The article “Into the Dark Water” by Lauren Tarshis‚ is about a boy named Jack Thayer‚ who was a passenger and a survivor of the Titanic. The author used these quotes because she wanted the reader to feel like they were with Jack and they could feel Jack’s emotions. One of the quotes shows how Jack felt because it was a beautiful night and he was enjoying it. “ It was the kind of night‚ that made one glad to feel alive.” This shows that everything was fine and calm before the Titanic got hit. Another
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weight of battling racism‚ sexism‚ and classism is not enough‚ black women in America also encounter the many stereotypes that are associated with being a black female‚ which manifested dating back to slavery. In their autobiographies‚ Unafraid of the Dark: A
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Carolina Maria de Jesus’ journal "Child of the Dark" is a complete account of five years spent living in a favela in Sao Paolo‚ Brazil. Carolina and her children spent their days and nights trying to survive in the most horrific of slums while the rest of the nation looked down upon them‚ scolding them for being poor and complaining about how the residents of the favela were nothing but a burden on the rest of the world. Rarely did anyone take pity on the single mother and her young‚ defenseless
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instinctive to its dire call—when one is brought to an ultimatum at the safety of another. It is from this philosophy that the rich diversity of comic book heroes are born. From the semi-sincere politician to the selfless vigilante‚ Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) draws on its characters in their nuanced sense of obligation‚ sacrifice‚ and morality. An infamous underground mafia gang terrorizes Gotham City’s banks‚ the Police Department and District Attorney work to bring them under fire—but not
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Police on the Dark Side One can say that corruption‚ misconduct‚ and brutality are issues that exist in police agencies across the country. With power comes responsibility‚ which is a trait that he or she would assume that every officer would have‚ but with an undisciplined mind power and authority can be terribly abused. Police corruption can be defined as “acts” involving the misuse of authority by a police officer in a manner designed to produce personal gain for him or for others(Walker &
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IN A Dark Inheritance by Chris D’ Lacey‚ Michael a unicorne agent discovers he can change reality. Michael was on his way to school one day and they are stopped by the cops because it was ready to jump. Then he says he can hear the dog saying it was ready to jump and gets out of the car and teleports to the dog and saves it. Then he gets questioned by reporters and his mom wants them to go and they won’t so they just stay there asking until she said yes. That is when he first realized that he could
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by Amber Kramer Summary Essay: The Dark Night of the Soul Richard E. Miller essay “The Dark Night of the Soul” to be an interesting way to think about reading and writing in today’s world. Richard uses the violence in the world to question if our educational system is relevant to keeping us safe and whether the power literature can be used to change the tragic event that happen around us every day. Richard begins with a few horrific events such as Columbine
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How Nelson Mandela influenced geography Mandela was born on January 18‚ 1918‚ in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was a awesome leader who spent his entire life working for equality and justice in South Africa. Nelson Mandela has inspired people around the world to work non-violently for a better and more equal life. In South Africa Nelson is known as "Madiba‚" or "Tata"‚ which means "father." Mandela was the first person in his family to go to school.When he went to school‚ his teacher decided to
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The Dark Net‚ by Jamie Bartlett‚ introduces the complex relations between the the virtual world and our everyday lives. The internet provides the ability to construct a virtual identity. The construction of this virtual identity opens new sets of rules that function online. This virtual identify creates tension between “the real world” and the virtual world‚ blurring distinctions between right and wrong. In the virtual world‚ outside factors appear to be eliminated. However‚ similarities between
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Jason Zhou Pre-IB English Ms. Arnold Feb 5th 2013 “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength” A Dark Future Ahead a Comparison and Contrast of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 When discussing the topic of censorship by government in the future‚ one would most likely reference the two novels 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury both portray a similar dystopian theme. Both of these novels center around the same idea of a grim
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