The fact that Salem was a Puritan community did not help matters either. ... Anyone who was not in good standing with the church was not even allowed in the community (Carey 42). ... At the first of the drama Proctor is not conccerned with the witch madness or anything to do with the community. One can see Proctor's lack of interest in the community when Thomas putnam states: I never heard you worried so on this society, Mr. ... McCarthy was ruthless in his investigations; anyone who opposed his hearings or even criticized them was quickly defending himself on the charges that he was a co...

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Naturally America placed their assumptions on gays because of what they were hearing from health officials. ... Many times gay couples will get some heat from community members for trying to start in a family for many reasons. ... However, if communities would be less provincial, they wouldn't have to worry about children being tortured. ... Communities ought to support gay organizations and other homosexual groups. ... Schools should promote tolerance so those tomorrows leaders can help open up some new doors for the homosexual community. ...

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The cause for discrimination is the community's little understanding of other cultures. ... " This Culture Class explored the history and customs of the variety of ethnic groups in the community. ... In my father's experience, he said that there were no such classes when he was growing up, neither in school nor the community. ... We are the children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the ones who wanted a better life, the driven ones, [and] the ones who woke up at night hearing that voice telling them that life in that place called America could be better. ... Do w...

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Rodriguez grew up with hearing "black-and-white conversation" for a majority of his life; Americans did not speak of other races. ... You can't help hearing it" (91). ... Border states such as California, New York, Florida and Texas have such large ethnic communities and the mixed culture will inevitably reach the whole country. ...

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The Federal Trade Commission recently held hearings on whether the entertainment industry, including record labels, should be held accountable for allegedly marketing violent material to children. ... Marshall Mathers, known better as Eminem, is a rapper who uses lyrics that are homophobic are a direct attack to the gay community. ... In 1996, rap violence hit the hip-hop community in its own backyard. ... He said Pepsi was hypocritical and had disrespected and underestimated the hip-hop community. ...

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It's all about titles and not hurting someone's feelings! I can remember a time when having a job of a housewife was a noble thing. I think I am dating myself a little but a wife and mother staying home to take care of the house and the kids was not just common it was also expected and respected...

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With their political clout, they will expect the government, corporate America, the research community and the health care sector to meet their growing needs. ... As people grow older, eyesight and hearing are usually the two senses that will deteriorate before the body gives way. ... Retirement communities will be growing tremendously, for those who are physically and mentally in...

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Although some safety measures were taken at other schools the people of America had no idea that it would happen all over the nation, affecting more than just the small community of Moses Lake Washington. Since the shooting many counseling programs have been installed at the schools in the area and in the community. ... During my freshmen year I remember getting on the school bus to go home and hearing the news about Springfield. ...

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James Madison wrote in Federalist Papers #10, "By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." ... Senator Sedgwick, majority whip in the Senate, after hearing of the XYZ Affair, said, "It will afford a glorious opportunity to destroy faction. ...

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What is war? Is it a battle? Is it struggle? What is war defined as? Well, for a debater it may be outsmarting the opposition with words. For an environmentalist it may be saving that last tree. For a traffic control officer it may be his constant battle with the traffic. However war is generally de...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form coherent narratives and uncover linked sequences and patterns in past events. Most histories are concerned with causality, that is, why certain outcomes happened as they did, and how they are linked to earlier events. 1 Origins of Historical Writing In preliterate societies, the acc...

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