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    through the humanities textbook looking for nothing in particular. I stumbled across Marie Guillemine Benoist’s Portrait of a Black Woman on page 326. For some reason I felt compelled towards the painting‚ I could almost see myself as the woman on the canvas. I did some follow-up research on the artist and the motive behind the art. The portrait was painted in 1800‚ by a woman who belonged to a small elite circle of professional women painters. The portrait was seen as a voice of protest during the

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    Vanessa Friedman 5th period February 17‚ 2012 Black And White Paul Volponi I read the book Black And White which is a book about two seventeen year old boys who played football and basketball for their high school and both have the skills and potential to continue their career throughout college and possibly the professional career. Eddie and Marcus‚ the two high school boys‚ have some other plans of how to make money without going to work they set up a few “stick-ups” and rob people at

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    Garcia 1  Alexandra P. Garcia Ortiz  Professor Terra Joseph  CMP 120 ­ G1  17 November 2014  Man! I Feel Like A Woman  Up until the last few decades‚ women everywhere were expected to act a certain way in  public and around others. There used to be a lot of rules of how a ‘lady’ was suppose to act‚ and  it was expected of women everywhere to know these rules and to act accordingly. Nowadays‚  these rules are being challenged day by day. The expectations are still there from the generations  before

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    The Dark is Rising Written by Susan Cooper From The Dark Is Rising The Characters Will Stanton The last and youngest of the Old Ones - appears for the first time as the main character in The Dark Is Rising. He appears in each of the following books. Merriman Lyon The first and oldest of the Old Ones - appears in each of the DR books. Mentor and friend to Will Stanton in The Dark Is Rising and guardian of each of the quests. ’Great Uncle’ to the Drew children. The Lady Matriarch of the Old Ones

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    using social media‚ or walking down a street in a large city has most likely seen or heard the phrase “Black Lives Matter.” Black Lives Matter is an organization founded by Alicia Garza‚ Patrisse Cullors‚ and Opal Tometi‚ but these are just the chief founders in the organization. The major reason that this organization formed is due to the shooting on February 26‚ 2012 in Sanford‚ Florida‚ of a black man named Trayvon Martin who was shot by George Zimmerman‚ a neighborhood watch member. Zimmerman went

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    The Black Man of the Forest: A Literary Analysis Essay Of The Scarlet Letter In almost every story there are forces of good and evil that are in conflict. The most dangerous of these evils are those that are not obvious. In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ the Black Man of the forest is none other than Roger Chillingworth. Some may read the novel and assume that Dimmesdale is the Black Man. It may be viewed that Dimmesdale’s affair with Hester is the cause for the scarlet letter‚ but

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    rebirth of the black man. This black man was proud of his identity‚ he was now very aware of what was going on around him. The New Negro was a man that was one who knew his rights and was willing to fight for it – education‚ the right to vote‚ to earn a decent wage‚ to own business and show the brilliance and power of the black man. This period established beginning of a period that would not only set the tone for other generation but show case the talent‚ grace and splendor of the black man. The New Negro

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    Which of the following does NOT need an apostrophe inserted or deleted? Answer Selected Answer:    Todays weather report for several inches’ of snow is an answer to student’s prayers. Correct Answer:    Today’s weather report for several inches of snow is an answer to students’ prayers. Question 2 0 out of 2 points Which of the following does NOT need an apostrophe inserted or deleted? Answer Selected Answer:    Her parents’ proud face’s were Bess’s best

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    In the story the biased eye it tells how you associate one race with one thing. Such as when people where exposed to weapons they could make out black faces easier than white faces. This is true when it came to the bike thief in what would you do. The white male normally got away with stealing got questioned but very rarely got stopped. But when a black male was trying to steal the bike a crowed formed and stopped him really fast. When the female was stealing the bike people neglected the fact that

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    Transition between Black-and-White to Color in Pleasantville Nowadays people seek freedom‚ great sensation‚ thrill‚ adventure‚ and so on. They love engaging in risky and dangerous activities‚ they want to try new experiences and discover new enjoyments‚ and finally they want to ask themselves “what is going to happen now?” They wish to live in a world of choices‚ where there is an infinite amount of options to be taken and no clear path. They do not wish to live like those from previous eras‚ who

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