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About Our Neighborhood Essays and Term Papers
The Impact Of TelevisionSince the beginning, there have been mixed reactions to television and
it was E.B. White who wrote "I believe that television is going to be the test
of the modern world, and in this new opportunity to see beyond the range of our
own vision, we shall discover either a new and unbearable ...
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Fantasy Vs. RealitySometime in our lives, we have wished for things we don't have. No
matter how hard we wished on the star or a candle, our wishes never seemed
to be answered. We have all felt that bitter disappointment on Christmas
morning when we finally realized that we were never going to be able to
have what ...
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Excellence Is Your Best Weapon For Fighting RacismThe Bible says that "the poor will always be with us." An similar statement is
that racism will always be with us. So, the question is, "What should we do
about it?" There are many ways to fight racism: you might march, protest,
complain, or beg the government for help. Some of these methods have ...
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Big BangFifteen billion years ago, give or take five billion years, the entirety of our universe was compressed into the confines of an atomic nucleus. Known as a singularity, this is the moment before creation when space and time did not exist. According to the prevailing cosmological models that ...
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Single Sex Education?
Why would anyone want to go to an all girls' school? This is a question I have often pondered. Can you imagine school without the obnoxious comments from boys, football games, and gossiping about boys? This doesn't sound like a lot of fun, does it? You girls may ...
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A Raisin In The Sun: Achieving Impossible DreamsMany people are born into poverty, along with a society of ridicule and discrimination, in which people must encounter in order to overcome these struggles and accomplish their goals. In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” the Younger family face numerous situations and dilemmas that ...
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Franklin Delano RooseveltThe 32nd President of the United States,
led the nation through the greatest war in history, World War 2. By doing
this, FDR made his mark in history with his supreme leadership and
optimistic views.
January 30, 1882, marked the date where a political and national
hero was born in Hyde Park, New ...
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Analysis Of Clockwork OrangeThe film, “A Clockwork Orange,” is, to me, an almost exact replica of today’s society. Basically, one kid, who seems to have come from a financially sound home and community, goes through about three stages--1. He violates the laws society has set forth to maintain order. 2. He is caught and ...
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US Generals Of WWIIWorld War II was a critical period for America, not to mention the world as well. Throughout all the fighting and bloodshed, Americans returned home successful. Over 700,000 soldiers were disabled after the war, thankful for their lives. All the success and happiness of this country wouldn’t have ...
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Charter SchoolsIn the United States, primary and secondary public school education, undergoes continual monitoring and discussion by government leaders, educators, and parents. According to a survey, by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, in 1994, 39 percent of fourth graders, 37 percent of eighth ...
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Youth ViolenceFear of is a constant concern by millions of people all over the world. Kids seem to take up more and more space of crimes that are usually committed by adults over the age of 18. “Statistics confirm that more horrendous crimes are being committed by increasingly younger children” ...
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Charter SchoolsIn the United States, primary and secondary public school education, undergoes continual monitoring and discussion by government leaders, educators, and parents. According to a survey, by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, in 1994, 39 percent of fourth graders, 37 percent of eighth ...
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The Salem Witch TrialsThe Salem Massachusetts witchcraft trials of the late 1700’s have been the subject of debate for centuries. There are many theories as to why this hysteria took over the Puritan community during this time. One theory is that it was just a product of the times, because during this same time period, ...
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The Color Of Water: When Tragedy StrikesNo one has a perfect life. Throughout one’s life there are many obstacles. Depending on how one chooses to deal with such obstacles, their affect can range from strikingly nocuous, to unexpectedly beneficial. In some situations, however, these obstacles are so overwhelming that one cannot ...
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Illegal ImmigrationIllegal Immigration
In 2010 there were 30.8 million immigrants living in the United States. Of those 30.8 million, 10.8 were illegal immigrants, most of whom were Spanish speaking Mexicans (Hoefer). The debate over illegal immigration is at an all time high. According to “State Governments Are ...
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Uncle Tom; A SynopsisIn the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom, the main character, possesses a trait that sanctifies him from the rest of the characters. Uncle Tom’s faith is his source of strength throughout the novel. This is portrayed socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. ...
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A Senator's PainMost Californians know exactly what they were doing when the historical
were read that acquitted the four LAPD officers, and sparked the civil unrest in
Los Angeles. Anna Deavere Smith does an excellent job representing Los Angeles
citizens in her theatrical piece entitled Twilight: Los Angeles ...
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Trapped Inside The TVWhat is it that controls what is accepted and rejected within any society? Who decides what is right, and what is wrong, and what is an illusion? In Amusing Ourselves to death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show business, Neil Postman makes many arguments that the dominant medium of culture ...
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Human CloningCloning humans has recently become a possibility that seems much more feasible in today’s society than it was twenty years ago. It is a method that involves the production of a group of identical cells or organisms that all derive from a single individual (Wadman, 6). Ever since researchers ...
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Virtual CommunitiesRheingold (1993) defines as "social aggregations that emerge from the [Internet] when enough people carry on those public discussions long enough, with sufficient human feeling, to form webs of personal relationships in cyberspace" (p. 5).
According to Rheingold and others, the notion of virtual ...
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