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GangsOriginally the word gang had no negative connotation. In Old English, gang simply referred to a "number of people who went around together-a group." Today a gang can be defined in four basic ways:
• an organized group with a leader
• a unified group that usually remains together during peaceful ...
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Robert SchumannRobert Alexander Schumann was born in the small riverside town of
Zwickau, Saxony, in 1810.The youngest of five children, was
brought up in comfortable, middle-class respectability. As a child, he
apparently exhibited no remarkable abilities.
At the age of six, Robert was sent to the local ...
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn"You don't know about me, without you have read a book by the name of “
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," but that ain't no matter. that book was made by
Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There were things which he
streched, but mainly he told the truth. That ain' nothing. I never ...
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Octavian Augustusis known as the first, and one of the greatest, Roman Emperors ever. Octavian enabled the long, peaceful time of the Pax Romana by changing Rome from a fragile, crumbling republican government to a great and mighty empire. Octavian's government was strong enough to withstand weak emperors who ...
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Anorexia Nervosa - Includes BibliographyIn America, girls are given the message at a very young age that in order to be happy and successful, they must be thin. Given the value which society places on being thin, it is not surprising that eating disorders are on the increase. Every time you walk into a store, you are surrounded by the ...
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The Story Of Medusa Ilana ElirThere are many variations of the story of Medusa. Yet, I find this one more
detailed and precise. Medusa is apart of the chain of Greek Mythology, these stories, or
legends are not real and usually said to get a point across, or entertainment. Medusa also
shows the relationship the society had ...
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Combining Individual Stories Into Larger WholesThe inclination to combine individual stories into larger wholes goes way back into oral tradition. In the literary world this kind of story linkage is known as a short story cycle, or sequence (various other names exist but these have caught on). It is not a collection of isolated stories but ...
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Ocean EnvironmentThe sea is the most obvious feature of the earth's surface.
Approximately seventy percent of this surface is covered by water, in one way or
another. Beneath this water are the familiar sands of the beaches, bottoms of
bays, and the inshore ocean. Farther offshore this water covers an ...
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James Hurst's Use Of Symbols To Create A MoodJames Hurst effectively uses symbolism in the first paragraphs of
his short stories to create a mood filled with despair, gloominess, life,
and death.
To create a gloomy feeling, James Hurst used the changing of
seasons. In "The Scarlet Ibis," he wrote that summer was now dead, but
autumn had ...
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The Growing Need For The AwareWe as Americans need to become more sensitive to our use of language because with the increasing number of ethnic groups in the country one has to be cautious as to how they should define a certain group. Political correctness is a type of medium that helps us come to respect and communicate with ...
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Cambodia And United NationsCambodia is a small country located in Southeast Asia bordering the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodia lies between Thailand and Vietnam. It occupies a total area of 181,040 square kilometers, and out of all of this, only 176,520 square kilometers are on land. Cambodia has a 2,572-kilometer long land ...
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August Tubbepaid his taxes every year until he was exempted by his age to pay the poll tax. He also cheerfully performed every duty to the best of his ability of a citizen of the United States. He served on juries, voted in the various elections held in his county, and held several positions of honor and ...
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The Bluest Eye - Protrait Of APortrait of a Victim: Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye (1970) is the novel that launched Toni Morrison into the spotlight as a talented African-American writer and social critic. Morrison herself says “It would be a mistake to assume that writers are disconnected from ...
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The History Of Greek TheaterTheater and drama in Ancient Greece took form in about 5th century BCE,
with the Sopocles, the great writer of tragedy. In his plays and those of the
same genre, heroes and the ideals of life were depicted and glorified. It was
believed that man should live for honor and fame, his action was ...
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The Saga Of Elian GonzalezMore and more people sail away from Cuba to the United States every year. The
usual reason is to move from Fidel Castro and his rules, although many other reasons are
obviously important enough for them to risk their lives; a reason like trying to escape
from her ex-husband and landing with ...
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Computer ProtectionAbout two hundred years before, the word "computer" started to appear in
the dictionary. Some people even didn't know what is a computer. However, most
of the people today not just knowing what is a computer, but understand how to
use a computer.
Therefore, computer become more and more popular ...
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Life In A Medieval Villageis about archaeological discoveries from the Middle Ages. The author, Frances Gies, uses details and descriptions to help her auidence visualize how people worked and lived seven hundred years ago. The village is a very small town, or as we would say, a metropolitan suburb. The population ...
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Of Mice And Men And The Pearl: CharacterizationWhat is depth, and what does it mean? Depth is the extent, the intensity,
depth is a distinct level of detail. When someone talks about depth of
characterization, they are talking about the level of intensity that someone is
using in order to describe a character. John Ernst Steinbeck, in The ...
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As For Me And My House And Surfacing: HerosThe heroes of both As For Me And My House and Surfacing exist within dualistic realities; there is a constant tension between the rational and religious realms. In both books, this duality creates extreme emotional consequences that threatens the quality of life for both heroes. The hero's must ...
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Julius Caesar: Brutus Is The Protagonist"He who will not reason is a bigot; he who cannot is a fool; and he who dares
not, is a slave." - Sir William Drumman All men have the power to reason. Some
men can reason better, and more thorough than others. Yet nonetheless, all men
can reason. In order to reason, one must clear his mind, ...
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