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    “simple consumption machines” whose only job was worrying about “buying new appliances for the kitchen and searching madly for the perfect laundry detergent” written in Gail Collins’ novel “The Feminine Mystique” (Collins 1). In contrast‚ in the film Rebel Without a Cause‚ Judy‚ a high school student represents an ideal figure for women during this era. Now why do I feel this way? When slapped by her father‚ Judy was tolerant of his actions due to the fact that “submission was perhaps the most feminine

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    Sir Isaac Newton’s Rebel life Sir Isaac Newton was the greatest scientist to ever live on earth. His theories and laws are still used in today’s world. Sir Newton had a rough childhood he was born immature and was expected not to survive. His father died before he was born and his mother married another man and left Sir Newton alone with his grandmother. Sir Isaac Newton was passionate about science since he was a child‚ he was not interested on working on his farm rather then he would spend time

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    History Rough Draft I do believe that the founding fathers were justified to rebel against the British because of the unfair treatment the colonists were receiving. Metaphorically‚ the colonists were a bunch of dogs and the government was the leash. They were controlling and had a lot‚ if not all the power over colonists. Tyranny played a huge roll in how the colonists viewed the British. The British were very controlling and oppressive towards the colonists. The British government limited the

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    Many have debated that the industrial leaders following the 19th Century were "Robber Barron’s". However‚ in this very competitive time period‚ many new businesses were being formed. It took talented businessmen such as Vanderbilt‚ Carnegie‚ and Rockefeller to get ahead and keep the companies running‚ building America into what it is today‚ the most powerful nation in the world. Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) was a classic Market Entrepreneur‚ succeeding by creating and marketing a superior product

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    We witness crime and violence everywhere-from the media‚ to our own towns and cities‚ yet what do we really know about the people responsible for these crimes? Are these people destined to be outcasts‚ or are they created by the very society that they take advantage of? People have always wondered about the link between the root causes of crime and a person ’s upbringing. The relationship between the two is broad and includes economic causes‚ social causes and drug abuse. This leads to the ongoing

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    Lucas Jackson and R.P. McMurphy are two completely different people when comes to being a rebel. To be a rebel it means to go against the law which fits Lucas Jackson but not McMurphy he only acted the way he did because it was in the best interest of the patients in the ward. Lucas jackson repeatedly broke the law simply because he could. R.P. McMurphy is a man who likes to get into fights cause chaos and escape the ward sometimes but he never broke the law. When McMurphy bashed his big hands

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    1950s Movie Essay: Rebel Without A Cause Introduction Rebel Without A Cause is a very popular film from 1955. It depicts life in the 1950’s from the viewpoint of three teenagers who live in Los Angeles‚ California. They live in a comfortable environment in middle-class America. However‚ they must deal with their own inabilities to "fit" into society. The teens try to fit in with their peers and find the love they so desperately need from their families and others like their peers. The biases

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    Hester Prynne and Henry David Thoreau: Rebels in Society Hester Prynne is an anarchic force that destabilizes the status quo‚ allowing change to occur. She is a strong character‚ a rebel ostracized from society. The isolation she lives in brings her sorrow‚ yet grants her freedom of thought. Hester rejects the imprisoning commands of an accusatory society and has the will to fight against their influence over her nature. Henry David Thoreau also rebelled against the established orders of

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    Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D For Dummies Cheat Sheet - For Dummies Cheat Sheet Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D For Dummies From Canon EOS Rebel T1i/500D For Dummies by Julie Adair King Get to know the external controls and all the functions of the exposure modes on your Canon Rebel T1i/500D digital camera and you’re on your way to taking great digital photos! The Canon Rebel T1i/500D Digital Camera Layout Here’s a guide to the buttons‚ dials‚ and other external controls on your Digital Rebel T1i/500D

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    When one both reads Catcher in the Rye and sees Rebel Without a Cause‚ he or she can’t help but wonder if the writers‚ Nicholas Ray and J.D. Salinger‚ somehow knew each other‚ or if one writer copied the ideas of the other. Jim Stark and Holden Caulfield‚ the two main characters of the stories‚ have so much in common that if they ever met one another‚ they would immediately become friends. The main theme that applies to both works is teenage rebellion. Holden and Jim seem to get into trouble often

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