influential celebrities in the 21st century would be Lady Gaga; and here’s why. Perhaps most notably‚ Lady Gaga has received media coverage for being heavily involved in several well-publicized activist campaigns for Gay‚ Lesbian‚ Bi-sexual‚ Transgender and Queer rights‚ anti-bullying action‚ and youth empowerment initiatives (“Gay Advocates Hail Lady Gaga’s Activism‚ VMA Drag Act”‚ Vaiani 2011). Gaga unlike any other artist‚ has also mobilized her activist tendencies in her musical output and
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One topic that I feel is extremely important but greatly under discussed is the psychological impact slavery still has on African Americans today. A lot of time when slavery is being examined‚ it is only thought of in the aspect of the physical bonage and abuse. In all the history classes I’ve taken‚ I was always taught slaves were whipped‚ forced to work against their will‚ and had terrible living conditions; however‚ I never learned in the classroom of the psychological damage inflicted upon slaves
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In the south‚ agriculture was the big business. Cash crops were grown‚ often using slave labor‚ on big plantations and small farms throughout the south. Cotton‚ tobacco‚ and food crops (rice‚ Indian corn) were all grown to some extent‚ but cotton was by far the most profitable. In the first half of the nineteenth century‚ manufacturing was taking root in the North. Among the first industries to grow was textiles. Northern textiles were made from Southern cotton. Southern cotton fueled the South’s
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The Title of the book I decided to read was “That Was Then‚ This is Now.” Written by S.E Hinton. The characters in the story include Byron‚ Mark‚ Bryon’s mother‚ Charlie‚ Ponyboy Curtis‚ Angela Shepard‚ Cathy‚ and M&M (Cathy’s brother). The setting took place in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. The key problem to this story is Bryon and Mark are growing apart‚ they started to become variance when both of them started to change. Bryon has a new interest in girls and is basically growing up and maturing. Meanwhile
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WHY TEENAGERS ARE SO WORLDLY? One of the most disheartening trends in the church today is the lack of enthusiasm displayed by teenagers concerning the things of God‚ in contrast with their fanatical fascination with the things of the world. Even children of very good Christian people seem to be caught up in the trend. In some churches‚ worldly gospel music is adopted to appeal to the youths. This is testimony to the fact that we have lost faith in the power of prayer and the Word of God to solve
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Slavery has been a crucial part of society throughout history‚ a way of life for centuries upon centuries. Only recently was this aspect of civilization questioned as to its validity in an increasingly ‘humane’ society. Since this country was founded‚ this issue has been the object of prolonged debate and radical opinions. Slavery can be found at the root of several instances of bloodshed and revolution in the course of our nation’s development‚ a key role in shaping our nation. Though it is outlawed
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Slavery in America first began when African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ in 1619. Slaves were considered property which caused them unique disruptions‚ frustrations‚ and pain. They depended on their owners‚ worked for long hours‚ and had harsh punishments set in place for those who disobeyed. To make it even worse‚ families held the haunting fear that their families would be torn apart at any moment. The development of the New World led to the emergence
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Aaron Philbrick The Reform Movement 1: Temperance: moderation of self‚ restraint in action‚ statement and self-control or PROHIBITION. Americans were worried about the effects of alcohol. 1st. This movement first urged people to stop drinking hard liquor and limit drinking beer and wine to small amounts. Later the movement wanted to ban the sale of alcohol-banning became a major goal‚ it was banned in the 18th Amendment‚ which was later repealed by the 21st Amendment. 2: Women’s
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JOY FROM PEACE WITH OTHERS I. Introduction In today’s society‚ it is an “all about me” world. Everywhere you turn‚ from TV commercials to t-shirt messages to Facebook‚ the sentiment is the same to “do whatever you want” or “look at me” or just “pamper yourself-you deserve it.” The world tells you to promote yourself and your desires. There is no focus to help others or strive together with others. Despite all of this self-gratification‚ many people‚ including some Christians‚ are surprisingly
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"From 1861 and 1865 the United States engaged in a civil war. Tensions between the Anti-Slavery Northern states and the pro-slavery Southern states erupted into a Civil War after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860." The divided states‚ that of the North and South‚ fought against each other‚ to finally end the dispute whether to accept or abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the leader for the North side and Stonewall Jackson was the leader for the South. The Civil War could have been avoided
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