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    The song‚ Don’t Shoot‚ by the Game is a collaborative rap song that explains racial injustice in one word ‘murder’. The artist use the theme that our reason for being on earth isn’t to be murdered‚ but to strive and evolve into the future. This song perfectly fits with Dear martin‚ because in the book Manny a promising‚ young black man‚ was murdered by a police officer‚ for having his music to loud. We also see that Justyce the main protagonist‚ goes through his fair share of injustice and brutality

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    As the internet evolved‚ people have changed their perceptions of what is important to them. People are more desensitized to a lack of privacy by the constant necessity of giving it up‚ if through needing to sign up for a service‚ or by putting pictures out on social networks This has happened in online privacy and in the trust of online services. Charles Howarth’s piece “Technology is making us blind: the dangerous complacency of the iPhone era” argues that over time people have lost wariness of

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    Would you sentence a man‚ the rest of his life in prison because of the way he looks? In the story‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Tom Robinson was accused of many things and got sent to prison due to the color of his skin. However‚ in this time period‚ if a white did all the wrong that Tom did they would not be sent to prison. This is an example of don’t judge a book by its cover. Throughout the story this is the theme that Harper Lee is trying to get across. In this book‚ Harper Lee clearly demonstrates

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    “People must learn to hate‚ and if they can hate‚ they can be taught to love.” Nelson Mandela. During integration a lot of people hated the nine black students who integrated into Little Rock High. But once they got to know the nine students‚ the started to understand them. In “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo‚ they hated them for a long time but some were kind. In “Remember The Titans” the football players were hated for being on the team but more people liked them as the season went on. In

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    One month ago‚ Mack Beggs‚ a high school senior‚ earned the Texas girls’ state championship and completed a perfect season. Mack Beggs is a transgender boy. The state of Texas refused to allow Breggs to wrestle with the boys because their laws state that high school athletes must compete by the gender listed on their birth certificate. Wrestling fans called Beggs derogatory terms like “faggot” and “it.” Negative Facebook and Twitter comments questioned Beggs and made him seem like a lesser being

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    Finally‚ they drove up the igneous road to see the very top of the volcano above them‚ the glow of the molten lava shining above and around the rim‚ the gleam even more notable against the dimmed sky. Caroline parked where the path ended and unlocked the doors. She turned to Rachel‚ who was about to open the door but turned to her when she felt her gaze. “Good luck‚” Caroline wished her‚ and she nearly missed Rachel’s quick twitch of a smile. “Thanks‚” she responded with a curt nod before opening

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    Video games don’t cause violence Change your mind about violent video games Violent video games don’t cause violence and there is lots of evidence to prove this. Have you ever played a violent video game and got the urge to kill everything. You haven’t‚ me either it’s the same with lots of people who help fuel the huge 10+ billion dollar gaming industry. Whose buying these games Well 97 percent of teens are.   If video games caused violence we would we all be dead.  Exposure to violent video games

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    The story why don’t we complain‚ is a story that brings up the face about american worries‚ or lack there of. The author’s first example was when he was on a train‚ and its freezing outside. Unfortunately the temperature in the train was is the mid 80’s. In the 50’s ‚business men wore heavy black suits which was not the most comfortable attire for a hot train car. When he decided he was going to ask to lower the temperature the people around him told him not to bring it up. Why ‚ because american

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    Don’t Drink the Water Review This winter‚ Beavercreek High School put on the production‚ Don’t Drink the Water‚ a play Woody Allen wrote. The play‚ intended for young adults to older adults‚ contains humor that‚ considering the jokes pertain to government‚ politics‚ and country stereotypes‚ stands too mature for younger audiences. Don’t Drink the Water‚ starts with Axel Magee‚ the son of a United States ambassador stationed in a Soviet country. Axel‚ forced to take on his father’s role as Ambassador

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    Stephanie Rennie Class Project 2 March 27‚ 2012 Boys Don’t Cry The movie I chose to watch is the 1999 movie Boys Don’t Cry. This is an intense‚ sad‚ and emotional movie that displays the true life story of Brandon Teena’s gender identity disorder. The main character played by Hilary Swank‚ is a girl named Teena Brandon that lives life as a male named Brandon Teena. Throughout the movie you see the struggles and danger he faces in an unforgiving community. Gender identity disorder

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