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    The Shape of Things‚ written by Neil Labute is a romantic drama play performed by Melissa Culha‚ Taylor Church‚ Kelly Tappan‚ Emile Rappaport‚ on Saturday‚ January 21st at La A theater‚ Wright Hall. The play center around the lives of 4 college students‚ from a midwestern town Evelyn played by Melissa Culha‚ Adam played by Taylor Church‚ Jenny played by Kelly Tappan‚ and Phillip played by Emile Rappaport who become involved with each other. The play exhibits the power of what people will do for

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    positions of authority should be trusted completely and shouldn’t be challenged; however‚ even though the people in authority may be professionals and leaders in their field of expertise‚ it is still necessary to challenge what they say is true. By sometimes challenging the ideas and decisions made by the people in authority‚ it helps people become more aware of their own rights and take further action to protect them. Through challenging the ideas of authorities‚ it can also help authorities become more

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    theory: organization and adaptation (Kristinsdottir‚ 2008). Organization refers to the fact that all cognitive structures are related and any new information must be fit in to an existing system (Kristinsdottir‚ 2008). In contrast‚ adaptation is the way an individual tries to fit into an existing system in order to survive. Within adaptation there are two more parts: assimilation and accommodation. Assimilation is the process of understanding new knowledge based on knowledge that has been previously

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    TREVONNA POLLARD ENG10 PROFESSOR DiSALVO 09/12/2011 ATTENTION GRABBERS In today’s society every individual tries their best to grasp the attention of others by switching or twisting the words of others in just a wink of an eye. According to Brian Morton: “They are shiny from their makeover‚ they are fabulous and gorgeous‚ and they want us to know that we can have it all” (2). The author’s idea coincides with my thesis. I believe that people broadcast information that is soothing to the ears

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    Criminal Justice Authority Evaluation Lori Bell CJA/550 October 31‚ 2011 Brenda Ward Civilian oversight of law enforcement is a vital element of the democratic society. Effective civilian oversight of police is crucial to guarantee that the police use its power of authority in a way that exhibits respect for the law and individual rights and freedoms. The committee’s responsibility is to maintain a balance between police independence and to complete investigations and maintain order without

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    Existence of authority in many different forms is primarily vital for group of people to maintain each other’s safeties as well as rights. On the other hand‚ inborn greed which everyone sometimes leads people in positions or authority to make mistakes as well as misconception. Thus it is important to question the idea and decisions of people in positions or authority. Galileo Galilei‚ Italian scientist‚ illustrates this on history. During his time in Italy authority of Catholicism‚ Vatican‚ not

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    Explore Macbeth’s downfall. How do Macbeth’s relationships with two other characters show how he changes from ‘Nobel Thane’ to ‘Dead Butcher’

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    we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed the way we write. In his discussion of chat rooms he distinguishes communication

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    This is most demonstrable in the relationship between George and Lennie. Without the other‚ neither character would be able to maintain the dream. Lennie is constantly asking George to “tell about how it’s gonna be”. The constant repetition of the way things will be is what keeps the dream alive in Lennie. However‚ George needs Lennie just as much as Lennie needs him‚ which is apparent at the end of the novel. When George kills Lennie‚ he also kills the friendship‚ which results in the death of the

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    Religion Shapes Culture and Identity After reading Julia Alvarez ’ In the Time of the Butterflies it is quite clear that religion has a drastic impact on culture and identity. Be it on the individual level as the impact of Catholicism on Patria ’s life‚ or on a national scale and its effects on the country of the Dominican Republic as a whole. During the 1950 ’s in the Dominican Republic the Roman Catholic Church was very much removed from politics. Until the dictator Trujillo came to power and a

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