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Plot Summary for a Clockwork Orange
Directed by Stanley Kubrick 1971 Plot Summary for A Clockwork Orange (1971) In a futuristic Britain, a gang of teenagers go on the rampage every night, beating and raping helpless victims. After one of the boys quells an uprising in the gang, they knock him out and leave him for the police to find. He agrees to try "aversion therapy" to shorten his jail sentence. When he is eventually let out, he hates violence, but
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Fallacy Summary and Application Paper
Have you ever been in a room or a conversation with someone and they made a fallacy statement? A fallacy is a false notion or a statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference. There many types of logical fallacies. To name a few there are Attacking the Person, Appeal to Ignorance, and Appeal to Authority. There are three logical fallacies that I will discuss. Which are Black and White or Slippery
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Detailed Tom Sawyer Summary
Tom Sawyer is a mischievous boy who starts out the story by skipping school to swim. Tom almost gets away with it, but his half-brother, Sid, points out that the collar of his shirt is sewn in a different color. On Saturday, Tom is given the chore of whitewashing a long fence, 2 coats. Tome tells other boys passing by that it is fun. They become jealous of his job and “pay” him in various
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Our Barbies, Ourselves Summary
Our Barbies, Ourselves Summary In an article in Interview Magazine, Emily Prager discuses her opinions of Mattel's toy doll Barbie being designed by Jack Ryan, husband to Zsa Zsa Gabor, and designer of military missiles. The concept that a doll for young girls was designed by such a person greatly shocked Prager." Suddenly a lot of things made sense to me" says Prager. The element that Ryan designed Barbie may explain some of the
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The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring begins in the Shire with Frodo Baggins and his three companions (Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck, and Peregrin Took) traveling to his knew house at the edge of the Shire while being pursued by black riders, the Ringwraiths that serve Sauron. He then travels through the Old Forest where they come upon an odd man named Tom Bombadil. After leaving the Old Forest they cross
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Summary of Pirates of the Caribbean
This story is about a boy named Jim Hawkins who lives at an inn that his mother and father run and watch over. So one normal day, a pirate looking man walked into the door for somewhere to stay in for a couple of nights. This pirate looking man was called the captain {Bill}, because he never told the Hawkins family what his real name was. So every day the inn family would provide him
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Executive Summary – Operation Optimize
Purpose and Scope The purpose of this document is to present the facts and issues surrounding the initiative “Operation Optimize”. The scope includes personal observations and conversations held with various department heads and the resulting inferences made. This executive summary will recap the situation; formulate conclusions, and present recommendations for actions to be taken to remedy the obstacles that are evident. Summary of the Situation Project “Operation Optimize” has effectively stalled. Our research shows that
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Public Relations Summary
Public Relations Summary A company needs to be sure to make a plan to be proactive in anything they do. Public relations is no different. Being proactive means that a company does not wait for things to happen and react, the company is prepared upfront and has a plan in place to prevent or be ready for things that come along. For example in the simulation managing a crisis using PR, Greenergy put together a
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Vegetative State Article Summary
Woman in vegetative state plays tennis in her head A 23 year old, British woman appeared to have brain responses to oral commands given to her. She meets all of the official criteria for the “vegetative state” classification, yet tests have proven that her brain is still responsive. The woman had been completely unresponsive since she was injured in a car accident Her brain waves were tested by “functional magnetic imaging”, or an fMRI. She
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Great Transformations Summary
“…basic human need to as who we are, where did we come from, how did we get here, why do we look the way we do?” The video started off by asking questions and stating facts about evolution saying that humans had just arrived on earth. Neil Shubin from Chicago University compared 4 billion years to an hour. He said the first 50 minutes was spent on microbes and single celled organisms, then animal life
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Farewell to Manzanar
The second world war was not only fought on the frontlines, there was not always an enemy with a face. Prejudice tore apart families, destroyed lives, and lead to murders and deaths. As the Jews in Germany were persecuted, the Japanese were in the United States. Many of these Japanese had lived in the United States all their lives. In Farewell to Manzanar, Jeanne W. Houston explains her experiences on an interment camp at
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To Kill a Mocking Bird Summary
To Kill a Mockingbird is narrated by, a girl named Jean Louise "Scout" Finch. Her father, Attics Finch, is a respected lawyer. Scout, her brother Jam, and their friend Dill are interested by the local rumors about a man named Boo Bradley, who lives in their neighborhood but never leaves his house. The children are curious to know more about Boo; the children begin moving closer to the Radley house, which is said to be
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Objective Summary (the End of Education by Postman)
Objective Summary Postman encourages people to grow and change because of something they have learned so that their life is more diversified. However, there must be a reason and a means for such change. A reason is not always something that is kept in mind. It is usually abstract and hard to identify. It deals with systematic thought, yet it is completely different than motivation. Reason is the power of acquiring intellectual knowledge and dispassionate
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A Summary of Gene Therapy
A SUMMARY OF “GENE THERAPY” Many diseases seen today are the result of a defective gene in the DNA of the patient and can not be cured using the traditional methods such as antibiotics and antiviral medication. The victims are now looking to gene therapy as a potential cure for their problems. Bob Williamson introduces us the concept, procedures, and problems associated with gene therapy in his article, “Gene Therapy”. Along with the appearance of
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Teaching Smart People to Learn Summary
E. Article Summaries Teaching Smart People how to Learn By Chris Argyris The author contends that most successful people are adept at solving problems, but they don’t really know how to learn. They are able to solve problems and overcome many organizational obstacles, but when it comes down to examining why there are obstacles and looking at the underneath dynamics of the problem they are unsuccessful. They lack introspection and the ability to see their
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Tyson Foods Pr Article Summary
TYSON FOODS POWERS THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER Mitchell Communications Group, Inc. (MCG), 2007 Summary Working with the public relations firm, Mitchell Communications Group, Inc., Tyson Foods “wanted to develop a more strategic overall approach to hunger relief that would engage stakeholders on a more meaningful level including: Tyson team members; community leaders and elected officials; retail and food service customers; and a larger number of organizations and individuals involved in a hunger relief nationwide.” Together,
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Gift Basket Executive Summary
Executive Summary Our mission is to provide high quality personalized gift baskets with 100% customer satisfaction. Our company will attain 100% customer satisfaction through on time delivery of the customer orders and offering high quality items at a reasonable price. We want to provide, unique, affordable, customized gift baskets for families, friends, and anyone who desires gift baskets in the United States. The Gift Basket Company is composed of a team that is dedicated to
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Arms and the Man
Play analysis “Arms and the Man” By Bernard Shaw "Arms and the Man" starts with gunfire on a dark street in a small town. The romantic and willful Raina is about to begin her true-life adventure by sheltering the handsome fugitive Bluntschli, enemy of her equally handsome fiancй Sergius The setting of the play is in war-torn Bulgaria, and focuses not only on the romance between the young people of the play, but the atrocities
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Carestar Services Systems Solution Summary
CareStar Services Systems Solution Summary CareStar Services provides medical claims documentation to a contracted client, CareStar Inc. The staff of CareStar Services consists of two workers, a visiting nurse and a medical records clerk. CareStar Services is a home based business operation owned by the nurse and the clerk is a part time employee. The documentation is collected by a visiting nurse at the homes of patients with open claims. Patients are interviewed about the
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Romans 8:1-17 as a Summary of Paul's Thoughts
Throughout passages in Paul’s letter to the Romans, there are many themes that we have seen before in his other letters to the Corinthians, Galatians, and Thessalonians. Paul’s passage in Romans 8:1-17 is a summary of all of his main thoughts that he wants every Christian to live his or her life according to. Paul uses references of the “Spirit” and the “Flesh” to communicate his ideas. “There is therefore now no condemnation for
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Equal Opportunity in United States Armed Forces: Minorities and Women
The American Military is widely viewed as a pioneer in bestowing equal opportunity for all of its uniformed members. I am going to study the Equal Opportunity in United States Armed Forces with a particular emphasis on Minorities and Women in the Military. The United States Armed Forces has the most diverse labor force in the World. There are five branches of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard.
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Gattaca (summary and Analysis)
Gattaca A Film by Andrew Niccol Summary and Analysis Summary Exactly five seconds after he came into the world, Vincent Freeman was already considered to be a looser. His first genetic test revealed high probabilities of hyperactivity, sight troubles and serious heart diseases, a life expectancy of 30 years and 2 months and quite low intellectual faculties. At that time, the artificial insemination of test tube babies selected according to their genetic potential had become
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Summary and Reading Log
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down - Summary and Reading Log Chapter 1 - Birth Chapter 1 goes through the traditional birthing methods and traditions of the Hmong people. One of the most significant traditions is burying the placenta. The placenta has to be strategically buried in a specific spot under the homes dirt floor or when the person dies its soul has to travel back to the placenta. This chapter also introduces
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Summary: The Hidden Persuaders
In The Hidden Persuaders, Rob Walker described what Word of Mouth (WOM) is, some background of a Word of Mouth company, joined companies and agentsЎ¦ beneficence after participation, and the related ethical problem. In his article, Walker stayed that Word of Mouth is a untraditional advertising strategy in which companies, instead of selling advertisement on the public medias, have all different backgroundЎ¦s people to sign up as agents. WOM got rid of the conventional marketing
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Summary of Durkheim’s Sociological Theory
Emile Durkheim is one of the major leaders in the delineation of sociology. Durkheim set out on a mission to define how sociology should be considered and how the method of sociology should be used. Although Durkheim’s writing does touch upon certain moral, political organization, and intellectual issues, overall, Durkheim sets out to provide a theoretical construction for the study of sociology. Durkheim desires to understand societal life through various social constructs. His agenda entails
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