Glasgow 5th of March 1971 poem and notes GLASGOW 5TH MARCH 1971 (An “Instamatic” Poem) With a ragged diamond of shattered plate-glass a young man and his girl are falling backwards into a shop-window The young man’s face is bristling with fragments of glass and the girl’s leg has caught on the broken window and spurts arterial blood over her wet-look white coat. Their arms are starfished out braced for impact‚ and their faces show surprise‚ shock‚ and the beginning of pain
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struggles‚ and was probably at its highest point during the Civil Rights Movement. In 1963‚ Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ when four girls were killed from a bomb‚ it wasn’t an uncommon event. Not only did this bomb murder four young girls‚ it also added to the continued racial relations in the South. Even though the bombing wasn’t positive‚ it led to the social and religious freedoms of all races today. Schools in Birmingham had recently been desegregated so violence between segregationists and blacks were high
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Clergymen‚ While confined here in the Birmingham City Jail‚ I came across your recent statement calling our present activities "unwise and untimely." Seldom‚ if ever‚ do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas … But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and your criticisms are sincerely set forth‚ I would like to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms. I think I should give the reason for my being in Birmingham‚ since you have been influenced by
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Birmingham Airport Noise Action Plan 2010 - 2015 The Birmingham Airport Noise Action Plan was formally adopted by the Department for Environment‚ Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on 19th May 2011. Contents Foreword by Chief Executive Officer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Executive Summary Purpose and Scope Description of the Airport Future Development and Future Noise Impact Introduction to Aircraft Noise Aircraft Noise Policy Results of the Strategic Noise Mapping Airport Noise
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Dudley Randall -- Ballad of Birmingham(1966) Response The Ballad of Birmingham resembles a traditional ballad in that it tells a story in a song-like manner. The didactic tone seeks to teach us something; in this case it’s the theme of needless destruction. There are many devices the author uses to create such a tone and to tell such a story. First of all‚ the most visible element of importance is the irony. A kid dying in a church where his mom told him to go to be safe is very ironic
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The marches in Selma Throughout March of 1965‚ a group of non-violent afro American demonstrators faced assault as they attempted to march from Selma to Montgomery to demand the right to vote for black people. How it started The Selma to Montgomery marches were three protest marches along the 87km long highway from Selma‚ Alabama to the state capital of Montgomery. The marches were led by nonviolent activists to demonstrate equality and the desire for afro Americans to vote in the United States.
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Your Name Teacher Name Class and Section Date Ethics of Sherman ’s March General William Techumseh Sherman ’s March through Georgia and South Carolina was the turning point in the American Civil War. After heavy fighting in Tennessee and Kentucky General Sherman requested permission to take a large force of men on a campaign to the Atlantic Ocean through North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ then turning North back through the Carolinas and Virginia. The goal of the campaign was to divide the
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way it is. To begin‚ we would like to ask you why you are really in Birmingham. In your letter‚ you stated‚ “injustice anywhere is a threat to injustice everywhere.” We don’t understand what you mean by this statement. What happens here in Birmingham is very different than what happens in the world. We understand that slavery is everywhere but protesting here in Birmingham is not going to help the situation else where. Birmingham is a small portion of your problem and we would like it if you would
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Title: Sherman’s March to the Sea Name: Institution: Name of Facilitator: Course Name and Number: Date: Abstract This paper describes a campaign that helped decide the American Civil War. A General of the Union army named William Tecumseh Sherman helped lead a campaign that started in Georgia go the sea in Savannah‚ and finish to help aid the main forces in the Carolinas. During this march the soldiers lived off the land and the Southern people’s food and burning anything
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The Bataan Death March “A P.O.W is standing next to a fresh water stream extremely dehydrated. He is forced to stand next to the stream by a Japanese soldier. The P.O.W. is not allowed to drink from the stream under any circumstances. He can no longer bear it‚ drops to his knees‚ and takes a drink of water from the stream. Although he does not hear the Japanese soldier walking up behind him as he takes out his sword. With one quick slash the P.O.W.’s head drops to the ground severed and bloody”
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