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Mad Dog Marine Corps
1,858 wordsI place my boot on the neck of this commie bone bag, the toe resting on his chin. I think, I hate this wet heat he breathes. At least there is no rain in it -- for now. I hate his elusive sky, too. A sky filled with foliage, unlike the limbs and leaves of the hickory or oak trees back home. "Slats, you and Mad-dog planning to marry that commie better, " Luke hissed at me. I watch as reality seems to shift; 5 ' 7 ", 176 pounds of ground foliage in front of me apparently transforms itself into a F...
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18 Th Century Word Censored Meaning
589 wordsFuck! Is that offensive to you? Why is the word censored such a taboo word in the English language as opposed to its definition of copulation? It would seem to make sense that if a word is offensive its meaning would be twice that. Strangely, sex is not an offensive word at all, and is used frequently in formal conversations and writings. Upon questioning, not one person could give a concrete answer on why the word offended them, they would simply say oh, just because, and dont use that kind of ...
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Middle French Word Gai French Word Gai Gay
458 wordsThe word gay originated from the Old High German word game, which means rapid and impetuous. In the twelfth century, the word game gave rise to the Middle French word gai, meaning merry and happily excited. The English word gay was borrowed from the Middle French word gai in the fourteenth century. The word gay greatly reflects the cultural changes in English speaking countries. In English, the word was used to indicate excessive heterosexual activity. However, today, the word gay is often appli...
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Characters In The Story Younger Brother
1,167 wordsMoney is Power in "Exchange Value" by Charles Johnson Author Charles Johnson provides us with a brief look into human nature and the profound affect money has on people in his short story "Exchange Value." The plot of the story is simple a basic rags to riches story with a 1990 s twist. It centers around two brothers who live in a poverty ridden apartment. These brothers, Loftis and Cooter decided to break into an old eccentric woman's' apartment. She has lived down the hall from them their enti...
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Paris And London Theme Of The Book
1,423 words... and out in Paris and London (1933). By this time Orwell had managed to find a few simple jobs, and started work on a new novel, The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) in which he describes the poverty he saw when he visited areas of mass unemployment in Lancashire and Yorkshire. In late 1936 Orwell left for Spain to fight for the Republicans in the civil war, and he was wounded. Homage to Catalonia is his account of the civil war. After leaving the sanatorium where he had been recovering from his wou...
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One Can Assume San Diego
1,073 wordsDuring the work of this project our group realized the importance of the individual players within this large production known as the Little 500. There was much to be learned from these riders of the Acacia team and how they perceived their training and performance in this esteemed competition. By interviewing one involved in the procedure much can be extracted into terms of form, function, meaning, event and context. Although it seems to be rather difficult at times to understand the importance...
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Feminine Traits Young Age
805 wordsThe overall theme of Sexism in Language is how the way we speak, whether it is a conscious realization or not, places women in a position that is subordinate to men. Three main points are brought up in this film. These are: words people use that convey the misguided notion that men are superior to women, how children are socialized into this idea from a very young age, and the change that is taking place within language to equalize the roles of men and women. Many words that we use are so common...
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Clockwork Orange First Chapter
1,310 wordsA Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess, is a dark look into a frightful future of violence and social control. The story dives deep into such issues as free will, the illusions of reality, the morality of ethics, and many others. Burgess fills this horrific tale with satire, numerous puns, and above all: irony. A Clockwork Orange is comparable to George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four or Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Burgess presents us with a philosophical message that we may soon find ourselv...
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Standard English Proper English
878 wordsIn Barbara Mellix's essay "From Outside, In" Mellix examines the infinite powers she obtained through her ability to travel within the language of standard English. While growing up in Greeleyville, South Carolina, Mellix was accustomed to speaking two distinctly different languages- Black English and Standard English. As Mellix's perspective on the importance of standard English grew, she realized that this form of language would become her key to the door of limitless possibilities in which he...
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T S Elliot Rudyard Kipling
1,032 wordsRudyard Kipling, was born in the city of Bombay, India on December 30, 1865. He made a significant contribution to English Literature in various areas including poetry, short stories, and novels. Rudyard Kipling came from an affluent family with his father working at the Bombay School of Art, and his mother coming from a family of very accomplished women. Most of his childhood was spent in India where he was taken care of by a baby-sitter, that instilled in him Indian culture and traditions (Bio...
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S E Hinton Easy To Understand
1,016 wordsThe year is 1966 and if you were a kid growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. You belonged to one of two groups, you were either a soc or a greaser. Soc is pronounced like society, and means just that: money, nice cars, nice homes and a bright future. Greasers are the poor kids from the bad side of town with no future and no real hope. Always at each other's throats, the two warring groups fight to save face and prove themselves. The Outsiders is the story of two of the Greasers who come to realize that...
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Time Life Books Rock And Roll
1,501 wordsHow has Rock and Roll Effected the American Economy? Consider, if you will, the life of a teenager living in the 1940 's. The Great Depression was finally coming to an end, but the memories of the rough times would scar its sufferers for a lifetime. Caused by a number of serious weaknesses in the economy, the depression saw a rapid decline in the production and sale of goods, as well as a sudden, severe rise in unemployment. Businesses and banks closed their doors, people lost their jobs, homes,...
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Ive Learned Football Game
1,003 wordsAre you prejudice? Yeah, thats exactly what I thought, until I arrived here at Hampton. Prejudice is simply the act of pre-judging someone before you really get to know him or her. You should never judge a book by its cover. In most cases your first impression of someone is based upon appearance, and the first impression is the one that counts. Since my arrival at Hampton University, Ive met many different people from not only the U. S. , but all over the world. Every different area, or city, or...
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Black English Grammatical Rules
1,237 wordsEbonics, or Black English, was recently a controversial topic in the United States, when the Oakland School District school board attempted to classify ebonics as a completely different language from Standard American English (SAE). There was further controversy when the school board stated that ebonics was genetic. This report will explain Ebonics and its origin, as well as the Oakland school board case. There are over 20 million blacks in the United States today. It is hard to tell exactly how...
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Library Of Congress Taco Bell
1,416 wordsDo the names Spic, Greaser, Nigger, Jap, or China have a familiar ring to them? Well, these horrible slurs are all too common to the ears of many American minorities. The same people that work together, play together, vote together, and even sleep together are being taught by hundreds of ads to categorize differences among all Americans in ways that are becoming offensive. In addition to issues concerning the Spanish Speaking Peoples Congress, the repeal of desegregation acts and the demise of A...
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Clockwork Orange Ultra Violent
1,460 words... ck work Orange. The boys thought it was an odd title and Alex started to really beat the man, he beat him until he was bloody and lifeless. This time his friends thought that he had gone too far and betrays him by telling the police. Alex is convicted of murder and sentenced to fourteen years in prison at the age of only fifteen years old. He goes to jail and still goes about his violent ways, and eventually kills another prisoner. After this he is chosen as a subject for a new experimental ...
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Act 3 Sc Act 1 Sc
1,073 wordsWhy is it that people fawn Shakespeare and have unreasonably high regard for his works, including The Tempest, and label them as "immortal classics"? Indeed Shakespeare's works had great significance in the evolution of English literature, but these works, including The Tempest are mostly devoid of significance and literary value in the present day. One can expect to gain little educational benefit of the english language or heightened appreciation for fine literature from the reading of Shakesp...
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Red Badge Of Courage Local Color
783 wordsRealism is the depiction of life as most people live and know it. Regionalism is a characteristic of Realism that portrays the customs, habits and characteristics of a particular place. Part of regionalism is local color. Local color is defined as a particular example of regional characteristics. Local color can be shown in a particular dialect, dress, and occupations. In Realism life is depicted as most people live and know it. Local color helps the true appearance of a place seem more believab...
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Adam And Eve Male And Female
909 wordsSex in Religion The ways in which the sexual body and sexual pleasure are viewed have changed drastically over time. This is due in large part to the teachings and interpretations of Saint Augustine and the Christian Church. Today and for the greater part of the last thousand years, the woman s body is constantly degraded through the use of slang terms, its depiction in movies, books, and magazines. Religion in general has made successful attempts in condemning the art of sexual pleasure through...
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Side Of Town Social Class
1,798 wordsThe Outsiders By: The Outsiders Summary The Outsiders By: S. E. Hinton This story is about a young boy of 14 named Ponyboy. He is part of a hood group called Greasers on the east side of town, a group of lower-class teenagers who wear their hair long and greasy, wear jeans and ripped-up T-shirts, and are at odds with the rich-kid bullies known as the Socs. This group of hoods are born into rich families from the west side of town, are of a high social class, drive around in Mustangs and Corvairs...
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