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    August Vollmer‚ considered the father in the development of the field of criminal justice‚ was born New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ in 1876. Vollmer was widely read and consumer many journals and publication‚ His only official education‚ beyond grade school‚ was in vocational courses consisting of bookkeeping‚ typing‚ and shorthand from New Orleans Academy. At age 15‚ his family moved to Berkeley‚ California‚ August was active in the formation of Berkeley’s volunteer fire department. Upon Vollmer’s erection

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    William Ellison “The Crucible” prompted #3 9-26-14 In the story “The Crucible” there is not many characters. Yet still there is a lot of depth to each character. This play is an allegory and a crucible starring the good farmer John Proctor. This is his story of dealing with the Salem witch trials. This essay will be on prompt number three. The first female character in this story we really get to learn about as well meet is Abigail Williams. Abigail is a young 17 year old girl who used to work

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    Sula Character Analysis

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    segregated south in the 1940s there is a great divide of races. As the protagonist continues on her journey she finds that blacks in the south have less rights than in the north. The excerpt from Sula by Toni Morrison follows such hardships that the main character faces when making her way down to New Orleans from Ohio. The protagonist‚ antagonist‚ and foil are identified quickly. Two of these stick out more than the other being more of underlying part pushing along the problem in the story. Although the protagonist

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    1/22/2012 Dmitri Gurov Life for Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov‚ for nearly forty years‚ has been consumed with feelings of boredom and bitterness which have caused him to be blind to the beauty of the world surrounding him. Daily experiences for Dmitri seem mundane and lackluster‚ therefore causing him to seek stimulation in ways that he keeps secret from his wife and the society of men in which he surrounds himself. Dmitri ’s nature exudes an elusive appearance that many women would find attractive

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    Gold Rush was soon in full sway. In 1849‚ quartz mining began at the Mariposa mine in Mariposa County. Gold deposits were often found inside quartz veins. In 1850‚ California became a state. Also that year‚ gold-bearing quartz was found at Gold Hill in Grass Valley. This led to the development of the great underground mines in that district and a major industry the continued for more than 100 years. In 1851‚ Gold was discovered in Greenhorn Creek‚ Kern County. This discovery led to the rush to the

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    Ender Character Analysis

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    Peter. Ender is a killer‚ a murderer in his own eyes. Ender’s view that he is like Peter and a killer‚ destroys his self-confidence. Since Ender learned that violence is the solution to your problems‚ it makes it harder for him to bond with other characters in the story. Ender hurts people because it is his natural instinct‚ imprinted onto him by Peter’s unhealthy relationship. Peter’s abuse of Ender causes Ender to struggle to create friendships and healthy

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    Johnny Character Analysis

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    The actors’ body language facial expression‚ and tone of voice affected the viewer’s understanding of the characters‚ plot‚ and theme of the film. One example‚ at the beginning of the movie‚ Dally was acting like a jerk to Cherry and Marcia at the drive in movie. He was speaking to them in a condescending way‚ and wouldn’t leave them alone. This made the audience think that he was not a good person. Another example was‚ when Darry hit Ponyboy. As soon as he did it‚ his hands went down to his

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    exist in movies and stories and are fictional. Take Gilgamesh‚ for example. He was “created by the gods” so obviously he was extremely attractive and had god like features and everyone either wanted him‚ or wanted to be him. But‚ he is a fictional character. I think that the main characteristics that make someone a hero are courage‚ morality‚ honor‚ respect‚ they fight for the good‚ and they focus on the needs of others rather than their personal needs. A hero is a savior. Beowulf saved his people more

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    Kindertransport – Key characters                    Evelyn is the older self of Eva‚ she has changed her name to Evelyn‚ (this is more English). She changed it when she found out that her father died and her mother would not be coming to Britain‚ she was baptised. Therefore‚ she changes everything about her‚ denying her roots. Soon‚ Faith‚ Eva’s daughter‚ finds out about her mother’s real heritage and is also shaken‚ because her sense of identity and reality‚ she finds is changed. Helga: Helga is

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    it to destroy it. Interstellar is a great example of power. Interstellar is written by Greg Keyes. In this book earth is in a dust bowl and is slowly dying‚ 90% of the population is farmers and all they can grow is corn. Copper who is the main character finds NASA’s secret home. He found this place with the help of his daughter Murph‚ they came by sand coordinates in Murph’s room during a dust storm. This is assumed to be left by Murph’s “ghost.” Murph’s ghost leaves secret messages for Murph by

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