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- 1041: Racial Profiling
- ... the “drug courier profile,”(Harris 7) with racial overtones to take hold. Media coverage of this issue has begun to increase in the last couple of years or so. In the past year , front page stories and editorials have appeared in every major national newspaper and many local papers. Even though media fascination with a problem doesn’t make it real or lack of media coverage doesn’t make a problem nonexistent. But because of the many stories and statistical reports, the lawsuits and even recent action by the government, make a good argument that , “driving while black,” is not just an occasional problem. Some of these stories are absolutely ridiculous there are so many cases its crazy. Racial profiling believe it or not is a big problem among the news media itself. When the media covers a story about drugs they ...
- 1042: Penalty Of Death-Analysis
- ... Willa Cather. Both Baldwin and Cather illustrate the problem of a young man growing up and taking on the responsibility of finding out who they are and what they want out of life. In these stories the theme is most prevalent, developing the story and helping the reader form their own opinions on how they feel about their own individuality. No matter how hard someone tries to decide someone’s life ... Paul had made, Paul replied, "I didn’t mean to be polite or impolite either. I guess it’s a sort of way I have about saying things regardless. (401)" The teacher influences in the stories feel dissatisfied with their influences on the boys, but they are not taking into account that they cannot force these boys to grow up faster than they want to grow up themselves. They can only ... that came to Carnegie Hall lived. Paul had went to school and told his classmates of how well he knew these members of the stock company and when his classmates were obviously bored with the stories, he would tell his wild dreams of how he was "going to travel for a while; going to Naples, to Venice, to Egypt (408)." At the end of the story with Paul’s quest ...
- 1043: Silly Old Bear
- ... Dennis). Today Milne is praised for his accurate and sympathetic observations of child behavior, his wit, and his skill with language, especially wordplay and dialogue which are easily recognizable in his famous Winnie the Pooh stories(Discovering What is Taoism? Taoism is and ancient Chinese philosophy that began during the 300 s B.C. The word tao originally meant way or road. The general idea behind Taoism is that reality consists ... them work (Hoff 21). Pooh may do silly things and may say silly things, but they always turn out right. Knowing this, it is easy to see how Pooh is made the hero of the stories, while the thinkers, like Owl and Eeyore, remain unhappy and don t seem to accomplish any real goal. Eeyore, the continually miserable gray donkey, never finds real happiness in his life because he is constantly ... people do not understand and violate this simple concept(Hoff 39). Many people do not listen to their Inner Nature and, therefore, do not understand themselves(Hoff 57). One character in the Winne the Pooh stories who does not know his limitations is Tigger. Tigger believes that he can do anything and everything that anyone else can. For example, when Roo asks Tigger if Tiggers can fly like Owl, Tigger ...
- 1044: F. Scott Fitzgerald
- ... spokesman for the Jazz Age, ruled America s decade of prosperity and excess, which began soon after World War 1 and ended around the time of the stock market crash of 1929. The novels and stories for which he is best known examine an entire generation s search for the elusive American Dream of wealth and happiness. Many of his works are derived from his own life and that of his ... child with an early interest in writing plays and poetry. As a young man, he emulated the rich, youthful and beautiful, a social group with whom he maintained a lifelong love-hate relationship(_______). His first stories appeared in Princeton University s literary magazine, which was edited by his friend and fellow student Edmund Wilson whom Fitzgerald considered his intellectual conscience(_______). Leaving Princeton for the army during World War 1, Fitzgerald spent ... that his own self-centeredness has been the cause of his unhappiness. The book gained success and gave Fitzgerald entrée to literary magazines, such as Scribner's and The Saturday Evening Post, which published his stories, among them 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz.' The rebellious flaming youth of the new era brought to life in the popular This Side of Paradise, were soon imitated nationwide, with Fitzgerald and ...
- 1045: Comparison And Contrast Of Lit
- ... of Wolves are perfect examples. The writer s purpose, characterization, and readability shows one of many ways of pinpointing the author s bias. Clearly Carter and Perrault show a bias with the characters in their stories. Carter s main character being a female whom is clever, strong, and an in-depth thinker who is always thinking ahead. This shows that the author was probably writing during the women s movement, where ... mothers. On the other hand Perrault s view of a young innocent child, shows with the outcome that one should learn their lesson from this story. This was typical prior to the modern age when stories were lessons learned. There were religious implications noted in Carter s work where Perrault did not. For example she is dressed and ready and it is Christmas Eve, (820) and another example you must run ... about the writer s purpose. The style of their writings included literary elements such as metaphors and similes, as well as descriptive writing. The readability of a story can show the approximate time that the stories were written. During Carter s time she described a young gentleman carrying a rifle and the gory details, for example, The hunter jumped down after him, slit his throat, cut off all his paws ...
- 1046: Grand Avenue Masks
- ... culture in an attempt to fit into the world that has enveloped their history and stifled their heritage. The key to these masks is the eyes. The eyes of the characters in the novel tell stories. The dispair of the Native Americans is first shown in The Magic Pony when Jasmine, the voice of the story, describes her Aunt Faye s eyes. Her eyes looked dark and motionless, like she was ... talking about it was useless when I saw her eyes. The fearful person I had seen behind her bright eyes the past few weeks had come out now; she was that person. She had told stories to save herself - now she was telling them to excuse herself. Hatred. Jealousy. Anger. Evil. All I had seen in my mother s and my aunt s eyes at different times were here in Faye ... Nellie Copaz in the story The Water Place, that show the pride and honor of the Native American people. There is nothing there, nothing in her eyes that gets between me and that picture. No stories about Nellie Copaz. If she s heard the stories, the haven t clouded her vision. She sees only the old woman sitting across from her, just as she saw the flowers in my front ...
- 1047: Technological Literacy
- ... of a more `organic' and non-technologically mediated way of life, to religious commitments (e.g., Amish communities), or personal choices which many families make against the household invasion of TV, phones, or computers. In short, then, the social spread and uses of technologies are never uniform and predictable because of structural inequalities of access and participation, and various choices of resistance to technologies and the lifestyles and ideologies that accompany ... new technological skills is based on and generates knowledge about appropriate curricula, pedagogy and evaluation. This knowledge is also located in various policy documents which themselves are amalgams of various disciplinary and governmental discourses. In short, there are many social networks and levels of knowledge in which our understandings and uses of technology are embedded. Once we unravel the social relations in which technologies are embedded, we can begin to see ... of print text on paper. Unlike face-to-face or print-on-paper communication, e-mail writing tends towards more informal and conversational modes but also generates more abusive and opinionated textual productions (Miller, 1993). Short messages, abbreviated writing, acronyms and iconic symbols (`smilies' such as :-) ;-/ :-( ) characterise e-mail writing which some critics consider detrimental to reflective language practice. However, the millions of on-line participants who write in collaborative ...
- 1048: Asymmetric Epoxidation of Dihydronaphthalene with a Synthesized Jacobsen's Catalyst
- ... manganese complex Jacobsen utilized was [(R,R)-N,N'-Bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2- cyclohexanediaminato-(2-)]-manganese (III) chloride (Jacobsen's Catalyst). (R,R) Jacobsen's Catalyst Jacobsen's catalyst opens up short pathways to enantiomerically pure pharmacological and industrial products via the synthetically versatile epoxy function . In this paper, a synthesis of Jacobsen's catalyst is performed (Scheme 1). The synthesized catalyst is then reacted with an ... TLC) analysis, precoated Kodak chromatogram sheets (silica gel 13181 with fluorescent indicator) were used in an ethyl acetate/hexane (1:4) eluent. TLC's were visualized using a UVP Inc. Model UVG-11 Mineralight Lamp (Short-wave UV-254 nm, 15 V, 60 Hz, 0.16 A). Masses were taken on a Mettler AE 100. Rotary evaporations were performed on a Büchi Rotovapor-R. Melting points were determined using a Mel ... transfers between containers and in the separatory funnel when the reaction material was washed. It is also possible that product was lost because the reaction was not allowed to reflux to completion and was cut short by fifteen minutes. The fourth and final step of the Jacobsen catalyst synthesis involved the insertion of the oxidizing metal (in the form of Mn(OAc)2*4 H2O followed by 2 equivalents of ...
- 1049: The Effects of Divorce
- ... loss and most importantly receive less support and nurturing from their parents. These are just a few implications of divorce but demonstrates how it changes the lives of children. Each child is unique, so the short and long term functioning of the children after divorce varies widely. Wallerstein and Kelly (1980) observed and interviewed parents and children three times in five years, and reported an estimate of one third of the ... Kaslow and Schwartz p. 164). In examining the data on the factor of age influencing a child's adjustment to divorce, it seems that older and younger children at the time of separation experience different short term effects, but share commonalities in the long term effects. Preschool children with their egocentric forms of reasoning, blame themselves for a parent leaving and take it as a personal rejection. This can be associated ... decisions that have long term implications for their lives. Due to the different studies that have been followed out and the research that I have done, I expect to find many changes in children both short and long term due to the divorce of their parents. I expect that these long term effects will affect these children when it comes to them making choices about their future, especially when a ...
- 1050: Ben Franklin
- ... deal with his brother. His brother would pay for half the cost of Ben's dinner and Ben would pay for his own food, and the leftover money would be spent on books. Ben wrote stories for the local newspaper about the problems Boston was having. When he wrote these articles he used a pen name and even his brother did not know that Ben was the author of the articles ... he became an apprentice for whom? 28. What was Ben's brother's occupation? 29. What deal did Ben make with his brother? 30. Why did he make this deal? 31. What did Ben write stories in the newspaper about? 32. Where did Ben move to after he left Boston? 33. What was his occupation there? 34. What famous book is Ben Franklin known for? 35. What were some of his ... deal with his brother. His brother would pay for half the cost of Ben's dinner and Ben would pay for his own food, and the leftover money would be spent on books. Ben wrote stories for the local newspaper about the problems Boston was having. When he wrote these articles he used a pen name and even his brother did not know that Ben was the author of the ...
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