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Mixed Race French Speaking
1,354 wordsWhat is a Creole? The word Creole means many things to many people. It derives from the Latin word Creare, meaning to beget or create. The Webster dictionary says a Creole is a white person descended from the French or Spanish settlers of Louisiana and the Gulf States and preserving their characteristic speech and culture. Creoles, a term first used in the 16 th century in Latin America to distinguish the offspring of European settlers from Native Americans, blacks, and later immigrant groups. I...
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King George Federal Law
883 words"Federal Courts, the System that Shagged Me" Peter McWilliams, both an aids and cancer victim, is a self-published, best-selling author. In July 1998 he was arrested and charged with being the ringleader of a conspiracy to grow and distribute medical marijuana. As a condition of his pre-trial release, he cannot smoke marijuana even though proposition 215 states that he can for his illnesses. The magazine article, detailing his dilemma in High Times, (June 1999), uses clever rhetoric shrouded in ...
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Crossing The Barriers Emily Stowe
1,050 wordsSince the beginning of time women have been trying to define their place in society, demanding equality and justice. Through legal and political battles, various women's movements, marches and protests this great task has been nearly accomplished. In the latter part of the 18 th century, women were generally classified as delicate, unintelligent creatures. If the necessity arose for a women to be employed they were classified a lower, poorer part of the population. Women had great struggle in ga...
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Hewlett Packard Compact Disc
1,286 wordsThe future of home television is at a crossroads with new technologies available in every direction. Will recordable DVD replace the home VCR? Will HDTV succeed with consumers? Will our old set be rendered obsolete? What is affecting the mass rollout of these new technologies? The DVD story is a classic computer technology tale. All the key elements are there: vaporware, standards wars, compatibility problems, extremely high initial prices, and confusion at every turn. Even the technology's name...
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Genetic Engineering Genetic Disorder
855 words"Those who are ignorant to history are destined to repeat it. " Although genetic engineering is an entirely new field, it brings up issues, especially in eugenics, that society has previously had to deal with. It gives people the power to change many aspects of nature and could result in a lot of life-saving and preventative treatments. However, if this power is misused or abused, the damage could be very great. Therefore, although genetic engineering is a field that should be explored, it needs...
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Nicomachean Ethics Mother Theresa
1,911 wordsIn Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle starts by explaining why people do what they do. Every action is the means to a greater end. Each end in turn can be seen as a means to an even greater end. A man makes horse shoes, the means, so he can shoe his horse, the end. He shoes his horse, the means, so he can ride into town, the end. So it goes until the ultimate end is reached, happiness. He is careful to explain that not all of these acts are good and just, saying we must examine them. To fall short of...
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Womens Movement Sexual Harassment
1,105 wordsEquality should not be the goal of the womens movement. The goal should be Over the past century, the womens movement has exposed and fought against the social discrimination that has been bestowed upon women. Womens views and their voices were previously silenced in society. It has been through the political and societal activism of the womens movement that womens voices are finally beginning to be heard. However, the battle against inequality and social injustice is an ongoing battle. Looking ...
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Brave New World Subliminal Messages
680 wordsAldous Huxley's Brave New World presents a portrait of a society which is apparently a perfect world. At first inspection, it seems perfect in many ways: it is care free, problem free and depression free. All aspects of the population are controlled: both as to number, social class, and mental ability. Even history is controlled and re-written to meet the needs of the party. Solidity must be maintained at all costs. In the new world which Huxley creates, if there were even a hint of anger, the w...
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Short Happy Life Happy Life Of Francis Macomber
1,204 wordsBrandon Hunter Professor F. Lucian Masters of the Short Story 7 November 2002 Hemingway's Portrayal of Masculinity When thinking of masculinity in literature, one author has who has become synonymous with manliness comes to mind, Ernest Hemingway. Critics have spent countless hours studying his writing in order to gain insight into his world of manly delights, including his views on sex, war, and sport. His views can be seen through his characters, his themes and even his style of writing. The c...
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Nightjohn And Number The Stars
912 wordsIn Nightjohn there were a number of facts, details and incidents that contribute to the historical accuracy of the book. I have outlined some of the more specific examples as follows: There was a man who risked his life for the sake of teaching the other children in the surrounding plantations how to read and write. The owner of the plantation whipped his slaves for moving too slow and did go out with dogs and two field hands after any of the slaves if they decide to run. He brings two field han...
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Suez Canal British Government
1,202 wordsWhat is a good country? Is a good country a country with a cheerful population? Is a good country a country which controls more land than the next? Is a good country a country whose government and economic system has absolutely no problems? Or is a good country a country that has a delicate balance of benefits and problems. Well, we are here today to discuss the corruption of Egypt, a good country, by Britain, a huge and powerful country. Although Britain was not the first, Britain has retained ...
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Management Positions Affirmative Action
542 wordster> Utilitarianism favors unequal treatment in the work place. CONTROLLING IDEA: Big corporations should be forced into applying affirmative action to equal out the male / female ratio in management positions. MAJOR PART 1: We believe that big corporations should be forced into breaking the glass ceiling. Women are represented in the workplace by a mere margin of all management positions. We believe that the corporations should apply affirmative action for a short period of time to ha...
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Salem Witch Trials Witch Hunt
1,371 wordsIn his article, Why I Wrote The Crucible, Arthur Miller speaks of the 1950 s which nobody seems to remember clearly- a time of fearful insanity and unrest. Anyone could be accused. Showing excessive opposition ensured prosecution. Most shrunk back from disputing the McCarthy hearings for fear of their safety. Now, this period of panic is viewed as absurd. As Miller describes Hitler as being almost comical to his generation, the modern generation sees the Salem witch trials as foolish scuffles be...
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Tupac Amaru Shakur Biographical Info
744 wordsDOB: June 16, 1971 - Brooklyn, NY DOD: September 13, 1996 - Las Vegas, NV Height: 5 ' 10 Weight: 168 Mother: Agent Shakur Father: William Garland Step Father: Jean Wayne Williams AKA Mutulu Shakur Half Sister: Sekyiwa Shakur Half Brother: Maurice Harding (Mopreme of Thug Life) Godfather: Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt Music Groups: One Nation Emcees, Two From The Crew, Strictly Dope, Digital Underground, Thug Life, Outlaw Immortal/Outlaw Aliases: MC New York, 2 Pac, Makaveli (the don) Marital Status: Di...
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United States Government Sentenced To Death
772 wordsCapital punishment is the execution of criminals by the state for committing crimes so wicked that it is the only acceptable punishment. The debate over the death penalty has endured for years and has become increasingly controversial. According to an article written by Richard Workshop, entitled 'Death Penalty Debate Centers on Retribution, ' in 1966, 42 % of Americans were in favor of capital punishment while 47 % were opposed to it; in 1986, support for capital punishment was 80 % for and onl...
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Group Of Friends Day Of School
1,390 wordsMy socialization while growing up had everything to do with my parents. In my household I didn't have just one certain style of parenting. My mother was a permissive parent, and my father was very much an authoritative dad. This was able to happen because my father travels a lot of the time and is out of the house, therefore giving me the chance take advantage of my mom being so much of a push over. When my father was gone on business I could get away with anything such as not cleaning my room, ...
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Character Development Good Example
1,543 wordsWhen one ponders the Greek mythology and literature, powerful images invariably come to mind. One relives the heroes's truffles against innumerable odds, their battles against magical monsters, and the gods' periodic intervention in mortal affairs. Yet, a common and often essential portion of a heroic epic is the hero's consultation with an oracle or divinity. This prophecy is usually critical to the plot line, and also to the well being of the main characters. Could Priam have survived in the A...
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U S Constitution U S Citizens
1,587 wordsShould The Supreme Court Abide By The Strict Constructionist Philosophy? Introduction Nowadays strict constructionist approach is the subject of heated debates. The strict constructionist approach was used by Democrats and Jeffersonian Republicans. However, despite the supporters of this philosophy, who claim that the strict constructionist approach is the only appropriate one, the Supreme Court should not abide by the strict constructionist philosophy, due to various reasons (i. e. meaningless ...
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Input And Output Strong Ai
1,876 wordsIndividual Understanding Individual Understanding I agree with functionalists, specifically the strong Artificial Intelligence (AI) camp, concerning the concept of understanding. While John Searle poses a strong non-functionalist case in his Chinese Room@ argument, I find that his definition of Ato understand@ falls short and hampers his point. I criticize his defense that understanding rests on a standardized knowledge of meaning, but not before outlining the general background of the issue. Fu...
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Plot Device Character Development
1,565 wordsWhen one ponders the Greek mythology and literature, powerful images invariably come to mind. One relives the heroes? struggles against innumerable odds, their battles against magical monsters, and the gods? periodic intervention in mortal affairs. Yet, a common and often essential portion of a heroic epic is the hero? s consultation with an oracle or divinity. This prophecy is usually critical to the plot line, and also to the well being of the main characters. Could Priam have survived in the ...
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