sugar, the thing that makes everything sweet; or so it should more aptly be named: the inescapable
ingredient. Sugar was first added to many non–sweet foods as a substitute for fat. Fat, being viewed
as the enemy was removed from many products as a "healthier option" and to keep that same good
taste, the missing fat was replaced with sugar. Recent research has shown that this decision could
have ultimately been the cause for many of society's modern ailments. The abundance of sugar
present in today's nutritional standards is detrimental to future and present human health.
The sugar craze began in the 1950s after the then President of the United States, Dwight
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Most notably, the fat claims have been retracted. Fat is often times not the actual cause of fat
production in the body as well as it is not the source of many diseases that it was thought to cause.
Obviously overabundance of any food can be harmful, but there are other, more immediate culprits.
In fact, healthy fats improve cholesterol levels and lower the risk of heart disease.
Sugar is actually a more direct source of fat production. Before humans discovered refined sugar
and much before they began adding it to such a large percentage of foods, glucose was a difficult
nutrient to find and provide for an everyday diet. In fact, one of the only natural sources before
processed foods was fruit. Fruit is a perfect source of glucose because it also provides fiber which
helps the body to break down sugar and use it as energy to power the vital organs rather than store it
as fat. Other sources of sugar, meaning sugar additives, do not provide the same fiber. And now,
humans are consuming a gross amount of sugar daily, far exceeding the recommended amount each
day on average, as shown in the graphic below taken from the "Breakdown of Your Sugar
Addiction" done by the Cleveland Clinic.
The biggest culprit of fat production is sugary drinks. Liquids are processed in the liver and sugar
filled drinks, in a way, attack the liver. This organ was not designed to process sugar in the way we
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74.
75. The Memoir Craze Summary
The Memoir Craze edited by Lee Gutkind, and Hattie Fletcher.
The main point of this article is that now readers are not only interested in memoirs from important
public figures, or movies stars, but they also want to read true life stories about ordinary people that
are not famous. Also, the article asserts that many people were not famous until they wrote their
own memoirs. The article criticizes the critics by saying they are missing the reasons these pieces
are so important, and popular with readers. This genres audience is interested in how ordinary
people over–come obstacles, especially with humorist antics. Creative non–fiction stories can be as
entertaining as any fiction story. People are surprised that the "nobody" memoirs are so popular,
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76.
77. The Craze For Junk Food In Canada
The craze for fast food is spreading in Canada day by day and people visit these restaurants more
often than anywhere else. Not only in Canada, fast food has emerged as a threat to people's lifestyles
in whole world. With the escalation in Canada's population, many businesses are escalating too. One
of them is fast food business which is expanding more rapidly than any other business. And as
people's lives are getting more busy, they are bending towards these fast foods for their survival.
Junk food has become a crucial part of Canadian residents. Besides, fast food has not only affected
Canadian people's lives but affected these businesses too. Canadians have spoiled their diets over–
time and are becoming obese. There are many reasons which are making people obese like, less
physical activities, sedentary lifestyle, poor diet, etc. With the rising trend of fast food, people in
Canada are showing more interest in it. Junk food has almost replaced their healthy and nutritious
food. People prefer to buy fast food for breakfast, lunch and dinner because of their lifestyle. As
most professional people run low on time, they save their time by purchasing food from restaurants
like McDonald's, A&W, KFC, etc. As the reports of Public Health Agency of Canada shows that
these restaurants use food material like "salad oils, wheat flour, soft drinks, shortening, rice, chicken
and cheese" which increase the risk of obesity among people. These are some of those ingredients
which play a
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