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- 7031: Wealth & Poverty
- ... the "culture of poverty". David Gordon, on the other hand, argues that the sharp decline of job opportunities in low-skill jobs, reserving "good" jobs for those with a college education, and the substitution of short-term jobs for "steady" jobs has been a major factor in the growing poverty rate in this country. He implies that the creation of employment opportunities will reverse the trend. In my opinion, both writers ...
- 7032: Chopin's "The Storm": Summary
- Chopin's "The Storm": Summary In Kate Chopin's short story "The Storm," the narrative surrounds the brief affair of two individuals, Calixta and Alcee. Many people don't see the story as a condemnation of infidelity, but rather as an act of human sexuality ...
- 7033: The Chrysanthemums: Elisa Allen Comes to Life
- ... types of people that later became the basis of a lot of Steinbeck’s characters. Steinbeck once said “We are all lonesome animals. We spend our entire lives trying to be less lonesome.” Steinbeck’s stories are filled with “lonesome animals” trying to break out of the loneliness. In “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck paints a clear picture of Elise Allen in both her physical appearance and character personality traits. Steinbeck begins ...
- 7034: Lord of the Flies: Opportunity
- ... the boys. In addition to seeking adult-like authority figures, children lose their purity of heart and stray towards savagery when not around adult influence. When the boys have been on the island for a short time, they start to show more violence, but when they realize what they have done they become contrite, and embarrassed by their actions. After Maurice destroys Percival's sandcastle and some sand gets in Percival ...
- 7035: Welafre
- ... for John, because he too had considered that field. He felt, however, that one Kennedy in politics was enough and determined to become a newspaperman. After his discharge from the Navy he worked for a short time as a correspondent for the Chicago Herald American and the International News Service. In 1946 he decided to enter politics. To the family this was the most natural thing for him to do. For ...
- 7036: Capital Punishment
- ... is also a myth because overcrowding in the prisons. Early parole has released convicted murderers and they still continue murder. Some escape and murder again, while others have murdered someone in prison. There are countless stories in prisons where a violent inmate kills another for his piece of chicken. Incapacitation is not solely meant as deterrence but is meant to maximize public safety by remove any possibility of a convict murderer ...
- 7037: The Tell Tale Heart: The Labovian Theory
- ... the reader/listener peaked. The coda compliments the evaluation and brings the narrator and the reader/listener back together on common ground in order to bring the story to a close. Edgar Allan Poe's short story of a passionless crime undone by the heart incorporates the Labovian components. "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a masterly written narrative, full of subtle nuances quick to deceive the senses. Poe sends the reader ...
- 7038: Chechnya
- ... Reports describe the soldiers as depraved and crippled by the deplorable fighting conditions. Minus proper food and clothing, and without water or warmth, they were vulnerable to nothing but destruction. Yeltsin's plan for a short, and easy war, failed miserably. Gruesome guerilla-warfare continued throughout Chechnya for twenty-one months, and certain estimates claim the death toll stands in the 18,000 to 100,000 range (fielding). During wartime, Russia ...
- 7039: Deppression And Teens
- ... society and is often a major contributing factor for a multitude of adolescent problems. The statistics about teenage runaways, alcoholism, drug problems, pregnancy, eating disorders, and suicide are alarming. Even more startling are the individual stories behind these statistics because the young people involved come from all communities, all economic levels, all home situations-anyone's family. The common link is often depression. For the individuals experiencing this crisis, the statistics ...
- 7040: Genetic Disorders
- ... disorder is Turner syndrome. It affects 1 in 2,500 to 5,000 females. In this disorder, a female has one functioning X chromosome instead of two. Characteristics of females with this condition are typically short, with a thick, webbed neck. They may have mild problems with learning, and they usually are infertile because they lack normal ovaries. Genetic Screening There are many different types of genetic screening. Clinical geneticists can ...
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