For any change to transpire‚ it is pivotal that there is a charismatic leader spearheading it; Carrie Best very much fits this criteria as her contributions were pivotal to social change in 20th Century Canada. Carrie best can be deemed a charismatic leader because not only did she embody everything in which Blacks fought for during the 20th century‚ she also captivated those around her. A testament to her character can bee seen in an interview conducted by Jasmine Rokeland‚ in which she said “Her
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accused of raping her. Tom is not looking to harm anybody‚ and he feels obligated to offer assistance‚ yet Maycomb society aligns him to their predetermined stereotypes for the black community. Tom being falsely accused of rape is horrific‚ but Mr. Underwood was more outraged by the murder. He believes that it is a sin to kill
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Stephen King is an author that many have heard of but few know his story. Stephen King has written many worldwide known books including‚ The Shining‚ Carrie‚ It‚ and The Mist. Stephen King has even been compared to Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe. Stephen Edwin King was born September‚ 21st 1947 in Portland‚ Maine to Donald and Nellie King. Stephen also has a older brother Daniel‚ who was born two years before. When Stephen turned two his dad abandoned his family‚ after this his mother
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1- 2- 3- 4- Jem and Dill come up with a daring plan to try to lure out Boo Radley. They decide to write Boo a note‚ asking him politely to come outside‚ and offering to buy him an ice cream. They found a shutter on the house that was loose‚ and decided that was where they would stick the letter. Scout met up with the boys‚ and they filled her in on their plan. Scout was nervous‚ but didn’t want to show it‚ so she agreed to stand watch. Jem would simply stand outside the fence closest to the window
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Chapter 25 begins with Scout and Jem at home‚ resting on their back porch. Scout spots a roly-poly‚ and spends the next few minutes poking it. As she attempts to smash the roly-poly‚ Jem speaks up. “Why couldn’t I mash him?” Scout asked. “Because they don’t bother you‚” Jem answered‚ symbolizing the idea of leaving mockingbirds‚ and all those that do not harm‚ alone. Assuming this is just a stage he’s going through‚ Scout lets it go and starts to doze off. She thinks of Dill and recalls his last
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Do you like having a voice? Do you like feeling empowered? Well‚ if it weren’t for Carrie Chapman Catt in the 1900’s‚ half of our population still wouldn’t have that luxury. In early 20th century America‚ many people did not even think of women voting as an option for themselves or the people around them. Many were misinformed about the topic of women’s suffrage‚ until people like Carrie Chapman Catt worked with organizations‚ such as the National American Woman’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA)
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prove that he was innocent‚ but the obstacle was too big for him. Doody 2 Furthermore‚ after Tom Robinson’s death‚ Mr. Underwood’s editorial "likened Tom’s death to the senseless slaughter of songbirds by hunters and children" (241). Even Mr. Underwood understood what happened to Tom was wrong. Everyone knew that Tom was innocent‚ but they chose to let his skin color get in the way. Tom was an innocent man convicted for all the wrong reasons. The second "mockingbird" in the story is Arthur "Boo"
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This source appears to be a journal article from what was formerly titled NSWA(now Feminist Formations) . The author‚ Carrie Yang Costello‚ was an assistant professor of sociology at the time of publication. With her degree in sociology‚ Costello was able to conduct research into the topic of gender inequality and present her findings in writing. This article might be written for other specialists in sociology to give them insight on an issue of interest for her. This work was published in 2004
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reform and have altered the way we live today. These reformers brought about the awareness and tackled women’s rights‚ economic concentration‚ corporate power‚ poverty‚ food safety‚ and political corruption. Extraordinary muckrakers are Jane Addams‚ Carrie Chapman Catt‚ Upton Sinclair‚ Alice Paul‚ and Edwin Markham. Jane Addams was an advocate for the rights of improving social conditions in the urban areas for the poor immigrants and workers living in slums. People living in the slums had to live
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equality that women should have. As Alice Paul says in the movie‚ “It’s unfair to die in a fight we shouldn’t have to fight.” In Iron Jawed Angels‚ we are shown part of the journey to gain women the right to vote. Alice Paul and Lucy Burns meet with Carrie Chapman Catt and Anna Shaw about being apart of the NAWSA. Paul and Burns are given control of the Washington D.C. office as long as they raise their own funds. Their plan is to get an amendment and plan a parade. A march/parade shows more than a
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