Racism is one of the world’s important issues today. It is clear that prejudice is terrible as decades prior to us have proved however‚ it’s beyond any doubt has not gone away. Racism is not a thing of the past‚ it still exists today. Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools‚ workplaces‚ and anywhere else where social lives are occurring. The time has come for people to begin considering the questions and answers for this matter. Essential reasons‚ media‚ businesses
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Is The “American Dream” Still Attainable? As a young boy who was born and raised in such a terrible environment‚ I was always dreaming about the American dream. I put myself in a spot where I believed that with hard work I could achieve successful‚ rich and happiness. However‚ after I moved to the United States‚ everything has changed. The idea of the American dream was not the same as we spoke two decades ago. However‚ is the “American Dream” still attainable? If we simply ask most people about
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Did you know that there are only a few places that still teach cursive today? First‚ I think cursive should still be taught because we need cursive for signatures for such on bills. Second‚ I still think cursive should still be taught because cursive helps our brain grow. Also cursive helps us with our artistic skills‚ like drawing or painting. Lastly I think cursive should still be taught because we will be able to write quicker in college. For instance‚ when we are taking notes we can write quicker
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Chivalry is Still Needed Today Chivalry was established to keep Medieval Knights in check. Knights in the Middle Ages were heavily armed and prone to violence. In the 21st century‚ the word chivalry evoked a kind of old-fashioned male respect for women and during the Middle Ages‚ the code was established for much grittier reasons. Imagine a world where no one shows any respect to others‚ no one holds the door for people‚ no one listens to their elders‚ and everyone is involved in violence.is that
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discrimination‚ sexism and pure hate that comes along with being a black woman in the late 1900’s (poets.org 1). Maya Angelou’s poem “Still I Rise” can be paralleled to her life experience of rape‚ sexism‚ criticism‚ and personal obstacles. Maya Angelou realized that even though all the discrimination and hate she experienced the people who were pushing her down were still creations of God and must be respected as such. “While I know myself as a creation of God‚ I am also obligated to realize and remember
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the field. It seems in almost every area Athens can be judged‚ they dominate nearly every other city-state that can be studied. Athens‚ while having a different view of democracy than we have today‚ is still considered a democratic state. Despite the fact that only free men could vote‚ there was still a vote‚ which meant the people were better represented in the courts of Athens than most other areas of the time. The democracy of Athens was impactful in forming the Ancient Greek world as we know it
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Shakespeare’s plays still relevant today?” The answer to that question is yes. One of the main reasons that William Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant today is because they show that things that were problems back then‚ are also problems in today’s times. Some examples of that are‚ how people sometimes make poor decisions when in love‚ how a relationship can cause conflict‚ and finally‚ how love still forms no matter the obstacle. The first point of how Shakespeare’s plays are still relevant‚ is how
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The Little Book that Still Beats the Market The Little Book that Still beats the Market is a short piece of writing that presents clear and simple explanations of the basics of investing and how the stock market works. Through his years of experience and expertise‚ Joel Greenblatt has constructed a “magic formula” that promises to deliver above-average returns on your investment in the long run. In this paper‚ I will discuss several topics that include: a summary of the book‚ what I found most
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Deemed as one of the most prolific works of poetry‚ Still I Rise certainly impressed me and surpassed all of my expectations. Still I Rise is such an inspirational and motivational text in that it empowers its audience to think about the morality of certain beliefs in society as well as empower those who are weak and vulnerable in society. Still I Rise reinforces the idea that racial prejudice is still prevalent in the world we live in today. This poem is exceedingly special and memorable due to
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unprovable statements. These poets saw the world in a different way than most people at the time and for some‚ like Marvell who wrote politically charged poems‚ these views were ahead of their time‚ and are now relevant or still relevant today. The reason that the poems are still relevant today is that a majority of the poems consist of common problems‚ emotions‚ and urges that mankind faces. John Donne’s "Holy Sonnet #10" discusses death and how it holds no power over people and is something that
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