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- 16011: Gun Control
- ... the sale and distribution of firearms is necessary because of the homicide rate involving guns. In 1988 there were 9000 handgun related murders in America. Metropolitan centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. Larger Metropolitan centers have ten times the murder rate of all Western Europe. For example in Washington,D.C. there was an estimated 400 homicides including guns. In addition gun ... knit gangs. Predominantly guns of crime are used by gang members. Many police officers are killed every year due to drug and gang related incidents involving guns. For example in 1988 on February 26 rookie New York City police officer Edward Byre was sitting alone in his police car guarding the house of a drug trial witness in South Jamaica, Queens where he was shot four times in the head and ...
- 16012: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... s writing is shared by the Book Review Digest which stated: "Ms. Munro is a writer of extraordinary richness and texture....Her imagery stuns or wounds. Her sentences stick to the rough surfaces of our world. She has persevered through periods when her writing was unfashionable, and has deepened the channel of realism" (Towers 1285). The title "Differently" reflects Georgia's and Maya's view of the world. Georgia is a traditional woman with basic values. Maya, on the other hand, is a free spirit always looking for adventure and excitement. Georgia envies Maya's wealth and carefree attitude and the fact that ...
- 16013: Cigarette Smoking Amond Colleg
- ... are many questions surrounding for what reasons people smoke. It was interesting to look into the motives for smoking behaviors, especially among my peers. Many people die every year in this country and around the world every year. Maybe after some people read this they will think twice before lighting up their next cigarette. After all, "cigarette smoking is the single most important cause of preventable death in the United States ... present. This will be to prove how dangerous cigarette smoking is and maybe to convince some parents that smoking around their children, no matter what their ages, may not be the best idea in the world. The next objective, then, is to provide information on the dangers and consequences of smoking. As most people probably know, cigarette smoking is extremely harmful to your health. In the United States each year "16 ...
- 16014: Lord of the Flies: Opportunity
- Lord of the Flies: Opportunity 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 ... standing on the beach making no noise at all." (221). The previously wild savages are now quiet little boys in an orderly semi-circle. With the arrival of an adult authority figure from the outside world, the boys are beginning to return to the decorum of their innocent, more childlike past. The boys are in a semi-circle instead of in a pack of savages, they are colored with clay instead ...
- 16015: A Search For Identity (The Blu
- ... that is never there for her daughters. Pacola is a little black girl has a hard time finding herself. Brought up as a poor unwanted girl, she desires the acceptance and love of society. The world has led her to believe that she is ugly and that the epitome of "beautiful" requires blue eyes. Every night before she goes to sleep, she prays that may she wake up with blue eyes ... and love on her white charges. However she fails to realize that by committing herself to a servant's life that's all she will ever amount to be - a black servant in a white world. Pecola's search for identity was defined by her everlasting desire to be loved. Her purpose in life was to be beautiful and as a result of that to be loved. Her family and community ...
- 16016: Film Review (The Money Pit)
- ... were The Man with One Red Shoe, Splash, Bachlor and etc. Tom Hanks and Shelley Long play Anna and Walter, a young couple just married. They spend most of their time dealing with managing their new house. The performed the unstable love of the couple clearly. Alexander Godunov plays Mac, the antagonist who interests in Anna and created conflict between the young couple by lying or saying that Anna slept with ... all of the stairs collapse. They also put special sounds to go with amusing performance to make the movie funnier. The Money Pit is produced by a humorous technique, to show the love of a new couple. The conflict that created by Max was easily, and could really happen to young couples who have unstable love or have just entered a marriage. This movie is fit for young couples who in ...
- 16017: Galicia
- ... every day. For desserts, the Gallegos make excellant pastrys and sponge cakes, which are not found in any other part of Spain. Wine is probably the greatest thing that Galicia has to offer to the world, often said to be one of the best wine makers of the world. Albarino is probably the best wine from Galicia, it is said to be Spains long awaited white- wine. It is one of the most interesting wines in Spain, and rapidly becoming one of the most ...
- 16018: Egypt
- ... every person could view the Nile River at night, the historical sites (such as the pyramids) and the beaches of the red sea, to fully understand the beauty of nature in this part of the world. Egypt is mentioned in the holy book Quran as a secure country with generous people living in it. I wish everyone could see the world with an open mind, rather than with an eye of ignorance and prejudice.
- 16019: Friends
- ... wrong. A simple friend identifies himself when he calls... a real friend dosen't have to. A simple friend opens a conversation with a full news bulletin on his life... a real friend says "Whats new with you?" A simple friend thinks the problems you whine about are new... A real friend says "You've whined about the same thing for years, get off your duff and do something about it!! A simple friend had never seen you cry... a real friend has soggy ...
- 16020: Passionate Storms
- ... her firm, elastic flesh that was knowing for the first time its birthright, was like a creamy lily that the sun invites to contribute its breath and perfume to the underlying life of the world. Her mouth, unlike the torrential rains, was a fountain of delight. As though their adulterous tryst were timed with the weather, their forbidden lust filled afternoon was over just as the storm was moving on. Although basking in the after-glow, neither dared to sleep. The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems. Their passion was as fierce as the crashing torrents of the rain outside and then the after-glow from both being mutually satiated was like the sun coming back out ...
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