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- 1171: Kangaroos -
- ... birds in its environment. The smaller wallabies of Australia have adapted to dryer and higher conditions. It can go longer without water. Its claws are also sharper for finding water. Its legs are not as big or strong because they do not leap as much. Therefore, their body weight has been reduced, allowing them to be more efficient with they water they can find. They also have wider feet than the ... dingoes, a breed of wild dogs. Large birds also prey on kangaroos, preferring the smaller, weaker joey. Pythons and guannas (a type of large lizard) also hunt kangaroos. A full grown male is usually too big for these predators and is usually safe. These animals usually prefer to hunt the smaller joeys and females. The joey will hide in the mother's pouch if predators are around. In recent years, humans ...
- 1172: Winston Smith
- ... the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, he is watched through telescreens, and everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party's omniscient leader, the figure known only as Big Brother. The Party controls everything, even the people's history and language: The Party is currently forcing the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak, which prevents the possibility for political rebellion by eliminating all ... spirit broken, Winston has been fully brainwashed and is released to the outside world. He meets Julia, but no longer feels anything for her. Winston has accepted the Party entirely. He has learned to love Big Brother.
- 1173: Willy Loman Is The Cause Of Hi
- ... goes around him, nothing will change and nothing will go wrong. But by thinking this way Willy causes his own misfortune. Willy brags to his boys that he is well liked, that he is a big man , but in reality he is not. He says that he went to Providence, met the Mayor, had coffee with him. Willy says: And they know me, boys, they know me up and down New ... I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time What a mistake. He begged me to go (41). Willy regrets his mistake. At the end he tries to prove Biff that he was a big man . Willy wants to kill himself and in his dreams he sees his own funeral a lot of people coming to it. Willy wants his funeral to be the same as Dave Singleman s. He ...
- 1174: Teen Pregnancy
- ... the baby. Most teenage marriages don't last long. The teenagers may think they will have more freedom when they are married. Wrong, you will not have as much freedom. Teenagers are taking on a big responsibility when they marry. Think about it before you rush into marriage. When teenagers marry, they have to make decisions about where to live and how to pay the bills. These are just things you ... expensive for a single parent. Usually if a single parent is balancing school, work, and taking care of a child, the teenager have a lot of support from parents, friends, and relatives. Parents can be big support for a teenage parent. The last option is adoption. To make this decision, the parents would have thought long and hard about the baby's needs and their future. Adoption is not bad it ...
- 1175: 1984
- ... s climate is being controlled, possibly by computer or other means. (Lawrimore) This is yet another reference to the totalitarinistic military society. Throughout 1984, Orwell portrays this society as being controlled by a greater power, "Big Brother." "It was in the middle of the morning, and Winston had left his cubicle to go to the lavatory." (Orwell 88) "
left his cubicle" symbolizes that the person is controlled much like a rat ... 1984: "It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 5) George Orwell foreshadows a book about a world that differs greatly from that which we currently know. (Lawrimore) "Big Brother is watching you, the caption beneath it ran." (Orwell 5) Orwell frequently uses this excerpt to build suspense and make the reader aware of life in totalitarinistic society. Orwell hints at someone or something ...
- 1176: 1984: A Political Statement Against Totalitarianism
- ... s climate is being controlled, possibly by computer or other means. (Lawrimore) This is yet another reference to the totalitarinistic military society. Throughout 1984, Orwell portrays this society as being controlled by a greater power, "Big Brother." "It was in the middle of the morning, and Winston had left his cubicle to go to the lavatory." (Orwell 88) "
left his cubicle" symbolizes that the person is controlled much like a rat ... 1984: "It was a bright, cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 5) George Orwell foreshadows a book about a world that differs greatly from that which we currently know. (Lawrimore) "Big Brother is watching you, the caption beneath it ran." (Orwell 5) Orwell frequently uses this excerpt to build suspense and make the reader aware of life in totalitarinistic society. Orwell hints at someone or something ...
- 1177: Misconduct in Police Departments
- ... they arrest them the court's going to turn them out anyway, it may seem better form of justice to hit them in the pocketbook and take their money--especially if the policeman has a big mortgage. (110) An officer with a family might be involved in this conduct, therefore threatening his or her salary. "With salaries so low, bribes have become an essential income supplement, especially to those officers with ... World Book. Cd-Rom. Chicago. World Book inc. 1996. Reichel Philip. Selected Reading in Criminal Justice. San Diego. Greenhaven Press inc. 1998 Starr, Mark. "A widening police scandal; some small-time cops allegedly hatch a big one. (Boston Area Police) Newsweek 11 Aug. 1986. Sec 1.
- 1178: Where The Red Fern Grows
- ... up a dead hollow tree to try and catch the coon who went up there. So Billy had to go up and get him down. Billy tried as hard as he could to get his big dog down, then he finally did. When Old Dan got down he was so eager to get the coon he went back up the tree. So Billy went up the tree again and tried to ... would stay up on the tree for several days before he finds out that the dummy is fake. When Billy went back to the tree he started cutting and cutting, but the tree was too big and thick to cut down. Billy s hand was sore and covered with blisters all over. He prayed to God for the tree to fall, Then this breeze started to blow. The breeze kept trying ...
- 1179: HRM - Ever Evoloving
- ... two generations. The American worker is now faced with a double whammy in the attempt to meet family needs. When looking at the increasing longevity of the workforce, one must consider that piece of the big picture which has to do with the rate that people retire. Its estimated that within the next twenty to thirty years the retirement age in developed countries will, by necessity, move up to seventy ... What has value to worker A may be meaningless to worker B. And what has value at one point in time may become insignificant at another. For example, everyone has a need to eat. A big steak dinner, as an incentive to succesful completion of a task, is motivation - as long as your hungry! Had you just eaten, a steak dinner would hold no interest . An additional factor in the motivation ...
- 1180: The Old Man and the Sea
- ... Santiago spotted this Dolphin sized fish. At first he thought it was a dolphin, but then noticed it's fins. It was a marlin. Santiago had hooked a marlin. He knew he had caught a big fish, but wasn't sure what type. He did not real the fish in right away. Santiago feared that the line would break because the size of the fish. He thought about increasing the tension ... his great length and width. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray over the old man. Santiago shot the fish with a harpoon. He captured the fish. It was so big that it wouldn't fit in the boat so he tied it to the side. A shark had come up from deep down in the water. He broke the surface and fell back in the ...
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