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Thaipusam Procession Thaipusam Festival Devotees
626 words
The documentary I watched is about Thaipusam
festival. I watched it on National Geographic
Channel and was amazed to discover the meaning,
the process and the traditions and practices of
Thaipusam. It was interesting to watch the
procession yet at the same time learn more about
it in detail. Every January/February, depending
upon the lunar month - on a full-moon day in the
Tamil month of Thai, the Hindus will celebrate
Thaipusam in honour of their Hindu God, Lord
Subramaniam (sometimes referred ...
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Aimed At Children Groups Of People
1,387 words
The relationship between violence on the screen
and violence in real life is extremely
complicated. But while the relationship may not be
that of direct cause and effect, we must bear it
in mind. Violent programmes may depress some
people, shock others, de-sensitive some and
encourage imitation by a few. " (BBC
Handbook-Guidelines for T. V Producers Regarding
Violence and Censorship) The media is all around
us and for this reason I feel it is inevitable
that it will have some sort of effect on u...
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Tulips By Sylvia Plath
807 words
TULIPS BY SYLVIA PLATH I only wanted To lie with
my hands turned up and be utterly empty. How free
it is, you have no idea how free Sylvia Plath
longs for freedom, as expressed in the poem
Tulips, not from enslavement or death, but from
life and little smiling hooks that cling her onto
the living, and from the red, vibrant tulips. The
tulips define the opposing white. They represent
the outside world, and life, spring and warmth.
They distract Plath as she lies on her hospital
bed. I am learning...
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Smile Crept Isabel Looked Andy
1,455 words
Isabel leaned her forehead down on the windowpane
and sighed deeply. The icy glass seared her
burning flesh and sent a rattling shiver down her
spine that reverberated to her fingertips. She
peered into the room almost longingly. The first
thing that caught her eye was the crackling fire
dancing in the old, brick fireplace. The light
from the fire flickered on the walls, illuminating
and casting shadows all at once on the black and
white photographs that hung all around the room.
The pictures we...
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Huckleberry Finn Word Nigger
602 words
The movie that the class watched dealt with the
classic novel Huckleberry Finn written by Mark
Twain. Huckleberry Finn was written in the late 19
th century, but it takes place during slavery in
the southern United States. The book revolves
around the adventures of a white farm boy from
Mississippi, Huckleberry, and a run away slave
Jim, as they try to reach the North and freedom.
Written in the narrated view of the main character
Huckleberry Finn, the grammar and language of the
day is incorpor...
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Horse Dealers Daughter D H Lawrence
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In both Odour of Chrysanthemums and The Horse
Dealers Daughter by D. H. Lawrence, many
similarities are present with regards to the plot
of the stories, the characters, and the themes.
The plots are similar, because each story is about
a family who has to deal with troubles because the
man in each family who is supposed to be
supporting everyone is not doing his job, instead
he is spending his money on alcohol. The main
character in both short stories is a woman. The
themes are related because e...
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Theory States 2002 P
892 words
What made him abuse his newly wedded wife? Why did
his son become an aggressive child? There is no
way I would have expected this from such a
considerate and loving person. Everything in their
relationship seemed to be thriving. It may be
possible that we never know someone until they are
pushed to the point in which he or she are forced
to act in response to a situation. I witnessed
this happening and never could have predicted what
transpired. My Aunt Natalie (not her real name)
has always bee...
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Sister Sisters Life
496 words
Life is a made up of a collection of moments. Some
people say that one must learn from obstacles that
everyone struggles with. Some people say that
every challenge helps to achieve strength of
character and self-growth. The most significant
change in my life was my elder sisters battle with
cancer. Even though it was a very hurtful
experience that has drastically affected both me
and my family, it helped me know myself better as
a person, realize that I can appreciate Gods gift
of life and good ...
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Playing Time Team Shot
679 words
Running in a line, clumped unevenly together, my
team ran out of the locker room with a burst of
energy as the crowd slowly acknowledged our
arrival on to the court. I glanced around to see
who might be watching this anticipated win, and to
look for my mom's face up in the stands. I
nervously waited for the ball to complete my first
lay-up of the night, to ease my way into the game
atmosphere. My fear of getting hurt again haunted
my mind, and the fear was affecting my athletic
performance. The ...
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Back And Forth Soccer Players
1,130 words
Soccer or football (or foosball or futbol), as it
is called by the rest of the world outside the
United States is surely the most popular sport in
the world. Every four years, the world
championship of soccer, the World Cup, is watched
by literally billions all over the world, beating
out the United States professional football's
Superbowl by far. It is estimated that 1. 7
billion television viewers watched the World Cup
final between France and Brazil in July of 1998.
And it is also a genuine w...
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Mom And Dad Live A Life
1,237 words
Where are you on a typical Sunday morning at 10:
00 a. m. ? In the bed, on the lake, at the golf
course? Maybe just sitting at home? Or are you in
God's house? I was born on May 12 th 1984 and I
have been to church every Sunday since then. I go
to church because I wish to go. Church is the best
place to go. People think church is a waste of
time, but personally I believe that if it wasn't
for God some of us wouldn't still be here. Like
when Gary wrecked his truck, he could have easily
lost his l...
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Presque Isle Island Made Him Feel Deer
945 words
It was the middle of summer in a small town called
Harvey, near the city of Marquette, Michigan. The
road (driveway) to my family? s cabin was lengthy;
it took a half-hour to get to the cabin from the
road. Our camp was a small, one bedroom cabin in
the middle of the woods. A creek flowed around our
eight acres. A half mile away was a rundown cabin
that we called "Jack's house. " My dad always said
that an old man named Jack lived there. He told us
that Jack watched us at night while we were asl...
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Good Or Bad Alter Ego
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Through the character Rorschach, The Watchmen
explores the issues of nature verses nurture for
him. Moore adds that a super hero, can be a
psychological argument. A super hero is neither
born nor shaped by environment, it is the creation
of an alter ego to suppress childhood conflicting
inner issues. Rorschach dealt with issues as a
young child that rationalized in his mind to hide
behind a costume and a mask in order to live. The
first character the book introduces to the reader
to is Rorschach...
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Men And Women Amount Of Time
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Abstract The difference between male and females
was examined in five investigations in a large,
well known video store chain. Different genders
were looked at in groups of all male or all
female, single men and single women, and then
groups of mixed gender. Differences between the
two were measured in actions, words, and
attitudes. The findings were in sync with what
society generalizes so broadly as: men and women
differ in everything they do. The research was
conducted not to prove this famil...
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Night She Shot Police Officer Marion
437 words
Marion Pritchard was born in Amsterdam, Holland in
1920. Her father was a judge who treated her with
love, respect and caring. Her mother lived in
Britain. Marion would visit her mother who resided
there. Marion watched the German invasion on May
10, 1940, and as anti-Semitic laws were passed,
she told her Jewish friends to escape or to hide.
Her father was not Jewish; however, he was
disappointed that the Dutch government did not do
more to help Jewish refugees. As Hitler rose to
power she watc...
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Working With Young Kids Working With Young One
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Volunteering Many people today have never and will
never volunteer. Volunteering by definition is a
person who acts of his own free will in a
transaction. When people hear the word volunteer
they ask, "Am I going to get paid?" Volunteering
is something you do not for the money, but for
self-satisfaction that you helped someone else.
Any time someone helps another without being asked
they are volunteering. Many people volunteer but
inside they really wish they were out fishing or
shopping, but I ...
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Police Force Blonde Hair
901 words
Panopticon: The Ideal Social Order Chris Carlson
English 1 - 53 The Panopticon is a marvelous
machine which, whatever use one may wish to put it
to, produces homogenous effects of power.
Panopticism is a style of controlling the
individual and making him conform to the system.
That system could refer to the police or the world
as a whole. There is never a definite top
position, therefore, everyone feels as if they are
being monitored by someone else. It is for this
reason that this disciplinary ...
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Local Access Channel Access Channel Show
554 words
I over heard a conversation last night in a
lounge, between two teenage girls, that really
disturbed me. The two were complaining about the
unsettling nature of a program they saw on the
local public access channel. I was intrigued by
the nature of their conversation. It seems that
both of the girls felt as though the show was too
graphic in nature and gave too much freedom to the
producers of that show. How can that be? The idea
of too much freedom implies that some of their
freedom should be t...
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Father Couldn T
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The rain beat down on that cold October morning as
my feet scurried toward the courthouse. The smell
of hotdogs, onions, Tabasco Sauce, and pollution
filled the air. The town looked to be in a panic
as people were running around aimlessly trying to
get to their respective places of employment on
time. I, on the other hand, was in no hurry. I
dreaded the day ahead of me. Today was the
sentencing of my father who had pled guilty to six
counts of sexual battery a month prior. He
originally had six ...
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Shakespeare King Lear
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Good King, that must approve the common saw, Thou
out of heavens benediction com? st To the warm sun
Approach, thou beacon to this under globe, That by
thy comfortable beams I may Peruse this letter.
Nothing almost sees miracles But misery. I know?
tis from Cordelia Who hath most fortunately been
informed Of my obscured course, and shall find
time >From this enormous state, seeking to give
Losses their remedies. All weary and o? er
watched, Take vantage heavy eyes, not to behold
This shameful lo...
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