Essentially, "homelessness" refers to a society not having a universal set of rules to follow, or a home to return to where everyone in that society participated. ... Citizens are generally wary of trusting one another for fear of being ratted out to the thought police, and as a result there is a sense of disunity in the society depicted in the book. ... As a result, there is no questioning the habitation by the citizens but there still exists a rebellion against the habitation by a legendary group of rebels called the Brotherhood, and so there exists a circle of homelessness where certain cit...

• Word Count: 3080
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For a debut novel, it brought the author rare attention, first as a winner of the Governor-General's Award of Canada and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, then as an entry on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. ... It again reached the shortlist for the Booker Prize and received various awards. ... A Fine Balance, which had just received the Commonwealth Writers Best Book prize, had made the six-book shortlist for the Booker Prize; but that did not impress Greer, who grimaced and said: "I hate this book. ... It's a Canadian book about India. ... If she wanted to make the case that she ...

• Word Count: 4675
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For a debut novel, it brought the author rare attention, first as a winner of the Governor-General's Award of Canada and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, then as an entry on the shortlist for the Booker Prize. ... It again reached the shortlist for the Booker Prize and received various awards. ... A Fine Balance, which had just received the Commonwealth Writers Best Book prize, had made the six-book shortlist for the Booker Prize; but that did not impress Greer, who grimaced and said: "I hate this book. ... It's a Canadian book about India. ... If she wanted to make the case that she ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Second, literature ought to be the great-book namely "notable for literary form or expression". ... In Book II of The Republic, Plato begins a discussion of poetry which is concerned with gods and heroes. ... Many stories, Plato is saying, are not imitations of any reality but are outright falsities, on the grounds that since gods and heroes are by definition better than men, they cannot perform such atrocious acts as shown for example in Homer and Aeschylus (the examples in Republic 26-29). ... Imitation proper appears in the Republic in Book III, where Plato begins to consider...

• Word Count: 5585
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another major problem is the transformation of the landscape in many of the neighborhoods that these seniors call home. ... Many of the people that live there are those that have aged in place, continuing to live in their homes and neighborhoods while their friends and family have either passed on or moved away. ... Now most of these people rarely, if ever, leave the security of their own homes. ... The fact that the streets are such a scary place take away many of the opportunities that these residents once had for social encounters. ... During the heat wave the older residents who would ...

• Word Count: 2648
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Not long after young Tom - who was called "Al" in his earliest years - learned to talk, he began pleading with people he met to give him their explanation of how everything worked. ... His, father, Samuel, encouraged him to read some of the great literary classics, providing him with a ten cents reward for each book he mastered. ... Starting with the last book on the bottom shelf, he systematically read, or at least carefully perused, every book in the building. ... His splendid little newspaper that ensued was called the Weekly Herald. ... In the meantime, most of his extra income went to...

• Word Count: 3349
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... All governments are really mixed in character; and what we call a democracy is only a more or less democratic government. ... We shall understand the section only by realizing that the legislator is, in fact, in Rousseau's system, the spirit of institutions personified; his place, in a developed society, is taken by the whole complex of social custom, organization and tradition that has grown up with the Stat...

• Word Count: 7115
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the state of nature, says Rousseau, "man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains" (Book I: I 169). ... "Might does not create right," explains Rousseau (Book I: III 173). ... All governments are really mixed in character; and what we call a democracy is only a more or less democratic government. ... We shall understand the section only by realizing that the legislator is, in fact, in Rousseau's system, the spirit of institutions personified; his place, in a developed society, is taken by the whole complex of social custom, organization and tradition that has grown up with the Stat...

• Word Count: 7114
• Approx Pages: 28
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While researching this subject I stumbled over a book published in 1999, A Short and Remarkable History of New York City written by Jane Mushabac and Angela Wigan, which shed light on who the first settlers were. ... According to historians it was a popular place for picnics and relaxation. A bridge was erected over one of the outgoing canals called the "kissing bridge" (Peter Brightbill, Historian2). ... Many beautiful, wooden homes were built in the nearby settlements while the land near the pond was used for the purpose of industry. ... Mostly wooden homes were built here and b...

• Word Count: 3406
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Four years later, Eco responded to readers of his novel in an eclectic text called Postscript to The Name of the Rose. ... Eco's Postscript is also a manifesto proclaiming the authority of serious historical fiction: the characters in a historical novel may not appear in encyclopedias, he notes, but everything they do could only occur in that time and place. ... Their success seems to have surprised Eco, who puzzled for "two years" after the publication of his first novel, "trying to figure out why the book was being read by people who surely could not like such 'cultivated' boo...

• Word Count: 4697
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The context of this book, along with the literary passages from the bible became guidance for Mormons. ... Throughout the book Marty uses Smith's revelations as examples to further define other aspects of blooming denominations. ... Marty takes the time to create a clear image of various speeches in which Whitefield creates a sense of home for the people who are listening. ... Marty's judgment: Throughout the book Marty mentions the struggle of the Quakers as they attempted to settle and grown as a society. ... I do however respect the rebelling of governmental forces by this group, ...

• Word Count: 3593
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I then inquired if he had a place to stay for the evening and he informed me that if he didn't get to Parkersburg he would go to a friend's house. ... Baumohl declares in his book Homelessness in America "The lives of all people, disabled or not, are embedded in circumstances shaped as much by structural factors as personal and biographical ones" ( 26). ... Baumohl states in his book Homeless in America that "According to this perspective, people were homeless because something was wrong with them- (25). ... Others simply define homelessness as the condition when the person or famil...

• Word Count: 4318
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the situation escalates, the national guard is called into town, while everybody is awaiting the trial jury's decision. ... Stephen Hunter, who reviewed the film for the Baltimore Sun wrote: "Why is it taking place in 1996 instead of 1958? ... There are different reasons stated for the permanent or temporary removal of "A Time to Kill" from the libraries; when asked about the book banning in his home state of Mississippi, John Grisham himself assumed that it was because of the "graphic rape scene" in the first chapter. ... Between 2000 and 2009, "A Time ...

• Word Count: 4938
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Abstract World Wide Web, or so called Internet, as a technology of information transmitting and a new media, has become the focus being paid much attention by the whole world in the twenty first century. ... According to the data supplied by ChinaOnline (2002), "a new survey from Nielsen/NetRating finds that 56.6 million people, or 5 percent of Chinese homes, access the Internet from home. Only the U.S surpasses China in the number of home users." ...

• Word Count: 3507
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" (4) May Stacy commented in her book 'The United Fruit Company in Latin America. Yet, today, less than a century later, banana is a popular fruit that's selling everywhere and appears in almost any home. ... United Fruit also owned a gigantic fleet of steamships; they called it "The Great White Fleet". ... Peter Chapman in his book 'Banana, How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World' said: "It started with a few bananas grow at the side of a railway line and become a global power with its own fleet". ...

• Word Count: 3191
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

SETTING Most of the action in the Sagas of Icelanders takes place in the isolated settlements and sweeping landscapes of medieval Iceland. ... CHARACTERS Linked to the complexity of saga plots is the plethora of characters whose like-sounding names can present a considerable challenge to the modern reader (e.g. men called Thorolf, Thorgrim, Thorleif, Thorvald or women called Thordis, Thorhild, Thorbjorg). ... Within the saga, characters who will figure prominently in the action are typically given formal introductions summarising their place of abode, relationships and personal traits. ... ...

• Word Count: 3249
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• Has Bibliography
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The mandate of this paper however, it is to explore the development and progress of the Christian Faith groups towards answering the call of the multitude that has been affected by HIV and AIDS. ... The paper will also suggest the way forward in responding to the call of HIV victims and probable victims. ... The Home Based Care Program was also another Christian portal of evangelization and charity work. ... The prevention campaign that worked so well in Uganda was called ABC, where A stood for Abstinence, B for "Be faithful" and C for Condoms. ... In his book "Faith and AIDS&q...

• Word Count: 5303
• Approx Pages: 21
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The novel follows the development of Jeanette as she grows up and makes the decision that she is a lesbian and this causes uproar in the family home and in church as her highly religious mother regards this as a sin thus resulting in the breakdown of the relationship. ... The relationship between Jane and her Aunt is the only time we see Jane outside her thoughtful, kind but independent self; when her aunt calls her 'deceitful,' she protests saying 'I, do not love you. ... Indeed, the full title of the book is "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" and it is therefore written...

• Word Count: 3018
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It means, the apartheid society has taken place in the country in a such long time. ... These two race groups weren't allowed to use the same official places such as hospital and schools etc. Namely they had segregated neighborhoods, black people were forcibly removed from their homes and were put in a separated area from whites. ... While white students were having many skilled teachers, all the texts book they needed and a pleased school building. ... The uprising was organized by Soweto students as well as a man called Steve Biko, he was an antiapartheid activists. ...

• Word Count: 2834
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Bless Me, Ultima At the beginning of the Book, The author associates Antonio's concern about the changes in his life to his culture. ... He is also very confused about his place in the world, since he is trapped between two competing cultural identities. ... Antonio recites the Act of Contrition as he runs home, even though I feel he doesn't fully understand its significance. ... Antonio also has difficulty coping with the idea that his brothers are men, not boys who will stay home with their mother. exposed to an alternate religious view "the legend of the golden c...

• Word Count: 3136
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

There are two dominant themes that play an important role in the book. ... Population of the so-called "Spanish Harlem" is mostly Hispanic, specifically Puerto Ricans who have emigrated from Puerto Rico throughout the 1900s. ... The conditions of El Barrio are unpleasant compared to other places in New York City. ... In this crackhouse massive amount of drug dealing took place. ... Thus, an individual that knows his way around in a familiar place will have a difficult time adjusting to a different place and environment. ...

• Word Count: 3236
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Party plan companies have been selling products direct to customers in people's homes for many years. ... CRM programmes are by their nature long term and strategic in nature. 2.2 Definition of direct marketing Direct marketing is broadly defined as any direct communication to a consumer or business recipient that is designed to generate a response in the form of a direct order, a request for further information (lead generation), or a visit to a store or other place of business for the purchase of a specific product or service (traffic generation). ...

• Word Count: 7912
• Approx Pages: 32
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Party plan companies have been selling products direct to customers in people's homes for many years. ... CRM programmes are by their nature long term and strategic in nature. 2.2 Definition of direct marketing Direct marketing is broadly defined as any direct communication to a consumer or business recipient that is designed to generate a response in the form of a direct order, a request for further information (lead generation), or a visit to a store or other place of business for the purchase of a specific product or service (traffic generation). ...

• Word Count: 7912
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Party plan companies have been selling products direct to customers in people's homes for many years. ... CRM programmes are by their nature long term and strategic in nature. 2.2 Definition of direct marketing Direct marketing is broadly defined as any direct communication to a consumer or business recipient that is designed to generate a response in the form of a direct order, a request for further information (lead generation), or a visit to a store or other place of business for the purchase of a specific product or service (traffic generation). ...

• Word Count: 7912
• Approx Pages: 32
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Party plan companies have been selling products direct to customers in people's homes for many years. ... CRM programmes are by their nature long term and strategic in nature. 2.2 Definition of direct marketing Direct marketing is broadly defined as any direct communication to a consumer or business recipient that is designed to generate a response in the form of a direct order, a request for further information (lead generation), or a visit to a store or other place of business for the purchase of a specific product or service (traffic generation). ...

• Word Count: 7912
• Approx Pages: 32
• Grade Level: Undergraduate