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    completely the same between the novel and the movie because in the book Sodapop Curtis says “Soda just put his hand on my shoulder. ‘Easy‚ Ponyboy. They ain’t gonna hurt you no more.’ ” and “You’re an okay kid ponyboy”. Which is exactly what happens in the movie. “ ‘What’d he want?’ Two-Bit asked. ‘What’d Mr. Super-Soc have to say?’ ‘He ain’t a Soc‚’ I said‚ ‘he’s just a guy. He just wanted to talk.’ ” This line of dialogue is also another example of when the dialogue and actions were

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    everything is in constant change‚ it’s nice to have something that will stay the same. We get a glimpse into the past from the stories The Book Thief and The Help. Though they are different stories‚ they all teach us about the life and struggles of someone from their respective times. When we take the time to look at specific characters‚ we see some similarities and differences. Some of these are subtle and some are very broad. For example we see Liesel‚ a young girl living in Nazi Germany‚ hiding the secret

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    is told about what it is like to be a working colored maid for a white family. Skeeter Phelan‚ a white daughter of a rich white family‚ seems to be the only one who thinks the point of view of the maids should be shared. Skeeter decides to interview these maids and turn their tragic‚ funny‚ worth sharing stories to the public.The hard times these maids go through is very realistic and dramatically shown in both the movie and the book. Although‚ they both share many genius differences. The biggest

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    Law on the books is found in constitutions‚ laws enacted by legislative bodies‚ regulations issued by administrative agencies‚ and cases decided by courts‚ little doubt exists that decisions by the U.S Supreme court have far-reaching ramifications” (Neubauer & Fradella‚ 2014). On the other hand “The law in action perspective stresses the importance of discretion. At virtually every step of the process‚ a choice has to be made whether to move the case to the next step or stop it now. These decisions

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    THE EIGHT LAWS OF LEADERSHIP: Making Extraordinary Leaders out of Ordinary Believers ELMER TOWNS A BOOK REVIEW PRESENTED TO PROFESSOR BARBER BHC IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENTS OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWS OF LEADERSHIP LS 283 SUBMITTED BY FELICIA MCDOW November 4‚ 2011 Towns‚ Elmer. The 8 Laws of Leadership: Making Extraordinary Leadrs out of Ordinary Believers. Lynchburg‚ VA: Church Growth Institure‚ 1992. 115 Pp. This review will attempt to expound on The 8 Laws of Leadership written

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    Civil and Criminal Actions 1 The Differences Between Civil and Criminal Actions Civil and Criminal Actions 2 Abstract Civil actions protect individuals rather than the public. Civil actions protect the people‚ the injury in civil actions is primarily towards the individual‚ causing no harm to society. While criminal actions prohibits conduct that causes or threatens the public interest‚ defines and warns people of the acts that are subject to criminal

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    Cody’s Law is a series of Western novels by Matthew S. Hart which is the pseudonym for the combined writing team of Bill Crider and James Reasoner. The series of novels is published by Book Creations Inc (BCI) a company that made its name publishing all kinds of historical novels and westerns. Cody’s law debuted in 1991 when James Reasoner wrote the first title Gunmental Justice after he got a 14 book writing contract from BCI. Despite signing on for 12 titles the series was cancelled after the publication

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    The law of “Stand Your Ground” deals with a self-defense law which is for giving the individual rights for making use of deadly force which are for defending themselves without any kind of requirement of evading or retreating from any dangerous situation. Stand Your Ground is a law which places non obligation at all on the potential victims of any crime for retreating and calling the law enforcement personnel. This research is going to deal with the particular law of “Stand Your Ground law”; this

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    “Traditional vs. New Law Enforcement Strategies” Frank DeMorrow CRMJ-310 July 29‚ 2012 Professor Maia Jefferson The law enforcement community plays an important role in our day-to-day lives. They are not only tasked with enforcing the laws‚ but they are also tasked with helping out the community in various ways. What happens when the traditional model of law enforcement is changed? Will there be any resistance from certain divisions of the police force? What will be the major factor for the

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    Kirat Hundle 1. What is the difference between an element and a compound? An element is an isotope made of the number of neutrons it has. A compound is a substance made of two or more different elements (a mixture). 2. What is the periodic table? A periodic table is where the chemical elements are organized based on their atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)‚ electron arrangement‚ and chemical properties. 3. Give two examples of each of the four major mineral groups (silicates‚ carbonates

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