THE SHOOTING IN FERGUSON MO. Tommy L Gould COMM/215 Essentials of College Writing October 27‚ 2014 Julie Dwyer Running head: THE SHOOTING IN FERGUSON MO. 1 THE SHOOTING IN FERGUSON MO. 3 THE SHOOTING IN FERGUSON MO. Why has the shooting of eighteen year old Michael Brown affected my community? Some say it was a race issue others say it was police brutality. Racism being a very sensitive matter in the community that I live in‚ all though I do not live in Ferguson City‚ it is only a
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Joshua Canabal H-U.S-History 11-1 Mr. Pineda May 12‚ 2011 Pros and Cons of Steroids in Sports Performing enhancement drugs has become a nation-wide debate for many sports journalists‚ reporters‚ and politicians. This ongoing debate has lasted for twenty years now and there are still many opinions to be assessed. Some experts may argue that steroids have a positive impact in sports and others disagree‚ but in reality they are both right. Steroids can make the game more exciting with athletes
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Many movies and books attempt to inform their readers and viewers of the inequalities and injustices among diverse cultures. One in particular is the epic six part miniseries Roots (1977) based on the 1967 novel by African American author Alex Haley‚ telling the story of Haley’s ancestors. Many consider this one of the most important novels and television mini series of all time. It is said to have touched the hearts and gripped the minds of all who are fortunate enough to see or read the
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Where Things Come Back 1. The significance of the Title: Where Things Come Back is a novel written by John Corey Whaley. In the Novel there is a boy named Gabriel who randomly goes missing‚ the majority of the novel is about Gabriel being gone and how his family is doing. At the end of the novel he comes back to his family after 10 weeks of being kidnapped. This is why the novel is named Where Things Come Back‚ Gabriel finally comes back and then the novel is over this is the significance of
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to set the wrong things right (The Crow‚ 1994).” Who doesn’t love a classic and tragic love story with a lust for revenge and justice for all? Where the power of love gives hope even in the most desperate and darkest of times? The Crow‚ directed by Alex Proyas in 1994 and based off of the original comic The Crow by James O’Barr‚ is a powerfully‚ dark‚ emotional film teasing at the strings of our hearts every moment of the way. The Crow has been labled a bleak action flick due to the very depressing
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The Dilemma at the Public Service Department Introduction Alex Washington was recently appointed by the governor to be commissioner of the state’s Public Service Department‚ making him the second appointee to this position in the governor’s first term. Before accepting the appointment‚ Mr. Washington heard rumors about major problems within the department from associates who also work in state government positions. In addition to the rumors‚ he has received unsigned letters detailing an assortment
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The Beach by Alex Garland portrays a form of tourism where it differentiates the authentic experiences of a traveller to a tourist. Danny Boyle’s(2000) adaptation depicts an American backpacker‚ Richard‚ who seeks to discover beyond the sightseeing of typical tourists. Upon following a series of unfortunate events on an island‚ the article examines how the film has shaped a diverse audience’s interpretation of cultural travel. The Tourist Gaze (2002) by John Urry reinforces Richard’s motivation to
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Question 4. a) What are the main problems for MF in 1980? What alternatives were available to MF? Market-wide problems: High interest rates After the 1973 oil crisis and the 1979 energy crisis‚ the US economy was affected by stagflation. In an effort to fight excessive inflation‚ the Fed adopted a tight monetary policy‚ raising interest rates (as an illustration‚ the federal funds rate increased from 11% in 1979 to 20% by June 1981). This affected all players as it led to a plunge of stock
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money‚ from my own view sound unreasonable. Come to think of it‚ sports like baseball‚ basket‚ football and soccer spend a lot of money on hiring of their players for example the “New York Yankees outspend all other baseball teams in terms of payroll. Alex Rodriguez to say‚ the Yankees’ third baseman‚ is the highest paid player in the history of baseball‚ earning $33 million for the 2009 season. Notably‚ the $33 million is only a base salary‚ and does not take into account any performance-based bonuses
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’Gifts Rapped’ is a magazine article that was published and featured in the British magazine ’The Spectator’ on Saturday‚ January 24th‚ 2004. Written by the author of the ’Alex Rider’ series‚ Anthony Horowitz‚ the article exposes his criticism of modern day toys. He also argues that toys in the present are inferior to the toys in the past and that the industry has begun to escalate. The devices used within the article are used to increase the audience’s awareness for children who too easily discard
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