behind their white counterparts in various academic achievement areas. In Oakland High School‚ only 40.8% of graduating African Americans have completed their UC/CSU requirements. It is a telltale sign that something is wrong. Moreover‚ there is a growing disparity within the group in that African American females are performing better than their male counterparts. Around 73% of African American girls graduate from Oakland High School whereas only 63% of African American boys do. Since African
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question of how these artists use the public space to engage with such issues‚ I will discuss the art project‚ ‘The Roof Is on Fire’‚ by Suzanne Lacey‚ Annie Jacoby and Chris Johnson‚ which proceeded from 1993 to 1994.Within this project‚ teens from Oakland‚ USA sat in cars on top of a parking lot whilst they talked about social and political issues they identified with and felt they could debate. In the following paragraphs‚ I will present several aspects of the project‚ such as who is represented and
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Lloyd Hargrove Coach Platt English III 14 April 2011 The Famous Life of Jack London Jack London is one of the greatest natural writers. When jack was a child‚ he lived a very awkward and hectic life. As jack got older he got married twice and had three kids. He also wrote a lot about nature and wildlife in his books. However‚ by jacks forties he died. Jack London will always be known for his natural writing. Jack London was born in San Francisco‚ California in 1876 (Hart). He was
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environment interaction Bourne‚ E.J.‚ (2010) Relaxation In The anxiety and phobia workbook (5th ed.‚ pp. 81 – 104) Oakland‚ CA: New Harbinger Publications. Davis‚ M‚ Eshelman‚ E. R.‚ & McKay‚ M (2008) Exercise. In The relaxation and stress. Davis‚ M.‚ Eshelman‚ E.R.‚ & McKay‚ M (2008) Coping skills training for fears. In The relaxation and stress reduction workbook (6th ed.‚ pp.187-192) Oakland‚ CA:
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Bibliography: Reed‚ Ishmael. Blues City: A Walk in Oakland. New York: Random House‚ 2003. Reed‚ Ishmael. Japanese by Spring. New York: Atheneum‚ 1993. McGee‚ Patrick. Ishmael Reed and the Ends of Race. New York: St. Martin ’s‚ 1997. Print. Dick‚et all. Conversation with Ishmael Reed. University Press of
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Two Professional Athletes Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice both played College and NFL football‚ but for different Teams and they played different positions. They were the greatest football players in there Time when they were playing. Emmitt Smith also played football in high school and shined on the field there as well. He played football for Escambia High School in Pensacola‚ Florida. Escambia won the state Football championship‚ and Emmitt rushed for 106 touchdowns and 8‚804 yards‚ which
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Purple Gang Introduction “As historian Paul Kavieff explains: They were predatory group and they were known for their ruthlessness‚ I mean they shot everybody during these hijackings‚ even the guys that were simply driving the trucks. What that resulted in in was that if you were making a beer delivery and were robbed by the Purples‚ you fought to the death‚ because you knew that the Purples were going to haul you out of the truck and kill you anyways” (Whitting‚ 2013‚ Pg. 57). The Purple Gang was
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accountability by giving speeches about evils of capitalism‚ a system‚ he explained‚ kept half of its population in poverty. 12) Some of Jack London’s writings have been translated into as many as seventy different languages. 13) London ran for mayor of Oakland‚ California several times as a member of the Socialist Party but was unsuccessful in getting elected. 14) In 1900‚ London earned $2‚500 for his writings‚ which is the equivalent of about $75‚000 today. 15) Jack London started his writing career
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brought the issue of genetic engineering to the forefront of the public consciousness in the U.S. In response to the up swelling of public concern‚ the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held three open meetings in Chicago‚ Washington‚ D.C.‚ and Oakland‚ California to solicit public opinions and begin the process of establishing a new regulatory proce- dure for government approval of GM foods.3 I attended the FDA meeting held in Novem- ber 1999 in Washington‚ D.C.‚ and here I will attempt to summarize
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measured by his recent successes. The qualitative opinions of scouts‚ batting average and the number of strikeouts were a few of the various metrics used to gauge a player’s value (Lewis 2003). In 2002‚ general manager Billy Beane of the cash-strapped Oakland Athletics revolutionized baseball. He argued that current player evaluation was inaccurate and inefficient and that the use of new “analytical gauges” of player performance was more telling of player contribution. Beane effectively unveiled the hidden
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