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- 6661: To Kill A Mockingbird Notes
- ... that when Atticus calls her Miss Mayella,she accuses him of making fun of her. She has no friends, and Scout seems justified in thinking that she "must have been the loneliest person in the world." Even Atticus pities her. Mayella's victimization is marred by her attempt to become a victimizer, to destroy Tom Robinson in order to cover her shame. We can have no real sympathy for Mayella Ewell ... Scout about the trial. Miss Maudie rescues the children by inviting them in for some cake. Jem complains that his illusions about Maycomb have been shattered: he thought the people were the best in the world, but having seen the trial, he doesn't think so. Miss Maudie points out that there were people who tried to help, like Judge Taylor, who appointed Atticus instead of the regular public defender; and ... is too old to cry. In a way, Mr. Raymond is describing himself: he is an unhappy figure, a good man who has turned cynical and lost hope. "You haven't seen enough of the world yet," he tells Scout. "You haven't even seen this town, but all you gotta do is step back inside the courthouse." To Mr. Raymond, Maycomb's racist side is the real Maycomb. Atticus, ...
- 6662: The Consumer and the Gimmick
- ... on MTV, thus causing us to get tired of the music. It's as easy as that! We sit and whine about not hearing enough from our favorite band, but once they come out with new music we smother ourselves in it. We then get sick of it and are left looking for something new to fulfill our cravings. This is when we, the monster consumers of music, decide to take our interest to the next hit song. It's not all our fault. You have to put at least ... opinion only one or two out of twenty of these bands will be around for a sophomore record release. Today we are all fixed on ourselves. We say things like, "I want to hear a new single" and "I want to see new videos." The problem is that when we finally do hear these songs we are quick to make opinions on them. We still listen to music but we ...
- 6663: Huck Finn Essay
- By: Don Robinson Huck Finn Essay No one who has read the novel Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain can deny not seeing the faults of the civilized world that Twain so critically satires. This element of the novel plays the perfect backdrop to the thing Twain uses to compare civilization with: The ideal way of living. Every time the main characters Huck and Jim are away from the influences of the civilized world, Twains vision of the ideal way of living reveals itself to the reader. By observing the things that occur when Huck and Jim are in the influences of the civilized world and when they are not, we can see the vast differences that lie between these two elements. The first glimpse that we get of the civilized world in Hucks time comes to us ...
- 6664: Death Of A Salesman 8
- ... Willy Loman, goes through a troubled life of false achievements. The funeral scene reveals the true feelings the characters have for Willy and the society they live in. Willy Loman's sons, wife, and the world in which he lives express how they feel about him at this occasion. Willy's sons Biff and Happy show their endless love for their father at the funeral. Although Biff thinks Willy had "all ... express her devotion to her husband, but also her willingness to stand up for what she feels is right. Linda's unending devotion shows her true love for her husband. Lastly, the rest of the world's views are brought out at Willy's funeral. No one showed up at his funeral except his family and Charley, his neighbor, but Willy did not need anyone else to be there. Charley knows the world would not blame Willy for what he has done to himself because "its a rough world"(page 139). Charley says Willy is "a man riding on a smile and a shoeshine," meaning if he " ...
- 6665: Performance Management
- A local council has just received approval for £15 million from the National Lottery to build a new Arts, Media and Cultural Centre but it needs to find the matching capital Money for the project. It has also to find the annual running costs of £1 million for the new facility at the same sound as it needs to reduce its total Leisure and Arts budget by £5 million. How can performance management and review processes assist with this complex decision and ensure that effective ... the hope of increasing their own electability. The local council would have a mixed view on the possible development, facing something of a dilemma. It would look great for them if they could build this new Arts centre and would attract new welcome interest from other places, but finding the finance would possibly put financial strain on the council. Further the council may find it difficult to justify spending the £ ...
- 6666: The Town of El Dorado Springs
- ... for El Dorado Springs. Driving down Hwy. 71, I thought about how I go through life assuming that what I know or what I feel extends also to the other people or areas of the world I live in. As I drove down the highway past the huge oak trees that stand majestically in the fields, a silent testament to the changes that have or, in some cases, have not touched all of the world, my thoughts wandered; I thought about people and the world in general. As I looked off in the distance, I saw the water towers that mark where other groups of people have gathered to form a city. Do their thoughts ever wander off to ...
- 6667: The Conflicts Between The United States and The Soviet Union
- ... War affected politics in Western European countries. It affected some countries in a good way. For example Germany, a country that was almost entirely destroyed, boosted right back up coming to be one of the worlds most stabled democracies. Great Britain was also having a good effect off the Cold War. Britains government provided certain programs to help the well being of their people, offering social security and free ... but France. France was still struggling because of the existence of many political parties torn away hoping for a stable government. For all in one, France was successful economically. The east- west split effected many world affairs during the next 40 years. To cite an instance, the Cuban Missile Crisis, which was the Soviets trying to shoot off nuclear missiles into Cuba. Luckily the United States blockaded Cuba to stop this process from happening. This had a major effect on world affairs because Cuba met with stiff American clash. This also gave Cuba the chance for America to have an agreement never to attack Cuba. The Soviets relationship with China had soured also as a ...
- 6668: Cultural Diversity in Local Politics
- ... 8 million in 1990. (US Bureau of the Census) However, it is the dramatic change in ethnic and racial diversity of the population which has caught most observers attention. Los Angeles has taken on a new form in terms of its racial diversity, moving from a biracial to a multiethnic setting. The non-Hispanic White population has declined from its 71 percent share in 1970 to a narrow numerical plurality of ... was issued from all corners for the emerging multiethnic majority to take its rightful place in the politics and leadership of the city. A multiethnic coalition, it ws suggested, could lead the city to a new multicultural future. This call was clearly built on the assumption that three divers groups African Americans, Asian Pacific Islanders and Latinos could come together and pursue a coalition built on their common interests. But what ... of leaders. Within a very short span, Mayor Tom Bradley, Police Chief Daryl Gates, District Attorney Ira Reiner, and county supervisor Kenneth Hahn left office. Those who remained in office were either too raw and new, or too tied to their own communities to build coalitions. Others made their deals with Richard Riordan. Few who would lead at the grass roots had the clout or the interest in building citywide ...
- 6669: The Interview
- ... Of Interview For my assignment I chose to examine an interview I was a party to at my place of employment with the local Association For Community Living. It was an orientation meeting for a new client moving into a group home where I currently work as a Direct Care Worker. Under the classification of interviews, my analysis focuses on an Information Giving type of interview. As outlined in class, information ... are used to obtain facts, opinions, feelings, attitudes, reasons for actions, trends or beliefs. My specific interview was to inform, organize and assist the staff team, of which I am a member, in supporting a new individual moving into the house. Purpose Of The Interview The purpose of this interview was to instruct the staff team on current programs and supports surrounding this individual, as well as to train and coach ... of the interview. Body The supervisor, as the interviewer, was in the information giving position. The staff team were informed of relevant background information and a brief history of the individual. We began to develop new perspectives as a team by reviewing current procedures, handling techniques, supports and activities all the while trying to improve on them if possible. Problem solving was undertaken to determine strategies to support this individual ...
- 6670: Gun Control
- By: Jamie Scott E-mail: babes_15@hotmail.com Jamie Scott Tina Smeby English Comp I December 10, 1999 Law Making and Enforcement There are new laws and regulations being made all the time in the United States these days. Politicians think that by making these new laws it will fix their current problems. This is the case right now with the problems they are having with gun control. These new laws do help and prevent a lot of crimes and accidents from happening. This is mainly because of the fear punishment will bring by getting caught. Thus justifying the increases in punishment that we ...
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