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Dead Man Walking
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1075.... down
upon for this reason. Though she is repressed she still goes on helping
Poncelet and she digs around in his feelings and soul. Sister Helen eventually
finds a good soul in Matthew Poncelet, a person no one else knows.
Matthew constantly denies to Sister Helen, himself, and to God that he had
committed his horrible crime. Poncelet continues to blame his problems on
other things such as his father dying early in his life, his drug use, his
immaturity, and that he was unable to stand up to his partner in the brutal
crime. Sister Helen urges Poncelet to c .....
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The Slave Trade And Its Effects On Early America
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1211.... of black men and women
plodded down a well-worn path through the dense forest. Most of the men were
burdened with huge elephants' tusks. Others, and many of the women too, bore
baskets or bales of food. Little boys and girls trudged along beside their
parents, eyes wide in fear and wonder” (McCague, 14).
After they were marched often hundreds of miles, it was time for them to
be shipped off to sea, so that they could be sold as cheap labor to help harvest
the new world. But before they were shipped off, they had to pass through a
slave-trading station. The slave trade .....
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Brief History Of The NRA
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1629.... of the policies are carried out by a 75 member
board that is geographically distributed. The Board of Directors are
elected by secret ballot.2
Brady Act
The Brady Act was approved by Congress in November of 1993 and was
then signed into law by President Clinton later in the month. The act was
originally named for anti gun lobbyist Sarah Brady, and not for former
press secretary Jim Brady. It was through Jim Brady's support and the
media coverage that linked his name to the act. The act requires that
there be a waiting period of five state government business days at the .....
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Andrew Warhol Art Or Not Art
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 415.... repetitive, yet with slight variations- that he began in 1962. These, included such items as Campbell's Soup cans, dollar bills, Coca-Cola bottles, and the faces of celebrities, can be taken as a comments on the banality, harshness, an ambiguity of American Culture.
The Campbell's Soup is one of the most famous and recognized paintings of Warhol. It was done in 1962 and is oil on canvas. "This painting defines his personal artistic repertoire of low cost consumer items. The soupcan is a mass market article of the American consumer and a recognizable symbol of Americans wa .....
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Pirates Of Penzance - Critique
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 890.... When the Major-General shows up he too is captured by the pirates. The Major-General eludes the pirates by telling them a lie about being an orphan. Having been orphans themselves and having a place in their hearts for them, the pirates let the Major-General and his daughters go. Over the next few days, the Major-General’s conscience gets the best of him and he confides to Frederic the lie that he told the pirates. Frederic consoles him and tells of his plan to lead a band of police against the pirates. While this goes on, the Pirate King and Ruth discover Freder .....
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Alexander Hamilton And The National Debt
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 408.... The protective tariff plan was a plan that didn't work. It was supposed to place a tax on imported goods, in hopes of protecting American manufacturers. Congress did not pass this bill. This did not stop Hamilton. He came up with another plan to raise money, an excise tax on distilled liquors. Congress adopted this proposal, but probably wished they had not. The proposal was very unpopular, so unpopular that it caused a rebellion. Out of all these strategies the one that had an impact on the development of political parties was the creation of the national bank.
The cr .....
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Why Does Theatre Survive
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1290.... feeling of a fulfilled desire, which transforms the theatre into an immortal place: a combination of ecstasy and empathy for the human experience -- an inspiring event!
Another fact which provides the survival of the art form of theatre lies in the very nature of mankind: its inner voyeuristic drive. The desire to watch other people dealing with their conflicts and fates challenges as well as reinforces values and the morality of society. As human beings we are learning by examples from others and our own experiences. What better place therefore than the theatre to form fo .....
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Who Was The Bard
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2333.... is de Vere, Earl of Oxford. There are many verbal parallels between the plays and letters written by Oxford. William Plumer Fowler gave numerous examples in his book, Shakespeare Revealed in Oxford's Poetry. The plays also reflect Oxford's background and events in his life. The plays include political intrigue, and Oxford served in an Elizabethan court. And Hamlet is a reflection of events related to Oxford's life. His predecessor as candidate for authorship is Francis Bacon. In Penn Leary's book, Are There Ciphers in Shakespeare? He shows that text in plays or .....
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