The essay “The Untouchables” written by Tomas L. Friedman is an excerpt from his book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Friedman is a New York Times investigative reporter and columnist who has won three Pulitzer Prizes during his career. Other works he has written include Hot‚ Flat‚ and Crowded and The Lexus and the Olive Tree. In this book Friedman argues that the world as we know it is becoming figuratively smaller as people are forced to collaborate and compete with
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Barbara Brown October 24‚ 2013 Black Chicago Paper #2: Black Chicago Renaissance Reader by Darlene Clark Hine A Renaissance is a cultural movement‚ rebirth‚ and reinvention. The Black Chicago Renaissance began in the 1930’s where Chicago experienced a cultural renaissance that lasted into the 1950’s and was in comparison of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920’s. I don’t believe that the Harlem and Chicago Renaissance should be compared due to the fact that these were two places that were
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Tomas Rivera is a has created a story which challenges us with an obstacle‚ what hurts? “Its that it Hurts” Is about a nameless Mexican boy that faces many troubles throughout his everyday life. Being embarrassed‚ abused and discriminated against at school and submerged in the expectations his parents have for him. Because of a unwanted fight he now faces expulsion‚ and feels “that it hurts”. This first person story is about a young man dueling racism‚ bullying‚and parent pressure‚ and has been emotionally
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Jordan Ferris "While photographs may not lie‚ liars may photograph". This line‚ stated by Lewis Hine‚ a famous photographer from the late 19th to mid 20th century‚ is starting to become a phrase that really has some meaning (McClymer‚ 2011). It was once thought that a photograph told the complete truth. However‚ in more recent times with the technology of the camera‚ photographers now have the option to not only stage pictures‚ but to also go back and retouch them once they are already taken.
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cultures and languages‚ thus having the power to inspire them. In Pat Mora’s book Tomás and the Library Lady or Tomás y la señora de la biblioteca (Spanish version) we see how reading opens new worlds and thus enrich a child’s life. The book is about the support a migrant worker family shows to the education of their child‚ Tomás. Tomás’s Papa Grande encourages him to go to the library to find new stories‚ since Tomás knows all of his grandfather’s stories. Booklist reveals that the book “is based
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Project- John Maclenan Hine Task 1- Old Alleynian John McLennan Hine was born in Maryport‚ Cumberland on 14th of April 1872 and died when his ship‚ the H.M.S. Invincible sunk on May 31st‚ 1916 in the battle of Jutland. He was 44 years old and his body was never found‚ but he is commemorated on the Portsmouth naval memorial. He was in the royal navy (Sherwood Foresters division) and was an engineer lieutenant. He was the son of Alfred and Isabella Hine and the husband of Lydia Emma Hine. He had a son‚ aged
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societies. In studying issues of youth culture and deviance behavior‚ it is important to take these differences into account. “Goths‚ Gamers‚ & Grrrls” by Ross Haenfler‚ discusses a wide range of youth subcultures‚ from British mods to recent online communities. The youth subcultures that are covered throughout the book are skinhead‚ punk‚ hip hop‚ hard core‚ heavy metal‚ Goths‚ hackers‚ online communities‚ and groups in which members pledge to preserve their sexual virginity. Subcultural approaches
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course of the book‚ Robinson was consistently victimized by the citizens of his predominantly White town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Tommy Lee Hines is a 26-year-old mentally retarded citizen of Decatur‚ Alabama living in America in 1978. He was convicted for the rape of a White woman. Hines is an unaware victim in the struggle for civil rights. Tom Robinson and Tommy Lee Hines are good examples of people who have been judged unfairly over things they could not control. Their race‚ ability to express themselves
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In this photo by Lewis Wickes Hines titled “Riveters attaching a beam”‚ we see four men working in a dangerous workplace‚ on top of the Empire State building mid-construction‚ with no visible safety measures in place. There are no women at this worksite‚ which is understandable because during that time‚ women were the stay at home housewives. This photo is my favorite because the men don’t look fazed by the height at all. Hines took a direct approach when sharing the workplace of these men‚ there
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The Gold of Tomas Vargas and Clarissa Almost anywhere in the world‚ one would agree that family is one of the most important aspects of life. In Chilean author Isabel Allende’s short stories’ The Gold of Tomas Vargas and Clarissa‚ these values and roles are shown through her unique style and her feminist touch. The comparative analysis of the two stories reveals Allende challenging the traditional roles of men in Chilean culture. Because of the patriarchal society‚ men have the role of supporting
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