Amiri Bakara – Somebody Blew up America Amiri Bakara was born in Newark‚ New Jersey on October 7‚ 1934. He was born as Everett Leroi Jones. In 1952 he changed his name to Leroi Jones and in 1967 he changed it to Amiri Bakara. He lived with his parents‚ his father who was a postal supervisor and his mother who was a social worker. He attended Rutgers University‚ Colombia University and Howard University studying philosophy and religious studies. He did not obtain a degree from any of the three
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How to make campus life more meaningful? Before going to university‚ I took a colorful and meaningful campus life for granted. Since there were few activities in my six-year high school days‚ I’ve long been expecting life in university. Now‚ after becoming a college student for nearly one year‚ I gradually realized things were not like that. If you do nothing but wait‚ you will not get anything. Many of us had great passion when we just entered university. However‚ with time passing by‚ the passion
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An open mind permits a person to receive ideas‚ analyze them‚ judge their value and accept them. This allows for change in personality and experience growth for the betterment of an individual and society around the individual. An open heart permits us to be tolerant of others mistakes‚ love people and life around us‚ listen to their problems‚ understand them and help them in the hour of need. Open heart is essential in building a good society and encourages us in building a vibrant society and has
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Proposal for campus bar 1 A proposal to establish a campus bar at Texas A&M University at Galveston. ’Java the Hut ’ is the campus coffee shop located in the library. It is the only place on campus that provides a leisure setting to sit and relax‚ or any social benefits. It is beneficial to 850 students living in the campus residence halls and 350 students living in the neighboring University Apartments. However‚ limited operation hours restrict the benefits the coffee shop provides to students
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Fraternities and Rape on Campus Author(s): Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer Reviewed work(s): Source: Gender and Society‚ Vol. 3‚ No. 4‚ Special Issue: Violence against Women (Dec.‚ 1989)‚ pp. 457-473 Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/189763 . Accessed: 16/11/2011 12:10 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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Living off Campus Nowadays‚ living off campus is very popular among college students. When students go to college‚ which is far from their families‚ some of them would choose to live off campus instead of living in the dorms. Compared to living on the campus‚ living off campus is much cheaper and comfortable. You will have more independence‚ freedom‚ privacy‚ and space; you do not have to share your bedroom and bathroom with others. Furthermore‚ you can make your own meals if you live off campus. I am
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HANOI OPEN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGLISH ************** AN ASSIGNMENT FOR WRITING SUBJECT A REPORT WRITING THE USES OF ARTICLES IN ENGLISH NOUN PHRASE Hanoi‚ May‚ 2012 THE USES OF ARTICLES IN ENGLISH NOUN PHRASE ABSTRACT Noun phrase plays an important role in the construction of a sentence. Lacking knowledge of noun phrase in English‚ learners could not make understandable sentences. And‚ it is almost inadequate to discuss the noun phrase without referring at some stage to
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College Campus Safety 1 . Running head: COLLEGE CAMPUS SAFETY & SHOOTINGS College Campuses Safety and Shootings‚ Are We Secure While Learning Nadia Clark Troy University College Campus Safety 2 Date rapes‚ hate crimes and theft have become an apparent concern on college campuses. The most disturbing crime on a college campus is a school shooting. Being a victim of any crime is the last thing any student or parent thinks of when choosing a college or university. The possibilities of danger
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whoever this may concern having a closed campus at Hatch Valley High School is a bad idea. For many reasons why‚ one is that the food here at the school is not very good. Second kids at lunch time need a break to relax. Third of all ‚ we all need the opportunity to be responsible while we are out there. The school food at HVHS is not very good. The food here is not good because half the food is frozen and reheated for nextime . I prefer the food off campus such as Sparky’s and Santa fe Grill. You
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college professors and other staff members to carry weapons on campus. It’s been said that Texas has already made it legal. There are so many questions I have‚ with me being a college student myself. I’m not sure I agree that guns should be paraded around by our professors. After the tragedies that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School‚ guns have no place in our nation’s schools. allowing college professors to possess guns on campus will only lead to more gun deaths and injuries‚ not less. Federal
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