The Long Walk Home Being treated equally in the United States has always been a constant issue. Many people have suffered through being discriminated against. From having slaves work to survive during the 1600’s‚ all the way to the Montgomery Bus Boycott in the 1950’s lead by Martin Luther King Jr‚ African Americans have never been at peace. Discrimination has a big role in The Long Walk Home movie directed by Richard Pierce. A family of 5 living in tight quarters have to struggle with constantly
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American History II Civil Rights Essay The Character I have chosen is Odessa. she is an African American maid for Miriam and Norman Thompson. In the Movie “The Long Walk Home” Odessa is one of the main characters. I believe Odessa’s motivation is her love for her family. Odessa is forced into doing the social norm or expectations of how the world thinks African Americans should be treated. She works as hard as she can to help fulfill her familys needs because she loves them. Odessa’s children
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slaves‚ they are being exploited and abused by white people. The black people were live in bad situation because of the oppression from white people. There were some changes after the black people are no longer slaves. However‚ according to “The Long Walk Home”‚ the black people were in a weak situation‚ and discriminated by white people in the 1950s. Body paragraph 1 Topic sentence: White families and black families have different situations. Supporting Idea: A: White people living situation
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The Long Walk Home 1) There was a lot of striking moments in this movie. But to me the most striking and memorable moment was the last scene in the movie. This was the most memorable moment because the way the black people were getting yelled at just because the wanted to be as equal as everyone else. Also I liked how they didn’t retaliate and all they did was sing. They really proved violence didn’t solve anything. 2) Miriam Thompson moral development at the beginning of the movie and the
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“Greed has been with human beings forever. We have a number of things in our species that you would call ’the dark side‚’ and greed is one of them.” said Michael Moore. Greed is the selfish and excessive desire for more of something‚ not a need but a want. As part of the human race‚ we find it necessary to give back for the fortune that surrounds many of our lives. Many people attempt to appease their inner burden to help by donating‚ volunteering‚ or some other form of charity. These attempts to
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Antigone‚ the characters‚ and story line very much compare with the movie‚ "The Long Walk Home." In the story‚ Antigone‚ a young girl named Antigone is stuck in the middle of a crisis in which she must make an important decision whereas in the movie "The long walk home" Odessa‚ a black maid‚ must fight off racism and raise the family of her own as well as her employers. Both the play Antigone and the movie‚ "The long walk home" have many things in common. For example both of these tales have to
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friends and family‚ you can overcome any obstacle. Richard Pierce is the author of the movie “The Long Walk Home” which illustrates the effects of
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Lexi Kuecker 1st 4/10/11 Many people tell their kids‚ friends‚ and family that “you never really understand a person until you climb into his shoes and walk around in them.” In most situations people want to start judging other people before they really know what they go through every day‚ or their perspective of seeing things. In To kill a Mocking Bird Atticus tells Jem and Jean Louise‚ Scout that they need to stop bothering Boo because they do not know what really happened. Atticus really
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named memoir‚ The Long Walk. The Long Walk is an amazing book documenting and retelling the story of a former Polish soldier as he fights his way through Russian mistreatment and to a place of solitude and freedom. An unforgettable story like his could only come with admiration from the reader for the resilience and bravery Slavomir had during his fight for freedom. With many people dying along the way‚ Slavomir went many thousands of miles with a goal of freedom in mind. The Long Walk is a true first
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THE LONG WALK "The Long Walk" by Stephen King is easily comparable to the book “1984” George Orwell‚ because they both share the value of a constant surveillance of it citizens. The governments of each book control their citizens by constantly watching them‚ occupying them‚ and always reminding them of the consequences of disobeying. The government sees everything‚ if you disobey‚ you will suffer.
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