A Weekend Getaway in Long Island If you’re looking for a nice and relaxing weekend vacation‚ a quick trip to Long Island is a great way to unwind from the hustle and bustle of the city life. If you love to travel but you don’t have the luxury of time‚ Long island can be easily accessed if you’re coming from New York City. How to Get There There are different ways get to Long Island from New York City. You can take the Long Island Rail Road train‚ a bus or drive via any of major roads including the
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James Nguyen Professor Tarango English 100 30 June 2014 The Past is the Present In August 1955‚ Emmett Till‚ a fourteen-year-old African-American boy left Chicago to visit his relatives in Mississippi. A couple days after he arrived‚ he and his cousin Curtis Jones went to the Bryant ’s grocery store to buy some candy. A white man named Roy Bryant who was out of town owned the store and his wife‚ Carolyn‚ was managing the shop in his absence. The exact details of the incident have long been disputed
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In 1955‚ fourteen year old Emmett Till was tortured‚ beaten‚ and killed in Money‚ Mississippi. His case was a tragic injustice‚ without a proper investigation nor an adequate trial. In Free at Last‚ Mamie Mobley states‚”The order came from the sheriff’s office to bury that body just as soon as you can”(Hampton 41). Also‚ James Hicks‚ a reporter states‚ “In spite of the eyewitness testimony‚ the all-white jury returned a verdict of not guilty‚ having
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Presbyterian minister. On October 20‚ 1853‚ Caroline’s father performed the ceremony. They then moved to Indianapolis‚ where he practiced law and campaigned for the Republican Party. The Harrisons had two children‚ Russell Benjamin Harrison‚ and Mary "Mamie" Scott Harrison. After the Civil War--he was Colonel of the 70th Volunteer Infantry--Harrison became a pillar of Indianapolis‚ enhancing his reputation as a brilliant lawyer. The Democrats defeated him for Governor of Indiana in 1876 by unfairly stigmatizing
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Mark Anthony for President Phipps Marvil Although Marc Anthony is as a noble roman‚ a soldier‚ and a statesman‚ he is too judgmental‚ a playboy‚ but more importantly‚ passions influence him too easily‚ which won’t allow him to be the truly great and stable minded leader‚ Rome required at that point in history. Marc Anthony demonstrates many good qualities that would make him a good president in Julius Caesar. His most defining characteristic is that he is able to unite
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this article summarizes the actions‚ which happened on the day of the 1955 murder trial of J.W Milam and Roy Bryant. His words show the thinking of many whites during the trial‚ and they supported Till’s murderers. Then he uses sarcasm describing Mamie‚ Till’s mother. It is unsympathetic of him to think that a mother would care more about her money than her own son’s rights‚ but it also shows how other white persons thought of it as a way for blacks to show emotion to the
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United States around the end of the 19th century. Its sound merges spirituals‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ shouts‚ chants‚ and rhymed simple narrative ballads‚ characterized by call and response. From porches to speakeasy’s to the first recording of Mamie Smith’s recorded “Crazy Blues” in 1920‚ this music genre heavily influenced Rock. In the 1930s jazz was among the first music to present African American sounds for a predominantly white audience. Jazz originated amongst African Americans in New
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She was found guilty‚ and as witchcraft was then punishable by death‚ she was hanged. Gallows were set up in the town square just for the hangings. During the three days after the first hanging‚ 13 women and 5 men were hanged until Governor William Phipps disbanded the gallows in October 1692. In all‚ 19 men and women were hanged‚ one man was crushed to death‚ and several others died in jail (History of Salem). Several colonies were established in the 17th century‚ but not all of them succeeded
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important criteria; validity‚ reliability and standardization. According to Gadd and Phipps (as cited in Groth-Marnat‚ 2009)‚ a standardised test is one which keeps the test items‚ administration‚ scoring‚ and interpretation procedures consistent thus allowing comparisons between scores. The aim of standardising tests can therefore be described as structuring tests so as to compare different persons’ scores (Gadd and Phipps‚ 2012). However‚ a problem arises due to the diverse and multicultural contexts
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Hate Crimes throughout History April 22‚ 2012 Term Paper The definition of hate crime has progressed over the years. When hate crimes first occurred they were defined as the victimization of minorities due to their racial or ethnic identity by members of the majority. As time progressed we have now classify a hate crime as "criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender ’s bias against a race‚ religion‚ disability‚ ethnic origin or sexual orientation"(Able)
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