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    Rapist Straight to Prison? Here in the United States a rape is reported every six minutes and one in five women will be raped in their lifetime. [1]‚ And one in ten men will be raped in their lifetime. [2] It seems to be more and more common‚ adolescent and adult rapists getting off with easy punishments for their crimes to prevent from damaging their future. No jail time and no blemishes on their near‚ “perfect” records. While victims are left scarred and traumatized with little to no closure‚ their

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    ashamed of. In the 7th grade it was so bad‚ I attempted suicide. I did the same thing toward the end of the year in the 8th grade. It was because of the bullying and name calling that drove me to suicide. According to a 2009 survey by the gay‚ lesbian straight education network‚ almost 85% of LGBT teenagers are harassed in high school‚ 30% stay home because of bullying. In 2010‚ there were about 160‚000 children that missed school because of the fear of being bullied. Also in 2010‚ there was a huge increase

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    who was born in Haiti and has lived in the United States since the age of twelve‚ has been trying to bridge this divide. The people in Haiti who struggled can especially be seen expressed through the works of Haitian writers and artists. In "Walk Straight‚" Danticat recalls overhearing a Haitian say about her work‚ "The things she writes‚ they are not us"(Danticat 32). She points out that "You are a parasite and you exploit your culture for money and what passes for fame" (Danticat 33). In such criticisms

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    D’Arthur‚ the Knights of the Round Table repeatedly find themselves pressured to behave in ways that are contradictory to their knightly code. The restrictive social structure of Camelot‚ along with the problematic nature of the Pentecostal Oath‚ produces a paradoxical environment where knights find themselves compromised by opposing obligations and expectations. The incompatibility of knightly and chivalric duties within Le Morte D’Arthur cause the Knights of the Round Table to manipulate their own

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    believes that and she feels confused and out of place. Alice is an intelligent child because she begins to think twice when she understands the situation she is in. Alice has a difficult time growing up in wonderland. Readers can identify Alice as a round character because

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    A. The article of discussion was written following the Cincinnati Bengals third straight loss. At first glance‚ Joe Reedy’s (Cincinnati Bengals beat writer) description of the game and the possible repercussions it could have on the rest of the season would indicate that he is a very critical person. Obviously‚ it is Mr. Reedy’s job to write about the team he covers‚ and give the readers an informed explanation of what occurs in the games they play. However‚ this particular summary of their performance

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    Poets have the ability to transfer their experiences and history into descriptive poems that readers can interpret in different ways. Poems written about civil rights are often the most confronting‚ as they are relatable for so many people. Merry-Go-Round by Langston Hughes in 1942 uses a seldom-seen point of view to show the unjust of segregation in America. Civilisation by Oodgeroo of the Noonuccal Tribe in 1964 uses heavy contrast between her people’s traditional culture and the new Western life

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    Reverend Hooper realizes this and says‚ as he lies dying‚ “I look around me‚ and‚ lo! on every visage a Black Veil!” Another theme that is presented is that of religion and the Puritan faith. Both Reverend Hooper and Reverend Dimmesdale‚ in the Scarlet Letter‚ supposedly are deeply rooted in their faith‚ yet Rev. Dimmesdale gives in to his human desires and has an affair with Hester‚ and Rev. Hooper’s sins are hinted at when‚ at the funeral of the young woman‚ one of the mourners says‚ “I had a fancy‚

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    Getting the records straight – developments in records management Introduction Based on article I read by Catherine Hare‚I know that the growth in the volume of records and developments in technology and business practice is changing the role of records managers. Technology has given users greater power in records creation with a consequent risk of falling standards and possible disastrous failures of systems. The necessary analysis of existing processes before implementing systems based on new technologies

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    Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is one of the most analyzed and most discussed literary works in American literature. Hawthorne’s ambiguity and strong use of symbols have made this novel very complex and detailed. In The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne uses many symbols to give insight into characters and promote his views on society. The scaffold scenes in The Scarlet Letter tell the reader exactly what is to come‚ and the presence of light in those scenes gives the reader insight

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