English "Orphan Trains"� The "Orphan Trains"� was a charitable organization to provide homes and a better way of life‚ for orphans and neglected children on the streets of New York. Charles Loring Brace‚ who was a young minister in New York‚ founded the Orphan Trains (1855-1929). The children were taken off the streets of New York (many whom had no homes)‚ and brought to the Midwest to be adopted. The children were prepared for adoption the closer they came to their destinations. They were made
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HAS THE SPREAD OF AIDS AFFECTED AFRICAN SOCIETY 1. Baer‚ Hans.‚ et al. "Medical Anthropology and the World System." A Critical Perspective Ch. 8: p159-269. 2. Stine‚ Gerald J. "Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome The facts written are by Gerald J. Stine in "Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome" . Worldwide‚ about 9‚000 persons a day become HIV-infected. The majority of all HIV infections worldwide occur in people ages 15-24. Over 1 million people die of AIDS each year. The number
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a comedy series.” One group‚ “outstanding lead actress for a drama series‚” the Academy distinctly recognizes Tatiana Maslany for her performance in the BBC America series Orphan Black (67th EMMY® AWARDS NOMINATIONS). The show proves itself as a highly addictive experience through Tatiana’s portrayal of over 6 characters. Orphan Black stands out through its unique characterization‚ inspired cinematography‚ seamless visual effects‚ careful balance of genres‚ and eloquent subtext to make a truly captivating
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The Orphan Train is a novel written by Christina Baker Kline. Kline’s novel illustrates the lives of several different children who were among the many thousands traveling West looking for a family. Vivian and Molly are the main characters in Kline’s novel‚ Vivian is a “rider” on the Orphan train and Molly is a child in foster care that meets Vivian at an older stage in her life. The Orphan Train portrays the struggle‚ endurance‚ and success that Vivian went through in order to survive as a young
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In Mary Shelly’s book‚ Frankenstein she seems to want her audience to feel compassion for the monster because of the way the monster was treated for all of its life. Frankenstein is tortured by what he created but is unwilling to help the creature in any way. The creature is treated with disdain from the moment of its creation until its death. One of the ideas mentioned in Frankenstein is the thought that someone is who they are because of a situation and that cannot be changed. Some real life instances
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The Effects of AIDS on Sub-Saharan African Communities “Two-thirds of all people infected with HIV live in sub-Saharan Africa‚ although this region contains little more than 10% of the world’s population” ("The impact of HIV & AIDS on Africa"‚ 2010‚ para. 1). “During 2008 alone‚ an estimated 1.4 million adults and children died as a result of AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa…[that is] more than 15 million Africans [who] have died from AIDS…since the beginning of the epidemic”("The impact of
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Life has its donwfalls‚ but those downfalls happen for a reason. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Cline is a book mainly about Vivians downfalls. This book changed my view of the world becuase it taught me about hope‚ and taught me about being grateful. This book taught me about hope because despite Vivian’s struggles throughout the book‚ she had pride‚ and something good came out of the bad events. For example‚ Vivian went through being enslaved‚ being sexually assaulted‚ and being neglected for
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“…tough and weird is preferable to pathetic and vulnerable…” this came from Vivian in the novel‚ Orphan Train. This quote made me think of my energetic‚ quirky dad‚ Dean Dahlhauser. He is the toughest person I know and he has remained my best friend for as long as I can remember while also making a giant impact on me. My dad is so important to me because he has taught me lessons‚ taken me on trips I’ll never forget‚ and he has shown me what it is to be a strong individual. My dad has taught me
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The philosophy of education with regard to African Americans This study will attempt to look at Alain Locke ’s philosophy of education as it applies to the education of the Negro in America 1760 1930. In the days of slavery‚ education for Negroes was not a thought that was considered by slaveholders until The Reconstruction Period. Before The Reconstruction Period‚ the only purpose for slaves was to perform slave labor in the fields of their slave masters on a daily basis working them to
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The public health problem I select is HIV/AIDS WITHIN THE African American population. The HIV epidemic in United States in alarming‚ however it is becoming particularly alarming more so within the African American community. It is not long ago since the first case of HIV/AIDS among the African American community was identified. The first case was identified in the 1980’s. HIV/AIDS was thought to be a disease that doesn’t exist in the African American community it was initially thought to be mainly
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