"Black Wall Street" was the name given to Greenwood Avenue of North Tulsa‚ Oklahoma during the early 1900’s. Because of strict segregation‚ Blacks were only allowed to shop‚ spend‚ and live in a 35 square block area called the Greenwood district. The "circulation of Black dollars" only in the Black community produced a tremendously prosperous Black business district that was admired and envied by the whole country. Oklahoma’s first African-American settlers were Indian slaves of the so-called "Five
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The Street Gang the Bloods Violence is a substantial problem that has attracted increased attention over the past decade. Many forms of violence are seen on a daily basis however; street gang violence has grown to become the most pervasive form. Street gangs refer to groups of individuals who share a common identity and‚ in current usage‚ engage in illegal activities in a particular area. According to data presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)‚ there are at least 30‚000 street
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5. This article differs from articles we have read so far because it is an investigative piece. It is the raw truth about something extremely unfortunate that happened. DeGregory gives both sides of the story but you always feel bad for the poor girl. 6. Qualities that this piece shares with others that we have read is the amount of detail and descriptiveness in the writing. 7. Tone and mood were two techniques that were utilized in this piece. DeGregory did a great job of using tone
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Golden Girl Gordon Lee McCallum’s perspective The drive to the school was quite smooth; the weather was nice‚ and there were no traffic. As I approached the school‚ I began to recognize a few of my colleagues’ cars. After having parked my car‚ as I got out‚ I noticed Miss Grainger‚ from the corner of my eye‚ waving at me. I waived back‚ and quickly joined her. She greeted me enthusiastically‚ and led me to the dance. Just
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In her slave narrative‚ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ Harriet Jacobs makes the case that “[slavery] is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.” (Jacobs #) According to female slave narratives like Incidents and The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave‚ it is worse to be a female slave because‚ in addition to the brutalities endured by all slaves‚ enslaved women are also victims of a sexist and patriarchal society where they are victims of sexual abuse and exploitation
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Peter Skrzynecki’s poem “10 Mary Street”‚ explores various aspects of belonging to a place as well as to family. A reoccurring theme of time is present throughout the poem‚ 10 Mary Street. This is shown through the constant repetition of the line “For nineteen years”. The composer purposely establishes a strong sense of time that conveys routine and steadiness in his life. Throughout the poem the responders can perceive a strong emphasis of security in Peter’s family‚ who were at the time living
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The Movement and Madness of Occupy Wall Street On September 11‚ 2011‚ protestors camped out in Zuccotti Park‚ and shouted a message in order to get a message across to the government. Their agenda was comprised of several issues affecting most of today’s society; end social and economic inequality‚ end corporate greed and stop corporate corruption. They shouted a message which became the main slogan for Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Movement‚ “We are the 99%”. Their intention was to protest and shed
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CASE APPLICATION: GOSSIP GIRLS: How many times a day do you gossip . . . .Either as a sender or receiver? Although you may think gossip is harmless‚ it can have some pretty serious consequences. It did for four former employees of the town of Hooksett‚ Mew Hampshire‚ who were fired by the city council for gossiping about their boss. They learned the hard way that the gossip can cost you your job. The longtime employees were fired because one of the woman had used derogatory terms to describe
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being more and more goods. When that happens the recovery stage comes into play. This is when the economy starts to get into better shape and is about to hit its peak. I Believe the economy is going through a recovery. In The article “Wall Street Main Street Out Of Sync” Sam Zell a billionaire investor expresses his point of view toward the stock market. He stated “I looked up at the screen and I don’t think there is anything I want to buy”. Sam Zell is a billionaire investor. Without people buying
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A street market in summer A street market in summer is always a wonderful sight. As with markets‚ the street is lined with stalls of fresh produce‚ fresh foods‚ clothing‚ cooked foods‚ flowers‚ and even electronics. The sellers boast the greenest of green vegetables‚ the reddest of red apples that even Snow-White could not resist to bite a second time‚ pulses and beans in small plastic bags so that every strata of buyers can afford‚ the fashionable women’s dresses with various colours‚ some rivaling
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