The Smurfette Principle The Smurfette principle is a controversy on how TV shows and movies have all men/boys as characters with zero to one girl. A writer by the name Katha Pollitt writes an article in the New York Times talking about this principle. She defines her principle as‚ “…a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female‚ stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). She uses her daughter to explain to us that there is just not enough shows for little girls to watch. She mentions how
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Neighbor Principle The claim on tort of negligence is based on three elements‚ which are duty of care‚ breach of duty and the breach resulted in Damage. The case of Donoghue v Stevenson‚ regarding the snail in the bottle of ginger beer‚ reached the House of Lord in 1932. Lord Atkin formulated a general principle from it to govern the existence of a duty of care and this was the neighbor principle. In order for a duty of care owed there must be reasonable foresight of harm to persons whom‚ it is
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In the play Oedipus the King there are many reinforced ideals of irony many of which come from just one speech‚ the speech where oedipus was discussing the terms of what would happen if he found the person who committed the murder. The speech starts off with many ironic statements‚ this is evident in the first three paragraphs. In the first paragraph of his speech he states that he wasn’t present for the murder. He says that he wasn’t a part of it by saying‚ “If I’d been present then there would
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Haste and It’s Influences in Romeo and Juliet In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ haste is a large factor that contributes to the tragedy of the play. In many places‚ Romeo acts very hastily with decisions having to do with marriage with Juliet. However‚ the character most responsible for the tragedy of the play is Mercutio. His hasty behavior having to do with fighting Tybalt in acts two and three most influences the tragedy in Romeo and Juliet. Haste helps Shakespeare communicate his point on
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In Aeschylus’s Eumenides‚ the trial of Orestes leads to a profound interaction between the Erinyes‚ soon to be the Eumenides‚ and the goddess Athena. The Erinyes are forced to abandon their “ancient rights”‚ with their reward being a cave underneath the city and the power to bless those who honor them. There is a distinct tension created between Athena and the Erinyes‚ as it is clear that Athena is taking their customs by force rather than the Erinyes choosing to give up what they hold dear. Refrain
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"Greasy Lake" by Tom Coraghessan Boyle‚ is the story of a group of 19 year old adolescents‚ searching for a situation that will proclaim them as "bad boys" and how their minds change and develop. Tom Boyle uses the theme of being bad by showing different characters to symbolize someone always trying to be more than they really are. In this story‚ there are many symbolism that the author uses. The term "Greasy" means messy‚ dirty‚ and not clean. The term "Lake" means clean‚ pure‚ and blue. It is
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* Bernoulli’s Principle * Vacuum- A space entirely devoid of matter. * Vacuums don’t exist in the Earth’s atmosphere as air molecules are constantly bouncing off each-other. If a vacuum ever existed in the atmosphere it would be filled very quickly because there would be no resistance against the excited air molecules. * This phenomenon is the driving principle behind airplane wings. As wind blows over the wing (see picture below) there is a pressure differential between the
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of the lower-of-cost-or-net realizable value (LCNRV) rule is based on both the expense recognition principle and the concept of conservatism. The expense recognition principle applies because the application of the LCNRV rule allows for the recognition of a decline in the utility (value) of inventory as a loss in the period in which the decline takes place. The departure from the cost principle for inventory valuation is permitted on the basis of
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1)The Principle of Utility is the belief that when a person has a number of options in a moral situation he should chose the one that results in the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people. However‚ the definition of happiness is up to interpretation. I feel as though people should follow this principle in certain situations. For example‚ if you are faced with the choice of playing videogames by yourself at home or going out to dinner with your family you should chose the
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who want you to live a long‚ happy life. However‚ that is not the case when it comes to Montresor in "The Cask of Amontillado". He shows concern and courtesy towards his friend Fortunato‚ only to kill him in an extremely disturbing manner. Adding irony within the narrative‚ Montresor is a villain who enhances the story because of his manipulative qualities and lack of remorse. Montresor is a master of manipulation. He encounters his so called friend‚ Fortunato‚ and is extremely kind and warm towards
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