Why are the Oscars so white? Marialuisa Rincon After noticing that none of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars last year were of color‚ Maryland activist April Reign tweeted‚ “#oscarssowhite they asked to touch my hair.” The hashtag went viral within days and the memes and jokes that stemmed from it served to highlight the lack of diversity that has become a hallmark of academy nominations. It opened up a conversation—first‚ between Reign and her followers—and later‚ among the public‚ celebrities
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trauma and other worse cases. This is why resilience is very important in today’s world because resiliency means being able to bounce back from life adversities. As resilient people have their lives disrupted they handle their feelings in healthy ways. They allow themselves to feel grief‚ anger‚ loss‚ and confusion when hurt and distressed‚ but they don’t let it become a permanent feeling state. An unexpected outcome is that they not only heal‚ they often bounce back stronger than before. (G.M. Wagnild&
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Legalizing Gambling in Ohio Just a decade ago gambling was limited to two cities in the United States‚ Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Today there are only two states that don’t have some form of legalized gambling‚ such as lotteries or bingo. Since commercial casino gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931‚ the public attitude toward gambling has shifted from prohibition to permissiveness. Pamela M. Prah discovered in 2004‚ that there are "11 states that have commercial casinos‚ six have riverboats
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Why the Soliloquy “to Be or Not to Be” Is So Famous The essay talks about the reasons why the soliloquy which includes “ to be or not to be‚ that is the question” in Hamlet is discussed so heatedly among people who know it and especially why “to be or not to be” is known to numerous people‚ some of whom even know little about Hamlet. The essay talks about the analysis of the controversial topic of the soliloquy first and then analyzes other reasons why the soliloquy is so famous by analyzing
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I think that America is free today because because important events in history. Like meetings were they discussed how to improve on things that needed fixing. Or bills that were made and passed to make an impact on the nation. Also wars that were fought to prove the right to either own land or to not have to follow certain rules. Why do you think America is free today? I think the three main causes of why America is free today are wars‚ meetings/discussions‚ and the constitution. Wars like
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appear on the bus on a rainy evening he was expected to be on. Totoro appears when Mei fall asleep on Satsuki’s back. (Osawa‚ 2015) I believe that when Mei is depending on Satsuki‚ Satsuki feels vulnerable because she must rise to an adult role despite being a child. At that moment‚ her childhood innocence is peaked with feelings of being lost and hopeless. Totoro existence is then born though primordial faith of her emotions. It is debatable if she would ever see Torto if this incident didn’t happen
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Why is soccer so popular? Many people in the U.S. often ask: “why soccer is so boring? Some time they can’t even score!” In my person opinion‚ I do not think soccer is boring; in fact‚ it is really fun to play‚ soccer or football as it is known throughout the world‚ is the most popular sport in the world‚ and also requires a huge amount of skills. It creates fanatical fans‚ and throws the world’s biggest sporting tournament‚ the World Cup; The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event
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The topic I have chosen is about sharks and why are they so Deadly. Sharks are deadly because there brain has a very tiny structure in there head. In fact they found that the shark brain only weighs up to about 1.2 ounces are (35 grams) which only works out to about 0.008 percent of its total body weight. Humans have about 238 times more brain mass than white sharks. Sharks are more deadly because the really don’t have a brain to really think because there brain has a very little structure to compare
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Why I Decided to Return to School The reason I am back at school is because I want to finish something I started over 20 years ago. I want a sense of accomplishment. Once I graduate‚ I hope to move forward in my current position as an accounts payable specialist. I want to work on more advanced accounting procedures such as financial analysis and cross training in the entire accounting department. I have been thinking about returning to school for many years but marriage‚ kids and work were
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Petty v. Metropolitan Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson County Crystal R. Brazel Strayer University BUS510 Business Employment Law Professor Damaris Garrett February 16‚ 2013 Petty v. Metropolitan Gov’t of Nashville & Davidson County What were the legal issues in this case? In this case there where (3) legal issues: (1) Metro delayed rehiring Petty for the purpose of subjecting him to the department ’s return-to-work process; (2) Metro did not properly rehire Petty
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