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    The Family Book by Todd Parr the daily lives of all kinds of families are depicted. Mr. Parr discusses the different sizes‚ colors and distances of families. He talks about families who adopt‚ families with stepparents and many more differences among families. Within these differences‚ Todd Parr states that‚ “Some families have two moms or two dads.” The children’s book was banned for this reason. In 2012‚ an Illinois school district banned the book because parents argued that “those are issues that

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    The “Whole” Picture There are various connections that can be made between the characters within the novel “Kindred” written by Octavia Butler. The majority of these connections relate to four of the course themes we’ve visited in past few weeks: double consciousness‚ collective trauma‚ diaspora‚ and power relationships. The protagonist‚ Dana Franklin‚ traveled between the past and present and in her travels she met a variety of different people‚ including the enslaved African Americans

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    Kindred Spirits vs Christina’s World When you look at two pieces of art‚ side by side‚ there are always things you notice. Some of these observations may be similarities‚ some may be differences. So‚ what observations can we make about the two classic American pieces Kindred Spirits and Christina’s World? Let’s find out. Kindred Spirits is a painting made in 1849 by Asher Brown Durand. It was a tribute to the deceased Thomas Cole‚ a friend of Durand. It shows Cole standing

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    I Grow Up by Todd Strasser relates to the real world because it’s often a struggle to see someone famous coming from poverty using academic success. This book is a interesting read because it explains a story about a boy who is growing up in the projects‚ who is trying to get himself and his family out of the projects with his smarts. But after a family death and his friends who is joining a local gang‚ life for Deshawn is getting harder and harder. In the novel If I Grow Up by Todd Strasser is a

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    The Struggles of Equality "The Civil Rights Acts changed everything about ordinary life for black Americans all over the country‚" said Todd S. Purdum‚ author of "An Idea Who’s Time Has Come." The Civil Rights Movement was the beginning of black and white equality. The movement centered on the American South since that’s where the majority of African Americans were located. Train and bus transportation as well as education were affected by segregation. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ three

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    Picture a living in a world where your country had just lost a war. The people are starving‚ there are no jobs‚ and the world blames your country for starting the war. Now‚ imagine a powerful‚ persuasive‚ and well-spoken man rising to power. The people listen to the words of this man. They believe that he will fix all that is broken. They want to follow him. Next‚ imagine that he begins to blame people of your nationality for the loss of the war. He convinces the masses that the country must

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    The Bullying Epidemic: The story of Amanda Todd Logline: Bullying has become an epidemic in the USA and today‚ more than ever‚ we are hearing stories in the news about how kids are committing suicide at a younger age due to bullying. The video starts off with cheerful music and the shots of a small town in Port Coquitlam‚ British Columbia‚ Canada. Shots of the snow and schools and children crossing the street give off the small community feeling. The screen turns black and the following words

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    Sequence Analysis – Poison Poison (1991) by Todd Haynes depicts the life of a scientist who accidently drink an elixir he brewed and must face the consequences. Tom the protagonist and his female colleague Nancy‚ takes a walk to town as a way to overcome Tom’s nervousness over his new appearance. He receives a lot of disgusted stares from onlookers as the sequence progresses and ultimately exposed of the reason of his skin condition. The sequence this essay will analyze portrays the back and forth conversation

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    “The Computer Delusion” by Todd Oppenheimer Todd Oppenheimer‚ the author of “The Computer Delusion”‚ is a renowned investigative reporter. In this essay‚ he “argues that the tremendous emphasis on computers and technology in elementary and secondary schools‚ and especially in the lower grades‚ can actually decrease the effectiveness of learning and teaching” (255). Oppenheimer says that government programs are focusing more on bulking up the technological areas of public education rather than

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    Analyzing Cyberbullying- The Amanda Todd Story Drubelle Longbottom Dr. Albus Dumbledore PSY110- Social Psychology 06/22/14 Analyzing Cyberbullying- The Amanda Todd Story After years of dealing with depression and bullying‚ a fifteen-year-old girl by the name of Amanda Todd committed suicide by hanging herself just five weeks after posting a video telling her story on YouTube. The video showed Amanda displaying her story about her struggles with bullying‚ and how it began to progress throughout

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