This story is about an unnamed man (the narrator) who is put in a situation where he is forced to socialize with a blind man named Robert. This situation occurs because Robert is an old friend of the narrator's wife, and she arranges for him to stay at her home for a visit following the death of his wife. ... By the way the narrator acts throughout most of this story, it is hard for the reader to believe that he will ever by accepting of Robert, or even blind people as a whole. ... Even when explaining how Robert lost his wife, he has more concern and pity for the woman he married for hav...

• Word Count: 1441
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Almost every person, including Robert Crumb, in this film is on camera for one reason: Robert Crumb. ... The camera pans from right to left focusing in on various sculptures that have almost come to life from the pages of Robert Crumb's comics. ... The invasive extreme close-ups that Zwigoff uses, especially of people's faces, particularly Robert Crumb's, aim to signify what this character study represents: an extreme close-up of Robert Crumb's life. That is exactly what the goal of the film is: the gift of extreme-close ups on Robert Crumb's life. This film does no...

• Word Count: 1674
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Robert Silverberg's, "The World Inside," he presents a dystopian society in the year 2381 that hails the procreation of human life as the prominent goal of life. ... Not being able to find solace anywhere, even through night-walking, Siegmund realizes that he has no place left in the Urbmon 116 except to destroy himself. In Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness, two countries, Karhide and Oregoryn, are enemies on the planet Gethen. ... Despite the apparent differences between the two novels The World Inside and The Left Hand of Darkness, there resides fundamental concepts that influen...

• Word Count: 1252
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A very small number of structural brain abnormalities have been so far associated with Asperger's, which includes left frontal macrogyria, bilateral opercular polymicrogyria, and left temporal lobe damage. ... I came across a wonderful article about a young boy named Robert Vaughn who is a nine-year-old with Asperger's. ... "Robert is a very intelligent young boy," as his mother Laurajean explains, "But he can't do many of the things [that his peers] can do, and it's frustrating for him." Children with Asperger's often have the advanced vocabulary, like Robert, that ma...

• Word Count: 1575
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., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, Robert W., 90). The Department of Homeland Security had also formed a division to analyze intelligence gathered by the FBI, CIA, and many other police agencies and military agencies (Swanson, Charles R., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, Robert W., 90). ... Napolitano has played an important role in strengthening border security by increasing forces along the border, and increasing resources and technology to aid in the fight against terrorism (Swanson, Charles R., Territo, Leonard, Taylor, Robert W., 90). ... Salvatore DiPace, the LMSI Inspector, stated that they are work...

• Word Count: 2227
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

General Robert E. ... Therefore, General Robert E. ... In fact, Jackson had proved his worth so much that when his arm was amputated, General Lee exclaimed, "He has lost his left arm; but I have lost my right arm-. 13 As a Brigadier-General Jackson showed his bravery in battle. ...

• Word Count: 1755
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On the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg occurred the most important event in the unification of the United States. While the Confederacy seemed on the pinnacle of success on July 2nd, only 24 hours later the South was headed to inexorable defeat in absolute ruin. The battle was a more devast...

• Word Count: 2217
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According to an article written by Robert Dupont in the book Drug Abuse; Opposing Viewpoints [2], drug use in the workplace is accompanied by a host of problems: an increase in health care costs for treatment of both workers and their family members, reduced productivity, increase in theft, drug sales at work, and safety threats both on and off the job. ... Robert Half [7] wrote from his book, Robert Half On Hiring, that the negative effects of a personality test are that they are so complex, you need a specialist to interpret the results. ...

• Word Count: 2234
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The difference between a disorganized and an organized offender, and the organization or disorganization of a crime scene plays a critical role in crime assessment (Burgess, Regehr & Roberts, 2010). ... The victims are debilitated and without much warning and left with severe injuries. The attack left David Koschman unconscious after he hit the lane at the back of his head. ... He even went to the extent of changing his hair hoping that no one would recognize him, but eventually, after his name was mentioned at the crime scene, and judging on his previous criminal behavior, there was no doubt...

• Word Count: 2254
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Bob Dylan was born with the name Robert Allen Zimmerman, but in an interview he had early in his career as a musician when a reporter asked his name, he said it was Bob Dylan. ... Bob Dylan was a political influence who used his words and music to help bring about much-needed changes in society; likewise, Bob Dylans songs explained that times was changing and that people needed to adapt to these changes or be left behind; lastly, many of Dylans songs were songs of protest about civil injustices and religious constraints. ...

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Therefore, left hemisphere patients made more mistakes, but they were not slower than right hemisphere patients. ... Gerritsen (2002), there was a difference found left hemisphere and right hemisphere patients. ... Left-sided lesions are usually associated with memory deficits/dementia; but memories are stored in the inner part of the temporal lobe and, unless both the left and right lobes are damaged, memory loss after stroke is usually only temporary. ... Studies seem to show mixed results as to the hemispherical location that predominantly causes these episodes; but lesions on the left f...

• Word Count: 2434
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Indeed, it was in his pursuit of knowledge that Victor Frankenstein built the monster and started the entire tragedy; it was in his unwitting pursuit of knowledge that the creature came to terms with his own reality; and it was in his pursuit of knowledge that Robert Walton trapped his ship in ice and put the life of his crew at risk. In her novel "Frankenstein, " Mary Shelley parallels the stories of Victor Frankenstein, the creature, and Robert Walton to underscore the idea that knowledge is indeed a potentially great power, but that be extremely dangerous when one isn't in control of i...

• Word Count: 1600
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Early Monday morning, 21st of March 1960, Africans throughout the nation gathered within their towns at the request of Robert Sobukwe, the PAC leader, to protest against the pass laws. ... This is shown in an article written by a South African journalist, Lewis Nkosi, who left the country on an exit permit in 1961. ... In 1963, Nkosi wrote the following about Robert Sobukwe and Sharpeville: "... a tall distinguished-looking African prisoner, a university instructor and political leader who, at the age of 36, has a rare distinction of having scared Dr. ... He continued saying: "In March 1...

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The reader is left to interpret Edna's departure after Madame Lebrun's continued invitations to stay as a necessary escape from being dragged back into the patriarchal shadow of society. ... Edna's exploration of her sexual desires begins with Arobin, and ends with Robert. ... She explored these new desires without much thought of what social bearing her actions may have, essentially using Arobin as a surrogate to quell her desire for Robert in his absence. Upon Robert's brief return Edna is despondent to learn that Robert is unwilling to cast aside societal traditions....

• Word Count: 1499
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Although at first it was very difficult to control and properly guide the black individuals who were being trained to become soldiers, Colonel Robert Shaw was always optimistic and had faith for his regiment. ... Even though these men are unfortunately dead, they have left a great example of what America stands for, and how our people should join. ...

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The Third Way or "Middle Way" seeks to avoid the extremes of both left and right in its political philosophy, it claims that the traditional left-right ideologies have failed society and must therefore give way to a new ideology. The claim made by New Labour is that they represent this new ideology, and that the path that they follow is not between left and right; but beyond left and right. ... The classic socialist ideology of Robert Owen and Karl Marx, that had stood the Labour Party in good stead since its foundation was being re-forged and honed, the post war political scene was evolvi...

• Word Count: 2076
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Robert Colvin considers examples of different types of family treatment and a child's reaction to that specific type of treatment in Crime and Criminals. ... Those who live in poverty are left with no control, and instinctively become resentful. ... Moreover, some are left with no choice but to earn the respect of others, by instilling fear, in order to survive (34). ...

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Cock rock is a term that was coined by feminists during the early 1970s to refer to male performers such as Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey and Robert Plant, who were 'aggressive, dominating and boastful.' ... Against Frith and McRobbies' argument that rock is male because it is controlled by men and therefore expresses a male sexuality, Robert Walser (1993) has proposed a more dynamic and historical approach by claiming that rock has been actively 'made as male.' ... When ugly wimmin get left by some scrawny, spotty failed musician they blame the whole world but you coul...

• Word Count: 2281
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While some may view it to be a necessary evil, such as author Robert P. ... He writes that Truman intentionally left the terms of surrender unclear in order to delay the surrender of Japan because he wanted an excuse to use the bombs. ... Robert P. ... The most compelling argument presented was Robert P. ...

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Attorney General Robert Kennedy retorted by transporting 400 federal marshals to Ole Miss hoping that the governor would be forced to let Meredith on campus. ... Nonetheless, all through October 24 and 25, numerous ships left the line. ...

• Word Count: 2157
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In The Miracle of the Killer Bees: 12 Senators Who Changed Texas Politics by Robert Heard, the negligence of 12 Texas Senators toward their political and constitutional responsibilities is unrightfully exonerated. ... Robert Heard himself is a news writer. ... When this preconceived notion is already in the heads of Texans, little room is left for co...

• Word Count: 1711
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They had several children, one of whom, Mary who also grew up and bought a farm, and bought a slave, Robert, whom she later freed and married. Mary and Robert lived on the family farm and bore Benjamin Bannaky along with several other children. ... Banneker, along with many other African American heroes were left out of mainstream history over the years due to prejudice and the continuing belief that somehow, blacks were inferior thinkers and not capable of achieving higher education. ...

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The confederate government of the south found it self in a dilemma when they heard the news, either to start the war or allow the rebellion to collapse, they chose to start the war by attacking Fort Sumter on April 12 1861, which left Fort Sumter on a blaze of fire and collapsed. ... General Robert Lee of the confederate army surrendered his army in Virginia on April 9 1856 at Appomattox Courthouse; positively this surrender ended the war witch reunited the north and the south under one nation one more time but different and better than before, this time slavery was demolished by the Great Ema...

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In The Miracle of the Killer Bees: 12 Senators Who Changed Texas Politics by Robert Heard, the negligence of 12 Texas Senators toward their political and constitutional responsibilities is unrightfully exonerated. ... Robert Heard himself is a news writer. ... When this preconceived notion is already in the heads of Texans, little room is left for co...

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The reason for this is because these mosquitoes that transmit this disease enjoy the landscape left over after forests are cleared (Chimes, 1). ... Don Roberts, a researcher from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, researched about the number of huts sprayed with DDT on the inside in developing countries. ... Don Roberts researched and found an alternative pesticide does not work as effectively as DDT. ...

• Word Count: 1742
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