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    How is gender represented in the sequence from Hustle? Refer to camerawork‚ editing and mise-en-scene. The sequence from Hustle has the storyline of two con artists which have a plan of tricking the sales man for money. The clip begins with the lady entering the shop and the sales man being instantly attracted to go and help her after assisting a poor old lady. After she agrees on buying the dress she says that she has lost her ring which her boyfriend custom made for her. She tells the sales man

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    West Wing: Compromise and Political Idealism In the acclaimed 2000s TV show “The West Wing‚” which fictionalizes the daily battles of American politics‚ senior staff members in the White House scatter from issue to issue‚ disaster to victory‚ and most often‚ from meeting to meeting‚ where the staff negotiates and renegotiates their political strategy. Trumpeting idealist and liberal American values‚ “The West Wing‚” written by Aaron Sorkin‚ also underscored the necessity of compromise‚ with White

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    war due to conflicts regarding slavery and territories. Henry Clay (the Secretary of State at that time) tried to end the war by introducing a series of bills called The Compromise of 1850. The Compromise had five laws that were put in place to help the Northern Free States and the Southern Slave States come to a natural balance. In September 9‚ 1850‚ the government passed three of the laws from the Compromise of 1850. The first three bills were regarding territory between New Mexico and Utah‚

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    The Great Dissatisfaction What do you want? Name anything; A fantastic car‚ a new fancy shoes‚ or maybe a million dollars? Well‚ we all want something. In the book “ The Great Gatsby “ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ this statement is clear; We all want something. No one is ever satisfied. From wrongful marriages‚ love‚ life‚ and most of all‚ what they already have. Several years prior to when the book took place‚ Gatsby and Daisy met and fell in love‚ but Daisy was not satisfied with Gatsby’s wealth‚ looks

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    CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives Updated May 19‚ 2005 R. Eric Petersen Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress Parliament and Congress: A Brief Comparison of the House of Commons and the House of Representatives Summary Although the United States Congress can trace its origins

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    Sizer’s book‚ Horace’s Compromise: The Dilemma of the American High School‚ is a fictional story that represents the reality of the true educational system. The main character‚ Horace Smith‚ is a highly respected English teacher at Franklin High School who is facing the dilemma of many reality educators; the affects of the very controlled‚ standardized system of high school. Horace is at the age when many teachers are near retirement; however‚ he isn’t leaving anytime soon. Sizer quotes that “He

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    The Fugitive Slave Act was one of the five acts contained in the Compromise of 1850. The highly controversial new law required the return of all runaway slaves to their masters. The recovery of runaway slaves was now under Federal Jurisdiction. Federal Marshalls were now bound by duty to return any runaway and also now had the authority to require assistance from any individual. If the assistance was not provided‚ the individual faced prosecution and fines. The law also stripped runaway slaves

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    How to write a great college essay” When gathering information for a writing assignment‚ I must first take a look at whom I’m trying to reach. Acknowledging my audience and presenting information that I feel they will understand is important for a reader to relate to good stylistic writing. When preparing to write‚ I feel it is also important to be aware of such details as choosing the right tone‚ making sure the material is easy to read and not cluttered‚ and including specific details about my

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    "NO COMPROMISE WITH THE EVIL OF SLAVERY" I believe the parts of the speech I didn ’t cut out illustrate the speech ’s thesis‚ by words he uses. For instance‚ how he contrasts the difference between God being freedom and slavery being of the devil. He makes a point that slavery is wrong under any circumstances. I mainly picked out the aggressive parts that I believed were true and right. As stated in the speech‚ "that all men are created equal"‚ is justifiable. My decision making strategies on

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    declaring its independence from Britain‚ America has developed on the foundation of compromise. Upon the drafting of the Constitution‚ the Founding Fathers were succumbed to compromise in order to incorporate the needs of the different parts of the nation. During the early eighteenth century‚ Americans achieved reconciliation of political disputes‚ predominately between the North and the South‚ through compromise. By 1860 this was no longer feasible and the nation was faced with disheartening threats

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