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Theodore Dreiser Sister Carrie
1,305 words
Theodore Dreiser was born August 27, 1871 in Terre
Haute, Indiana. The younger brother of Paul
Dresser, a well-known songwriter, Theodore was a
famous novelist known for his outstanding American
writing of naturalism. He was also a leading
figure in a national literary movement that
replaced the observance of Victorian notions of
propriety with the unflinching presentation of
real-life subject matter. Even though a majority
of his works were about his life experiences, he
also wrote about new so...
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Christmas Eve Baby Jesus
1,172 words
Christmas in Spain is a very joyous and religious
time of year. You will see that a Spanish
Christmas has a lot of American influence but also
has much of their own heritage in it. In small
towns and villages it is more traditional and
distinctly Spanish. It is in the bigger cities
that you will find more American and European
customs. For an example, will only see a Santa
Claus walking around in Madrid and other big
cities. The idea of Santa has spread through out
Spain more today. The climate ...
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French Revolution Religious Belief
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William Blake was a member of a social class with
a long history of radical dissent. The Artisan
class which he, as the son of a hosier, was born
into and consequently remained in as an engraver
later in his life, had opposed in turn first the
landed mercantile aristocracy in the late
eighteenth century and then the emerging
industrial capitalism of the early nineteenth.
However, in order to determine whether Blake's
visionary world had any relevance to the political
realities of the period it i...
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Pulitzer Prize Los Angeles
850 words
Tony Kushner was born in New York City, Manhattan,
New York in 1956. He was raised in Lake Charles,
Louisiana. Both of his parents were musicians, and
they encouraged him to follow his dreams seeing
that he took interest in theatre at a young age.
Hes Jewish and practices the gay lifestyle. He was
educated at both Columbia University and New York
University. He received degrees in medieval
studies and in theatre. Hes currently living in
New York City. Kushner started writing his plays
in the ear...
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Gangsta Rap Promote Violence
1,289 words
Rap music began in the mid 1970 's with artists
such as Grandmaster Flash, Africa Bambaataa, and
Kurtis Blow. According to the encyclopedia based
web site infoplease. com " the word rap is derived
from a 1960 's slang word for conversation. (web).
This extraordinary style of music served as a form
of street poetry for most artists. With a mixture
of jazz, disco, and funk rap became extremely
popular within the African American and Hispanic
communities. Some of the artist spoke of only
fiction st...
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Research And Development Atomic Bomb
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You have asked me to provide you with a summary/
analysis of the government project nicknamed the
Manhattan Project. I have reviewed thoroughly all
of the pertinent literature and documentation
pertaining to the formation and continuing
research and development of the Manhattan Project.
I have enclosed an overview of all necessary
information for which you should be familiar.
However, since the project is ongoing and the
final product incomplete as of today, the outcome
of the most secretive pro...
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Internal Affairs Unit York Times P
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... ely than they were pursuing drugs, ''s ays
Assistant U. S. Attorney Steven Bauer. (Washington
Post, Jan 18, 1993: p. 11) When cities enlarge
their police forces quickly in response to public
fears about crime, it can also mean an influx of
younger and less well-suited officers. That was a
major reason for the enormous corruption scandal
that hit Miami in the mid- 1980 s, when about 10 %
of the city's police were either jailed, fired or
disciplined in connection with a scheme in which
officer...
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Gulf Of Mexico State And Local
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When asked where is the most polluted place in the
united states many people even educated people
answer would be Houston, Texas with Los Anglous,
California a close second. Although Houston is the
most polluted city and yes Los angles is a close
second... There is a place the size of the state
of New Jersey that is worse then the position
problem in those two cities. This area is known as
the "Dead Zone" it is located at the mouth of the
Mississippi in the Gulf of Mexico. The dead zone
can not ...
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History Of Olympic Games
1,478 words
The Olympic games are the greatest sports event in
the world. For many years, the Greeks used games
for many reasons. The official ancient games were
started in Greece. The first modern games in
Athens, Greece, were held from April 6 through
April 15 in the year of 1896. Since then, major
world events plagued some of the Olympic games.
There are a lot of examples of games being held in
early Greece. There are also different stories on
how they got started. One says that the guardians
of Zeus hel...
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Fear And In Las Vegas
1,226 words
After both reading and watching Fear and Loathing
In Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, I have come to
realize that the story follows the mythic journey.
The mythic journey is the basis for nearly every
story ever told. The mythic or heroes journey
usually begins in the heros ordinary world. Next
comes the call to adventure. The third step is
when the hero refuses the call to adventure.
Before leaving to go on a journey the hero meets
with a mentor. Now the hero must cross the first
threshold, thi...
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Ice Cube Los Angeles
377 words
O Shea Jackson, also know as Ice Cube was born in
1969. He was growing up in South Central Los
Angeles. Ice Cube s interest for Rap started
showing in high school. Ice Cube went away to
Phoenix Arizona to study architecture. When He
returned he began his raping career. In return to
Los Angeles in 1987 He released a few 12 inches
with My Posse. He worked with his crew C. I. A,
World Class Wrecking Crew and then the contentious
N. W. A. This crew know as N. W. A was The first
group to bring gangst...
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Ice Cube Los Angeles
395 words
O? Shea Jackson, also know as Ice Cube was born in
1969. He was growing up in South Central Los
Angeles. Ice Cube? s interest for Rap started
showing in high school. Ice Cube went away to
Phoenix Arizona to study architecture. When He
returned he began his raping career. In return to
Los Angeles in 1987 He released a few 12 inches
with? My Posse? . He worked with his crew C. I. A,
World Class Wrecking Crew and then the contentious
N. W. A. This crew know as N. W. A was The first
group to bring g...
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Kobe Bryant Los Angeles
697 words
Could you imagine being nineteen years old and
making five million dollars a year? Kobe Bryant,
the son of former NBA player Joe "
Jellybean" Bryant, jumped directly from high
school to the pros in 1996 and enjoyed an
impressive rookie season with the Los Angeles
Lakers. He also won the Nestle Crunch slam-dunk
contest, and was the leading scorer in the Rookie
Game during the NBA all-stars Weekend. Kobe Bryant
could very well become one of the best basketball
players to ever step on a b...
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Marilyn Monroe Elle Est
242 words
Marilyn Monroe elle est n? e le 1 er juin 19
(Vingt six)? Los Angeles, s? apple en r? at? Norma
Jean Mortenson. Elle d? but de sa car? re quand un
chasseur de talents du Twentieth Century Fox la r?
pere, en 19 (Qaurent six). Elle est engage? e pour
(Soizante-dix cinq) dollars par semaine, et c?
est? ce moment qu? elle change de nom, pour
devenir Marilyn Monroe. En 19 (Cinquant deux) et
1953 la star Marilyn Monroe not variant? partir de
1952 et 1953, avec? Monkey Business? et surtout?
Niagara? . ...
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Gold Medal Los Angeles
836 words
Olympic Olympic Legends Tristan Yapuncich Olympic
Legends 9 / 21 / 00 Olympic Legends There are many
important Olympic athletes. Three of the most
amazing, however, are probably Jim Thorpe,
Florence Griffith Joyner, and Mark Spitz. These
legends were super athletes as well, as amazing
people. Jim Thorpe was born on May 28, 1887 in a
one-room cabin in Oklahoma. Although there is much
confusion on Thorpe's date of birth, this is the
date according to his estate. The career biography
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Modern Olympics Olympic Games
436 words
Originally the Olympic games were known to be
religious festivals from 776 B. C. until 393 A. D.
This was so because the Roman emperor Theodosius I
banned all pagan festivals. These festivals
celebrated the Greek god Zeus. The ancient Olympic
Games lasted nearly 1, 200 years until it ceased.
Then in the late 1800 s a frenchman by the name of
Baron Pierre de Couhbertin practically revived the
Olympics into what we know today as the modern
Olympics. In 1896 his hard work paid off, the
first modern...
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Worlds Population Square Feet
911 words
October 12, 1999 Overpopulation Overpopulation
October 12, 1999 marks the day when the worlds
population supposedly reached six billion. Many
humanitarians and ecologists worry that soon the
planets population will become too big for our
food production and resources to support. With the
current population growth rate, the total
population in the year 2050 is estimated to be
between 7. 3 and 10. 7 billion (Kluger, The Big
Crunch 47). Soon the Congress of the United States
will vote on whether to...
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Ein Baum Der Ein Baum Qui
379 words
I think that Poetry Trees I think that I shall
never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose
hungry mouth is press Against the earths sweet
flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may
in Summer wear A nest of robins in her hair; Upon
whose bosom snow has lain; Who intimately lives
with rain. Poems are made by fools like me, But
only God can make a tree. English to French
Arbre's Je pense que je ne verbal jamais la po sie
dA belle comme ar...
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Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe
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West Hills Community College POP ART Art
Appreciation 52 CONTENTS I. POP ART 4 II. ANDY
WARHOL 5 III. DAVID HOCKNEY 7 LIST OF
ILLUSTRATIONS 1. Illustration 1: Roy Lichtenstein,
What! , Cover 2. Illustration 2: Andy Warhol,
Campbell Soup Can 6 3. Illustration 3 David
Hockney, A Bigger Splash 7 POP ART Art in which
everyday objects and subjects are depicted with
the flat naturalism of advertising or comic
strips. 1. Pop Art, visual arts movement of the
1950 s and 1960 s, principally in the United ...
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Pol Tico Activi Dad
424 words
Ra? l Leoni name? en Utah (estado Bol? var), en
1905 y more? en Nueva York en 1972. Ra? l Leoni
fue abogados y pol? tico venezolano, fue elect
presidente de la Rep? black de Venezuela en 1964
hasta 1969. A los 16 a? os estudo press en la c?
re de Rotunda por particular en la lucha
estudiantes. Curs? sus estudios de derecho en la
Universidad Central donde alan? la presidential de
la Federal? n de Estudiantes de Venezuela y
encased? las protests de 1928 contra e r? given de
Juan Vicente G? mez, po...
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