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  • Power Elite

    Power Elite

    The article The Power Elite by C. Wright Mills is an article about the three major groups that control our country. This article attempts to open its reader's eyes to the idea that no one person or group makes decisions for themselves. The only way that decisions are made is by those that make up the "power elite". These people are put into different divisions of elitists. These groups are the big corporations, the political

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: David
  • The Power of Sympathy

    The Power of Sympathy

    The Power of Sympathy The Power of Sympathy by William Hill Brown is a narrative to teach young ladies about the importance of education, the fatal consequences of seduction, and the proper instruction women should have. This narrative was written to scare women away from wayward love and more towards rational love. It gives us insight to the heartache of women who fell for wayward love and their consequences. Brown uses education, seduction, and the

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Book Report on Leonardo Da Vinci (notes)

    Book Report on Leonardo Da Vinci (notes)

    Biography Project 1. The drawing of a man in a circle of mirrors- This is a self portrait Da Vinci created, and below the portrait it is signed with: Leonardus Vincius, along with a notation: “portrait of himself in fairly old age”. This is an extremely old yet famous painting which it is rarely exhibited in public, and is stored away from air and light, that could easily damage this ancient work of art. Unlike

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    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: regina
  • Street Racing

    Street Racing

    Judi Lin is 19 year old former street racer. She used to tear up the streets of her hometown until she got torn up herself. "I've been through six cars in the past five years," Lin admitted. "Two out of the six were (demolished) in street-racing accidents. Both of them were a total loss. The first one, I was street racing a Mustang on a rainy day and I broke my collarbone. On the second

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    Essay Length: 911 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • The Author to Her Book

    The Author to Her Book

    The Author to Her Book In “The Author to Her Book,” Anne Bradstreet explains how she felt when her poems were published without her knowledge and consent. She explains these feelings of resentment, humiliation, pride, affection, and commitment with the use of many poetic devices. She frequently experiences an internal struggle. Bradstreet uses extended metaphor throughout the poem to express her unhappiness with the publishing of her poems. The use of this metaphor helps us

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    Essay Length: 463 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Mike
  • Race

    Race

    Well the big difference for those comparing the swatztika and the confederate flag, is the swatztika was a flag for a political party, the Nazi party, as if the Democrats or Republicans flew a flag. The confederate flag was a flag for a whole country, the Confederate States of America, at least until their surrender. Then thank the KKK for turning it in to a symbol of hate, hence if you truly want to fly

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    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Song Relation to Books

    Song Relation to Books

    Sorry, I never told you, all I wanted to say. Now it's too late to hold you. ' Cause you've flown away, so far away. Never, Had I imagined, yeah, living without your smile. Feelin' and knowing you hear me. It keeps me alive. Alive! And I know you're shining down on me from Heaven, Like so many friends we've lost along the way, And I know eventually we'll be together. One sweet day. Picture

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    Essay Length: 916 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 25, 2009 By: Edward
  • Street Racing: On the Inside

    Street Racing: On the Inside

    For 19-year-old Jeff, weekends begin on a long strip of highway near Atlanta. rather than browsing the mall or going to the movies like others his age. Jeff joins a group of his comrades and spectators to witness a spectacular show of speed. As we pulled up to the meeting spot he looks over at me and says, "Welcome to the world of illegal street racing." "We have a cruising area where all the cars

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Tommy
  • American Memory the Great Gatsby Compare and Contrast of the Film and Book

    American Memory the Great Gatsby Compare and Contrast of the Film and Book

    American Memory: “The Great Gatsby “ Compare and Contrast of the film and book As a top selling mind wrenching, interesting book the film industry decided to make a film. Discussed is a compare and contrast of the book, “The Great Gatsby” written by F Scott Fitzgerald and the 1974 movie directed by Jack Clayton. There are few differences in the book and the movie. The biggest contrast between the movie and the book would

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Max
  • Battle Royals" Ideological Power of White Supremacy.

    Battle Royals" Ideological Power of White Supremacy.

    Ralph Ellisons “Battle Royal” : Analyzing its demonstration of the ideological power of white supremacy. Ellison began his novel, “Invisible Man” in 1945 and it was published in 1952. Although slavery had been abolished for about eighty years, the laws and the justice system did not protect African Americans from the indignity of segregation and racism at the hand of white people. There was still lynching and the senseless mistreatment and even murders of African

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Power of one’ Could Have Been the Title for All the Films.

    The Power of one’ Could Have Been the Title for All the Films.

    'The Power of One' could have been the title for all the films. The topic i have chosen for my essay is "The Power of One could have been the title for all the films." I believe this proves true in the three movies we watched which were "The Emerald Forest","The Empire of the Sun", and finally the "The Power of One". When one thinks of the term "The Power of One" i presume most

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Janna
  • Nuke Power

    Nuke Power

    Nuclear Power Producing energy from a nuclear power plant is very complicated. The process of nuclear energy involves the fission of atoms, the release of energy from fission as heat, and the transfer of heat to electricity in power plants. The process of splitting the atom is called nuclear fission. Fission can take place in many different kinds of atoms. This explanation uses Uranium - 235, the atom most commonly used in nuclear reactors. The

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Top
  • Power and Politics

    Power and Politics

    Power and Politics Introduction Power is important within organizations because power is the way in which management influences individuals to make things happen. When power and influence combine most of the time, “politics” becomes involved in some manner which may pose some problems. Organizational politics is best described as management influenced by self-interest through the use of means not necessarily authorized by the organization. Organizational politics have been viewed as an organizations enhancement tool to

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Mike
  • Power Hungry

    Power Hungry

    Power Hungry Society is unwilling to become aware and understand before it judges. This idea has a lot of effect on the plot of To Kill A Mockingbird. In this particular situation, these problems are initiated by prejudice. These circumstances become an issue when morality is questioned. The mockingbird is a reoccurring symbol that denotes the idea of the exploitation of blameless beings by those of higher influence. The prominent theme in To Kill A

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Edward
  • This Book

    This Book

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Building Personal Power

    Building Personal Power

    Building Personal Power Published Date: 2006-10-25 14:50:02 WorkOnInternet.com Read More on Home Business & Small Business ArticlesPenny, a thirty-one-year-old public relations specialist recalls her worst experience. "Basically, my job was to convince feature writers at the local newspapers to write a story about a client's charity event. I phoned the first reporter on the list and went into my pitch. "Look," he yelled, cutting me off mid-sentence, "there's some damn charity event in this city

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Top
  • Race in Relation to Movies

    Race in Relation to Movies

    For this entry, I chose to do the movie “Crash”. The movie is centered around race relations in everyday life. The movie begins with one storyline about a prominent white district attorney of Los Angeles being car-jacked by two disenfranchised black males. Another story focuses on a latino locksmith and a Persian shop owner who has his store vandalized, and blames the locksmith for not fixing it correctly. Another angle focuses on a white police

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Top
  • The Power of Dance

    The Power of Dance

    The video "The Power of Dance" was a film which explored various forms of dance around the world and how each one related to its respective culture. The video used a multitude of different styles of dance in different geographical locations to pinpoint how dance is a universal language, and the body is used to convey a variety of ideas and emotions. The primary theme behind the film was that dance is a global phenomenon.

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Monika
  • Juvenile offenders: Race and Ethnicity

    Juvenile offenders: Race and Ethnicity

    Running head: JUVENILE OFFENDERS: RACE AND ETHNICITY Juvenile Offenders: Race and Ethnicity University of Phoenix Juvenile Offenders: Race and Ethnicity "Researchers have long observed differences in rates of serious juvenile and adult offending among ethnic and racial groups in the United States. These differences have prompted competing theoretical interpretations and public policy debates. However, conclusions about the racial differences in serious and violent juvenile offending have been reached primarily using individual-level data that, when used

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Artur
  • From 1750-1850 Revolutions Wracked Many Countries. How Did Imperial Wars Among Competing European Powers Provoke Revolutions Around the Globe? in What Ways Were the Revolutions, Expanded Literacy and New Political Ideas Linked?

    From 1750-1850 Revolutions Wracked Many Countries. How Did Imperial Wars Among Competing European Powers Provoke Revolutions Around the Globe? in What Ways Were the Revolutions, Expanded Literacy and New Political Ideas Linked?

    I think that through all of the revolutions it was something like a chain reaction. One country had problems and the people decided to take action and do something about it. They revolted and made things better or worse for themselves. Through this other countries heard about it or saw it first hand, giving them the same ideas to so the same when it times became hard. I think when wars between competing European countries

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Top
  • Justice in Book I of the Republic

    Justice in Book I of the Republic

    The Republic of Plato begins in a similar fashion that many other Platonic dialogues begin, with that of a question. The conversation between Socrates and the aged Cephalus becomes a philosophical discussion of what advantages money has brought to Cephalus' life. Cephalus replies that money has allowed him "to tell the truth and pay one's debts" (331 b). Nevertheless, Socrates believes this does not portray an accurate description of what justice is. The rest of

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Fatih
  • Book Critique: All Quiet on the Western Front

    Book Critique: All Quiet on the Western Front

    Paul is constantly referring to himself as old in the book. The aspects of war have changed Paul and the way he thinks. There are a couple of reasons why Paul keeps referring to himself as old. First of all, Paul knows that he could die any day because he is constantly in the trenches facing enemy fire. Another reason why Paul considers himself old is because soldiers even younger than himself surround him.

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Girl with a Pearl Earring - Book Vs. Movie

    Girl with a Pearl Earring - Book Vs. Movie

    Girl with a Pearl Earring: Book vs. Movie After reading Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier, and watching the movie directed by Peter Webber, I find that reading the book is worth the effort. It is 100 times better than the movie. In the book, you get a complete sense of what the main character, Griet, is thinking and feeling. The whole book is told from her perspective as opposed to the movie

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Top
  • Huck Finn Book Banning Project. Why It Should Be Banned from Public School Curriculum.

    Huck Finn Book Banning Project. Why It Should Be Banned from Public School Curriculum.

    Book Banning Project 'Huck Finn' a masterpiece -- or an insult Renton High revisits teaching of book after objections raised Wednesday, November 26, 2003 By GREGORY ROBERTS SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/149979_huck26.html 'It's not just a word' "Huckleberry Finn," first published in 1885, chronicles the journey of a rough-hewn, 13-year-old white boy and a runaway slave down the Mississippi River on a raft through the antebellum South. What's wrong with the book, Clark, Phair and

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Edward
  • Gender & Jim Crow: Book Review

    Gender & Jim Crow: Book Review

    In Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore’s book Gender & Jim Crow, Gilmore illustrates the relations between African Americans and white in North Caroline from 1896 to 1920, as well as relations between the men and women of the time. She looks at the influences each group had on the Progressive Era, both politically and socially. Gilmore’s arguments concern African American male political participation, middle-class New South men, and African American female political influences. The book follows a

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Vika

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