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- 4121: Military Pay
- ... I work with soldiers every day and agree, they are under more pressure today than in the past due to the draw down. If you compare an enlisted members pay to that of a average high school graduate (or officer to college graduate) it is reported that military pay raises have been capped below private sector growth in 12 out of the last 17 years. The cumulative gap is 13.5% less ...
- 4122: Freedom of Speech
- ... of our country, the protection of basic freedoms has been of the utmost importance to Americans. Freedom of speech is honestly being challenged as is evidenced in a recent court case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's rights were violated under the state Constitution. I feel this is a major break through for students' rights because it limits editorialcontrol of school newspapers by educators and allows students to print what they feel is important. One of the more controversial issues was the recent 2 Live Crew incident involving obscenity in rap music. Their record, "As ...
- 4123: The New Initiatives of George W. Bush
- ... tutors or private schools if the formerly mentioned circumstance occurs (Bush and McCain on the Issues, 2). Bush has also established the fact that he believes government must be “...wise enough to give states and school districts more authority and freedom. And it must be strong enough to require proven performance in return.” (The True Goal of Education, 1) Bush would like to hold states and districts receiving federal School Safety funds accountable for measuring and demonstrating proven safety. (On The Issues, 2) Furthermore, Bush would withdraw federal subsidy to schools which do not corroborate safety, thus demonstrating the federal government’ s capacity to require ... commission for teachers, and where Bush has called for broadening the Education Department’s scope, McCain wants to trim budget and give cash to the states. The two contenders agree on national testing standards (oppose), school vouchers (just not how they are funded), education savings accounts (support), charter schools (support), and local control (support). (Education Comparison Results, 1) Therefore, the candidate you prefer rests on whether or not you prefer ...
- 4124: Nazism
- ... to an establishment populated by the elderly, the weak, and the dissolute. Hitler was born in a small town in Austria in 1889. As a young boy, he showed little ambition. After dropping out of high school, he moved to Vienna to study art, but he was denied the chance to join Vienna academy of fine arts. When WWI broke out, Hitler joined Kaiser Wilhelmer’s army as a Corporal. He was ...
- 4125: To Kill A Mockingbird 2
- ... time in the south. Blacks, Calpurnia And Tom Robinson. White Trash, Ewells. Poor Whites, The Cunninghams. And The Average Southern, Atticus and its neighbors. Education separate every. The average are the only to go to High School, College.
- 4126: Red Guards
- ... in a stop light. According to the Red Guards, that because the color of communism is red, that you should go on red and stop on green. When the Red Guards added students from another school or workers from another factory they decorated the entrance with purple paper, lanterns and a red cloth covered with flowers. People who did not agree with Mao Tse-tung and his teachings were often dragged ... Many people thought of them as a disorderly young army. Most of their efforts were devoted to wholesale destruction of reputation and careers. One of their best weapons were political posters which were about many high political figures. Political people were not the only ones to be embarrassed, professors and engineers were also humiliated by the young group. Many young people agreed with the Red Guards and their point of views ...
- 4127: The Red Tent (all You Need To
- ... of someone who was painfully obscure for thousands of years. A simple description of her own name best describes Dinah s character: "Maybe you heard it in the music of my name: the first vowel high and clear, as when a mother calls to her child at dusk; the second sound soft, for whispering secrets on pillows" (Diamant 1). Even so early in the novel, before the actual story begins, Diamant ... daughter Dinah again. But some did. Maybe you guessed that there was more to me than the voiceless cipher in the text. Maybe you heard it in the music of my name: the first vowel high and clear, as when a mother calls to her child at dusk; the second sound soft, for whispering secrets on pillows. Dee-nah." (Diamant 1) This excerpt begins with a second person perspective, establishing an ... vowel sounds of Dinah s name is strung together by a colon and a semi colon, maintaining the flow of thought but separating the simile and personification: " the music of my name: the first vowel high and clear, as when a mother calls to her child at dusk; the second sound soft, for whispering secrets on pillows" (Diamant 1). The second passage focuses mainly on character development, the author using ...
- 4128: Dual Citizenship in Canada
- ... believes the women in her life were career women but this is not entirely true. Her father held an executive job that forced continuous movement. Where as her mother held a ‘traditional' position as a school teacher and she was not permitted to have work "interfere with home life and child- rearing responsibilities". On the other hand, Ross had a mother who devoted herself to the well-being of her husband and son. Where as his father was a business man that earned a high income, allowing the family to live in a comfortable home with a luxury lifestyle. Karen and Ross appear to be leading a life that is different from their parents but this is not entirely true ...
- 4129: The Power Of One By Ernest Hem
- ... in the United States in Illinois, his lifetime spanned 63 years, and among those years he experienced a couple of wars and a great depression. Hemingway started writing at an early age, after he finished high school Hemingway got a job as a reporter on the Kansas City Star. During World War I Hemingway tried to enlist in the armed forces but was rejected because of an old eye injury. So he ...
- 4130: The Need For Gun Control
- The Need For Gun Control Shortly after dusk, a sixteen-year-old boy stands on the street corner talking with a friend about what happened at school today between himself and another student. He nonchalantly stands there sipping his Pepsi when all of a sudden a black Honda with tinted windows drives up to the corner. The window rolls down, a voice ... sales should be restricted. I believe that we need tougher legislation on handguns. Citizens should be registered for each and every gun he or she owns and that they should be obligated to pay a high fee for that registration. Also, juveniles and convicted felons that have already served time should not be permitted to purchase or possess and handgun. I believe that if someone who has purchased a handgun, should ...
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