Leslie Tseng 10/4/12 Period: 5 Final Book Report Raskin‚ Ellen. The Westing Game. New York: Scholastic‚ 2002‚ 216. Setting: Sunset Towers‚ Westing house‚ Lake Michigan‚ Wisconsin Characters: (List 5‚ and label the protagonist and antagonist. Use 2 adjectives to describe each character.) 1. Sam Westing: weird‚ secrety 2. Flora Miller Baumbach: unhappy‚ quiet 3. George Theodorakis: creative‚ rich 4. Catherine Theodorakis: cool‚ nice 5
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Khayla Salangsang February 20‚ 2013 ENG 123 MW 11AM Identity in “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko “Yellow Woman” by Leslie Marmon Silko is a story about a woman who goes on a journey with a man. On this journey‚ the narrator‚ who is assumed to be the woman‚ is plagued by questions of who she is and if the stories of her culture about what she may be becoming are true. She struggles to find herself and what she wants because she wants to be herself but at the same time‚ see if she is becoming
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Tayo’s Conflicts In Ceremony‚ Leslie Marmon Silko writes an interesting novel with many conflicting issues on the main characters side‚ Tayo. One of Tayo’s main conflicts is about his culture and how he is not well accepted by some of the people who coexist with him in his daily life. Other terrifying conflicts that Tayo had were the ones about Josiah and Rocky’s way of dying‚ which in Tayo’s conscious he declared himself guilty for their death. Therefore‚ he would have unhealthy psychological
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OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL COMMUNICATIONS Good communication is key to having a successful work environment. Regardless if the communication is internal‚ external‚ verbal or nonverbal they can have positive or negative effects on an organization. Being able to commutating effectively with employees may not come easy for everyone. Many organizations have implemented set systems and procedures to ensure the uniformity of the communications process. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has a policy and
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directed patrol method is to allocate patrols towards specific locations during particular times in order to target certain crimes. Directed patrol may be used to deter or catch criminals involved in such crimes as robbery‚ auto theft‚ or residential burglary. Additionally‚ directed patrol requires police departments spend less time on calls-for-service and more time focused on specific offenses in particular geographic areas in an effort to reduce crime for a given area. Directed patrol further
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The United States and Mexico border has been a contention for many years now in the context of its security. Although much has been done from‚ increasing Border Patrol Agents to adding fences there is still a large number of illegal immigrants crossing our southern border with Mexico. Despite all these means of security and any other humane means at the United States disposal‚ nothing will stop immigrants from crossing the border illegally as long as they do not remain completely open. Fencing
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billion is funding police-patrol programs each year. In Tennessee‚ a study on saturation patrol reliability was conducted. It was analyzed through the results of patrols during the day and night. A saturation patrol is a method that involves multiple officers placed in specific locations that have high rates of DUI cases. Enforcing more saturation patrols will eventually lessen the possibility of alcohol-impaired driving of a community. Conducting more saturation patrols will result in having more
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Citizens on Patrol What would an individual do to keep their home or neighborhood safe? The answer has become quite popular over the last few decades. In fact neighborhood prevention is becoming extremely popular as well as successfully reducing crime in some neighborhoods. One of the major forms of neighborhood crime prevention is citizen patrol. Citizen patrol or often referred to as citizen on patrol is extremely popular due to the fact that it solely relies on surveillance. Furthermore
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Ohio State Highway Patrol officer’s job is to protect and enforce Ohio’s traffic laws on Ohio’s major highways and roadways. State highway patrol officers are sworn law enforcement officers whose primary responsibilities are to ensure the safety and security of people traveling on state highways and roads. They enforce traffic laws‚ write reports‚ make arrests‚ and assist motorists who’ve been involved in accidents! A Ohio state trooper has a great number of tasks to do. These task include enforce
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Pueblo’s purpose after the death of Teofilo‚ someone who could be seen as an important figure within the Pueblo’s. Silko changes the short story’s basic structure to accommodate for cultural representation and adaptation throughout the changes of time. The simple way of Silko’s storytelling may seem confusing or strange to some‚ but in the context of the story; it is necessary. Silko does not give any of the characters any type of individual personality. She also does not describe them in any physical
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