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This paper discusses how in "Doe Season," David Michael Kaplan depicts the transition from childhood to adolescence through Andy, a nine-year-old girl who is struggling to find her place in the world and society. The paper examines how in "Doe Season," Andy and her father go on a hunting trip and how, throughout the story, Andy is conflicted between pleasing her father and coming to terms with own individuality.

From the Paper
"Kaplan's use of the name "Andy," which is a common boy's name, helps suggest the conflict she between her own individuality and her father's expectations. "Andy" which is a common boy's name also helps introduce the conflict she is experiencing. In "Doe Season," the question is asked of her "what are you gonna be... [a] boy or a girl?"(343) To which she quickly and definitively replies "I'm a Girl"(343). However when it comes to her name, Andrea or Andy the nickname given to her by her father, her response is less definitive: "Doesn't matter, [e]ither"(343). Coming of age is a key turning point in a person's life, in which one of life's lessons is learned. The indecision between her choosing between the name Andy or Andrea demonstrates her struggle to break away from being daddy's little girl to being a young lady. "

Tags:individuality, hunting

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This article discusses a class action suit that was filed on behalf of school-aged children of illegal Mexican immigrants residing in Smith County, Texas who were allegedly denied the right to an education. At the time of the suit, the school year in Tyler was just beginning for its students; however, the children of the Mexican farmers were not included, due to an existing Texas law which only allowed or permitted children to enroll in a public school if they were legal residents of Texas, or could pay full tuition. Unfortunately, many of the Mexican children did not meet these qualifications, and as a result, the parents of these children filed a class action suit. In this paper the writer looks at the court decision and court rationale. The paper also discusses the case's impact on public education.

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"However, the Tyler School District as the defendant claimed that they desired to see these children removed from the State of Texas, due to the financial and educational impact on the state and its budget and the problems that would be created as a result of the growing population of Mexican immigrants in the U.S. Conversely, the U.S. Supreme Court realized that the exclusion of these illegal alien children from the public schools of Texas would eventually affect the state's financial status at some level. Thus, the state of Texas believed that banning these children would help to save money, yet the court added that even though a negative effect would result, the quality of education in the public schools would not be affected."

Tags:Tyler, Mexican, education, children, school

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This paper studies the court case which dealt with whether the state of Connecticut had the right to post the names of convicted sex offenders on the Internet in the interest of public safety. The paper explains the details surrounding this case and attempts to predict the ruling the Supreme Court will make.

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"In 1994 a paroled sex offender raped and killed 7 year old Megan Kanka in New Jersey. The sex offender had been living in the neighborhood prior to the rape without anyone, including Megan s parents, having knowledge of his past.(Savage, A14) As a result, every state has adopted variations of what are known as Megan s Laws. These laws state that sex offenders must register with their local authorities. The controversy here is in to what degree the states enforce the Megan s Laws. In other words, who has to register, how these records are disclosed to the public and how long these records are kept public."

Tags:constitution, court, judicial, political, science, supreme, system

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The following paper will look at whether or not inflation impacts lower-income Canadians more so than it does higher-income Canadians. After reviewing the evidence, it certainly appears as though the results are mixed; consequently, what one buys or the services one seeks - more so than one's tax bracket - determine the impact of inflation upon a household. In other words, the rising or falling cost of electronics or tuition will play a more significant role in shaping the health of a family budget for younger households than it will for older households not impelled (or at least prompted) to acquire such things. At the same time, costs in energy or housing costs will be greater for fixed-income senior citizens than they will be for younger, more robust groups in society. Once again, inflation does not the poor harder than the wealthy (or vice-versa) but, instead, it hits people hard or not so hard depending upon the products they purchase or need to purchase.

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LAUGHING Have you ever decided to look up a word in the dictionary- a word you've "known" all your life but never really explored what the "official" meaning might be? I look up the word "laugh." It surely is one of the emotions we have lived with since we first were tickled in a bassinette and our lips sort of parted and we gurgled. "To laugh- (1) to express amusement, hilarity...by expressions of the face and by a series of explosive sounds made in the chest and throat" (Funk & Wagnall's 721). Yet, there is serious psychology about laughter: "laughter is primarily a social vocalization that binds people together. It is a hidden language

Tags:inflation, evidence, income

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This paper offers a comparative discussion of the science of evolution and the doctrine of creationism. The paper explains that advocates of creationism maintain that the universe was created by an Almighty Being, while those who believe in evolution argue that natural processes have shaped the world humans live in today. The paper takes the position that the theory of evolution does not necessarily negate the existence of a Supreme Being, only that the evidence of favor of evolution appears to be sufficiently compelling to make a serious case for it. The paper opines that neither evolution nor creationism has been proven to date, and reviews literature concerning the debate. After touching on the respective arguments in support of each position, the paper concludes that what is missing from the debate is any reasonable middle ground suggesting that even an omnipotent being might want to use natural processes to accomplish his or her goals for the universe.

Outline:
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Arguments in Support of Creationism
Arguments in Support of Evolution
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion
References

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"If the debate over creationism versus the theory of evolution was restricted to the pundits, there probably would not be such a controversy about the issue today at all. Nevertheless, there are some important political and cultural issues involved in the debate that continue to affect the way educational services are delivered in the United States. As Vitello (2006) points out, when Darwin's published his seminal work in the 19th century, The Origin of Species, a controversy immediately ensued. According to Vitello, not much has changed in the 170 years since Darwin first set foot on the Galapagos Islands: "In the early 20th century, it sparked a furious evolution versus creationism debate that culminated in the famous 1925 trial of John Scopes, charged with teaching evolution in violation of Tennessee state law. Dubbed the 'Scopes Monkey Trial,' it pitted lawyer- statesman and devout Christian William Jennings Bryan against civil libertarian attorney Clarence Darrow" (p. 18). In his text, From Genesis to Genetics: The Case of Evolution and Creationism, Moore (2002 reports that, "A major challenge to the dominance of creationism and the rejection of evolution occurred in Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925. John Thomas Scopes was tried for teaching Darwinism in his high school biology class--in defiance of an act recently passed by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee. The trial brought the evolution-creationism controversy to the nation's attention and emphasized the polar positions of the two sides" (p. 148)."

Tags:creator, science, classroom, debate, fundamentalist

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Fetal antigens are what is referred to as "allogeneic" to the mother's immune system and should theoretically elicit an immune response. The fact that this does not occur and that the fetus thrives for so long in the mother without undergoing rejection by her immune system is a scientific mystery. There are five main theories that could explain the fetus's success in escaping the effects of the mother's immune system. These are the mother's overall immune suppressed state, maternal tolerance to fetal antigens, down-regulation of fetal antigens, the presence of a barrier between maternal immunity and the fetus, and local immune suppression in the placental region

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Examining the Origins of the Fetal Relationship: Why Does the Mother's Body Tolerate the Fetus? Joe Student Professor's Name March 19, 2009 Fetal antigens are what is referred to as "allogeneic" to the mother's immune system and should theoretically elicit an immune response. The fact that this does not occur and that the fetus thrives for so long in the mother without undergoing rejection by her immune system is a scientific mystery. There are five main theories that could explain the fetus's

Tags:fetus, pregnancy, immunology

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This paper presents an analysis of Henry Kissinger's "Does America Need a Foreign Policy?" It presents a summary of main points and arguments of the book. The paper looks at Kissinger's views and bias and the notion of American self-interest and power above all else.

From the Paper
"Although the title of Henry Kissinger's book Does America Need A Foreign Policy is posited as a question it is a purely rhetorical one. Former U S Secretary of State Assistant for National Security Affairs in the Nixon Administration and Nobel Peace Prize ..."

Tags:Kissinger, America, Foreign, Policy

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In this article, the writer presents an argument that love does exist. The writer accomplishes this task by first providing an overview of some of the major theories and research findings regarding the existence of love. Then, different types of love are briefly described, with major emphasis on romantic love. The writer demonstrates the existence of this type of love by showing that it is exists independently from other types of love, and by briefly addressing its history. The essay concludes with an assessment of the difficulty of analyzing and precisely defining the phenomenon of love.

Outline:
Introduction
Argument
Conclusion

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"The fact that it is possible to pinpoint the origins of romantic love further supports the argument that love does exist. Analysis of the origins of romantic love clearly shows that this is a real phenomenon that exists in certain situations (such as the modern times) and does not exist in other situations (such as pre-modern times).
Finally, the issue of the difficulty of defining and analyzing love needs to be addressed. While this paper clearly demonstrates that love does exist, it also acknowledges that precise description and analysis of this subject is a challenging task."

Tags:passion, affection, admiration, relationships

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This paper explains that Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" is set in Russia; however, the story reflects the nature of the Americans and how they took advantage of their native Indians. The author points out that the story has four characters: The younger sister and her greedy husband Pahom, who are peasants and represent the Americans; the older sister, who is the European relative, visiting her younger sister and boasting of the high class lifestyle of Europeans and, of course, the Devil, who is greed itself. The paper relates that Tolstoy ends the story by stating that, when a person dies, he takes nothing with himself and his final abode is in a land, which is not hundreds of acres but only "six feet from his head to his heels."

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"One day a peasant from beyond the Volga came to Pahom and was given food and a place to stay at Pahom's house. He told Pahom about the land from where he has come and the immense opportunities that are present there. People were getting 25 acres of land for joining the commune. Tolstoy described the height of rye to be "as high as a horse" to show the temptation that Pahom was facing as he heard this. The temptation is best described by Tolstoy with the words "Pahom's heart kindled with desire." "

Tags:parable, materialism, land, american, indians

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The author points out that David Michael Kaplan's "Doe Season" makes use of dream sequences to add dramatic intensity to its plot; V.S. Naipaul's "B. Wordsworth" makes use of dream-like qualities of narration and character to create a dream-like narrative texture to its episodic plot structure. The author points out that dreams do not afford either short story a sharply delineated plot structure; Kaplan chooses to give his story a strong plot line; whereas, Naipaul does not. The paper concludes that, in both tales, the use of dream's symbolism gives an added quality and intensity to the psychology of the developing protagonists, which the stories would lack if dreams were not included into the narrative sequence.

From the Paper
"Andy, of David Kaplan's "Doe Season," is a young woman who has killed a deer. In her dreams, she encounters the murdered deer, where she touches the heart of the animal she helped hunt and kill. Despite the fact that the action of touching the heart occurs in her mind, it is equally as potent for the young woman as the actual act of killing the deer, psychologically. Unlike Naipaul's story, however, "Doe Hunting" has a real-life external structure and narrative that has a more concrete verbal and narrative texture to it, although it is also true that some of the dramatic, real-life events of Kaplan's story have a dream-like intensity. For instance, over the course of the hunting vacation, when she is swimming in the sea, the young girl Andy, whom will kill the doe of the title, sees her mother lose her bathing suit by accident."

Tags:bildungsroman, protagonists, psychological, narrative, symbolism