... pursue or afford a luxuriant one. An important theme that would run throughout the novel to show how dehumanizing and depersonalizing social relationships became in the consumer society that Chicago was transformed into, is first evident on the fact that Minnie and Hanson invited Carrie to stay at their house not out of a desire for the companionship of a close family relative, but so they can make profit from ... girl and soon afterward as a well-paid actress. Carrie then moved out from Hurstwood's rented apartment to share another one with one of her friends, while Hurstwood moved out...

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... a roof to protect the actors from the nature's elements. Another difference between the Greeks and the Romans was the orchestra; the Romans took the Greek circle and turned it into a semicircle to cut down on excess space and create more room for the audiences. One of the best-preserved Roman stages can be found in Sabrata, Libya (see figure 2) . Note the semicircle orchestra, the large stage area and the permanent stage house at the back, which ... the proscenium are elaborately articulated with architectural details and statues, made of wood and plaster. A central arched opening domin...

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... as a bond salesman " I decided to go east and learn the bond business. Everyone I knew was in the bond business- (p. 7). However, Nick is only person pursuing a better and larger life who doesn't get caught up in the shallow, materialistic notions of most people doing the same thing. For instance, Nick ends up renting a house in West Egg that is "a weather beaten cardboard bungalow at eighty ... a month" and is " squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season." (pp. 8-9). Nick's next door neighbor ... poor but alive, has an eye-catching blue dress on...

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... dumb. Two men in pinstripe suits, riding the subway to Wall Street, ignore others' sensibilities as they keep up a high-volume conversation laced with profanities. The same with three teenagers on a bus. Ditto for a taxi driver complaining about the "fucking traffic." Or for a police officer in Times Square who, when asked politely what a street protest is about, replies: "How the fuck should I know?" These are not incidents ... sex (although that does admittedly have a lot to do with cunt and cock). It is used as a synonym for sexual intercourse as well as an expletive (i.e. "Fuck that!...

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... through some of its most serious troubles. He served under George Washington as the first vice president, and followed him as the second president. The United States government moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., during Adams's administration, and he became the first president to live in the White House. Adams was the first chief executive whose son also served as president. Adams played a ... leading role in the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and was a signer of the historic document. He had spoken out boldly for separation from the United Kingdom at a time when m...

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... with his prep school friend and later he moves to Los Angeles, his last stop, and finally he returns to New York. The second stage is when he goes on his trip to Testament, Virginia to visit his brother's house in the Holidays and Dean suddenly appears at the house and they resume their trip. They drive to New Orleans and stay at Old Bull Lee ... he tells us: "Dean was the son of a wino, one of the most tottering bums of Larimer Street" (Kerouac, 37). In the story, Sal is always justifying the acts of his friends, which gives the reader a good idea of why he never was strong enough to d...

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... age 18 and over, there are 107.0 males. The median income for a household in the town is $47,757, and the median income for a family is $54,596. Males have a median income of $38,672 versus $30,620 for females. The per capita income for the town is $20,886. 8.6% of the population and 6.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.1% are under 18 ... 18 and over, there are 87.7 males. The median income for a household in the township is $40,844, and the median income for a family is $46,172. Males have a median income of $35,626 versus $29,067 f...

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... 's Maples, published in 1901. The story is about the rise to middle-class respectability as experienced by the Lalor family. To celebrate the success as a contractor John Lalor builds a new house on Baychester's best street, River Avenue, which was a popular destination for newly wealthy Irishmen. The children especially look forward to moving into their new position and watch each detail of the construction. The completion of the house is the symbol of Lalor's social ... status, one visible for his neighbors to see. As a result ... ...

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... time reading. He read so much, in fact, that his father forbade him to read at night. In an attempt to enforce his decision, he hid all of the candles in the house. Tesla, thirsting for knowledge, made his own candles and continued to read at all hours. (Cheney, 1983) Tesla engaged in his first inventive trials while still less than six years old ... . His first was a fishing hook. Though he tried, Tesla could not catch frogs in the pond. He made a hook and was able to catch more frogs than anyone. His second ... work, Tesla was forced to take jobs as a laborer. He took even took a job ...

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... been initiated. "(McNamara, 1995, P.75-76) Similar to the BID, another organization which joined was the Clinton Housing Development Company (CHDC). On the company website it explains how their participation was fused into the renovation team for the residents in 42nd street. The New York State and City funded the CHDC over 25,000,000 dollars. The funds were used for renovation of the city owned residential buildings and to gain privately own ... buildings for affordable rates. They had refurbished and built homes for the community. They ... ...

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... , including Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Proposition", a satirical review. It was also the launch pad for bands like the "New York Dolls," "Ruby and the Rednecks," "Teenage Lust," and Wayne County's "Queen Elizabeth and the Harlots of 42nd Street." On many nights painted glitter dolls thronged the bar, decked in drag and finery. The lounge, called Obie Alley, was the scene of more than one severe case ... of contemporary culture-shock as the older, more mainstream conservative theater ... ...

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... had a quite a different view - they saw cars as a "house of prostitution on wheels" , due to the opportunity for "inappropriate" sex. The division between generations grew in this era, as the young strove for freedom and independence, and the older generation, having failed to stop them, looked on in disapproval. The younger generation's spiritual foundations had been challenged by the war, and they looked to these new fads to add ... policies such as hire purchase, and investing in the stock market. When you put these two ideas together the most obvious result is that the majority of th...

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... her favorite professors was fired for lecturing on the humanity of Christ, which in the conservative town Eugene caused an uproar . Eventually Louise and her friends, through articles published in the school newspaper and letters to the school administration got the Professor his job back. Then in 1909 she received her B.A. and left for Portland. Though she longed to write for the Oregonian the local newspaper, the best she could do at ... speaking on behalf of the suffrage movement. Once the movement was passed into law Sara divorced her husband and moved to Nevada to fight for women's...

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... of people to an area that they normally would not find themselves in, in this case the Bronx. With the large influx in people it is thought they will then spend their money on not just the stadium, but for instance a restaurant down the street from the stadium. However these claims are up for debate and have been refuted by economists Allen Sanderson and Robert Baade. When doing research ... on the effect of stadiums on communities, the pair found that rather than creating a new entertainment options, stadiums are simply substitutes for previously existing ones. When writing on their wo...

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... made the argument that the death penalty deters crime virtually futile. Whatever the rationales for capital punishment, deterring crime isn't among them - a fact well known to the nation's top law-enforcement officials (Shapiro). When police chiefs were asked to rank the factors that, in their judgement, reduce the rate of violent crime, they mentioned curbing drug use and putting more officers on the street, ... longer sentences and gun control (Bedau). They ranked the death ... penalty as least effective (Bedau). Attorney General Janet Reno, a death-penalty supporter whose Justice Dep...

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... made the argument that the death penalty deters crime virtually futile. Whatever the rationales for capital punishment, deterring crime isn't among them - a fact well known to the nation's top law-enforcement officials (Shapiro). When police chiefs were asked to rank the factors that, in their judgement, reduce the rate of violent crime, they mentioned curbing drug use and putting more officers on the street, ... longer sentences and gun control (Bedau). They ranked the death ... penalty as least effective (Bedau). Attorney General Janet Reno, a death-penalty supporter whose Justice Dep...

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... physics. During September of 1975, he transferred to Princeton, which wasn't too far west and wasn't too close to home. He felt that the excitement of Ivy League expectations and the involved work environment for the students would help keep him on track. John had 3 roommates that year, Frank Kunst, Jed "Whit- Whitmore III, and Scott Meadows, all juniors like himself. Kunst could be described ... discussion started on atomic bombs. The scenario of a terrorist group designing a bomb, stealing the plutonium, and building it, all while being able to conceal it in a trunk or someplace unnot...

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... economy. As European demand for tobacco increased, the colonists thirst for land grew stronger. 2. Tobacco dominated Virginia's economy. However, it ravaged the soil it was planted on. The plantation system came into play, along with slavery. 3. Representative self-government and slavery came to Virginia in 1619. The London Company allowed the settlers to summon an assembly, known as the House of Burgesses. This was the first of the many parliaments which would ... be formed in America. 4. James I disproved of tobacco and the House of Burgesses. He revoked the Virginia Company's charter...

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... "agony" that he endures, even though the pain is a sacrifice for all people (324). The remaining part of the passage which depicts "thunder" alludes to the moment at which Jesus died on the cross. According to the gospels of the Bible, the curtains of the temple were torn, the ground shook, and tombs opened when Christ died. Again, the narrator must identify the death of Christ because in "The Waste Land," no one seems to ... willing to exert themselves in order to discover the message of "The Waste Land." Furthermore, another similar allusion to the Bible which suggests the effect of t...

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... only to no one else on earth, only God. They believed that anything they did would be right by God and ruled with an iron fist. - The Puritan faction was growing large in England and they believed in hard work, and often times became wealthy and powerful because of this. They began being chosen as representatives for the House of Commons and they pushed ... for a voice where their tax money was spent. In 1642, the Puritan Revolution began. It lasted for about 7 years. The "Roundheads" lead by Oliver Cromwell ... fought for more voice in government. The Cavaliers, which consisted of weal...

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... the conflict. In 1915 and 1916 he sent his advisor and confidant, Col. Edward M. House, to Europe to work toward a negotiated peace and postwar cooperation. In the spring of 1916, Wilson joined the call for a postwar association of nations; on January 22, 1917, he called for a peace without victory and reaffirmed his support for a league of nations. With the United States in the war, Wilson hoped to have a stronger influence on the ... peace settlement. On January 8, 1918, he presented his "Fourteen ... ...

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... into the air to stop the invading forces. Off the coast was the command and control ship and another vessel carrying supplies for the invading forces. The Cuban air force made quick work of the supply ships, sinking the command vessel the Marsopa and the supply ship the Houston, blasting them to pieces with five- inch rockets. In the end the 5th battalion was lost, which was on the Houston, as well as the supplies for the landing teams ... simply was not correct. For example, we were told that elements of the Cuban armed forces would defect and join the brigade, that there would be popu...

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... the conflict. In 1915 and 1916 he sent his advisor and confidant, Col. Edward M. House, to Europe to work toward a negotiated peace and postwar cooperation. In the spring of 1916, Wilson joined the call for a postwar association of nations; on January 22, 1917, he called for a peace without victory and reaffirmed his support for a league of nations. With the United States in the war, Wilson hoped to have a stronger influence on the ... peace settlement. On January 8, 1918, he presented his "Fourteen ... ...

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... Unfortunately, this did not have the national effect GLAD was hoping for. In the case Bowers v. Hardwick in 1986, the USSC ruled that states may criminalize sexual acts, even when done in private by consenting adults. Georgia police officer Michael Bowers entered Michael Hardwick's home to speak with Hardwick's roommate in regards to a traffic violation. While in the house, Bowers over heard and witnessed Hardwick ... engaged in sodomy (oral sex in this case) in his personal bedroom. Hardwick was arrested, charged, and taken to jail. The USSC upheld this punishment, however it was overt...

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... was encouraged to write them down. That winter he began a series of personal narratives of his wanderings in Polynesia and his life on whaling ships, in the merchant marine, and in the United States Navy. In the summer of 1851, at work on "Moby-Dick," he would reminisce to Hawthorne: "Until I was twenty-five, I had no development at all. From my twenty-fifth year I date ... was protected against piracy by a recent copyright law, he offered 100 pounds for the English rights. Gansevoort Melville showed the proof sheets toWashington Irving, who predicted success, and to the New York publis...

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