Book Review: Operation Fly Trap; L.A. Gangs‚ Drugs‚ and the Law Operation Fly Trap was written by Susan A. Phillips‚ published in 2012 by the University of Chicago Press. Phillips received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1998 from UCLA. She is interested in theories of violence‚ in the relationship between gangs and the state‚ and in utilizing academic writing and scholarship toward criminal justice reform (Susan). All of these intriguing interests led her to write Operation Fly Trap. However‚
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about a young white boy named Phillip and a black man named Timothy and they are in the middle of World War 2 with America‚ Australia‚ Curacao and Great Brittan against Germany. They want to leave Curacao so they get onto a ship that is taking them to Miami but it is bombed on the way. As a result of this Timothy and Phillip meet because they happen to get on the same raft that leads them to the small Cay. Some of the adversities that are overcome are dealing with Phillip going blind‚ being shipwrecked
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The article "Parallel Lives? Challenging discourses of British Muslim self-segregation" by Deborah Phillips provides the perspective of British Muslims attempting to assimilate to British society. The divisions of the two groups were exuberated post-2001. Clearly siding with British Muslims‚ Phillips places the blame on white individuals and non-immigrant citizens. Across the United Kingdom and the world‚ increased media coverage and public attention has focused on the perceived cultural gap between
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also result in alienation and prejudice. This aspect of being different is raised in the book The Cay by Theodore Taylor. The book is about a white eleven year old boy named Phillip who is rescued by an elderly‚ black man named Timothy after their ship is torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine during World War 2. Phillip loses his eyesight after being hit on the head by a large plank of wood during the evacuation while Timothy reveals that he is illiterate‚ which causes them to be dependent on
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ease up now‚ the show’s over?” “Hey‚ what was it like‚ Phillip?” asked Georgio‚ “You know‚ being ill.” “He doesn’t remember‚” Russell sternly answered for Phillip. “He was fine‚ then he just passed out for a while‚ and when he was found a while later by a dog walker in our local park‚ he was barely conscious‚ but okay none-the-less. It was no big deal—a fluke—it could have happened to anyone.
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Met with Phillip for one house‚ 2’ session. Phillip presented as alert and oriented 4x. Phillip presented groomed and appropriately dressed. Client’s mood presented as melancholy and gloom. Client’s affect was blunted flat. Since the first session‚ Phillip stated that he hasn’t been so good since the last session. Phillip reported that “work keeps getting more stressful and busier” and “things don’t get easier”. Reportedly‚ since the last session Phillip stated that he can to the realization
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n Constitution Café Phillips‚ studies and gives experiences in what Thomas Jefferson did about the constitution and what he believed. He starts with explaining why he started the Socrates Café and the writing the book. Many people believed in him because many joined the groups and went to the meeting that was about the Socrates Café. Phillips started the Socrates Café so people could relate to it and be able to express themselves. As Phillips mentions “At last count‚ there are well over 500 Socrates
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Suggest the precautions that a person can take while travelling alone. When we think instantly lyric of wonderful song “Travelling Alone” by Patty Larkin‚ we can said that travelling alone is wonderful thing. Now‚ people prefer to travel alone‚ either all time or occasionally. The passion with which solo travellers speak about their experiences is amazing. However‚ travelling alone also can be scary thing‚ particularly if you have never hit the road alone before especially for women. They are actually
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It’s funny how we try to fool ourselves into thinking we have any control of our lives. We live with the idea that we have full authority over our choices and our days. In early 1989‚ My husband‚ Charles‚ and I were living in Charleston SC and had just been blessed with our first baby girl. Bringing her home had put my Master’s Degree on hold‚ and my husband felt that this would be a perfect time for us to move‚ but I quickly nixed his plan. I was born in Charleston — it was my home‚ I wasn’t going
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Why is College Important to me? College is important to me as it is required for me to achieve the two careers that I am most interested in. I know that it will be challenging as high school was also. With the support systems of my parents‚ grandparents and siblings‚ mentors and friends I know I will be successful. When I began the journey of preschool I was always eager to learn. I would ask the question “why “a lot. Sometimes my mom would say‚ “I don’t know but let’s look it up”. Honestly‚ I
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