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Time Of Year Time Of Day
794 words
In many stories, settings are constructed to help
build the mood and to foreshadow of things to
come. "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson is a story
in which the setting sets up the reader to think
of positive outcomes. However, this description of
the setting foreshadows exactly the opposite of
what is to come. In addition, the theme that we
learn of at the end leads us to think of where the
sanity of some human beings lies. The story begins
with the establishment of the setting. To begin,
Shirley...
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Transcendentalism In Dead Poets Society
673 words
Transcendentalism emerged as a philosophical and
literary movement during the nineteenth century
which focused on intuition and the individual
conscience. Established by the German philosopher,
Immanuel Kant, Transcendentalism gained support
from writers such as Emmerson Thoreau, and Fuller.
These supporters believed that fundamental truths
are known to the heart and therefor cannot be
grasped by the senses. As applied to modern times,
the movie Dead Poets Society depicts the
Transcendental trut...
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Stoned To Death Tessie Hutchinson
905 words
Shirley Jackson's short story "The Lottery"
depicts a seemingly average village with average
citizens. The citizens of this village participate
in an annual lottery in which the winner will be
stoned to death. It is believed that the death of
the winner will bring heartier crops to the
village. Jackson introduces the lottery as a
tradition that has been performed and will be done
for many years to come. Jackson also stresses the
importance of human nature, which is that humans
are conditioned to...
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Christian Science Monitor Forty Eight
1,046 words
During the twentieth century, premarital sex has
become an important issue. Sexual abstinence was
the normal society lifestyle until the late 1950
s. Most men and women would not have ever slept
with another person out of wedlock. While this
sexual abstinence lifestyle was in effect, a
mentality of independence struck the adolescence
of the United States. They felt as though they
must engage in sexual activity, just to defy
society's view of what was morally right. The
reason sexual abstinence i...
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Correlation Coefficient School Choice
1,134 words
School choice will improve education in America.
Public schools are grossly inefficient, and are
not educating many of America's youths adequately.
Schools that are run independent from local
government bureaucracy provide better education at
lower cost. School choice would allow more
students to attend better schools. School choice
is a potent educational reform that is far more
effective than increased spending. The fears of
opponents of school choice are factually
unfounded. School choice is ...
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Endangered Species Whaling Commission
1,269 words
The Makah Indian Whaling: Indigenous Right or For
hundreds of centuries, the Makah Indians have
revolved their culture and traditions around
whaling. It has been part of their tradition as
long as the tribe has ever existed. In the early
part of this century the Makah voluntarily
abandoned the whale hunt in recognition of the
precarious situation of the gray whale. When the
whale was listed as an endangered species in 1969
the hunt was officially banned. The Makah were
formally forced to give up...
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Wedding Ceremony Marriage Ceremony
767 words
Ever been to an unusual wedding ceremony? Perhaps
not, because very rarely have we been invited to a
wedding ceremony that is other than a formal and a
well-mannered event. Our familiarization with the
wedding ceremony, however, is in sharp contrast
with the traditional marriage ceremony of the
Momna community, a minority group in eastern
Pakistan from where I come. In this community, the
marriage ceremony lasts for two days, with rituals
that are not only unique, but extremely amusing,
interest...
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Make Asms A Better Place Asms A Better Place One
699 words
While searching for a better education than my
last school, I happened to come along the
academically based school ASMS. However, I was
perturbed to discover that the athletic program at
ASMS was not up to the standards that I found to
be acceptable, in fact there was not a true
athletic program at all. Several friends and I did
all that we could to start an acceptable sports
program but to no avail. ASMS still had to send
its players to the local Hot Springs high school
if they want to actively...
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Products And Services Hong Kong
878 words
To provide bulk flower imports to local
businesses, at competative rates whilst
maintaining about freshness of product and
delivered on time. Marketing Research Information
on Primavera System's Inc. Marketing Research
Information Primavera Systems, Inc. In my first
report, I outlined some of the information
available about Primavera Systems, Inc. I would
like to expand on that information and provide
additional information about the marketing of
Primavera Systems, Inc. main product. The
corpora...
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Positive And Negative Aspects Basketball Players
1,510 words
The Effects of the Media on the sport of
Basketball A Canadian professor as a means of
recreation invented basketball, which is now
considered a universal sport. The introduction of
this sport to the rest of the world started in the
late nineteenth century as a form of recreation.
Universities began incorporating this new
recreational game into their sporting activities
and were considered a male oriented sport. Women
were not recognized at the time as basketball
players even if they had an inte...
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Talk To The Students Student Council Trash
421 words
There are many problems with pollution these days
in the community. Some which can be hazardous,
while others are harmless to us. The problem in
our community is the littering done in and around
school campuses. This might be harmless to some
people, but a bad example for others and it even
can be dangerous for the living things around
everyone. Students just do not care these days
about the littering. First, the Student Council
should get involved more and establish a policy
for littering. They...
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Teaching And Learning Social Studies
1,172 words
Social studies is defined by the Board of Director
of the National Council for the social studies as,
the integrated study of the social sciences and
humanities to promote civic competence. Within the
school program, social studies provides
coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such
disciplines as anthropology, archeology,
economics, geography, history, law, philosophy,
political science, psychology, religion, and
sociology, as well as appropriate content from the
humanities, mathematics, a...
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Harley Davidson Product Development
338 words
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. recently announced
record profits for a quarter. What wasn't apparent
was the substantial role purchasing played in
taking this American icon from a position of near
financial oblivion to star status in investors'
hearts. Not surprisingly, it's quite a story. In
the mid- 1990 s, CEO Jeff Bleustein decided to
move from the traditional high-walls paradigm of
American manufacturing to one in which purchasing
became a full partner in product development with
the responsibil...
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Social The Role Of Worker
833 words
Social Justice and the Role of Social Work Social
and economic justice occurs when "all members of a
society share equally in the social order, secure
an equitable consideration of resources and
opportunities, and enjoy their full benefit of
civil liberties" (DuBois & Krogsrud Miley, 1996;
p. 15). An easier way to understand the concept of
social and economic justice may be to consider
what is a lack of justice: "when societies do not
accord citizens equity and equality and when they
violate the...
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Mandatory Drug Testing Random Drug Testing
925 words
Mandatory and random drug testing of student
athletes violates their right to privacy. The
right to privacy is guaranteed under the fourth
amendment. Schools are violating athletes' rights
to privacy by searching them without probable
cause. They are already assuming that these
athletes are violating policies without any
information to confirm this. Athletes should not
be singled out for drug testing. It has been
proven that student athletes are less likely to
drugs than the general student popu...
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High School Athletics Good Or Bad Influence
1,149 words
High School Athletics: Good or Bad Influence? In
America we have laws, laws against killing, laws
against stealing, and its excepted that as a
member of American society you will live by these
laws. In West Canaan, Texas, there is another
society, which has its own set of laws. Football
is a way of life. This excerpt taken from the
beginning of Varsity Blues, which premiered in
1998, shows the way of life for high school
football players. In this movie, Jon Moon played
by James Van Der Beek assu...
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Colleges And Universities Millions Of Dollars
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Student Athletes Deserve More than Scholarships: A
Look into the Finances of Major College Sports
Programs Student-athletes at major Division I-A
colleges and universities do more than attend
classes, practices, and compete against other
teams. They generate revenue. Intercollegiate
sports have developed into a highly specialized,
multi-million dollar entertainment industry that
rides on the shoulders of student-athletes. This
industry has in turn resulted in substantial
rewards for big time ath...
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American Foreign Policy Saudi Arabia
1,626 words
Since the United States is one of the last
remaining super powers of the world, we have the
obligation to maintain and support good relations
with the smaller and weaker nations throughout the
world. We should take full advantage of this
authority in several different ways. First the U.
S. must focus on investing and trading with those
nations who have yet to become economic powers;
second, we must implement a consistent foreign
policy towards the Middle Eastern nations: third,
the United States...
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Women And Blacks Information And Ideas Public
390 words
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Public
means of, belonging to, or pertaining to the
people as a whole. A public place or thing becomes
available to all people who must share and support
these places or things through taxes or other
charges. All people may visit national parks or
monuments which they support through taxes and
fees. Public information and ideas may be
disseminated to the public for consumption. The
United States prides itself for being a very
public nation whereby any ...
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Professional Athletes Youth Sports
1,090 words
Over the last two decades the growth of youth
sports has reflected the popularity of
professional sports in our society. Sporting
events and news are available to the public
twenty-four hours a day on television and radio:
sports are an enormous industry. The outstanding
popularity of the sports industry has profoundly
affected youth sports organizations. An estimated
twenty-five million children age six through
eighteen participate in at least one school or
community based athletic program. The...
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