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Breakfast Club Character Evaluations
<view this essay>.... in America, we are all raised to excel at whatever we do, whether it be at grades, wrestling, or being popular. Since “they judged themselves by what they do and achieve, their self-identities depend upon their achievements,” (Kimball and Leidich page three). This leads to competitiveness, envy, jealously, and greed. Bender was jealous of Claire social status and of her leading “a better life” and to react to that he yelled at her and over-exaggerated the truth. He judged her by material possessions (earrings) and by social standings (prom queen), and he judged himself against her and that led to him wanting what she has (earrings and virginity). First h .....
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Castro
<view this essay>.... Page) many of his friends and associated pushed him to become a member of the orthodox party of Cuba where be became the leader and was about to go up against Batista in a federal election but the election was called of by Fulgencia Batista. tried many times to take legal action against Batista but failed. This led him to use violence. On July 26, 1953 he led an attack on Moncada army barracks which failed. was charged and sentenced to fifteen years in prison. While being arrested Fidel uttered the line "condom me it does not matter history will resolve me". He was released after 2 years due to the citizens support. (Biography n. Page)
In October of 19 .....
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Barney The Hitler Of My Genera
<view this essay>.... TV shows such as Dinosaurs, Sheryl Leach, a Texas school teacher frustrated by the lack of "quality interactive and educational entertainment," created a fat purple dinosaur named Barney, and a dragon sidekick named Baby Bop for her two years old son(Tolentino 2). Thus, the Barney phenomenon was born. Conceived as a show that would help little children celebrate childhood and understand the complex business of growing up in a world where sixth graders carry guns to school, Barney & Friends has achieved a cult-like following among toddlers who swear upon their mother's graves that he is God himself. Barney has become a marketing win-fall. With an international f .....
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Divorce
<view this essay>.... of their property. They then appear in court in front of a Judge who listens to their arguments by which they want to end their marriage, and then decides weather or not to grant them a . In the past, the judge order the man to pay considerable alimony, give up some of their property, and take on most of the responsibility of supporting their children. There were two main reasons for this, first, majority of d women did not have a job and needed money to help support the children. Secondly, because the man was the "guilty" spouse and the guilty spouse could not receive alimony. Today Judges realize that woman have qualifications for well paying jobs an .....
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Becoming A Computer Specialist
<view this essay>.... According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook "low rates are around nine dollars and eighty-six cents and the best at about thirty-five dollars making the average close to eighteen dollars and forty-four cents "(107). On a yearly term, a computer specialist can make around sixty thousand a year on an average salary. More and more people are becoming computer specialist due to the high rate of both employment and salary.
According to the Department of Industry Relations (DIR)"[t]his career calls for patience, persistence, and the ability to work accurately under extreme pressure" (DIR 3). Most computer specialist work with on computer most of the time. Most .....
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Social Order Versus Personal F
<view this essay>.... New York and its inhabitants seems rigid. The people are bent on their customs and beliefs. From the promptness of the Beaufort Ball, the inflexibility of decorum (including dress, meals, and room presentation), and all relationships, personal or business. The severity of the conformity makes the presence of radicals such as Ellen, Mrs. Mingott, and even Newland, fodder for subversive scandal and gossip.
But these radicals are merely people who are unyielding to the harness of the rich. They have attempted to achieve their own satisfaction, however unsavory to the rest of the order. Ellen and Newland’s personal feelings for each other are passionate, b .....
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How To Detail Your Car
<view this essay>.... interior, after that is the detailed cleaning that makes or breaks the cars appearance. First you must pick a perfect day to detail your car, the weather must be fair the sun should be blocked by the occasional cloud or two and for your comfort it should be mildly warm out. Pull the car up to a shaded area close to a long garden with water pressure to spare. Make sure the windows are closed, and then begin to pre-rinse the car to get any easily removed dirt off of the car, not doing this will result in scratching of the paint when washing with soap. Second you should later up a nice bucket of car wash and with a knotted hair glove thoroughly scrub every in .....
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Fashion Essay
<view this essay>.... suburban kids has become more and more evident. Main stream stores such as Dillard’s and Castner Knot’s started carrying the underground hip-hop clothes that were once only found in the larger cities. Even major labels such as Tommy Hillfigger started designing larger clothes with brighter colors. There jeans were available in relaxed fit and even baggy. Hip Hop had now become a large market for young teenagers and people in their early twenties.
I went to a private school with a very strict dress code and even there you could tell that the new urban fashion was having an effect on the way some students dressed. They would try to get baggier pants and woul .....
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