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    woman very much like Jig. In the end‚ both of these women have abortions‚ but it is clear that their hearts are heavy about the decision. Although Hills Like White Elephants tells about Jig prior to the abortion‚ one can pretty well speculate that Brooks’ The Mother aptly describes the sentiments that Jig is likely to feel in the future about her choice. The Mother is essentially a sad remembrance‚ and one can imagine the speaker of this story to be sitting and reflecting about all the things she

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    citizen’s lack little of is hope. The citizens are constantly hoping for better whether for their children’s safety and future‚ or even for their homes‚ that have a chance of being torn down by the airport authority. The life that is displayed in the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers is far from easy‚ yet it shows us the harsh reality

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    Steven Kyle Falk Reading 090 Dan Putscher 4/12/2012 “Book Report” The book‚ Behind the Patch‚ is a personal experience with what the author saw going on in a law enforcement motorcycle club. The author‚ Karen Katz‚ probes into such topics as the law enforcement and outlaw biker controversies over the formation of the clubs; the history of the clubs; the purpose of the clubs; their political structure‚ and the role of women among other things. It also gives an extensive view

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    In David Brooks’ essay “It’s Not about You” he addresses graduates facing a world outside of school. These graduates face difficulties such as finding their passion for something and structuring their own lives. However‚ these issues vary from person to person depending on personal experiences throughout life. Every person is raised with different morals and beliefs. The behavior of someone traces back to who they looked up to while growing up‚ and what they believed was right and wrong‚ as well

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    Theories behind Frank Lucas Harlem’s Drug kingpin With Frank Lucas’ life we will be able to demonstrate and explain a few etiological theories starting with Ethnic succession Theory‚ differential association theory‚ and Social Disorganization theory. Before we begin I will explain what each Theory means‚ then we will be able to apply these theories into Frank Lucas’ life. Ethnic succession theory has the idea that ethnic groups involve themselves in organized crime because of their obstacles

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    Corruption in the Beautiful Forevers Katherine Boo’s “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” takes place in Annawadi‚ a small slum near the airport in Mumbai‚ India. The story focuses on the Husain family‚ who makes their living selling recycled garbage. Sadly‚ even in this small slum‚ the population is inundated with corruption on every level. Corruption is so common that many of the inhabitants in Annawadi view it as a necessity to improve their way of life so they strive to be corrupt. Asha Waghekar‚

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    The Real Truth Behind Ads We all have looked through a magazine at least once in our lives. Advertising is all around us‚ everywhere we go and basically everything we see has some type of ad on it. As women‚ advertising tells us everything we need to know; we need to be perfect‚ have the best body‚ best hair and make sure we can look as young as possible for as long as we can. Advertising puts this image of women as being perfect‚ when in reality we are not. We have flaws and not all of us can

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    Mackie in his paper Evil and Omnipotence‚ constructs an argument against the idea of the possibility of a God existing that has the characteristics laid out by the main religions: Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism. These characteristics include that God is omnipotent‚ or He is capable of stopping evil‚ and omni benevolent‚ or He wants to eliminate evil and He is entirely good. Mackie systematically goes through his logical thought process as well as his response to any type of criticism or alternative

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    The KKK: Fear behind Hate

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    Student Name Teacher English 10H Period 3 14 December 2012 KKK:Evidence of Fear Behind Hate "We promise to protect the weak‚ the innocent‚ and the defenseless from the indignities‚ wrongs‚ and outrages of the lawless‚the violent‚ and the brutal; to relieve the injured and the oppressed; to succor the suffering and unfortunate‚ and especially the widows and orphans of Confederate soldiers" -Oath of the Ku Klux Klan Since the 1860s‚ white Southerners have always held a higher status than African

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    Motown music was created in the suburbs of Detroit‚ Michigan in the late 1950s. Motown was born when Berry Gordy founded his record company Tamla Records‚ a branch of which was called Motown. Gordy‚ an entrepreneur and visionary‚ helped write and produce many early songs of the type. The company became a big hit in the midwest and eventually all across America. Gordy‚ being an african-american man in the 1950s‚ was a huge believer in Civil Rights. He recorded and put out Martin Luther King‚ Jr’s

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