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HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) — Enron security guards were stationed on the 19th and 20th floors of the company’s building here Tuesday to prevent further shredding of documents, company lawyers said during a federal court hearing. Former executive Maureen Castaneda said Monday employees were shredding documents as late as January 14, in spite of the company’s…

In the years following the Civil War, American art underwent a fundamental shift. The traditional Romantic style of painting, which focused on portraying majestic scenes in stark, vivid lines and shapes, gave way to a new concern for light and atmosphere. It was the age of Impressionism. Impressionism was not indigenous to America. In fact,…

As I thought of this article, many of the issues I have faced as a single Hmong woman in her mid-twenties came to mind. Should I discuss the functional reasons why marriage is so important in the Hmong culture, especially for women? Or do I talk about the lack of eligible, older Hmong men? Better…

People have now started using music while they are studying, but the question stands does music really help you to stay focused on the task at hand? Most people would say yes, saying that the music helps to relax them and keep them on track. Although many others would say otherwise, claiming that the music…

The following essay will question who the enigmatic inspector is and how J.B Priestly “the social critic”, incorporates dramatically effective devices into the play. I would like to begin the essay with some background information about priestly and why it is he decided to write this play. John Boynton Priestly was a socialist writer who used…

Who are we? I mean, we all have names and personalities, morals and ethics, needs and demands, but, what is underneath all of that? What is beneath the beauty of our skin, or the strength of our bones? I think that underneath all of this is a single idea, a thought so strong that it…

The Great Gatsby, written by Scott F. Fitzgerald in the 1920’s is the epitome of the Jazz Age, a phrase coined by the author himself. In the novel, Fitzgerald uses many literary elements to accurately portray the time period in which he lived including setting, characters, diction, and many symbols, which form the majority of…

The readings this week all fell under the category of education and society. The first essay, Frederick Douglass “Learning to Read and Write”, Illustrated his efforts to become literate while being a slave. The following essay, Richard Rodriguez “The Lonely, Good Company of Books”, told of his unlikely passion for reading and how he overcame…

Opposing The Death PenaltyTaking this course has made me ponder on many issues which I neverdeemed worthy of my thoughts. I always considered the death penalty one ofthose things which I never had to concern myself with. First of all I’m notplanning to commit any vial crimes, and I don’t think anyone I care about…

Concert Review 1I am doing a review on the Eastview Patriots Marching Band. This is only their second year performing, so thought it would be interesting to see how they did. I went to see their halftime show on October 18th. The percussion section was set up completely on the sidelines, while the rest of…