They Say 1) Lynching a) Nelson’s hanging: Husband stole cow‚ son killed & shot deputy. Woman and son hung from bridge (pg. 7) i) “She was very small of stature‚ very black‚ about thirty years old‚” the newspapers reported‚ “and vicious”. ii) The boy: “fourteen and yellow and ignorant”‚ according to papers. b) ‘It is generally thought that the Negroes got what would have been due them under process of law. (page 8) c) “This may be “southern Brutality’
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Inner Echo We live in a world that irascibility has become a character trait. Many times it results in verbal or even physical violence. Therefore‚ here is the image of the world we live in – one dominated by anger and agitation. Violence developed in family‚ even if it’s verbal or physical creates an unfavorable environment for children and teens. Children who are raised in this kind of homes may learn to repeat the same family patterns by becoming themselves abusers. So many of them because
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Sunset in Namibia The color contrast was the first thing that caught my eye. The colors were so vivid‚ and instead of slowly changing to the next shade‚ the radical color change amplified the drastic characteristics of the environment. From the green in the leaves of the tree‚ which is what is in focus in the picture‚ my attention moves into the vibrant contrast of blues‚ purples‚ reds‚ pinks‚ oranges‚ and yellows as the image in the picture moves towards the horizon. A tree farther off in
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Say no to teenage drug abuse! According to the survey that we have recently conducted‚ there is an increasing trend for youngsters to take drugs. In order to arouse public concern over this serious problem‚ we would like to explain the main causes of teenage drug abuse and the resulting problems. We would also like to suggest ways for tackling the problem. Reasons for teenage drug abuse To be frank‚ we believe that the Hong Kong government has done enough promotion to tell teens about the detrimental
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Bibliography Summary In the literary critic “Simon” an overview of Lord of the Flies mainly focuses on Simon‚ and the discovery of the true beast being within. Simon is considered a Christ figure‚ he proves his point by referring to passages about Simon from Lord of the Flies and references to the bible. Simon is introduced as a choir boy‚ then suggesting Simon’s characteristic of the “holy idiot.” Simon does many actions similar to those of Christ; Simon defending Piggy and the other boys‚ is the
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Two of Simon Armitage’s poems‚ ’Poem’ and ’About His Person’ are written about someone who has‚ for unspecified reasons‚ passed away or gone. One is in the style of a eulogy and looks back on the life of its persona‚ presenting contrasting views of it‚ while the other examines the articles found on a man after his death. Both give the readers some impression of the personas‚ but are somewhat ambiguous‚ inviting us to form our own mental pictures of the people and judge them for ourselves. The man
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Simon Kress‚ in the short story Sandkings by George RR Martin is a static character who is completely merciless. One example to prove Simon’s cruelty is the fact that he buys pets just to show off to his friends. When he gets the Sandkings he uses their battles to make profit through betting on the winner; however‚ the Sandkings will only fight if he provokes them‚ which he continually does for his own personal gain. In essence‚ he stages these battle by starving them so they all will fight for the
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Saint-Simon was a French political and economic theorist. At seventeen years old‚ he was sent in aid by the French military to the U.S. on the side of the colonists. Even though he did not directly participate in the French Revolution directly‚ it gave him a better outside perspective‚ which soon became his motivation of industrialism ("Henri De Saint-Simon | French Social Reformer." Encyclopedia Britannica Online). Even though Henri did create the idea of industrialism‚ his major work was Noveau
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VOTE YESS!! Why vote yes? Human trafficking is said to be one of the fastest growing criminal enterprises in the world. If you vote yes your voting yes to helping capture this criminals. The average age that a victim is first trafficked for sex in the U.S. is just 12-14 years old. There has been cases of even younger victims. We’re talking about a brutal violation of basic human rights‚ women and children who are sold as modern-day slaves or forced to prostitute themselves. Human traffickers
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Original paragraphs 1. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year‚ three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school- age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident‚ a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused life savers"‚ consumer reports (May 1990): 348. 2. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far
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