past decade‚ students attending separate and unequal schools have increased. The article‚ “The Resurgence of school segregation”‚ describes the increasing segregation trend of schools as the minority population grows at rapid lengths. Despite the growing diversity‚ minorities continue to be isolated from whites. The author’s describe whereas the average white person attends a school that is 4/5 white‚ the average African American attends a school that is less than 1/3 white. (Orfield‚ Frankenberg‚
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Is lying ever ok? Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. However‚ it is an unavoidable part of human nature. Most people would say that lying is always wrong‚ except when there’s a good reason for it - which means that it’s not always wrong! I disagree with this belief. From my understanding‚ it is not Okay to knowingly lie‚ no matter what. Always tell the truth. Most people make up excuses all the time because it’s easier than telling the truth which may be
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Is it ever right to kill? There is a lot of argument about whether it is ever right to kill anyone. What is killing? Well the dictionary definition is: to cause death/the act of causing death. But is that enough? Is there another type of killing? A type that is justifiable. For example if a person steals or puts you in mortal danger is it acceptable to take their life in return? But more importantly is it morally right? Helene Moszkiewiez worked in the resistance during the holocaust. She was
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In her article “A Hundred Years of Transgender History” Stryker describes a story of transgender history. Most of her article based on a nineteenth century or the beginning of twentieth century‚ the time when cross-dressing policies existed‚ making it illegal to be transgender. Stryker provides reader with many historical evidences such as a life story of transgender woman‚ known as Johanna‚ Jenny or John‚ or such as the description of African-American drag ball. These example make Stryker’s point
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Is revenge ever justifiable? Solutions to any kind of situation‚ whether it is justifiable or not is revenge. The term revenge has always been debated upon since the action itself revolves around basic instinct‚ and the reasoning behind that claim comes from us as people‚ reacting to situations based on mutual feelings. Seeing how revenge is such a tricky word to define‚ this word is also compared with justice. Justice has the power of choice but also follows the behaviour of a human being
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The first time my best friend of four years told me that she would not be returning for our final two years of high school‚ I never dreamt that my life would become dramatically different. At the end of my sophomore year my best friend‚ who I refer to by her last name‚ Jones‚ because we have the same first name‚ told me that she was going to take the California High School Proficiency Examination in hopes of not having to complete junior and senior year of high school‚ and consequently start community
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Is Terrorism Ever Justified? “Terrorism has no justification‚ no matter what pretext terrorist use for their deeds.” Says Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour‚ a Tunisian Culture and Preservation of Heritage Minister. (UN News Centre.) Many people view terrorism the same way as Ben Achour‚ especially in America. But there are also many of those‚ such as Alan Dershowitz‚ who counter with questions like‚ “Is ‘terrorist’ just a negative version of ‘freedom righter’?” and “How are civilian deaths in terrorism
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According to the Pew Hispanic Center‚ the rate of high school dropouts that are Hispanic is staggeringly higher than other ethnic groups. Furthermore‚ the rate of dropouts that go on to get a GED is also significantly lower. Some 41% of Hispanics are high school dropouts‚ and of that 41% only 1 in 10 gets a GED. In an interview with Dr. Rosemary Gonzalez‚ she was told the statistics from this article‚ and asked to comment on her thought in general about the level of Hispanic drop out. Dr. Gonzalez
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1066 The Year of the Conquest. David Howarth. New York: The Viking Press‚ 1978. 207 pp. The book 1066 The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth is an overview of one of the most important years in England’s history. At the start of 1066 the death of King Edward would spark a series of events that would eventually lead to the changes in England. Throughout the book it discusses this dramatic year and all these events that took place from various different perspectives. These stories are from contemporary
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