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    Wanda McKay is 36 years old and homeless‚ although she sleeps in a shelter nightly and has been going to a day program for the past 5 weeks‚ where she showers‚ receives her mail‚ gets some counseling‚ and has her meals. She is being treated daily for tuberculosis with directly observed therapy (DOT) and has been receiving this treatment for the last 6 months. She had a tubal ligation 5 years ago with no complications and is not currently sexually active. She was last tested for HIV and hepatitis

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    The 1st and 2nd centuries experienced political stability “Roman peace” or pax Romana (McKay 162). The expansion of the Roman Empire created wealth for Rome but also led to a dramatic increase in population (McKay 162). Most people that lived in Rome experienced inadequate housing and had poor sanitation. Crime was prevalent and feeding the populace became difficult. Solutions such as providing

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    By employing ethos‚ pathos‚ logos‚ style of diction‚ and style of syntax‚ the main theme is prominently displayed. One key component of Mr. Curry’s essay is the utilization of ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. He writes‚ “Webster’s Dictionary defined lynching as…” (606). In this occurrence‚ Mr. Curry utilizes logos by implementing the definition from Webster’s Dictionary. By using this resource‚ he inclines the audience to believe

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    normal lives‚ but then came the increase of lynching. After the war‚ the Southern economy was in ruins‚ and lynching had allowed white southerners to express their hatred and discontent towards the situation and African Americans were the vulnerable targets for their pent-up anger (Notes). In Southern Horrors‚ Feimster introduces Rebecca Felton‚ who was a wealthy slave owner‚ and Ida B. Wells‚ a slave born women‚ and how each woman viewed this idea of lynching drastically diverse from each other due

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    Ingrid Juarez American Literature Mrs Tracey Sangster May 5‚ 2015 Hughes’ Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance in the 1900’s was one of the most influential black arts’ movements that helped to form a new black cultural identity. The Harlem Renaissance marks its beginning with the ‘Great Migration’: the migration of African Americans from the depressed‚ rural and southern areas to more industrialized‚ urban areas in the 1920’s. This Great Migration relocated hundreds of thousands of African Americans

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    Americans. The literary movement was just as important as the music. Young writers created many novels‚ poems‚ and short stories that talked about the black experience. Among these people were Langston Hughes‚ Countee Cullen‚ James Johnson‚ and Claude McKay‚ leading Harlem poets of the 20s. Yet‚ despite what one would think‚ the Harlem Renaissance depended largely on white patronage. Alienated white intellectuals and rebellious youth practically idolized Harlem’s black performers‚ writers‚ and

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    The success of Rome happened almost in an instant. In less than a century‚ Rome had already conquered a vast amount of land (McKay et al. 103). Their ability to add new territory with ease was largely credited to their cultural effect on conquered peoples. Rome had extended citizenship to newly added provinces which Roman law could take control (McKay et al. 103). The traditions and laws of Rome would last numerous years‚ but could not hold out forever as a new way of life barged its way

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    “Strange Fruit Analysis” In response to the terrible act of lynchings‚ a poem was written in protest to the terrible acts. The poem “Strange Fruit”‚published in 1939‚ and written by Abel Meeropol and popularized by Billie Holiday is a poem that was written in protest to lynchings. Abel Meeropol was a teacher‚ poet‚ and social activist who was haunted by pictures of lynchings‚ which is when a mob takes black men who have been accused of wrongdoing‚ and usually hang them. The pictures haunted him

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    government work for the people (McKay pg. 95). Unlike the Confucian the Daiost were different in every aspect. The Daiost were natural rebels. They had belief that striving to make things better would ultimately make them worst (McKay pg.95). The Daiost were limitless‚ having no legislation. The ideal government for the Daiost measured by having no legislation‚ having weapons for war with good tactics. They never worried about everyday problems‚ letting there minds be free (McKay pg. 95-6). He keep them

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    for Britain. While William Blake‚ an English poet‚ called the early factories “satanic mills‚” the English doctor John Aikin contested that the Industrial Revolution was what allowed Manchester to become one of the commercial capitals of the world. (McKay 694‚ Aikin) This controversy shows that the Industrial Revolution had both benefits and costs. Although the Industrial Revolution led to horrible working and living conditions for proletarians‚ it was primarily advantageous because it led to rapid

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