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Methamphetamine: Built For Speed??
Methamphetamine has reclaimed a place in the lexicon of "party" drugs. Hailed by
nocturnal adventurers, condemned by raver idealists, is speed a sleepless dream
or an addictive nightmare?
Here at the end of the millennium, the pace of modern life seems fleeting -- a
whirl of minutes, hours ...
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Descartes And Locke(Knowledge)
One of the most important branches in philosophy, is Epistemology, which means, theory of knowledge. So far, philosophers have made many attempts to discover the source of knowledge, the standards or criteria by which we can judge the reliability of knowledge. We tend to be satisfied ...
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Mound Building CulturesOver 2,000 years ago, a mound 62 feet high and 240 feet in diameter containing 57,000 tons of dirt was built. Why would the Native Americans build such a mound? This burial site along with thousands of smaller ones was built to be a gravesite of a great warrior, chieftain, or religious leader. ...
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The Need For Horror And Thrill And The MoviesOur need for horror and the thrill of fear feeds our unconsciousness. As a society we obsess on murder, death, and destruction. The media sensationalizes these events and those individuals who are the cause. Take for example the long followed lives of Charles Manson or Jeffery Dalhmer, or the ...
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Slavery - Slavery And Human DecencyDiscrimination is very old in its origins. From the earliest periods of human existence, groups developed prejudices toward others and then discriminated against those whom they regarded as different or inferior. Many attempts were taken to maintain or increase power, prestige, or even wealth; ...
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Genhis Khan The GreatHis name struck anguish in the hearts across Asia, yet he remains an icon to the people of Mongolia. He could slay thousands without flinching. He was considered one of the most barbaric people ever, yet he ruled fairly. He gave his enemies one simple choice: surrender and be enslaved, or die. ...
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Comparison Of Two PaintingsCompare and Contrast two paintings.
(Somnambulist Mall Walking and Golconda)
Somnambulist Mall Walking and Golconda are two paintings that caught my eyes because of the composition and contents in the paintings. Somnambulist Mall Walking was painted in 1995 by Lynn Randolf and Golconda was done ...
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Gang ViolenceGangs are becoming a growing problem in American society. More young
people are turning to gangs to solve problems in there lives. When youths join
gangs they drop social activities with family, friends and school. Members fall
behind their classmates in school and do not try. A study shows ...
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Stoutenburg's Reel One: An AnalysisEveryone loses their perception of reality once in a while,
although others live in a dream world all their lives. Adrien Stoutenburg
looks into the ideas of what is real and what is fantasy in his poem, Reel
One. He explores the idea of how a movie can relate to and affect our
lives. He does ...
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Death Of A Salesman: Society's Alienation Of Willy LomanBy: Joey Powell
It is often stated that society is very judgmental. It can be seen in
movies, literary works, or just an everyday walk of life. Arthur Miller chooses
to portray society's prejudice against the protagonist, Willy Loman, in his play,
Death of a Salesman. Society, in this case, ...
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The Lord Of The Flies: SummaryThe novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, an adventure and
suspense story, is written in 1857. The story sets on an deserted Pacific coral
island. A group of school boys are marooned on this island after a plane crash
on a trip to Australia.
The story begins with a large number of ...
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Global WarmingIn recent years, the term has been associated with such phrases as �impending environmental disaster�, the �greenhouse effect� and �the most serious environmental threat of the 21st century� (Newton xi; Newton 87). is defined as an increase in the average temperature on Earth. The increase was ...
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Napoleon BonaparteCorsica is a rugged island in the Mediterranean, which lies sixty miles off the coast of Italy. The Corsicans are proud and independent people. In 1768, when the French took over the island from Genoa, an Italian state, the Corsicans rebelled and fought for their freedom. But they were ...
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Life Of William ShakespeareAround 1568, a group of actors visited Stratford and put on a play before the
entire town, with permission from John Shakespeare, the mayor of the town. The
people loved the play, especially the small children. All of them looked up to
the actors, as they returned each year to perform different ...
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GangsOriginally the word gang had no negative connotation. In Old English, gang simply referred to a "number of people who went around together-a group." Today a gang can be defined in four basic ways:
� an organized group with a leader
� a unified group that usually remains together during peaceful ...
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Jacob's Ladderis a film which draws specific conclusions on exactly what takes
place in a person right before death, and the afterlife which await them. Hell
is seen as a temporary stop where people's memories and attachments are taken
away so that they can enter heaven cleansed of their past life in order ...
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Military TechnologyWhen the first computer was built some decades ago, it was capable of doing simple calculations and other basic tasks. The engineers had no idea what the future would bring within the world of computers. Their invention was the first step in a major professional and personal transformation in the ...
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Paradise Lost: Milton's Approach To Lust, Sex, And ViolenceThere is no reason to apply modern theories to Milton if we do not care whether
Milton remains alive. However, if we wish him to be more than a historical
artifact, we must do more than just study him against the background of his time.
We must reinterpret him in light of the germane thought of ...
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A BirdPeople never believed either in my existence or that I am a creature with mind and feelings. It happened that some of them found evidence of my actuality but they thought they discovered specimen from other birds or creatures. I was always a legend and nothing else. But I�m real bird and I even ...
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To Kill A Mockingbird: SummaryThe book To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee. It was
published in 1960 then it went on to win the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and was
later made into an Academy Award winning film.
Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today
it is regarded as a masterpiece of ...
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