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    Klu Klux Klan

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    share their views. Targets/Method of Selection: In the past focus was on the Jewish, black, and catholic communities. Now it’s increased towards more minorities. Weapons/Skills: Bombs, Guns, Fire, dynamite, Delivery Method: The 16th Street Baptist Church bombing had a method of using 16 sticks of dynamite and a timing device attached to it. Just an example of a method used. Funding Sources (other crimes?): The Klan today is split up into separate groups so difficult to get a good idea where the main

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    out-of-the-ordinary and spontaneous. After all, the box has a big chunk of dynamite sitting inside of it. The use of mixed media gives the same dimensions as a shadow box would. The dynamite seems to sit further back in the frame than the box. Jones would not have been able to depict his purpose without the use of mixed media. The purpose of The Open Box is to speak to the human soul about its tendency to be unstable like a piece of dynamite inside a box. Jones used the open box to find a constructive outlet

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    Catcher in the Rye

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    self-destructive novels ever written. The novel’s protagonist Holden Caulfield is known for his anti-social behavior and his self-loathing, self-isolating character in the book. Holden’s traits could widely be compared to Napoleon Dynamite the protagonist of the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite directed by Jared Hess. Napoleon is characterized by his clichéd “school nerd” behavior and of course his own self-isolating habit just like Holden. Like Holden, Napoleon tries to put down people to isolate him from others

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    The Author of The Great Influenza, John M. Barry, used rhetorical devices to inform the public of how science is about not knowing and figuring out how to prove the suggested idea. The scientists had to deal with uncertainty and manipulating results and experiments to prove their idea, just like Barry used rhetorical devices to manipulate the reader’s ideas and thoughts. John M. Barry has written award winning books including the Influenza pandemic of 1918, and the great Mississippi flood. Being

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    1840s.He discovered nitrogyliene in 1847. In 1846 Italian chemist Ascanio Sobrero, invented the first modern explosive, nitroglycerin, by treating glycerin with nitric and sulfuric acids. In the 1860s, he succeeded and he came up with his invention dynamite. Explosives were thought to be first used in China in the 9th century. The Chinese invented it approximately 1,000 years ago. Explosives are something that burns or decomposes very quickly, producing a lot of heat and gas in a short amount of time

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    Dejah Memoris 1 Summary

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    Writer Frank J. Barbiere (The Howling Commandos of SHIELD, The Precinct) along with Artist Francesco Manna take a crack at John Carter of Mars better half in DEJAH THORIS #1. Dejahs has popped up in other Dynamite reads, most recently the excellent Swords of Sorrow saga. (I recommend buying the complete saga. It's on stands now). But I don't believe she's ever had a tale of her own. Probably should check nexus lexus to be safe. Anyways, it's long over due... Burroughs Barsoom is such a rich place

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    The Buddha's Of Bamiyan

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    The Buddha’s of Bamiyan were carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamiyan valley. The Bamiyan valley in the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan is marked one of the famous landmarks to see. It’s a historical site because of the two great Buddha figures. Each Bamiyan Buddha was built in different time periods, the smaller one was built in 507 AD and the other larger Buddha was built in 554 AD. The statues represented the style of the Gandhara art. It was not until 2001 when Taliban destroyed the statues

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    2) labelling theory can be applied to the criminal justice system by the stigmatization of people it creates. People which society deem are criminals are placed in a difficult situation of being cast out in a sense from society. Felonies for example stay on your record and create a story about you without context or understanding. Criminals also feel more secure with other criminals as stated in the labelling overview article,” Once the person accepts a “criminal” label, they will most likely begin

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    stolen by Pablo, Jordan and Anselmo coordinate an alternative method to explode the dynamite by using hand grenades with wires attached so that their pins can be pulled from a distance. This improvised plan is considerably more dangerous because the men must increase their proximity to the explosion. While Pablo, Pilar, and Maria create a distraction for Jordan and Anselmo, the two men plant and detonate the dynamite, costing Anselmo his life when he is hit by a piece of shrapnel. While escaping, Jordan

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    Just before the dynamite goes off, Bert ducks into his shell holding his head. The monkey and the tree are blown up when the dynamite goes off, but Bert the turtle is completely safe because he ducked and covered. The film then switches to footage of children in a classroom ducking and covering, as the narrator explains how

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