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Estella In Great Expectations
656 words
One of Dickens' most prominent figures in Great
Expectations is the character of Estella. She
plays a major role in the life of the main
character, Pip. He is completely consumed with
love and desire for her even though she has been
influenced not to expose any feelings towards men
(Dyson 235). Estella's cold-hearted, proud, and
blunt mannerisms are in contrast to the symbolism
of her name that is likened to a star in the
galaxy. Similar to that symbolism, however, she
shines but is unattainable...
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Star Beast And Flight Of The Snow Bird
460 words
Star Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray and Flight Of
the Snow Bird by Jean Lively are short stories
that incorporate prejudice as a theme. Star Beast
is about a beast looking like animal that crashes
on earth. Flight Of the Snow Bird is about a boy,
Benjy, and his autistic sister. Benjy was
prejudiced against Sheryl because of her autism.
Autism is a disease that slows down the mind so
much that the person cant react to things. He
makes himself forget her name. He believes that it
is her fault that ...
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Nuclear War Why We Need Our Nukes
2,669 words
... ears. Pat (Tue Aug 13 21: 40: 32 1996 IST):
Why is India spending so much on its Defences.
It's not as if we want to the reason is we are
worried about those nonsensical people sitting
across the borders who will be using arms supplied
by Washington. michael, your observation about 20
kilo tons fission weapons is a very
thought-provoking one. would the nuclear weapon
powers be willing to accept this as the
bottom-line in some agreed upon time-frame and
then give up thermo-nuclear weapons in ...
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Short Period Of Time Luke Skywalker
784 words
People are always looking for a good way to escape
the pangs of work. Since work is so important in
society today that it is almost impossible to
avoid doing work without having to pay the price
in the future. The perfect escape would be one
that alleviates the strain of work yet does not
incur any future expenses. Many people have found
science fiction novels and movies to be great
escape mechanisms. Science fiction is such a
perfect escape for many people because it allows
its audience to vica...
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Movie Star York City
1,779 words
There is only one word to describe Bette Midler:
Divine. She is the bold and brassy, fragile and
flamboyant, gleeful and glorious star of stage,
screen, and television. And in my opinion there is
no one that compares to her. She is a one of a
kind individual with this enormous amount of
talent. From the little insecure Jewish girl who
grew up in Hawaii to star of sold out performances
at Madison Square Garden. Bette Midler is someone
who makes everyone feel nothing is wrong. Her
climb to the top...
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United States Of American Personal Freedom
1,298 words
... he published satirical ballads regarding
William Cosby, the unpopular governor, and his
council. His media was described 'as having in
them many things tending to raise sedition's and
tumults among the people of this province, and to
fill their minds with a contempt for his majesty's
government. ' The grand jury did not indict Zenger
and the General Assembly refused to take action.
The defendant was acquitted on the basis that in
cases of libel the jury should judge both law and
the facts. J...
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Origin Of The Universe Stephen Hawking
1,636 words
A Profile of Stephen Hawking Many people imagine
science as a compilation of facts and ideas
regarding the world around them. However, science
is much more than how human beings have brought
their individual strengths and weaknesses to the
continuing effort to learn more about the world.
Stephen Hawking is one of the most renowned and
most accepted scientists in the world nowadays.
His life and works have been presented in various
newspapers and magazine articles, TV
documentaries, and even film...
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The Building Of American Ballistic Missile Part 1
1,748 words
THE BUILDING OF THE AMERICAN BALLISTIC MISSILE
SYSTEM This seems to be a picture from the book
for children, but it is an image from a report
made by Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's Space
Commission. The given report recommends to
abrogate the purpose of international laws
(highly, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967) that aims
at the keeping the space free from war and, induce
that the President "have the option to deploy
weapons in space. " National Missile Defense,
started as Star Wars during ...
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Chef Jean Georges Vongerichten
1,199 words
CHEF JEAN-GEORGES VONGERICHTEN The outskirts of
Strasbourg in Alsace, France boasts of one of the
greatest chefs the world has ever produced
Jean-Georges Vongerichten. He was raised in a
household that appreciated the preparation and
cooking of food. His family's activities centered
around the kitchen. His earliest memories of his
mother and grandmother revolved around lunch for
almost 50 employees of their family business
(Knives are your own, personalized tools).
Vongerichten remembered waking...
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Saddam Hussein Saudi Arabia
2,316 words
The Persian Gulf War War was inevitable in the
Gulf and it was a war in which Iraq was
inevitability to lose. There were several reasons
why this was and became a reality. How, when,
where did this process of self destruction begin?
It was quite evident that Saddam Hussein. the
president of Iraq, was becoming a military giant
in the Middle East and therefore a threat to the
stability of the entire region. His war with Iran
was proof of this. The U. S. and other
industrialized Western nations cou...
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Spanish Civil War Kansas City Star
2,660 words
I. Ernest Hemingway? s tough, Terse prose and
short, declarative sentences did more to change
the style of written English that any other
writing in the twentieth century. II. Ernest
Hemingway has had many great accomplishments in
his historical life but just one event has hardly
sticks out from the rest. The Old Man and the Sea
is one of Hemingway? s most enduring works. Told
in Language of great simplicity and power, it is
the story of an old Cuban fisherman, agonizing
battle with a giant marl...
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York Ballantine Books Bradbury Fahrenheit
2,707 words
Personal Freedom In the United States of America
No other democratic society in the world permits
personal freedoms to the degree of the United
States of America. Within the last sixty years,
American courts, especially the Supreme Court,
have developed a set of legal doctrines that
thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of
expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree
to which we take advantage of the opportunity to
express our opinions, some members of society may
be guilty of violat...
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Darth Vader Obi Wan
917 words
The Origins of Star Wars In the movie Star Wars,
Director and Screenplay writer George Lucas
creates a very complex, believable universe. Lucas
borrows many things from different places to
create his universe. This paper will show whether
or not he succeeds and how does he does it. The
origins of the much of Star Wars will be explained
and the symbolic nature of the characters will be
touched upon, as well as a brief history of the
most important part of the story line. The Star
Wars universe ha...
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Short Period Of Time Luke Skywalker
766 words
Science Fiction an escape People are always
looking for a good way to escape the real world,
especially work. Since work is so important in
society today that it is almost impossible to
avoid doing work without having to pay the price
in the future. The perfect escape would be one
that does not include work but does not have any
future consequences. Many people, including
myself, have found science fiction movies and
novels to be great ways to escape. Science fiction
is such a perfect escape for...
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Visual Arts Performing Arts
1,726 words
Whether it be on canvas, in sculpture, theatre,
movements of dance, or any other medium, the spark
of artistic creativity is strong in Sudbury. This
strength is demonstrated so passionately in the
recording, performing and visual arts that it is
evident that there is, indeed, hope for the arts
in Sudbury. To begin, Sudbury has certainly been
alive with the sound of music over the years. A
recent example is this summer s many charity
sponsored downtown music festivals. Some of these
include Takin...
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Brightest Star Light Years
1,463 words
The constellation Serpens is very unique in many
different ways. The most noticeable is that it
lays in two parts; Serpens Caput which is the head
of the serpent and Serpens Cauda, the tail of the
serpent. These two separate constellations are
joined to form one of the largest constellations
in the sky. Serpens is also very unique because it
is joined by another constellation, Ophiuchus.
Ophiuchus is a man holding onto the serpent. These
two constellations appear right next to the Milky
Way caus...
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Future Generations Dartmouth College
1,561 words
By: Justin Alan Proffitt The problems that society
presents to us as adults is often portrayed
through writing. These writings tend to be more
factual when educational writings on the
prevention of problems are what is needed. Theodor
Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, often used
childrens stories such as The Lorax, The
Sneetches, and Yertle the Turtle to symbolize the
problems and prejudices in society. At the same
time he enlightened us to the problems, he also
provided ways for us to overcome...
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D W Griffith Buster Keaton
6,372 words
While films made during cinema 39; s early days
may appear archaic, awkward, or even
unintentionally funny to some modern viewers, they
were part of a revolution in entertainment that
was never before equaled and perhaps may never be
equaled again. Later innovations such as
television and the internet (so far more of an
information medium than an entertaining one) owe
their acceptance, if not their very existence, to
the initial discovery that people are endlessly
fascinated when a narrative s...
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Nuclear Missiles Star Wars
583 words
Presently, the threat of missiles is very
dangerous. The missiles include biological,
chemical, and of course, nuclear missiles. Our
nation, the US, is one of the richest and most
powerful nations on the world. Since we are so
strong, many countries threaten us and endanger
the citizens. Lately, a system called the Star
Wars SDI was initialized during the Reagan
Administration. The system involves lasers that
will fry the chips in missiles. That will cause
the missile to stop in its flight and n...
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Miles An Hour Center Of Gravity
1,212 words
This article, demonstrates the vulnerability of
SUV vehicles in a rollover situation. Dateline
from NBC by Lea Thompson did several
investigations in regards to this issue, to prove
given facts that all SUV models are showing fatal
accidents in rollover incidents. The investigation
it also shows that many consumers have been
mislead and, have also been provided with false
information that SUVs are safer and durable than
automobiles. In a current incident, the families
of Adolfo Morales with six ...
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