...Research Paper: Slaughter-House Five In the semi autobiographical novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut uses the character Billy Pilgrim to depict the effects of war, death, and post traumatic stress disorder. Kurt Vonnegut felt the need to create the character of Billy Pilgrim to express his own feelings of trauma because of the difficulty to address them on a personal level. Like Vonnegut, Billy Pilgrim was captured by the Germans, and witnessed the fire bombing in Dresden on February 13, 1945, which is known to be the most detrimental airstrike in military history, killing an estimated 135,000 people. “He was down in the meat locker on the night that Dresden was destroyed. There were sounds like giant footsteps above. Those were sticks of high explosive bombs. The giants walked and walked...A guard would go to the head of the stairs every so often to see what is was like outside, then he would come back down and whisper to the other guards. There was fire-storm out there. Dresden was one big flame. The one flame are everything organic, everything that would burn.” (Vonnegut 177) This quote from the book illustrates how the image of Dresden is instilled in Vonnegut's brain, from when he witnessed it, and how he can't let go of his lingering memories of Dresden. Billy Pilgrim is greatly disturbed by the obliteration he witnessed in Germany. These events signify Vonnegut’s painful past and he comes to terms with his pain through the writing of Slaughter-House Five....
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...Research Paper “The Shooting at the Ok Corral” was a really entertainment part of the movie. The facts of the movie Tombstone are all just fictional because on real life all those facts are not the same as how they truly happened. The reason why the fact on the movie are all just fictional is because the history over the shooting on the ok corral says a lot difference facts. Especially that it is a movie they always try to change the things up a little bit so it can be interesting. Although there are some events in the movie that are factual. One of the event that is factual is that Ike Clanton was really unarmed. (http://www.historynet.com/ok-corral-a-gunfight-shrouded-in-mystery.htm). Another event that was factual was when Virgil Earp raised is hand and told the cowboys to raised their hand and to give him their arms.( http://www.historynet.com/ok-corral-a-gunfight-shrouded-in-mystery.htm). Another factual event is when frank told Holliday “I got you now” (http://www.historynet.com/ok-corral-a-gunfight-shrouded-in-mystery.htm). The other event that is factual is that in the movie shows that Wyatt Earp was the one who shoot the first. (http://www.bignosekates.info/history3.html). The event that I’m going to be contrasting is the ones that were not factual. The event that was not factual was that Billy Clanton was the first one to take his gun out. But I t wasn’t like that the real acts is that Ike grapples the pistol of Wyatt and that makes Wyatt shoot first. ((http://www...
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...noted in this worksheet should be related to your "big idea," which is the basis of your final project in this course. Save this document to your computer, and submit it through the Unit 4 dropbox, per the instructions in the classroom under Unit 4's Project Description. Part I: Pre-Interview Worksheet Directions: Complete each section of the Pre-Interview Worksheet below. Although students are not required to conduct an interview as research for the final project, the process of thinking about potential questions and responses related to the final project topic will help stimulate further ideas and questions related to conducting relevant and reliable research. Of course, you may also decide to interview the person discussed here or another appropriate subject and use the material in your upcoming projects as a primary source. |Interviewer Name |Kristina Berhow | |Interviewee Name |Billy Fredruik | |Interview Method |In Person | |Interview Location |County Social Security Office |Have you seen the location yet? | | |...
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...Role Model Review: Annotated Bibliography You must find at least 5-8 reputable resources and you will choose at least 3 with which to support your essay. To assist you with this, complete the following worksheet. Part I Directions: Use the following library and internet resources to locate a resource to support your essay. Complete the following table below the example table provided. * Use the Role Model you selected as your “keyword” to search the GCU database located in the GCU Library at http://library.gcu.edu Example Table Topic | Resource Name | Resource Type | Explain how you accessed your resource. | How is the resource relevant to your essay topic? | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Journal of Religious Thought | Academic Journal | Clicked on the link above to the library home page. Selected “Find Journal Articles.” Clicked on “Christian Studies” under “Find Databases by Subject.” Selected “ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials.” Also selected “Religion and Philosophy Collection.” Used keywords “Martin Luther King AND (worldview OR religion* OR belief*).” | Describes how Martin Luther King, Jr. viewed racism, a just society, and the means for creating a just society. | Permalink | http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rlh&AN=4975124&site=ehost-live&scope=site | Student Summary | This article covers the views of Benjamin Mays, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King, Jr. on three key questions: 1)...
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...Tue 10/28/2014 Group size is 3-4 people. Points will be deducted for larger or smaller groups. Group members will be assigned for this project. Your report must be typed with accompanying computer-generated graphs (if applicable) for a professional appearance. It should be organized in numerical order according to the questions outlined below, and it should show all of the calculations and/or tables used to answer each question. If data collection is part of the question, your paper should include the data collected in a neat and organized manner. Read the December 3, 2012 Sports Illustrated article entitled “Moneyballsy”. The article was sent to your email address 1. (3 pts) Research Daryl Morey’s career beyond what was written in the article and write a ½ page on how his experiences and education led him to understand the importance of statistics in his career 2. (3 pts) Describe in detail (1/2 page) what Bill James’s Pythagorean expectation formula is and how Morey applied it to basketball. 3. (3 pts) How has Oakland A’s (baseball) General Manager Billy Beane influenced Morey’s career? Recall that Billy Beane was the focus of the motion picture Moneyball, starring Brad Pitt. 4. (3 pts) What was the principle statistical reasons Morey acquired James Harden, Jeremy Lin, and Shane Battier? 5. (3 pts) What are the drawbacks of using only statistics to make critical decisions? What other factors are important for success? How would you balance all of these...
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...Ganelle Curry Professor Meredyth Puller English 102-12 February 27, 2013 Literary Research Paper This literary research paper is based on the book Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works by Kurt Vonnegut. Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works consists of 25 short stories most of which had previously appeared in magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, Collier’s Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, The New York Times, Esquire, Venture, and Cosmopolitan. The title story appeared in Playboy magazine the same year the collection was released. Eleven of the stories were reprinted from Vonnegut’s 1961 short story collection Canary in a Cat House (Vonnegut). This paper will focus on four futuristic science fiction stories from the collection. These stories, “Welcome to the Monkey House”, “Harrison Bergeron”, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, and “Unready to Wear” all share a dystopian science fiction theme. Science and technology are supposed to make the world a better place, but instead, Vonnegut concludes they only create a new set of problems (Farrell, “Science and Technology in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut”). Television is often a target of satire in much of his fiction from the 1950’s. He describes it as desensitizing and numbing while deceiving the masses (Werlock). Vonnegut uses satire and pessimism throughout these dystopian stories. Satire is a special form of literature...
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...emotionally damaging, the stress alone can make one ill. Poverty continues to be a problem not only in the United States of America but in developing countries and less developed countries (LDC) worldwide. Some of those countries are under developed countries and developing countries; furthermore, there are major problems in both. The main focus in this paper is on poverty in America; also, the new faces of poverty and how it affects the new faces. . Four Families of Article from USA TODAY, September 28, 2011 The article covers various issues of poverty of different families and individuals; however, the main portion of the article is about a father in Leesburg, Virginia. The man’s name is Billy Schlegel. He is the father of three children; also, he is divorced as of 2004. Billy and his ex-wife share joint custody of their three children. How often have we heard the phrase of people going from rags to riches? There is a new phrase now and it is going from riches to rags in the blink of an eye so to speak. Billy Schlegel’s unfortunate issues stem from changes in the in our economy; that have and continues to occur today. Billy Schlegel plunged from middle class into poverty in the time that it...
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...Company Research Paper: Milwaukee Brewers Introduction I decided to do this research paper on the Milwaukee Brewers because they are my ideal company to work for. I have played baseball my entire life and love the Brewers in particular. My desire to work for the Brewers is not solely based on the fact that they are my favorite team though. The Brewers have increased their revenue and attendance every year for the last 5, this shows that they as a company, are growing and continuing to make more money. Background The Brewers are a Major League Baseball Team that has been based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which has a population of about 1.5 million people since 1969 (Forbes 2011). Although the population surrounding the team is high, the brewers are the smallest market in Major League Baseball. In 2001 the Brewers made themselves known when they built a new stadium, Miller Park, which at the time was one of a kind. Throughout this paper I will give statistics such as revenue, team value, and player expenses from 2006 compared to 2011 to show how much this company is growing. Team Value In 2006 when Brewers owner Mark Attanasio bought the team he paid 223 million, today the Brewers are estimated to be worth 376 million, a 68% increase in five years is proof that the Brewers are a team and a company that is on the rise and growing even more every year. The valuation breakdown of the team is as follows:...
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...launches new products and styles at least every after two months to suit the likes of their customers. These are featured in their catalogues made available and accessible in MSE stores or dealers. For kids, MSE also caters the needs of kids through their fashionable and colorful products that are sure to fit the fun and lively attitude of the young people. The company also have its “Character Shop” that features products (apparels, shoes, bags, accessories) fashioned and inspired by children-loved characters like Bratz, Marvel Comics, and Looney Tunes—products that will surely put a smile to every child. MSE had a press conference last September 5, 2011 and their new endorsers are actors and actresses from ABS-CBN and GMA and they are Billy Crawford, Iya Villana, John Pratts, Kris Lawrence and Carla Abellana. They also have some actors and actresses in their brochure like Kylie Padilla and Rico Blanco....
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...Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Michael Lewis For Billy Fitzgerald I can still hear him shouting at me Lately in a wreck of a Californian ship, one of the passengers fastened a belt about him with two hundred pounds of gold in it, with which he was found afterwards at the bottom. Now, as he was sinking-had he the gold? or the gold him? —John Ruskin, Unto This Last Preface I wrote this book because I fell in love with a story. The story concerned a small group of undervalued professional baseball players and executives, many of whom had been rejected as unfit for the big leagues, who had turned themselves into one of the most successful franchises in Major League Baseball. But the idea for the book came well before I had good reason to write it—before I had a story to fall in love with. It began, really, with an innocent question: how did one of the poorest teams in baseball, the Oakland Athletics, win so many games? For more than a decade the people who run professional baseball have argued that the game was ceasing to be an athletic competition and becoming a financial one. The gap between rich and poor in baseball was far greater than in any other professional sport, and widening rapidly. At the opening of the 2002 season, the richest team, the New York Yankees, had a payroll of $126 million while the two poorest teams, the Oakland A's and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, had payrolls of less than a third of that, about $40 million. A decade before, the highest payroll...
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...23 - FEBRUARY, 2015 BRANDING FOR THRASH METAL BAND MAHESH NADKARNI BRANDING FOR THRASH METAL BAND 1 ABSTRACT The given case paper talks about a young man called Billy who has immense passion for music. He has always been different from others in one way or the other. His immense love for music and a possessed wealth for creativity have established him as a founder and lead guitarist of an upcoming metal band, playing a specific type of music called the Thrash Metal. In a small period of time Billy along with his band – Shredder Business Bureau has made a niche for thrash metal and is well known locally and regionally. Billy has established his band locally; however he wants to make it big. Hence he dropped in my office, wherein I work as the identity manager offering creative talents to customers via local advertising agency. I have a good name and recognition in the field of branding. Billy comes to me seeking help to brand his image as a musician. This is taken as a challenge as I have mostly worked for branding of companies. It was for the first time that I will be working for identity branding. The good part is that I will be doing this for Billy !! BRANDING FOR THRASH METAL BAND 2 BRANDING Branding is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumers mind, mainly through advertising campaigns with a consistent theme. Branding aims to establish a significant and differentiated presence in the market that...
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...In this presentation, Professor Jason Roberts will look at protest music from the early 1960s to the present with such artists as Joan Baez, the Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy, and Rage Against the Machine. 11am-12:20pm in the Fireside Room: “The New Native Intellectualism: Social Media, Social Justice and Native American Studies” by Cutcha Risling Baldy Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Karuk, Yurok) is an instructor and PhD candidate in Native American Studies. Her research is interdisciplinary (feminist and literary theory, politics and California Indian theory and methodology). Author of “Why We Gather: traditional gathering in native Northwest California and the future of bio-cultural sovereignty” and numerous related publications. Her dissertation (translated) is “To Grow Old in a Good Way” is about the revitalization of the Hupa Women’s Coming of Age Ceremony. Ms. Risling Baldy founded the Native Women’s Collective. 12:30-1:50pm in the Fireside Room: “Louder than Words” by Billy X Jennings Join Billy X Jennings, the founder of “It’s About Time,” an organization and archive dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Black Panther Party and editor of a newsletter by the same name, as he presents the “Louder Than Words” art exhibit of thirty 11”x17” prints of artwork created by various Bay Area artists, and printed in the BPP Newspaper. Included in the presentation will also be a...
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...the Cuckoo’s Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest novel was written by Ken Kesey in 1962. The film adaptation version was directed by Czech Milos Forman in 1975. My goal in this paper is not only to compare the film adaptation to the Novel but to also explain what I think the symbols represent, critic’s analysis, themes presented in this film, and the significance of the Novel. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest film’s setting begins with a police car driving down the road to people sleeping in bunk beds, ending with a glimpse of a drawing taped to the wall with a crazy face centered in it. A nurse enters a locked down facility, while another prepares medicine for the patients. The police car arrives at the facility with a prisoner in handcuffs that is released to the hospital staff. The characters in this film are as follows: Randall P. McMurphy played by Jack Nicholson, a rebellious convict with a loud mouth and a set of sexual playing cards. He’s courageous and challenges the staff/system of the mental hospital. Nurse Ratched played by Louise Fletcher is a calm, cold, well mannered, and soft spoken head nurse of the mental hospital that plays McMurphy’s enemy. Chief Bromdon played by Will Sampson is a big and tall Indian who is described as “deaf and dumb” (according to the character Billy). Billy Bibbit played by Brad Dourif is a young ‘momma’s boy’ who stutters and is a coward with suicidal tendencies. Harding played by William Redfield is a well educated intellectual who...
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...awesome. The problem is the Wikipedia page doesn’t have that much information on the top of mental golf. So if you wanted to use this as a research source, I would not suggest that you do that. To give a quick introduction to mental golf I thought I would tell you what golf actually is. “Golf is a well-known outdoor sport in which players use specially designed clubs to hit...
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...then they waited, hoping for an A. ___ 4. When he arrived at the end of the semester, Robert realized he was missing an assignment. ___ 5. Matt opened with the introduction and procedures, and then Alison delivered the findings. ___ 6. Melanie will introduce the group and Nicole will follow her, although Nicole would be better presenting the conclusion. ___ 7. Even though he already has an A on the first grammar exam, amazingly, Josh showed up to take the second exam. ___ 8. We need to really focus on grammar and style in this class, both at the beginning and at the end of the semester. ___ 9. Although Shawn Powers has never run a marathon, Sean Painter has. ___ 10. Angela Jones, Adrian Call, and Billy Brown are all planning to get a perfect score on the final exam. For questions 11-15, mark A for phrases, B for dependent clauses, and C for independent clauses. ___ 11. Going to the Homecoming Dance ___ 12. Finding themselves up a creek without a paddle ___ 13. I believe Mike’s the best candidate ___ 14. After Brenda finalizes the budget ___ 15. Tell him what you think Verbs (Voice) Mark C if correct and proper voice is used and I if incorrect and proper voice is not used. Correct the errors. ___ 16. The supervisor reviewed the material, but no recommendations were announced. ___ 17. A title caption describes the contents of the graphic, and the title should be...
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