Chapter Summary Chapter seven talked about campaigns‚ elections‚ and the media. The legal qualifications for holding political office are minimal at both the state and local levels‚ but holders of political office still are predominantly white and male are likely to be from the professional class. American political campaigns are lengthy and extremely expensive. In the last decade‚ they have become more candidate centered rather than party centered in response to technological innovations and
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Club 1/6/03 Ch1 Jing-Mei Woo: The Joy Luck Club In this chapter we are introduced to the Joy Luck Club which originated all the way back in China when Jing-Mei Woo ’s mother Suyuan was in the city of Kweilin. At the Joy Luck Club a group of old Chinese women sit around and eat and after that they sit down in a table to play a friendly game of Mah-Jong. At the Joy Luck Club there are 4 major members‚ Lindo Jong‚ Ying-ying St. Clair‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ and Suyuan Woo. In the beginning of the chapter we
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AP Government September 7‚ 2012 Chapter 2 Summary Within the first pages of this chapter‚ we are introduced with the topic of the constitution and actions of Gregory Lee Johnson. The case of Gregory Lee Johnson is about that of him burning an American flag and protesting that when the government became involved‚ it was against his freedom of speech. This is where the constitution of the United States comes into play and supersedes the ordinary law. The question though‚ what exactly is a constitution
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Publisher: Random House Copyright Year: Main Characters: James‚ Leonard‚ Lilly‚ Miles‚ Hank Setting: A Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation facility Main theme: How a person deals with drug and alcohol addiction while in an institution Summary Chapter 1-5: The book opens with the narrator‚ James‚ waking up on an airplane. He is bleeding‚ missing four teeth‚ and has a broken nose. He doesn’t know how he got these injuries or where he is going. They tell him that a concerned friend of his contacted
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The River Between Chapter 1: - Setting: valley of life separating 2 villages: Kameno and Makuyu - Honia River (important element‚ a character?) flows through this valley‚ this river joined the 2 villages - The ridges personify the antagonism between the 2 tribal groups - Kameno had produced 3 great men: Mugo the prophet‚ Kamiri the witch and Wachiori the warrior - Theme of isolation: cut out from the rest of the world. Chapter 2: - Kinuthia and Kamau‚ 2 young boys are fighting - Waiyaki
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Brave New World Chapter 1 Summary (Notes) -Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. -The year is a.f. 632 (632 years “after Ford”). -Director of Hatcheries / Conditioning is giving students a tour of a factory that produces humans and conditions them for their roles in the world. -Explains that humans no longer produce living offspring. Instead‚ surgically removed ovaries produce ova that are fertilized in artificial receptacles and incubated in bottles. -The Hatchery destines each
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(1) 自然界的生態平衡是如何展現呢？人類的活動又如何破壞生態平衡？ (2) 人類和自然的關係應該如何平衡？ Human should not interfere with any of the relation between life and the earth. (F) Which factor enables sage to survive the long ages of natural selection in the dry West? Its small grey leaves can hold moisture. Grouse‚ Mule deer‚ Antelope depend on the sage Land management agencies decide to eliminate the sage to satisfy the demand of grazing land Immediate side effect of spraying on sagebrush‚ as illustrated in the example of Bridger
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drug‚ it isn’t harmful‚ like alcohol and cocaine; it just gives a high. But any substance that alters the mind and behavior has high risk of the user becoming addicted to it. The pleasure or euphoric sensation marijuana gives the user can be desired to the point where they are dependent upon the substance to keep their mind and body in that pleasurable sense of high. Basically‚ when the pleasure center of the brain is activated‚ the substance that is keeping it activated (like using marijuana) will
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LOTF : Chapters 1-3 Summary The Lord of the Flies begins with the character Ralph on the beach. This is where Ralph meets Piggy. The two boys were on a plane‚ which was shot down over the ocean. The lost boys try to look for pilot but cannot find him. They discover a conch shell‚ which they used as a trumpet or horn. The sound from the shell summoned the other boys that were on the plane to the beach. Among the boys the oldest is 12 and youngest around 6‚ there are no adults. There was also a
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The Great Gatsby Chapter 3 I. Summary In chapter 3‚ Nick was invited to party at Gatsby’s place. There‚ Nick meets up with Jordan Baker and Gatsby. Nick was surprised to meet Gatsby because he had been looking for him at the party all night. Gatsby spoke with Jordan alone and talked for hours‚ but Jordan was not allowed to tell anyone about their conversation. When everyone was trying to leave the party there was a car accident. Nick discovers that he is not in love with Jordan and finds out
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