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Central Los Angeles South Central Los
1,336 words
Our helicopter whirled in a tight circle over
Florence and Normandie in South Central Los
Angeles. Pilot Mike Smith kept the ship at an
almost constant bank. I was in the left seat next
to the pilot and had a clear view of the rampaging
clutter on the street below. Cameraman Martin
Cancer, strapped in a shoulder harness, was
hanging out of the helicopter. He had opened the
left side door, placed his mini-cam on his
shoulder and was recording the helter-skelter
action. This was the early evening ...
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Photographer Must Adjust Outer Circle Photo
550 words
To optimize the quality of ones portrait photos, a
photographer must combine a series of camera
techniques. A photo is a piece of art used to
capture a moment in time. For a photographer to
beautify the appearance of the photos he takes, he
must know how his camera works. The photographer
must adjust his aperture to suit the type of film
he has and know how to load the film. Stillness is
a key factor in taking a quality photo. If the
camera is shaken during the time that the shutter
is opening a...
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Consequences Of His Actions Death Of His Father
1,513 words
William Shakespeare's tragedies are often gripping
plays with bloody endings that leave the audiences
and readers breathless. Set in places like Rome,
Venice, and even Denmark; these tragedies tend to
end with all the cards lying on the table, or in
other words, all the main characters are dead. Not
all tragedies however, have to necessarily be
self-contained tragic plays; in fact, many plays
on Romance and Fantasy also have tragic
characters, as we shall see in the upcoming
examples. William Sh...
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Martin Luther King Jr Elizabeth Cady Stanton
1,602 words
selections from The Second Treatise of Government
(1690) Dr. Charles Ess Philosophy and Religion
Department Drury University As we will examine it,
a defining theme of the American experience from
Thomas Jefferson through Elizabeth Cady Stanton to
Martin Luther King, Jr. is democratic revolution:
these and other major figures seek to change the
existing social structure, in order to expand the
circle of democracy - to encompass ever larger
groups of people within a democratic framework
which rec...
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Operant Conditioning Unconditioned Stimulus
610 words
The brain learns more with operant conditioning
than classical conditioning because the brain
tends to remember unusual things better than
common things. In operant conditioning, you must
have reinforcement, primary, secondary, positive,
and negative reinforcement. Reinforcement is
something that follows a response and makes you
want to repeat that response. Primary
reinforcement is the reinforcement that is first
and of greatest importance. Secondary
reinforcement is anything that comes as a pr...
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Long Term Memory Short Term Memory
2,900 words
Psychology: Learning and Memory There are many
different kinds of ways that people and animals
learn. People can adjust the way they learn to the
different situations in which they are learning
and what they have to learn. One form of learning
is known as conditioning. Conditioning emphasizes
the relationship between stimuli and responses.
The two types of conditioning found are Classical
conditioning and Operant conditioning. Learning
may occur in different ways. Psychologists have
distinguishe...
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Inmost Heart Pp Kid Must Die One
814 words
The Bloody Meridian Blood Meridian The ending of
the Blood Meridian is both abstruse and
compelling. The setting when the kid first walks
into town (pp. 324) seems almost too familiar.
This town could be any number of different towns
located throughout the Midwest, but it seems
strangely related to the town of Nacogdoches. The
Kid, once thought to be on some sort of migratory
movement to the West, has now completed a full
circle and has returned to the place of his birth.
Birth not in the physic...
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Circle Of Hell Divine Comedy
602 words
In Dantes Inferno, part of The Divine Comedy,
Canto V introduces the torments of Hell in the
Second Circle. Here Minos tells the damned where
they will spend eternity by wrapping his tail
around himself. The Second Circle of Hell holds
the lustful; those who sinned with the flesh. They
are punished in the darkness by an unending
tempest, which batters them with winds and rain.
Hell is not only a geographical place, but also a
representation of the potential for sin and evil
within every individu...
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Willa Cather Jim Burden
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In the past, critics have ad moralized and / or
brutalized every writer they could get their pen
on. This is seen from criticisms of Henry Adams to
William Butler Yeats. These writers critique
everything about the writer and his / her works.
For instance many critics criticize Willa Cather's
novel, My Antonia. Their criticisms lie on the
basis that My Antonia is based on cyclical themes
with no structure holding each of the My Antonia's
books. In other words, as a collection of five
different ac...
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Dantes Inferno Frozen Lake
760 words
The Dantes Inferno THE INFERNO The Inferno is the
first of three parts of Dantes epic poem, The
Divine Comedy, which depicts an imaginary journey
through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Dante is
the hero, who loses his way in the dark woods and
journeys to nine regions arranged around the wall
of a huge funnel in nine concentric circles
representing Hell. He is led by the ghost of
Virgil, the Roman poet, who has come to rescue
Dante from the dark forest and lead him through
the realms of the afte...
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Ratio Of Circumference To Diameter Tray From A Scale Error
560 words
Determining The Ratio Of Circumference To Diameter
Determining The Ratio Of Circumference To Diameter
Of A Circle Determining the Ratio of Circumference
to Diameter of a Circle In determining the ratio
of the circumference to the diameter I began by
measuring the diameter of one of the si objects
which contained circles, then using a string, I
wrapped the string around the circle and compared
the length of the string, which measured the
circumference, to a meter stick. With this method
I measure...
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Clear And Distinct Taj Mahal
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How Does Descartes Try To Extricate Himself How
Does Descartes Try To Extricate Himself From The
Sceptical Doubts That He Has Raised? Does He
Succeed? [All page references and quotations from
the Meditations are taken fromthe 1995 Everyman
edition] In the Meditations, Descartes embarks
upon what Bernard Williams has called the project
of Pure Enquiry to discover certain, indubitable
foundations for knowledge. By subjecting
everything to doubt Descartes hoped to discover
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Ku Klux Klan World War Ii
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Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan is a secret society
based on hatred and violence. The Klan claims that
it stands for only law-abiding rallies and
activities, but the Klan has been known for having
hypocritical views throughout it s existence. No
matter where the Klan is headed, violence is sure
to be the destination. The Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan claim that the Bible is on their side. They
claim that the Bible condones their activity.
Nowhere in the Bible is killing thy neighbor
encouraged. They...
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Romeo And Juliet Physical Actions
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The Application of Method Acting to Shakespearean
Text Preface I never really believed that acting
could, or should for that matter, be taught. There
is no concrete way to act. For some people, the
ability to do theatre, and to do it well comes
naturally; for others, it does not. I have always
held the conviction that to teach acting is to rob
the art of its truth, its beauty. Over the summer,
I performed in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I
was directed by someone who really made me
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Forces Of Nature Dark Ages
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The education of the Greeks exhibits a progressive
development. The ideal of Athenian education was
the completely developed man. Beauty of mind and
body, the cultivation of every inborn faculty and
energy, harmony between thought and life, decorum,
temperance, and regularity such were the results
aimed at in the home and in the school, in social
intercourse, and in civic relations. We are lovers
of the beautiful, said Pericles, yet simple in our
tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss
of...
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Side Of The Coin American Dream
813 words
It can be said that chasing the American Dream is
a never ending journey. In F. Scott Fitzgerald? s
novel The Great Gatsby, Gatsby seems to undertake
great efforts in pursuing the life he wants to
live, the so-called American Dream. The novel is
Fitzgeralds vessel of commentary and criticism of
the American Dream. As he paints a vivid portrait
of the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald defines this dream,
and through Gatsby's downfall, expresses the
futility and agony of its pursuit. Through
Gatsby's longing f...
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Track And Field Left Arm
1,261 words
Physics is everywhere in the world of sports. It
can be found when a boxer punches a guy, or when a
person is stabbing something. The shot put is an
event which has many practical applications to
physics. From the time the thrower begins moving,
to the time the shot hits the ground, physics can
be applied. The first track and field events began
over two thousands years ago in Greece. People
participated in sprints, endurance races, shot
put, and discus. Track and Field events were held
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Main Theme Entire Life
406 words
It seems one of the most famous exerts of Plato s
The Republic is the one of the cave. In my History
class we watched a video on over Plato s book and
a major portion was about the cave metaphor. The
sections that lead up to this metaphor play a
major part in understanding what Plato means by
telling this story through Socrates. The main
theme that leads up to the cave is that everything
that we see is just a reflection of some perfect
idea. For instance when we see a tree, Socrates
says that it...
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Circle Of Hell Dante
656 words
Dante? s Inferno takes mankind on a frightening
journey through the depths of hell. This mentally
and physically exhausting journey proves to be an
invaluable lesson in restoration of the Church,
which was in a corrupt state. The physical ends of
the journey are to strengthen the pilgrim? s body
for the upcoming and rigorous ascent on mount
purgatory. The intellectual ends of the journey,
however, are far more beneficial to the human
soul. Man must first understand the foundations of
sin before ...
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Peoples Feelings Altar Stone Holes
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Despite the many purposes it seems to serve,
Stonehenge is still the embodiment of mystery for
most of the world. Some believe that its purpose
was to be used as an astronomical observatory.
Others think that it was used as a religious
meeting center for the Druids. However, no one has
been able to prove its true meaning and existence.
Stonehenge is believed to have been built in three
main periods. The first took place between 3100
and 2700 B. C. This part of the construction
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