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    for war equipment while Western Berliners had supermarkets‚ malls and a lot of other appealing things so a lot of the eastern Berliners left to Western Berlin. K did not like this at all and he decided to build the Berlin Wall to keep people from crossing over. Families were divided and Eastern Berliners were imprisoned from the world for almost 30 years before it went down in

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    Cited: History of Artificial Intelligence. American Association of Artificial Intelligence. 15 Sep 2007 . McCarthy‚ John. "What is Artificial Intelligence?" 1/9/2007. Stanford University. 15 Sep 2007 . "The Next Fifty Years." Dartmouth College. 15 Sep 2007 . Chrisley‚ Ronald. Artificial Intelligence: Critical Concepts. United States: Routledge‚ 2000. Hodges‚

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    At some point in anyone’s educational track‚ they will confront the literature aspect of symbolism and the importance that it creates in any novel. Throughout history authors have been using symbolism to communicate their feelings through ordinary scenarios. They might use symbolism in people‚ places‚ and even objects that the character will connect with at some point in the literature. An example of this might be a childhood stuffed animal all the way to a favorite sandwich. In the novel Catcher

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    Advanced Placement Literature and Composition Outside Reading Books (ORBs) & Summer Reading Instructions- 2010-2011 Patrice Norris- Instructor Email: elwyn.norris@mnps.org READ THIS HANDOUT VERY CAREFULLY BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE QUITE SPECIFIC Part I. All AP Literature students are required to read How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster. You will refer to this book throughout the year. The book is very entertaining and very informative as an introduction to

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    the Volstead Act while Texas set the Dean Law. Both of these documents made it illegal to manufacture and market intoxicating liquors except for monitored medicinal‚ sacramental and industrial purposes (McCarthy 7). The Volstead act was a bit more sensible to punishment than the Dean Laws. McCarthy stated that‚ "the Volstead Act described personal violations as misdemeanors punishable with fines from $100 to $1000 whereas the Dean Laws classified it as a felony punishable with up to 5 years in prison"

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    The Road Analysis Complete with desolate‚ dreary imagery and a sense of nihilistic depression‚ Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel “The Road” demands into question the true significance of being alive in the world and whether two individuals‚ despite their opposite backgrounds‚ can ban together and survive against all odds. The two protagonists headed south in this novel are highly contrasting from one another in terms of their outlook on life and more or less means of continued existence

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    order to prosecute thousands of left wing activists. This ordeal reemerged after World War Two had ended‚ the Second Red Scare had started. A leading politician of the prosecution of many leftist during the Second Red Scare was senator Joseph McCarthy. McCarthy fed off of the paranoia that struck America‚ and accused many of his enemies‚ mainly consisting of democrats‚ of being communist or communist sympathizers. He destroyed many government officials careers‚ along with other politicians‚ actors

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    Literary Analysis Research Paper by David A. James The type of research paper required in most sophomore literature courses is generally referred to as a literary analysis research paper because its focus must be on an element of the literary work‟s construction as a piece of literature—for example‚ an element such as the work‟s characters or conflict or symbolism or theme‚ or perhaps two or more related literary elements [such as the interrelated elements of conflict development and theme

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    McCarthyism: An Explanation Of How the Media Created and Then Destroyed Joseph McCarthy. INTRODUCTION The U.S. Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy‚ was born in Grand Chute‚ Wisconsin‚ Nov.14‚ 1908‚ and died May 2‚ 1957‚ (Grolier‚ 1996) was best known for his attacks on alleged Communist subversion most notably within the administrations of the Presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower. The activities of McCarthy and his followers gave birth to the term McCarthyism. This term is used in reference

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    Complete chaos is not defined by the insane morality shared by many antagonists in novels‚ pure chaos is revealed in the lack of consciousness of an antagonist who feels no remorse for their misdeeds. Chigurh in Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men is an example of this agent of chaos. Chigurh is an atheist character who has one goal in the novel and seemingly no morals to stop him from achieving this goal. As a character in the novel‚ Chigurh is viewed as the main antagonist who serves as an

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