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“The Meaning of Life” Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont The meaning of life can have different meanings, depending on who is trying to find life’s meaning; life is principally about living, not just surviving. The Shawshank Redemption is about pain, suffering, and oppression, and yet, as the movie continues; it becomes apparent that it is also about relationships, perseverance, and hope. Andy Dufresne, is a character who is sentenced for life in prison, for a crime he did not…

The monster hadn’t always been there, under the bed. Or maybe it had been. Janie hadn’t noticed its presence immediately. It had only come around at night, when the four year old was fast asleep, protected by the soft embrace of dreamland and the warm wool of her lilac covers. Even if those two forms of safety had failed to do their job, her mother would take their place. Janie knew she would. She always would, Janie’s Mama Bear. Her mother would never have let her Sweetpea be harmed by the…

Aim: • To investigate the effects of on the rate of reaction of magnesium with different concentrations of Hydrochloric acid (HCl). • To investigate the effects of different surface areas of magnesium in its rate of reaction with hydrochloric acid (HCl). Introduction: The rate in which reactions occur between chemicals, such as Magnesium and Hydrochloric Acid, are effected by four main factors. These factors are temperature, concentration, the presence of a catalyst and the surface area of…

It started here in Tokyo Japan 2365 August 20th, twenty years after the Russian-Chinese war. We are in ruins. Entire cities have been toppled and been condemned. Places of safety, such as hospitals, have been over run with gangs. There is a thick smog shrouding everything. It's like everything has been frozen in time, preserved in a foggy past. You might been wondering how things got like this, well here's how. The odds were stacked against Russia until they did the unthinkable, they unleashed…

“I was embarrassed of my home because of the condition it was in. My parents did not have jobs. My mom tried to sell her artwork in art shows. The only money they received was through my father’s fund granted to my mother after he committed suicide so that she could take care of me. My life was not one depicted by the Brady Bunch, it was definitely different and bizarre. It was colorful.” At first glance, you may deem my mother careless or too free in spirit. Her nature has been culminated by…

When contrasting the Angela Carter and Jeanne-Marie LePrince De Beaumont's versions of Beauty and the Beast, we see that the orthodoxy of society is withheld in one and not in the other. In De Beaumont's conservative version, Beauty, the perfect little girl, chooses to accept the beast for his character, not so much his looks, and then they live happily ever after. This acceptance of the traditional, "don't judge a book by its cover", along with the Beast staying the role of a beast, and an…

“How long have I slept,” thinks Becky as she wakes up. “What a horrid dream.” She stretches and is surprised at how sore her muscles are. She rolls over and yelps, her eyes pop open. “No, it can’t be real.” Tears fill her eyes and roll down her cheeks when she realizes where she is. She is back in the main room. All around her are the shimmering facet doors. Lying there, she surveys the damage to her body. There is a large painful bruise across her stomach. Becky cries harder when…

It is quiet. My father and brother are out of the house. They are doing their “Father-son” bonding time. I sit on the couch, watching a show. It is mindless a drama show where people fight for no reason. It is nice to let go every now and then, forgetting all the strife in life. “What is this?” my mother asks me. She is holding up my report card. I sigh, “My report card.” I know what is coming next. I pick up the remote and turn off the television. I prepare myself for her anger. “I meant…

Running head: Legalizing Marijuana Legalizing Marijuana Zack Summers Nashville State Community College Author Note This paper was prepared for Psychology 1030,taught by Professor Maggie Wharton, Fall 2014 Legalizing Marijuana Practical uses for marijuana, also known as hemp and cannabis, can be traced back as far as 2700 B.C. in China. Additionally, in the world’s oldest pharmacopoeia, also from China, drug recipes for more than 100 ailments including, gout, rheumatism, malaria,…

What is a foul weather gear and why you need it? Description: Foul weather gear is the must-have item when you set out for some adventurous activity. It must keep you warm and comfortable. There must not be any water penetration. Can you hear the winds howling and the rain blasting by in horizontal downpour? When the wind is sharp, the sky is grey and the spray is chilled as an ice, all you need is foul weather gear to sail comfortably in the winter weather. Sailing in winter becomes a pleasure…