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    on Channel 20 must be produced locally. They accepted this rule and therefore the group changed the show’s name to “Klansas city Kable.” The main focus of their episodes dealt with racial issues and exposing government and the corporate system. In Kansas City‚ the cable company studio was in a neighborhood that was 95% black. American Cablevision was concerned that violence would occur‚ aside from that‚ their other concern was that viewers would cancel their subscriptions.On the other side of things

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    The Panda’s Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History Stephen Jay Gould With a touch of humor‚ geology‚ evolutionary theory‚ biology‚ cartoon characters and even some references to baseball‚ The Panda’s Thumb definitely makes excellent reading for people with all types of interests. The old cliché‚ "Don’t judge a book by its cover‚" or in this case‚ title‚ holds true for The Panda’s Thumb. Theories concerning adaptations of the panda are only a fraction of the many exciting facts held within

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    period from D-Day in June 6‚ 1944 until the final surrender of Germany in May 7‚ 1945. It is essentially several books spliced together to give an overall picture of the war in Europe -- largely composed of huge blocks of text from five of the author‚ Stephen E. Ambrose’s previous histories: Eisenhower‚ Pegasus Bridge‚ Band of Brothers‚ D-Day and Citizen Soldiers. The Victors includes authoritative narrative account of individual battles‚ raids‚ acts of courage and suffering from Pegasus Bridge‚ an account

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    once. He said‚ "I know the way-come." And I was overjoyed at this. Together we hastened. Soon‚ too soon‚ were we Where my eyes were useless‚ And I knew not the ways of my feet. I clung to the hand of my friend; But at last he cried‚ "I am lost." Stephen Crane I have chosen to use "A learned man came to me once" as the topic of my essay. This peom teaches us the dangers of following this world. The world we live in today encouages us to blindly follow. We are surrounded by ’false authority’‚ people

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    father along with her son in war‚ and depictions of war. Such as‚ “ A field where a thousand corpses lie”. As the women in the poem is weeping because she has lost everything in the war‚ somebody keeps saying “Do not weep‚ maiden‚ for war is kind”. Stephen Crane has created a mood of sadness‚ and loss through the use of specific words and phrases.

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    In Freakonomics‚ Stephen D Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s purpose was to make the reader susceptible to the idea that there is a concealed yet obvious side of everything‚ if delved into enough. This purpose is useful in uncovering the conventional wisdom‚ a phrase coined by economist John Kenneth Galbraith. According to him‚ he believed that conventional wisdom “ must be simple‚ convenient‚ comfortable‚ and comforting - though not necessarily true”(Levitt and Dubner 86). But‚ what if someone wanted

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    huge profits? How should Bill Ahern resolve the accounting conflict between the owners and players? How much did the Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club earn in 1983 and 1984? Facts This case shows that how different accounting methods can lead a company to different positions. That is what Bill Ahern was selected on April 9 to focus on reviewing the finances of the Kansas City Zephyrs Baseball Club‚ Inc.‚ which was bought on November 1‚ 1982 by five shareholders for $24 million‚ because both

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    In “Desert Places‚” Stephen Crane uses various poetic details to write his own interpretation of a story told within the bible. His poem is derived from when Jesus was telling his disciples to‚ “let the little children come to me‚” in Matthew 19:14. Crane’s poem‚ in its entirety‚ symbolizes how sometimes it is so easy to look down on people within a society‚ never stopping to see the beauty they possess. In the same way‚ the story from the bible takes place after children are devalued because of

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    “Do Not Weep‚ Maiden‚ for War is Kind‚” was written by the poet Stephen Crane. The poem is a bitter and emotional protest of the horrors of war. It gets much of its strength from using simple but highly descriptive words in contrast with innocence‚ and also through the use of repetition and sarcasm. The poet portrays bitterness and innocence in the first stanza. It is strongly shown in the lines "Do not weep‚ maiden‚ for war is kind‚ because your lover threw wild hands towards the sky” (1-2). The

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    This started a long love affair for horror stories. For instance Stephen King is known as the master of horror; I have read all his older novels. Watched a few of his movies and discovered the movies are ‘B’ rated compared to the books. His newer work is a little more farfetched for me more like Sci-Fi‚ but he was the cause for my thirst in horror and mystery. A case in point when summer was over‚ I started looking for Stephen King books on the shelves at school and discovered that they did not

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