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    The title of American History X is derived from the name of a class Danny (Furlong) is forced to take after writing a controversial essay on Adolf Hitler’s autobiography‚ Mein Kampf. When his Jewish teacher (Gould) becomes outraged‚ he bursts into Principal Sweeney’s (Brooks) office and complains. Danny is called into the office and is told that he must write about the life of his brother‚ Derek Vinyard‚ and have it on his desk the next morning or face immediate expulsion. Danny continually complains

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    Reservation Nightmare

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    Case 1. Reservation Nightmare 1. Summarize the service failure associated with this experience. The service failure in this case study is the failure to give the proper service to Mr. Harrington. When he calls‚ he press the right numbers for his proper reservation but after a long wait in the phone operator he got the wrong person and after that he has been transfer and waited again. And this also shows that they lack on personnel that can answer the call. All of this can result to a bad image

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    A Nightmare World Flames. They were all I could see as I stared at the lit cigarette igniting the beginning of my death. The pain of burning streaked across my foot as I rose into the air and violently stamped my feet to end the brutal agony. The conflagration rose high above the window‚ to give me a glimpse of the azure blue sky outside and the rest of the world that had no idea of my imminent death or the flames that would eventually destroy the whole town. The fire was almost mocking me‚ as

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    fighting for equality for groups of people. Without them‚ there would still be a lot of controversy and inequality in the world. In the eyes of many people‚ there are no better examples of these types of heroes than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. They are both civil rights activists‚ however individually they took different approaches to reach their common goal. In addition‚ both share some of the same qualities of a civil rights activist however one of them managed to have a more civil

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    While watching‚ American History X‚ I’ve noticed the Derek went through a lot just to find justice‚ however‚ he made the wrong decision‚ which caused him to experience something terrifying. The movie was released in 1998 and became really popular as the years went on. With all the Nazi symbols‚ gang violence‚ and jail time it shows a path that Derek took because of the death of his father. The film follows the Christian myth‚ “Metanoia (shift of the mind)”‚ which is what Derek went through‚ then

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    Starbucks A Worst Nightmare I was making a grande vanilla bean frappiccino while other customers were waiting in line to have their order taken. Business was slow that day‚ but heck‚ everyday at my job was a slow one. I would think to myself‚ Why the hell am I still working here? when this place gets no business at all. Of course‚ I work at Starbucks‚ not the ones that you see on the corner of the streets‚ but I worked at the one in Target. At my Starbucks‚ we would have one person working

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    American History X This is my favorite movie. One would think that America as a more modern society is moving forward with affirmative action‚ equal rights‚ and government laws. Differences in skin color and cultural beliefs are the visual characteristics that have caused various hate crimes. Laws that give non-white ethnic groups the rights to share in education and form businesses add a new frustration to white America. Danny Vineyard‚ played by Edward Furlong‚ young life has seen its share

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    him that Derek was not involved. Instead‚ Sweeney asks the teacher to leave and asks Danny to step in.Danny then puts an American flag toothpick in mouth‚ Danny steps into the office and sits down. Dr. Sweeney begins yelling at Danny‚ telling him that writing what he did is offensive. Sweeney tells him that he is now his new history teacher. The class is called American History X and the next assignment is due tomorrow morning; a paper on his brother‚ Derek (Edward Norton)‚ analyzing all the events

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    During the early 1950s to late 60s one of the most important events to American history was happening‚ The Civil Rights Movement. There were many important people to the movement like MLK‚ Ruby Bridges and the Little Rock Nine‚ and then‚ there was Malcolm X. Malcolm at the time had an unorthodox approach to things‚ while most were preaching nonviolence Malcolm said “by any means necessary”‚ which caused the two groups to clash. Malcolm often criticized the movement and its leader calling them “stooges”

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    Robert George (Bobby) Seale was born in Liberty‚ Texas in 1936. Bobby Seale’s family was apart of the huge African American migration to the West Coast during World War II. Bobby spent the rest of his childhood growing up in Oakland. After highschool Bobby joined the Air Force; he was court martialed after three years of service for disobeying his colonel at Ellsworth Air Force Base (North Dakota). After the military Bobby Seale returned to Oakland and enrolled in Merritt College. It was at Merritt

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