are all flesh in blood. We all bleed. Does this really make us different? After reading “Recipe” by Janice Mirikitani‚ “Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri‚ and “Sure You Can Ask Me a Personal Question” by Diane Burns‚ The answer is yes and no. All three of these poems show you that while we may all be human and experience the same emotions‚ we are not always treated that way. Race plays a major role in how we are treated and how we precieve ourselves. These poems illustrate how race can make
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It was a small‚ circular‚ mysterious mirror. When Eric picked it up‚ he saw his crystal clear reflection‚ enhanced by the smooth‚ silver glass. He looked up out of the old boxes he was rummaging through to find the rest of his dimly lit garage. He could hear kids playing outside and he rubbed his hands together‚ trying to remove the sting of the bitter cold. He picked up the mirror‚ and took it into his mansion of a house in a quiet‚ peaceful suburb. It was a Midwestern winter‚ and the days were
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Suicide by Cop In this type of suicide‚ a person intentionally engages in life-threatening behavior to induce a police officer to shoot that person. His/her goal is to provoke the law enforcement officer to a lethal response. This is distinguished from other police shootings by three elements: the person should show an intention to die‚ the person understands the finality of the act‚ confronts law-enforcement official with such extreme behavior that the officer is compelled to act with deadly
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Book Review Good Cop‚ Bad Cop written by Milton Heumann and Lance Cassak offers much in depth reading into the history and debate of racial profiling. Each author brings to the table an educated history with Heumann being Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rutgers University and Cassak is a lawyer with the Office of Thrift Supervision of the U. S. Department of Treasury. Both Heumann and Cassak reveal key information about racial profiling in three specific chapters. The
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If you like historical fiction novels with ensemble casts that run multiple plotlines with a myriad of perspectives‚ if you like books with fresh‚ clear imagery‚ or if you‚ above all‚ are looking for a highly original stylistic take on WWII‚ do yourself a favor and get yourself a copy of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See. Doerr wrote this book to remind his audience of the miracle of human achievement that is long-distance communication‚ how a thousand ears can be linked to a single
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If I can ensure anything for the community at the University of Kentucky‚ I can be another component of diversity. The involvements‚ I have had with people from different civilizations‚ the languages I speak and the fact that I am from another country myself are merely some of the things that aid me bringing diversity to a crowd. I was born in Nepal‚ nation prosperous in terms of cultural and natural diversity‚ which is a slice of my heritage that I do not share with any American Citizen. The first
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Othello Essay Have you ever experienced a little lie that gets blown out of proportion and continues to expand and hurt the people that are supposed to be able to count on you? You continue to tell those tales just so that you can fulfill your fleshy desires. And you wonder how can people like that exist but they do‚ what hurts overall is that person can just be the one you trust the most. In the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare the character Iago is a very clever man and an example of a man
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STUDY GUIDE WILLIAM LUTZ With These Words I Can Sell You Anything William Lutz explains that "New and Improved‚" are the most frequently used words in advertising‚ according to author the product is commonly not new or improved‚ but changed insignificantly to legally use the term. Consumers must be aware of marketing strategies used to lure unsuspecting consumers into purchasing a product. Author William Lutz states how we‚ the consumer‚ are misled by sneaky advertising tactics. He introduces
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Brooklyn Cop – Analysis and Evaluation Worksheet Stanza One 1. Look at lines 1 – 4. Do you think that this is a stereotypical image of a policeman? Choose two quotes‚ and explain why they make you feel this way. (3) Stereotypical – “built like a gorilla” = he is big and strong / “..but less timid” = brave Non-stereotypical – “two hieroglyphs in his face that mean trouble” = he is looking for trouble (1 mark for each quote and linked opinion) 2. Quote the line that shows that the divide
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