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- 2261: The Life Of Charles Dickens
- ... is finally able to come to terms with her true feelings towards Boo. Boo, up until this point, remains a mystery to Scout. Scout could not understand why Boo would not come out of his house or interact with the other people of Maycomb. Now though, Scout has a greatly improved sense of what Boo truly stands for. Scout concludes that Boo had never "spied" on the children, but was merely ... lifestyles that do not revolve around the stereotypes of Maycomb. Because they are different and people do not know them for who they truly are, they are unjustly persecuted. When Scout returns from the Radley house at the end of the novel, she tells Atticus that, "He (Boo) was real nice" (281). Atticus responds, "Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." Had the attitudes of the people of Maycomb ...
- 2262: Charles Darwin
- ... only a few hundred years, Darwin reasoned that nature could produce the same spectrum of living organisms given the hundreds of millions of years that she had been allowed. From 1842 Darwin lived at Down House, a country gentleman among his gardens, conservatories, pigeons, and fowls. The practical knowledge he gained there, especially in variation and interbreeding proved invaluable. At Down House Darwin addressed himself to the great work of his life, the problem of the origin of species. After five years of collecting the evidence, Darwin began to speculate on the subject. In 1842 he drew ...
- 2263: Divorce and Children
- ... they should do, or want to do: getting a new job, become involved in a new relationship, and find new interests. Sometimes they fell so paralyzed that it may be hard to clean up the house, get up in the morning and go to work, call a friend, or go out into a movie. With objects that remind an adult of their previous marriage, they may go to 2 extremes. On ... means. Some kids might go into their rooms for a couple of hours and dont come out until dinner, others spend hours watching television, and jump at the chance to get out of the house and in some cases get involved in some sort of substance or behavioral addictions-drugs, alcohol, overeating, undereating, shoplifting, or promiscuity (casual sex). Parents should never stay together for the children. Its a false ...
- 2264: The Forgotten Door
- ... and the next thing he knew he was lying down in the middle of the road. A family named the Beans drove down the road and picked him up. They took him back to their house and fed him and took care of him until he was better. Eventually Jon remembered his name, but he didn t know anything else. Later the Gilbys came over to the Beans house and asked if they knew where Jon was, but the Beans hid him and the Gilbys never knew. Jon was kept in hiding until the Gilbys found a pair of boots that they thought they ...
- 2265: The Problem With Affirmative Action
- ... affirmative action forces "a level playing" field that gives minorities and women a chance to advance where they may not have otherwise. They want America's professional work force to look like America. (Source - White House, Report to the President) Understanding that affirmative action is a "social change" program, it becomes clear that the involvement of a great variety of people helping others to succeed not only promotes equal employment and ... employment opprotunities were very low. Only thirty years later minorites who were given a chance under affirmative action programs have become succesful and productive members of society. (Source - "Evaluation of Affirmative Action Programs" - The White House - July 1995) There have been many suggestions put forth on both sides of the affirmative action debate. Some of them include adding an economic hardship rule which ensures that minorities actually need the extra help ...
- 2266: Sheyann Webb
- ... performing with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, once from a bug bite, and once from a train crash. In 1913, Annie and Frank retired to Cambridge, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. They had a house built on Hambrooks Bay, facing the rising sun. The house had a front porch and a second story balcony which were used for blinds. The walls were stuffed with dried seaweed for insulation. Annie and Frank lived there for two years before moving. Later on ...
- 2267: Boris Yeltsin
- ... of the Construction Department of Sverdlovsk region committee. In 1976, Boris was elected secretary, then latter first secretary of the Sverdlovsk region committee. In 1977, Boris was ordered by the Kremlin to destroy the Ipatyev House, where the last tsar, Nicholas 2 was executed with his family, and the hose was demolished over night and the site was paved over with asphalt. In April 1985, Boris moved to Moscow, where he ... Gorbachev was detained at his summerhouse in Crimes, by the coup plotters. The next day, they announced the takeover of Gorbachev's power, by the vice president. After hearing this Boris rushed to "The White House" of Russia and condemned the coup and called for resistance. On the orders of the State Committee on the Emergency Situation, a group formed by coup leaders ordered the military to protect the coup. A ...
- 2268: Procrastination And Regrets
- ... afternoon and Jack has nothing to do except his homework. However, Jack doesn't feel like doing his homework, so he thinks to himself "I'll do my homework tomorrow night and go to a house party tonight." Ah yes, like many other young adults, Jack has resorted to procrastination. The procrastination bug, like young adults has also become abundant in parents. One thing that many young adults procrastinate about doing ... both procrastinate when it comes to sending thankyou notes and birthday cards. It even occurs when it comes to their housework; whether it be vacuuming, washing dishes, or cleaning their rooms. They both leave the house in shambles until the last second, then they can be seen frantically scrambling to complete last-second cleaning before their expected company arrives. This is all too sad because with the time they spend putting ...
- 2269: The Great Gatsby 2
- ... because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to accumulate his wealth to reach her economic and social standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them ... he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want. Later, as we see in the Plaza ...
- 2270: Violence in Schools
- ... or seriously injured because of violence. What we should do to try and prevent violence in schools from increasing is teach our children young about this stuff and don't keep a weapon around the house unless it's necessary. And if you do keep a weapon in your house. keep it where it can't be found that easily. Works Cited Glazer, Sarah. "Violence In Schools." CQ Researcher(Sept. 11,1992): 787- 818. Ed. Elanor Goldstein. Vol. 14. Boca Raton: Sirs,1992. Art. 78 ...
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