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An Analysis of Course in General Linguistics by Ferdinand De Saussure (1066 words, 2 pages)

In his Course in General Linguistics, Ferdinand de Saussure differentiates language and speech by explaining language to be social and speech to be individual. (Rivkin 76) That is, language is the means through which communication and convention are established, while speech is the way in which the individual utilizes language ... Read More

The Problem of Racial Profiling in Modern United States (2496 words, 12 pages)

In the United States, true equality has never existed. From the Declaration of Independence to modern times, the US legal system has failed at any attempt at equality. ...all men are created equal... may be what the Declaration says, but some men are more equal than others is how the ... Read More

Dealing with the Problem of Organizational Age Discrimination in the Corporate Environment (694 words, 2 pages)

Paid ListeningIn today's society radio serves as a popular source of entertainment. Online radio stations have been popping up all over the internet. A relatively new radio website, www.radiofreecash.com, now offers it's listeners money to tune in to their station. RadioFreeCash's innovative pay-to-listen strategy benefits the web industry, but it ... Read More

The World of Professional Wrestling (973 words, 5 pages)

The topic I have chosen to write about is the world ofprofessional wrestling. There are many reasons as to why this subject hasinterested me. One major reason is that I grew up watching pro-wrestlingon television. As a child, I was fascinated with the spectacle of thewrestling matches and wondered at ... Read More

Dealing with the Problem of Organizational Age Discrimination in the Corporate Environment (789 words, 3 pages)

Abstract - The professional playing field of an organization is filled with a diverse community of players. Organizational age discrimination is commonly experienced in the corporate environment. It is in consideration of this corporate game field (the game of organizational diversity) that this paper is written. As on a playing ... Read More

A Look at the Challenges of Police Pursuits in Dealing with Criminals on the Highways (1212 words, 2 pages)

Imagine being a police officer doing your daily routine job. You are in a patrol car on the highway, watching the cars and trucks drive by. You are also looking for speeders to warn them to be more careful and maybe youll ticket them. It has been a very boring ... Read More

Dealing with the Problem of Homelessness in the United States (1828 words, 3 pages)

Home has become such a scattered, damaged, various concept in our present travails. There is so much yearn forHow hard can we expect even a pair of magic shoes to work? They promise to take us home, but will they permit us to redefine the blessed word? -Salman Rushdie (HopperBaumohl ... Read More

The Extreme Championship Wrestling has been very popular in the last past year or so. It has drawn many crowds from all over the world. In last months pay-per-view it was called Guilty as Charged. One of the most popular pay-per-view of the month. It started off with some of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Music and the Rolling Stones Band (872 words, 2 pages)

Shakin', Rattlin', and Rollin'"How does it feeeeeelTo be all allooooneLike a complete unknooowwwwnnLike a rooooooolllling STONE!"- Bob DylanBrad ThomasThe music, and namely three characters, Joshua, Donna, and the ghost in Not Fade Away, are the most important elements to the book. The title alone is a song by the Grateful ... Read More

Dealing with the Rising Problem of Air Pollution and Contamination in the United States (1503 words, 2 pages)

Air Pollution, contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous, liquid, or solid wastes or by-products that can endanger human health and the health and welfare of plants and animals, or can attack materials, reduce visibility, or produce undesirable odors. Among air pollutants emitted by natural sources, only the radioactive gas radon ... Read More

Normal Feelings and Behaviors of Adolescents during Three Stages (553 words, 5 pages)

Normal Adolescent Developmentfrom American Academy of Child Adolescent PsychologyEach teenager is an individual with a unique personality and special interests, likes and dislikes. In general, however, there is a series of developmental tasks that everyone faces during the adolescent years.A teenager's development can be divided into three stages -- early, ... Read More

The Makah Indian Whaling: Indigenous Right or Environmental Injustice (1820 words, 6 pages)

Abstract For hundreds of centuries, the Makah Indians have revolved their culture and traditions around whaling. It has been part of their tradition as long as the tribe has ever existed. In the early part of this century the Makah voluntarily abandoned the whale hunt in recognition of the precarious ... Read More

An Argument Telling that Reproduction and Translation of Bible Scriptures Must Be taken Seriously (1229 words, 3 pages)

Most Christians have not thought seriously about how Biblical writings were preserved. They can easily secure copies of the Bible and suppose that it has always been so. Like all other blessings, however, this one should not be taken for granted. Men have died so that the Bible might be ... Read More

The Vitality of Storytelling in Human Life as Depicted in Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbsons (933 words, 2 pages)

One of the primary themes of Kaye Gibbons novel Ellen Foster is the vitality of storytelling in the human life. The fact that narrative is the only art that exists in all cultures (Morton, 2) indicates that storytelling is instinctive in all humans. Nothing passes but the mind grabs is ... Read More

A Personal Story About Dealing with Death in a Young Age (511 words, 2 pages)

Lessons LearnedOrdinarily death would not have touched my life with such emphasis however,when one of my parents passed away, the effect hit me hard. I learned several thingsabout life and death . Having to cope with my fathers death at age twelve, left meembarrassed, resentful, and envious. I never knew ... Read More

Gambling Should Be Legalized in Florida (1008 words, 2 pages)

Have you ever wagered on a game? If so you were gambling and should have been fined. Gambling should be legalized in the state of Florida. The lawmakers, who have decided that it is evil for you and me to gamble, have justified it as a means to scam billions ... Read More

The Issue of Sports Gambling (740 words, 2 pages)

The NCAA prohibits the part icipation of legal or illegal sports gambling because of its ability to damage the integrity of sports contests and jeopardize the welfare of the student-athlete as well as his or her athletic community. The NCAA has had specific legislation prohibiting athletic department staff members, conference ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Self Fulfilling Prophecy in the Judge’s Wife by Isabel Allende (842 words, 5 pages)

Self Fulfilling ProphecyIn the story, The Judges Wife, by Isabel AllendeNicholas Vidal, the son of Juana, the Forlorn, came in tothe world regardless of the countless tries of violentabortions. Vidal was born with four nipples therefore, themid-wife predicted that Vidal would lose his head over awoman. This same prediction was ... Read More

The Theme of Ruling in Aristotle’s The Politics and Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Coriolanus (2016 words, 3 pages)

The Wise Ruling the Unwise Seeking the Consent of the MassesThe most difficult thing for a regime to achieve is that of acquiring the best ruler, with the consent of the ruled. Aristotle acknowledges this in his works The Politics, and Caius Marcius Coriolanus faces this difficult task in the ... Read More

A Review of MacKinon and Dworkin’s Proposals About Dealing with Pornography (4765 words, 15 pages)

Suppose one accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's suggested statutory definition of pornography. How does one who generally accepts MacKinnon and Dworkin's views on the pervasively harmful effect of pornography, and who accepts a need for legal redress of the harms perpetrated by pornography, deal with pornographic material? The ordinance proposed by ... Read More

The Importance of Racial Profiling in Curbing Crime (3704 words, 14 pages)

The interviews excerpted here show that racially biased pretextual traffic stops have astrong and immediate impact on the individual African-American drivers involved. Thesestops are not the minor inconveniences they might seem to those who are not subjected tothem. Rather, they are experiences that can wound the soul and cause psychological ... Read More

Imagine this you write a novel, and it is banned. All that hard work down the drain. To J.D. Salinger and S.E. Hinton this is not a figment of their imagination. This IS reality. Salingers Catcher in The Rye and Hintons The Outsiders have been banned in many school districts ... Read More

A Review of David Guterson’s “Snow Falling on Cedars” (879 words, 2 pages)

Japan in San Piedro It is plain that, if the right belongs to any, it belongs to all.David Guterson, author of Snow Falling on Cedars, introduces San Piedro as an isolated place which no one who lives there can afford make enemies. But couple years after WW II, a fisherman ... Read More

Dealing with the Ballooning Juvenile Crime in the United States (1766 words, 2 pages)

Crime Prevention in America Juvenile crime in the United States is ballooning out of control along with adult crimes, and politicians and law enforcement officials dont seem to be able to do anything about it. Despite tougher sentencing laws, longer probation terms, and all other efforts of lawmakers, the crime ... Read More

An Analyses of the Theory That Serious Crime Can Be Reduce by Controlling Minor Disorders (1816 words, 3 pages)

In the past decade, many police departments have adopted a new theory that says serious crime can be reduced by controlling minor disorders and fixing up obvious signs of decay or litter. The theory is called broken windows, after a 1982 Atlantic Monthly magazine article by James Q. Wilson and ... Read More

The Accusations Made Against J.D. Salinger’s Novel “The Catcher in the Rye” (485 words, 2 pages)

J.D. Salingers novel The Catcher in the Rye has been accused of excess vulgarity andbanned from highschool classrooms, however close examination reveals it is merely theexpression of a disturbed adolescent and therefore appropriate. Salingers backgroundand adolescence can be examined and compared to that of Holden Caulfield, the hero inCatcher in ... Read More

The Chilling Details of the Notorious Killer Jack the Ripper from London (687 words, 3 pages)

Mystery KillerIt all started in the East End of London in 1888, from August 7 till November 10. All killings occurred within one mile area and involved the districts of Whitechapel,Spitalfields, Aldgate, and the city of London proper. The man I am referring to is noother then the notorious Jack ... Read More

The Different Ways of Handling Drug Abuse (1133 words, 2 pages)

How to handle drug abuse!There are many different ways to deal with drugs drug abuse, and there are wrong ways right ones! It depends on how you look at it handle it!Many young people experiment with drugs. This is a fact of life. There is no getting away from it ... Read More

An Analysis of Personal Selling Situation (603 words, 3 pages)

Personal Selling SituationI will be selling my knowledge of event planing and promotions, to advertisers and marketers that may have interests in reaching and surveying specific target audiences. My ability as an event planner and concert promoter has allowed me to provide advertisers various effective ways of courting and testing ... Read More

Struggles into Adulthood in the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger (1302 words, 3 pages)

"If a body catches a body"Holden Caulfield's monologue in The Catcher in the Rye is an examination of oneboy's struggle of entering into adulthood. He is a classic screw up with no goals, just as Stradlater, his roommate at Percey, states "you don't do one damn thing the way you're ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013