The Supreme Court case of Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States was a court case that was pivotal towards keeping discrimination out of business. It was based on the question: constitutionally‚ can congress pass a law preventing private businesses from discriminating against people because of their race? The decision has affected many generations of people. The owner of a motel in Georgia‚ who only served (mostly travelling) white people‚ found it unconstitutional for congress to pass a law saying
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Life & times of Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter‚ Jr. (born September 27‚ 1982)‚ known by his stage name Lil Wayne (pron.: /ˌlɪl ˈweɪn/)‚ is an American hip hop recording artist from New Orleans‚ Louisiana. In 1991‚ at the age of nine‚ Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label‚ and half of the duo‚ The B.G.’z‚ with fellow New Orleans-based rapper B.G.. In 1996‚ Lil Wayne joined Southern hip hop group Hot Boys‚ which also included rappers Juvenile‚ B.G.‚ and Young Turk
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The school will be located in Atlanta Georgia. The demographics for the area‚ Atlanta Ga‚ is 54% African American‚ 38.4% Caucasian‚ 5.2% Hispanic‚ 2% mixed race‚ and less than 1% mix of other races. In the state of Georgia the demographics are 62.1% Caucasian‚ 31.5% African American‚ 9.3% Hispanic‚ and less than 1% mix of other races. The median household income for the state of Ga is around $49‚000 I chose this area for my school because it is close to where I live‚ and the area in very much in
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Being Miss South Atlanta is not just a title in my opinion‚ it is something I have desired to become throughout my few years of high school. I have been a student attending South Atlanta High School since August 2014. School spirit was just something my school lacked. Last year‚ happened to be the first year I truly enjoyed homecoming‚ and as I stated I have been here since 2014. If I am elected Miss South Atlanta I will work with SGA and 12th grade Student Body in order to mark 2018 a year to remember
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MARTA is a public authority that operates public transit buses and light rail in the core area of metropolitan Atlanta. The Advance Atlanta article stated that “With a population of 5‚522‚942 people‚ the metropolitan Atlanta region is the 9th largest metro area in the United States. 69% of the region considers it “very important” or “important” to have public transit options available where you live‚ 55% of the region has made a choice regarding employment‚ education‚ or housing based on access
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Lil Wayne: The Urban Poet Recently I attended a Lil Wayne concert and his music and performance captured my attention and gave me a greater appreciation for poetry. At the concert I noticed an overwhelming amount of marks on his body that did not seem to be cuts or bruises. Once I took a closer look I noticed his body was like a canvas with tons of artistic tattoos that expressed his emotions and struggles almost as well as his lyrics. The first tattoo I noticed was the newest addition to his
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Who is the best hockey player to ever‚ Mr. Hockey or The Great One? They are the best of their time. All of the records they broke and the trophies they have received prove this. Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe are comparative in their statistics‚ accomplishments‚ and styles of play. First‚ they are compared through statistics. Statistics is a big reason Gretzky is one of the best. He has 2‚857 points with 1‚963 of those being assists. He would still have the record if he did not score a single goal
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Reactions to Nonfiction Reading I chose to read Being in Balance: 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires because I am at a point where I think that a self improvement book would help me look at life a little differently. I thought that this book would help me in ways that I could not help myself. Basically Dyer has four purposes. Primarily‚ to realize what imbalances you have between your daily existence and routines. Secondly‚ to focus on the more important things that you can
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Serial murder is an example of the most extreme types of behaviour we see in human beings. It can be defined at a person who kills three or more people in a short space of time. But what really is a serial killer? Is it the way we were brought up that can lead to us becoming a serial killer? Or is there a serial killer gene? No‚ there is not a killer gene (Cassel & Bernstein‚ 2007). What causes a person to commit such crimes and is it solely caused by psychological errors in one’s mind?
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of our bed. I had just slid down the bed feet first into the mess when it happened. I felt a sharp jab‚ a pain in the heel of my foot and looked down at it. Protruding from my foot was a pin sporting the headshot of the current goalkeeper of the Atlanta Thrashers. My sister‚ Melanie‚ noticed and started to freak out. She screamed and called for my dad in the living room. I was strangely calm about the whole thing‚ and just stared at the pin in my foot. The sharp end of the pin
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