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    Clifford Brown and Max Roach "Clifford Brown and Max Roach" was the first recording of a quintet that changed jazz. It was tragically short lived; Clifford Brown and pianist Richie Powell (Bud’s brother) were to die in the same car crash within two years of the album’s release‚ an event that affected Max Roach for years to come. The music is based in bop but has outgrown its origins to such an extent that it is clearly one of the first great examples of hard bop. Clifford Brown is superb on

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    Young Goodman Brown: Symbolism In “Young Goodman Brown”‚ a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ the subject of confliction towards good and evil is constantly brought up initiating tension and a feeling of mysteriousness to the reader. The theme of evil vs. good is raised through symbols like faith and the dark dreary woods‚ which in turn creates a suspenseful mood throughout the story allowing the audience to question the validity of witchcraft. Goodman Brown starts out as a man with strong faith

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    John F Kennedy JOHN F KENNEDY John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most influential people in history. Many people adored him because of his intelligence and his way with people. JFK was an Statesman and 35th U.S. president (1961-63)‚ he was born on May 29‚ 1917‚ in Brookline‚ Massachusetts; the second of Joseph and Rose Kennedy’s nine children. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1940.  This led to some of his earlier political successes. From 1941-1945 he served in the United

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    In this chapter of the book “Sane in insane places” “Lauren Slater‚ Opening Skinner’s Box” David Rosenhan totally exploited the way doctors diagnosed patients and how patients were treated as almost convicts in mental hospitals. He also proved using psychology is not a consistent way of diagnosing patients with loads of pills most patients didn’t need. Also how the same experiment Rosenhan came up with was repeated years later but was due to the fact doctors weren’t giving thorough examinations.

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    Symbolism in “Young Goodman Brown “ In his story “Young Goodman Brown”‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne creates an intriguing narrative in which a young husband‚ young Goodman Brown‚ leaves his wife Faith alone one night. Brown is lead to experience a night that would change his character forever. Hawthorne uses different symbols throughout the story including the name Faith‚ the pink ribbons and the staff to communicate the message to not lose faith. One of the greatest symbols that Hawthorne uses is the

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    Brown v Board Of Education is the foundation of the fight for civil rights because it overturned the idea of separate but equal that had been used to justify racism. The equal but separate idea was a result of Plessey v Ferguson that established that separate but equal does not violate the constitution. The Louisiana Separate Car Act required separate rail cars for blacks and whites. It required rail companies to provide separate but equal accommodation for black and white passengers. Plessey who

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    The Civil Right to plea ‘Insane’ What are the legal standards of incompetence when it comes to a trial? How mentally ill does an individual have to be to be given the ‘by reason of insanity’ verdict? Frontline’s documentary special‚ A Crime of Insanity‚ explores the diverging opinions of what truly constitutes a defendant’s mental illness‚ as well as their competency of withstanding a trial. Ralph Tortorici‚ a mentally unstable 26-year-old‚ walked onto State University of New York campus along with

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    background for Goodman Brown’s grueling battle with faith. The dark mood painted by Hawthorne‚ also reflects Goodman Brown’s incredible loneliness‚ a theme that runs consistently throughout the story. Despite the pleas of his wife‚ Faith‚ Goodman Brown leaves the spiritual comfort of his Salem home and finds himself on “a dreary road‚ darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest” (Hawthorne). Hawthorne’s choice of words defines the mood of the entire story. The forest road and trees are not

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    and this is were just a little more corruption adds on. After all of this‚ he talks to himself about murdering King Duncan to make himself king. He is on the border of committing the murder and just dealing with the fact that Malcolm was going to be king. He knew it was a treason to do it‚ and that "We still have judgment here‚ that we but teach bloody instructions‚ which being taught‚ return to plague th" inventor: this even-handed justice commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice"‚ so he would

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    popularity of the lunatic (insane) asylums. In those days‚ people who were determined to be mentally ill were given a place to stay where they were treated for their illness. In todays’ society we have gone away from institutionalizing individuals because of mental illness and looked toward alternative ways of treatment most notably by prescribing psychiatric medication. This tactic was implemented to put the mentally ill back out onto the street and minimize the overcrowding that was happening in the institutions

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