York‚ rich and snobby‚ with a few exception‚ I was one of those exceptions in New York‚ but now everyone likes me‚ I have money and can afford things I could not before. There was one guy‚ Derek who was being extra kind and nice around me‚ I had a feeling‚ a feeling something would happen. The next day‚ Derek asked me out on a date‚ at first I was not sure
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Vinyard‚ where he races to tell his older brother Derek (who is a neo-Nazi) about three young Afro Americans breaking into his car in front of the house‚ Derek reacts and gets his gun and with no forethought shoots them. Two of the boys died‚ so Derek is sent away for three years in prison. In jail he meets a group of neo-Nazis wich are related to other bands from different races. Black Lamont is a black guy who works in the prison laundry with Derek‚ they start to talk and finally become friends.
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American History X Application Paper Lamar Booker Drawing concepts from two theorists‚ Dubois and Weber‚ I intend to grasp their concepts out of the film American History X and draw examples to explain their concepts and how they can apply to social practices. “Stereotypes and Slippery slopes were another way DuBois approaches cultural oppression. “Stereotypes rely on categorizing large groups of people in particular ways even without any personal knowledge or experience
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1998). Summary The movie is about Derek and Danny Vineyard and their involvement with a Skinhead group in Venice Beach California. Derek was a leader in the Skinheads group in Venice Beach under a very influential fascist man who taught him everything he knew. Derek began running with the group because his father was killed by a black gang member while at work with the fire station and he was filled with hate and sadness because of his dad’s death. Derek recruited other scared and hurt youth
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In "The Life You Imagined" and "Dreams From My Farther"‚ Derek Jeter and Barack Obama use a variety of writing strategies to convey their goals. Both texts describe their childhood dreams and goals‚ however each author uses different writing styles such as academic vocabulary‚ cause and effect‚ colloquial vocabulary and figurative language. Derek Jeter and Barack Obama both used Figurative language and cause and effect‚
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The setting takes place in Venice‚ a little beach town in the Southern California. Derek‚ the leader of the neighborhood skinhead gang gets arrested and put to jail for killing two members of a Crip gang that tried to steal his car. His little fourteen year old brother has seen everything and testified for Derek‚ for only that reason he did not get life sentence‚ and just three years in a prison. In jail Derek learns the truth behind “white power” gangs and what he believed they stand for was all
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Book Wars Dogsong and The River _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Throughout the course of the marking period‚ two books that I have read really stood out above all others. They are Dogsong and The River‚ both written by the same author‚ Gary Paulsen. This is the most obvious similarity between the two books but there are much more. They both have a teenage boy as their main character and are both about a boy embarking
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Question 6 You go to Derek to help with his ADL’s and he is pale‚ agitated diaphoretic and complaining of abdominal pain. Answer the following questions. a) What assessments including observations and tests are you going to perform? (3 marks) One of the assessments that can be performed is a physical examination of Derek. This can be done by assessing vital signs for hypothermia‚ tachypnoea‚ tachycardia‚ and hypertension. When assessing the head‚ ears‚ nose‚ eyes and throat there may be indication
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hip-hop for the first time. While at Stepps‚ Sara meets Derek‚ Chenille’s brother and a student with dreams of attending Georgetown Medical School. Upon meeting and seeing each other at school‚ Derek decides to help Sara develop her dancing skills by incorporating more hip-hip into her ballet style. As they become closer‚ Derek takes her to a ballet and afterwards Sara confides in him about her mother and her dreams she tossed away. After‚ Derek convinces her that she needs to do what she wants and
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framework of the pilgrimage‚ we are offered a succession of medieval life‚ manners‚ and dress. It is stated that the pilgrim’s are idealised representatives of their estate – the Parson is devout‚ conscientious and patient; the knight‚ described as ’parfit’ and ’gentil’ – however it is also easily concluded that the prologue is a satiric representation of social classes‚ undertaking aspects of the estates satire genre.1 While Chaucer presents the expected order of the estates – from Bellatores (warriors)
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