Summer Reading Journals Walden Journal Language: A. “Why level down to our dullest perception always‚ and praise that as common sense?” -Humorous. Thoreau seems to be trying to imply that everyone views common sense in a different way. Why should we try to impress others with our own opinion of common sense‚ when common sense is viewed at a different perspective by each and every person. B. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” According to this quote‚ I believe Thoreau was
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Alone in a dark city street Module 3 Flick... the ragged street lights rapidly went out on by one. The darkness enclosed on him as heavy clouds covered the eerie moon. When he looked over his shoulder‚ all he could see was the whites of eyes and the rustling of cats in the wheely bins. Suddenly‚ police sirens wailed past. He crouched down in the silent gloom‚ and waves of sick terror swept over him. He nervously repeated‚"stay clam‚ stay calm"‚ as his heart was palpitating. He glanced again and
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The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros’s The House on Mango Street strings together the author’s beliefs and personal experiences and jam-packs them all into a great book. It is about a young gir named Esperanza goring up in an impoverished area. In the book both the Alicia and Esperanza believe that education and writing is a way to better life. Through these characters Cisneros shows that education offers a kind of freedome. The House
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In the book Paul Street Boys one of the main characters‚ Nemecsek‚ who is a member of the Paul Street gang‚ could definitely be considered a Christ-figure‚ despite his status as an underdog. A Christ figure is a literary device‚ a particular way of shaping an important character in a novel. He (or she) may not match in every instance to the biblical image of Jesus‚ but bears enough of the characteristics to suggest the relationship. They go through suffering and in the end sacrifice themselves for
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Sociology 101 Fill in the Blank Summer Final Exam Directions: This 50 question exam covers Chapters 1 through 15 and is due no later than noon Friday‚ 7/29. Each question is worth 3 points for a total of 150 points for this exam. There could be as many as 3 words necessary for the answer. The answer will be counted incorrect if all words are not exact and spelled correctly. This is an open book exam‚ but please do not share answers with your classmates. Remember that the integrity of the learning
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Research Report on Trends:Street GangsFormation of Street GangsThe influence and impact of street gangs in urban areas has been growing and it continues to grow. Estimates say that there could be hundreds of thousands possibly millions of people that are associated to some sort of a significant street gang. Many psychologists believe that due to poverty and lack of education many teens join gangs. Others believe music and the media encourages teens and adolescences to join gangs. While on the other
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affected the outcomes and designs of street art‚ which intersect with each other in many ways. These graffiti designs show the opinions and beliefs of the artists and how politics and society affected their environments and outlooks‚ they often become iconic to certain areas. The writing of Lewisohn argues how the street art stands for territorialism and bravado. Yet behind the pretty colours and designs lie a meaning‚ a story‚ an opinion to be heard. Graffiti and street art is so widely known and aggressive
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Illegal Street Racing At least once a week‚ we hear on the news about someone dying as a result of illegal street racing. Sometimes‚ it’s the driver or passenger of the car that is racing who gets killed‚ but often times its innocent bystanders or drivers of other cars who are killed by the reckless teens who engage in a highly dangerous activity. First of all‚ what is illegal street racing‚ think "Fast and the Furious"‚ and second‚ what can be done to stop this from happening or at least reduce
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2007 18th Street Gang The 18th Street Gang is one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles County. There membership has been estimated to be around 20‚000. Most members in this gang are Mexican and Chicano but they are one of the few gangs that have broken racial boundaries. They allow almost any race to join the gang. (Delaney‚ 2006) Because of their openness to other races the gang membership grew rapidly. An estimated 60% of the gang is made up of illegal immigrants. ("18th Street Gang"‚ 2007)
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Once the Bring has happened‚ the rest of the betting for that round is called Third Street since everyone has only three cards. Fourth Street refers to the fact that everyone gets a fourth card‚ then starts betting. In Fourth Street betting‚ each player is dealt another up card. Unlike in the Bring‚ every other betting round begins with the player who has the highest value cards showing. So‚ for example‚
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