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Charles DarwinMore than a century after his death, and four generations after the
publication of his chief work, "The Origin of Species", may still
be considered the most controversial scientist in the world. His name is
synonymous with the debate that continues to swirl around the theory of
evolution, a ...
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Fray Junipero SerraMiquel Joseph Serra was born and baptized on November 24, 1713 in Petra, a farming village on the island of Mallorca, Spain. As a child he attended a Franciscan elementary school. At the age of fifteen, Serra left home to enter the Franciscan University in Palma to study philosophy. When Serra ...
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Gender Effects On Criminal SentencingCentral Michigan University
Abstract
The effects of gender of judges and criminals in a criminal trial
were investigated. Thirty-seven subjects, 17 males and 20 females, filled
out a questionairre detailing the results of a criminal trial and acted as
a judge awarding a sentence, in ...
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Brave New World 5Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a novel that takes place in Utopia. Yet in this ideal place everyone is conditioned to be happy, it is a place where various things such as the arts are restricted so all people will be synchronized in thinking. Love and commitment does not exist but rather ...
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The Invisible Man 2Invisible Man Introduction Invisible Man, written in 1952 by Ralph Ellison, documents a young black man's struggle to find identity in an inequitable and manipulative society. During the course of this struggle, he learns many valuable lessons, both about society and himself, through his ...
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Martin Luther King, Jr.Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Martin Luther King was an eloquent black Baptist minister, who led the mass civil rights movement in the United States from the mid 1950's until his death by assassination, in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4th, 1968. He rose to national prominence ...
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The Scarlet Letter: Description, Narration, And SymbolismIn the novel, The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, character is created through a variety of techniques. Hawthorne create characterizes Pearl, Hester Prynne’s daughter, through the use of narration and description to show how Pearl acts in the society in which she lives in. ...
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Alchemy: The science by aid of which the chemical philosophers of
medieval times attempted to transmute the baser metals into gold or silver.
There is considerable divergence of opinion as to the etymology of the word,
but it would seem to be derived from the Arabic al=the, and kimya=chemistry,
which in ...
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The Changing Face Of BasketballBasketball has come a long way since its soccer ball and peach basket beginnings
in that its style, players, facilities and leagues have developed dramatically
and gained tremendous popularity. Salaries have increased from Bob Cousy's
minute $45.00 a game (Minser 37) to Michael Jordan's $300,000 ...
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Invasion Of PrivacyCongress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. - U.S Constitution, ...
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Hawaii By James MichenerSummation
Hawaii, by James A. Michener, is a novel which covers, on both a
fictional and a non-fictional level, the total history of Hawaii from its
beginning until approximately 1954. The work traces Hawaiian history from
the geological creation of the islands ("From the Boundless Deeps) to ...
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EuthanasiaPublic opinion for and doctor assisted suicide has always
been mixed. A poll that was taken by the Gallup Organization in Canada
during July 1995 proves that people are starting to see the advantages of
. The first question that was asked was:
"When a person has an incurable disease that is ...
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Book Report - Lies My TeacherJames Loewen wrote the book “Lies My Teacher Told ME” to help the students of the United States become aware of their true history. This book attempts to show how and why American history has been taught the way it has without regard for the truth. Mr. Loewen had compared twelve different history ...
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Political Correctness: The Teddy Bear MassacreThe University of Southern California: The Teddy Bear Massacre
Like so many other traditions, the burning of the bruin was put on the chopping block recently. The long running University of Southern California spirit activity consisted of throwing a large stuffed bear in a bon fire the night ...
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Great ExpectationsPeople treasure their houses and most often houses become homes filled with
love. This makes it very difficult to leave their houses in which they have lived all their
life. This happens to the elderly a lot when they can no longer take care of themselves and are forced to leave their homes ...
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Hamlet And King Lear: VilliansShakespeare's Hamlet and King Lear the respective villains commit horrible acts of violence and manipulation. Although both Claudius and Edmund share many similar qualities their moral worth is not equal. Edmund exhibits a total lack of morality whereas Claudius exhibits faint signs of a moral ...
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Assisted Suicide: Murder or Mercy?
One of the most hotly debated topics going on now is the one concerning the ethics of and euthanasia. Nowadays with all the progress that the medical profession has gained, people who are terminally ill have more options, and there have been continued efforts to give them the ...
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Ernest Hemingway: His Life And His StoriesErnest Hemingway was man of many words. He wrote many novels and short stories. Ernest Hemingway also led a hard life. He often incorporated his life into his stories. His life and work was a direct result of his life. Some of his stories show a direct relationship between his life and his ...
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Al Caponeis America\'s best known gangster and the single greatest symbol of the collapse of law and order in the United States during the 1920s Prohibition era. Capone had a leading role in the illegal activities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city.
Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in ...
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