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  • Summary of Defending Against the Indefensible

    Summary of Defending Against the Indefensible

    In Neil Postman's "Defending Against the Indefensible", he suggests that our society has been culturally brainwashed. Therefore, Postman has given us seven key elements of critical thinking to help us understand the English language and avoid the manipulation of language: definition, questions, simplicity of words, metaphors, reification, style and tone, and the non-neutrality of media. Postman's first principle is that a definition is only a means of helping us achieve our goals. Definitions do

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Bred
  • Thngs Fall Apart Full Summary and Analysis

    Thngs Fall Apart Full Summary and Analysis

    THNGS FALL APART FULL SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Chapter 1 Summary: We are introduced to Okonkwo, a great man among the Igbo tribe, well known in the nine villages and beyond. In his youth, he became famous when he defeated Amilinze the Cat, a great wrester. He is a formidable man, stern and intimidating in appearance; when angry, he stammers. The stammer makes him angrier, and he uses his fists. He has a hot temper. He

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Tess of the D’urbervilles-Summary of Part I

    Tess of the D’urbervilles-Summary of Part I

    Tess of the d’Urbervilles Chapter I The scene begins with a middle-aged peddler, named John Durbeyfield. Making his way home, the man encounters Parson Tringham, who claims to have studied history. The Parson tells Durbeyfield that he is of noble lineage, the d’Urberville family, and his family has prospered for many generations until recently. Tringham tells his him however that this heritage comes from such a long period of time ago that it is

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Victor
  • How Successful Was Organized Labor in Improving the Position of Workers in the Period from 1875-1900? Analyze the Factors That Contributed to the Level of Success Achieved.

    How Successful Was Organized Labor in Improving the Position of Workers in the Period from 1875-1900? Analyze the Factors That Contributed to the Level of Success Achieved.

    UNITED STATES HISTORY FREE-RESPONSE QUESTION Topic: How successful was organized labor in improving the position of workers in the period from 18-1900? Analyze the factors that contributed to the level of success achieved. In an 18 world, run by corporations and narcissistic owners, workers found that as individuals, they were mute to the rest of the nation. They were mere workers in the anthill, ruled by numerous ’queens’. These workers rallied together in an attempt

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    Submitted: March 19, 2010 By: Andrew
  • What Are the Less "tangible Rewards" That Children Get from Sports?

    What Are the Less "tangible Rewards" That Children Get from Sports?

    What are the less "tangible rewards" that children get from sports? I believe that everyone benefit from exercising sports whether men or women, young or old, and thin or fat. What makes sports a 5-class activity is that it fits all human beings. Even if people speak different languages, we all can speak the sport's language. It is the language which can be spoken by all humans. That is the beauty of it. Sports are

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Victor
  • Double Jeopardy Summary

    Double Jeopardy Summary

    In the movie, Double Jeopardy, Libby Parsons, played by Ashley Judd, and her husband Nick, Bruce Greenwood, go out on a weekend sailboat trip. During the night, Libby wakes up finding herself alone and covered in blood. As she gets up to search for her husband, all she finds is more blood all over the boat and a bloody knife on deck. As the investigation is underway, Libby is charged with her husband's murder. It

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • Summary of Chapter 3, Worldy Philosophers

    Summary of Chapter 3, Worldy Philosophers

    Chapter 3 of the book, "Worldly Philosophers" is mainly focused on Adam Smith and the "world" he belonged in. It starts off with the talk of a new vision, a remarkable vision that was formulated by no other than the Father of Modern Economics, Dr. Adam Smith. The talk of his vision was followed not only by a short biography of the renowned economist but of also brief narratives of his "absences of mind". Adam

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: Edward
  • Slaughterhouse 5 Plot Summary

    Slaughterhouse 5 Plot Summary

    A disoriented and ill-trained American soldier named Billy Pilgrim is captured by German soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge. Trained as a Chaplain's assistant, he arrives in Belgium just as his unit is overwhelmed by the Germans. There is not enough time to issue him with combat gear. He and other prisoners are sent far from the front to live in a makeshift prison, a disused slaughterhouse in the city of Dresden. During air

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: regina
  • Analysis of the Inquiry and Subsequent Intervention Of- the Little Children Are Sacred Report: Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.

    Analysis of the Inquiry and Subsequent Intervention Of- the Little Children Are Sacred Report: Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse.

    ANALYSIS OF THE INQUIRY AND SUBSEQUENT INTERVENTION OF: Ampe akelyernemane meke mekarle: “little children are sacred”. Report of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse. The 2007 inquiry into The Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse was prompted after a number of allegations were made relating to the sexual abuse of Aboriginal children in the Northern Territory. Also known as the Little Children are Sacred, the

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    Submitted: March 23, 2010 By: Mike
  • Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol

    Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol

    Samuel Adams: From the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence, and were conspicuous in the revolution, there existed, of course, a great diversity of intellectual endowments; nor did all render to their country, in those perilous days, the same important services. Like the luminaries of heavens each contributed his portion of influence; but, like them, they differed, as star differeth from star in glory.

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Why Teenagers Run Away from Home? Discuss.

    Why Teenagers Run Away from Home? Discuss.

    Recently the problem of teenagers running away from home is getting more and more serious. This happens either in town areas or in rural areas. There are several reasons why teenagers run away from home. Normally these reasons are related to the condition at home and the background of the family. One of the reasons is because they come from broken homes whereby their parents are divorced. They do not get enough love and care

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Relationship Acceptanc Article Summary

    Relationship Acceptanc Article Summary

    Adams, 1 Acceptance in romantic relationships: The Frequency and Acceptability of Partner Behavior Inventory Daniel Adams TR 9:30-10:45 General Psychology Instructor Linda Gibbons March 27, 2007 Adams, 2 Abstract Despite the recent emphasis on acceptance in romantic relationships, no validated measure of relationship acceptance presently exists. To fill this gap, the 20-item Frequency and Acceptability of Partner Behavior Inventory (FAPBI; A. Christensen & N. S. Jacobson, 1997) was created to assess separately the acceptability and

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    Submitted: March 24, 2010 By: Mike
  • Society Benefits from Legalized Gambling

    Society Benefits from Legalized Gambling

    English 121 Ms. Sara Stephens Argumentative paper Society Benefits from Legalized Gambling I think that cities should allow more gambling casinos because society does benefit from them. Some people ask do the economic benefits justify the social costs of the ever growing industry of gambling? Opponents will argue that increased availability of gambling, access to funds and expanded hours of operation have led to an increase in pathological gambling. While this might seem like

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Consumerism: From Luxuries to Necessities

    Consumerism: From Luxuries to Necessities

    Consumerism: From Luxuries to Necessities Nowadays, consumerism has been a dangerous problem to human being, especially for them who live in big cities. What is consumerism? According to Oxford Dictionary, consumerism is ~{!0~}the preoccupation of society with the acquisition of goods~{!1~} (1). To me, consumerism is a way of thinking that increase consuming goods in bigger increment or change one~{!/~}s lifestyle will provide greater benefit without thinking of their true needs. Consumerism will bring more

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Fallacy Summary and Application Paper

    Fallacy Summary and Application Paper

    Fallacy Summary and Application Paper In the workplace, disagreement and arguments can be common. Part of management is the ability to listen to both sides and make the right decisions. Knowing the use of fallacies can help to separate fact from opinion. Fallacies are used to help sway opinion or judgment to one side. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines Fallacy as a kind of error in reasoning. (Dowden,2004) Some times a fallacy is not

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Jack
  • The Memory Combination: An Essay from Collabrative Works of Daniel L. Shacter, Scott Russell Sanders, and Loren Eiseley

    The Memory Combination: An Essay from Collabrative Works of Daniel L. Shacter, Scott Russell Sanders, and Loren Eiseley

    The Memory Combination I find a lot of truth in the crazy Marcel Proust’s theories on memories that Daniel L. Schacter, the author of Building Memories: Encoding and Retrieving the Present and the Past had included in his essay. Proust was considered crazy because of his obsession with memory and his decision to restrict himself from society for 15 years in order to write about personal recollections and the nature of memory (Schacter 173). I

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Monika
  • Same Sex Marriages from a Christian Perspective

    Same Sex Marriages from a Christian Perspective

    Same Sex Marriages From A Christian Perspective We, the Christian citizens of the United States, need to take a stand against same sex marriages. Most Americans do not want same sex marriages in our country. The family is the foundation of our society and we need to protect it. Biblically, same sex marriages are plainly wrong. Now is the time for us, as Christians and Americans to stand up for what is moral and right.

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Anna
  • Summary of "value/evaluation" by Barbara Hernstein Smith

    Summary of "value/evaluation" by Barbara Hernstein Smith

    Summary of “Value/Evaluation” In her essay “Value/Evaluation,” Barbara Herrnstein Smith reflects upon the shifting nature of the evaluation process, and what exactly the meaning of “value” is. She begins by pointing out that the dispute on the value of something occurs whenever any social activity becomes the focal point of a discussion. However, Smith points out, the perspective on value and evaluation has changed dramatically, and is still a topic of debate. These new perspectives

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Chapter 42 - 44 of Genesis Summary

    Chapter 42 - 44 of Genesis Summary

    Chapter 42 Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt and tells his sons to retrieve it in order to survive, all except the youngest of brothers so he doesn’t act in mischievous ways. They meet their brother Joseph yet do not know his identity while Joseph knows theirs. Joseph sets them up to be condemned as spies in order to see his youngest brother to seek the truth from him and sends Judah to

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Yan
  • Analysis the Tonight Ensemble from West Side Story

    Analysis the Tonight Ensemble from West Side Story

    West Side Story No 10: Tonight (Ensemble) Maria, Tony, Anita, Riff, Bernardo, Jets and Sharks In this number, all the participants talk about the eventful evening they feel is ahead, each with their own thoughts on what will happen. There are three trains of thought: 1 Riff and Bernardo - thinking (in terms of their own gangs) of the fight arranged for later that evening 2 Anita - thinking about her 'nocturnal activities' with Bernardo

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Edward
  • Story Summary of Brave New World

    Story Summary of Brave New World

    Brave New World opens in the Central London Hatching and Conditioning Center, where the Director of the Hatchery and Henry Foster are giving a tour to a group of boys. The boys learn about the Bokanovsky Process, which allows the Hatchery to produce thousands of nearly identical human embryos. During the gestation period the embryos travel in bottles along a conveyor belt through a large factory building, and are conditioned to belong to one

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    Submitted: March 26, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Twelve Years a Slave Summary

    Twelve Years a Slave Summary

    Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup, (Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 19), 252 pgs. There have been many accounts published in regards to the Civil War with the view point of Northerners or Southern plantation owners. Twelve Years a Slave, an autobiography, gives readers a different perspective in the fact it is written from a view of a freed man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The author Solomon Northup gives us

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Mike
  • Executive Summary

    Executive Summary

    I. Purpose: To monitor the progress of a department and make changes when necessary for the benefit of the organization II. Control Mechanisms used for effectiveness A. Acorn Paper- Budget control is a mechanism that is used at Acorn paper. This is necessary to service our customers better. Some of the ways that Acorn Paper uses this control to its benefit is by watching the inventory levels, placing rules for employees so that customer’s orders

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Steve
  • Eco 360 Week one Chapter Summary

    Eco 360 Week one Chapter Summary

    Chapter One Chapter one consisted on defining economies and how economies affect as a whole. Coordination problems that an economy may face are what to produce, how to produce, and for whom. It also explained an economy’s cost/benefit framework which consist of sunk and opportunity costs. Sunk costs are costs that cannot be regained and opportunity costs is a planned or market economy. For example, every decision consists of an opportunity cost; time, money, raw

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: July
  • Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    In a “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, King addresses the issue of inequality of citizens in existence in American society and the need for moral responsibility regarding human dignity. The issues of inequality addressed by King in his letter are still prominent in American society today; no longer mandated by law, but by the mere existence of custom and racism. Dr. King uses logical appeal in order

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    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Wendy