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Ishmael Beah was born on November 23, 1980, in Mogbwemo, Sierra Leone. In his critically acclaimed memoir, “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”, Beah bases his survival from abduction and terrorism on his recollections as an unwilling child soldier for the Sierra Leone Armed Services during Sierra Leone’s 1991-2002 civil war. They … Read more
Evidence in a criminal trial The first quotation is hearsay evidence. I think this because the person giving the testimony overheard the conversation between Micheal and the victim. Furthermore, in the textbook it states” hearsay evidence is evidence of someone other than a witness who said or wrote something out of court that may be … Read more
The amazing person I’ve chosen to be my hero is David Suzki. Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes but, what truly does make a hero? It’s an easy, but difficult question to answer. To me a hero is someone who helps others. A hero doesn’t need to be a god, superhero, president or … Read more
Asa Philip Randolph once said: “Freedom is never given; it is won. ” During the Harlem Renaissance, African Americans certainly lost the fight against the white people for freedom and racial equality. Although participating in numerous acts of protest for their civil rights, the overpowering issue of racism in society denied the colored people their … Read more
mmigrant women are disproportionately represented among female abuse victims in Canada. This research paper will demonstrate how immigrant women’s cultures, contexts, and legal status increases vulnerability to abuse, creates barriers for women to seek assistance, and is used by perpetrators to control and abuse immigrant women. In order to do so lit is important to … Read more
Imagine being dead asleep in bed, dreaming peacefully, not a care in the world, then being woken up by Nazi soldiers. They come into the person’s house and drag them out, still wearing their night clothes. They make them stand out in the cold, barefooted, freezing to death. They all are wondering what is happening. … Read more
American Westward migration during the nineteenth century was a difficult journey for various reasons. Emotionally many of the migrants were leaving the majority of their friends, family and belongings behind. Additionally there was the stress of having to lighten the load by walking the journey or leaving behind precious belongings along the way. Emigrants traveled … Read more
Americans often remember the battle cry of Patrick Henry “Give me liberty,” though many forget that with the liberation of America in the 1770s from British control, Black Americans remained in bondage in this nation. The American Revolution revealed the hypocrisy of liberty; as the colonies fought for independence, enslavement remained an integral part of … Read more
Does free will exist? Its our destiny predetermines? Do we have a choice? Did we ever have a choice? According to Thomas nagel on his book “what does it all mean? ” There is a specific chapter dedicated to “Free will” in which nagel himself lays out a situation about the choice of a peach … Read more
As a child, everyone is guilty of stealing the last cookie or snatching their favorite colored marker to draw with. This is human instinct, but it is not for survival anymore. Repercussions such as timeout time are often just around the corner after these actions. This greedy acquisition of material goods met with consequences can … Read more
In 1966, Robert Kennedy said, “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped” (Kennedy). Robert Kennedy’s progressive ideas and unbiased point of view shaped his career as Attorney General under his brother, President John F. Kennedy. From 1961 until 1964, RFK served as Attorney General; he was assassinated … Read more
In her slave narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs makes the case that “[slavery] is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women. ” (Jacobs #) According to female slave narratives like Incidents and The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave, it is worse to … Read more
The day reporting center programs are a form of probation. The concept of probation was created by John Augustus, who was a Boston shoemaker, and was credited with being the “Father of Probation”. Augustus noticed through what took place in courts that minor offenders and alcohol abusers were sent to jail because of the inability … Read more
Everyday history is being made, certain things more significant than others. In today’s day and age we are able to capture proof through photo, video, and etc. What about history made in times before all that? Word of mouth, all proof was based on a person’s story that was continually passed down until it was … Read more
Dorothy Hodgkin was one who always liked doing the impossible and living the edge on science. During her lifetime she made not one, but five discoveries. Each discovery was more complex than the other. Dorothy was born on May 12, 1910 in Cairo, Egypt. She was a scientist that spent her life studying different kinds … Read more
Propaganda generally is thought of in a bad light, as a means of manipulation and deception by people in power, but it is used by organizations who do great work as well, like the Women’s March, as a technique to garner support and empower people. Glittering generalities is a type of propaganda that uses an … Read more
Malala Yousafzai, an advocate for education for women in underdeveloped countries, once said, “The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. They are afraid of women. ” (Claire). In the past, women had always been seen as the “weaker class”. A notion was present that women did not have … Read more
Standardized tests have become a recent controversial topic across the nation. Americans strive for a great education system, but fail to realize that testing is the main issue. They are believed to be a simple way to evaluate students from all different areas. However, there are countless faults that cannot show truly show students’ ability. … Read more
American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald was the “first lady” of singing, swing, bebop, and ballads. Her career spanned over sixty years, she sold millions of records, and won multiple Grammy awards. She known all over the world. Ella Fitzgerald greatly impacted the way jazz music is today through her use of scatting and her perfect … Read more
Author’s Purpose: Marcus Luttrell’s purpose in writing this book was to tell the heroic story of the Navy SEALs that died in Operation Redwing. He wanted to describe, in detail, what it takes to become a Navy SEAL and what it takes to survive at war. In addition, Luttrell’s purpose was to remember his lost … Read more
During the time of the civil war slave life on plantations varied in many ways and some people would define slavery as a coldhearted event that occurred in history. Plantation life was harsh and it dictated the way African Americans lived life. Slaves weren’t considered humans during the slavery time period because none were treated … Read more
Criminal to the Core Everyone has heard the expression ‘stranger danger’ since elementary school. But what if this simple phrase hides an alternate, deeper message? William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, has used his book to bring up the controversial idea that humans are evil at the root of their beings. The idea … Read more
Tyler Sedlak Mr. White English 10 CP 24 February 2017 Gun Control Approximately 30,000 people die a year because of guns when they are used in both self defense and murder. Many people argue whether restrictions on guns should be enacted or repealed. Tensions have grown high on both sides of the issue making it … Read more
How does time periods like Anglo-Norman, Medieval, and Renaissance interact with religion? Anglo-Norman, Medieval, and Renaissance show us that we do not only interact with religion in church but we also interact with religion through our beliefs. People sometimes look at religion as someone having power and authority to take control over something. Many times … Read more
Girls and boys sleepily hit their alarm clocks. Adults walked or drove to work. Tourists planned out their day. A few hours later, everyone’s life would take a drastic turn. Four hijacked commercial planes crashed in 3 different places in the northeast. The US reacted and invaded Afghanistan, disrupting and destroying the government. When did … Read more
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. ” – George Washington George Washington was an extraordinary person. He was able to achieve such great things and left a grand representation of what the future political and military leaders should be like. … Read more
In connection to a complete rebirth would be in the imagery of the invisible man waking up from the factory incident. “Mother, who was my mother? Mother, the one who screams when you suffer-but who? This was stupid, you always knew your mother’s name. Who was it that screamed? Mother? But the scream came from … Read more
Am I the only one who gets anxiety when getting ready to run during track season? It was a hot day in the month of May, our shuttle hurdle team was preparing to run our race that you decide if we would go to state or not. As we were warming up we all felt … Read more
Have you ever wondered the methods in history, to wipe out a powerful empire? Hernan Cortes, the Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain, in the 16th century. The Aztecs were a Nahuatl speaking nation of central Mexico, in MesoAmerica. They were very powerful and wealthy in natural goods, in addition … Read more
The president of Yellow country has great responsibilities and must have integrity to lead a complex society. People of Springfield count on the future president to take a step forward and transform their communities into the best and safest environment possible. Yellow People expect the president to take a stand to help make better laws … Read more
Maryland, Eisenhower became close to George S. Patton, Both Eisenhower and Patton distributed articles in 1920 pushing that the Army to improve utilization of tanks to keep a redundancy of the static and ruinous trench fighting of World War I. Be that as it may, Army experts considered Eisenhower resistant instead of visionary and undermined … Read more
In discussions of controversies, one issue that has been on the mouths of plenty for many years has been the death of the hiphop artist Tupac Shakur. On the night of September, 7th, 1996, Tupac Shakur was claimed to be shot. On the morning of September 13th, 1996, Tupac Shakur was pronounced dead. The headlines … Read more
Louie Gohmert is a legislator in the Texas House of Representatives. He often takes a conservative view on situations, such as how he votes for bills and what committees he joins. Gohmert has been a legislature for several sessions now, and has had previous experience in politics prior to being elected to the House. Gohmert … Read more
The Native American and African-American communities in the united states have undergone countless adversities since before the birth of America. The South held a stronghold on the institution of slavery, while American colonists robbed the nous people of their land and culture. After the civil war, however, the conditions of both groups changed dramatically. The … Read more
The Government is made up of three branches. Those three branches are the Executive branch, Legislative branch and the Judicial branch. The Legislative Branch is led by congress. The main job of this branch is to make the laws. There are four parts to the Legislative branch. Those four parts are the House of Representatives, … Read more
During the Civil War, many children participated in the war by joining the army as drummers or soldiers. Many others did not participate in the war and supported the household by helping mothers out when his or her fathers were at war. For those who were left behind at home, they did underground work and … Read more
1. Identify the lapses in care that occurred throughout the case and led to Jill’s medication crisis. Which of these lapses occurred as a result of an individual-level (provider) failure? Which were system-level failures? Throughout the Jill’s experience, there was many lapses between the health care team in regards to filling her prescription. First, Dr. … Read more
Frederick Douglass said, “He who will, intelligently, lay down his life for his country, is a man whom it is not in human nature to despise”. This quote is a direct reference to what servant leaders are. They have a great desire to serve and work for the benefit of others. They share their power … Read more
Horseshoe pitching has existed as a sport for over a thousand years. The origins of this sport are most likely based in athletic competitions that involved throwing a heavy discus (imagine a stone Frisbee®). It is believed that fans of the Greek discus competitions created their own game by using discarded horseshoes and throwing them … Read more
In many texts published in the fin-de-siecle, there are extreme class differences that effect various relationships in both forms of platonic love and romantic love. Within these relationships, it seems as though there are plenty of fantastical elements that come into play in order to reconcile these differences. Relationships in various stories need a specific … Read more
Everyone dreads Jury duty. Jury duty is commonly known as a nuisance that gets in the way of our everyday lives. When one types in the words “jury duty” into the google search bar that individual finds the first few search results to be “get out of jury duty” or “jury duty excuses”. However, we … Read more
In Bich Minh Nguyen’s memoir, “Stealing Buddha’s Dinner,” she narrates her experiences growing up as a Vietnamese refugee in a predominantly white, conservative community of Grand Rapids Michigan, in effort to assimilate to the American culture. Emigrating from Vietnam and experiencing the new American culture, she desires to fit in and be accepted as an … Read more
Rapper Tupac Shakur once said “It’s a struggle for every young Black man. You know how it is, only God can judge us. ” Throughout the course of the semester there have been numerous discussions of topics involving the black community in today’s society. Racism towards African-Americans and how they are not treated equally or … Read more
According to studies 94 percent of vehicle accidents are caused by human error,So as the evolution of vehicles continues, new technology has risen(“Google Self-Driving Car). One vehicle that caught the public’s eye is the Self-Driving car. The only problem is that people are very concerned with this new idea. People are afraid of malfunctions and … Read more
When growing up, parents repeatedly tell their children to dream and work towards their dreams. Rapper LL Cool J has said, “Stay focused, go after your dreams and keep moving toward your goals. ” He, like parents and others who care, want to see individuals succeed. More specifically, they want them to succeed in something … Read more
Some people may wonder why the baseballs curve when the pitcher throws a curve ball, or maybe why the bat breaks, and how a homerun is hit. Well just know physics has a lot to do with that and more. I will try to explain to you how these things happen and more during this … Read more
People depend more on the President when a crisis happen or situations have to be solved, but in actuality Congress makes the main decisions on laws. When making decisions Congress has the upper hand over the President and the Supreme Court. The president is not allow to make any decisions without consulting congress first, Congress … Read more
Beyond Bloodiness: An Interdisciplinary View into Crimes Tic-toc. Shotgun. Death. Silence… Physical crimes never cease to draw our attention. Victims, bloodiness, drama, motives, psychological issues and conflicts: they are at the heart of most physical crimes. Cyber crimes are not viewed as dramatic and pervasive by many, but its consequences can be even bloodier within … Read more
Code-switching could generate ingenuity without even realizing. Most people who code-switch tend to exert their intellect, learning more than those who aren’t able to use code switching. In the book Losing My cool, there are diverse occasions where we find that Thomas uses code-switching. Despite the fact code-switching is complex to perform, people usually implement … Read more
Atrocities during the Holocaust, orchestrated by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, began in 1933 and continued until 1945. In 1940, the Warsaw Ghetto located in Warsaw, Poland was created by Nazis to isolate the Jews off from the outer population. This began a time of fear and uncertainty for the ghetto inhabitants, which eventually sparked … Read more