Hubner‚ John. (2005) Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth. New York‚ NY. Random House Inc. Last Chance in Texas is an eye opening look into the efforts of the juvenile justice system to rehabilitate youth offenders and integrate them back into society. The book chronicles the research of author John Hubner who heard about a facility in Texas that ran an aggressive and one of the most successful‚ treatment programs in America for violent young offenders. He was particularly
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In the documentary film by John J. Valadez and Cristina Ibarra‚ “The Last Conquistador”‚ sculptor John Houser contemplates in creating the earth’s towering bronze horseman monument for the city of El Paso‚ Texas. Houser visualizes an astonishing sculpture in remembrance of Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate that will merit the contribution Hispanic people made to creating the American West. However‚ during the progress‚ things go downhill. Furious Native Americans‚ protest for project to be stopped
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Asian Studies 102 “The Last Emperor” was a very interesting film‚ rich in historical truth and an accurate portrayal of past events that occurred in China during the 1900s. The story was very easy to follow and gave a more modernized approach to teaching the impacts of historical proceedings by using the English language but not forgetting to keep the facts in order. This approach gave me the opportunity to see the different actors as if it were truly identical to what this time period was
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Nicholas Jens Sorensen Man’s Last Commercial “Man’s Last Stand” was a commercial advert that first aired in 2010 during the Super Bowl. This advert was released by Dodge to promote their newest model of Dodge Chargers. By targeting such a small‚ select audience – which is thankfully getting smaller and smaller by the day – Dodge ended up having to make apologies instead of selling cars. This commercial ended up becoming so controversial‚ that it could be said to be “visual rhetoric gone
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For the duration of ‘My Last Duchess’ the Duke reveals his need to exert dominance over others. In the monologue he leaves no time after his questions for the envoy to answer‚ this quickly creates rhetorical questions which control the envoy’s speech revealing the Duke’s very egotistical persona. For example ‘Who’d stoop to blame this sort of trifling?’ . Furthermore the Duke calls ‘that piece a wonder‚ now’ the caesura before the lexical choice ‘now’ gives the line an ominous and sinister feel and
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child forever. The development from a child to an adult is an extremely sensitive and tough period. The things you used to know suddenly change and become something completely different. It is this kind of development we see in the short story “The Last Circus” which is published in 1980 and writhen by Ray Bradbury. The development is shown through the main character and is brought up in many various ways. The short story is based on the main character‚ Douglas‚ who lives with his father‚ his mother
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The Last Judgment The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City. It took four years to complete and was executed from 1537 to 1541. Michelangelo began working on it three decades after having finished the ceiling of the chapel. The work is massive and spans the entire wall behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel. It is a depiction of the second coming of Christ and the apocalypse. The souls of humans rise and descend to their fates‚ as judged
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The last templar is a suspense‚ mystery novel written by Raymond Khoury in 2005. The book was his debut work and was on the New York Times bestseller list for 22 months. The medieval city of acre stands in flames as the enemy forces occupy the city. Only a small band of templar knights manage to escape the city on a ship with a secret destination. The ship however disappear without a trace. The knights also carried a mysterious chest with them who they were given to by their master‚ the leader of
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The Last Duel provides a vivid story about the feud between Jacques Le Gris and Jean de Carrouges that led up to their battle in Saint-Martin-des-Champs in which Carrouges ends up victorious. Eric Jager argues throughout the story that Le Gris is at fault for causing the duel since he raped Carrouges’ wife. Providing a story to historical account is good when the evidence of history backs it up. Yet in this case‚ Jager makes up the most vital parts of his argument. Jager’s argument is unconvincing
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Friendship Lasts Forever On the first day of school‚ Jared‚ like all high school students‚ had a different outlook on school. All summer long he had been thinking of the ways he could improve his grades‚ his friendships‚ and how he could make this year‚ his senior year‚ the best one yet. Jared knew all the steps he had to take after three long months of the summer that seems like wasted time‚ worrying about what his life would bring him to after college. College? That is still a process that
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