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- 15531: Touch Wood By Renée Roth-Hano
- ... sisters, and their blind grandmother move into a crowded apartment in the German-occupied zone. Renée was disappointed in Paris when she arrived. She finds that everything seems to be smaller in Paris. Eventually, her new neighborhood becomes more of a home and helps Renée to miss Alsace a little less. Renée¹s parents had left Poland and then Hungary to find a freer, better life. They settled in France and ... When they arrive in Normandy, they find a cozy bedroom, appetizing meals, and friendly people. Renée has to deal with a nosy housekeeper, who could possibly uncover their secret. Renée and her sisters love their new school, which is much more spacious and modern than the one in Paris. Renée¹s main concern is confusion over her religious identity. They must convert to Catholicism to perfect their disguise. Their parents have ...
- 15532: The Scarlet Letter: Sin
- ... three main characters in Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"-Dimmesdale, Chillingsworth, and Hester Prynne- are no different. All three characters are flung from the normal rolesthat society has laid upon them- minister, housewife, doctor-into new roles- sinner, whore, and vengance crazed sadist.These new roles are not necessarily apparent to all in town.However, even though the townspeople do not know of thesinners, God does. And in God's eyes, whose sin was greater?That, I cannot answer. But ...
- 15533: Huckleberry Finn and The Issue of Race In Our Country
- Huckleberry Finn and The Issue of Race In Our Country Maria Our world is brought of many races and even though there is not much racism in our country as before unfortunately there are still times when people face discrimination. However, discrimination is only in the eyes of ... library shelves. To this day there have been no high school incidents where dark skinned students have been harassed by white skinned students after they have read this novel. Unfortunately, yes, many people in this world are brought up being racist, however, it is not novels or movies that cause people to act this way, but rather human nature. Different races at one time or another were slaves to others, however ...
- 15534: Beowulf: First Literary Superhero
- ... torture is unbearable. Grendel loses his strength, his body parts, and his blood in this violent scene. He later bleeds to death. “Saw that his strength was deserting him, his claws Bound fast, Higlac's brave follower tearing at his hands.”(line 464-466) Beowulf's unusual and courageous method of killing Grendel demonstrates his bravery and physical strength. Before, Unferth had taunted Beowulf about his foolish bravery but when he ... sword instead of his bare hands to kill Grendel, not only would Grendel have survived but the brawl would not have such a significance in the history of the Geats. Beowulf would not seem as brave, and even if Beowulf had died, the battle would not have been as legendary. There would be no arm, shoulder, or claw to symbolize Grendel's death or stunned crowds to admire Beowulf's courage ...
- 15535: Influences On Early American L
- ... by the very processes which led a certain type of person to come to America. The non-conformists were people who would not allow themselves to be goaded into directions the monarchs of the old world wanted them to follow. This type of person has to be and individualist because a conformist would just remain in the old world content to follow the lead of others. The effect of settling a wilderness also was a contributing factor to the formation of this trait. Being isolated from others and most of the time totally dependent ...
- 15536: Hacking to Peaces
- ... the accepted behaviors. References Anthes, G. H. (1996, September 16). Few Gains Made Against Hackers. Computerworld, 30(38). 21. Federal Bureau of Investigation. (1997, February). Federal Bureau of Investigation National Computer Crime Squad. [Internet]. Available: World Wide Web, http://www.fbi.gov/ programs/nccs/compcrim.htm Mentor, The. (1986). Hacker's Manifesto, or The Conscience of a Hacker. In Victor J. Vitanza (Ed.), CyberReader (pp. 70-71). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Steffora, A. & Martin Cheek. (1994, February 07). Hacking Goes Legit. Industry Week, 243(3). 43-44, 46. Voss, Natalie D. (1996, December). Crime on the Internet. Jones Telecommunication and Multimedia Encyclopedia. [Internet]. Available: World Wide Web, http://www.digitalcentury.com/encyclo/update/crime.html
- 15537: Kozol's Amazing Grace: Trials and Tribulations of Everyday Life
- ... out of homeless shelters and then put them into low cost housing, they put all of the residents in the same area. This created their ghetto and kept them segregated from the rest of the world. Level of Intervention If we look at these people through an exosystem, or “a setting in which a person does not participate but in which significant decisions are made affecting the person or others who ... the government also participate in this obvious form of racism? Our nation has tried for many many years now to stop racism and prejudices, but the problem is still prevalent in communities all over the world. We could also look at the people and their problems using a macrosystem, or the “‘blueprints' for defining and organizing the institutional life of the society,” (Social Work and Social Welfare, p.79) to decide ...
- 15538: Easing Our Childrens Fears
- Easing Our Children s Fears Children today are faced with a more hostile world than the one in which their parents grew up. Because of this, today s children are also experiencing greater fears and worries. The fears of abuse, violence, drugs, AIDS, and divorce are problems most adults ... may have regarding AIDS. By educating our children about the basics of this disease, how it is transmitted, and how to prevent exposure, we can clarify myths and facts, and send our children into the world with knowledge, and some control over their fears. Teaching our children about the basics of the disease can help to reduce their fears. AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, is the final stage of a disease ...
- 15539: Ray Bradbury's The Martial Chronicals
- ... come, and when Driscoll awakens the next morning, he finds a Mars covered with trees over six feet tall, "nourished by alien and magical soil"(Bradbury 77), and producing a "mountain river"(Bradbury 77) of new air. As Bradbury says, "Science fiction is really sociological studies of the future, things that the writer believes are going to happen by putting two and two together...Fantasy fiction is the improbable" (Candee 88 ... crew walks from door to door looking for someone who will acknowlegde their accomplishment, but no one even seems to care. The men can't "accept the fact that this is Mars-a different, unique new land in which they must be ready to make personal adjustments"(Bryfonski 70) until after it is too late to do anything about it. They are thought to be insane Martians, who have the ability ...
- 15540: Advertising
- ... of males 16 and older who play sports. This is obvious since the major figure in the ad is a male. This product satisfies the need to belong to the competitive group in the sports world. It also satisfies the need of personal self-esteem. By wearing this product you would be looked upon as a professional bike rider, which give you self-esteem. Finally, it satisfies a person's self ... are always forced to push on. Therefore the leg on the wheels of the train has a great connection to the "Nike Biking Shoes." In fact, the ad targeted the specific audience of the athletic world, male bike riders. The bike riders want that extra power, look, and self-esteem that this advertisement has shown in a clear fashion. If you get the shoes you will have it all. Also the ...
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