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    held a grudge towards the zoot suits were the sailors who were coming back from the war. The sailors held grudges towards the ones wearing the zoot suits‚ because they weren’t in the war defending their country. Many of the issues that caused the riots were the tension between the two groups of young men. It was not right for the sailors to have gone that far as attacking everyone who was dressed as a zoot suit

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    and diverse community. However‚ when a place becomes too diverse it may be start to corruption from within. One of the leading acts of corruption in Omaha began in 1909‚ and we know it today as the Anti-Greek Riots. This essay will take the reader through the background of the anti-Greek riots; it will also give the reader the information on this event while also tying this malicious event in to the national theme of this time period. The city of Omaha was settled by immigrants just like all of

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    The Riot Grrrl movement was extremely important because it allowed an outlet from the bleak and sad outlook that grunge music always portrayed people were getting tired of it and this movement helped accelerate the death of grunge. Secondly and most important it allowed women to have a voice about the issues women face on a daily basis including crimes‚ body image sexuality and the most intriguing one for me women in politics were just some of the topics covered in the music of this movement. Women

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    Up until the end of the 19th century‚ the concept of homosexuality was a scarcely known or talked-about subject‚ due to social stigmatization. However‚ lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender rights have seen rapid progress throughout the 20th century‚ marked by gradual increases in acknowledgement and acceptance of homosexuality. In the United States‚ the concept of homosexuality remained unspoken for centuries. Often times‚ anyone who was discovered to have taken part in homosexual behaviors would

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    Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has said that he is confident that India will revive its past glory and become a world leader in the near future‚ given its strong base in spiritual and traditional values. The current situation in the country makes many people feel unhappy. “But I am not depressed. I have full faith in India.’’ He was speaking as chief guest at the 60th birthday celebrations of spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi at her math at Amritapuri‚ near Kollam‚ on Thursday. Prefacing

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    Set in the environment of ethnic and racial paranoia that defined the early 1940s in Los Angeles‚ California‚ the "Zoot Suit Riots" were a defining moment for Zoot Suiters and the Mexican American community. The ethnic populations of California as a whole‚ and Los Angeles in particular‚ were under siege. In March and April of 1942‚ the entire Japanese and Japanese American population on the West Coast of the United States were deported to "relocation centers" (mild euphemisms for concentration camps)

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    Riots on the streets. Gas‚ blinding gas that brings tears to your eyes and makes you feel as if you are slowly suffocating. You attempt to stand defiant before the black clothed oppressors‚ but the gas is simply too overpowering. You cough and splutter‚ trying to remain upright in the surge of the crowd as the world spins slowly around you. Then the clash occurs. Bodies slam back‚ elbows pinching into ribs and legs braced in defiance against the ever approaching black soldiers. The shields come up

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    Comparison of Genesis 19 and Judges 19 (NRSV) Genesis 19: 1 The two angels came to Sodom in the evening‚ and Lot was sitting in the gateway of Sodom. When Lot saw them‚ he rose to meet them‚ and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 He said‚ “Please‚ my lords‚ turn aside to your servant’s house and spend the night‚ and wash your feet; then you can rise early and go on your way.” Judges 19: 1 In those days‚ when there was no king in Israel‚ a

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    brought about riots and a strong progressive movement such as‚ The Brixton Riot(1981)‚ and The Detroit Race Riot(1967)‚ and The Black Lives Matter Movement(2013)‚ a lot of people were affected by the oppression towards black people which brought about these riots and movements‚ but the few people who were directly affected by these gruesome acts of oppression are the ones who made everyone open their eyes‚ those actions caused people to finally wake up.

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    The Providence "macaroni riot"- In 1914‚ Frank Ventrone‚ moved to Providence‚ Rhode Island to start a pasta business which furnished the community’s staple food. Since other food prices increased in the summer of 1914‚ Ventrone decided to raise his prices also. Angered by this‚ the people of Providence broke windows in a block of his‚ broke into his shop and dumped a stock of his macaroni into the street. The people told the police that the matter was an internal one to be solved by the community

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