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    White Collar Crime Cost Society more than Street Crime Debbre Paige Sociology I Professor: Ngo Lee Strayer University June 13‚ 2014 Abstract White Collar Crime cost society more than street crime because it affects everyone from the C.E.O. of the company to the common consumer. White Collar Crime usually consist of non-violent behavior; involving activities such as; deception‚ corruption‚ embezzlement‚ breach of trust‚ and health care fraud‚ just to name a few

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    people" do you think of a people who are despoiled‚ alienated‚ or lost? William Carlos Williams characterizes the American people in this way in his poem To Elsie‚ which provides commentary on the American people’s lost perspective. Through tone and imagery Williams tells of a self-alienating America that has lost perspective of its most treasured ideology‚ the American Dream‚ due to its violent and unstable tradition. Williams’ tone is a key component to understanding the message that he wishes

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    understanding. By beginning with that line it only opens the readers mind to the narrator’s thoughts of uncertainty making it easier for us as readers to understand. As a reader I enjoyed the story because it was simple and to the point‚ unlike William Carlos Williams “The Red Wheelbarrow” or Edger Allan Poe’s stories. There isn’t particularly a metaphorical meaning to it‚ and it can be read over and over again and I can still feel the same simplistic beauty I did the first time. I believe the rhyming and

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    Maggie; A girl of the Streets Pertaining to Gender Inequality Stephen Crane’s Maggie; A Girl of the Streets depicts the shockingly harsh and destitute lives that many people had to sustain in turn of the 20th century New York City. It reveals a disturbing realism of slum life and poor living conditions‚ and addresses several social forces that occurred during this time. Prominently‚ this story tackles the idea of gender inequality and discrimination. Maggie‚ the main character of this novella‚

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    The historical fiction novel titled "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford‚ depicts relationships and their importance. As the novel bounces back and fourth in the mid to early 1900’s many relationships are expressed. A time of resentment was going on between the Japanese and the Chinese. The cultural clash of the time period contributes greatly to the attitude and tone of the text. As the novel progresses important bonds and relationships are formed. The most notable relationships

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    The Importance of Azusa Street Azusa Street was the focal point of the early Pentecostal revival which began in 1906. The location was the Apostolic Faith Mission at 312 Azusa Street in Los Angeles‚ California. No matter what church branch you come from‚ if you believe in being filled with the Holy Ghost‚ the Azusa Street Revival is in your roots. It was the start of it all in the 20th century from the people being filled with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in tongues‚ to the realization

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    ​The importance of a poem does not always come in its meaning. William Carlos Williams illustrates this in his work‚ “The Great Figure.” Being an extremely short story about a man seeing a fire truck speed past him on a gloomy night‚ the actual story leaves readers searching for more. Acting almost as a piece of rebellion against more traditional poetry‚ Williams is able to take the focus away from the physical meaning of the poem and make readers focus on the careful structural choices he made.

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    Street dance refers to a dancing style‚ which was born at the street‚ following the hip hop culture in 1970s. It is basically improvisational‚ street dancers do not need a studio to dance‚ they can express at any available open spaces such as streets‚ dance parties‚ parks or school yards. It was once considered as inappropriate stuff for youngsters by adults because it is not a formal kind of dancing style. But lately‚ it is getting popular and accepted by majority of the adults and it has become

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    MISSION------------------------------------------------------------6 GROWTH OF THE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FROM THE AZUSA STREET MISSION----8 CONCLUSION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11 BIBLIORGRAPHY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12 INTRODUCTION The Azusa Street Revival was the cornerstone of influence and catalyst of growth for the

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    The novel “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” is a written by Jamie Ford. This story takes place in two different times jumping from 1942 and 1986 in Seattle‚ Washington. With the main character Henry and his parent’s background coming from China‚ it portrays communications and personal background. He is forced by his father to only speak English in the house and to be the only Chines kid in an English school and being forced to wear a pin saying “I am Chines”. As well as person identity‚ Henry

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