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    racial segregation illegal in the United States. Therefore‚ this act prevents public discrimination and provides equal rights for everyone. The U.S. Supreme Court has immensely influenced the civil rights of America: Dred Scott vs. Sanford‚ Plessy vs. Ferguson‚ and Brown vs. Board of Education. In the hope that he would find freedom‚ Dred Scott argued that since he lived in a free state for four years‚ that he was legally free because he and his family lived where slavery was banned. The

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    An indie influence in fashion Does today’s popular apparel abate the underground spirit of the music that inspired it? It was just another Monday night at the Silver Lake club Spaceland‚ and local indie rock band Army Navy was performing onstage. The bassist‚ Ben Gaffin‚ played an almost-hypnotizing riff as the band’s catchy music filled the room. After the show‚ the patio was flooded with people who had anxiously rushed outside for a post-show cigarette. Now that the band and the fans were

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    Arab Influences In Spain

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    Spain is a very well-known country‚ and one of its aspects that makes it different from other countries is that it contains a rich presence of Arab influences on Spanish culture and tradition. The Arab influences in Spain can be dated back to a time before it was one country and under the name of Spain. From 711 to 1492‚ the Moors‚ or the Arab Muslims from northern Africa‚ occupied an area in southern Spain called Al-Andalus‚ now known as Andalucía. The 800-year period that they occupied this land

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    Jane Austen's Influence

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    out the unfair way women were regarded during her time. Living in the late 1700s and early 1800s as an upper class British woman‚ not much was individually expected from her. She was expected to marry into a wealthier family‚ bear children‚ play music‚ sing‚ and learn languages. Nothing more than that was expected of Austen. Through her literature‚ Jane brought significant attention to a woman’s dependence on marriage to be financially secure and accepted in society. Though she was not distinctively

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    Tim Burton Influence

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    combination of both effects to influence the audience’s view of the mood. In a story about a girl who falls down a rabbit hole‚ the well known tale of Alice in Wonderland was adapted by Tim Burton in 2010‚ and through his use of diegetic‚ non-diegetic and a combination of both‚ Burton was able to heavily influence the mood of the movie. The first example of this is Burton’s use of a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic music while Alice was falling down the rabbit hole. The music during this scene started

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    Arabic Influences In Spain

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    Around 710 C.E. a few Islamic Arab groups began to settle on the Iberian Peninsula. These Islamic invaders were known as the Moors or Hispano Musulmanes. For 800 years the Moors were in control of the Islamic Iberia‚ known as Al-Andalus (“Arab Influence”). This Muslim territory conquered is now known as Spain and the southern parts of Portugal. This period of time was the Golden Ages in Spain. While Spain was advancing and ahead of the other countries‚ Europe was stuck in the Dark Ages. In 1492‚

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    Influence of Media on the Youth

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    PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST VOL. 4‚ NO. 3‚ DECEMBER 2003 Copyright © 2003 American Psychological Society 81 Summary—Research on violent television and films‚ video games‚ and music reveals unequivocal evidence that media violence increases the likelihood of aggressive and violent behavior in both immediate and long-term contexts. The effects appear larger for milder than for more severe forms of aggression‚ but the effects on severe forms of violence are also substantial

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    Rap Bad Influence

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    Rap music isn’t music‚some will say and have been saying for years hip hop and rap aren’t good for you.It’s just propaganda to promote violence‚drugs‚alcohol(etc…). According to Davey D‚ his article “Is Rap Actually Music or is it a Bad Influence” he states that “88% percent of the rap music that is currently on the top lists around the world contains violence. They glorify the acts of beating up another person‚ or even worse shooting them. Looking like someone who just got released from prison in

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    The early influences of Rome‚ according to the text‚ were the people of Etruia and Greece. It is said that it all started in the southernmost Etruscan centers[1]. These places‚ Caere‚ Tarquinii‚ Vulci‚ and Veii‚ were the first city-states to be formed. It wasn’t long before the great city of Rome would rise. In this essay‚ we will briefly comment on the founders of Rome and their influences. Taking each part of history step by step hoping to uncover the secrets of Rome’s first steps towards become

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    and poisonous snakes? MTV has revolutionized and affected the whole world through its negative influence on society and culture. MTV has in many ways corrupted our youths and American culture with shows such as Jackass‚ with their dangerous acts of stupid ness‚ and Marilyn Manson encouraging suicide and murder. One can say MTV is promoting violence. MTV has grown to be a major component in the music industry and its change from video based programming in the past to the television series focused

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