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    The crimes that West said they were going to commit like stealing a car or robbing a clothing shop were never done. There was no reports of any of those crimes within a twelve day period after the escape. Some people think that because the bodies were never found, they survived. But on the same day and nearby, an African American man purposely crashed his car and committed suicide by jumping off a bridge in front of many people. The police and emergency divers were there almost instantly but they never recovered his body. This shows that if the escapees did die, their bodies could have easily never been found. Another interesting thing is that on the SS Norefjell, a Freighter ship reported seeing a body about twenty miles from the Golden Gate Bridge. The crew…

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    Alcatraz Alcatraz was the most remote prison in the world. The worst criminals that no other prison could hold were sent to Alcatraz. It is supposed to be nearly impossible to escape.There are only three prisoners in the world that have proven that theory wrong. The problem with these three is that no one has complete proof that they survived or if they drowned on their way. Evidence has shown that Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin survived their escape (Hopkinson 6). This paper is…

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    Odysseus Hero's Journey

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    considered a Greek hero, because he faced hardships that would make him into a great leader. A modern hero, the Flash, has the same characteristics. Barry Allen would wake up with unknown powers and take a step into the hero’s journey. The hero’s journey will make one grow and create a life experience that they can learn from. Following…

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    Louis Allen is from Bedfordshire, England and is also autistic but discovered his talent after suffering from a back injury. When Frank Louis Allen draws, he plays music or the television to distract his brain enough to let his subconscious do the work, therefore giving his hands the freedom to flow with all of the ideas that are in his head. Allen used marker in his Live I and Live II drawings, located in the basement of the Academic Center, but mainly used black throughout both drawings. Live…

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    There are some things that people need to be able to thrive in the cruel world we live in today. Will Allen wrote the book, The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, and Communities, and in this book he made some interesting analogies that interesting enough, alluded to these. Will Allen is a former pro basketball player, now he spends his time and money trying to make a difference in his town by trying to urbanize farming in a economically friendly manner. Allen talks a lot about food…

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    I have had the privilege to interview Mrs. Davida Gee- Allen for this assignment. Mrs. Allen is a graduate from Mississippi Valley State, where she received her master’s in the field of Social Work. She is currently a supervisor at the department of human serves in the Mississippi delta. She emphasizes the fact that she love what she do, no matter the cost. She entered this field to help people with everyday crisis and most of all defenseless children. Her future plan is to become an…

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    Woody Allen's Perspectives

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    Chapter2 Perspectives: New York as a Character, New York as a Backdrop “I can't with any conscience argue for New York with anyone. It's like Calcutta. But I love the city in an emotional, irrational way, like loving your mother or your father even though they're a drunk or a thief. I've loved the city my whole life - to me, it's like a great woman.” From one of his earliest films, Bananas (1971) all the way to his latest work, Café Society (2016), Woody Allen has always treated New York as a…

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    Whitman Predicting Ginsberg Every piece of poetry examined thus far this semester has had one common underlying thread. Regardless of form, style, or language, every collection of works has served as a vehicle to document history and warn humanity about the future. A fine example of this is the juxtaposition of mid 19th century poet Walt Whitman, and mid 20th century poet Allen Ginsberg. In his poem, Crossing the Brooklyn Ferry, Whitman envisions a hopeful future for America, while subtly…

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    Howl by Allen Ginsberg During the 1950’s America was a different culture then what we live in today. In the epic three part poem “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg, he gives us a radical depiction of post World War II America and the mayhem that surrounds him. Using colorful and descriptive language he lays out what is happening during his time. He takes us through a journey back in time where readers can get a glimpse of what it was like to be in the middle of chaos as an outsider. Allen Ginsberg is…

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    Adriana Ramirez March 17, 2017 English 146 March 14 & 16 Assignment 1. As an experiment to understand the aesthetic of the Beats, choose a long passage in On the Road and a dozen lines from Allen Ginsberg’s “A Supermarket in California.” Compare the sound and pace of both passages. Describe the similarities you hear. What might account for these similarities? In which ways might Howl and On the Road celebrate life? A passage adapted from On the Road reads: “My first impression of Dean was of…

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