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- 1091: George Lucas Biography And Wor
- ... work his but off to stay on top. He did not mind the hard work. Lucas actually felt relaxed staying up all night editing film. Even when a lot of college students got high on drugs, Lucas got high on films (1, 45). When assigned to make films in school, everyone wanted to be in Georges group. Even though the most coveted job was the writer-director, Lucas most likely ...
- 1092: Walking The Tight Rope
- ... brothers who found out too late, that going out like a soldier means . . . never coming back. Shakur's life and death are now in danger of becoming a cliched object lesson on the dangers of drugs, guns and, unfortunately, hip hop music. But Shakur's dreary end holds another, perhaps more profound, warning about the role of Black artists in an era of crack cocaine. It says clearly that we cannot ...
- 1093: Youth Violence
- ... or witnessing their parents' domestic violence. However, exposure to child abuse or domestic violence as a child is not the only risk factor for juvenile violence. Living in an impoverished community that is rife with drugs, guns, and crime, having parents that use harsh or erratic discipline, and being isolated from the community, family, or school - all of these also put children at higher risk. Therefore it is obvious that a ...
- 1094: Themes Displayed In To Kill A
- ... the novel. Mrs. Dubose is addicted to heroine and soon isn't able to control her body. She had to have Jem and Scout come read to her because she was so dependent on the drugs, she couldn't do it herself anymore. Another example that many people can recognize is Tom Robinson. He did not rape Bob Ewell's daughter, but because he was black, he was prosecuted. He ended ...
- 1095: The Things They Carried 2
- ... while, they themselves, smoke the dead man's dope and make ironic statements such as, "There's a moral here', said Mitchell Sanders." The moral's pretty obvious', Sanders said, and winked. Stay away from drugs. No joke, they ruin your day every time." After the helicopter picks up and takes away the Killed in Action, Ted Lavender, the platoon leader First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, leads his men into the village ...
- 1096: Tale Of Two Cities
- ... Carton overhears plot to kill Lucie, her daughter, and Dr. Manette and has them immediately get ready to leave the country. Carton, having spy contacts, gets into the prison in which Darnay is being held, drugs him and switches places with him. Lucie, Charles, and their daughter successfully leave the country. Sydney Carton, making the ultimate sacrifice, partly for Lucie, goes to the guillotine in place of Charles. Just before he ...
- 1097: Report On Book Titled Black Li
- ... open-minded. Stubbornness was a virtue it seems in that even though someone was kind hearted, they did not want to look kind hearted in front of their peers. Its like when early teenagers try drugs. They feel pressured and feel as if they have to do what the others are doing or the results might be that they become shunned. In today s society racism is frowned upon. There is ...
- 1098: Miltons Paradise Lost
- ... new and improved life. What he does not realize is that his motivation for this change is superficial, rather than earnest. Lester quits his job, gets a job in a fast food drive-through, buys drugs from his neighbor's son, and buys a sports car he has wanted for years. Lester's reaction to his unhappy life causes dismay to the lives of those around him, which ultimately causes his ...
- 1099: Great Gatsby Failure Of The Am
- ... And sometimes some notorious mobsters were spotted gathered around his place in what were thought to be mob meetings. He was a notorious figure linked to scandals as the 1913 World Series and the numerous drugs stores/ bootlegging shop, which afforded him the mansion of West Egg. The main character of this story, Jay Gatsby whose rags to riches history brings with him much scrutiny that revealed the truth behind his ...
- 1100: Clock Work Orange With Regards
- ... You get concentrated criminality, crime in the midst of punishment . . . Kill the criminal reflex, that's all"(Burgess 105,106). The rehabilitating technique used upon Alex is that of responsive conditioning with the use of drugs and visual aids. Conditioning is the implementation of either teaching or forcing one to feel or think a certain way when given a decision. Alex is therefore forced to feel and think negative responses when ...
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