The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Baudrillard‚ DeLillo ’s "White Noise‚" and the End of Heroic Narrative Author(s): Leonard Wilcox Reviewed work(s): Source: Contemporary Literature‚ Vol. 32‚ No. 3 (Autumn‚ 1991)‚ pp. 346-365 Published by: University of Wisconsin Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1208561 . Accessed: 27/11/2012 18:24 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor
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rape attempts during the 20-year period between 1972 and 1991. The Census Bureau’s larger number of 2.3 million rapes is in the 15-year period between 1938 and 1937. Rape is notoriously underreported. In the 1992 study conducted by the National Victim Center and the Crime Victims Research and Treatment Centers concludes that only about one out of six rapes were reported. Thus‚ the number of rapes between 1972 and 1991 may be closer to nine million. Nancy Venable Raine‚ who wrote After Silence: Rape
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range of research methods are used in psychology. These methods vary by the sources of information that are drawn on‚ how that information is sampled‚ and the types of instruments that are used in data collection. Methods also vary by whether they collect qualitative data‚ quantitative data or both. Qualitative psychological research is where the research findings are not arrived at by statistical or other quantitative procedures. Quantitative psychological research is where the research findings
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Durkheim’s theory of crime is that crime is a naturally occurring phenomenon in all societies. Durkheim’s many meanings are confusing‚ but his research into suicide is where the term‚ anomie developed. There are many interpretations of Anomie and meanings. Anomie interpreted in the twenty-first century regarding criminal causation is a breakdown of an individual or group in society fraught with
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money to watch these events in person and on television. But this raises another question: why are people so interested in other people playing sports? Well‚ it ’s a hard question to answer‚ but there seems to be a psychological need for many to watch these sports every year and to support their favorite teams. It is pondering to some why there are so many people that watch sports almost religiously. They cannot understand why these sports fanatics continue year after year to watch teams and
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Summer Internship Project Report Prepared for Farm Solutions Business‚ DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Summer Internship Project Report Prepared for Farm Solutions Business‚ DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. Submitted By- Shilpa Grover Student‚ PGDM 2011-2013 International Management
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Extraction of Ethanol” from Jackfruit Pulp (Artocarpus heterophyllus) as an alternative source of ethanol. Statement of the Problem Generally‚ this study aims to determine if jackfruit pulp (Artocarpus heterophyllus) can be a source of ethanol. Specifically‚ this study aims to answer the following questions: 1. Is there a significant relationship between the percent yield of ethanol and the different lengths of fermentation of the jackfruit pulp (Artocarpus heterophyllus)? 2. Is there a significant
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The play A Streetcar Named Desire revolves around Blanche DuBois; therefore‚ the main theme of the drama concerns her directly. In Blanche is seen the tragedy of an individual caught between two worlds-the world of the past and the world of the present-unwilling to let go of the past and unable‚ because of her character‚ to come to any sort of terms with the present. The final result is her destruction. This process began long before her clash with Stanley Kowalski. It started with the death of her
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GROUP 7 CASE STUDY Capalad‚ Jeffrey Marchan‚ Hextor Dagcuta‚ Rubianne Re-engineering a Business Process Introduction All organisations are faced with periods of evolution and revolution. As they prepare for a period of change‚ there will undoubtedly be immense upheaval. Within this environment of ‘chaos‚’ it is important to examine the concerns of individuals and to constantly evaluate the effects of the changes. For this to happen‚ ‘organisational diagnosis’ should become an ongoing part
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prospective‚ randomized and comparative study of oocyte survival by slow freezing and vitrification methods. Dr.Suresh Babu Chaduvula‚ Abstract: Aim and Objectives: To determine the efficacy of slow freezing and vitrification methods in the survival of oocytes. Introduction: Material and Methods: It is a prospective comparative study done in Abha infertility center‚ Abha ‚ Kingdom of SaudiArabia. Results: Discussion: Conclusion: In our study survival of oocytes are found to be
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