In 1974‚ due to a series of bad loans‚ charges of criminal embezzlement‚ and other unfortunate circumstances‚ the Union Planters Bank foreclosed on the Stax Record Company and all its property. Included in this seizure was the building where Stax founders‚ Jim Stewart and Estelle Axton‚ set up shop an African American neighborhood at the former Capitol Theater in 1960. By 1980‚ the neighborhood became one of the poorest and most crime-ridden zip codes in the United States and the property held
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At the tips of the boomerangs‚ you will see the Aboriginal symbol for four people sitting down. This is where my story begins. I live in a family of four with strict way of life. The symbol has a reddish-orange outside to show how my brother and I were disciplined and taught. The second ring shows a yellow color which represents the wisdom our parents have passed down to us. The final dot is a dark blue that shows the tears my family shed‚ and the sadness that hit all of us‚ which ultimately changed
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The Torturing of Animals Every year there are hundreds of thousands of pets being abused and this must to come to an end. I myself love animals and I would never try to hurt my pets. People take advantage of animals and try to make money off of them by making them fight. In reality‚ this is a type of abuse and it is illegal. There are many different types of abuse that must be stopped. Although animal abuse occurs all over the world with all sorts of animals and people it can and must be put
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spends $14 billion out of their $31 billion annual budget on animal researching(Humane Society International; Conlee; US National Institutes of Health). Animal testing has become a very controversial topic to discuss. Experimenting on animals is cruel because even though there are alternative ways to test people still believe that testing on the animals is a better way to do things. Acts of cruelty against the animals‚ and the fact that animals are different from humans seem to be big issues in the controversy
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Animal Abuse 1. In some circuses‚ wild and exotic animals are trained through the use of intimidation and physical abuse. Former circus employees have reported seeing animals beaten‚ whipped‚ poked with sharp objects and even burned to force them to learn their routines! 2. Elephants who perform in circuses are often kept in chains for as long as 23 hours a day from the time they are babies. 3. More than 25 million vertebrate animals are used in testing in the United States each year. When invertebrate
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rulers of England include so many of them on the Coat of Arms? A lion represents bravery and courage; it is often an indication of a great warrior. The rulers of England included them because lions represent the “king” of all animals and they represent royalty. 2. What does the fleur-de-lis represent? Why is it featured on the Coat of Arms of British rulers? The fleur-de-lis represents France and also stands for “flower of light”. It was alos included
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Animal Cruelty: Animal Abuse General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To bring awareness to my audience about animal cruelty. Introduction: As humanity has grown‚ there has been an increase in authority and rules and regulations of everyday life. One of these rules is animal cruelty. Animal cruelty simply means cruel unjustified treatment of animals and sometimes pets to unnecessary harm and pain. One principal type of animal cruelty is torture. It is not ethical‚ moral‚ or legal
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In the vast genre of literature‚ most authors use symbols in their stories or poems to efficiently give them more meaning and complexity. Usually‚ the job of the experienced reader is to interpret those symbols‚ which gives the reader a deeper comprehension of the story or poem. In Fahrenheit 451‚ three symbols used by Ray Bradbury and will be analyzed is the Sieve and the Sand‚ the Phoenix‚ and the River. In the second part of the book (Bradbury page 74)‚ Montag has a flashback of when he tried
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Oct‚ 23‚ 2012 The Symbol in “The Tell-Tale Heart” According to the Norton Introduction to Literature‚ the definition of symbol is that” A symbol in a work of literature compares or puts together two things that are in some ways dissimilar. A symbol in literature usually carries richer and various meanings‚ as does a flag or religious image. And because of its significance‚ a symbol usually appears or is hinted at numerous times throughout the work” (Booth 209). Thus‚ symbols are used in literature
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100 million animals are used in animal testing every single year to further the understanding of species and the impact of different modern medicines. There are many organizations that are extremely against the use of these animals in medicine‚ saying that it is “cruel and inhumane”. Compare these 100 million to the 56 billion animals slaughtered for food for humans. Those 100 million almost seem like a small amount‚ don’t they? The animals used in scientific testing have contributed to many life-saving
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