Summary of Reading – Chapter #2 Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs‚" because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on‚ she exposes myths‚ noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug ’kingpins’ or big-time drug dealers‚" and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs"
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1 Summary of the book This book is about the unique mistakes women make at work‚ the coaching suggestions the writer provides to help them take charge of their careers‚ and the ways in which women hold themselves back from achieving their full potential. The mistakes described in each chapter are real‚ as are the accompanying examples. The coaching tips at the end of each section are identical to the ones the writer provides to women around the world (he’s namely a coach‚ trainer‚ human resource
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Chapter 1 – East and West In Chapter 1‚ the author assesses the unique and eternal achievements of 5th century BCE Athenian culture. She introduces several basic dichotomies that define her understanding of the writers and events of the period in the later chapters. One of the basic themes of the book is that the thought and the art of classical Athens is full of meaning for people of later generations. It is the full of meaning for nations‚ cultures and societies beset by broad-scale and profound
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Summary: Chapters 1-13 - The narrator and protagonist Offred lives in the Republic of Gilead‚ a totalitarian government who controls everything - There is a flashback to Offred’s past which outlines her conditions as a handmaid - Narrator‚ named Offred describes how women lived in the time - Forbidden to talk to each other - Learned to read each other’s lips - Laps around the former football field - Armed guards called Angel’s patrol the outside - Scene changes from the past to the present - “Nicer”
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This book looks closely at character development and how linguistics and dialogue further the development of the characters in a variety of television shows. The book specifically looks at Gilmore Girls in Part One‚ “Fictional Television: Dialogue and Drama‚” and in the chapter “The Genre of Dramedy and its Audience.” In this chapter‚ Bednarek looks at the relationship between dialogue and genre‚ specifically the intertextual references and dramedy of Gilmore Girls. In analyzing the dialogue‚ Bednarek
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“There’s No Place like Home” is a collection of essays by various authors compiled by Anna Lou Dehavenon for the purpose of educating the general public on homelessness. It is written at an advanced level from an anthropological stance which‚ at times‚ is difficult to comprehend. However‚ this novel is thought provoking and intellectually compelling. In each chapter‚ the author evaluates the roots of homelessness‚ crimes committed by the displaced and by the government‚ efforts to ameliorate homelessness
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Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Josephine Alibrandi is beginning a new school year as the vice-captain of St Martha’s school in Sydney. She promises to be good but already gets in trouble on the first day. Josie introduces herself to the reader as an Italian living in Australia. She lives with her mother‚ who had her before she was married‚ doesn’t know her father‚ and has a close relationship with both her mother and nonna (grandmother). When Josie arrives
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How earth is like spaceships Introduction Earth is very similar to a space ship because both are self-contained system with all the necessities to support lifelike a spaceship planet Earth moves through space‚ revolving around the sun at a speed of 108‚000 km/hr planet earth is isolated. A spaceship has a unique life support system providing air‚ water‚ food‚ shelter and companionship. Earth also has its own life support system which includes the atmosphere‚ hydrosphere‚ lithosphere and biosphere
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Colfer - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com The full study guide is available for download at: http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ 1 TheBestNotes.com. Copyright © 2006‚ All Rights Reserved. No further distribution without written consent. PinkMonkey® Literature Notes on . . . http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ Sample MonkeyNotes Note: this sample contains only excerpts and does not represent the full contents of the booknote. This will give you an idea of the format and content. Artemis Fowl by
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CHAPTER 2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES AND STUDIES FOREIGN LITERATURE Chapter Overview This chapter discusses the literature relating to Effects of Internet use and Internet Addiction (IA). The first section introduces the background of the Internet and identifies the prevalence of IA. The second section discusses the definitions of addiction and their relevance to IA. Background of the Internet The
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