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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The Last Night of Ballyhoo is a perfect example of the inner workings of a prejudice person. There are two psychological elements displayed here that are more related than most people realize. The prejudice theme is obvious throughout the play. But notice that in every display of bigotry‚ there is an underlying sentiment of personal inadequacy. Ballyhoo proves that racial and other forms of prejudice are a concoction created and driven by society. Defensive projection is defined as the process of
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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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Pharaoh refused. Because of Pharaoh’s refusal‚ God sent plagues. These plagues included sending frogs‚ boils‚ and darkness to the land of Egypt. In most of the plagues‚ however‚ the Israelites were not affected. God kept sending these plagues until the last plague‚ the plague that took the lives of all the firstborn sons of Ancient Egypt. After that plague‚ Pharaoh decided to let the Israelites go. After the Israelites started exiting Egypt‚ Pharaoh had second thoughts and sent his army after them. Then
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Suki Wu Mao’s Last Dancer In Li Cunxin’s autobiography ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’‚ there are a series of events about Li growing up in rural Shandong province. It clearly shows the readers his impressive childhood. We can see everywhere is full of love and in Li’s family‚ although his family wasn’t rich. I have a better life than Li and my family is also crowded with happiness. Love always exists in a family‚ no matter rich or poor. Our life is affected deeply by family’s love on our way of developing
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Romanticisms is a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century‚ emphasizing inspiration‚ subjectivity‚ and the primacy of the individual. In The Last of the Mohicans romanticism is shown through several traits represented by James Cooper in this short story. The three traits I chose to write about was values feeling and intuition over reason‚ shuns the artificiality of civilization and seeks unspoiled nature‚ and contemplates nature’s beauty as a path to spiritual
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“Despite our hardships‚ there were also joys in our childhood”. Explore the ways in which Li’s childhood was both one of great deprivations and one of great riches. The novel‚ “Mao’s Last Dancer”‚ was written by Li Cunxin. It tells his riveting tale of growing up in a poor family of six boys‚ living in a village in China under Mao’s reign. It goes on to share his eventual defection to the United States as an artistic dancer. His childhood was filled with both hardships and joys. But both helped
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The Last Scene in Shakespeare’s "Othello" In the final scene of Shakespeare’s "Othello" there is a great amount of dramatic action which leads to an appropriate ending to all of the action of the play. Othello‚ still under the influence of Desdemona’s beauty‚ smothers her because he thinks this is the only way to get justice. Before Desdemona dies‚ Emilia hears her say that no one is to blame for her death. Emilia discovers that it was Othello who killed her and convinces him that he was wrong
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