INTRODUCTION During her trial in 2012‚ a woman by the name of Roza Tulebaeva was tortured by security officers. They were there to arrest her on the belief that she was one of the leaders of the 2011 December Violence. She recalls that “[the] security officers suspended her by her hair‚ put a plastic bag over her head to suffocate her and subjected her to sexual humiliation”. She also claims that they “threatened to harm her 14-year-old daughter”. As a result of these allegations‚ the government
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Rodriguez Diaz De Vivar “El Cid” Born and educated as a nobleman in the Royal Court of the Castile‚ Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar became a famous military leader and diplomat. He was King Alfonso VI’s greatest general in the war against the Moors and is widely considered to be a National Hero of Spain. Known as El Cid Campeador (or El Cid)‚ this honourable nickname translates as the ’Lord of Military Arts’‚ or ’The Champion’‚ and reflects his innovative techniques on the battlefield. Rodrigo Diaz was
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Rodriguez 1 Elias Rodriguez Dr. Jeffers English 4C 08 April 2015 War Child Emmanuel Jal from a certain TedTalks believes that education is more than acquiring knowledge it empowers to develop and make your inner being stronger. Emmanuel says that education is the key to empowering his people‚ but what if education is the key to empowering everybody to do a better job as citizens of the world not just people in a community. Education is the way to keep up with the evolution of the world or making yourself selfindependant
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Richard Carrion is an innovator human being that has brought technological events throughout various countries of Latin America. With the experience this gentleman has‚ it is how he has been able to raise the bar in his native country by using his business knowledge and his favorite passion‚ charisma. Besides maximizing shareholder’s profit‚ Mr. Carrion has dedicated the majority of his life helping the community many ways. Education and sports are the two key important elements in his philanthropy
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I selected this topic‚ because out of all the cause of deaths‚ one that seem to stand out the most are senseless killings in the Urban Black Neighborhood area; where most crimes are related to youth killing one another in gang crime‚ and now this which involved police shooting unarmed young black males‚ and similar killing seems to be spreading statewide. Yet‚ not forgetting how Martin Luther King Jr‚ was killed. Therefore‚ disgusting
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On December 6th‚ 1941 the world welcomed Richard Benjamin Speck‚ who would become a well-known mass murderer. Speck‚ having a rather rough childhood‚ had an extensive criminal background before committing the unspeakable murders that made him famous. After being found guilty‚ Speck spent his remaining days in Chicago’s Stateville Penitentiary. One can look at Richard’s personal history‚ crime and criminal history to try and pin him to one criminological theory‚ when in reality‚ none will really
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My full name is Aisha Nicole Rodriguez‚ I was born on February 22‚ 2005 in Allentown PA‚ my parents raised me in Allentown my whole life. I am 12 years old and 5’2. I have blond‚brown‚black hair‚ and brown eyes. I live with my two parents‚ my 3 older brothers‚ and my brothers girlfriend. I played basketball for one year‚ I stop playing for a year cause I end of hurting my ankle‚ but now I want to do softball and play the violin. I have many hobbies‚ but I like basketball the most. Basketball
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Richard Wright’s “The Library Card” “The Library Card” was a powerful story that showed how reading can influence and affect its readers. While I was reading this story‚ I was forced to think about how horribly African Americans were treated and the struggles they had to face. To me‚ this means that it sparked his curiosity on the meaning of life‚ questions about fate‚ and even examining his own life. I believe Richard Wright was trying to make sense of the meaning of life and the purpose of
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Ann Richards Ann Willis Richards is arguably one of the most important women in Texas history. Her broad political life included County Commissioner‚ Treasurer of the State of Texas‚ and the second woman Governor of Texas. She created opportunities to countless women‚ improved Texas economics‚ and made reformations of many crises faced by early Texas. Ann Richards was born Dorthy Ann Willis in Lakeview‚ Texas on September 1‚ 1933. She grew up in Waco‚ Texas and was granted a scholarship to attended
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Robert Rodriguez- A Latin American Director who has been “Hollywood-ized” Robert Rodriguez’s first film‚ El Mariachi‚ is a cult classic to many and the first of a long line of other successful movies for this talented director. El Mariachi captured the attention of many with its large amount of violence and shockingly low budget. With a dirt cheap budget and a first time director‚ this film did not have high expectations‚ yet it provided an entertaining story that showed the evolution of a young
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