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    There is one scene in Günther Grass’s ‘The Tin Drum’ (1999‚ 338–-339) that makes for a great preamble to this chapter’s discussion of the will-to-not-know‚ the name under which I condense the mechanisms that allow the bourgeois to remain unmoved by the spectacle of violence. During Bebra theatrical troupe’s wartime tour of the Normandy Atlantic Wall line of German defence‚ Oskar‚ Grass’ main hero‚ and his fiancée compose a little sarcastic poem that sums up the situation of the German soldiers and

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    Scott Peck‚ author of The Different Drum: Community and Making Peace‚ describes community as "people living together in both freedom and love." Communities cannot be formed around people (individualists) who are busy satisfying their own needs first and who are not willing to work hard to make love work. Upon entering this class I realized that a community is not an automatic thing. It does not just appear out of thin air. A group must work together to build bonds between each other. The community

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    Atticus teaches Scout. The lesson of Walking in someone else’s shoes. The metaphor of walking in someone else’s shoes indicates the understanding of a person by seeing things from his or her perspective. These three texts are set in the 20th Century‚ during a time of great racial inequalities and discrimination in society. To Kill a Mockingbird explores the idea - walking in someone else’s shoes‚ through the issue of racism. Rabbit Proof Fence ponders the idea - walking in someone else’s shoes‚ though

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    Imagine yourself walking out of your office building‚ minding your own business and thinking of eating the cold cereal leftovers you put on the fridge that morning. Suddenly‚ you hear screaming from a few blocks behind you. In a burst of adrenaline‚ you rush back into your high rise apartment and turn on the TV‚ to find out that something is attacking the city‚ and the police and armed forces are struggling to keep them at bay. This is it. Years of playing video games‚ heading to the gym‚ and

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    The Walking Dead; A Different View on Society Today’s world has a fascination with zombies. There are stories about these undead creatures; from Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil‚ to more comedic or romantic versions like Zombieland and Warm Bodies. However‚ there is one portrayal of an apocalyptic world that stands out above the rest. You have probably heard of a TV series called The Walking Dead. This series has received lots of attention and has grown to have a large cult following today. Why

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    Vaslav Nijinsky: A Walking Contradiction The life of Vaslav Nijinsky began in Kiev‚ Ukraine. Nijinsky’s rise to fame in the world of dance could be seen as nothing less than expected‚ considering both of his parents found their own success as dancers. Nijinsky spent the majority of his early life being trained in ballet‚ and by age 18‚ had secured leading roles in the Mariinsky Theater (New Era). Later in life‚ Nijinsky became an iconic figure in dance. His talent as a dancer and a choreographer

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    Walking LoW IntensIty 8 Week Program © HeaLtHmedIa‚ Inc. 2008 - 2010 aLL rIgHts reserved. Walking 8 Week Program Safety information for you to consider prior to beginning your program: Overuse injuries can occur from a variety of reasons; such as‚ • doing too much‚ too soon • using improper technique or equipment • progressing your exercise program too quickly • an imbalanced exercise program‚ e.g.‚ too much resistance training or too little flexibility training. Your bones and

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    The Walking Dead is Very Much Alive Since its first airing back in 2010 the Walking Dead has been one of the most popular tv shows and continues to attract more viewers. Almost like the zombie virus has reached through the TV and infected the viewers. Only instead of craving brains‚ viewers are simply craving more of the Walking Dead. The show has even earned a after show. Immediately following the walking Dead viewers can watch the Talking Dead. The Walking Dead was even rated the number one television

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    mental retardation not allowing him to care for himself independently. Many people generalize what each disability is but it’s important to know that each disability varies from each person. For example‚ I was astonished to see in this movie Radio walking around town alone. I use to believe that people who have mental disabilities were not allowed to be alone and it was required for them to be always supervised by responsible adults. However‚ this film did an amazing job of removing my stereotypical

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    Essay The zombie apocalypse is coming‚ The Walking Dead series and Resident Evil movies have played into the public’s fear of turning into the living dead. Over the past 20 years the horror genre of movies and television has exceptionally rose in popularity. Movies like; Zombieland‚ 28 Days Later and Resident Evil have quite a following. “Television has started recently following this trend as well‚ by airing shows like The Walking Dead.”³ Television has filled a wide gap by filling the

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