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    Putnam Plastics

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    quite a bit of the middle section of the factory tour because I couldn’t hear but I was especially fond of the new ecoflaps PCPM is producing. That is something I’ve never thought of before and it’s nice to know things like that are made here in Putnam County. What they do at PCPM is a pretty complex operation‚ with all of the different plastics they have to keep separate and at different temperatures it is quite a task. The variety of products that are made by PCPM must require a lot of skilled

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    Period 1 10-4-12 Bowling is a mentally challenging sport. When it comes down to the ninth and tenth frame everything has to be cleared from the mind and focus on winning the game. Often times I’m at the bowling alley practicing on my physical and mental parts of the game. Over the years since I was 7 years old‚ I have progressed and now I’m competing throughout the state. In order to be the best of the best‚ there could be some problems getting there‚ the bowling alley itself‚ and the behavior

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    Thomas Putnam plays a major role in the Salem witch hunt in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. Inheriting a handsome amount of property makes Putnam a wealthy person; however‚ it doesn’t seem to satisfy his ambition. After the town terribly rejected Putnam’s brother-in-law‚ Bayley‚ Putnam’s bitterness has increased. Finally his prodigious involvement in the relentless accusations places him in the center of the spot light‚ making him a salient character in both the play and the

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    for that. I will not black my face for any of them!" (Abigail to Parris about why she is being discharged by the Proctors) 4. "How high did she fly‚ how high?" (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 5. "I’d not call it sick; the Devil’s touch is heavier than sick. It’s death‚ y’know‚ it’s death drivin’ into them‚ forked and hoofed." (Mrs. Putnam to Parris) 6. "Thomas‚ Thomas‚ I pray you‚ leap not to witchcraft. I know that you - you least of all‚ Thomas‚ would ever wish so disastrous a charge laid upon me.

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    Bowling Speech

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    Specific Purpose: I want my audience to know how they can improve their bowling scores the next time they go out on a Friday night. Organizational Pattern: Informative Intended Audience: Comm 101 class Introduction I. Attention-Getting Device: How many of you guys think that you are the world’s worst bowler? I bet you didn’t know that the lowest game ever bowled by a man on ABC men’s league is two. Mike Kappa‚ of Racine‚ Wisconsin‚ accomplished his outrageous

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    In the opening of the play how does Miller seek to create an atmosphere of hysteria and tension? Do you find the opening effective? The Crucible is a play by Arthur Miller written in the 1950’s. It was set in the 1690’s in Massachusetts. The play is about the witch trials and how something like a group of girls in the woods could lead to about 200 people being hanged and accused of witchcraft. The people of Salem were new to Massachusetts as they were puritans who went off to America to set up

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    Bowling for Columbine

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    Bowling for Columbine Text Analysis ‘Bowling for Columbine’ juxtaposes the innocent pastime of bowling and the violence associated with Columbine. On April 20th 1999‚ the morning of the Columbine High School massacre Eric Harris and Dylan Kleebold went bowling. Mike Moore interviews two girls from Eric and Daniel’s bowling class. They stated that the boys were not very social and “they were chucking the ball down there‚ not really caring how they bowled”. Moore questions “Why wasn’t bowling

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    lives. In the long run‚ conformity restricts both individualistic desires and values. This restriction is displayed through the literary works of Robert D. Putnam‚ Thornton Wilder‚ and Andrew Ross. In Bowling AlonePutnam places factual stress on the point that high social capital can lead to pressures of conformity within a community. In accordance with Putnam‚ Our Town‚ by Thornton Wilder is set within a town that demands routine and traditional values. The Celebration Chronicles‚ by Andrew Ross discusses

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    General Bowling for Columbine Notes SYNOPSIS: The Academy Award winning documentary film “Bowling for Columbine” by Director Michael Moore attempts to find a reason for the Columbine High School‚ Colorado shootings and leads to an investigation into gun laws and gun violence. Through a series of interviews‚ stunts‚ cartoons‚ commentary and media pieces‚ we are left at the end of a blunt and revealing journey wanting the answers to the various moral and ethical questions raised. Moore travels

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    Bowling for Columbine. Dir. Michael Moore. 2002. Film. Bowling for Columbine: An Analysis Rehana Hasan Emily Stull GOVT 2301 Fall 2012 Word Count: Annotation: The documentary Michael Moore has produced is addressing the notorious violence in the United States of America with regards to guns and violence. It also encompasses how the massacre in Columbine was able to be carried out while the teenaged boys involved in the incident should not have had access to guns. America has the most highest

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