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- 8281: Gangs
- ... their intended victim yet over 60% do kill someone. This gang application is one of the many reasons that sexual sterotypes and pressure to conform to the same must be stopped. Lastly one of the great factors in joining a gang is for protection. Although from an objective point of view, we can see joining a gang brings more danger than it saves you from, this is not always the way ...
- 8282: Silas Marner: Characters in the Novel
- ... ever want to acknowledge that he was married. On page 111 the novel states that "he had told her he would sooner die than acknowledge her as his wife." The novel Silas Marner is a great story that is set in the past. The author must have had a premonition because she described many things that go on today. For example we still have drug addicts and illegitimate children.
- 8283: The Constitution
- ... The very basis for it being there was in fact illegal. The story of American politics starts with the Declaration of Independence. This document was brilliantly written by Thomas Jefferson and compacted all of the great ideas of enlightenment into one short easy to read paper. The declaration stated all of the ideals the new American nation would strive for. A constitution was needed as a way in which to fulfill ...
- 8284: The Fed and Interest Rates
- ... s "tailspin" at this time to, "Rising interest rates at home." It is certainly no coincidence that these two events happened at the same time. Alan Greenspan, the current chairman of the Fed comes under great attack and praise with every move the Fed makes. He is, in a sense, the embodiment of the Fed. He has been in charge of the Fed since 1987. Some economists blame him for the ...
- 8285: Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine
- ... of creation as well as Hell as the cause of lost innocence. (Rosenman 85) The ravine gnaws at and insidiously erodes the down, gradually moving it towards its eventual destruction at the hands of the great danger held within. It has been postulated that Bradbury's work has been influenced by that of William Faulkner. Bradbury may have obtained his idea for the use of the heaven and hell archetype from ...
- 8286: The Hindenburg
- ... his life on any commercial airship. Still, because this was the beginning of the most ambitious season yet for airship voyages, reporters, photographers and news reel cameramen had their eyes and lenses focused on the great dirigible as it approached. When disaster struck it was sudden. Without warning flames gushed from within the Hindenburg's hull; thirty-two seconds later the airship lay on the ground, ravaged. Never had the sights ...
- 8287: The Economics of Federal Defense Policy
- ... attempt to convert the economy. He should determine the spending priorities of the people of this nation and figure which of those are indicative and vital to a decent society. Education and training are two great causes. Literacy rates are on the decline and truancy and drop-outs are on the rise. Creating infrastructure and communications for the twenty-first century is also important. The United States is the only first ...
- 8288: Miss Massey
- ... problems other couples would not. For example, it seems that Jaz has no contact (at least not very much) with his family anymore. This sudden loss of contact with his family must come as a great surprise to him as he reacts very strongly to it. We are never told why Jaz' family did not contact him that Christmas, but my guess would be that they did it on purpose, maybe ...
- 8289: Milton's Paradise Lost: A Look Within
- ... original intent for creation - life. Milton, however, brought us a step closer creating a vast array of images and concepts that help our mundane senses appraise the situation, and give a human face to The Great Conflict. "But he that hides a dark soul and foul thoughts Benighted, walks under the midday sun Himself is his own dungeon..." John Milton
- 8290: Frank Norris' "McTeague": The Three Major Themes
- ... become clear until Trina becomes rich by winning a lottery. The two men were grappling at each other. The party could hear them yelling and grunting as they fought and struggled. Their boots tore up great clods of turf. They came to the ground with power. But even as they were in the act of falling, Marcus twisted in the dentist's clasp and fell on his side. McTeague crashed down ...
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