May 2008

Black Swan Green

With school children there is always some “hip” group or club to be apart of. However, these groups are usually just fads and true friendship lasts much longer. Such is the case with Jason Taylor and Dean Moran. Their friendship …

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History of the Gulf War

Since the Arab oil embargo of 1974, Western states have attempted to find alternatives to their growing dependence on imported oil. However, the West did a better job of negotiating regional security arrangements to protect the leading sources of oil …

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History of Birth Control

Teacher’s Summary: In “The Birth Control Revolution: An Environmental Perspective on Women’s Rights,” Will Thompson, an 11th grade honors student, examines the significant historical development of birth control and its far-reaching implications for women’s rights, population dynamics, and environmental sustainability. …

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Fallacy Summary

People do many things to try to win an argument or make you see their point of view. Their argument may seem sound and convincing but on close examination it may contain one or more logical fallacies. Our textbook defines …

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Documentary films

A documentary film is a broad category of filmmaking practice that tries to document reality. It is a film genre that attempts to portray realism in the sense that it presents ‘actual’ people, places, activities and events. The fact that …

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