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    No Country for Old Men Synopsis (pg. 159 - 198) Sheriff Bell believes that young people have a difficult time growing up because they are not expected to grow up. He cites as an example the statistics of children being reared by grandparents‚ and he wonders who will raise these children’s children because they will not have grandparents willing to rear them. Loretta has taken responsibility for feeding the prisoners‚ engendering a love that causes them to return even after their release.

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    No Country for Old Men Characters Sheriff Ed Tom Bell‚ the main protagonist‚ a laconic World War II veteran who oversees the investigation and the trail of the murders even as he struggles to face the sheer enormity of the crimes he is attempting to solve. His reminiscences serve as part of the book’s narration. Anton Chigurh‚ the main antagonist‚ a sociopathic hitman. He is in his 30s‚ and has eyes as "blue as lapis ... Like wet stones." A man of dark and vaguely exotic complexion. Llewelyn

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    Gathering Evidence Amber Zamora ENG101 September 21‚ 2013 Melissa Ortiz Week 2: Assignment 2 – Gathering Evidence and Evaluating Resources Example of evaluating a source: Subject 1: Gun control attitudes in the United States. Source: Celinska‚ K. (2007). Individualism and collectivism in america: The case of gun ownership and attitudes toward gun control. Sociological Perspectives‚ 50(2)‚ 229-247. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/213988090

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    John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men is a classic novella with an important theme that takes charge in the story as well as the characters in the book. This theme would be the theme of friendship. Friendship plays a huge role in the story by killing with the motive of mercy. This concept affects the main characters in the novella and the minor or supporting characters. Two major examples of mercy killings that occur in the novella are when Carlson kills Candy’s dog‚ and when George takes the responsibility

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    the reader’s life. At each of these readings‚ the enduring work presumably yields extended interpretations and expanded meanings. Certainly‚ The Old Man and the Sea fits that description. The novella invites‚ even demands‚ reading on multiple levels. For example‚ readers can receive the novella as an engaging and realistic story of Santiago‚ the old man; Manolin‚ the young man who loves him; and Santiago’s last and greatest battle with a giant marlin. Indeed‚ Hemingway himself insisted that the

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    The Theme of Emptiness in "The Hollow Men" "The Hollow Men‚" a poem written by T.S. Eliot shows the narrators disgust and his faithless attitude toward all mankind. He refers to the human race as being "hollow‚" (1) and having a "headpiece filled with straw‚" (4) which creates the feeling and theme of emptiness. Eliot also uses allusions‚ symbols‚ and repetition as powerful‚ and depressing poetic devices to make mankind seem hollow. The theme of emptiness is clearly visible throughout the

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    Mice and Men" is a skillful novel‚ which deals with the theme of `outsiders’‚ that is‚ individuals who do not fit into the mainstream of society. The novel portrays this idea of loneliness throughout John Steinbeck’s stimulating and exciting novel. There are several clearly identified themes running through the novel. The loyalty and friendship which exists between two men‚ George and Lennie‚ and the hostile environment of America during the American Depression. But‚ the main two themes of `Of Mice

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    OF Mice and Men - Theme of Loneliness Controlled Assessment - Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men’ is written by John Steinbeck. The novel is set in the 1930s during the great depression in California‚ America. Loneliness is the consistent theme running through the novel‚ relating as it does to the other themes namely: broken dreams and prejudice. Steinbeck illustrates through Curley’s wife‚ Candy‚ and Crooks‚ three main characters of the novel the great negative effect of loneliness

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    John Steinbeck’s bestselling novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ was a compelling read. It always kept you wondering what was going to happen next. The main protagonists‚ George and Lennie‚ are going from job to job‚ trying to make ends meet. Lennie‚ a large man with the brain capacity that of a five year old‚ who is very strong and loves anything soft‚ with his caretaker/friend George. George is a smaller man who is always getting Lennie out of trouble and is trying to earn money during a hard time. Steinbeck

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    Requirements Gathering 101 By Duncan Haughey‚ PMP Requirements gathering is an essential part of any project and project management. Understanding fully what a project will deliver is critical to its success. This may sound like common sense‚ but surprisingly it’s an area that is often given far too little attention. Many projects start with the barest headline list of requirements‚ only to find later the customers’ needs have not been properly understood. One-way to avoid this problem is

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