Sonora McKeller ends her essay‚ “Watts—Little Rome‚” with: a) a call to riot: “Burn‚ Baby‚ Burn” b) a demand that LA bring back a pro football team to play in the Coliseum called the “Gladiators.” c) a prayer d) directions to a great little Italian restaurant in Watts e) a plea for people to visit the Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers. 2. Who offers the explanation during an interview in Anna Deavere Smith’s Twilight: Los Angeles‚ 1992 that the civil unrest that began on April 29‚ 1992 can
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The Bond of Nightmares by Rafi Mustafa‚ a gripping and touching email that later was published as a short story. Though‚ the story is written with simple language and short sentences‚ it entices it’s readers with its captivating imagery. Mustafa’s vivid imagery helps put the reader into his shoes. IN the beginning he tells us his experience living in India and Pakistan. There he faced people who felt indifferent about him and his family due to their religion. But even after leaving Pakistan and
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From the day Annabelle Owen was born‚ her mother loathed her‚ she had always desired to give birth to a boy‚ considering she already had four girls‚ a tragic outcome. Annabelle’s mother cursed her‚ with abandonment in the village Clocktower and to dance for the rest of her torturous life. Little did Annabelle know‚ the village was dependent on her dancing or there would be no time‚ as dancing turned a gear with the rim of her skirt‚ and when she spins‚ it turns the gears of time. One day‚ Annabelle
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In ancient Rome slavery was considered normal as well as a necessary part of Roman society. People in ancient Rome became slaves through a number of ways. One of the main ways was through the capture of enemies on the battlefield. When Rome would defeat their foes they usually left some survivors who would then become slaves. The Romans tended to associate conquest and slavery together; they almost always took slaves after they conquered an area. They sometimes reduced an entire population to slavery
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The article titled “UN’s peacekeeping nightmare in Africa” by the author of Tomi Oladipo emphasizes the nightmare that the Africans had or is currently experiencing with the UN troop keepers. The author’s main points were focused on the reliability and efficiency of the UN’s peacekeeping troops throughout the article. First of all‚ Tomi (the author) illustrated the collateral damages that had been caused by the failure of the UN peacekeeping troops in Africa. For instance‚ he mentions certain cases
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Schindler’s List Essay Some say that during the Holocaust‚ Jews “went like sheep to the slaughter.” Overall‚ does the movie confirm or contradict this statement. Consider large and small acts of resistance‚ which you saw in the movie Schindler’s List. Overall‚ does the movie confirm or contradict this statement? Please use specific examples to back up your analysis! Overall‚ the movie Schindler’s List contradicts this due to the fact of their minor and major resistances of what the Nazis were
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The Watergate scandal was massive‚ but I don’t feel that it is the worst in history‚ although it would appear that way in the eyes of others. Maybe because this was before my time‚ but I don’t find the Watergate scandal surprising. Since then‚ there have been other scandals involving different presidents‚ including sex scandals and controversy around accurate voting counts. In my honest opinion‚ I feel the counting of votes controversy to be far worse. But to most people‚ during that time‚ I see
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THE GRACCHI Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was bon in 163 B.C. and came from a distinguished family. His grandfather conquered Hannibal‚ his father brought the Celtiberian war successfully to a close‚ reduced Sardinia‚ and was elected consul for two terms and sensor for one. His mother Cornelia was a woman of wide-culture who employed Greek tutors to educate her sons‚ Tiberius and Gaius. Two tutors who influenced Tiberius at a young age were Diophanes‚ a teacher of oration and Blossius of Cumae
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Freud believes that it is part of everyone’s personality to seek pleasure through violence; it is part of the “ID.” However‚ the ego negotiates between the ID and superego‚ meaning the majority of people can regulate between the morals of society and their own pleasures. I agree with this‚ as does Sara Shepard‚ the author of “Pretty Little Liars.” I believe that people who seek pleasure through violence are ill minded‚ and have psychological issues‚ due to the fact that the ego should be able to
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The Aeneid and the Glory of Rome Between 43 and 32 BC Rome was split up through the second triumvirate upon the death of Caesar. The triumvirate was a way to split the military and political power because the senate feared that they would once again fall under a dictatorship‚ which is the ultimate reason Julius Caesar was murdered. Civil war broke out in Rome between the Octavian and Mark Antony‚ but Antony was defeated in 31 BC in the battle at Actium (Joe). Octavian‚ later renaming himself
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