... there are many story-telling shows that either feature stories with good morals or they tell masterpiece stories like Hercules, Hunchback of Notre Dame, etc.. Some of these stories are now a part of our culture and children know and understand them because of television. As people grow older, television, at least for recent generations, plays a large role in socialization. On many sitcoms and talk shows one can learn of problems of today like teenage pregnancy, poverty, drugs, etc.. Television also seems to support somewhat decent morals, a very religious person may not think so but television still follows ...

... 19 References................................................p. 20 Introduction: The Dangerous Opportunity The Chinese characters that represent the word “crisis� mean both danger and opportunity. Crisis is a danger because it poses a threat to overwhelm the individual or his family. Crisis is opportunity because during times of crisis individuals while more vulnerable are also more receptive to therapeutic influence.(Aguillero,1990) The crisis nurse therapist utilizes a supportive solution focused approach in dealing with individuals or groups expe ...

... open manner. Nevertheless, the government classified it as a drug with no recorded medical use and high abuse potential. is now illegal in the United States. The increase in the dosage of Ecstasy is partially due to the popularity of raves. Raves are underground parties that are open for nearly twelve hours. As the rave scene expands across the country, the use and distribution of increases as well. Rave’s party scene has often been compared to as a religion. The DJ is the high priest of the ceremony, dancing is their meditation, and Ecstasy is their holy substance. The atmosphere of raves is designed to be fav ...

... fruits of his labor, and his property. No one may deprive him of these property rights. He is free to act as long as his actions do not interfere with the property rights of others. At this point it is important to define what money is. Money is an exchange of value. Money has value because it represent labor, or value, one has created but not yet used. Money in my pocket is what I have created but not yet consumed. Money is not a natural resource; it does not grow on trees. Men can make money by their physical or mental labor. Do I not, then, have full claim to my earnings? If A discovers a cure for AIDS; it sure ...

... then we don't have to go out to the well, we just turn on the tap in our kitchen. When we want to send a message, fax and e-mail are much faster than "pony express". No longer do we have to get logs for the fire, today we just turn up the thermostat. However, these luxuries in life can lead to a lazy and unhealthy lifestyle. To that end, improvements in medical and physical health have been made. Diseases which were once considered deadly and hopeless, are now considered minor annoyances. Vaccines and other treatments have led to the demise of many "killer" diseases. We now know more about nutrition than we e ...

... discusses action and reaction, "If you want to shrink something, you must first allow it to expand. If you want to get rid of something, you must first allow it to flourish. If you want to take something, you must first allow it to be given." This excerpt ties into the statement in Chapter 30 that "for every force there is a counter force" which is applicable to political situations. For example, if a ruler noticed an uprising of disgruntled subjects, it would be wise of her to let them organize, or expand, and state their grievances as a whole before she individually addressed their complaints. Lao-tzu ...

... his coffin. Theseus had not sooner lost the struggle against the angry current as Poseidon lifted his body, in an invisible form, and carried him to shore safely. Theseus had been looking for a sign from a god. He had been looking for one all his life. When he was old enough his mother told him that he could have been born of a Greek god. Voluntarily or not, his life would become a search for the truth. This sign proved him to be more than human. A hard challenge was brought onto to a younger Theseus' shoulders when he worked under his grandfather at the tender age of eight. Theseus was to teach the inner ...

... from North Carolina to Virginia to Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama. They spoke a dialect of Iroquoian language and their ancestral relatives (the Iroquois) occupied much of the Northeast cultural area. The name Cherokee was probably given to them by outsiders since the word Cherokee means, "people of different speech." The name the Cherokee's had for themselves was Ani-yun-wiya which means, "real people." Villages were placed along rivers and streams so they could take advantage of the rich black soil for farming. Corn was their main source of food, along with wild plants and roots that were common to th ...

... entire season does wear down an umpire. Just think of the torture they go through. They work 6 months of the year, about 3-4 hours a day. Working a schedule like that takes its toll on an umpire’s body. At least they are rewarded for working such tough hours. They get the other 6 months off, get their travelling expenses paid for, and get paid at least $75,000 per year and that’s for rookie umpires. Since they have to travel every few days, they are always tired so they are rewarded by getting to sit in first class whenever they fly and when they land at their destination, they get to sleep at the best hote ...

... for killing a bull with a spear in public. Pedro Romero was famous for killing 5600 bulls during his career as a matador. Joexic Castilleres was the father of bullfighting. He invented the Traje de Luces(The Suit of Lights). Each of these people have influenced bullfighting in many ways. Today breeders look for the littlest fault in the bull and if found the bull goes to the slaughter house. The bull in Spanish means DEATH so, it doesn’t matter any way they get shipped to be eaten. What the breeder looks for in a bull is if it is aggressive and stubborn. He also checks how big the bull is and to see if he ...