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    The Color Purple

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    “You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill your mammy‚” Celie is told by her Pa. So that’s what she does in The Color Purple‚ she writes to God‚ in letters. She does this‚ not only because of the command‚ but also because she is unsure of how to deal with being the subject of rape and abuse. She doesn’t clearly know how to express herself‚ and her letters to God is the only thing that would listen to her anyway. As Celie grows older‚ she gains outside listeners that help her actualize God

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    Historical Report on Race

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    Historical Report on Race As we look back to the life and journey of the Native American people‚ we can see a passed littered with racism. From stolen lands to modern police department’s lack of help‚ the Indian community has had more than its share of heartache. As a reporter‚ it is my hope that people will begin to understand the struggles of the Native American people and learn to think twice about how their actions affect others. If we look back to a time that was before the “discovery” of

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    Crimes

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    REGULATION OF SEXUALITY AND LAW OF CRIMES Regulation of Sexuality This thought-provoking term stands as the reason behind my choice of this topic. So far‚ among other things‚ Law School has taught me the importance of perceptual lenses through which people view events and issues. If you look at the world through feminist lenses‚ it will look one way. Through economist lenses‚ another. Though all perceptions‚ in my perception‚ hold a portion of truth and reasonability‚ I still see myself wearing

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    Crime

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    Task 12.3 Written Film Response Checkpoint - FRAMEWORK Paragraph #1 INTRODUCTION to the task. You are responding to a film‚ explain why. Thesis: (This is your opinion as to whether or not you recommend the film and why.) The Green Mile is a drama about capital punishment that’ll have you laughing at times‚ and crying and times. The all-star cast including Michael Duncan and Tom Hanks make this a film worth watching. Paragraph #2 INTRODUCTION to the film: Include details of

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    Crime and Poverty

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    criminal justice paper on crime and poverty Crime and Poverty Many factors can be viewed as reasons for crime. The amount of morality needed in order to rise against the temptation to commit crime can be difficult. It is even harder when you are coming from a place where crime is considered to be a normal part of society and looked at as a way of daily living that is supposed to be incorporated into daily lifestyles. The question can be posed. What is the main

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    Justice

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    Justice” What is justice? Is it when a person’s demise makes society feel better? Or is it when a felon gets acquitted of all charges brought against him? Wherever there is justice‚ there is obscurity. Before the summer of‚ Auschwitz was not the most lethal of the six Nazi extermination camps. The Nazis had killed more Jews at Treblinka‚ where between and Jews were killed in the 17 months of its operation‚ yet during the summer of Auschwitz overtook the other death camps not only in the number

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    Color and Autumn

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    how earth is preparing for the winter (Короткая‚ но дивная пора) ‚ but he also described autumn as beautiful period (Весь день стоит как бы хрустальный‚ и лучезарны вечера) 3.A. Apukhtin The same line as the Pushkin’s mapping is in the yellow color of the falling leafs. Long evenings‚ dull mood‚ drying grass and rain. There is no something optimistic‚ only melancholy. 4.E. Bargrizky Author pays more attention to the people’s living while the autumn is going. Autumn is time for harvest and

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    Space Race

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    The space race was apart of the Cold War because some believed military installations would be developed in outer space; ultimately‚ impacting the result of the Cold War. Most importantly‚ many developments are direct results of space technologies. For example‚ LEDs‚ infrared ear thermometers‚ anti-icing systems‚ highway safety‚ video enchantments‚ firefighter gear‚ and much more (Jones‚ 2011). The moon landing itself did not provide resources‚ but the technology from the moon benefited the nation

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    Women of color

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    Amanda America Dickson or also known on her family’s plantation in Hancock County‚ Georgia as “Miss Mandy‚” was born to Julia a housekeeper at David Dickson’s plantation. David Dickson a 40-year-old white male raped her mother at the age of 13 and later she gave birth to Amanda. Amanda was extremely lucky to have been in favor of her father and grandmother in which she was treated very well and received a lady’s upbringing despite being legally enslaved to her father. Amanda eventually married

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    The Color Purple

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    LadarreunTaylor English 131 FEB 25 The Color Purple The Color Purple’ is the reverberation of the slavery time. The African-American thinker and writer Gloria Watkins points out that ‘The Color Purple’ is a imitation of the custom of the ‘slave narrative’ Sections written by male and female former slaves about their skills under slavery. Some slave narratives were collected among previous slaves in the 1930s by the Works Progress Direction‚

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