system have racist tendencies? In a perfect world‚ people would be punished for the crimes of which they are guilty‚ and all punishments would be fair. Unfortunately‚ we do not live in a perfect world. Racism is still at large. On January 12‚ 2010‚ Jordan Miles‚ an 18 year old African American honors student from Pittsburgh PA‚ was walking home at night when he was approached by three undercover police officers. The officers asked him‚ "Where’s your gun‚ money and drugs?" Miles assumed the men were
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a book full of conflict and surprises. Daisy and Myrtle were the two important woman characters in the story. They are two interesting woman who turns the story upside down. There’s many differences between the two characters. Daisy had her own view on the world‚ about a girl’s perspective. “That’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful fool.” (D. Buchanan). She is a blond headed woman from Louisville‚ she is the wife of Tom Buchanan. Daisy and Myrtle were different in many ways
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The River is a song by Jordan Feliz‚ and it one of my favorite and most influential songs. I first heard it during a Nationals game as Daniel Murphy’s walk-up song. The lyrics are about going to a river to pray‚ repent‚ and become born again. As an atheist‚ I try to avoid being acquainted with religious ideas or opinions‚ as I believe that religion has become a sensitive issue in many cases nowadays. But after listening to the song a few times‚ I started to love it‚ and it soon had a great impact
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My name is Mercedez JaNae Jordan and I am from Chicago. I am a very outgoing and passionate. I have been through a lot of obstacles in my life. I am taking this class to graduate on time and move forward in my life pursue my dream today. When I was little I my brother was almost kidnapped was a surreal and life learning. When I seen my brother being taken I was little but I still ran to save him. It thought me that you can never be too sure of a person and to always be careful who you invite into
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Ramaine Duffus 10/09/2013 Lebron James vs. Michael Jordan Everyone always wondered who the better basketball is Player the legend the Michael Jordan or the phenom Lebron James’s am a fan of both I am merely presenting the facts and little Bit of my opinion and I will allow you to draw your own conclusion as to who the better player is. Keep in mind Lebron and Jordan play two completely different positions meaning during a basketball game their
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The Buchanans have been stereotypically introduced by Fitzgerald as the typical representation of the “Lost Generation” (Gertrude Stein). Tom and Daisy Buchanan inhabit qualities of America during the era after WW1 – people were intolerant‚ materialistic and lacked spiritualism. They live in the East Egg and are the representations of the love for a Romantic lifestyle and the desperation to seek new ideas (generally from Europe) and accept them. The Buchanans have spent a year in France in pursuit
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given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Ella Baker fits directed toward Campbell’s definition of a hero by devoting herself delicately facing her pertinent career. Baker was a consistent African-American civil rights hero‚ pioneer‚ and activist‚ who built the power of black and poor people to pursue their equal rights. In accordance with Baker’s achievement‚ she succeeded
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Great Gatsby‚ it was evident that Tom and Daisy had an unstable relationship. Both Tom and Daisy come from wealthy backgrounds and the upper echelon of society. Tom is a small man hiding in a big hose with an equally large ego. Daisy is a hospitable character who is forever in love with having a rich and lavish lifestyle. Though big‚ strong‚ and arrogant‚ Tom still shows that he cares a little bit for Daisy. Tom and Daisys main commonality is money. Daisy did not marry Gatsby even though they were
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In February 2009‚ 12 year old Jordan Brown was the main suspect in his own stepmother’s murder. She was found with a gunshot wound to the head‚ she was eight months pregnant. Although it was very rare to charge someone so young as an adult‚ but the Pennsylvania prosecutor left them little choice‚ it is also very rare for a 12 year old boy to commit a violent crime such as he did. Jordan’s defense argues that there were no true witnesses to his crime‚ no actual proof‚ but they also say the 4 year
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and money to raise their position in society. In the novel The Great Gatsby‚ different socials statuses are explored through three main families/characters; the Buchanan family‚ Nick Carraway‚ and Jay Gatsby. The first house we will explore is the Buchanan household. There are three people in this household; Tom Buchanan‚ Daisy Buchanan‚ and a baby girl whose name is unclear. Tom is an ex-football player who has “reached an acute level of excellence‚ everything afterward is an anticlimax” (FitzGerald
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