Generation Ecstasy For my book report I read Generation Ecstasy. There was so much information in the book about the rave scene and "ecstasy", I didn't know where to begin. ... There are those who might find a book to analyze music that often aims for the effect of a sledgehammer to the head a mite pretentious. ... His central tool for resolving this contradiction is the idea of the "drug-tech interface": the reciprocal relationship between Ecstasy (and other less central intoxicants) and machine music that resulted in a feedback loop between sounds geared to enhance the rush, and ru...

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To add to this message during the shot the two are shown to be eating in silence, the only noise is the sound of their cutlery. ... Within the family's home the only time any colour is shown to stand out is when the book containing the story of 'The Babadook' is first introduced, the book itself is completely red which immediately signifies the danger within it, a theme which reoccurs later in the film when Amelia see's the monster inside of her car, at this point she is wearing a crimson dress, which seems unusual as before this each of her outfits have only consisted of...

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Historical Background One of the nation's founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson, stated in 1802, "We might hope to see the finances of the Union as clear and intelligible as a merchant's book, so that every member of Congress and every man of any mind in the Union should be able to comprehend them. " [Tay11]. ... In order for the DoD Comptroller to achieve these goals for the major end-users, the DoD utilizes the GAO's Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government, or otherwise known as the "Green Book. "The Green Book provides financial management personnel criteria fo...

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Spirituality, although it has always been surrounded by mysticism and uncertainty, has been an integral part of the human psyche since the emergence of the modern man (Buckman 31). There is evidence that even Homo sapiens from the Paleolithic era (ca. 120,000 BC - 8,000BC) believed in a spiritual wo...

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George Grote, in his book History of Greece (1846–1856), argued that only by giving every citizen the vote would people ensure that the state would be run in the general interest. ... The Assembly or Ecclesia, was a seemingly limited franchise which bore similarity to modern day democracies where only free citizens of a minimum age, say eighteen and of sound mind can participate in the governance process especially elections. ...

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Herodotus wrote the Histories so "...that human achievements may not become forgotten in time, and great and marvelous deeds- some displayed by Greeks, some by barbarians-may not be without glory" (¶ 1.1). Here he begins his work of telling the past yearning for the truth. This gives us the immediate view as Herodotus the historian. However, there has been much debate as to the reliability of Herodotus' history, wherein the sensational nature of the content of the Histories leaves historians skeptical as to whether the historic narratives are factual data, or are lavished ...

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The weaknesses of this perspective and the book's course of time also influences how the reader is affected by Grenouille, as they may be misinformed. ... This makes the narrative perspective felt real and emotional and aggressive towards the reader them self, a romantic gesture that is emphasized by the honesty of the word itself: the stop consonant 'b' at the beginning of the word gives it a hard tone/touch, making the word sound beautiful yet very unpleasant in this disgusting event occurring in front of the reader of which Grenouille is strangling a girl much younger than ...

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Article Reviews As editor of the book, "Exploring Post-Development," Aram Ziai provides an introductory look at the discussions of post-development theory, taking a cursory look at the various arguments for, or against, post-development. ... Alongside support for post-development theory, Ziai also provides the criticisms, some of which are to be addressed in the book, for the audience. ...

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Introduction Terrorism, often specific to the area in which it occurs, is a special domain for the exercise of state sovereignty and, in this context, the comparative study of anti-terrorist legislation is a fruitful line of study. Can we combat a nationalist terrorism whose structures are founded o...

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