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Censorship And The Catcher In Rye
1,009 wordsKatie Johnson sent me the exact info about the censorship of "The Catcher in the Rye." She found it in "Banned Books: Suppressed on Social Grounds" by Dawn B. So. vol. 2. New York: Facts on File, c. 1998. 'The novel has long ignited disapproval, and it was the most frequently banned book in schools between 1966 and 1975. Even before that time, however, the work was a favorite target of sensors. In 1957, Australian Customs seized a shipment of the novels that had been presented as a gift to the g...
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Central Intelligence Agency National Security Council
1,389 wordsThe Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the agency of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was created in 1947. The CIA is America's first permanent peacetime intelligence agency responsible for keeping the government informed of foreign actions affecting the interests of the United States. It was created by the National Security Act of 1947 and is responsible for coordinating all U. S. intelligence activities, as well as such functions and duties related to intelligence as...
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Days A Week Arnold Schwarzenegger
1,267 wordsHis gap-toothed grin is one of the most recognized in the United States and the world. Broad shoulders on top of an abnormally muscular torso with legs of steel are also trademarks of the man. For most people, the sight of his bulging biceps wielding ridiculously large arsenal of weapons is not an uncommon phenomenon. The strange, thick accent that escapes his lips does not seem ludicrous anymore. Labeled as king of mayhem and mass destruction, he proclaims to the world he has a sense of humor. ...
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Trial By Jury House Of Commons
1,703 wordsA liberal democracy is a system of governing a country. It is one in which the citizens of the country have total freedom and equality. In a liberal democracy, the legislature, executive and the judiciary are kept separate to avoid power resting in one place. There are many features which make up a liberal democracy, these are. Elections they must be free and fair, there must be a choice of political parties, with different views / opinions and policies. A secret ballot must be held so that the ...
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Shatt Al Arab Iran And Iraq
1,109 words"Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi dictator is a ruthless despot who has brought enormous misery on his own people. It is a pity he remains in power... " (Finley). The tension between Iran and Iraq had deep roots. Long-standing major problems included rivalries between the minority Sunni Muslims who dominated Iraq and the majority Shiites and disputes over borders that confined Iraq to its narrow access to the Persian Gulf by way of the Shatt al Arab waterway. In 1969, when Britain announced its intent ...
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President Nixon Disco Forget
510 wordsTonight I will be speaking about one of the most controversial eras of our time. The 70 s. When terms like Party Hardy!" Goin' Cruizin' "Right On!"ROCK ON! !" and "Shake your Booty" were getting used in everyday conversation. Guys wore their hair long and in afros. Pet rocks were a kids best friend, and mood rings let you know if someone was feeling down. 8 tracks had came and gone, with cassette tapes taking over in a hurry. For the weekend fun, disco clubs were the place to be. If you didnt fe...
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Contemporary Literary Criticism Heller
2,636 wordsJoseph Heller who is perhaps one of the most famous writers of the 20 th century writes on some emotional issues such as war. He does not deal with these issues in the normal fashion instead he criticizes them and the institutions that help carry these things out. Heller in fact goes beyond criticizing he satirizes. Throughout his two major novels Catch- 22 and Good as Gold he satirizes almost all of America? s respectful institutions. To truly understand these novels you must recognize that the...
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Coca Cola Company Pepsi Cola
1,119 wordsMounting competition between Coca-Cola (Coke) and Pepsi Cola (Pepsi) had a very long standing in the American history. Both cola have thus made themselves a household name in the global market, almost 200 countries since their introduction at the turn of the 19 th century. The history of beverages industry begins in May 1886, when Atlanta chemist? ? Doe? ? Pemberton developed a drink mix with caramel coloured ingredients, coca leaves, kola nuts and cocaine. The drink was first designed as a drug...
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Chinese Thought Great Importance
1,774 wordsAmidst the chaos of political instability and constant warring of the Zhou (Chou) era, arose many intellectual thinkers that brought such profound impact in the field of politics, religion and philosophy. (Lower and Rajendra 1985: 93) Even to the day, their influence can be espied in the many matters of China. Confucianism became the paramount school of thinking and later significant philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism gained immense recognition as well. (Lower and Rajendra 1985: 93) Each p...
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Cast Iron Empire State
1,230 wordsThe Empire State Building The granddaddy of all skyscrapers and now a National Historic Landmark, the Empire State Building (ESB), with its central Manhattan location, offers the best views of New York City. It is still one of the worlds tallest buildings. This New York icon was completed in 1931. Its famous Art Deco spire, visible throughout much of New York, is immortalized in countless movies, including King Kong and Sleepless in Seattle. The Empire State Building is located in Manhattan at 3...
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Radio And Television British Broadcasting
757 wordsBiographical Sketch Samuel Selvon, author of novels, plays, film, television, and radio, was born in 1923 in South Trinidad to an Indian father and an Indian/Scottish mother. He grew up in Trinidad's multi-racial society and graduated from San Fernando's Naparima College in 1938. Selvon began writing fiction and poetry while he served in the Royal Navy Reserve during World War II. After the war, he began his literary career as the fiction editor of the TRINITY GUARDIANS literary magazine until h...
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Children Young Adults
957 wordsWhy Judy Blume Never Quits? Nobody but you can do it, ? (Blume, 2) was a famous quote written by Judy Blume in one of her famous books. Judy has written over 30 juvenile fiction books that can relate to children? s lives. Judy has worked her whole life to try and reach children by talking about reality, however, other people try and hide the young adults from what is really happening in the world. Children read Blume? s books because it takes them away from the reality of their lives and into th...
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Stories And Novels Stephen King
1,054 wordsThe King of Terror, Stephen Edwin King, is one of todays most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes, King sticks to using great and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday place. Stephen King who is mainly known for his novels, has broadened his horizons to different types of writings such as movie scripts, nonfiction, autobiographies, ch...
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Kurt Cobain Committed Suicide
1,103 wordsKurt Cobain, Mascot of a Generation The number one cause of death in teens is suicide. Looking back to one of the most commonly known and possibly most devastating suicides, of Kurt Cobain. In his time of music he had the world in his hands. He used personal turmoil as fuel for great music. Surprisingly, he seemed unusually tortured by success. But yet he still managed to change rock music forever and influence many other bands along the way. One of Cobain's biggest worries was that his band had...
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Patricia Campbell Hearst Symbionese Liberation Army Sla
768 wordsToday, there seem to be that many historical events that take place today are court trials. The trial of Patricia Campbell Hearst can be the pioneer of this. For Hearst herself, I? m sure this was all a nightmare. Not only was she kidnapped, brainwashed, and held hostage, but in the end she was also accused of committing a crime, a crime that many people have very different opinions about. The day this nightmare began was on February 4, 1974. Members of a group that called themselves the Symbion...
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York Oxford University Anne Sexton
1,241 wordsEmory Elliott, et. al. " There is no more, no less, peace of mind in the disciplined life of the barnyard than there is in the routine of the office, " writes Maxine Kumin in In Deep: Country Essays (1987) after many years of raising horses on her New Hampshire farm. Typical of Kumin's temperate manner, this statement reflects the unsentimental relationship to nature and the sober acceptance of human limitations that characterize her poetry. Family relationships, husbandry, and the inn...
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Martin Luther King Jr Maya Angelou
796 wordsMaya Maya Angelou Maya Angelou. Maya Angelou, born April 4, 1928 as Marguerite Johnson in St. Louis, was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, and director. She has been working at Wake Forest University in north Carolina since 1981. She has published ten best selling books and numerous magazine articles earning her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nomination. At the request of President Clinton, she wrote and del...
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Los Angeles Robert Hayden
1,417 wordsKeith D. Leonard Michael S. Harper was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Walter Warren Harper, a postal worker, and Katherine Johnson Harper, a medical stenographer. Harper recalls his family's move in 1951 to a predominantly white Los Angeles neighborhood grappling with racial tension as a traumatic enough experience to " make" him a poet. Also, his family had an extensive record collection that profoundly affected Harpers poetry. Encouraged to pursue medicine, Harper became only a margi...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Dispute Settlement
1,168 wordsSince its antitrust trial began in 1998, the software giant Microsoft and the government have met in negotiations three times; now, a fourth round of mediation has been scheduled, these to be presided over by Richard Posner, the chief judge for the 7 th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Although the two sides differ in opinion on many key issues, both sides have maintained that they are open to settlement. The appointment of Posner has aroused some controversy however, because some, inc...
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Personal Computers Operating System
811 wordsDouglas Jun HaraguchiEdward Thomas Marketing Management AM 101 March 30, 1999 Windows 95 Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975, as a partnership between William H. Gates III and Paul G. Allen, and it was incorporated on June 25, 1981. Since its foundation in 1975, Microsoft mission has been to create software for personal computers that enriches and empowers people in the workplace, at school and at home. Microsoft's early vision of a computer on every desk and in every home, is today, a realit...
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