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- 9241: Gangs
- ... try to establish themselves as the only gang in a certain neighborhood. After a few gang fights hatred forms and gang murders and drive-by's begin to take place. When two gangs are at war it makes life very dangerous for citizens in the area. Less that 40% of drive-by's kill their intended victim yet over 60% do kill someone. This gang application is one of the many ... Chicago, 1955. Peter Carroll, South-Central. Hoyte and Williams, L. A., 1987. 1 Marshall B. Clinard, Sociology of Deviant Behavior. University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, 1963, Page 179. 2 Merton Nisbet, Contempory Social Problems. Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1971, Page 588
- 9242: Claudius And Hamlet
- ... into a state of melancholy and depression in which he desires "that this too too solid flesh would melt" (I, ii, 129). In this melancholy, Hamlet loses becomes disenchanted with life, and to him the world seems "weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable" (I, ii, 133). Later in the most famous of his soliloquy's, Hamlet contemplates committing suicide because he is troubled by "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" (III ... demonstrates his skills through his dealings with Cornelius and Voltimand. He wisely advises them to go to Norway to negotiate peace with Fortinbras. This is in sharp contrast to Old Hamlet who plunged Denamrk into war with Norway. The people are also rather fond of Norway. Their fondness of Claudius is indicated through the actions of Rosencratz and Guildenstern. Claudius employs them to find the cause of Hamlet's "antic disposition ...
- 9243: Farwell To Arms
- The book A Farewell to Arms, written by Ernest Hemingway, is a classic about the love story of a nurse and a war-ridden soldier. The story starts as Frederick Henry is serving in the Italian Army. He meets his future love in the hospital that he gets put in for various reasons. I thought that A Farewell ... who will be in the scene for five minutes and then leave. I felt that the author's planning on putting this novel together was very good. Ernest Hemingway has always been one of the world's best-known classic writers. His style and technique of symbolism is much different than others. He uses then in very strong ways that you the reader does not always pick up. I am sure ...
- 9244: Candide: Problems With Everyday Surroundings
- ... states, we must cultivate our garden. Although this doesnt go with the philosophy of optimism, Candide is not pessimistic. The theme underlying all the persiflage and fantasy is this: If you want a better world, get off your rear and do something about it, even if it is as simple as cultivating your garden. Candide encounters many different characters that help shape him into what he becomes in the end. Dr Pangloss is one of the first characters mentioned. He initially gives the philosophy that all is for the best in the world to our main character in the first chapter when it states, that things cannot be otherwise: for, since everything was made for a purpose, everything is necessarily for the best purpose. This idea gives Candide ... to all options before making decisions in order to allow life to run more smoothly. If not we are just going to run around with someone elses opinions which will in turn make the world what someone else wants it to be and not what we think it should be. Voltaire expresses this idea clearly when he allowed the reader to see Candide undergo a complete change, giving us ...
- 9245: Analysis Of Racism In Huck Fin
- ... among many that illustrate the idea that Blacks can be as caring and emotional as Whites - one of the main lessons of the book. The second main lesson that the book teaches is that the world is full of hypocrites. Huck realizes that through his experiences with Jim that Blacks are not the type of horrible, unworthy, piece of property that they are made out to be. People like Miss Watson ... life. By making the concepts more realistic to people, Twain shows the subject for what it really is. I believe the removal of such literary works from the classroom would be a defeat on the war against racism. Racism is built on ignorance; therefore banning the book's insights would only enable that ignorance and be a victory for racism and not a loss. To consider banning this novel simply because ...
- 9246: Acid Rain 2
- ... are volcanoes, sea spray , rotting vegetation and plankton. However, the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, are largely to be blamed for about half of the emissions of this gas in the world. When sulphur dioxide gets in the atmosphere, it oxidizes to first form a sulphate ion. It then becomes sulphuric acid as it joins with hydrogen atoms in the air and falls back down to earth ... rain "storm" was in 1944 when readings of pH 2.4(as acidic as vinegar) were recorded during storms in New England. Where is the problem? Acid pollution ranges everywhere from the U.S.(the world's biggest producer of sulfur dioxide) to the Arctic(the world smallest producer of sulfur dioxide). Because of prevailing winds acidic water droplets can be carried long distance, returning to earth as acid rain, snow or fog. Canada, for example, produces about half of it' ...
- 9247: Fallen Angles
- Fallen Angels By Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers wrote the book Fallen Angels. It is about America's experiences in the Vietnam War as told by the main character in the book, Richie Perry. Perry goes through a lot of changes and sees some of his good friends die in battle fighting for a cause that no one ... in a style that I found was very easy to follow the sequence of events as they occurred. The story was very interesting, since it is based on factual events that happened in the Vietnam War, yet the names have been changed for this story. I would recommend this book to anyone who is trying to learn more about the Vietnam War or someone who just wants some interesting to read.
- 9248: Racism My Antonia
- ... case, but certain race does not apply. In conclusion, I have learned through out writing my essay that being racist is not the way to be if I want to rise to the top. This world is now very diverse with different culture everywhere and different races in every school, industry, and even government facilities. To be successful in this world I must not ever be racist for this is now a world of diversity.
- 9249: Fallen Angels: Richie Perry
- Fallen Angels: Richie Perry War can turn even the strongest of men humble. The novel Fallen Angels is about a small group of men who come of age in the Vietnam War. Richie Perry, the novels protagonist, enlists in the army mainly to escape his problemsa bad relationship with his mother, a lack of opportunity in Harlem, and an uncertainty about his future. He finds himself in the middle of a war that is more confusing and traumatic than the life he fled. In this novel Walter Dean Myers uses many types of literary devices in order to help the reader become familiar with the plot. ...
- 9250: ATF
- ... courts; spent 324 days at crime scenes; respond to 42 National Response Team Activation, and spent 397 days providing training to Federal, state and local investigators and examiners. ATF is the premier laboratory in the world in the combined areas of alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives, and fire debris analysis. Their dedication to this is evident in the Mission, Vision, and Values statements created by their staff in 1992. The Office of ... 1972. Notwithstanding, ATF traces its roots across two hundred years of American history. In 1789 under the new Constitution, the first Congress imposed a tax on imported spirits to offset a portion of the Revolutionary War debt assumed from the states. Administration of duties fell to the Department of the Treasury, whose Secretary, Alexander Hamilton, had suggested them. Congressional lawmakers were favorably impressed by the results. The imports tax was augmented ...
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