the message that detaining people based on their color is unconstitutional in America. Maybe the Cambridge police officer was instead following the example set in the case of Jason Vassell‚ a former student at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with no previous criminal history. Vassell‚ an African-American‚ was recently charged with aggravated assault and battery in the stabbing of two men inside his dormitory. The incident started when the two men‚ both white‚ reportedly smashed Vassell’s
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Frederick Douglass was an American slave who wrote a novel in 1845 that exposed the terrible living conditions of slaves. John F. Kennedy‚ an American president gave a speech at Amherst University discussing the privilege that comes with power. During his speech‚ Kennedy stated‚ “Therefore‚ I am proud to come to this college‚ whose graduates have recognized this obligation and to say to those who are now here that the need is endless‚ and I am confident you will respond.”‚ he challenges the future
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The Media’s deceptive characterization of Rap Music If the average person is asked to picture an image of a rapper‚ images of a man with his body covered in tattoos‚ wearing gold chains with smoke pouring out of his mouth and swearing to every second word he says would be some of the first things to come to his or her head. If the person is asked again to describe how they picture a rap music video to be like‚ her or she would probably describe the video centered on a rapper with the features previously
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(University of Massachusetts Amherst n.d.) A spectrophotometer is used to detect and
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Cited: • Berlin‚ Normand. The Secret Cause: A Discussion of Tragedy. Amherst‚ MA: University of Massachusetts‚ 1981. • Chong-Gossard‚ J. H. Kim On. "The Silence of the Virgins: Comparing Euripides ’ Hippolytus and Theonoe." Antichthon 38 (2004): 10+. • Disch‚ Thomas M. "Phaedra Britannica." The Nation 23 Jan. 1989: 100+
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Mica Hughes Carney English Lit 2326 2/14/2015 Emily Dickinson’s Poetry Theme Analysis Emily Dickinson was born on December 10‚ 1830 to Andrew & Emily Dickinson in Amherst‚ Massachusetts. Emily spent almost her entire life as a recluse‚ living in her upstairs bedroom on the family’s homestead‚ writing poetry until her death in May‚ 1886. Her poetry and letters went unrecognized until after her death‚ when her younger sister‚ Lavinia and a family friend‚ worked
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When comparing boarding schools like the narrator’s in Old School‚ and Severn School in the 1960s‚ it’s apparent that there are many parallels. Both text support from the novel and the Severn School archives have proven that Old School and Severn School are similar when considering class‚ misconduct‚ and influence in the literary world. The idea of a class system within the narrator’s school in Old School is discussed many times. It was also present at Severn School in the 1960s It is obvious that
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Jhally claims that advertising has become so intrusive and powerful that‚ unless precautionary action is taken‚ will destroy all of humanity and its successes. His credentials include: college professor of communication at University of Massachusetts Amherst‚ executive director of the Media Education Foundation‚ and an assortment of more than 40 documentaries on advertising and media consumption. At first Jhally explains how industrial capitalism has revolutionized the world; he also notes how capitalism’s
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Chinua Achebe By: Lindsey Shepherd‚ Megan Wells‚ Brooklyn Durham‚ Becca Coley Chinua Achebe ● Chinua Achebe was a famous Igbo writer‚ known for describing the effects of customs and values of a traditional African society. ● He was one of the most highly appreciated African writers in English because of his ability to learn and speak different languages. ● Achebe attended Government college in Umudhia‚ in 1944. ● He also studied at the University college of Ibadan. ● His majors were English‚ History
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After viewing the documentary‚ “The Hunting Ground” (2015)‚ this article views the epidemic issue of rape crimes on college campuses. Through survivor testimonies and student- led activist‚ the film follows several undergraduate sexual assault survivors as they pursue justice for victims. According to a National Institute of Justice study‚ it is said that one-fifth and one-quarter of women will be victims of sexual assault or attempted sexual assault at some point while they are in college (Fisher
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