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    beginning of time. Although they still exist‚ is change happening? Not only has it gotten worse but the word has not been spread enough to be able to be changed. That is when Malcolm came in and decided to make a change to make this country a better place. Malcolm X was considered a powerful speaker back in the 1960’s. Although‚ X was considered a powerful speaker a remote time ago he still made a grand difference that makes his remembrance alive. His commemoration continues alive because he declared equality

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    Alive In 1972 a plane full of rugby players on their way to a big match Crashed on route from Uruguay to Chile after being blown off course when they experienced bad turbulence. There were 37 on board 45 including the crew 29 survived the crash into the Andes mountains. There were a good few injured and needing help. One of the players got a metal pole stuck in his stomach and another player who was training to be a doctor pulled it out. And tried to help others who were also injured‚ he told people

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    this is a common viewpoint‚ many books written in a different time era can change us and the way we think and live out everyday tasks. Even though the book Romeo and Juliet was written in a truly different time era than the one we live in it is still relevant in today’s society. Throughout the entire book many things have changed the way I view many people and my relationships with my family and friends. Looking at the way Romeo was overly dramatic about him and Juliet being unable to be together

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    I would say that traditional gender roles for men and women are not relevant today. Gender roles have been around for years and they have always been labeled a certain way‚ but I’d say now that those labels have been broken. They are not as relevant in today’s world as they were years way back. There is too much diversity and roles that men and women have both done. In today’s world women might do things that men are regularly stereotyped to do and vice versa. The time since now and way back then

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    contrast the RHETORIC strategies both authors used to get to their audience) Eric Beedle AP LA III July 26 2012 The Decline of the American Dream‚ And the Finding of the American Dream While reading Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed on (not) getting by in America‚ and Adam Shepard’s Scratched Beginning’s me‚ $25‚ and the search for the American Dream‚ I couldn’t help notice huge differences between the two books. Both of these authors were writing for the same cause‚ was it possible to

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    In our society many people try to eliminate racism but some still are racist. You might not think about racism everyday but it happens a lot around the world. Even though all genders and races should be treated the same they are not and it can lead to personal issues just because of people looking different from each other. All women and men are created equal and the same. People in the world do not treat others fairly. We should get treated the same way not because you like white people or black

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    twentieth century shone the American Dream – the idea that everybody has the opportunity to become successful‚ regardless of their financial backgrounds. People fell in love with the idea‚ because it gave them high hopes‚ and it was very relevant at the time. In the past century‚ however‚ many things have changed. Due to the overall transition of the economy and society‚ the American dream is no longer relevant in America. Signs of the increasing irrelevance of the dream are eminent in society. As

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    because they doctor is not there to help you; like the government is not there to help the civilians out. King mentions in his letter that other countries are getting what they want and helping their people in a “jetlike speed” and that for African Americans the justice to sit and drink coffee at a restaurant is moving in a “horse-and-buggy” pace (926). Showing how with no justice people cannot enjoy the simplest things in life without

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    world for the better.  Names like John Mark who wrote the Gospel of Mark with Peter’s perspective and Timothy‚ the young pastor mentored by the Apostle Paul.  Teenagers should be able to identify with these young men and women because today‚ Christian teenagers are still changing the world and helping to transform it as they too can the world upside down (or really‚ right side up). Why does God choose to use teens‚ while people of

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    The American Dream: Is It Achievable? Does one’s goal stop after hitting many vicissitudes in life? If something is becoming hard or an unexpected event occurs‚ does one give up all that has been worked for? In the American Culture‚ there is this idea called The American Dream which was first coined by James Truslow Adam. Truslow stated‚ “’That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone… regardless of social class or circumstances of birth’” (Brandon King 610)

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