Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
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In “A Look at the Facts on Gun-Free Zones‚” John Lott argues and defends that the increase of criminal attacks in Gun Free Zones is a cause of concern for college students. Because Lott is an American economist‚ political commentator‚ gun rights advocate‚ and the president of the Crime Prevention Research Center‚ he feels involved in the gun control debate as he is concerned for the safety of the students (1). However‚ Lott is not the only stakeholder; students hoping to attend college‚ professors
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Eliel Pepito 8/1/10 The Beak of the Finch Summary The Beak of the Finch by Jonathan Weiner explores evolution through the most famous examples in history—the finches of the Galápagos Islands. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and the process of evolution are applied directly to what scientists refer to as Darwin’s Finches. Weiner follows scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant as they study the finches in real time on the Galápagos. Years of previous work‚ study and data is collected
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CHAPTER 8 How Did They Make And Use Tools? Technology Summary The physical remains of humanly made artifacts form the bulk of the archaeological record. The artifacts that are found by archaeologists may not represent the range of objects actually used because certain materials preserve better than others. For this reason‚ stone tools and ceramics dominate the archaeological record. Objects made of fabric‚ cord‚ skin‚ and other organic materials no doubt date back to the very earliest archaeological
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To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 3-5 Summary Chapter 3 summary Jean/scout tries to beat up Walter Cunningham at the school playground for getting her in trouble Jem stops her from beating Walter up and scout explained the situation to Jem Walter was invited by Jem to come and have lunch with him and Scout During lunch Atticus and Walter were talking about farming for most of the time Walter pours molasses all over his food which causes Scout to yell in surprise making Walter embarrassed
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I read the book for university class! -Freakonomics Summary HERE Remember. This. Is. A. Spoiler. Those who haven’t read yet- close these… and go read it peeps!!!! Summary of Freakonomics – short (this’ll be my essay for university :> ) Chapter 1: What Do Schoolteachers and Sumo Wrestlers Have in Common? This chapter’s main idea is that the study of economics is the study of incentives. We find a differentiation between
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Chapter 1 1. The main lesson of chapter one was explaining how humans came to be and major jumps in our development. 2. I agree with diamonds ideas because it is scientifically proven that humans started by evolving from monkeys in Africa 3. That people developed certain things suddenly instead of gradually‚ that the clovis was responsible for many mass extinctions of large mammals around 11‚000 B.C. Chapter 2 1. Looks at the effect of the climate on the civilization being a small group of
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Chapter 14-15 Summary In chapter 14‚ it is really clear that Ender doesn’t like Eros. This is from the moment they arrive. Everything feels weird and off. He is surrounded by people he does not know. He is isolated as he received private teaching from the teachers. Since he is alone‚ Ender starts studying and quickly begins to learn. His favored thing to do is the simulation. He calls it the best video game. Ender first controls a fighter ship‚ but is later put in charge of a squadron. This squadron
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Part 1 - Book structure and arguments In order to convey the structure and arguments of Ferguson’s Empire‚ I will split it into two parts. First‚ I will discuss each chapter in depth‚ explaining the main arguments and themes of each. Secondly‚ I will bring it to a wider sense and discuss these characteristics in term of the whole book itself. Ferguson starts out his book trying to explain the underlying reasons that Britain‚ of all empires at that present time‚ was able to become an economic phenomenon
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The Death of Vishnu: Chapter 1 Analysis Manil Suri‚ a mathematics professor at the University of Maryland‚ also has quite the ability to write. His story‚ the Death of Vishnu‚ begins with the explanation of a building in Bombay. This building houses multiple families in multiple floors; however‚ its tenants seem to have this large concern for the buildings ‘caretaker’. Caretaker mostly means that he does favors for the families in exchange for housing and food. Vishnu‚ the caretaker‚ seems to
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