1. Filibuster creates gridlock: * http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57560538/the-filibuster-fight-same-story-roles-reversed/ -- Article in December 2012 * In recent years‚ the number of filibusters has risen dramatically. According to the Democrats‚ Republicans launched more than 385 filibusters (that forced cloture votes) since 2007. That’s compared to only 49 cloture votes from 1919 to 1970. After 1970‚ the number started to rise - perhaps prompting the 1975 rule change - until the
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A Cheap Ol’ Red Hat Holden Caulfield has a dominating dilemma throughout The Catcher in the Rye‚ his need for companionship and his longing for isolation. Adding to this confusion‚ he is caught between wanting to preserve the innocence of a child and wanting the independence of an adult. A cheap and simple red hunting hat‚ with no significance to anyone else but him‚ is the symbol for these conflicts. The hat is inseparable from J.D. Salinger’s portrait of Holden for a good reason: it is a symbol
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November 25th‚ 1935 arrived a new teacher at Scout and Jem’s school. Miss Caroline Fisher is not like the rest of the teachers. She is so different that she hits Scout’s palm with a ruler as a punishment! Miss Caroline Fisher is a twenty one year old teacher who had bright auburn hair‚ and pink cheeks‚ and wore crimson nail polish. She also wore high heeled pumps and a red and white striped dress. She looked and smelled like a peppermint drop. She moved to Maycomb from Winston County‚ which was
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Analysis of a Newspaper This tabloid article about the death of Simon uses exaggerated language in the title‚ ‘’Killed by friends?” in my opinion‚ this instantly attracts the reader‚ because there are two words which are not used to be seen together: “Killed” could mean violence and chaos where “Friends” relate to peace‚ this suggests that there is something shocking going to happen in the article. When we look at the article we notice the sub title “Ignorance of younglings” the word “ignorance”
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Assault Into Hell In chapter four‚ Assault into Hell‚ Sledge details the initial assault on Peleliu. H Hour is 0800; numerous 16" and 8" naval guns open fire from the band of warships brought along for the attack on Peleliu‚ along with smaller naval guns‚ airplanes‚ to pulverize the landing zone. Sledge watches in fascination while nearly collapsing with fear. The bombardment lifts moments before the amtracs hit the beach. Sledge and the other marines jump over the side of the amtrac and rush
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March 27‚ 2013 Old Spice Advertisements are a powerful thing. They persuade the reader to think what they want them to think‚ want what they want them to want and believe what they want them to believe. When a company produces a commercial‚ their main goal is to get their product they are showcasing to sell. According to BusinessDictionary.com‚ advertising is‚ “the activity or profession of producing information for promoting the sale of commercial products or services”. Old Spice is a prominent
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1.Is old age a positive or negative for you? Growing old is a positive for me. Growing old shows that you have over come life’s obstacles. It shows a sense of strength. 2.Has old age made you look at life different? It never made me look at life different but it help me understand what life means. 3.If you could had been any age your entire life‚ what would it be? I would be somewhere around my early 30’s. I still felt alive but at the same time I lived long enough to learn from
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Old Faithful is a geyser located in Yellowstone National Park‚ Wyoming‚ United States. It is one of 300 geysers in Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful has a groundwater supply that is heated by a volcano. Old Faithful received its name by being predictable with its eruptions. It received its name by members of the 1870 Washburn Expedition. Old Faith had an average of 91 minutes between eruptions. Old Faithful is thought to be so reliable since it not connected to any other thermal feature
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shameful state of affairs that there has arisen a need for old age homes in modern times. Why do we need these homes? Why are we considering our older relatives as a burden on us? Not too long ago we used to have a strong joint family system. It was an unquestioned norm of the society to take care if of the elderly. It was considered an honour and a blessing. Sadly‚ joint families have become relics of the past. In this nuclear age‚ old people are considered a liability. Time is money. And time
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Topic 1 Many old buildings are protected by law because they are part of a nation’s history. However‚ some people think they should be knocked down to make way for new ones because people need houses and offices. How important is it to maintain old buildings? Should history stand in the way of progress? In the contemporary age‚ the contradiction between preserving history and progress becomes increasingly serious‚ which has disturbed and alarmed many people. In terms of the old buildings‚ many
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