Discuss the scope of the problem and how it is/has evolved? There has been a change in the character of child pornography from the mid of the 1990's onwards. The awareness provided to child pornography by the media is increasing both with respect to itself and also with regard to child pornography via the Internet. In fact, it can be debated that the issue of child pornography has moved steadily from a situation of unawareness and negligence to be an issue capturing mass media focus and political interest. Almost daily there is news of arresting persons either for possessing, supplying, or producing child pornography. At present the matter of child pornography has become a key arena of law enforcement, and similar social focus. (Quayle and Taylor 1) Child pornography is an international business. In general, there are about one million sexually candid photographs of children at any given point of time. (Stewart 14) The Internet undoubtedly makes child pornography easily avail

Where can a hungry diner find the perfect steak in New York City? Unlike the perfect piece of pizza or a bagel, it might seem as if ordering a piece of steak was rather simple and uncomplicated, as dishes go, and so it should matter little where a person travels to have dinner. Yet a visitor in search of the perfect seared piece of meat would not have the same experience at the newly opened Harry's Steakhouse in the financial district of Manhattan, versus the older, tried and true Peter Luger's in Brooklyn, even though the patron might order the same type of beef off of the menu. Harry's caters to a more traditional New York City clientele, while Peter Luger's instead acts as if the last fifty years of fine dining never happened, catering to a little-recognized but still extant group of people who do not care very much about cholesterol, might not even know what a vegan is or nouvelle cuisine, but simply want to eat a juicy, fatty piece of rare red beef. First

From the beginning of Colors the police in the story act like they hate the young men in the neighborhood-categorically. They don't have even the tiniest bit of respect for them as human beings with strengths and weaknesses, virtues and faults. It's an "us and them" mentality as though only two categories of people existed, decent law-abiding folks and "stone-f---ing killers" (gang members). The neighborhood is the "jungle" and the residents are "gang bang assholes." When Hodges (Robert Duvall) speaks to young men in the neighborhood, he often calls them names and suspects every person in the neighborhood of criminal activity. Duvall is jaded and cynical. He's not a bad person, but he's been on the job too long, and is no longer capable of impartiality or fairness. He is training the rooky cop McGavin (Sean Penn) who seems very young and cocky. McGavin is concerned about his appearance, with looking cool, and finding sex. On the other hand, he wants to do the job. He wants to fight crime and drugs, but he lacks judgment. He's a "hot shot"

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the topic of health and healthy living. Specifically, it will argue that vitamins are essential for healthy living and long-term health. Vitamins are essential for healthy living. However, people get enough vitamins and minerals in the foods they eat, right? In a word – no. Even those with the healthiest diets can benefit from regular vitamin and mineral supplements. Healthy eating is a good start, but for a complete and healthy lifestyle, vitamin supplements are necessary to maintain the correct levels of all necessary vitamins and minerals.

The late Pope John Paul II (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005) who died two years ago next month on April 2, 2005 at his private quarters inside the Vatican ("Pope John Paul II, March 10, 2007), after having suffered a long and steady, visibly apparent decline in decline in health for well over a decade before his death ("Pope John Paul II"), was the 264th Pope to be the elected head of the Roman Catholic Church (Kwitny, 1997). The Pope was 84 years old when he died, and would have turned 85 in a few weeks. Before his death and the subsequent election of his successor, the current, German-born Pope Benedict XVI [formerly Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, who was at the time of his predecessor's death Dean of the College of Cardinals, and conducted the Mass of Requiem at the late Pope's funeral on April 8, 2007 ("Funeral of Pope John Paul II," March 9, 2007)], John Paul II, the first non-Italian Pope in 500 years since Adrian VI of Holland (Szulc,

As 1984 winds to a close, the reader sees an end to Winston and Julia's dreams of creating a more humane and livable society. Instead, Winston finds himself captured by the Thought Police, and reeducated in a prison. The metaphor of the prison structures the entire last half of the book. In this section, Winston is in a prison in a society that is itself like a monitoring prison. Winston finds himself trapped in a cell, with every move and breath carefully monitored by the authorities. The level of surveillance is total, as it can be seen if he is putting his hands in his pockets, concealing his body and thus possibly his thoughts, even in a gesture of defiance. But this is little different than Winston's monitored calisthenics at the beginning of the book. The purpose of prison is reeducation, but the citizens have already been living in a state of total and constant reeducation. The guilt instilled in citizens is total, as seen in Parsons' reaction to his own supposed crime. When Winston asks if he is guilty, the cowering man replies: "'Of course I'm guilty!' cried Parsons with a servile glance at the telescreen.'You don't think the Party woul

Background and Overview. The impact of truancy on the nation's educational system are staggering because it transcends the immediate school setting and assumes lifelong implications for many of the young people that take part in this behaviors. Indeed, more than one million of the two million inmates incarcerated in the United States today are high school dropouts, and the primary reason reported for their dropping out of school in the first place was a general lack of personal development that caused them to become disenchanted with the school system and stop actively participating (Cassel, 2003). Unfortunately, boards of education and the public they serve in the U.S. have been largely unable to agreed on which issues are most important in resolving truancy in the schools, but studies have shown time and again that the nation's schools do have major effects on children's development and it has been argued that school effectiveness is perhaps best seen as a relative term

Is Heidi Bub a reflection of America? The traditional immigrant success story usually portrays an immigrant family who comes to America and is determined to enjoy the American dream of success through hard work. Eventually, the family, or the second generation of immigrant children, becomes a part of the melting pot of America. However, as an adopted Vietnamese girl, the "Daughter from Danang: The Personal Legacy of War" Heidi Bub of Tennessee is not really a hyphenated American, or a traditional child of immigrants. Rather she wa

I was visiting my sister and her husband one night and my brother-in-law Mike offered me a drink. I saw that he had a bottle of bourbon on the kitchen counter, and I don't drink alcohol. So I said, "No, thanks, I don't think so." He looked surprised and said, "Are you sure? Just one? I should give you something." I said, "Do you have any diet pop?" And he brightened up and said, "Sure. We've got Coke and Vernor's. Which would you like?" I said "Vernor's would be good." I forgot all about it then and went into the living room to visit with my sister. Mike brought me a glass with ice and an amber-colored liquid in it, which I assumed was Vernor's-just Vernor's, that is. I thought I had asked for a diet pop to drink. I drank quite a bit of it before I realized it tasted too good for Vernor's alone and the effect I was getting, sort of warm and pleasant, wouldn't come from diet soda. He had added bourbon to it. When I asked him about it, he was very surprised. He thought I wanted bourbon mixed with Vernor's.

At its most basic level, a utopian society is a perfect society, the best of all possible worlds, envisioned by a person in the present, looking into a future which is hopefully better than today. A dystopian society is a society that has all of the bad elements of the present, only worse, as envisioned by a contemporary observer projecting his insights into the future. The society of 1984, as portrayed by George Orwell, has both of these elements. The present seems evil in the eyes of the contemporary reader, but given what the characters have suffered in the past, the society has utopian elements as well. On one hand, the society of the novel is profoundly dystopian, because it rests upon lies. The government lies about the fact it is at war, simply to keep the people frightened, as Julia sniffs in Chapter 5. When the government decides: "Oceania was at war with Eastasia: Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia," even though this is not true, it becomes 'true' in the propaganda and the past must be officiall

The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "Karl Marx" by Allen W. Wood. Specifically, it will contain a book review of the book. The book, written in 2004, contains 302 pages, including notes and recommendations for further reading. The author writes a comprehensive study of Marx's life and the creation of Marxist thought. The author argues that Marx was one of the "nineteenth century's greatest philosophers" (Wood xi) – an independent thinker who created a new school of thought that lasted well into the twentieth century, and that his philosophical views are commonly misunderstood.

The beautiful and moving Israeli novel about homelessness; uprooted-ness; exile and transformation, Shira (1971) by the late Nobel laureate Shmuel [Samuel] Yosef Agnon (who is to this day the only Nobel Prize winner in Literature to ever emerge from Israel) is an enormously rich, complex, seamlessly written story about the lives and circumstances of various immigrants to Israel. The book is set in Jerusalem [then Palestine] before World War II. It has as its dominant, most vibrant concern (there are many concerns in the story but one is, I believe, still the central nerve of the novel) an extramarital affair with the title character Shira – this being the illicit fruit of what we today would call (banally) a 'midlife crisis'). Agnon makes infinitely, ingeniously more of it than that. Herbst the German-born immigrant to Israel is the proverbial stranger in a strange land; and he must first wander in the darkness at its outermost borders in order to know how an

Christianity and communication can never be separated, because the essence of religion itself is communication between man and God. While some religions hold that the gods were discovered like historical artifacts, Christianity holds that the first humans, Adam and Eve, were in direct communication with God: "And the Lord God commanded the man..." (Genesis 2:16, NIV). This communication, according to the bible, can be broken through sin. Because God cannot stand sin, and Adam and Eve have already sinned by Genesis 4, the bible may be functionally split into sections by the breaking and re-forging of the covenants. The Old Testament is a book that describes a covenant broken by the first humans. As men were sinful, they had to be cleansed by ritual sacrifice. While the Israelites do not understand it at the time, these sacrifices achieve nothing in themselves-"You not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. The sa

The second chapter of Leo Tolstoy's extended short story entitled "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" begins with this memorable phrase: "Ivan Ilyich's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible." The psychoanalytic theorist Sigmund Freud as well as the existential theorists Jean-Paul Sartre and Camus would all agree with Tolstoy's assessment that most ordinary human existences are both terrible and simple. Freud reduced most of humanity's apparently complex drives to a very basic, animal instinct, that of the sex drive. All boys wished to assume the role of their father and marry their mother, but upon repressing and sublimating that drive they sought to please their father. This explains Ivan Ilyich's toady-like behavior towards men of high position, as he seeks to advance in society and simultaneously please these father figures but ultimately usurp them. Significantly, regarding Ilyich's early friendship with a govern

This paper presents a detailed examination of the practice of inclusion as it relates to students with special needs. The writer examines the best method of organizing and implementing inclusion and discusses the predictors that indicate success. There were 10 sources used to complete this paper.

Existential vacuum refers to meaninglessness of life that comes from having no purpose and living a life with no destination in mind. Victor Frankl was the first person to bring forth or rather to highlight this vacuum though it has and had been discussed in various ways by others as well. Prominent names connected with existential meaninglessness and its solutions are Ayn Rand, Albert Camus and Frederick Nietzsche. According to Rand, heroism alone can help a man attain happiness and purpose. But Rand was very ambiguous about what she meant by heroism or happiness. She said that happiness was the moral purpose of man's life and this led to severe criticism of her work. Many felt that if Rand meant to create a society where what made one happy was moral and what made him unhappy was immoral, she was then creating a huge errors and offering justification for twisted mindsets of criminals and psychopaths. Camus on the other hand argued that existential void is an absurd concept. He understood the concept but felt that just the daily struggle of going

To many people, nursing means the chance to show others that someone out there cares about them. This is especially true of the elderly. Many of these people are often in the hospital, and they do not always have family close by that can come and see them. Sometimes they have no family left at all. All people deserve caring and compassion in their time of need, and none more so than those that do not have anyone close to them. While it is true that nurses are often very busy, being a nurse means making some extra time available to let these people know that they are not alone, and that someone is thinking of them. It may be the only bright spot in their day, and it gives them something to hang on to. One way that nurses can help their elderly patients is through spirituality, because it is something that older people tend to cling to more often than younger people. Some of this likely has to do with the idea that their time might be running short, but it is also likely relate

"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" "Practice, practice, practice!" This old joke is also a good, short answer as to how to give an effective oral presentation. Proper preparation and practice are essential, even though the speech should look spontaneous to the audience. First of all, a good speaker should know his or her audience. Is the audience young or old? Are most of the audience members well-informed about the topic or is the audience composed of a group of novices? Even the size of the audience and the place where the speech must be given will affect the level of fo

"Good Country People," by Flannery O'Conner is not so much about good country people, but rather the extent to which country people can be good. In other words, it is a depiction of the fraud of misrepresenting yourself, and O'Conner makes this point in her depiction of Manley Pointer. Manley Pointer visits selling Bibles and refuses to leave without stealing something, anything and being cruel and deceptive in the process. Ultimately, this portrayal of Manley Pointer as a deceiver with ulterior motives can be seen to symbolize the devil, and the process by which he deceives is a reflection on how the devil operates. One must overcome the devil through a realization of his deceptions, as did Joy in the epiphany at the end of the story, however "Good Country People" is a warning of the threat of evil that lurks if one is not aware. Manley Pointer begins his web of deception by appearing too good to be true to Joy, thus illustrating the early steps of

There is plenty of stereotyping in "The Sopranos," and it begins with the very first episode, that indicates how important family ties are to Tony, and to Italian-Americans. Tony denies having panic attacks because that would indicate he is not strong and in charge of his organization. Appearing weak to others in the mob would make him vulnerable, and he knows it. Mob members have to be "tough guys" who do not succumb to pressure, and if Tony is having panic attacks, that means he cannot handle the pressure and must be eliminated. The mob weeds out any weak members, and Tony knows that as well, he is one of the "weeders." He even tells his psychiatrist that is model man is "strong and silent," and is not in touch with his feelings. Therefore, his panic attacks go against everything he believes a strong Italian man should be, and this illustrates one of the stereotypes in the show, that Italians are all rough, tough, and unfeeling – strong enough to lead a mob. Tony feels depressed after the ducks leave because they remind him of his family, who is fa

How does a person reach a reasonable decision about a complex issue with so many different avenues of information, and so many conflicting points of view? First, one must recognize and understand the source of the information, and whether it is a reliable source. For example, on the Internet, most experts recognize educational or governmental Web sites as reliable and quotable sources of information, and most other sites as questionable, at best. The sites most suspect are personal user sites who post opinion or information but have no one to check facts, assess information, and ensure the information is correct. Wikipedia suffers from this same problem. For the most part, it is not a reliable source of information. Anyone can post to Wikipedia, and anyone can edit what someone else has posted, making it a volatile and changeable source of information at best. Recently, a "PhD." contributor who had added hundreds of articles on topics from religion to popular music came clean to

Hemoglobin D (Hb D) is not a common disease but it when it does rear its ugly head it usually does so in India, Pakistan or Iran. It was first discovered in 1951 and differs from the other hemoglobin diseases by producing clinically significant conditions like sickle cell anemia and chronic hemolytic anemia of moderate severity (Desai 2004) Hb D usually presents with a mild hemolytic anemia and a mild to moderate splenomegaly. Differentiating Hb D with other hemoglobin diseases is usually done by the zero thalassemia and the fact that it has also been reported to be associated with hematological malignancies. (Desai 2004 pg 13) The disease itself is relatively rare and rather difficult to study due to its rarity. When it is found it is normally done so in north west India or additionally in Pakistan, Iran and other Asian countries such as Thailand. A common variation of the Hb D has been named Hb D-Punjab due to its occurrences in the Punjab region. Basic

Mr. Hand is "convinced everyone's on dope." Jeff Spicoli thinks everyone should be on dope. One is an old-fashioned history teacher who plays by the rules; the other is a rebellious surfer who knows no rules. Spicoli and Hand couldn't be more diametrically opposed people. The pot-smoking surfer and his history teacher in Cameron Crowe's 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High may not be the film's main characters but they define the generation gap. Spicoli (Sean Penn) and Mr. Hand (Ray Walston) butt heads throughout the movie. Their differences are apparent in the way they dress, the way they speak, and what they do. Jeff Spicoli and Mr. Hand are completely different people with different goals, values, and outlooks on life. Their differences can be classified into the following three categories. First, Spicoli and Hand have different goals and ambitions in life. Second, Spicoli and Hand have different core values and worldviews. Third, Spicoli and Hand hav

Opinions regarding water shortage and stability in the Middle East are like holding a glass containing only 50% water. For the pessimist, he will opine that the glass is half-empty while the optimist will say it is half-filled. Thus, the two articles have contrasting views where one states that; "Despite depleted water resources and growing water demand pushed by population growth, international relations over water have, if anything, become less tense since 1970 (Allan, 2002)" while the other says: "Competition for the limited

Immigration and emigration have been part of man's existence since time immemorial. It was easier in the earlier days because there were no defined borders and the major difficulty would lie when one crosses the ocean. Nowadays, migration is at a high pace as a result of globalization. Peoples from Third World or emerging economies migrate to industrialized nations for financial and economic reasons while others try to escape unpleasant pasts or autocratic governme