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Kill A Mockingbird Boo Radley
1,106 words
To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird a
novel by Harper Lee, takes place in a southern
community in Alabama. The story tells about
difficult time of 1930 s, where people were
suffering from the Great Depression. The success
of To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the most
frequently read novels of the last hundred years;
can be attributed to its powerful, universal
themes. Several themes, encompassing, are that
valuable lessons are learned in confronting those
who are unlike ourselves and unlike ...
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Musical Theatre National Endowment
1,493 words
Theatre in Wyoming There you are sitting in a
theatre watching a play. You say to yourself, this
play could be so much better if they would do that
different. Of course the designers could do things
differently, they might have even considered the
same things that you have, the only thing wrong
with that is that type of stuff takes money. What
most people dont realize is that the theatres in
Wyoming are very under funded. Theatres in Wyoming
are not able to support themselves alone they need
out...
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Ray Bradbury Poor Family
873 words
In Ray Bradbury's, Fahrenheit 451, he predicts a
dismal future full of technology, which has been
over run with censorship and propaganda. When
Bradbury presents his predictions for the future,
he depicts many devices and ideas that are now a
reality, even though the book was written over 40
years ago. In a discrete fashion, he proposes his
thoughts on censorship and propaganda. Thereupon,
Bradbury emphasizes the power of propaganda in
peoples minds, changing their own opinions. Thus
concluding,...
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Legalizing The Substance Reason The Government People
448 words
The issue I Marijuana Issues The issue I would
like to bring up is the legalization of medical
and / or recreational marijuana. I feel this would
be beneficial to most everyone, both users and
non-users. Marijuana has been proven to help a
great deal for glaucoma sufferers as stated in the
Hallucinogenic Encyclopedia. It is also been
proven to have far less, to almost no anger
outbursts in people as the commonly abused drug
alcohol as stated in High Times Magazine. A few
ways that the government...
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Grapes Of Wrath Jim Casy
1,726 words
It is said that everything is done for a purpose,
and if that purpose is not obvious, it could be
evident within oneself. In The Grapes of Wrath, by
John Steinbeck, the story not only entails the
tale of the tragically poor, but also an uplifting
sense of discovery. The story tells not only of
the physical journey to California, but of the
characters spiritual travels as well. By examining
the lives of Jim Casy, Tom Joad, and Ma Joad, one
will see the enlightening changes that mark their
lives t...
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Rose Of Sharon Uncle Johns
1,388 words
As Tom Joad hitchhiked his way home after a
four-year stay in prison for killing a man in a
fight, he met up with Jim Casy, a former preacher
who was returning from a sojourn in the "
wilderness, " where he had been
soul-searching. Tom invited Jim to walk with him
on the dusty road to the Joad family farm, and to
stay for dinner. Arriving there, he saw that
" the small unpainted house was mashed at one
corner, and it had been pushed off its foundations
so that it slumped at an ang...
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Rose Of Sharon Uncle Johns
1,355 words
As Tom Joad hitchhiked his way home after a
four-year stay in prison for killing a man in a
fight, he met up with Jim Casy, a former preacher
who was returning from a sojourn in the
wilderness, where he had been soul-searching. Tom
invited Jim to walk with him on the dusty road to
the Joad family farm, and to stay for dinner.
Arriving there, he saw that the small unpainted
house was mashed at one corner, and it had been
pushed off its foundations so that it slumped at
an angle. The farm was dese...
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Greatest Threat Migrant Workers
634 words
Throughout history the human species has survived
only with the help of their fellow human beings.
Although there are people who believe in the idea
of everyman for him self, there are many others
who know the only way to survive is to give and
receive help with their neighbors. In The Grapes
of Wrath Steinbeck clearly expresses this view of
human unity as the key to survival. The first
level of this unity for survival involves the
bonds of family. Throughout the novel Steinbeck
stresses the nee...
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Harold And Maude Field Of Daises Individual
689 words
In the movie Harold and Maude, Harold is a young
boy out of place in the world. He is obsessed with
death and grief. Maude comes along and teaches him
how to live his life and discover his true
individuality. She adopts Harold and tries to
bring him out of his depression and put him back
in to the world as a person. Maude s obsession
with life and Harold s obsession with death makes
an interesting movie with an even more interesting
moral. In the Greenhouse scene, Maude is
describing what type o...
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Science A Fiction Human Cloning People
558 words
The Human Cloning HUMAN CLONING The issue of
cloning has been very popular topic in the past
few years with the cloning of the very first
animal of any type. This extraordinary debut found
its home in a sheep named Dolly. Ever since then,
the idea of cloning other animals (especially
humans) has been one of the most talked about
things in the science world since the realization
of the world being round. Now some scientists are
coming right out and saying that if they only had
enough money, they ...
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H 2 O Potassium Hydroxide
930 words
Imagine filling your tank with a garden hose,
driving 5000 kilometers, and then stopping for a
drink out of your tailpipe! This, ladies and
gentlemen, is the future. But how is this
possible? With a device called a fuel cell. These
cells run primarily off of water, but can run from
many different fluids including methanol,
gasoline, and devel in a pinch. How do these fuel
cells work, and what impact will they have on the
future? In this century we have seen huge
technological breakthroughs, thin...
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Sense Of Humor Immature Person People
586 words
Most adults consider immaturity a negative quality
among their peers. At one time or another just
about everyone has had the intended insult flung
at them, Youre so immature! Is immaturity an
insult? Hmmmph, how ludicrous. Ive always looked
at immaturity as a positive quality. Here are some
reasons why. Immature people are usually curious,
unpredictable, rebellious, have willingness for
change, and most importantly display a sense of
humor. It is this sense of humor that keeps life
in perspectiv...
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Work At Home Pornographic Material
861 words
Internet Crime There are more people getting on
the Internet and this will increase the probably
of more crime. In 1997 there were 12 million
users. Last year, 1998 there was 85 to 170 million
Internet users, this information varied by the
source. And for each of the years the crime rate
has gone up. The statistics for 1997 were 12, 775
complaints filed thats 35 each day. In 1998 there
was 47, 000 complaints filed and that was 156 per
day. The Number of projected complaint files might
be 188, 00...
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Quot Big Make Money
1,805 words
Theres a scene in the new musical "
RENT" that may be the quintessential romantic
moment of the 90 s. Roger, a struggling rock
musician, and Mimi, a junkie whos a dancer at an
S/M club, are having a lovers quarrel when their
beepers go off and each takes out a bottle of
pills. Its the signal for an " AZT break,
" and suddenly they realize that theyre both
HIV-positive. Clinch. Love duet. If you dont think
this is romantic, consider that Jonathan Larson's
sensational musical i...
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Piggy And Ralph Remind The Boys
1,268 words
Children all over the world hold many of the same
characteristics. Most children are good at heart,
but at times seem like little mischievous devils.
Children enjoy having fun and causing trouble but
under some supervision can be obedient little boys
and girls. Everybody, at one time in their lives,
was a child and knows what it is like to have no
worries at all. Children have their own interests
and react to different things in peculiar and
sometimes strange ways. For example, children are
ench...
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Remind The Boys Authority Figures
758 words
When children are given the opportunity, they
would rather envelop themselves in pleasure and
play than in the stresses of work. The boys show
enmity towards building the shelters, even though
this work is important, to engage in trivial
activities. Af ter one of the shelters collapses
while only Simon and Ralph are building it, Ralph
clamours, All day Ive been working with Simon. No
one else. Theyre off bathing or eating, or
playing. (55). Ralph and Simon, though only
children, are more mature ...
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Adrienne Rich Writing Quot
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" AnOn " (Dedications) " Alice
Templeton " An Atlas of the Difficult
World" ends with a poem entitled "
(Dedications) " which calls attention to both
the artifice of the poem and to the role of the
reader. The entire thirteen-part poem may itself
be seen as a monument addressed to the "
internal emigrant, " the " patriot"
who strives to see her life and to see his country
clearly. " (Dedications) " addresses
those who would read th...
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Sister In Law Drinking Problem
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An Analysis of Babylon Revisited In the short
story Babylon Revisited, a man named Charlie Wales
has come back to Paris with the intent of
regaining custody of his nine year old daughter.
She has been staying with her aunt and uncle since
the death of her mother. Being in Paris brings
back memories of his previous lifestyle of
drinking, late night socializing, and excessive
spending. During lunch with his daughter he
encounters two friends from his carousing days,
but since he is attempting to t...
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Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Meaning Of The Word
590 words
The journey taken by two people down a river, is
rarely thought of as anything more than just an
adventure. However, Mark Twain uses his novel, The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to explore and
poke fun of many problems facing American society.
Huck, the main character, is considered an
uneducated boy who is constantly under pressure to
conform to the civilized aspects of society. Jim,
who accompanies Huck, is a runaway slave seeking
freedom from the world that has denied it to him
for so long....
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United States Of America Lot Of Money
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Should There Be Aboriginal Self-Government In
Canada/United Should There Be Aboriginal
Self-Government In Canada/United States Of
America? Should There Be Aboriginal
Self-Government in Canada/United States of
America? The question that is brought up is not
that of sex, but it is that of aboriginals in
Canada. The question that is asked is should there
be an aboriginal self-government? If the
government were to go ahead and give the natives
there own government they would be losing money
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