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Regeneration
Number of Words: 916 / Number of Pages: 4
... been inflicted into people's heads by society's morals. In the novel the so-called "insane" patients are sent to an institute called Craiglockhart. It is one of the top schools in the country, at that time, for curing insanity.
Officer Prior is inevitably an outcast in society because he is dubbed insane. Prior suffered from mutism and reoccurring nightmares. At a time when he was at the institute he leaves to go to a bar and pick up women. One needs to understand that when the patients leave the institute they are advised to wear a red ribbon around their arm so that society knows that they are " ...
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Poetry
Number of Words: 4144 / Number of Pages: 16
... TRY
Don't ever try
to understand everything
some things will just never make sense.
Don't ever be reluctant
to show your feelings
when you're happy, give in to it!
When you're not, live with it.
Don't ever be afraid to try to
make things better
you might be surprised at the results.
Don't ever take the weight of the world
on your shoulders...
Don't ever feel threatened by the future
take life one day at a time.
Don't ever feel guilty about the past
what's done is done. Learn from any
mistakes you might have made.
Don't ever feel that you are alone
there is always somebo ...
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12 Angry Men
Number of Words: 922 / Number of Pages: 4
... Also, juror number six looks very rough
and presumably unintelligent; very large in stature with a strong jaw line
and wearing his shirt unbuttoned at the top without a tie. We can also make
assumptions about Henry Fonda’s character(juror #8) based on his
appearance. He looks very intelligent and almost angelic in his all white
suit and with his tall and slender build. Later in the movie these ideas are
reinforced by the other three methods of characterization. However, there is
one character whose appearance is misleading. Juror number five appears
to be the average middle clas ...
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Green Grass Running Water
Number of Words: 1536 / Number of Pages: 6
... her uninspiring and spiritless lesson causes "certain individuals" to "fall asleep," sit "virtually in each other's laps," and enter into a private "conversation." Indirectly her lecture touches upon an important religious celebration of the Native American culture, the Sun Dance. She depicts the Sun Dance, which celebrates the creation of earth and all of its components, as a trivial and meaningless component of her people's culture. Even though she portrays such a momentous occasion as inconsequential, its inclusion in her lecture is an unconscious admission to herself of how her own desire for ...
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Only Yesterday
Number of Words: 1793 / Number of Pages: 7
... that followed a post war nation. Troops were still marching into Germany and there was still a casualty list that added new names each day.
America faced other problems. Workers began to form Unions in order to gain more wages and benefits. One of the most notable strikes was the one by the Boston Police Department. The Police force went on strike and Boston went virtually unprotected. The criminals saw their opportunity and began to riot and loot. The National Guard had to be called in to regain order. It took several weeks for any semblance of order to return. Consequently the police who were s ...
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Mancur Olson’s The Logic Of Collective Action
Number of Words: 1892 / Number of Pages: 7
... underlying assumption of the by-product theory is the rationality of man that is, people maximize benefits while minimizing costs. This cost-benefit analysis says that people want the maximum amount of benefits or results with the least amount of cost (money, time, etc.). A rational person will not join an interest group because the benefits do not outweigh the costs of joining. Olson limits the by-product theory to large and latent groups. This is done because according to Olson’s central theory of collective action small and intermediate groups do not face the collective action problem. ...
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Portrait Of A Lady
Number of Words: 550 / Number of Pages: 2
... She had left everything she had known, and was ready to start anew. Throughout the novel, her morality grew, changed, and became more stable. Where at the beginning she refused two proposals of marriage, without giving any indication to wanting a third, she ends up accepting a proposal from Osmond. Goodwood's offer to Isabel came at an early stage of her moral growth, when she was not really sure of what she wanted, so she could accept. She was beginning to enjoy her newfound freedom. After her refusal to Goodwood, Isabel's throbbing heart was due to two reasons, her discussion with Goodwo ...
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Persuasive Essay On Problem Of Gambling
Number of Words: 332 / Number of Pages: 2
... going on everywhere in the casino. this is very similar to real life
because there have always been reports of crimes that tourists themselves
have faced. One tourists I met was robbed in broad daylight. Another
tourist's belongings were stolen from their own room by the maids that were
supposed to clean his room. If gambling is so fun, then why is there so
much crime where gambling is legal?
Yet another problem with gambling is that many people develop a
gambling problem. This problem has been compared to alcoholism. In
conclusion society will be hurt more than it will benefit it by gambling. ...
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Chrysalids
Number of Words: 260 / Number of Pages: 1
... out against all types of deviation abnormalities.
The reader notices Joseph Strorm (David's father) uses his occupation as an
advantage to destroy and abominate all type of human alteration. For instance,
Joseph used his substantially moral mind to deny the request of David's aunty
Harriet to trade babies to get the needed certificate, "She's a lovely baby-except for
that. She is, isn't she?" (pg. 70) As a result Harriet and the baby had committed
self annihilation. Not only were deviations left out they were also sent away an
sometimes killed.
Normality was so ...
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