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- 5031: Silko's "Ceremony": Summary
- Silko's "Ceremony": Summary In the novel Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, we see how Tayo (the main character) a half breed being half Indian and half White appreciates and accepts his Indians roots more than the ... with his problems. Since Tayo was born he was looked down upon just because of the mere fact that his mother slept with white men. Ever since he was young and lived with his mother's family members, his aunt made sure that he realize that for her as well as the other Indians he will always be looked at as an outsider even amongst his own family members. It was ... much suffering. . The reasons behind why she feels ashamed of her sister and her nephew is rather ironic however.. She feels ashamed because her sister was with a white man and had a white man's child, but at the same time she wants her son Rocky to be part of that White society that she has looked down upon in Tayo. Rocky, who is a full breed Indian, does ...
- 5032: Slavery - The Anti-Slavery Effort
- ... North America brought slaves with them to help settle the new land, work their plantations growing valuable cash crops such as tobacco and sugar, and to cook and clean in their homes. Most people didn’t see slavery as a problem at this time because it was quite rare in the New World with only a few wealthy landowners who owned slaves, however, public opinion would be swayed. Abolitionists first started ... fanatics went to the utmost of their power in killing the opposition, while others pacively handed out pamphlets and flyers in protest, or participated in the Underground Railroad. One fanatic abolitionist who, in this writer’s opinion, just went too far is a man named John Brown. Brown’s anti-slavery efforts are most well-known for his raid on the Us weapons arsenal in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, 1859. Brown was born on May 9th 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut, and grew up ...
- 5033: Rap Music
- ... music being edited because of the used of the word "NIGGER" "BITCH" "JEW" "HOE" etc. Now rap singers are just telling stories about drug dealing, getting beat up by police officers,gangland slaying. Poeple don't like them ,because they give people ideas or we just can't admit how bad society is becoming. Shaking are head looking the other way saying this is not hapening right now. Stories that scare the hell out of people. Rappers rap about situation that happen to ... just sing about songs with message that not all people live perfect lives with perfect familys. Some rap singers are actually grateful for getting off the streets , and doing something with their lives. Some don't even get off the streets, do you know that little kids go around the corner and see the local dopeman with foreign cars,women swarming all over them, and cash flooding from their pocket, ...
- 5034: Hiarchy Of Angels
- ... out of the fourth dimension; thus travel is more or less instantaneous. The primary general duty of angels is as messengers of God. (The word "angel" means messenger in Greek.) But angels can do God's chores, such as busting Peter out of jail in Acts 5, or destroying Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19. But some angels obey only the devil, and those angels are known as "demons", as is ... transformed into lower angels. Many people witness "small miracles", and attribute them to God, when, in fact, angels may likely author the event. Speaking of miracles, some people believe that the reason more asteroids don't hit and damage planets is because each planet also has a guardian angel. In this school of thought, we owe our very existence to angels guiding our destiny. There are many stories of loved ones ... or ranks) of angels making a total of nine choirs. The choirs within the hierarchies differ because of angelic form rather than matter or quantity within the choir. The Supreme Hierarchy is always in God's inner circle, meditating on Him. The Middle Hiearchy keeps the universe running according to God's physical laws. The lower hirarchy carries out particular tasks. SUPREME HIERARCHY: The Seraphim (Singular, Seraph) is the first ...
- 5035: Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol
- ... named “Malcolm X” wears his hair in a style referred to as “25 years to life”. His sister asks “Like in prison..? This is how you want to wear your hair?” His reply ”You don’t have to be in jail to be in prison”. This is just one of many examples given to show the reader the effects that this environment has upon youths. As we read further, we find ... the South Bronx, particularly when they leave their district. If someone from this neighborhood goes to a hospital in one of the wealthier districts, they are usually treated in such a way that they don’t feel welcome. One nurse who has been working in the South Bronx for five years tells Kozol, “As bad as Lincoln or Bronx-Lebanon may be, at least receptionists don’t call a woman of color by her first name. And some of the nurses and housekeepers talk to you! If a woman’s black, Hispanic, and on welfare, maybe a drug user, or has ...
- 5036: Lenz's Law and Faraday's Law of Induction
- Lenz's Law and Faraday's Law of Induction 1. With this definition of the flux being , we can now return to Faraday's investigations. He found that the magnitude of the emf produced depends on the rate at which the magnetic flux changes. Faraday found that if the flux through N loops of wire changes by an ...
- 5037: Catcher In The Rye 2
- ... her to change. Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just leave them alone. I know that's impossible but it's too bad anyway. Anyway, I kept thinking about all that while I walked. Holden's sister, Phoebe, is his connection to children. Holden believes all children are like her and that they are much more superior than adults. When an adult does something that is somewhat abnormal, Holden finds ...
- 5038: A Guide To Indoor Air Quality
- ... effects of these sources. Fortunately, there are steps that most people can take both to reduce the risk from existing sources and to prevent new problems from occurring. This booklet was prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to help you decide whether to take actions that can reduce the level of indoor air pollution in your own home. Because so many Americans spend a lot of time ... manager is in a position to remedy the problem. (See the section What to Do If You Suspect a Problem on page 30.) You can encourage building management to follow guidance in EPA and NIOSH's Building Air Quality: A Guide for Building Owners and Facility Managers. It is available for $24 from the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 152507954; stock # 055000003904. INDOOR AIR AND YOUR ...
- 5039: Dubliners
- Dubliners is considered a champion among books written in the English language. James Joyce's characterization of not only the people in the stories, but of Dublin itself, demonstrates his great ability as an author. Dubliners is not a book with a normal story line, a plot, and a definite ... by Joyce. He has been referred to as the "uncrowned king of Ireland." The series of short stories included in Dubliners depict a broken morale in and around the city of Dublin. The early 1900's marked a time of disheartened spirits not only in Dublin but all of Ireland. England still clutched Ireland under it's own control.. The citizens were bitter and dismayed. It wasn't until 1922 that Ireland freed itself from England. Up until that time, Ireland was occupied and ruled from Britain. The occupation had begun ...
- 5040: Characterization in Clancy's Red Storm Rising
- Characterization in Clancy's Red Storm Rising Characterization is the strongest part of Tom Clancy's Red Storm Rising. It is the strongest because he dedicates the most time and effort to it. His best methods of characterization are to allow the reader to read his characters' thoughts and to jump quickly from character to character. Allowing the reader to see what the characters are thinking brings the reader's understanding and compassion for the characters to new levels. Clancy shows that Lt. Toland has doubts about killing a fellow human being, war or no war. This develops Toland's compassion and humanity. Also, ...
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