Assigned Reading: Morgan‚ Joan. “Fly-Girls to Bitches and Hos.” Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 9th ed. Edited by Gary Colombo et al.‚ Bedford/St. Martin’s‚ 2013‚ pp. 455-460. Morgan’s piece addresses feminism and misogamy in the hip-hop culture. She uses a blend of song lyrics‚ and examples of her life and she references rap artists such as Dr. Dre‚ Ice Cube‚ Snoop Dog‚ and Notorious B.I.G. Her focus is mostly on how black people are being subliminally influence
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Hello‚ Morgan Park. This is your principal Ms. Spivey speaking. The reason for you all here today is because of the amount of disrespect‚ and wildness that you’ve been doing since the start of the semester here at Morgan Park High School . Since there haven’t been any type of changes with your actions‚ prepare for theses consequence. First reason for this assembly is for the amount of disrespecting that is going on during school. It is not accepted here at my school‚ so if administration
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State v. Rockefeller Defense Witness – John D. Rockefeller (Grant)‚ Direct Examination (L. Lily) DE: My name is _____ and I will be conducting the Direct Examination for Defense Witness John D. Rockefeller. Your honor‚ May I proceed? DE: Please state your name. R: John D. Rockefeller. DE: What is your occupation? R: I am the owner of the Standard Oil Company. DE: How did you achieve this position? R: I went into business as a young man and became successful in a partnership with other businessmen
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their songs are insensitive towards women of all kinds. However‚ Morgan points out that the rappers are not to be entirely blamed. For centuries‚ women have used their sexuality as an advantage in order to progress through social and work situations. “Sex has long been the bartering chip that women use to gain protection‚ material wealth‚ and the vicarious benefits of power‚” Morgan explains. I tend to agree with this different point Morgan portrays. Feminism is something women have been fighting pretty
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Andrew Carnegie v. Karl Marx Andrew Carnegie was the epitome of the “self-made man.” Karl Marx has been dubbed “the father of communism.” Carnegie was a capitalist at heart‚ while Marx strongly believed in socialist and communist ideals. These men are clashing opposites‚ yet both men share several points in common. But when it comes to Carnegie’s and Marx’s stances on distribution of wealth and role of government in the economy‚ their views are on both ends of the spectrum. I believe Carnegie’s
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Andrew Carnegie Essay written by aliciareagan@neo.tamu.edu A man of Scotland‚ a distinguished citizen of the United States‚ and a philanthropist devoted to the betterment of the world around him‚ Andrew Carnegie became famous at the turn of the twentieth century and became a real life rags to riches story. Born in Dunfermline‚ Scotland‚ on November 25‚ 1835‚ Andrew Carnegie entered the world in poverty. The son of a hand weaver‚ Carnegie received his only formal education during the short time between
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them‚ and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades‚ while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film directed by Andrew Morgan that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider‚ who really pays the price for our clothing? Filmed in countries all over the world‚ from the brightest runways to the darkest slums‚ and featuring interviews with the world’s
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can really hold you together. It allows you to see light even in the darkest tunnel. Knowing that you have faith can change the entire outcome for yourself and sometimes others around you. #Sisleystrong was a fundraiser for one of my best friends‚ Morgan Sisley. She had a very rare type of ovarian cancer. When she was in the hospital almost every day‚ and instead of dreading it‚ she always had a smile on her face. She knew that smiling would make the others around her become a little less stressed
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tried to compete with the wealthier classes to seize their wealth and power; the greater the economical gap between the two opposing classes the fiercer the competition between them. Two highly esteemed and different people‚ Karl Marx and Andrew Carnegie‚ developed their own ideologies to resolve and ease class tension‚ that is‚ whether changes should be imposed on the structure and role of social classes. Another writer‚ Sam Keen illustrates the effect of competition in the extreme. Within their
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140‚392.00 139‚788.00 3.21 2.97 4.19 5.60 5.47 CURRENT RATIO. The current ratio (Sannella‚ 1991) above shows that in the year 2001 the current assets of J P Morgan (MIkdashi‚ 2001) are 3.21 times larger than the current liabilities. The current ratio went down to 2.97 times in the year 2002. The current assets were 4.19 times larger than the current liabilities during the year 2003. The current ratio went up
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