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    The Broken Spears by Miguel León-Portilla is a novel of the Spanish conquest over the Aztecs in Mexico, as told through the Aztec perspective. Each chapter displayed short stories regarding each situation between the Aztecs and the Spaniards. Throughout this novel, the theme of terror, religion, and greed are brought up. Although Broken Spears was written by the Aztecs, and Seven Myths was more focused on the Spaniards, each novel ties into similar issues which are brought up throughout each book

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    day to light the morning fire, smoldering and crackling just before sunrise. In the novel, Dar and the Spear-Thrower, the main character is a thirteen year old boy in the Magdalenian period named Dar. He lives in a village with his grandmother and his uncle. He goes on a journey to trade his sunstone, the item he strikes against flint to start fires, for a supposedly magical invention called a spear thrower. Throughout the novel, Dar changes from a immature and childish boy to a brave and mature young

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    Dr. Phil didn’t have the right to make the comments he did. Just because Britney Spears is a celebrity, this didn’t give him any right to infringe her rights to confidentiality and privacy as a patient at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. The comments made by Dr. Phil sounds a psychological judgment based on his professional expertise and is clearly wrong, unethical, and a violation of state

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    I have selected Britney Spears as my subject for the reason that I realize that she has been through so much in her life and has a tendency to convey her emotions radically and live life on the edge most of the times. Moreover, I find it simply fascinating to scrutinize Britney Spears’ personality by means of the Psychoanalysis so as to offer deeper comprehension in investigating her personality. Even though this process of personality analysis is hardly ever employed today due to a deficiency of

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    End of the Spear was written by Steve Saint. It is an autobiography on his life in the jungle after his father passed away there. He was welcomed by the tribe unlike his father and was made part of a family in the tribe. He finds out many things he did not know about the tribe and the death of his father. Through all of it he stood firm in his faith in Christ. I have learned many different lessons that have helped me get closer to God. The first lesson I learned from his book that has gotten me

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    Europeans had begun conquering the land the natives. An example is the Spanish, Cortes and his followers had taken land in Mexico. They Spaniards and massacred Aztec as they left Tenochtitlin according to Crossroads and Cultures (563). The book, Broken Spears, provided real accounts of the Spanish conquering through Mexico. Within the book, mentioned was the Spanish attacking villages when they were most vulnerable (ex sleeping, or traditional celebrations). This had changed the America’s peaceful societies

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    based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Racism is when someone believes that his/ her race is better than any other race and believes anyone who doesn't look like them isn't superior. Three stories that deal with racism is Freedom Riders, Spears, and Malcolm X. Some responses to the social conflict is a peaceful response, an inactive response, as well as a violent response. The most effective response to social conflict to racism is a peaceful response. It's the most effective way to social

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    Sexual Exploitation of Women in the Media Women are sexually exploited in the media. In today’s society if people watch television programs such as Chingy featuring Snoop & Ludacris – Holidae; Charlie's Angels; the Z100 commercial with Britney Spears; or Baywatch they will see that the feminine image is presented differently than the masculine. In these programs men are typically placed in sexual situations fully clothed, while women are presented in provocative clothing or less. The camera will

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    Ralph sits down in the bundle of creepers, waiting, trying to be silent. Around him you can hear the savage boys walking through the forest, searching for him. He hears someone right in front of him. Out of fear, he grabs his spear and points it towards the noise. The boy walks through the gap. Ralph is still hidden from the boy, and he prepares to strike. The boy stands in front of him, Ralph stands up, and wraps his arms around the boy's neck, and pulls back against it. The boy starts writhing

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    The conflict between Ralph and Jack shows how lack of civilization can result to savagery. Ralph states, “We need shelters” contrasting to Jack who says, “We need meat” (Golding, p.42). The lack of civilization in Jack shows because he thinks hunting is more important than shelters although he has yet to catch a pig, while on the other hand Ralph thinks it’s more important to build shelter for a sense of home and protection from the rain and the beastie that all the littluns are afraid of. “Let him

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