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    The chapter of Panopticism is based on the society based system of discipline and punishment. It was stated by Foucault that the idea first derived from the a plagued town and later influenced Bentham. Panopticism is a system of observation and and laws or regulations that maintain order within a designated area. The action of punishment is issued to those who break the rules. It uses a variety of staff to monitor multiple subjects within the enclosed area. The staff also sometimes provide various

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    wearing spectacles. Also he has asthma and we believed that he maybe is an orphan and he is not well educated. 4. What created the ‘scar’ on the island? The falling plane created it. 5. Describe Ralph. (P.15) Ralph is good-looking‚ fit and well-built. He doesn’t care about other kids. He is carefree‚ inconsiderate and fun-loving. 6. How does Ralph react when Piggy tells him that people call him ‘Piggy’? Ralph shrieked with laughter. He jumped up. He danced out into the hot air of the beach and

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    Woo: The Joy Luck Club In this chapter we are introduced to the Joy Luck Club which originated all the way back in China when Jing-Mei Woo ’s mother Suyuan was in the city of Kweilin. At the Joy Luck Club a group of old Chinese women sit around and eat and after that they sit down in a table to play a friendly game of Mah-Jong. At the Joy Luck Club there are 4 major members‚ Lindo Jong‚ Ying-ying St. Clair‚ An-Mei Hsu‚ and Suyuan Woo. In the beginning of the chapter we learn that Suyuan has died and

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    Christine Herrington Dr. Fitzwilliam English 110.003 September 5th‚ 2014 Summary of “How Socialists Built America” In the article‚ “How Socialists Built America‚” author John Nichols starts with saying that America was founded as a capitalist country and that socialism is a dangerous and foreign idea; even though we believe in the concept of free trade. Radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh often says that taxing the wealthy in order to provide healthcare for children and the unemployed

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    Chapter Summary I. The State and the Nation For an entity to be considered a state‚ four fundamental conditions must be met (although these legal criteria are not absolute): A state must have a territorial base. A stable population must reside within its borders‚. There should be a government to which this population owes allegiance. A state has to be recognized diplomatically by other states. A nation is a group of people who share a set of characteristics. At the core of the concept of a nation

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    It was a hot bright day to start the ranch parties in Los Sauces‚ Nayarit‚ Mexico. Exhausted Romeo woke up to the loud beeping sound of his alarm. He effortlessly got dressed to start his day with a plate of scrambled eggs‚ beans‚ and tortillas. He was excited for the start of the parties of his ranch and hoped to dance the night away with a beautiful girl. As the day went by‚ it was time for romeo to get ready. He said goodbye to his parents as he went for some friends to go to the party.

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    Selective spraying can achieve a long term control of tree growth based on fact that the shrubs are highly resistant to the invasion by trees Advantages of selective spraying : The natural beauty is preserved. The effect of a single spraying can last longer. It reduces potential harm to wildlife. The plants sprayed with “2‚ 4-D” (a herbicide) are dangerous for cattle because the cattle will suffer from the lack of oxygen Roses grow better with marigolds than growing alone because an excretion

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    ARCHITECTURAL BUILT FORM AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE: AN EVALUATION OF PUBLIC WALL IN ITS COMMUNICATIVE ROLE A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES OF MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY BY TUĞBA GÜÇLÜ IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE IN ARCHITECTURE DECEMBER 2006 i Approval of the Graduate School of Applied and Natural Sciences Prof. Dr. Canan Özgen Director I certify that this thesis

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    The Last Colonial Massacre by Greg Grandin is about the Panzós massacre of the Q’eqchi Mayans in 1978. This was unfortunately a violent precursor the Scorched-Earth campaign of the 80’s that would kill many more Q’eqchi. This book‚ while examining an individual event on a personalized level through the life of Adelina Caal‚ a focus of the last chapter‚ this book shows the effects of Neoliberalism‚ the US’s involvement in Latin America in the Cold War‚ and ethnic tension stemming from cultural differences

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    Writer‚ Richard Louv in‚ “Last Child in the Woods” states that people today do not respect or really even acknowledge nature. Louv’s purpose is to tell people what their kids are missing out on‚ and to persuade them to stop worrying about entertaining their kids‚ or themselves‚ with a screen. He uses a concerned tone in order to optimize his chances of the reader changing their mind or thinking about the way they lived and the way their kids line now. People nowadays are concerned with technology

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