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    Walden Two

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    B.F. Skinner wrote “Walden Two” during the post war WWII time. His story is about a community in America called Walden Two. The story takes place as two professor’s travel to the community along with two soldiers and their girlfriends. The soldiers had just gotten back from the war and were interested in Walden Two because of all the negativity seen after the war. The story is centered on the experience at Walden Two and exploring how the community works. Taken as a piece of psychological fantasy

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    Arletha Skinner P.O. Box 3695 Kinston‚ NC‚ 28501 252-527-8344 Ar8880@hotmail.com     OBJECTIVE My objective is to work with as a consultant for the Lenoir County court system working with at risk youths when I obtain my Masters Degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminal Behavior. EDUCATION Lenoir Community College Kinston‚ North Carolina Associate in Social Service May 2000 Associate in Mental Health May 1999 Kaplan University Davenport‚ Iowa Bachelors in Paralegal

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    interpret differently. ‘Interpretation is the process by which people understand or make sense of something’ (Grossberg‚ 2006:137). Polysemy is the term which means that anything can have several meanings and interpretations. It is important to analyze what is the reason behind the polysemy. Interpretations made by people depend largely on the culture‚ age group‚ gender they belong too. The content of media can be analyzed by various methods of analysis. First‚ semiotic analysis; semiotics is the study

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    teachings with a grain of salt as they come from a time when it was easy for white men to go and experience life‚ but it was harder for those from less privileged groups. Thoreau once said‚ “Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths‚ while reality is fabulous.” Many are inclined to agree given the state of the world around us. What with corruption weaving it’s way into our government‚ schools‚ and even places of worship‚ we’re starting to open our eyes to the harsh reality that everyone lies

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    I Wish

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    2013 I wish… Looking back on my childhood and at all of the dreams I had‚ I have to realize that my life today is far from what I had dreamed of. Growing up without a mother and raised by an absentee father‚ I had to learn at an early age to take care of myself and to depend on myself for my basic needs. I spent most of my days daydreaming about the mother I did not have. In my dream world‚ she was well and alive: a beautiful‚ loving and caring woman who loved me unconditionally. I grew up

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    I Survived

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    In a book series entitled “I Survived” there was once a book written where a summary would sound ridiculous. This summary would be along the lines of‚ once there was a family of four including a father‚ mother‚ sister‚ and brother. The sister a mere six years old had been a genius in finance and accounting. Her brother‚ around eleven years older than her‚ had however not been a genius. The events of this book were as follows; first there was a family vacation with a hotel under construction‚ next

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    Chapter 2

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    CHAPTER Introduction to Transaction Processing hapter 1 introduced the transaction processing system (TPS) as an activity consisting of three major subsystems called cycles: the revenue cycle‚ the expenditure cycle‚ and the conversion cycle. Even though each cycle performs different specific tasks and supports different objectives‚ they share common characteristics. For example‚ all three TPS cycles capture financial transactions‚ record the effects of transactions in accounting records‚ and

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    Essay 1: “What You Pawn‚ I Will Redeem” Sherman Alexie’s "What you Pawn‚ I Will Redeem" appears on the surface to be a simply written story of a homeless‚ alcoholic Indian in Seattle who is trying to earn enough money to reclaim his grandmothers Pow Wow regalia from a local pawn shop. But upon looking closely‚ there are many symbolic passages that my lead a person to much deeper conclusions. Throughout the story there are many clues that hint at the fact that this quest may not have been real‚ but

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    Diction in Walden

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    In his popular book‚ Walden‚ Thoreau’s particular use of diction helps express his reverence for nature. This is highlighted in the opening paragraph of the chapter “Solitude” (page 103). Among the most significant strategies are connotative and specific diction‚ as well as a balance of abstract and concrete diction. The nouns‚ adjectives and verbs are rich in positive connotation‚ or reflect a sense of awe for the activity of the evening. Phrases such as “delicious evening”‚ “strange liberty in

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    David Henry Hwang is the protagonist in this movie that accidentally cast a Caucasian in an Asian American role but has to protect his reputation as an Asian American role model. He struggles and also many Asians struggle with having many role models in America as their influence isn’t really big in the film industry. In the film industry it is not saturated with many Asians and this is a problem to David because he is a role model in the community and if this surfaces he will be looked down upon

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