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- 11321: Memoirs of a Mountain High
- ... was incredible.... absolutely stunning......and I wrote.....A crack in the glass and I'm thinking....Alone in the field and I'm sinking, Soaking in breeze on a rock and I'm hypnotized, the world inside me Cranking the weight off of my mind...testing the strength of a fine line Relative thoughts... no control... become justified, the world defied me Tasting the sweat off of my lips...feeding my soul with the suns kiss laughing out loud I'm remembering everything... foolishly sighing Now I'm lost inside these words that speak so ...
- 11322: Violent Crimes Involving Guns
- ... seize on this estimate to support their positions. Those favoring gun control laws claim that such laws would keep more guns off the streets and out of the hands of criminals in an increasingly violent world. There is no evidence that supports that gun control would reduce crime. By taking a look at evidence gathered form domestic studies, international evidence, and crimes involving guns we can better understand this. Several sophisticated ... often for defensive as for criminal purposes.6 The experience of other nations also provides little support for the notion that guns cause crime.(7) Switzerland has one of the lowest murder rates in the world, and it requires all able-bodied males between the ages of 20 and 50 to have a military-issued automatic weapon, ammunition and other equipment in their dwellings. (8) Israel, which has an extremely low ...
- 11323: The Rodney King Case
- ... refused to exit the car and was physically assisted in doing so. The events that unfolded next between the police officers and King were seen over and over again by millions of people around the world. If not for the video recording of this incident by a concerned citizen, this whole incident could have been considered a job well done. Now, because of the action of the Los Angeles police that ... Garner believes that if not for the videotaping of this incident it might never have been made public. Garner also points out that this tape, which was seen by millions of people all over the world, became the crucial piece of evidence that the state of California used to charge the four LAPD officers with criminal assault (447). Colin Evans writes due to all the attention this case was receiving, the ...
- 11324: Evolution Or Ignorance
- ... he is credited with first forming a structured theory of evolution. During his studies in the Galapagos Archipelago he found a multitude of flora and fauna that had complete isolation from the rest of the world. One particular type of animal that he paid close attention to be a small bird called a Finch. This was thought as being simple at first, but as he traveled to the different islands he ... well as Evolutionism, although not the same classroom. Creationism belongs in a class like Theology or History of Religion. This is because creationism is the belief in the biblical account of the creation of the world. Biblical meaning the Bible, restricting it only to a group of religions. So-called "Creation Science" is not a science at all. Lately it has been more of a political movement than a science. Sure ...
- 11325: Leadership In Oedpius
- ... side of the State, he shall have my respect while he is living and my reverence when he is dead."(Sophocles pg 534) Based on this, Creon shows excellent leadership under this situation because a war just finished and to make sure others will not do the same as Polyneices, that is commit treason, he gives this command so others would heed his warning and not to do what Polyneices has done. His actions are justifiable since any good leader would do the same to prevent another similar war from occurring. The second character from the play Antigone who displays admirable leadership qualities is Antigone herself. Antigone tries to help her brother without worrying about what will happen to her. She says, "I intend ...
- 11326: The Robber Bride
- ... me to determine if this message is true, but nonetheless, Atwood does have a lot to say about the way females deal with each other. The character Roz constantly runs into problems in the business world. It s complicated, being a woman boss. Women don t look at you and think Boss. They look at you and think Woman, as in Just another one, like me, and where does she get ... In the end, The Robber Bride delivers a strong message about the relationships between modern-day women. Atwood seems to be telling us that there is a great deal of competition in a woman s world but there is also a lot of comfort and friendship. I am unsure as to how my male friends would interpret this book, but I feel certain women would easily relate to it.
- 11327: Love by Way of Chance
- ... physical appearances. Affection should be based on what's in the heart and possibly the brain. The way I see it falling in love by way of chance is the most beautiful feeling in the world. Love by choice, especially not yours, is a horrible way to live a life. It's hard for the one who didn't have the choice. If one has to pick their husband or wife ... status or their popularity, it should be a careful decision that will make one happy for the rest of their life. A good example that my classmates and I could relate to, is the Hasidic world. Daughters and sons are usually married off by their parents through a deal at the ages of twelve and thirteen. They grow up knowing whom they're going to marry for seven or eight years ...
- 11328: Neil Armstrong
- Neil Armstrong Background Neil Armstrong was born in Wapakoneta, Ohio in the year 1930. His services as a pilot were called upon during the Korean War. Shortly after graduating from Purdue University in 1955, Armstrong joined the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, then known as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. At the time the functions of the N.A.C ... men remained in good health. The mission was completely successful. It also set the stage for future space exploration and lunar landings. Life after Apollo 11 After his years as a pilot during the Korean War, and becoming commander of both the Gemini 8 and the Apollo 11 missions, not to mention being the first civilian to enter NASA's astronaut program, and the first man to walk on the moon ...
- 11329: The Inauguration
- ... turning against us, threatening to destroy all that we have accomplished. It is time for us as nations and as individuals to set aside our long-standing feuds and unite. The tides of an unwinnable war are upon us and we must seek refuge upon higher ground lest we be swept away by the flood. The confederacy is no more. Whatever semblance of unity and protection it once provided is a ... joined us. Out of the many, we shall forge an indivisible home consisting only to a single throne, and from that throne - I shall watch over you. From this day forward, let no human make war upon any other human, let no Terran agency conspire against this new beginning, and let no human consort with alien powers. And to all the enemies of humanity seek not to bar our way, for ...
- 11330: A Modern Interpretation of Everyman (the excerpt)
- ... balance books, and a list of ALL his charities. I doubt that it will take him long, since has not made many of these.IRS agent. Oh yes God, I will go, and search the world all over, for this Mr. People can't be far, and when I find I'll arrest him, and take away his car. And his house and boat any property, for which he has forsaken ... High in heaven he shall be crowned" (148). Now we're gonna go to our man in the field, Emerson Bigguns, for some post-game highlights.Emerson. Definitely a lot of action today in the world. We had Al People, a normal, CONFRONTED out of NOWHERE by a powerful double-team, which was the IRS and GOD. Al really had some self-doubt harming him for a while, but once he ...
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