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GI JANE
Number of Words: 1122 / Number of Pages: 5
... struggle is about survival of the fittest. This is made plain by three words spoken by O’Neals words that become sort of the mantra for the movie “Suck my - - - -“. What these words means is that O’ Neal has become fully assimilated, she has transformed into a lean mean fighting machine. What DeHaven and O’Neal’s superiors and peers did not realize was that she dose not just try but she succeeds. She makes it through the horrifying grueling rigors of multilevel training despite the distrust and animosity of some of the men and without gender-based aids.
She encounters a great deal of sexism and ...
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The Debut Of Television In America
Number of Words: 765 / Number of Pages: 3
... became less “family oriented”; family time, for the most part, was now spent in front of the TV. Dinner time, which used to be an important part of the day when many families came together, was now being spent apart, in front of the television. I suppose it could be concluded that from this, TV dinners came about; a quick and easy way to make a half way decent meal so that special program wouldn’t have to be missed.
Today, television has created a lot of commotion. From the amount of time people spend watching it, to the programs aired on it. TV is a great source for news, current events and o ...
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The Shooting Down Of An Iranian Airliner By The USS Vincennes
Number of Words: 1124 / Number of Pages: 5
... mines in international waters by Iran, which lead to the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS striking a mine and taking serious damage in early 1988. These events were probably still fresh in Captain Rodgers mind then he received word from the USS MONTGOMERY that they were tracking several Iranian gunboats the might be attacking a neutral tanker.
It is my opinion that Captain Rodgers saw this as an unprecedented opportunity to teach Iran not to mess with the United States. With that thought in mind, he heads towards the conflict along with the Montgomery at full speed. While on route, Captain Rodgers sends the Vi ...
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New Worlds For All: Indians, Europeans, And The Remaking Of Early America
Number of Words: 1115 / Number of Pages: 5
... felt that they were superior to the Indians and set out to dominate and suppress the Indian population.
Many Europeans were drawn to the New World because it held promise, something that their homeland lacked. They wanted to create a world that was similar to the one left behind, proof of this is evident in the names that were given to places such as New France, New England, New York, New Sweden, New Spain, Lancaster, Durham and Cumberland. Unfortunately in their zeal to create these new places, they disrupted the lives of the patrons that had already settled on the land for hundreds of years, the ...
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State Constitutions In Colonial America
Number of Words: 1033 / Number of Pages: 4
... 1781.(Hakim, 71) The United States constitution was written shortly after the United states switched to a bicameral system of government, and it expressed the powers of the central government. As a result of this Each of the states also needed to write constitutions of their own.(Alderman, 109)
Each state has a constitution that sets forth the principles and framework of its government. Like the United states Constitution, each state constitution has a bill of rights.(World book, 347) A few states drew up constitutions before the United States Constitution was adopted, but only the one drawn ...
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Reconstruction
Number of Words: 959 / Number of Pages: 4
... presidential election had signed oaths of loyalty to the Union. Under this plan new governments were formed in Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas, but the Congress refused to recognize them. Republicans in Congress did not want a quick restoration, because it would bring Democratic representatives and senators to Washington. In 1864 Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill. This bill would have delayed the process of rejoining the Union until 50 percent of the people took an oath of loyalty. However Lincoln pocket vetoed the bill. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated just as the South surrendered in Apr ...
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The History Of Slave Labor
Number of Words: 976 / Number of Pages: 4
... to its transient nature, and the costs of indentured servitude began to rise, planters turned their eyes toward the cheaper and indefinite service of black laborers. Although it may have not been as socially desirable, African s figured into this "problem" in that they represented skilled labor and were a proficient in tropical agriculture. With a high immunity to diseases such as malaria and yellow fever-lethal to Europeans and Indians alike, African Americans were soon seen as the best and only solution. Plantation owners were attracted not only to the affordability and permanence of slave labor, ...
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Artworks Review
Number of Words: 640 / Number of Pages: 3
... in the background, and behind that is a set of volcanic
mountains. In between the set of mountains, there is a sun setting or
rising, and the scene looks very picturesque. The art work is
composed of both organic, and geometric shapes. An example of an
organic shape that is in the piece would be the cactus, and an
example of a geometric shape would be the bricks that make up the
wall, and the pyramids in the work. The artist used an very
interesting combination of colors when he created both sunsets or
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sunrises, and the use of chiaro scuro is evident, and there is also allot
of v ...
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Vincent Van Gogh
Number of Words: 1507 / Number of Pages: 6
... loving him had never entered her head.
In 1875 Uncle Cent arranged for him to be transferred to the Paris office in the hope that his spirits might be revived by a change in scene. Here he became increasingly careless in his work. He was given three months notice, and then six years of training as an art dealer came to an end. He was almost twenty-three, unemployed, and had not the slightest idea what he would do next. Vincent decided to return to England, where he found a job as a teacher in a boarding school. After he gave up that job, he took another teaching job at a school in Isleworth.
As a ...
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Egyptian Art Statue From Metropolitn Museum
Number of Words: 1171 / Number of Pages: 5
... birds and plants. The representation of nature in Egyptian artwork is very common during the Old Kingdom time period. The overall statue remains fairly intact suffering from only one major handicap, which is the loss of its original color.
This pair statue subtly deviates from the conventional representations of husband and wife in Old Kingdom artwork. This statue is rather exceptional because we see an image where the wife's symbolic gesture that signifies their marital status is affectionately returned by her husband's embrace. There is a sense of intimacy and warmth in this embrace. This may e ...
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