Go Ask Alice By Anonymous For my summer reading‚ I chose to read Go Ask Alice. It is a diary about a high school girl who gets hooked on to drugs. She was trapped in a downward spiral that took her from her great home and a loving and caring family to the streets of an unforgiving city. It is a first person account of her harrowing descent into the nightmarish world of drugs. This diary explains the hardships and troubles she went through. Alice was used‚ made fun of‚ raped and much
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insignificant nation as Vietnam. Undergoing 1000 years of Chinese dominance‚ 80 years of French colonization and 20 years of division with a second Vietnam created in the South and supported by the US‚ since the US wanted to control the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia . The answer lies in the ideas about the rise of nationalism and national consciousness‚ in addition to the question arises “Why people were ready to die for their nation?” Benedict Anderson’s theory about nationalism in Imagined
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Odysseus was no hero and his words and actions clearly show. Book 1 of the Odyssey starts with “Sing in the‚ Muse‚ and through me tell the story of that man skilled in all ways of contending”. Introducing Odysseus as “a man skilled in all ways of contending” shows Homer‚ author of the Odyssey clearly wanted Odysseus to be seen as a hero. After all‚ they were both Greek‚ and the Greeks held a lot of pride they needed to protect. This makes me believe that the story behind The Odyssey was twisted so
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Spark By Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski is a deceased German aspired writer. His poem ‘Spark’ tells the story of a working man who feels like he’s been restricted by society’s boundaries. Falling in deep depression the man contemplates suicide; however a ‘spark’ inside of him potentially saves his life giving him hope to continue living. The poem ‘Spark’ is a reflection of Bukowski’s life as it tells of the same experiences the persona of the poem goes through compared to Bukowski. The man
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reading this book I was intrigued by the habits they were talking about‚ which affect everyone in their lives‚ not just mine. There are two habits that seemed to be talking directly to me and my way of life. I will go into detail about what is mindful at certain times of the day and how it will affect me in my way of life‚ feelings and thoughts. I tend to get caught up in the fast pace of getting things done and not taking the time to appreciate the small things that reduce my stress. 10-Minute Mindfulness
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Commerce Notes Law The law is there to prevent anarchy; it does this through three main roles: 1. Freedom: The law provides freedom by telling people what they can do (what they are “free” to do). 2. Protection: The law protects people from the actions of others as well as their own behaviours by creating rules about what people cannot do and thus the law helps to provide safety for society. 3. Resolving disputes: The law resolves disputes by providing services such as the police force‚ the
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down o McArthur strikes from above because the North Koreans stretched their support lines • “Democracy is indispensable to socialism.” — Lenin • http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a257096.pdf Outline and background of the Korean War: The Korean War 1950-1953 Background: Korean had been Japanese colony since 1910-1945 Weren’t allowed to speak Korean‚ treated inferior 1945 big 3 decided at yalta korea would be partitioned at 38th parallel Vietnam at 17th parallel Soviets occupied
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Prezi Transcript By Megan Desing Main Causes that Started the War * Domino Theory * The French and Chinese treated the Vietnam people harshly *Communists and Democrats started fighting Cause #1 Domino Theory- The Domino Theory is the theory that communists will take over the world. As Americans‚ WE DID NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN!! Cause #2 The French and Chinese treated the Vietnam people harshly- The French and Chinese ruled Vietnam and treated them harshly (for their own selfish reasons)‚ until Ho
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“That man should redeem himself from the sin of eating an apple by committing a murder on Jesus Christ‚ is the strangest system of religion ever set up.” -Thomas Paine Views on Education citizens must be educated to vote not out of ignorance applied only to males bc those = prospective voters not all states created working system of schools‚ 1815=no states had edu system 1789 MA law said each town must have school that served both males and females‚ but no enforcement VA ignored Jefferson’s
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The Cold War (continued) Chapter 27 to page 837‚ plus 863-64 in Chapter 28 The Eisenhower Presidency 1. Eisenhower - What type of chief executive was he? He gave peace and stability. He gave a sense of unity‚ inspired confidence and even Democratic liberalism and republican like him .With McCarthyism and desegregation of schools‚ he had a hand off approach. 2. “Dynamic Conservatism” - How did it differ from conventional conservatism? - Reduce taxes‚ contain inflation‚ and govern efficiently
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