Authority Station 3‚ all the perceptions I had about firefighters quickly flew out the window and I had a near immediate respect for the people working as firefighters. Still‚ I had questions. I wanted to know what life was really like within the walls of the fire station. Did they get along? Did the firefighters keep their work relationships at the station strictly? What about the women? What were their personal thoughts about working in a male-dominated service? All these questions and more were
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How far was over-speculation responsible for the Wall Street Crash? There were many underlying problems and factors which connected together and lead to the Wall Street Crash in 1929‚ causing the depression which in turn caused many problems for America and sent waves across the rest of the world. Over-speculation was one of the main factors which lead to the Wall Street Crash. During the 1920s more Americans invested and bought more shares. As they did so‚ prices kept rising which meant
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1. urchin‚ 193- a mischievous boy‚ rascal The street urchin ran about in the streets careless and happy and free of worries. 2. bourgeois‚ 195- peasants‚ middle classed citizen The 18-century French population consists of mostly peasants and bourgeois. 3. marquisates‚ 195- a rank of a marquis The marquises can be identified when they wear their marquisates. 4. chagrin‚ 201- feeling of being vexed‚ humiliated or disappointed Marius did not feel chagrin when he was told he was going to meet
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(The light fades down onto all of Maple Street. Mr. Goodman is sitting in a chair reading a book. A lamp is turned on by Mrs. Goodman as she walks into the living room and takes a seat on the sofa.) Narrator: Maple Street had never been the same since the day the aliens had disturbed peaceful lives with technology that terminated power at will.With the aliens ruling the entire country‚ the world had one thing to fear; an alien takeover. (Mrs. Goodman now stands up and heads to look at the grandfather
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to school anymore‚ and they think they’re really “cool” because they skip school and ignore all their responsibilities as young people. This poem is also written seemingly in “street kid” vernacular to emulate a certain group of people. According to an article by Tom Brady on Soapboxie‚ the author puts “Emphasis on street credibility and savvy in many Black communities have given rise to the thug culture. This culture stresses the negative aspects of masculinity which is often contentious towards
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The theme of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is accusing others without evidence will just lead to worse situations.The theme begins to appear in the story when the power goes off then out of nowhere‚ Les Goodmans car starts up and everyone starts accusing him of being a monster because Steves car wouldn’t start and goodmans car started by itself.In the text it says‚ “‘You know really...this is for laughs. You know what I’m guilty of? I’m guilty of insomnia. Now what’s the penalty for insomnia
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My idea for a theme for Monsters Due On Maple Street is that fear can change a persons judgement/opinion. In the beginning of the story there was a big flash or boom and then everyone’s power simultaneously turned off. Everyone started questioning what was the problem but it led them nowhere seeing that their guesses really meant nothing based around their surroundings. Then Tommy tells Steve to not go which basically starts the whole situation involving fear because Tommy took a guess that it was
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Fasten your seatbelts as Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis on the move – and we’re not just talking about the motorbikes that throng the streets. Saigon‚ as it’s known to all but city officials‚ is Vietnam at its most dizzying: a high-octane city of commerce and culture that has driven the whole country forward with its limitless energy. It is a living organism that breathes life and vitality into all who settle here‚ and visitors cannot help but be hauled along for the ride. Saigon is a name so
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The text on “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street” is an average life until the power goes out. And the people/neighbors go out in fear. Wondering how the power went out and who did it? Blaming and guessing who did it; later in the text two monsters/aliens appeared on Earth and were kinda happy to observe the people acting crazy and accusing each other. And that changes the plot around too‚ with Maple Street being a good place to live‚ then becoming crazy and wicked. During the text‚ the lines 126
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Sociology is all around us‚ and by looking closely at it you are able to see how it has a deeper impact and shapes our lives. Society today has become fast paced and very reliant on technology‚ which has resulted in people’s lives changing and how we live them. I am greatly interested in whether or not our lives our becoming too modernised and if technology continues to expand in the way that it has been will there be a need for human skill and labour‚ as even the agricultural industry has become
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