restaurant‚ or sitting in certain seats of public buses. However‚ in 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks took a stand‚ or more correctly took a seat‚ on a public bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. She refused to give her seat to a white man and was arrested for not doing so. The reasons and consequences and the significance of her stand are comparable in many ways to Atticus Finch’s stand in To Kill A Mockingbird. Rosa Parks worked for the equality of all people. She was elected secretary of the Montgomery branch
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Gosford Park Summary The movie Gosford Park is a story that takes place in an old rich English country house in the 1930’s. Sir William McCordle and his wife Lady Sylvia is a pair of wealthy British socialites. They have their big house‚ a complete staff‚ a butler and everything that an upper class English family would have. One weekend they invite their friends and family up for a weekend shooting party. All the guests are also wealthy and some even bring their own maids. Among the guests
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Charles Nguyen English 11H P2 Mrs. C. Johnson February 13‚ 2013 Park Avenue Précis Park Avenue: Money‚ Power‚ and the American Dream. Dir. Alex Gibney. Perf. Paul Piff‚ Jeffrey Sachs‚ Jane Mayer. PBS‚ 2012. Film. In his documentary‚ “Park Avenue: Money‚ Power‚ and the American Dream” (2012)‚ Alex Gibney challenges the notion that the American dream of success can be achieved by hard work. Gibney refutes this belief by discerning the corruption caused by the wealthy‚ illuminating radical
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Everyone’s day starts in the morning and ends in the evening or night. It is very important to know when a person usually wakes up‚ eats or sleeps at night because these all activities affect the person’s biological clock. If a person is not following his/her daily routine‚ it can put the person in trouble. For example‚ if a baby is not sleeping when he/she is supposed to‚ she can have really badly next day. Not following a daily schedule can disrupt the sensations of your brain. There are two significant
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Rosa Parks Assignment-Due at the end of Class Choose one of the following Activities: Choice A: Individual Write 3 diary entries from Rosa Park’s point of view about three incidents in the story. How do you imagine she felt? What did she hope for? What did she fear? The entries MUST be 1 page in length. Choice B: Individual Imagine you are Rosa’s mother‚ Leona. Write a letter to a relative in the North describing what happened to your daughter (Rosa). Be sure to explain the events
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Ma. Angela A. Catapang J10 2011-62151 CA / BS FT Jurassic Park Jurassic Park‚ was a terrific movie being the world’s highest-grossing film at the time of its release. It was filled with sci-fi adventures which tickled our imagination and opened our minds into bold possibilities that were to start with “what if’s”. The said movie was made not only to entertain and to fascinate the viewers but also to educate everyone about the extent of the powers and wonders of science. The main
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case. Many people’s kindness makes them a great leader. For instance Rosa Parks showed bravery and courage when she refused to leave her seat even though she knew she would be arrested and kicked off the bus. This shows that she was a great leader because she did what she thought was right. So many people believed the same as Rosa Parks‚ and this small act led to something greater called the bus boycott. Rosa Parks wasn’t the only exceptional leader of the civil rights act. We have all learned
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I try to get up early in the morning. Or I keep sleeping all day. It is hard for me to get up in the morning. Moreover‚ I want to avoid the depraved life. There are two reasons why I get up early. First of all‚ getting up early makes us healthy. We have body rhythm‚ and the cycle of that is twenty five hours. By looking at sunshine‚ we can adjust the rhythm. However‚ it is easily disturbed. When we work until late at night‚ we can not wake up early. The rhythm gradually changes by continueing
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Literature between 1800-1900 17 May 2013 Lord Byron: She walks in Beauty She walks in Beauty is a Lord Byron’s poem that I have chosen because of her lyrical form to describe an elegant a beauty woman that in my opinion is a woman that Lord Byron is in love with. It is a true declaration of love or a statement of admiration. It was written in 1814 and published in 1815 in “Hebrew Melodies”. Probably the poem was written
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Morning Java Startled by my alarm‚ I stretch my arm out from under the covers and search frantically in the dark to put an end to the obnoxious sound. I feel around for my lamp and switch it on‚ keeping my position until my eyes adjust to the light. Before I ever get out of bed‚ I’m already overwhelmed thinking of my many tasks for the day. When motivation is scarce‚ there is only one thought that brings me out of my cozy‚ warm bed and to my feet. Waiting to be made is a fresh‚ boosting cup
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